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"Sometimes, a lie is told in kindness. I don't believe it ever works kindly. The quick pain of truth can pass away, but the slow, eating agony of a lie is never lost."
John Steinbeck, East of Eden
John Steinbeck, East of Eden
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July 25, 2025 at 10:01 PM
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Adopt A Station - Rescue Public Media
Help preserve independent journalism and community programming across America by adopting a public media station. Congress has voted to rescind public media's funding.
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July 21, 2025 at 2:42 PM
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NEW TONIGHT: "What we all did was cry with emotion knowing that my brother is going to return.” Trump deported scores of Venezuelan men to a notorious prison in El Salvador. More than 200 just returned to Venezuela. We spoke to their families.
www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
"We were kidnapped"
On Friday, more than 200 Venezuelans disappeared to a megaprison in El Salvador returned home. The horror stories are already emerging.
www.motherjones.com
July 19, 2025 at 2:00 AM
NEW TONIGHT: "What we all did was cry with emotion knowing that my brother is going to return.” Trump deported scores of Venezuelan men to a notorious prison in El Salvador. More than 200 just returned to Venezuela. We spoke to their families.
www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
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The final community meeting on Tarrant County mid-cycle redistricting was held on 5/21 in Precinct 3. The community came out and spoke against it, with passionate arguments, as opposed to the True Texas Project talking points “Option 1” (see previous video)
These are the voices of Tarrant County.
These are the voices of Tarrant County.
May 24, 2025 at 3:57 PM
The final community meeting on Tarrant County mid-cycle redistricting was held on 5/21 in Precinct 3. The community came out and spoke against it, with passionate arguments, as opposed to the True Texas Project talking points “Option 1” (see previous video)
These are the voices of Tarrant County.
These are the voices of Tarrant County.
Tarrant residents say their voices are going unheard in fierce debate over redistricting fortworthreport.org/2025/05/14/t...
Tarrant residents say their voices are going unheard in fierce debate over redistricting
About 30 people spoke at the first of four community town halls for the public to provide feedback about the redistricting proposal.
fortworthreport.org
May 15, 2025 at 1:16 AM
Tarrant residents say their voices are going unheard in fierce debate over redistricting fortworthreport.org/2025/05/14/t...
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Texans
TODAY, May 3rd, is ELECTION DAY (Polls open 7 AM to 7 PM)
From Dallas to San Antonio to Houston, Texans can determine how their cities and schools operate. Make a voting plan:
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TODAY, May 3rd, is ELECTION DAY (Polls open 7 AM to 7 PM)
From Dallas to San Antonio to Houston, Texans can determine how their cities and schools operate. Make a voting plan:
1️⃣ Find your polling information: Vote411.org
2️⃣ Bring your ID (and a friend!)
#Texas #Dallas #SanAntonio #Houston
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May 3, 2025 at 3:57 PM
Texans
TODAY, May 3rd, is ELECTION DAY (Polls open 7 AM to 7 PM)
From Dallas to San Antonio to Houston, Texans can determine how their cities and schools operate. Make a voting plan:
1️⃣ Find your polling information: Vote411.org
2️⃣ Bring your ID (and a friend!)
#Texas #Dallas #SanAntonio #Houston
TODAY, May 3rd, is ELECTION DAY (Polls open 7 AM to 7 PM)
From Dallas to San Antonio to Houston, Texans can determine how their cities and schools operate. Make a voting plan:
1️⃣ Find your polling information: Vote411.org
2️⃣ Bring your ID (and a friend!)
#Texas #Dallas #SanAntonio #Houston
@stephruhle.bsky.social Great reporting! Giving the microphone to the federal workers is covering the whole story. It's in the spirit of the First Amendment.
May 2, 2025 at 2:03 AM
@stephruhle.bsky.social Great reporting! Giving the microphone to the federal workers is covering the whole story. It's in the spirit of the First Amendment.
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BREAKING: Sen. Chris Van Hollen confirmed that he met with Kilmar Abrego Garcia, a man who the Trump administration said it mistakenly deported to El Salvador in March. www.nbcnews.com/politics/imm...
April 18, 2025 at 1:34 AM
BREAKING: Sen. Chris Van Hollen confirmed that he met with Kilmar Abrego Garcia, a man who the Trump administration said it mistakenly deported to El Salvador in March. www.nbcnews.com/politics/imm...
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I said my main goal of this trip was to meet with Kilmar. Tonight I had that chance. I have called his wife, Jennifer, to pass along his message of love. I look forward to providing a full update upon my return.
April 18, 2025 at 1:02 AM
I said my main goal of this trip was to meet with Kilmar. Tonight I had that chance. I have called his wife, Jennifer, to pass along his message of love. I look forward to providing a full update upon my return.
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Educators vie to represent southwest Fort Worth ISD on school board: " data-medium-file="https://i0.wp.com/fo...
Educators vie to represent southwest Fort Worth ISD on school board
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fortworthreport.org
March 29, 2025 at 10:51 PM
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“Ridiculous, unheard-of, outrageous.” Texas Lawmakers Want a Charter School Network to Stop Paying Its Superintendent Nearly $900K. The School Board Says No. w/ @texastribune.org
Texas lawmakers and charter leaders push back on the $870K paid to Valere schools’ superintendent
The rebuke from lawmakers and charter school leaders came after an investigation from ProPublica and The Texas Tribune revealed that Salvador Cavazos, who oversees fewer than 1,000 students, is among ...
www.texastribune.org
March 14, 2025 at 12:02 PM
“Ridiculous, unheard-of, outrageous.” Texas Lawmakers Want a Charter School Network to Stop Paying Its Superintendent Nearly $900K. The School Board Says No. w/ @texastribune.org
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The fact that the superintendent of a small district could pull in a big-time salary shocked experts and previewed larger transparency and accountability challenges that could follow as Texas moves to approve a voucher-like program that would allow the use of public funds for private schools.
This Charter School Superintendent Makes $870,000. He Leads a District With 1,000 Students.
On paper, Salvador Cavazos earns less than $300,000 to run Valere Public Schools, a small Texas charter network. But taxpayers likely aren’t aware that in reality, his total pay makes him one of the c...
www.propublica.org
March 6, 2025 at 12:31 PM
The fact that the superintendent of a small district could pull in a big-time salary shocked experts and previewed larger transparency and accountability challenges that could follow as Texas moves to approve a voucher-like program that would allow the use of public funds for private schools.
Fort Worth ISD spares four schools from closure or consolidation. More decisions loom fortworthreport.org/2025/03/05/f...
Fort Worth ISD spares four schools from closure or consolidation. More decisions loom
Western Hills, Monnig, Stripling, Westcliff to stay open as FWISD refines its closure plans. More schools could be removed from the list soon.
fortworthreport.org
March 5, 2025 at 11:23 PM
Fort Worth ISD spares four schools from closure or consolidation. More decisions loom fortworthreport.org/2025/03/05/f...
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The Tarrant County Sheriff’s Office has notified the public of the year’s first in-custody death at the county jail, after an inmate reportedly died Saturday.
Tarrant County sheriff’s office reports year’s first in-custody jail death Saturday
The 36-year-old man died following complications from an attempted suicide, official says.
www.dallasnews.com
February 9, 2025 at 3:00 PM
The Tarrant County Sheriff’s Office has notified the public of the year’s first in-custody death at the county jail, after an inmate reportedly died Saturday.
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Mexico supplies upwards of 90% of the avocados Americans eat, and President Donald Trump is likely to make them more expensive with his plan to slap 25% tariffs on Mexican imports beginning on Saturday
Trump’s Mexico Tariffs Poised to Raise Already High Avocado Prices
Americans’ love of guacamole is about to be put to the test.
www.bloomberg.com
January 31, 2025 at 2:20 PM
Mexico supplies upwards of 90% of the avocados Americans eat, and President Donald Trump is likely to make them more expensive with his plan to slap 25% tariffs on Mexican imports beginning on Saturday
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Trump wants to distract you from the fact that he gutted the Aviation Safety Committee and ousted the FAA administrator last week.
Don’t let him.
Don’t let him.
January 30, 2025 at 9:54 PM
Trump wants to distract you from the fact that he gutted the Aviation Safety Committee and ousted the FAA administrator last week.
Don’t let him.
Don’t let him.
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Bob on Business: Downtown Fort Worth building starts off the new year by changing hands: " data-medium-file="https://i0.wp.com/fo...
Bob on Business: Downtown Fort Worth building starts off the new year by changing hands
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January 12, 2025 at 9:51 PM
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Squeezing 2,000 lemons a day was such a pain for staff at Chick-fil-A that the company enlisted an army of robots to do it
Chick-fil-A’s Lemon-Squeezing Robots Are Saving 10,000 Hours of Work
The company is outsourcing a tedious job that caused countless injured fingers to an automated factory
www.bloomberg.com
January 11, 2025 at 4:15 PM
Squeezing 2,000 lemons a day was such a pain for staff at Chick-fil-A that the company enlisted an army of robots to do it
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Babies exposed to Covid in utero may face a higher risk of autism, a study shows, adding to a list of long-term health consequences from the virus
Covid Pregnancies May Have Boosted Autism Risk, Study Shows
Exposure to the virus in utero may have affected children’s development, according to a UCLA study, adding to a list of health problems emerging in the wake of the global pandemic.
www.bloomberg.com
December 27, 2024 at 1:30 PM
Babies exposed to Covid in utero may face a higher risk of autism, a study shows, adding to a list of long-term health consequences from the virus