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Something important to watch today if possible.
www.youtube.com/live/qsTIJOr...
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Examining DHS’ Use of Violence in Immigration Enforcement
YouTube video by Oversight Committee Democrats
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February 3, 2026 at 7:53 PM
Something important to watch today if possible.
www.youtube.com/live/qsTIJOr...
www.youtube.com/live/qsTIJOr...
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A long-read to add to your list:
Edgar Barrientos-Quintana spent 16 years behind bars wrongly convicted for a shooting featured on “The First 48.”
The Minnesota AG’s office effectively alleged that the show shaped the case instead of the case shaping the show.
(Published March 2025)
Edgar Barrientos-Quintana spent 16 years behind bars wrongly convicted for a shooting featured on “The First 48.”
The Minnesota AG’s office effectively alleged that the show shaped the case instead of the case shaping the show.
(Published March 2025)
“A Wholly Inaccurate Picture”: The Popular Reality Show and the Wrongly Convicted Man
Edgar Barrientos-Quintana spent 16 years behind bars wrongly convicted for a shooting featured on “The First 48.” The Minnesota attorney general’s office effectively alleged that the show shaped the c...
www.propublica.org
January 1, 2026 at 7:00 PM
A long-read to add to your list:
Edgar Barrientos-Quintana spent 16 years behind bars wrongly convicted for a shooting featured on “The First 48.”
The Minnesota AG’s office effectively alleged that the show shaped the case instead of the case shaping the show.
(Published March 2025)
Edgar Barrientos-Quintana spent 16 years behind bars wrongly convicted for a shooting featured on “The First 48.”
The Minnesota AG’s office effectively alleged that the show shaped the case instead of the case shaping the show.
(Published March 2025)
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📽️ WATCH: This video on the rise of Russ Vought, Trump's “shadow president,” is based on scores of interviews, thousands of pages of emails and dozens of hours of videos and recordings of private briefings given by Vought, most of which have not been previously reported.
Russell Vought: The Shadow President
YouTube video by ProPublica
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October 19, 2025 at 3:00 AM
📽️ WATCH: This video on the rise of Russ Vought, Trump's “shadow president,” is based on scores of interviews, thousands of pages of emails and dozens of hours of videos and recordings of private briefings given by Vought, most of which have not been previously reported.
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NEW: Under Trump, the Department of Education has been bringing in activists hostile to public schools.
It could mean a new era of private and religious schools boosted by tax dollars — and the end of public schools as we know them.
It could mean a new era of private and religious schools boosted by tax dollars — and the end of public schools as we know them.
These Activists Want to Dismantle Public Schools. Now They Run the Education Department.
Under Trump, the Department of Education has been bringing in activists hostile to public schools. It could mean a new era of private and religious schools boosted by tax dollars — and the end of public schools as we know them.
www.propublica.org
October 8, 2025 at 11:00 AM
NEW: Under Trump, the Department of Education has been bringing in activists hostile to public schools.
It could mean a new era of private and religious schools boosted by tax dollars — and the end of public schools as we know them.
It could mean a new era of private and religious schools boosted by tax dollars — and the end of public schools as we know them.
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“Never before have we issued a joint public warning like this. But the profound, immediate and unprecedented threat that Kennedy’s policies and positions pose to the nation’s health cannot be ignored.”
Opinion | Six surgeons general: It’s our duty to warn the nation about RFK Jr.
We took an oath to declare dangers when we found them. We’re doing that again today.
wapo.st
October 7, 2025 at 7:32 PM
“Never before have we issued a joint public warning like this. But the profound, immediate and unprecedented threat that Kennedy’s policies and positions pose to the nation’s health cannot be ignored.”
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After a North Carolina man attempted suicide twice, his wife tried to get him help at an inpatient clinic.
But their insurance provider refused to cover the treatment, deeming it “not medically necessary.”
But their insurance provider refused to cover the treatment, deeming it “not medically necessary.”
“Just Let Me Die”: After Insurance Repeatedly Denied a Couple’s Claims, One Psychiatrist Was Their Last Hope
After a North Carolina man attempted suicide twice, his wife tried to get him help at an inpatient clinic. But their insurance provider refused to cover the treatment, deeming it “not medically necess...
www.propublica.org
September 15, 2025 at 12:00 AM
After a North Carolina man attempted suicide twice, his wife tried to get him help at an inpatient clinic.
But their insurance provider refused to cover the treatment, deeming it “not medically necessary.”
But their insurance provider refused to cover the treatment, deeming it “not medically necessary.”
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"A study by the Colorado School of Health found that 1 in 4 Colorado teens have easy access to firearms, and of those, half said they could get a gun within 10 minutes."
www.chalkbeat.org/colorado/202...
www.chalkbeat.org/colorado/202...
Students shot at Evergreen High School in Jefferson County: What we know so far
The students were taken to the hospital, according to officials.
www.chalkbeat.org
September 10, 2025 at 8:59 PM
"A study by the Colorado School of Health found that 1 in 4 Colorado teens have easy access to firearms, and of those, half said they could get a gun within 10 minutes."
www.chalkbeat.org/colorado/202...
www.chalkbeat.org/colorado/202...
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Thanks to everyone joining the sit-in!
April 27, 2025 at 3:43 PM
Thanks to everyone joining the sit-in!
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Sure the chicken will kill you but at least you won’t have to read about Black airmen!
April 27, 2025 at 2:48 PM
Sure the chicken will kill you but at least you won’t have to read about Black airmen!
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One flight attendant recalled being told: “‘If a fire occurs in the cabin, if we land on water, don’t check on the immigrants. Just make sure that you and the guards and the people that work for the government get off.’”
By @mckenziefunk.com
By @mckenziefunk.com
Inside ICE Air: Flight Attendants on Deportation Planes Say Disaster Is “Only a Matter of Time”
Current and former flight attendants for GlobalX, the private charter airline at the center of Trump’s immigration crackdown, expressed concern about their inability to treat passengers humanely and…
propub.li
April 6, 2025 at 3:00 AM
One flight attendant recalled being told: “‘If a fire occurs in the cabin, if we land on water, don’t check on the immigrants. Just make sure that you and the guards and the people that work for the government get off.’”
By @mckenziefunk.com
By @mckenziefunk.com
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BREAKING—Second measles death reported in Texas. As of Friday, the Texas Department of State Health Services said 481+ cases of measles had been confirmed, a 14% jump over last week. 56 hospitalized with measles in the area since late January.
www.nbcnews.com/health/healt...
www.nbcnews.com/health/healt...
A second child has died in the Texas measles outbreak
Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is expected to attend the child's funeral, which is scheduled for Sunday.
www.nbcnews.com
April 6, 2025 at 5:49 AM
BREAKING—Second measles death reported in Texas. As of Friday, the Texas Department of State Health Services said 481+ cases of measles had been confirmed, a 14% jump over last week. 56 hospitalized with measles in the area since late January.
www.nbcnews.com/health/healt...
www.nbcnews.com/health/healt...
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Wow! Updated estimates now put turnout at 2.3 million — and we’re still waiting on reports from coalition members in other areas, with some events yet to begin! If you’re free, come out and join us. Over 1,400 events are planned across the country.
April 5, 2025 at 6:59 PM
Wow! Updated estimates now put turnout at 2.3 million — and we’re still waiting on reports from coalition members in other areas, with some events yet to begin! If you’re free, come out and join us. Over 1,400 events are planned across the country.
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Sen. Peter Squelch (Black Faced Shealthbill party) addressing congress today. He is attempting to champion a resolution to sell penguin eggs in return for tariff renegotiation. So far, he’s received cold shoulders and some Senators who’ve even flipped the bird, in a typically polite Ice House.
April 5, 2025 at 1:32 PM
Sen. Peter Squelch (Black Faced Shealthbill party) addressing congress today. He is attempting to champion a resolution to sell penguin eggs in return for tariff renegotiation. So far, he’s received cold shoulders and some Senators who’ve even flipped the bird, in a typically polite Ice House.
If the current administration keeps crying about terrorism and declaring national emergencies,why are they cutting funding across the board for preventing domestic terrorism?https://www.propublica.org/article/trump-doge-budget-cuts-terrorism-prevention
March 22, 2025 at 4:36 PM
If the current administration keeps crying about terrorism and declaring national emergencies,why are they cutting funding across the board for preventing domestic terrorism?https://www.propublica.org/article/trump-doge-budget-cuts-terrorism-prevention
Here we have an admission of the harm done to the federal workforce which I, as a mental health professional have grave concerns about. They’re trying to foist their trauma on everybody else: Hurt people hurt people.
www.propublica.org/article/vide...
www.propublica.org/article/vide...
“Put Them in Trauma”: Inside a Key MAGA Leader’s Plans for a New Trump Agenda
Private videos reveal Trump adviser Russ Vought’s “shadow” plans for using the military on protesters, defunding the EPA and villainizing civil servants.
www.propublica.org
March 20, 2025 at 10:34 PM
Here we have an admission of the harm done to the federal workforce which I, as a mental health professional have grave concerns about. They’re trying to foist their trauma on everybody else: Hurt people hurt people.
www.propublica.org/article/vide...
www.propublica.org/article/vide...
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BREAKING: A federal judge in Maryland has just barred DOGE from accessing Social Security, saying the group is on a "fishing expedition" that jeopardizes people's personal data.
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March 20, 2025 at 8:00 PM
BREAKING: A federal judge in Maryland has just barred DOGE from accessing Social Security, saying the group is on a "fishing expedition" that jeopardizes people's personal data.
storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
Interesting timing reading this and NYT’s article on moral injury. Having supported environmental causes for 30 years, this is like a body blow.
NEW: One of Trump’s most damaging strikes against U.S. climate policy is buried in an executive order that would obliterate a critically important calculation the government uses to gauge the real-world costs that climate change imposes on the economy.
By @abrahm.bsky.social
By @abrahm.bsky.social
Trump Order Shifts the Financial Burden of Climate Change Onto Individuals
The change would effectively transfer financial responsibility from oil drillers, auto manufacturers and others and leave Americans to face greater direct costs as warming continues.
propub.li
February 21, 2025 at 2:44 PM
Interesting timing reading this and NYT’s article on moral injury. Having supported environmental causes for 30 years, this is like a body blow.
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If Trump wants to see elections in Ukraine, all he has to do is use the power he keeps talking about to get the Russian invaders off Ukrainian soil. Then martial law in Ukraine ends, and elections will follow.
February 19, 2025 at 11:08 PM
If Trump wants to see elections in Ukraine, all he has to do is use the power he keeps talking about to get the Russian invaders off Ukrainian soil. Then martial law in Ukraine ends, and elections will follow.
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How about “No taxation without representation?“ The Musk regime is claiming the right to take our money without heeding the laws made by our elected representatives.
OK, "Reclaim the Treasury Payment System" isn't a great rallying cry for getting the masses out in the streets. But if you're in the media and not writing about Musk's ongoing coup and not screaming, "Fire!," then you are doing it wrong
Here's my howl. My new column www.inquirer.com/columnists/a...
Here's my howl. My new column www.inquirer.com/columnists/a...
The Musk/Trump coup will not be televised | Will Bunch Newsletter
Plus, why Dems can’t ignore the Chappell Roan vote.
www.inquirer.com
February 4, 2025 at 8:43 PM
How about “No taxation without representation?“ The Musk regime is claiming the right to take our money without heeding the laws made by our elected representatives.
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Tulsi Gabbard is not just completely unqualified to be Director of National Intelligence – she is anti-qualified.
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Tulsi Gabbard Holds the Knife
An Operation We Might Not Survive
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January 30, 2025 at 7:44 PM
Tulsi Gabbard is not just completely unqualified to be Director of National Intelligence – she is anti-qualified.
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snyder.substack.com/p/tulsi-gabb...
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🛬UPDATE—Airport control tower was understaffed at time of DCA airport crash—one controller was working 2 different tower positions, normally done by 2 people—which FAA memo says was “not normal for the time of day and volume of traffic”. ➡️We should not downsize the FAA
January 30, 2025 at 9:19 PM
🛬UPDATE—Airport control tower was understaffed at time of DCA airport crash—one controller was working 2 different tower positions, normally done by 2 people—which FAA memo says was “not normal for the time of day and volume of traffic”. ➡️We should not downsize the FAA
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What happens in China never just stays in China. There is a surge in influenza A in the U.S. as well this winter. We rarely test whether the virus is conventional flu, or H1N1 swine flu, H5N1 bird flu. But the crowded ERs seen in many places are indications something is afoot. 🧵
December 29, 2024 at 1:27 PM
What happens in China never just stays in China. There is a surge in influenza A in the U.S. as well this winter. We rarely test whether the virus is conventional flu, or H1N1 swine flu, H5N1 bird flu. But the crowded ERs seen in many places are indications something is afoot. 🧵