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Mark Bennett

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I am many things, but now only resisting the coming Trump fascist regime matters. Ph.D. in chemical engineering from M.I.T. Graduated magna cum laude from University of Pennsylvania in bioengineering (with minor in electrical engineering).

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Sherrilyn Ifill @sifill.bsky.social · 25/07/2025
So then her credibility is not a question. She has no credibility. Period.
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USA TODAY @usatoday.com · 25/07/2025
The Season 27 premiere of “South Park” tore into President Donald Trump, showing him literally getting into bed naked with Satan. bit.ly/4lKRum6
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RNS @rns.org · 25/03/2025
The Rev. Jim Rigby has one question on his mind these days: What’s the plan if immigration officers knock on his church’s doors?
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These churches offer shelter and sanctuary to vulnerable migrants. Here's why
(NPR) — Under the Trump administration, churches are now thinking more expansively about the concept of sanctuary to include migrants who fear that new policies could suddenly make them vulnerable to…
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Mother Jones @motherjones.com · 25/03/2025
Bernie Sanders' Fight Oligarchy tour has drawn record numbers of Americans in its first days. So we went to Tucson to see what was drawing them to the message he's been championing for years. "This is the direction the Democratic Party needs to go." "I'm fucking pissed."
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Bernie Sanders has been warning about oligarchy for years. People are finally listening.
The Vermont senator’s Fighting Oligarchy tour offers a lifeline to flailing Democrats—and a warning to their leaders.
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The Salt Lake Tribune @sltrib.com · 25/03/2025
The Bureau of Land Management owns 22.8 million acres of land in Utah — nearly 42% of the state — and employed 952 Utahns in 2024, according to a report. Records show 55 employees have been fired, resigned or had job offers rescinded since Jan. 20.
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The BLM in Utah has lost park rangers, engineers and geologists in a matter of months. See where.
“By streamlining operations and reducing unnecessary positions, we are strengthening our ability to serve the public," a BLM spokesperson said.
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Reuters @reuters.com · 25/03/2025
China remains the United States' top military and cyber threat, according to a report by US intelligence agencies that said Beijing was making 'steady but uneven' progress on capabilities it could use to capture Taiwan reut.rs/4c7aEPl
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China poses biggest military, cyber threat to US, intel chiefs say
China remains the United States' top military and cyber threat, according to a report by U.S. intelligence agencies published on Tuesday that said Beijing was making "steady but uneven" progress on capabilities it could use to capture Taiwan.
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Arizona Mirror @azmirror.com · 25/03/2025
Tradeswomen have spent decades fighting for their place in the skilled trades. Now they’re suing the government over its DEI policies. via @jkutzie.bsky.social/@19thnews.org
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The uphill battle to bring women into construction jobs could be lost under Trump
Tradeswomen have spent decades fighting for their place in the skilled trades. Now they’re suing the government over its DEI policies.
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CNBC @cnbc.com · 25/03/2025
President Donald Trump is urging oil producers to “drill, baby, drill.” U.S. oil and gas investors may not be on board with the plan.
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Why oil companies may not love Pres. Trump's 'drill, baby, drill' agenda
President Donald Trump is seeking lower energy costs for U.S. consumers. His policies may affect oil and gas companies' profit margins.
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Ukrainska Pravda 🇺🇦 @pravda.ua · 25/03/2025
💯 Zelenskyy: US-Russia agreement easing access to global markets weakens sanctions targeting Moscow
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Zelenskyy: US-Russia agreement easing access to global markets weakens sanctions targeting Moscow
Kyiv views the US agreement to facilitate Russia’s access to global markets for agricultural products and fertilisers as a weakening of sanctions against Moscow.
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NBC News @nbcnews.com · 25/03/2025
Speaker Mike Johnson floats the possibility of Congress eliminating federal courts. This comes as courts have blocked a series of actions taken by the Trump administration, along with Trump and his allies calling for the impeachment of certain district court judges.
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Speaker Mike Johnson floats eliminating federal courts as GOP ramps up attacks on judges
Republican lawmakers are setting their sights on the judiciary following court rulings that have halted Trump's agenda.
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The Times and Sunday Times @thetimes.com · 25/03/2025
Members of online networks, many of them teenage boys, manipulate victims into abusing themselves, their siblings and their pets on camera ⬇️
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‘Sadistic’ gangs blackmailing girls online, NCA warns
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West Virginia Watch @westvirginiawatch.com · 25/03/2025
The West Virginia Senate is considering legislation that would prohibit homeless people and others from “camping” on public property throughout the state, reports @lorikerseywv.bsky.social
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WV homeless services providers oppose camping ban being considered in Senate • West Virginia Watch
The West Virginia Senate is considering legislation that would prohibit homeless people from camping on public property throughout the state.
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The New Republic @newrepublic.com · 25/03/2025
BREAKING: last week a department-wide email went out warning everyone in the DOD that “Russian professional hacking groups are ... targeting Signal Messenger to spy on persons of interest.”
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Trump Officials Ignored Major Pentagon Warning in War Plans Group Chat
The Pentagon sent out a clear warning one week before that group chat disaster.
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The New York Times @nytimes.com · 25/03/2025
Greenland is trying to hold on tight to its culture amid dizzying changes caused by a warming climate and global attention. Greenlanders say they don’t want to have to choose between embracing the future and honoring their heritage. nyti.ms/4l1sNlB
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Prism @prismreports.org · 25/03/2025
O Cinema found itself at the center of a political firestorm & eviction threat after showing “No Other Land.” In a significant victory for free expression, the Miami Beach mayor withdrew his threat to evict O Cinema after public outcry & fears of government retaliation, @alexmar.bsky.social reports.
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Mayor drops eviction threat against O Cinema for screening ‘No Other Land’
Miami Beach community members and free speech advocates remain vigilant over retaliation and censorship of the independent theater
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The Verge @theverge.com · 25/03/2025
GM-backed ‘coast-to-coast’ EV charging network grows to 130 locations
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GM-backed ‘coast-to-coast’ EV charging network grows to 130 locations
Shrinking range anxiety.
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IrishStar.com @irishstar.com · 25/03/2025
White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt has issued a surprising response to the text messages leak that occurred on Monday, seemingly implying that the journalist who was added to the group chat is to blame for what has happened.
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Karoline Leavitt desperately tries to calm 'leaks' storm with 3-point message
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NBC News @nbcnews.com · 25/03/2025
A new NATO naval patrol known as Baltic Sentry is targeting Russian ships cutting undersea cables that carry of data and power to northern Europe.
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The high-stakes geopolitical game unfolding in the Baltic Sea
NBC News joined a NATO flotilla as it sailed the icy sea hunting Russian saboteurs accused of targeting undersea cables.
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Toronto Star @thestar.com · 25/03/2025
Donald Trump hates his Colorado portrait? Canada should make thousands more. Let’s turn our country into one big gallery of mocking effigies. #Opinion
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Vinay Menon: Donald Trump hates his portrait in Colorado? Canada should turn itself into one big gallery of mocking Trump effigies
A portrait of Trump that he didn’t like has been removed from the Colorado State Capitol. What if we weaponized his delusional vanity against him?
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The Washington Post @washingtonpost.com · 25/03/2025
An iPad covered in mud and discovered after more than five years in the Thames has provided a crucial piece of evidence leading to the convictions of three men in a murder plot, London police said.
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An iPad spent five years in a river — then helped crack a murder plot
The discovery of the muddy tablet on the banks of the Thames — nonfunctional but with a SIM card intact — helped London police convict three men in the attempted killing.
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Toronto Star @thestar.com · 25/03/2025
Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre has pledged that he won’t entirely dismantle two of the Liberals’ flagship social programs if elected prime minister, but questions remain about who would still receive coverage — and how.
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Pierre Poilievre says he’d support Liberal pharmacare, dental care programs: ‘No one who has them will lose them’
Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre has pledged that he won’t entirely dismantle two of the Liberals’ flagship programs if elected, pharmacare and dental care.
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Sky News @news.sky.com · 25/03/2025
H5N1 strain of bird flu has potential to become pandemic, says UK expert
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H5N1 strain of bird flu has potential to become pandemic, says UK expert
The H5N1 strain of bird flu has the "potential to become a pandemic", according to an expert at the UK Health Security Agency.
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The New York Times @nytimes.com · 25/03/2025
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, in an extraordinary breach of U.S. national security intelligence, disclosed war plans in a group chat that included the top editor of The Atlantic two hours before U.S. troops launched attacks against the Houthi militia in Yemen, the White House said.
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Hegseth Disclosed Secret War Plans in Group Chat With Atlantic Journalist
The conversation among the defense secretary and other national security officials on a commercial messaging app mistakenly included the editor in chief of The Atlantic, Jeffrey Goldberg.
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Heatmap News @heatmap.news · 25/03/2025
🚨 ALERT: Your shrimp cocktail may be in danger 🚨 Elon Musk’s layoffs are targeting NOAA’s fisheries service. @jeva.bsky.social has the full story ⬇️
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How Elon Musk’s Layoffs Are Threatening America’s Shrimp
Hold onto your cocktail sauce.
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Arizona Mirror @azmirror.com · 25/03/2025
Arizona lawmakers: Removing Hayes and Piestewa stories contradicts tribal sovereignty via @diinsilversmith.bsky.social
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Stanton and Ansari demand return of Arizona Native heroes to Pentagon website • Arizona Mirror
Native American veterans Ira Hayes and Lori Piestewa removed from Pentagon website following Trump's DEI ban, despite tribal sovereignty claims
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The Guardian @theguardian.com · 25/03/2025
Heavy ChatGPT users tend to be more lonely, suggests research
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Heavy ChatGPT users tend to be more lonely, suggests research
Studies show those who engage emotionally with bot rely on it more and have fewer real-life relationships Heavy users of ChatGPT tend to be lonelier, more emotionally dependent on the AI tool and have fewer offline social relationships, new research suggests. Only a small number of users engage emotionally with ChatGPT, but those who do are among the heaviest users, according to a pair of studies from OpenAI and the MIT Media Lab. Continue reading...
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Financial Times @financialtimes.com · 25/03/2025
The amateurism of the Trump White House | Opinion www.ft.com/content/7d06370a-4b93-41…
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The amateurism of the Trump White House | Opinion
‘Signalgate’ will send shockwaves through the US security apparatus and foreign allies
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Pasquines @pasquines.us · 25/03/2025
Concerns rise in American Samoa as President Trump's executive order on the Education Department faces scrutiny and potential impact.
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White House Accepts Trump Can’t Close Education Department on His Own
President Trump’s executive order aimed at closing the Education Department has set off alarm bells in American Samoa and around the nation. KHJ News asked the Department of Education  for information...
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Democracy Docket @democracydocket.com · 25/03/2025
A federal judge ruled Monday that Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency has no right under federal law to access sensitive personal information of federal agencies.
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Judge Says DOGE Has No Right To Sensitive Personal Data Held By Federal Agencies
Read more here.
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The New Republic @newrepublic.com · 25/03/2025
RFK Sr. famously said in 1966, “Each time a man stands up for an ideal...those ripples build a current which can sweep down the mightiest walls of oppression and resistance.” When those walls come down don’t expect Jamie Dimon or Jeff Bezos or Big Pharma to be standing at the barricades.
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Political Courage Is Rare. But That’s What Makes It So Important.
We haven’t had much occasion to see our leaders put to the test. But the Trump administration is making strict demands that aren’t easy to meet.
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Euronews @euronews.com · 25/03/2025
Criticism by Denmark's leader Mette Frederiksen comes after the White House announced a US delegation would be visiting the Arctic island.
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US is putting 'unacceptable pressure' on Greenland, Danish PM says
Criticism by Denmark's leader Mette Frederiksen comes after the White House announced a US delegation would be visiting the Arctic island.
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The Times and Sunday Times @thetimes.com · 25/03/2025
The Danish prime minister pledged to take a stand against “unacceptable pressure” from the Trump administration in its efforts to annex Greenland
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We will stand up to Trump on Greenland, says Danish PM
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The Times and Sunday Times @thetimes.com · 25/03/2025
🗣 Steven ‘Dynamo’ Frayne: ‘Performing is where I don’t feel pain. I need it’ The magician’s Crohn’s disease became so severe, he began to self harm. Now thanks to the magic of the NHS, he’s back and performing a 47-night run in Soho ⬇️
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Steven ‘Dynamo’ Frayne: ‘Performing is where I don’t feel pain. I need it’
The magician’s Crohn’s disease became so severe, he began to self harm. Now thanks to the magic of the NHS, he’s back and performing a 47-night run in Soho
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Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists @thebulletin.org · 25/03/2025
To rein in Iran’s nuclear ambitions before it is too late, the Trump administration must ditch its obsession with all-or-nothing absolutism and quick wins, writes Amy J. Nelson. "Instead, it must learn to master the art of strategic compromise." thebulletin.org/2025/03/to-p...
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To prevent Iran's nuclear breakout, Trump must confront a messy reality: diplomacy
To curb Iran's nuclear ambitions before it is too late, the Trump administration has no choice but to learn the art of strategic compromise.
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Baltimore Banner @thebaltimorebanner.com · 25/03/2025
Details emerge about ex-Ravens coach’s alleged hacking scheme to access athletes’ private images
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Details emerge about ex-Ravens coach’s alleged scheme to access athletes’ private images
A judge entered a not-guilty plea for a former Baltimore Ravens, University of Michigan assistant football coach charged with hacking into the computer accounts of college athletes.
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WBUR @wbur.org · 25/03/2025
Several faculty groups at prominent universities, including Harvard, are suing the Trump administration over its recent efforts to arrest, detain or deport pro-Palestinian campus activists.
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Professor groups sue feds, claim Khalil arrest and visa actions created 'climate of fear' on campuses
In a lawsuit filed in federal district court in Boston Tuesday morning, the professor associations, including at Harvard, argue the government's policies have chilled speech at higher education instit...
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Texas Observer @texasobserver.org · 25/03/2025
Earlier: At a moment when our institutions of learning seem to be engulfed in flames, incited by right-wing witch hunts of diversity, equity, and inclusion, The Librarians reminds us how we got here and reveals, perhaps, how we can get out.
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These Librarians Won’t Let America’s Fever Hit Fahrenheit 451
A new documentary shows us our local guardians of intellectual freedom in battle.
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NPR @npr.org · 25/03/2025
This Trump administration official was a key figure in the dismantling of the United States Agency for International Development — and will help set the agenda for the future of foreign aid.
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Pete Marocco tried to upend USAID in 2020 -- and failed. In 2025, he dismantled it
This Trump administration official was a key figure in the dismantling of the United States Agency for International Development — and will help set the agenda for the future of foreign aid.
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Prism @prismreports.org · 25/03/2025
Built on chattel slavery & wage slavery, the U.S. continues to behave as a clumsy, brutal colonial society. Millions of unmoored & undocumented people are being punished at an accelerated pace for the crime of having enriched the wealthiest country on Earth, details Avik Jain Chatlani in an essay.
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A slave society: The U.S. upholds its long history of subjugation
Millions of unmoored and undocumented people are being punished for the crime of having enriched the wealthiest country on Earth
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NBC News @nbcnews.com · 25/03/2025
President Trump’s nominee to lead the Social Security Administration got an earful from Senate Democrats at his confirmation hearing, in the wake of early actions by Elon Musk and DOGE to downsize the agency.
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Democrats grill Social Security nominee over disruptions as Republicans defend Trump
Frank Bisignano, Trump's nominee to lead the Social Security Administration, was pressed at his Senate confirmation hearing to answer for Elon Musk's actions.
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ProPublica @propublica.org · 25/03/2025
LIVE NOW: Reporter @richardawebster.bsky.social is taking your questions on Reddit about his latest investigation for ProPublica and @veritenews.org. Ask him anything ⤵️
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From the IAmA community on Reddit: I’m Richard Webster, a journalist who investigated how junk science helped convict a man now facing execution — even after the experts were discredited. Ask Me Anyth...
Explore this post and more from the IAmA community
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The New York Times @nytimes.com · 25/03/2025
Yunseo Chung, a 21-year-old Columbia University student who is a legal permanent resident and has lived in the U.S. since she was 7, sued President Trump and other high-ranking administration officials after immigration officials tried to arrest and deport her.
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Columbia Student Hunted by ICE Sues to Prevent Deportation
Yunseo Chung, a legal permanent resident who has lived in the U.S. since she was 7, participated in pro-Palestinian demonstrations. Immigration agents visited residences looking for her.
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Vox @vox.com · 25/03/2025
In his new book, @brian-goldstone.bsky.social explores the lives of working families who lack stable housing, challenging the narrative that unemployment causes homelessness. Dig deeper into the invisible housing crisis that official statistics miss. voxdotcom.visitlink.me/Xf_D7Z
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The invisible homeless crisis that official statistics miss
Working full time and homeless in America.
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Vox @vox.com · 25/03/2025
America's homelessness crisis extends far beyond what we see on the streets. @brian-goldstone.bsky.social wants us to pay attention to those who are hidden from public view.
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Raw Story @rawstory.com · 25/03/2025
"My first thought was, ‘This is a witch hunt.’”
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'Witch hunt': Attorneys alarmed as Trump administration now seeks protesters' info
Donald Trump's administration wants the names and nationalities of campus protesters, and civil rights attorneys are concerned about what they'll do with that information.Federal civil rights attorney...
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IrishStar.com @irishstar.com · 25/03/2025
Donald Trump has defended national security adviser Mike Waltz after he accidentally added a journalist to a group chat about sensitive war plans.
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Trump backs national security adviser who put reporter in 'war room' group chat
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The Mirror @mirror.co.uk · 25/03/2025
The shocking leaked war plan messages from Donald Trump's team could expose a major problem for the US President, an expert told The Mirror, after the White House's top brass sensationally added The Atlantic Magazine editor-in-chief Jeffrey Goldberg to a top secret Signal chat.
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Leaked war texts from Trump's team expose major problem nobody is talking about
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Freedom of the Press Foundation @freedom.press · 25/03/2025
The late Daniel Ellsberg, our co-founder and board member, leaked the Pentagon Papers in 1971. We are happy to share a new resource on the papers and issue a reminder that challenging the government’s classification claims can be an act of patriotism.
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The Pentagon Papers
How a leak revealed that lies were the foundation of U.S. policy on Vietnam
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Guardian US @us.theguardian.com · 25/03/2025
Democrats called for further investigations and possible resignations a day after top national security officials texted military plans to a group chat that included journalist. Follow for the latest updates ⬇️
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Democrats call for investigations and possible resignations after ‘sloppy, careless, incompetent’ Signal blunder – live
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WIRED @wired.com · 25/03/2025
Us in the national security team group chat
Big bird sits at a conference table with humans. Appears to be giving a presentation.
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