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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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FactPost @factpostnews.bsky.social · 1h
More: www.theatlantic.com/politics/202...
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He Joined the Military. They Reported His Wife to ICE.
When a soldier’s wife went to pick up her military ID at a base in Texas, ICE officers showed up.
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John Annese @johnannese.bsky.social · 15/10/2026
Six days after ICE shot him in the Bronx, Oscar Belgal remains in MDC Brooklyn, and still hasn’t gotten surgery to remove the bullet in his neck. “He has experienced a loss of sensation in half of his face, as well as hearing loss in his left ear.” Gift link: www.nydailynews.com/2026/10/14/l...
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ICE never identified themselves during NYC shooting of Oscar Belgal, who still has bullet in neck: lawyers
The Legal Aid Society, which now represents the 28-year-old father, filed a habeas corpus petition in Brooklyn Federal Court Wednesday, seeking his “immediate release on reasonable conditions.”
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Science Magazine @science.org · 14/10/2026
For the second fiscal year, the U.S. National Institutes of Health made fewer new and competing grants than the average annual total from 2021–24. Learn more: scim.ag/4hCSIjX
After a delay because of a federal shutdown, the U.S. National Institutes of Health picked up the pace and spent its entire $35.3 billion extramural budget by the end of the fiscal year on 30 September. But the count of 17,543 new awards and competitive renewals fell 2259 short of the average in fiscal years 2021–24. Award counts include subprojects.
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FactPost @factpostnews.bsky.social · 14/10/2026
Trump in Arizona: "Your two great senators" (Arizona's senators are both Democrats)
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FactPost @factpostnews.bsky.social · 14/10/2026
RFK Jr claims "we're not cutting people from Medicaid or Medicare or Obamacare or medical coverage" (Nearly 12 million Americans have lost healthcare due to Republican cuts)
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Will Bunch @willbunch.bsky.social · 13/10/2026
Very little girl: "Why do they have their hands wrapped up behind their back?" Mom: "Go in the kitchen, honey" Girl: "Mommy!" This is the March immigration arrest of a Latino tree-service worker by local cops in West York Borough, Pa., who turned him over to ICE They are breaking our communities
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Rich Stearns @richstearns.bsky.social · 12/10/2026
“You can safely assume that you have created God in your own image when it turns out that God hates the same people you do.” Anne Lamott
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The New York Times @nytimes.com · 11/10/2026
At least 139 people died, and 84 more were missing, after a boat carrying hundreds of migrants capsized while traveling from the Horn of Africa to Yemen, the International Organization for Migration said on Sunday. The shipwreck is among the deadliest ever recorded on the route. trib.al/qFJzJCB
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Jack Jenkins @jackjenkins.me · 09/10/2026
NEW: The head of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops has issued a statement firmly condemning plans to livestream the execution of Nidal Malik Hasan. Archbishop Paul Coakley calls the decision “a barbaric promotion of a culture of death and must be reconsidered.” www.usccb.org/news/2026/us...
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WASHINGTON - Yesterday, the U.S.
Department of War announced that the firing squad execution of Nidal Hasan, the man convicted of killing 13 people and injuring 32 at Fort Hood, Texas in 2009, would be publicly livestreamed. Archbishop Paul S. Coakley, president of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops issued the following statement sharply condemning the decision of the U.S. government:
"It is with shock and great sorrow that I have learned of the Department of War's decision to publicly livestream the execution of Nidal Hassan. Our God is the God of life. In no way can Hassan's actions be condoned but this decision is a barbaric promotion of a culture of death and must be reconsidered. The word of God exhorts us: 'do not repay anyone evil for evil' (Romans 12:17). The public execution even of one who has done grave harm will only further undermine the moral fabric of our nation and be a blight on the conscience of its people.United States
Conference of
Catholic Bishops
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"It is with shock and great sorrow that I have learned of the Department of War's decision to publicly livestream the execution of Nidal Hassan. Our God is the God of life. In no way can Hassan's actions be condoned but this decision is a barbaric promotion of a culture of death and must be reconsidered. The word of God exhorts us: 'do not repay anyone evil for evil' (Romans 12:17). The public execution even of one who has done grave harm will only further undermine the moral fabric of our nation and be a blight on the conscience of its people.
"I pray for the intercession of Our Lady of Good Counsel that we as a nation may always choose life even in the most trying times and circumstances."
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Emily Belz @emilybelz.bsky.social · 10/10/2026
Meanwhile in NYC: a Trump-appointed judge in another case said ICE agents lied and fabricated records after they arrested a US citizen and left him with head injuries www.nytimes.com/2026/10/06/n...
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Trump-Appointed Judge Accuses ICE of Lying and Fabricating Records (Gift Article)
Two men were mistakenly arrested in the Bronx by Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents. Gary R. Brown, a federal judge, condemned the agency’s actions.
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Jeremy Berg @jeremymberg.bsky.social · 10/10/2026
New email to Director Bhattacharya about the unethical hepatitis B study. 1/3
Dear Director Bhattacharya:

According to public reporting, the CDC is preparing to fund the previously blocked study of hepatitis B vaccination on newborns in Guinea-Bissau (https://www.theguardian.com/society/2026/oct/09/vaccine-trial-guinea-bissau-rfk-jr ). Based on this reporting, the ethics board in Denmark which approved this had never considered medical studies previously, and four members of the board resigned in protest of the approval.
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Le Monde in English @english.lemonde.fr · 10/10/2026
ICE agents in the US are chasing Haitians: 'No one goes out anymore, the streets and churches are deserted, people are afraid of being arrested'
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ICE agents in the US are chasing Haitians: 'No one goes out anymore, the streets and churches are deserted, people are afraid of being arrested'
Since the end, on July 27, of a protective status that had allowed Haitians to reside in the United States, 350,000 of them have faced the threat of deportation by federal immigration authorities. Many no longer dare to leave their homes.
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Mayor Zohran Kwame Mamdani @mayor.nyc.gov · 09/10/2026
This afternoon in Marble Hill, a New Yorker was shot by an ICE agent in a residential neighborhood. Early reports indicate agents surrounded him and a 5-year-old child in his car before firing multiple rounds. We believe the child was physically unharmed.

This is an unconscionable and incredibly serious situation. I have called the President; when we speak I will demand that he ends all ICE enforcement actions in our city. I will not stand by while ICE agents terrorize our communities.

Our thoughts are with the injured New Yorker and his family tonight. We are praying for his recovery.

Get ICE out of our neighborhoods. Get ICE out of our hospitals. Get ICE off our streets. Get ICE away from our children.

Abolish ICE.
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FactPost @factpostnews.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
Willie Nelson has endorsed James Talarico for U.S. Senate: "He's a good man who will be a good senator for the state of Texas. Please vote, and vote for James Talarico."
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Stand Up for Science! @standupforscience.net · 08/10/2026
The CDC just re-opened a previously shelved study that would withhold the hepatitis B vaccine from children in Guinea-Bissau, despite decades of evidence showing it is safe and effective. This is a violation of human rights, using “science” to harm some of the most vulnerable people in the world.
Breaking-news graphic featuring a photo of RFK Jr with headline that reads "RFK JR. TO GIVE 1.6M IN CDC FUNDS TO EXPERIMENT ON AFRICAN BABIES IN UNETHICAL TRIAL"
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FactPost @factpostnews.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
Contractor who turned a warehouse into an illegal ICE detention facility: "Stephen Miller did not want the facilities that were comfortable. He did not want facilities that were humane. We were told point-blank that that was not what the administration wanted ... He wanted it to be cruel."
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Walter Olson @walterolson.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
Death of a handyman: ICE cited “convictions for driving with expired vehicle registration” and an unspecified judgment against him in favor of the Maryland comptroller. The 47-year-old Curo-Churata "had volunteered to leave the country on his own, but a judge denied the request."
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Laurel father and husband died in ICE custody in Louisiana
Julián Curo-Churata lived in Laurel for about 17 years before he was detained in June by Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents. He died in the agency’s custody on Sept. 29.
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FactPost @factpostnews.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
Trump's economy:
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Katrina Miller @katrinamillerphd.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
neutrinos ftw! Halzen was actually the first scientist i interviewed for my first real journalism byline, back in 2021. was a pleasure chatting with him again. www.nytimes.com/2026/10/06/s...
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Nobel Prize in Physics Is Awarded to Francis Halzen for Work on Neutrinos (Gift Article)
The Nobel Committee honored Francis Halzen for his “vision and scientific leadership” of a telescope within the ice at the South Pole.
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FactPost @factpostnews.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
Democratic nominee for Governor of Georgia, Keisha Lance Bottoms: I have repeatedly said that I want to expand Medicaid in Georgia. My opponent won't. 300,000 people in this state are without coverage because we didn't expand Medicaid. 600,000 have dropped insurance since the beginning of the year.
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The Independent @the-independent.com · 07/10/2026
Trump claims he’s ‘flipping races’ with his rally-a-day blitz. It’s not Republicans he’s helping
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Trump claims he’s ‘flipping races’ with rallies. It’s not Republicans he’s helping
The president insists he can help his party defy the polls, even as Republicans who voted for him sour on his policies and increasingly erratic behavior and comments in the home stretch to Election Day, writes Andrew Feinberg
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Luis Ferré-Sadurní @luisferre7.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
NEW: A federal judge in New York appointed by President Trump accused ICE of lying and fabricating records to cover up illegal arrests. Judge Gary R. Brown ruled on a case where ICE mistakenly arrested two Hispanic men, including a US citizen. Gift link: www.nytimes.com/2026/10/06/n...
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Trump-Appointed Judge Accuses ICE of Lying and Fabricating Records (Gift Article)
Two men were mistakenly arrested in the Bronx by Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents. Gary R. Brown, a federal judge, condemned the agency’s actions.
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Christopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · 04/10/2026
And if you live in Texas and recently registered, you might not be. Check today. #BlueWaveIn30Days Get it handled. Then help somebody else do the same. IWillVote.com
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Rich Stearns @richstearns.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
“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 · 03/10/2026
“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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@GonzoCNJ @gonzonj.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
You’ve got the wind… now where’s the water? 😂🌬️💦
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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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