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"Since 9/11, the culture of ICE and CBP has meant that the agencies have been what you might call a fascist-secret-police-in-waiting, troubled agencies simply waiting for an ambitious would-be authoritarian."
What Democrats need to know to truly reform ICE
I'm an expert, and the misconduct and corruption runs far deeper than even the deadly surges have shown.
www.motherjones.com
February 5, 2026 at 1:45 PM
"Since 9/11, the culture of ICE and CBP has meant that the agencies have been what you might call a fascist-secret-police-in-waiting, troubled agencies simply waiting for an ambitious would-be authoritarian."
Sensory-inclusive shows bring the magic of live theater to neurodivergent audiences www.wlrn.org/arts-culture...
nice hat
nice hat
Sensory-inclusive shows bring the magic of live theater to neurodivergent audiences
The loud, exaggerated and dramatic elements that make live theater so magical can be overwhelming for people with special needs, but sensory-inclusive programming offers accommodations that help neuro...
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January 29, 2026 at 2:14 PM
Sensory-inclusive shows bring the magic of live theater to neurodivergent audiences www.wlrn.org/arts-culture...
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For the first time ever, a #wheelchair user traveled above the Kármán line, the internationally recognized boundary of space. #disabilities #BlueOrigin
In Historic Move, Wheelchair User Goes To Space
For the first time ever, a wheelchair user traveled above the Kármán line, the internationally recognized boundary of space.
www.disabilityscoop.com
January 6, 2026 at 4:12 AM
For the first time ever, a #wheelchair user traveled above the Kármán line, the internationally recognized boundary of space. #disabilities #BlueOrigin
Tucker Carlson named ‘Antisemite of the Year’ as 2024 winner Candace Owens ramps up anti-Jewish rhetoric www.sun-sentinel.com/2025/12/22/t...
Tucker Carlson named ‘Antisemite of the Year’ as 2024 winner Candace Owens ramps up anti-Jewish rhetoric
The announcement comes as Carlson sits at the center of controversy on the American right about whether extremists should be welcomed in the Republican Party.
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December 30, 2025 at 10:08 PM
Tucker Carlson named ‘Antisemite of the Year’ as 2024 winner Candace Owens ramps up anti-Jewish rhetoric www.sun-sentinel.com/2025/12/22/t...
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This fourth installment of SPLC’s "Whose Heritage?" report offers an evolving assessment of the threats and harms that find continued life through Confederate symbols, “Lost Cause” narratives and ideologies of white supremacy.
Read it here: https://bit.ly/3HUgEjx
Read it here: https://bit.ly/3HUgEjx
December 21, 2025 at 5:00 PM
This fourth installment of SPLC’s "Whose Heritage?" report offers an evolving assessment of the threats and harms that find continued life through Confederate symbols, “Lost Cause” narratives and ideologies of white supremacy.
Read it here: https://bit.ly/3HUgEjx
Read it here: https://bit.ly/3HUgEjx
DeSantis must answer for illicitly diverting millions | Editorial www.sun-sentinel.com/2025/12/15/d...
DeSantis must answer for illicitly diverting millions | Editorial
An explosive investigation by the Miami Herald and Tampa Bay Times shows Gov. Ron DeSantis diverted more than $35 million in public funds to his private wars against abortion and recreational marij…
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December 16, 2025 at 9:03 PM
DeSantis must answer for illicitly diverting millions | Editorial www.sun-sentinel.com/2025/12/15/d...
enewspaper.sun-sentinel.com/shortcode/SU... As a FL election worker, I was a bit shocked to find some kid hired to sit right outside the polls passing out propaganda related to ballot initiatives. This article concerns the background and funding.
Sun, 12/14/25
DeSantis admin diverted child welfare, medical funds for consultants, ads
enewspaper.sun-sentinel.com
December 14, 2025 at 11:40 AM
enewspaper.sun-sentinel.com/shortcode/SU... As a FL election worker, I was a bit shocked to find some kid hired to sit right outside the polls passing out propaganda related to ballot initiatives. This article concerns the background and funding.
This is high on my wish list
From our editorial team to you: The Atlantic’s 2025 gift guide. Find unique gifts to bring joy to your loved ones this holiday season—including this hot-dog plate, recommended by Kaitlyn Tiffany.
Read the full list: theatln.tc/4KsSFqPt
Read the full list: theatln.tc/4KsSFqPt
December 12, 2025 at 12:07 AM
This is high on my wish list
I don't have a lot of faith in the nonpartisanship of FL courts
DeSantis wants to redraw Florida's congressional map: What to know
www.floridatoday.com/story/news/p...
DeSantis wants to redraw Florida's congressional map: What to know
www.floridatoday.com/story/news/p...
DeSantis wants to redraw Florida's congressional map: What to know
Gov. Ron DeSantis said he wants to redistrict the state next year. His opponents say it would unfairly shift the legislature to Republicans for years.
www.floridatoday.com
December 4, 2025 at 1:58 PM
I don't have a lot of faith in the nonpartisanship of FL courts
DeSantis wants to redraw Florida's congressional map: What to know
www.floridatoday.com/story/news/p...
DeSantis wants to redraw Florida's congressional map: What to know
www.floridatoday.com/story/news/p...
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With the holiday season underway, kids with #disabilities coast to coast will have the chance to meet #Santa Claus in a calm setting that’s been tailored to their needs.
Sensory-Friendly Santa Coming To Hundreds Of Malls
With the holiday season underway, kids with disabilities coast to coast will have the chance to meet Santa Claus in a calm setting that's been tailored to their needs.
www.disabilityscoop.com
December 1, 2025 at 4:49 AM
With the holiday season underway, kids with #disabilities coast to coast will have the chance to meet #Santa Claus in a calm setting that’s been tailored to their needs.
count the conflicts of interest
As Trump's inquisitors face scrutiny, a divisive figure could play a new role www.sun-sentinel.com/2025/11/23/a...
As Trump's inquisitors face scrutiny, a divisive figure could play a new role www.sun-sentinel.com/2025/11/23/a...
As Trump’s inquisitors face scrutiny, a divisive figure could play a new role
The U.S. attorney in Miami, Jason A. Reding Quiñones, a Trump loyalist, has not said why he is putting an extra grand jury 130 miles away in Aileen Cannon’s courthouse.
www.sun-sentinel.com
November 24, 2025 at 10:38 PM
count the conflicts of interest
As Trump's inquisitors face scrutiny, a divisive figure could play a new role www.sun-sentinel.com/2025/11/23/a...
As Trump's inquisitors face scrutiny, a divisive figure could play a new role www.sun-sentinel.com/2025/11/23/a...
Local impacts of climate change in the White Mountains mountwashington.org/wp-content/u...
Mount Washington Observatory Almanac 2025 - PDF Viewer
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November 24, 2025 at 12:05 AM
Local impacts of climate change in the White Mountains mountwashington.org/wp-content/u...
took them 2 months to google “free speech”
Two FAU faculty members return to work after Charlie Kirk comments found to be protected speech www.sun-sentinel.com/2025/11/19/t...
Two FAU faculty members return to work after Charlie Kirk comments found to be protected speech www.sun-sentinel.com/2025/11/19/t...
Two FAU faculty members return to work after Charlie Kirk comments found to be protected speech
Two Florida Atlantic University faculty members returned to work Tuesday after a university investigation concluded that comments they made about Charlie Kirk were protected speech.
www.sun-sentinel.com
November 19, 2025 at 10:25 PM
took them 2 months to google “free speech”
Two FAU faculty members return to work after Charlie Kirk comments found to be protected speech www.sun-sentinel.com/2025/11/19/t...
Two FAU faculty members return to work after Charlie Kirk comments found to be protected speech www.sun-sentinel.com/2025/11/19/t...
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Trump on the other hand said about Jamal Khashoggi that “a lot of people didn’t like the last gentleman” and things happen. A journalist working for an American news organization was murdered and CIA says Crown Prince orchestrated and the president says things happen.
November 18, 2025 at 5:51 PM
Trump on the other hand said about Jamal Khashoggi that “a lot of people didn’t like the last gentleman” and things happen. A journalist working for an American news organization was murdered and CIA says Crown Prince orchestrated and the president says things happen.
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Al-Majd Europe group taking families on buses out of Gaza to Israel's Ramon Airport - then to unknown destinations.
Man says shadowy group sending Palestinians out of Gaza has Israeli support
Al-Majd Europe group taking families on buses out of Gaza to Israel's Ramon Airport - then to unknown destinations.
bit.ly
November 16, 2025 at 11:00 AM
Al-Majd Europe group taking families on buses out of Gaza to Israel's Ramon Airport - then to unknown destinations.
Apologies to any actual service members, but it looks to me like the US Space Force has way too many marketing, PR, and HR people. The Conclusion and Appendices in this are actually readable. www.starcom.spaceforce.mil/Portals/2/Sp...
www.starcom.spaceforce.mil
November 16, 2025 at 1:59 PM
Apologies to any actual service members, but it looks to me like the US Space Force has way too many marketing, PR, and HR people. The Conclusion and Appendices in this are actually readable. www.starcom.spaceforce.mil/Portals/2/Sp...
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Aanjalie Roane, MSF Director of Communications, writes in the @thestar.com on how Canada’s #Budget2025 frames a $2.7 billion cut to international assistance as “savings.”
For people in crisis, those cuts mean fewer doctors, fewer medicines, less hope.
www.thestar.com/opinion/cont...
For people in crisis, those cuts mean fewer doctors, fewer medicines, less hope.
www.thestar.com/opinion/cont...
Canada: If you’re going to cut foreign aid, at least be honest about it
It is a moral failure dressed up as fiscal responsibility. If we take away the abstract language and political doublespeak, Canadians may find the human cost of these cuts too
www.thestar.com
November 12, 2025 at 2:11 PM
Aanjalie Roane, MSF Director of Communications, writes in the @thestar.com on how Canada’s #Budget2025 frames a $2.7 billion cut to international assistance as “savings.”
For people in crisis, those cuts mean fewer doctors, fewer medicines, less hope.
www.thestar.com/opinion/cont...
For people in crisis, those cuts mean fewer doctors, fewer medicines, less hope.
www.thestar.com/opinion/cont...
“public good” hai.stanford.edu/news/univers...
Universities Must Reclaim AI Research for the Public Good | Stanford HAI
With corporate AI labs turning inward, academia must carry forward the mantle of open science.
hai.stanford.edu
November 9, 2025 at 10:14 PM
“public good” hai.stanford.edu/news/univers...
Revenge of the Nerds
Many people who work in health and science are fighting against the Trump administration's politicalization of those issues. Others are running for office. @katherinejwu reports:
Many people who work in health and science are fighting against the Trump administration's politicalization of those issues. Others are running for office. @katherinejwu reports:
November 7, 2025 at 10:06 PM
Revenge of the Nerds
Many people who work in health and science are fighting against the Trump administration's politicalization of those issues. Others are running for office. @katherinejwu reports:
Many people who work in health and science are fighting against the Trump administration's politicalization of those issues. Others are running for office. @katherinejwu reports:
Average price for a new car surpasses $50,000 for first time www.sun-sentinel.com/2025/10/28/a... up from $40k in 2020
Average price for a new car surpasses $50,000 for first time
One factor accelerating prices is the amount of high-tech features in new cars.
www.sun-sentinel.com
October 31, 2025 at 8:38 PM
Average price for a new car surpasses $50,000 for first time www.sun-sentinel.com/2025/10/28/a... up from $40k in 2020
Florida Department of Health is literally not interested in science related to vaccines.
Doctors muffled as Florida moves to end decades of childhood vaccination mandates www.sun-sentinel.com/2025/10/29/d...
Doctors muffled as Florida moves to end decades of childhood vaccination mandates www.sun-sentinel.com/2025/10/29/d...
Doctors muffled as Florida moves to end decades of childhood vaccination mandates
Florida plans to end nearly a half-century of required childhood immunizations against diseases that have killed and maimed millions of children. Many critics of the decision, including doctors, ar…
www.sun-sentinel.com
October 30, 2025 at 2:42 PM
Florida Department of Health is literally not interested in science related to vaccines.
Doctors muffled as Florida moves to end decades of childhood vaccination mandates www.sun-sentinel.com/2025/10/29/d...
Doctors muffled as Florida moves to end decades of childhood vaccination mandates www.sun-sentinel.com/2025/10/29/d...
inquiring minds in So. Florida want t know…
The way that a glacier melts is a balance of fracture and flow. In Antarctica, ice shelves extend from glaciers and hang over sea water. Warming oceans lap at the ice, melting it from below. When these shelves will collapse is a question for basic physics.
How Soon Will the Seas Rise? | Quanta Magazine
The uniquely vulnerable West Antarctic Ice Sheet holds enough water to raise global sea levels by 5 meters. But when that will happen — and how fast — is anything but settled.
www.quantamagazine.org
October 26, 2025 at 5:57 PM
inquiring minds in So. Florida want t know…
Heat-driven functional extinction of Caribbean Acropora corals from Florida’s Coral Reef | Science www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
Heat-driven functional extinction of Caribbean Acropora corals from Florida’s Coral Reef
In 2023, a record-setting marine heat wave triggered the ninth mass coral bleaching event on Florida’s Coral Reef (FCR). We examined spatial patterns of heat exposure along the ~560-kilometer length o...
www.science.org
October 24, 2025 at 2:11 PM
Heat-driven functional extinction of Caribbean Acropora corals from Florida’s Coral Reef | Science www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...