E.A.R.
@primateyell.bsky.social
Recovering journalist, future lawyer, resident of Los Animals.
so after being asked to explain waaaay too much about death in the last two weeks, I am relieved that my 5-year-old asked me a nice, easy question this morning: "who is Spiderman?"
November 25, 2025 at 2:55 PM
so after being asked to explain waaaay too much about death in the last two weeks, I am relieved that my 5-year-old asked me a nice, easy question this morning: "who is Spiderman?"
Maddening story, spectacularly told. www.latimes.com/california/s...
This disabled mom survived the Eaton fire. Now, the recovery is killing her
New research on the aftermath of wildfires has found what one expert called "a slow-burning bureaucracy," leaving disabled people especially vulnerable. Jessica Newman is among those struggling to nav...
www.latimes.com
November 24, 2025 at 2:15 PM
Maddening story, spectacularly told. www.latimes.com/california/s...
I have no words
or maybe the only words I have are profane
or maybe the only words I have are profane
A mother and her 15 year old autistic son are reunited after nearly 50 days apart.
Emmanuel Garcia went missing, and rather than check missing person’s reports, Houston PD called ICE.
ICE sent him to the Office of Refugee Resettlement and his mom has been fighting to get him back ever since.
Emmanuel Garcia went missing, and rather than check missing person’s reports, Houston PD called ICE.
ICE sent him to the Office of Refugee Resettlement and his mom has been fighting to get him back ever since.
November 24, 2025 at 1:16 PM
I have no words
or maybe the only words I have are profane
or maybe the only words I have are profane
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NEW: Multiple judges call out DOJ's methods of defending its invasive trans care subpoenas.
A trio of public rulings, including one on Friday, all side with providers. Two rulings also raised sharp questions about DOJ's moves in recent months.
Tonight, at Law Dork:
A trio of public rulings, including one on Friday, all side with providers. Two rulings also raised sharp questions about DOJ's moves in recent months.
Tonight, at Law Dork:
Multiple judges call out DOJ's methods of defending its invasive trans care subpoenas
A trio of public rulings, including one on Friday, all side with providers. Two rulings also raised sharp questions about DOJ's moves in recent months.
www.lawdork.com
November 24, 2025 at 4:08 AM
NEW: Multiple judges call out DOJ's methods of defending its invasive trans care subpoenas.
A trio of public rulings, including one on Friday, all side with providers. Two rulings also raised sharp questions about DOJ's moves in recent months.
Tonight, at Law Dork:
A trio of public rulings, including one on Friday, all side with providers. Two rulings also raised sharp questions about DOJ's moves in recent months.
Tonight, at Law Dork:
more of a limited series, but you get me
November 24, 2025 at 12:14 AM
more of a limited series, but you get me
instagram / reality
November 23, 2025 at 11:53 PM
instagram / reality
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The Trump administration's definition of a "professional degree" may not include nursing. Here's what the term means and who could be impacted. bit.ly/48f1DC2
November 23, 2025 at 1:30 PM
The Trump administration's definition of a "professional degree" may not include nursing. Here's what the term means and who could be impacted. bit.ly/48f1DC2
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Influencers made millions pushing ‘wild’ births – now the Free Birth Society is linked to baby deaths around the world www.theguardian.com/world/ng-int...
Influencers made millions pushing ‘wild’ births – now the Free Birth Society is linked to baby deaths around the world
A year-long investigation reveals how mothers lost children after being radicalised by uplifting podcast tales of births without midwives or doctors
www.theguardian.com
November 22, 2025 at 7:57 AM
Influencers made millions pushing ‘wild’ births – now the Free Birth Society is linked to baby deaths around the world www.theguardian.com/world/ng-int...
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detailed WashPost account of how Trump and Stephen Miller sidelined serious lawyers so they could fabricate a justification for committing murder
www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...
www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...
White House blew past legal concerns in deadly strikes on drug boats
The Trump administration sidestepped skeptical lawyers across national security agencies as it pursued a military campaign against alleged narcotraffickers, officials say.
www.washingtonpost.com
November 22, 2025 at 12:23 PM
detailed WashPost account of how Trump and Stephen Miller sidelined serious lawyers so they could fabricate a justification for committing murder
www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...
www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...
"challenge scientific orthodoxy" is an absurdly irresponsible way to frame medical misinformation that will kill children
Breaking News: Robert F. Kennedy Jr. said he personally instructed the CDC to abandon its position that vaccines do not cause autism. The move underscores his determination to challenge scientific orthodoxy — in this case, that vaccines save lives — and bend the health department to his will.
RFK Jr. Says He Instructed CDC to Change Vaccines and Autism Language on Website
In an interview, Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. cited gaps in vaccine safety research. His critics say he is ignoring a larger point: Vaccines save lives.
nyti.ms
November 22, 2025 at 3:04 AM
"challenge scientific orthodoxy" is an absurdly irresponsible way to frame medical misinformation that will kill children
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The decision by the DOJ to dismiss the charges against Martinez and Ruiz came a day after a federal judge in Chicago ordered the government to turn over to the defense additional text messages by the CBP agents involved in the incident.
Judge dismisses charges against 2 people accused of ramming vehicle of federal agents conducting Chicago immigration sweeps
A federal judge on Thursday dismissed the indictment against two people accused last month of "ambushing" federal agents conducting an immigration sweep in Chicago.
abcnews.go.com
November 21, 2025 at 3:58 PM
The decision by the DOJ to dismiss the charges against Martinez and Ruiz came a day after a federal judge in Chicago ordered the government to turn over to the defense additional text messages by the CBP agents involved in the incident.
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"In response to a Freedom of Information Act request covering the past decade, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services produced letters it sent to only five insurers from 2016 to 2022."
kffhealthnews.org/news/article...
kffhealthnews.org/news/article...
Complaints About Gaps in Medicare Advantage Networks Are Common. Federal Enforcement Is Rare. - KFF Health News
Health systems drop out of Medicare Advantage plans all the time. Yet government documents obtained by KFF Health News show that federal regulators rarely warn plans that their networks of health prov...
kffhealthnews.org
November 21, 2025 at 4:22 PM
"In response to a Freedom of Information Act request covering the past decade, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services produced letters it sent to only five insurers from 2016 to 2022."
kffhealthnews.org/news/article...
kffhealthnews.org/news/article...
the weird thing about going to law school in 2025 is you spend all day trying to understand promissory estoppel and res ipsa loquitur and then you check the news for a minute and decide that actually torts and contracts are easier to understand than whatever the hell is happening
November 22, 2025 at 2:55 AM
the weird thing about going to law school in 2025 is you spend all day trying to understand promissory estoppel and res ipsa loquitur and then you check the news for a minute and decide that actually torts and contracts are easier to understand than whatever the hell is happening
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In 'Out of Plain Sight,' a toxic threat off California's coast comes into view
Review: In 'Out of Plain Sight,' a toxic threat off California's coast comes into view
Produced by L.A. Times Studios and reported by Pulitzer finalist Rosanna Xia, the documentary exposes improper waste disposal by DDT manufacturer Montrose.
www.latimes.com
November 22, 2025 at 2:41 AM
In 'Out of Plain Sight,' a toxic threat off California's coast comes into view
Good thing we have a functioning federal system of disease monitoring and control
(taps headset) uh, I am hearing we do not in fact have a functioning federal system of disease monitoring and control
(taps headset) uh, I am hearing we do not in fact have a functioning federal system of disease monitoring and control
A Washington resident died of complications from an infection with a bird flu strain never before reported in humans, the state Department of Health said.
Read more: https://cnn.it/4o796sL
Read more: https://cnn.it/4o796sL
November 22, 2025 at 2:49 AM
Good thing we have a functioning federal system of disease monitoring and control
(taps headset) uh, I am hearing we do not in fact have a functioning federal system of disease monitoring and control
(taps headset) uh, I am hearing we do not in fact have a functioning federal system of disease monitoring and control
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Feds now claim a "system crash" that happened immediately after ICE was sued is the reason why 10 days of footage from inside the Broadview Detention Center has been lost.
Unreal hearing on this earlier:
www.404media.co/ice-says-cri...
Unreal hearing on this earlier:
www.404media.co/ice-says-cri...
ICE Says Critical Evidence In Abuse Case Was Lost In 'System Crash' a Day After It Was Sued
The government also said "we don't have resources" to retain all footage and that plaintiffs could supply "endless hard drives that we could save things to."
www.404media.co
November 20, 2025 at 7:42 PM
Feds now claim a "system crash" that happened immediately after ICE was sued is the reason why 10 days of footage from inside the Broadview Detention Center has been lost.
Unreal hearing on this earlier:
www.404media.co/ice-says-cri...
Unreal hearing on this earlier:
www.404media.co/ice-says-cri...
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The CDC has updated its vaccine safety page to promote long-discredited claims about vaccines—namely that they cause autism.
The page links to a number of studies, including one by anti-vax allies of Robert Kennedy Jr.
www.importantcontext.news/p/cdc-change...
The page links to a number of studies, including one by anti-vax allies of Robert Kennedy Jr.
www.importantcontext.news/p/cdc-change...
CDC Changes Vaccine Safety Page to Promote Vaccine Misinformation
It is the latest move by Robert Kennedy Jr.’s Department of Health and Human Services to attack vaccines.
www.importantcontext.news
November 20, 2025 at 4:57 AM
The CDC has updated its vaccine safety page to promote long-discredited claims about vaccines—namely that they cause autism.
The page links to a number of studies, including one by anti-vax allies of Robert Kennedy Jr.
www.importantcontext.news/p/cdc-change...
The page links to a number of studies, including one by anti-vax allies of Robert Kennedy Jr.
www.importantcontext.news/p/cdc-change...
someone needs to inform Apple Music that a "chill electronic beats for studying" playlist should *not* include the Severance theme song
November 19, 2025 at 4:46 AM
someone needs to inform Apple Music that a "chill electronic beats for studying" playlist should *not* include the Severance theme song
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Not sure the point of deporting hard working people who fled awful conditions in their own countries and are caring for the sick, elderly, and paralyzed, not only harming our own economy, but vulnerable people who rely on this assistance.
November 18, 2025 at 1:21 PM
Not sure the point of deporting hard working people who fled awful conditions in their own countries and are caring for the sick, elderly, and paralyzed, not only harming our own economy, but vulnerable people who rely on this assistance.
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“you take everything from me, old man” — my five-year-old daughter. just now, when i told her we’re going to bed
November 18, 2025 at 1:47 AM
“you take everything from me, old man” — my five-year-old daughter. just now, when i told her we’re going to bed
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79-year-old Paul Bojerski was born to Polish parents in a WWII German refugee camp. His family legally emigrated to the U.S. when he was 5.
He’s been taken by ICE in Florida.
www.orlandosentinel.com/2025/11/16/s...
He’s been taken by ICE in Florida.
www.orlandosentinel.com/2025/11/16/s...
Sanford grandfather, born in refugee camp, nabbed by ICE after 70 years in U.S.
Paul Bojerski never gained official residency, but he checked in regularly with ICE for years. Then in July, at age 79, he was detained and sent to Alligator Alcatraz.
www.orlandosentinel.com
November 17, 2025 at 2:18 PM
79-year-old Paul Bojerski was born to Polish parents in a WWII German refugee camp. His family legally emigrated to the U.S. when he was 5.
He’s been taken by ICE in Florida.
www.orlandosentinel.com/2025/11/16/s...
He’s been taken by ICE in Florida.
www.orlandosentinel.com/2025/11/16/s...
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“A federal agent is facing felony assault and child endangerment charges in Riverside County after being caught on camera detaining a 17-year-old boy at gunpoint.” lataco.com/gerardo-rodr...
Video: Federal Agent Arrested For Assault In Riverside County After Detaining Unarmed 17-Year-Old At Gunpoint ~ L.A. TACO
“Finally, we got an ICE agent who crossed the line so bad, he got arrested,” Attorney Greg Kirakosian said in a statement to L.A. TACO. “This is something I think our local law enforcement has to star...
lataco.com
November 17, 2025 at 8:29 PM
“A federal agent is facing felony assault and child endangerment charges in Riverside County after being caught on camera detaining a 17-year-old boy at gunpoint.” lataco.com/gerardo-rodr...
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a big runoff last night, in New Orleans:
Calvin Duncan was exonerated after spending *28 years* in prison; he tried to get his own case records from the New Orleans city clerk—but the office dragged its feet.
So Duncan ran to become city clerk himself, and yesterday ousted the incumbent.
Calvin Duncan was exonerated after spending *28 years* in prison; he tried to get his own case records from the New Orleans city clerk—but the office dragged its feet.
So Duncan ran to become city clerk himself, and yesterday ousted the incumbent.
Calvin Duncan wins Orleans clerk of court race - Verite News New Orleans
Duncan, a political newcomer and former prisoner, defeated incumbent Darren Lombard by a wide margin in Saturday's runoff.
veritenews.org
November 16, 2025 at 4:09 PM
a big runoff last night, in New Orleans:
Calvin Duncan was exonerated after spending *28 years* in prison; he tried to get his own case records from the New Orleans city clerk—but the office dragged its feet.
So Duncan ran to become city clerk himself, and yesterday ousted the incumbent.
Calvin Duncan was exonerated after spending *28 years* in prison; he tried to get his own case records from the New Orleans city clerk—but the office dragged its feet.
So Duncan ran to become city clerk himself, and yesterday ousted the incumbent.
R.I.P. Alice Wong. Rereading this wonderful piece by Sonja Sharp (is she on Bluesky?)
For ‘disabled oracle’ Alice Wong, rest is a radical act www.latimes.com/california/s...
For ‘disabled oracle’ Alice Wong, rest is a radical act www.latimes.com/california/s...
For 'disabled oracle' Alice Wong, rest is a radical act
Disability rights activist Alice Wong's debut memoir is out Tuesday. But don't expect to see her on a book tour, read from her work or sign copies.
www.latimes.com
November 17, 2025 at 3:20 AM
R.I.P. Alice Wong. Rereading this wonderful piece by Sonja Sharp (is she on Bluesky?)
For ‘disabled oracle’ Alice Wong, rest is a radical act www.latimes.com/california/s...
For ‘disabled oracle’ Alice Wong, rest is a radical act www.latimes.com/california/s...
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A US citizen filmed federal agents smashing his car window, as authorities begin a surge of immigration enforcement operations in North Carolina.
The Honduran-born Charlotte resident filed a police report after the officers let him go.
The Honduran-born Charlotte resident filed a police report after the officers let him go.
November 16, 2025 at 9:14 AM
A US citizen filmed federal agents smashing his car window, as authorities begin a surge of immigration enforcement operations in North Carolina.
The Honduran-born Charlotte resident filed a police report after the officers let him go.
The Honduran-born Charlotte resident filed a police report after the officers let him go.