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A dramatic drop in mortality for youngsters under age 5 has been one of the great accomplishments in global health. But estimates suggest that in 2025 child deaths will go up. n.pr/3MkdQ1e
For the first time this century, child deaths under age 5 will likely rise. Why?
A dramatic drop in mortality for youngsters under age 5 has been one of the great accomplishments in global health. But estimates suggest that in 2025 child deaths will go up.
n.pr
December 5, 2025 at 11:52 PM
A dramatic drop in mortality for youngsters under age 5 has been one of the great accomplishments in global health. But estimates suggest that in 2025 child deaths will go up. n.pr/3MkdQ1e
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BREAKING: Trump administration plans to end prison rape protections for trans & intersex people, memo says. A DOJ memo says certain standards under the Prison Rape Elimination Act (PREA) do not align with Trump’s Jan. 20 anti-trans executive order, @byadamrhodes.bsky.social reports.
Trump administration plans to end prison rape protections for trans and intersex people
A Department of Justice memo says certain standards under the Prison Rape Elimination Act do not align with Trump’s executive order
prismreports.org
December 5, 2025 at 2:44 AM
No words
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This FOX "news" P.O.S. is essentially saying that "we're all racists, so I'm just going to spew racism." This is an old racist trope used past and present. It is being trotted out again to justify the enormous violence that Somalis will face.
Fox News' Will Cain: "I’m sure there are very honorable law-abiding upstanding citizens and contributors from the Somali community here in the United States, BUT..."
He goes on to say "we aren’t going to pretend here that all cultures are of equal value or the same."
He goes on to say "we aren’t going to pretend here that all cultures are of equal value or the same."
December 4, 2025 at 1:03 AM
This FOX "news" P.O.S. is essentially saying that "we're all racists, so I'm just going to spew racism." This is an old racist trope used past and present. It is being trotted out again to justify the enormous violence that Somalis will face.
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AIDE: Secretary, you need to consult lawyers
HEGSETH: you know what I called those lawyers back when I was in the service?
AIDE: ...
HEGSETH: Say it
AIDE:you called them JAGo
HEGSETH: JAGoffs, that's right. Because they are. I don't need rules, war has no rules.
AIDE: [clicks "end recording"]
HEGSETH: you know what I called those lawyers back when I was in the service?
AIDE: ...
HEGSETH: Say it
AIDE:you called them JAGo
HEGSETH: JAGoffs, that's right. Because they are. I don't need rules, war has no rules.
AIDE: [clicks "end recording"]
December 3, 2025 at 10:18 PM
AIDE: Secretary, you need to consult lawyers
HEGSETH: you know what I called those lawyers back when I was in the service?
AIDE: ...
HEGSETH: Say it
AIDE:you called them JAGo
HEGSETH: JAGoffs, that's right. Because they are. I don't need rules, war has no rules.
AIDE: [clicks "end recording"]
HEGSETH: you know what I called those lawyers back when I was in the service?
AIDE: ...
HEGSETH: Say it
AIDE:you called them JAGo
HEGSETH: JAGoffs, that's right. Because they are. I don't need rules, war has no rules.
AIDE: [clicks "end recording"]
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Really appreciate the clarity of the president saying black people are ruining the country and this entire room of groveling empty suits saying nothing bsky.app/profile/just...
Trump, continued: "What the Somalian people have done to Minnesota is not even believable. It’s not even believable. And a lot of it starts with the governor. A lot of it starts with Barack HUSSEIN Obama, because that’s when people started coming in... They want to kiss our country good night."
December 3, 2025 at 9:54 PM
Really appreciate the clarity of the president saying black people are ruining the country and this entire room of groveling empty suits saying nothing bsky.app/profile/just...
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The person he is referring to is a US citizen.
Her Constitution *is* our Constitution.
There is no room for slobbering bigotry in the White House. It will ultimately harm all of us, all Conservative and Liberal Americans.
Her Constitution *is* our Constitution.
There is no room for slobbering bigotry in the White House. It will ultimately harm all of us, all Conservative and Liberal Americans.
Trump: "It’s a hellhole right now. And those Somalians should be out of here. They've destroyed our country. And all they do is complain, complain, complain. You have her. She’s always talking about the Constitution provides me with – go back to your own country and figure out your constitution."
December 4, 2025 at 1:34 AM
The person he is referring to is a US citizen.
Her Constitution *is* our Constitution.
There is no room for slobbering bigotry in the White House. It will ultimately harm all of us, all Conservative and Liberal Americans.
Her Constitution *is* our Constitution.
There is no room for slobbering bigotry in the White House. It will ultimately harm all of us, all Conservative and Liberal Americans.
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SCOOP: Sources tell me Donald Trump's name was added to the exterior of the US Institute of Peace building ahead of Thursday's peace agreement signing between Rwanda and the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), which will be held inside the building. Confirming if it's been officially renamed.
December 3, 2025 at 7:31 PM
SCOOP: Sources tell me Donald Trump's name was added to the exterior of the US Institute of Peace building ahead of Thursday's peace agreement signing between Rwanda and the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), which will be held inside the building. Confirming if it's been officially renamed.
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As a reminder: The USIP building was raided and taken over by DOGE (with assistance from federal and local law enforcement) despite being an independent agency and owner of the building. Litigation is ongoing, but Trump does not own this building.
December 3, 2025 at 7:40 PM
As a reminder: The USIP building was raided and taken over by DOGE (with assistance from federal and local law enforcement) despite being an independent agency and owner of the building. Litigation is ongoing, but Trump does not own this building.
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that isn't just racial profiling -- this sounds a lot like ethnic cleansing.
Officials prepare immigration operation in Minnesota that would focus on Somali immigrants, source tells AP, as Trump says he doesn't want Somalis in U.S.
Federal authorities plan operation in Minnesota focusing on Somali immigrants, AP source says
Federal authorities are preparing an immigration enforcement operation in Minnesota, focusing on Somali immigrants living unlawfully in the U.S.
bit.ly
December 3, 2025 at 12:41 PM
that isn't just racial profiling -- this sounds a lot like ethnic cleansing.
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Trump is trying to set a world record today for the most white people gathered around a single desk
December 3, 2025 at 8:31 PM
Trump is trying to set a world record today for the most white people gathered around a single desk
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The US Administration has terminated our refugee program.
Whatever is left—a special visa for white people from one country—has nothing to do with a refugee program.
Whatever is left—a special visa for white people from one country—has nothing to do with a refugee program.
Belatedly noticing that the State Dept. updated its refugee resettlement data through October. In February-October 2025, the US resettled just 506 refugees(!) 342 of those (2/3) were South Africans. www.rpc.state.gov/admissions-a...
December 3, 2025 at 8:36 PM
The US Administration has terminated our refugee program.
Whatever is left—a special visa for white people from one country—has nothing to do with a refugee program.
Whatever is left—a special visa for white people from one country—has nothing to do with a refugee program.
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Belatedly noticing that the State Dept. updated its refugee resettlement data through October. In February-October 2025, the US resettled just 506 refugees(!) 342 of those (2/3) were South Africans. www.rpc.state.gov/admissions-a...
December 2, 2025 at 2:59 PM
Belatedly noticing that the State Dept. updated its refugee resettlement data through October. In February-October 2025, the US resettled just 506 refugees(!) 342 of those (2/3) were South Africans. www.rpc.state.gov/admissions-a...
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A raccoon entered a liquor store the other day and drank his fill: rum, moonshine, even peanut butter whiskey. Then he passed out on the floor of the bathroom. Don’t worry, he’s OK, and was safely released back into the wild.
A Drunk Raccoon Passed Out in the Bathroom of a Virginia Liquor Store
Don’t worry, it’s OK.
nyti.ms
December 3, 2025 at 8:40 PM
A raccoon entered a liquor store the other day and drank his fill: rum, moonshine, even peanut butter whiskey. Then he passed out on the floor of the bathroom. Don’t worry, he’s OK, and was safely released back into the wild.
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Is there a #TorontoSky on here? Heading to Toronto next week for the first time. Will be staying downtown without a ton of free time, but what should I check out? Can't miss lowbro food options? Good cocktail bars? Fun walking neighborhoods?
December 2, 2025 at 11:25 PM
Is there a #TorontoSky on here? Heading to Toronto next week for the first time. Will be staying downtown without a ton of free time, but what should I check out? Can't miss lowbro food options? Good cocktail bars? Fun walking neighborhoods?
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Pretty much every article about the Putin-Kushner-Witkoff summit in Moscow yesterday fails to mention that Kushner is simultaneously accepting tens of millions in annual payments from the Saudis and other foreign governments.
Seems like a key detail!
Seems like a key detail!
December 3, 2025 at 1:59 PM
Pretty much every article about the Putin-Kushner-Witkoff summit in Moscow yesterday fails to mention that Kushner is simultaneously accepting tens of millions in annual payments from the Saudis and other foreign governments.
Seems like a key detail!
Seems like a key detail!
My dog is napping next to me as I work, and in her dreams just wagged her tail. May we all know that bliss.
December 2, 2025 at 11:00 PM
My dog is napping next to me as I work, and in her dreams just wagged her tail. May we all know that bliss.
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Straight up Nazi shit
Trump on Somalis: "We're gonna go the wrong way if we keep taking in garbage into our country. Ilhan Omar is garbage. She's garbage. Her friends are garbage."
December 2, 2025 at 9:21 PM
Straight up Nazi shit
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Donald Trump is a gutter racist and we to start reporting on him as such.
Trump on Minnesota's Somali community: "They contribute nothing. I don't want them in our country, I'll be honest with you."
December 2, 2025 at 9:27 PM
Donald Trump is a gutter racist and we to start reporting on him as such.
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Last week, ICE arrested and separated a father and son after a routine check-in. Six-year-old Yuanxin had just enrolled in the first grade at an elementary school in Astoria. Now he's in custody, alone. ICE won't say where. This cruelty serves no one. It must end.
December 2, 2025 at 9:16 PM
Last week, ICE arrested and separated a father and son after a routine check-in. Six-year-old Yuanxin had just enrolled in the first grade at an elementary school in Astoria. Now he's in custody, alone. ICE won't say where. This cruelty serves no one. It must end.
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NEW: NEW: The Trump administration is launching an intensive immigration enforcement operation primarily targeting hundreds of undocumented Somali immigrants in the Minneapolis region, according to an official with knowledge and documents obtained by the NYT.
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/02/u...
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/02/u...
New ICE Operation Is Said to Target Somali Migrants in Twin Cities
www.nytimes.com
December 2, 2025 at 5:19 PM
NEW: NEW: The Trump administration is launching an intensive immigration enforcement operation primarily targeting hundreds of undocumented Somali immigrants in the Minneapolis region, according to an official with knowledge and documents obtained by the NYT.
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/02/u...
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/02/u...
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He’s gesturing to a sleeping man as he says “He’s the only leader in the world who can help end [the war in Ukraine].”
Trump dozes while Marco Rubio speaks to him directly next to him. Just insane optics.
December 2, 2025 at 7:57 PM
He’s gesturing to a sleeping man as he says “He’s the only leader in the world who can help end [the war in Ukraine].”
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A+ headline work from the AP apnews.com/article/dona...
December 1, 2025 at 1:45 AM
A+ headline work from the AP apnews.com/article/dona...
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The US government is engaged in a policy program of mass exclusion.
It is not a ‘crackdown’—which means strict enforcement against lawbreakers.
It seeks to exclude refugees, students, and family members immigrating lawfully, and to exclude US citizens smeared as undesirable.
Not a ‘crackdown’.
It is not a ‘crackdown’—which means strict enforcement against lawbreakers.
It seeks to exclude refugees, students, and family members immigrating lawfully, and to exclude US citizens smeared as undesirable.
Not a ‘crackdown’.
December 1, 2025 at 3:12 AM
The US government is engaged in a policy program of mass exclusion.
It is not a ‘crackdown’—which means strict enforcement against lawbreakers.
It seeks to exclude refugees, students, and family members immigrating lawfully, and to exclude US citizens smeared as undesirable.
Not a ‘crackdown’.
It is not a ‘crackdown’—which means strict enforcement against lawbreakers.
It seeks to exclude refugees, students, and family members immigrating lawfully, and to exclude US citizens smeared as undesirable.
Not a ‘crackdown’.
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Republicans in rural Georgia are voting for Democrats for the first time in their lives in order to stop expansion of data centers and escalation of their utility bills, leading to landslide upsets
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/30/u...
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/30/u...
‘The New Price of Eggs.’ The Political Shocks of Data Centers and Electric Bills
www.nytimes.com
November 30, 2025 at 2:28 PM
Republicans in rural Georgia are voting for Democrats for the first time in their lives in order to stop expansion of data centers and escalation of their utility bills, leading to landslide upsets
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/30/u...
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/30/u...
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Under Trump, 591 books by Black authors have been banned from Pentagon-run schools and libraries, according to Onyx Impact. @delanomassey.bsky.social www.axios.com/2025/11/29/f...
America stares down erasure of Black history and progress
In the last year, federal, state and institutional decisions have gutted pillars of America's civil rights protections.
www.axios.com
November 29, 2025 at 3:25 PM
Under Trump, 591 books by Black authors have been banned from Pentagon-run schools and libraries, according to Onyx Impact. @delanomassey.bsky.social www.axios.com/2025/11/29/f...