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Yeah, she's worked on maternal mortality alright. Worked hard at making Louisiana number one in maternal mortality rates! www.axios.com/2025/10/30/l...
Louisiana leads the nation in maternal mortality
The state's maternal morality rate is 41.9 out of 100,000 live births.
www.axios.com
December 8, 2025 at 11:28 PM
Yeah, she's worked on maternal mortality alright. Worked hard at making Louisiana number one in maternal mortality rates! www.axios.com/2025/10/30/l...
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These were people already approved to be naturalized, yet they were stopped solely because of their countries of origin. MAGA keeps saying, “If they wanted to be in this country, they should have done it the right way.” Well, they did. And the administration still blocked them. Cruelty is the point.
Immigrants Approved for Citizenship ‘Plucked Out’ of Line Moments Before Pledging Allegiance: Report
Immigrants lined up to become U.S. citizens in Boston on Dec. 4 were pulled from line by USCIS officials moments before the ceremony. The incident comes after USCIS told employees to halt all immigrat...
people.com
December 8, 2025 at 3:50 PM
These were people already approved to be naturalized, yet they were stopped solely because of their countries of origin. MAGA keeps saying, “If they wanted to be in this country, they should have done it the right way.” Well, they did. And the administration still blocked them. Cruelty is the point.
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The Trump administration pulled legal immigrants at the last minute before their naturalization ceremony. Immigrants lined up to become U.S. citizens in Boston on Dec. 4 were pulled out of line by USCIS officials moments before taking the oath.
December 8, 2025 at 3:50 PM
The Trump administration pulled legal immigrants at the last minute before their naturalization ceremony. Immigrants lined up to become U.S. citizens in Boston on Dec. 4 were pulled out of line by USCIS officials moments before taking the oath.
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Every year there’s one mid-December morning where you wake up early and nobody else is around, and the stress of Christmas is still kinda far away, and the stress of Thanksgiving is behind you, and you get to drink your coffee alone by the Christmas tree, and that is the best 7 minutes of the season
December 8, 2025 at 3:50 PM
Every year there’s one mid-December morning where you wake up early and nobody else is around, and the stress of Christmas is still kinda far away, and the stress of Thanksgiving is behind you, and you get to drink your coffee alone by the Christmas tree, and that is the best 7 minutes of the season
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Here's a look at what's happening at New Orleans libraries.
Test your puzzle prowess at a speed competition for teams coming up Dec. 13
Here's a look at what's happening at New Orleans libraries.
bit.ly
December 8, 2025 at 5:30 PM
Here's a look at what's happening at New Orleans libraries.
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Everything to know about Jefferson Parish library events.
Famed author Jane Austen was an unknown during her lifetime. Find out more about her Dec. 16.
Everything to know about Jefferson Parish library events.
bit.ly
December 8, 2025 at 6:00 PM
Everything to know about Jefferson Parish library events.
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Bumble!!!
December 8, 2025 at 2:01 PM
Bumble!!!
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This kind of surveillance can be used to single out people for questioning or arrest on minor or pretextual grounds, creating targets even when no real wrongdoing occurred. Please be careful.
December 8, 2025 at 2:57 AM
This kind of surveillance can be used to single out people for questioning or arrest on minor or pretextual grounds, creating targets even when no real wrongdoing occurred. Please be careful.
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In some cases, they analyze posts, comments, and videos for details that could reveal locations, identities, or community support structures. In short, this monitoring helps them shape their enforcement strategy and suppress organizing.
December 8, 2025 at 2:57 AM
In some cases, they analyze posts, comments, and videos for details that could reveal locations, identities, or community support structures. In short, this monitoring helps them shape their enforcement strategy and suppress organizing.
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They also use it to anticipate when and where people might show up during enforcement actions, to identify individuals they claim are “interfering,” and to gauge how much public resistance exists.
December 8, 2025 at 2:57 AM
They also use it to anticipate when and where people might show up during enforcement actions, to identify individuals they claim are “interfering,” and to gauge how much public resistance exists.
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Authorities are gathering online activity to map out who is organizing protests, track planned demonstrations or community defense efforts, and monitor networks offering aid or support to impacted families.
December 8, 2025 at 2:57 AM
Authorities are gathering online activity to map out who is organizing protests, track planned demonstrations or community defense efforts, and monitor networks offering aid or support to impacted families.
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Much of the organizing has already shifted underground for safety, but please be mindful of what you share publicly. Think of it like the old rule: the first rule of Fight Club is don’t talk about Fight Club.
December 8, 2025 at 2:57 AM
Much of the organizing has already shifted underground for safety, but please be mindful of what you share publicly. Think of it like the old rule: the first rule of Fight Club is don’t talk about Fight Club.
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A heads-up state and federal agencies are actively monitoring online activity tied to criticism and protest of the immigration crackdown in New Orleans. That includes social media comments, posts, group chats, and other digital spaces.
December 8, 2025 at 2:57 AM
A heads-up state and federal agencies are actively monitoring online activity tied to criticism and protest of the immigration crackdown in New Orleans. That includes social media comments, posts, group chats, and other digital spaces.
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Some people are walking around who are still ‘it’ from recess 20 years ago and don’t even know it.
December 7, 2025 at 5:12 PM
Some people are walking around who are still ‘it’ from recess 20 years ago and don’t even know it.
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Waiting for a 2fa code email so I can drink my coffee will be the thing that finally breaks me into a million pieces
December 7, 2025 at 5:32 PM
Waiting for a 2fa code email so I can drink my coffee will be the thing that finally breaks me into a million pieces
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“Good news! Your package has been delivered!”
really?
“Yes!”
where?
“To the label printing area where a label is being printed for it”
really?
“Yes!”
where?
“To the label printing area where a label is being printed for it”
December 7, 2025 at 6:20 PM
“Good news! Your package has been delivered!”
really?
“Yes!”
where?
“To the label printing area where a label is being printed for it”
really?
“Yes!”
where?
“To the label printing area where a label is being printed for it”
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Life advice:
- be kind
- tip well
- read banned books
- stay on the good side of the twig witch
- never enter into a verbal agreement with a squirrel
- dress like the Muppet you wish to be in the world
- be kind
- tip well
- read banned books
- stay on the good side of the twig witch
- never enter into a verbal agreement with a squirrel
- dress like the Muppet you wish to be in the world
December 7, 2025 at 8:10 PM
Life advice:
- be kind
- tip well
- read banned books
- stay on the good side of the twig witch
- never enter into a verbal agreement with a squirrel
- dress like the Muppet you wish to be in the world
- be kind
- tip well
- read banned books
- stay on the good side of the twig witch
- never enter into a verbal agreement with a squirrel
- dress like the Muppet you wish to be in the world
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The wise witch never takes more than her share. There are only so many bottles of tincture and syrup she can store. She learns to swerve greed, to leave an unexpected bounty for birds and sprites. Sometimes the best harvest is a memory of beauty. – #EmilyCBanting, 1982 #WitchSky
December 7, 2025 at 10:41 AM
The wise witch never takes more than her share. There are only so many bottles of tincture and syrup she can store. She learns to swerve greed, to leave an unexpected bounty for birds and sprites. Sometimes the best harvest is a memory of beauty. – #EmilyCBanting, 1982 #WitchSky
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The European Federation of Journalists (EFJ) announced that it will no longer publish content on Elon Musk’s platform, X. The organization said it can “no longer ethically participate in a social network that its owner has transformed into a machine of disinformation and propaganda.”
European Federation of Journalists to stop posting content on X
The EFJ represents over 295,000 journalists in 44 countries.
www.thelondoneconomic.com
December 7, 2025 at 1:19 PM
The European Federation of Journalists (EFJ) announced that it will no longer publish content on Elon Musk’s platform, X. The organization said it can “no longer ethically participate in a social network that its owner has transformed into a machine of disinformation and propaganda.”