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College Professor, Biomedical Sciences, Pharmacology, Neuropharmacology, Cannabinoids, Monoamines (serotonin, dopamine, etc). Romántico Viajero 💙💙 Opinions are my own

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Rich Stearns @richstearns.bsky.social · 16h
“It is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle than for someone who is rich to enter the kingdom of God.”
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David Beard @dabeard.bsky.social · 17h
“Older Cuban men who had lived in the U.S. for decades have been deported to Mexico, where they have struggled to get by. Some Cubans have been deported to Africa.” www.nytimes.com/2026/10/03/u...
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How Trump’s Deportation Policies Have Rocked a South Florida House Race (Gift Article)
Representative María Elvira Salazar, a Republican, ran an ad criticizing the Trump administration. It may have jolted other Republicans — and drawn attention to her Democratic opponent.
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Eric Lipton NYT @ericlipton.nytimes.com · 03/10/2026
JUST POSTED: Jared Kushner and Steve Witkoff have pushed a multibillion oil deal with Russia as part of peace talks that will bring profits to their family business partners. A new front for Trump-era conflicts of interest. www.nytimes.com/2026/10/03/u...
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U.S.-Russia Talks on Ukraine Now Involve an Oil Deal Tied to Trump Allies (Gift Article)
President Vladimir V. Putin brought up a sale of Russian energy assets with President Trump’s envoys, Jared Kushner and Steve Witkoff, pushing a deal that raises new questions about conflicts of inter...
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The New York Times @nytimes.com · 02/10/2026
President Trump directed staff to use taxpayer money for TV ads praising him and his presidency, setting in motion a $20 million contract that used funds from the Department of Homeland Security, according to people familiar with the matter. nyti.ms/4jBqx63
President Trump stands in a dark suit and red tie. A crowd of people and a large American flag are in the background. A headline reads: "Trump Directed Use of Taxpayer Money for Ads Praising His Presidency." Photo by Doug Mills for The New York Times.
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Andrew Thrasher @tituslegaldesign.com · 01/10/2026
According to ICE's statement published this morning, Julian Curo-Churata, a 47-year-old man from Peru, died on Tuesday, September 29th at LSU Health's Monroe Medical Center in Monroe, Louisiana. www.ice.gov/news/release...
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Illegal alien from Peru passes away in ICE custody in Louisiana
ICE is committed to ensuring that all those in custody reside in safe, secure and humane environments.
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Prasad Jallepalli, MD, PhD @prasad.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
if you’re calling it a “second opinion,” you’re practicing medicine without a license or malpractice insurance
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FactPost @factpostnews.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Unaccompanied children as young as 2 are forced to represent themselves in immigration court without any legal services: "The kids who are unrepresented, they can’t read the form, much less figure out how to file it. ... No one is asking a single question — who will you go to? Will you be safe?"
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Mica Rosenberg @micarosenberg.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
We found immigration courts have issued more than 10,000 removal and voluntary departure orders each month for immigrant minors — nearly four times the rate as Trump’s last term. With legal representation disappearing that pace could accelerate www.propublica.org/article/unac...
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These Immigrant Kids Were Once Protected. Under Trump, Their Deportations Have Tripled.
A first-of-its-kind ProPublica analysis found that children who entered the U.S. by themselves are being detained and removed at about three times the rate they were during the final years of the firs...
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Carl Zimmer @carlzimmer.com · 16/09/2026
Scientists replaced half a mouse’s brain with a few million human neurons. It could become new way to study dementia and other brain disorders. Gift link: nyti.ms/4xqUcCk
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Scientists Fuse Human Neurons Into the Brains of Mice (Gift Article)
The studies may help reveal the causes of brain disease in people and point the way to treatments. But researchers already are calling for new ethical guidelines.
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MeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 22/09/2026
A blockbuster Susan Collins scandal, GOP panic as the midterm map shifts, a Trump-loving Republican scrubs Trump from his site, Trump threatens to “annihilate” Iran at the UN, a GOP senator calls for an investigation into Don Jr., Trump TV flops, and AOC talks 2028. And that’s just the start.
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Today in Politics, Bulletin 465. 9/22/26
… A blockbuster new story from the amazing investigative journalists at ProPublica detailing blatant corruption by Sen.
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ProPublica @propublica.org · 22/09/2026
NEW: In late 2024, FBI investigators had enough evidence to launch a sweeping bribery probe that could ensnare top lawmakers, including Sen. Susan Collins. Then Trump was reelected and eviscerated the FBI and DOJ teams handling public corruption probes.
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The FBI Anti-Corruption Squad Was Circling Susan Collins — Until Trump Got in the Way
After the FBI caught a defense contractor’s CEO making illegal campaign contributions, it sought to launch a sweeping political bribery probe involving Collins and others. Then the second Trump admini...
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Joe Sudbay @joesudbay.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
should be day 2 stories if Maine/national media pick up on fact Collins' lobbyist husband, Tom Daffron, worked closely - for years - with Scott Reed, a key player in the corruption scandal @andrewperez.bsky.social & @martinpengelly.bsky.social wrote about that in June zeteo.com/p/susan-coll...
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Susan Collins’s Husband Worked for the Lobbyist Running Her Super PAC
The Maine senator's husband apparently consulted last year for the lobbyist leading Pine Tree Results PAC, documents show.
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@GonzoCNJ @gonzonj.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Free link: White House Moves to Take Control of N.I.H. Grants @nytimes.com www.nytimes.com/2026/09/20/s...
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White House Moves to Take Control of N.I.H. Grants (Gift Article)
Federal officials are drafting an executive order that would place grants under review by an outside panel, the latest effort to redirect billions of dollars in research spending.
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Will Bunch @willbunch.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
Man says he was shot by ICE “because I didn’t stop”
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FactPost @factpostnews.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
More: www.washingtonsun.com/climate-envi...
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Trump Is Considering More Data Centers on Public Lands Than Previously Known
The data center proposals cover at least 17,600 acres of public lands across six Western states.
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Pete Buttigieg @petebuttigieg.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
How can they justify leaving right now? Diesel costs just hit an all-time high. Our nation is at war. The bond market is quivering. The urgency of AI regulation has come to a critical moment. Congress should be working overtime. Instead Speaker Johnson sent them home.
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Heather Knight @heatherknightsf.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
A drug 10 times more potent than fentanyl has arrived in San Francisco and killed someone: a 16-year-old boy whose mother found him in his bedroom. Parents, please read this and alert your kids about the dangers of counterfeit pills. www.nytimes.com/2026/09/14/u...
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A Teen Autopsy Marks the Arrival of a Deadly Drug in San Francisco
City officials — and one determined mother — are working to stop the spread of cychlorphine, which is far more potent than fentanyl.
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Dina Sayegh Doll @askdinadoll.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
Brad Lander: “It shows a sickness in our society.” ICE is detaining children and cutting funding for lawyers so they are left to navigate the complex judicial system alone.
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Will Bunch @willbunch.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
One follow-up from my probe into local cops working with ICE in Pa. coal country Wendy Martinez had a baby on July 4 (!) after her husband Carlos was nabbed by ICE at the Schuylkill County Courthouse, and is struggling to support their 5 kids Please support them www.gofundme.com/f/4-Wendy-an...
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Donate to SOS Wendy, Kids & Baby on the Way - Father Detained by ICE!, organized by Wendy Martinez silgado
[ESPAÑOL ABAJO!] My name is Wendy, and I never imagined I… Wendy Martinez silgado needs your support for SOS Wendy, Kids & Baby on the Way - Father Detained by ICE!
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Andrew Thrasher @tituslegaldesign.com · 11/09/2026
As I told @willbunch.bsky.social yesterday, this is probably the most comprehensive coverage I've read on how the 287(g) program is developing locally. You really need to read the whole thing to understand what's at stake here.
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Brynn Paulsen, PhD @brynnpaulsen.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
The Trump admin has already gutted lifesaving research at NIH. Next up: redirecting money meant to save lives toward the machinery of war.
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 05/09/2026
Federal minimum wage in: 2009: $7.25 2010: $7.25 2011: $7.25 2012: $7.25 2013: $7.25 2014: $7.25 2015: $7.25 2016: $7.25 2017: $7.25 2018: $7.25 2019: $7.25 2020: $7.25 2021: $7.25 2022: $7.25 2023: $7.25 2024: $7.25 2025: $7.25 2026: $7.25 Folks, it's time to raise the damn wage already.
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Patrick De Haan @gasbuddyguy.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
BREAKING: according to GasBuddy data, the live U.S. national average price of diesel has set a new record: $5.820/gal, surpassing the previous daily $5.819/gal all-time high that occurred June 17, 2022. (9/3/26 3:25pm ET)
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ProPublica @propublica.org · 30/08/2026
“It was the most harebrained operation I’d seen in my 38 years with the U.S. government,” one career diplomat said about the second Trump administration's wholesale slashing of foreign aid. “Who knows how much damage was done.” (Published Dec. 2025)
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Trump Officials Celebrated With Cake After Slashing Aid. Then People Died of Cholera.
Behind closed doors in Washington, top advisers made a series of decisions that had devastating repercussions for the poorest country on earth. We went to South Sudan and found people who died as a re...
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FactPost @factpostnews.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
U.S. Army sergeant whose wife was deported by ICE: "She's not a threat to anybody. We're just trying to keep our family together."
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Norm Eisen @normeisen.bsky.social · 24/08/2026
Please don't overreact to Roberts Court decision on the contemplated USPS ballot moves They simply held that the injunction came too early in the process, before there was a final rule👇 Now we HAVE a final rule & we will litigate it. I'm as confident in our arguments here as in any of our cases!
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I Scare You Like Sound Dog @chadstanton.blacksky.app · 21/08/2026
“Pastor Joubert Adrien left Haiti because his life was in danger, served Christ and his congregation faithfully and his arrest shows how far ICE will stoop to incite panic among people who came here peacefully, came here legally and offered nothing but good to our community,” Ruby said.”
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FactPost @factpostnews.bsky.social · 24/08/2026
Sailor on the USS Lincoln whose father was arrested by ICE: "This is heartbreaking for me. I don't know how I can mentally continue working 12+ hour days knowing that my dad is somewhere, possibly being treated like a criminal"
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Emily Belz @emilybelz.bsky.social · 13/08/2026
The anti-trafficking org Tim Ballard founded (from Sound of Freedom) is awarded $158m contract to represent migrant children. A $35m org run by a former ICE guy. www.npr.org/2026/08/12/n...
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Controversial group wins $158M-contract to represent unaccompanied immigrant children
Utah-based Our Rescue was founded by activist Tim Ballard. It was previously known as Operation Underground Railroad and it says it helps law enforcement perform sting operations and rescues human tra...
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Maggie Astor @maggieastor.bsky.social · 13/08/2026
With my colleague Roni Rabin, I dug into the evidence around Covid vaccine safety in pregnancy, and broke down a statistic about miscarriage that has been repeatedly debunked but was still widely circulated again this week.
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Covid Vaccines Are Not Linked to Miscarriage. Here’s How We Know. (Gift Article)
Prominent Republicans and others have falsely claimed this week that the shots are linked, despite years of data showing they are safe.
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The New York Times @nytimes.com · 14/08/2026
The deaths of three ICE detainees in less than eight months have raised urgent questions about the medical services provided at Delaney Hall and at other detention centers, with immigrants and local officials describing haphazard health care.
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Deaths of 3 ICE Detainees Prompt Questions About Medical Care
Immigrants at Delaney Hall in Newark have complained about health services. Federal officials defended the treatment provided there and elsewhere.
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The New York Times @nytimes.com · 13/08/2026
A Guatemalan immigrant who had been taken to a troubled detention center in New Jersey last month experienced a medical emergency and died after having been transferred to a hospital, federal officials said on Wednesday.
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A Third Immigrant Detained at Delaney Hall Dies After Medical Emergency
A Guatemalan migrant was transferred to a hospital when he experienced what appeared to be a seizure, federal officials said.
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Bill Kristol @billkristolbulwark.bsky.social · 13/08/2026
These sailors are being put through this for a war that is unauthorized by Congress and for which funds haven’t been appropriated by Congress, a war that is now utterly pointless and which Trump simply doesn’t have the courage to end. Disgraceful. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
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USS Abraham Lincoln sailors tried to jump overboard amid extended deployment – reports
Aircraft carrier’s crew in ninth month at sea and has spent record 250 days consecutively without making land
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Mike Luckovich @mluckovich.bsky.social · 12/08/2026
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ACLU @aclu.org · 12/08/2026
The Supreme Court recently issued a ruling with devastating implications for many people with Temporary Protected Status. Know your rights if you have TPS, or if your TPS was recently ended.
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Temporary Protected Status
On June 25, the Supreme Court issued a ruling in Mullin v. Doe that has devastating implications for many people with Temporary Protected Status (TPS). TPS has historically allowed people from specific countries to remain in the US and to work here if it is not safe for them to return home due to war, disasters, or other emergencies.
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ProPublica @propublica.org · 11/08/2026
On Monday, President Trump signed an executive order that calls for reducing the number of recommended childhood vaccines. History has shown how plagues from the past can roar back when trust in shots — or access to them — falters. Revisit our March investigation:
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How Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s Vaccine Agenda Risks a Resurgence of Deadly Childhood Plagues
The health secretary is spreading doubts about vaccine safety and considering changes that could prompt manufacturers to flee the U.S. market. History has shown how plagues from the past can roar back...
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ACLU @aclu.org · 11/08/2026
BREAKING: We filed a motion to ask a federal court to protect birthright citizenship from further attacks by the Trump administration. The Supreme Court decisively ruled to protect this essential right, but President Trump signed another executive order attempting to undermine the 14th Amendment.
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The New Yorker @newyorker.com · 10/08/2026
More than a million immigrants are seeing protections that granted them safe lives in the U.S. suddenly swept away. www.newyorker.com/news/the-led...
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These Immigrants Lived in the U.S. Legally. Now Trump Is Changing Their Status.
More than a million immigrants are seeing protections that granted them safe lives in the U.S. suddenly swept away.
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elizabethginexi.bsky.social @elizabethginexi.bsky.social · 10/08/2026
We Spend Billions to Discover Cures. Why Don’t They Get to Patients? www.nytimes.com/2026/08/10/o...
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Opinion | Medical Breakthroughs Are a Thrill. Then Comes the Hard Part. (Gift Article)
The Trump administration has dismantled the agency that ensures that research makes its way into medical practice.
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FactPost @factpostnews.bsky.social · 05/08/2026
More: www.npr.org/2026/08/05/n...
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Black lung rates in Appalachia are high as the 1970s, with thousands of miners sick
Rates are now the highest they've been in nearly 50 years among veteran coal miners. Mining experts blame toxic silica dust, now more common in mines.
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FactPost @factpostnews.bsky.social · 05/08/2026
Coal miners in central Appalachia are suffering from the highest rates of black lung in 50 years. This comes after Trump cancelled regulations limiting toxic silica dust in mines, which would have prevented at least 1,067 deaths and 3,746 black lung cases.
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Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 05/08/2026
WASHINGTON (AP) - Trump administration has detained more than 50 spouses, parents of US troops in immigration crackdown, AP review finds. @apnews.com apnews.com/article/mili...
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AP Exclusive: Trump's immigration crackdown has detained more than 50 military spouses and parents
An Associated Press investigation reveals that President Donald Trump’s administration has detained dozens of parents and spouses of active-duty U.S. troops.
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Baltimore Banner @thebaltimorebanner.com · 01/08/2026
A Maryland man won ‘teacher of the year.’ Then ICE grabbed him at an airport
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A Maryland man won ‘teacher of the year.’ Then ICE grabbed him at an airport
University of Maryland School of Pharmacy instructor Berhanu Kibret won a teacher of the year award this month right before federal immigration enforcement agents arrested him for allegedly overstaying...
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Ignacio Gallup-Diaz @igallupd.bsky.social · 05/08/2026
“University of Maryland ‘teacher of the year’ detained by ICE in Texas: DHS said pharmacy instructor Berhanu Kibret overstayed visa and arrested him at Dallas-Fort Worth airport”
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University of Maryland ‘teacher of the year’ detained by ICE in Texas
DHS said pharmacy instructor Berhanu Kibret overstayed visa and arrested him at Dallas-Fort Worth airport
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ACLU of New Jersey @aclu-nj.org · 03/08/2026
BREAKING: Reports confirm that Edwin Jovanny Lopez Cornejo has died while detained at Delaney Hall, reportedly due to inadequate medical care. More than 50 people have died in immigration detention under the Trump administration.
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ACLU-NJ Responds to the Death of Edwin Jovanny Lopez Cornejo at Delaney Hall  - ACLU of New Jersey
This tragedy is another devastating result of the rampant inhumane conditions at Delaney Hall and detention centers across the country.
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Luca Migo @victinibcn.bsky.social · 03/08/2026
Breaking: Another victim, Edwin Jovanny Lopez Cornejo, has died in ICE custody at Delaney Hall prison after being denied vital medication and family visits. Depriving sick detainees of care until they die is murder by neglect. We demand complete transparency and justice for Edwin! 🎥 Statuscoup
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Colette Delawalla, PhD @cdelawalla.bsky.social · 02/08/2026
THIS IS WHAT PEOPLE POWER ACCOMPLISHES! Thank you thank you thank you to everyone who wrote comments, contacted Congress, and yelled! This is OUR WIN! @standupforscience.net www.politico.com/news/2026/08...
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Senate finalizes funding patch that would block Trump’s grant overhaul
Language is included to delay the president’s move to put political appointees in charge of grant approval.
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American Civil Liberties Union of Ohio @acluohio.bsky.social · 29/07/2026
🚨We agree with Governor DeWine, Trump's plan to ramp up arrests and deportations of Haitians living in Ohio is a "mistake." Without TPS, families will be separated and thousands of individuals could be sent back to a country in crisis. ow.ly/Y92g50ZukV5
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Republican Ohio governor says Trump’s plans to deport Haitians a ‘mistake’
Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine (R) said Monday the Trump administration would be making a “mistake” if it were to deport thousands of Haitian migrants who it has stripped of their temporary protected status…
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The City Reporter @thecityreporter.nyc · 02/08/2026
Around 20,000 unaccompanied minors nationwide are set to lose legal services when the federal government ends a contract Friday. “They’re cutting off access to lawyers for these children, but they need lawyers now more than ever."
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Inside the NYC Courtroom Where Detained Children Face Deportation Without Attorneys
Around 20,000 unaccompanied minors nationwide are set to lose legal services when the federal government ends a contract Friday. One NYC immigration court shows us what that will look like.
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Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 31/07/2026
WSJ EDITORIAL BOARD: “.. Trump’s most ardent fans tell us they wish he’d drop his tariff fixation .. Most Americans probably do too.” @wsj.com www.wsj.com/opinion/econ...
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