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Trump would leave students with disabilities more vulnerable as he seeks to shift special education services to an ill-equipped agency. More will likely to be left out and left behind, with inadequate oversight of critical services and protections.
The challenge of moving special education out of the Education Department
Some Republican lawmakers also want to ensure the federal government meets its legal obligations to students with disabilities as President Donald Trump seeks to shutter the agency.
www.politico.com
December 27, 2025 at 4:59 PM
Trump would leave students with disabilities more vulnerable as he seeks to shift special education services to an ill-equipped agency. More will likely to be left out and left behind, with inadequate oversight of critical services and protections.
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ICE has long used the latest spy tech to pursue immigrants — but now it’s also targeting anti-ICE protesters and anyone who allegedly funds them. bit.ly/3Kq348R
ICE Wants to Go After Dissenters as well as Immigrants
The Trump administration is being open about its plans to violate Americans’ First and Fourth Amendment rights.
www.brennancenter.org
December 27, 2025 at 5:36 PM
ICE has long used the latest spy tech to pursue immigrants — but now it’s also targeting anti-ICE protesters and anyone who allegedly funds them. bit.ly/3Kq348R
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Actual 2025 tariff rates are, to date, far less than statutory rates, but the costs of the tariffs are mostly borne by the US – estimated tariff pass-through to US prices in 2025 is 94%. Tariffs on imports act like a 1 to 2pp tax on US manufacturing. brentneiman.com/research/GN2...
December 27, 2025 at 2:04 PM
Actual 2025 tariff rates are, to date, far less than statutory rates, but the costs of the tariffs are mostly borne by the US – estimated tariff pass-through to US prices in 2025 is 94%. Tariffs on imports act like a 1 to 2pp tax on US manufacturing. brentneiman.com/research/GN2...
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NEW: Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov reiterated that the Kremlin will not sign any peace agreements to end the war in Ukraine “right now.” 🧵(1/12)
Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, December 26, 2025: isw.pub/UkrWar122625
Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, December 26, 2025: isw.pub/UkrWar122625
December 27, 2025 at 5:45 AM
NEW: Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov reiterated that the Kremlin will not sign any peace agreements to end the war in Ukraine “right now.” 🧵(1/12)
Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, December 26, 2025: isw.pub/UkrWar122625
Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, December 26, 2025: isw.pub/UkrWar122625
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Ukraine is not somewhere far away. It is here,nearby,in Europe
The war continues.Russia is terrorizing peaceful cities in Europe.
#Kyiv is a multi-million city. About 4-5 million people live here, including internally displaced persons.Together with the suburbs, the population is around 7 million⤵️
The war continues.Russia is terrorizing peaceful cities in Europe.
#Kyiv is a multi-million city. About 4-5 million people live here, including internally displaced persons.Together with the suburbs, the population is around 7 million⤵️
December 27, 2025 at 10:18 AM
Ukraine is not somewhere far away. It is here,nearby,in Europe
The war continues.Russia is terrorizing peaceful cities in Europe.
#Kyiv is a multi-million city. About 4-5 million people live here, including internally displaced persons.Together with the suburbs, the population is around 7 million⤵️
The war continues.Russia is terrorizing peaceful cities in Europe.
#Kyiv is a multi-million city. About 4-5 million people live here, including internally displaced persons.Together with the suburbs, the population is around 7 million⤵️
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The New Deal and Civil Rights - two pillars of American society that I grew up with. Our national moral code that defined where we were always headed, even if we disagreed on how to get there. No more.
Finally had a chance to read this Incredible piece by @gregsargent.bsky.social that documents Miller’s attempt to undo and reverse the 1965 immigration settlement and reveals how central this effort is to the administration’s reactionary aim to take down the New Deal and civil rights orders.
December 27, 2025 at 2:22 PM
The New Deal and Civil Rights - two pillars of American society that I grew up with. Our national moral code that defined where we were always headed, even if we disagreed on how to get there. No more.
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Apples, oranges and bananas are sold in abundance in supermarkets throughout the country. But some say the most American fruit is one you’ll likely never see in the produce department, and it’s one you’ve probably never heard of. https://to.pbs.org/4o9epsl
The pawpaw: America's forgotten native fruit finds new popularity
Apples, oranges and bananas are sold in abundance in supermarkets throughout the country. But some say the most American fruit is one you'll likely never see in the produce department, and it's one you've probably never heard of. Deema Zein bites into t...
www.pbs.org
December 27, 2025 at 1:03 AM
Apples, oranges and bananas are sold in abundance in supermarkets throughout the country. But some say the most American fruit is one you’ll likely never see in the produce department, and it’s one you’ve probably never heard of. https://to.pbs.org/4o9epsl
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NO, NYTIMES, IT IS NOT THE DEPARTMENT OF WAR https://www.nytimes.com/2025/12/26/world/africa/trump-isis-strikes-nigeria-christians-facts.html
December 27, 2025 at 12:53 AM
NO, NYTIMES, IT IS NOT THE DEPARTMENT OF WAR https://www.nytimes.com/2025/12/26/world/africa/trump-isis-strikes-nigeria-christians-facts.html
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This administration is only for free speech when it agrees with it.
Using “free speech” as a pretext to punish those critical of Trump and Musk, or advocating for digital safety, undermines the law itself. That’s a dangerous precedent, Secretary Rubio.
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/23/t...
Using “free speech” as a pretext to punish those critical of Trump and Musk, or advocating for digital safety, undermines the law itself. That’s a dangerous precedent, Secretary Rubio.
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/23/t...
U.S. Bars 5 European Tech Regulators and Researchers
www.nytimes.com
December 24, 2025 at 6:07 PM
This administration is only for free speech when it agrees with it.
Using “free speech” as a pretext to punish those critical of Trump and Musk, or advocating for digital safety, undermines the law itself. That’s a dangerous precedent, Secretary Rubio.
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/23/t...
Using “free speech” as a pretext to punish those critical of Trump and Musk, or advocating for digital safety, undermines the law itself. That’s a dangerous precedent, Secretary Rubio.
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/23/t...
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A bipartisan group of US senators released a statement on Russia's Christmas attacks of Ukraine,calling Putin "a ruthless murderer"with no interest in peace
They reiterated that Zelenskyy agreed to a Christmas truce,while Putin declined
Thank you for your support!
foreign.senate.gov/press/dem/rele…
They reiterated that Zelenskyy agreed to a Christmas truce,while Putin declined
Thank you for your support!
foreign.senate.gov/press/dem/rele…
December 26, 2025 at 8:57 AM
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ICE detain father shopping on Christmas Eve—then steal his family's groceries.
Then 3 agents divvy up his paid for food—taking what they want for themselves.
"Can I just get the wife's number to call and let her know?" woman asks.
"No, guess he should've complied," agent says.
Yakima, Washington
Then 3 agents divvy up his paid for food—taking what they want for themselves.
"Can I just get the wife's number to call and let her know?" woman asks.
"No, guess he should've complied," agent says.
Yakima, Washington
December 25, 2025 at 7:03 PM
ICE detain father shopping on Christmas Eve—then steal his family's groceries.
Then 3 agents divvy up his paid for food—taking what they want for themselves.
"Can I just get the wife's number to call and let her know?" woman asks.
"No, guess he should've complied," agent says.
Yakima, Washington
Then 3 agents divvy up his paid for food—taking what they want for themselves.
"Can I just get the wife's number to call and let her know?" woman asks.
"No, guess he should've complied," agent says.
Yakima, Washington
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The original Betty Boop, the first four Nancy Drew books and Greta Garbo's first talkie are among the many works from 1930 that will be free to use, share and remake starting on Jan. 1. n.pr/4scrT9d
The cultural works becoming public domain in 2026, from Betty Boop to Nancy Drew
The original Betty Boop, the first four Nancy Drew books and Greta Garbo's first talkie are among the many works from 1930 that will be free to use, share and remake starting on Jan. 1.
n.pr
December 26, 2025 at 11:06 AM
The original Betty Boop, the first four Nancy Drew books and Greta Garbo's first talkie are among the many works from 1930 that will be free to use, share and remake starting on Jan. 1. n.pr/4scrT9d
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Researchers who told people to either buy themselves a gift or give one to a stranger, found those who gave to others felt a lot happier.
Giving gifts boosts happiness, research shows. So why do we feel frazzled?
Researchers who told people to either buy themselves a gift or give one to a stranger, found those who gave to others felt a lot happier. Here's how to get the mood boost without the shopping stress.
n.pr
December 25, 2025 at 10:52 AM
Researchers who told people to either buy themselves a gift or give one to a stranger, found those who gave to others felt a lot happier.
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Another immigrant died in ICE custody, aka GEO Group private prison.
Fouad Saeed Abdulkadir, a 46-year-old Eritrean imam and lawful permanent resident from Ohio, died while in U.S.
ICE custody at the Moshannon Valley Processing Center in Philipsburg, Pennsylvania on December 14, 2025.
Fouad Saeed Abdulkadir, a 46-year-old Eritrean imam and lawful permanent resident from Ohio, died while in U.S.
ICE custody at the Moshannon Valley Processing Center in Philipsburg, Pennsylvania on December 14, 2025.
December 25, 2025 at 4:35 AM
Another immigrant died in ICE custody, aka GEO Group private prison.
Fouad Saeed Abdulkadir, a 46-year-old Eritrean imam and lawful permanent resident from Ohio, died while in U.S.
ICE custody at the Moshannon Valley Processing Center in Philipsburg, Pennsylvania on December 14, 2025.
Fouad Saeed Abdulkadir, a 46-year-old Eritrean imam and lawful permanent resident from Ohio, died while in U.S.
ICE custody at the Moshannon Valley Processing Center in Philipsburg, Pennsylvania on December 14, 2025.
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Wish you all a Merry Christmas. Stay safe and don't forget to check the weather before you head out. weather.gov.
December 25, 2025 at 1:00 PM
Wish you all a Merry Christmas. Stay safe and don't forget to check the weather before you head out. weather.gov.
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For CJR’s Journalism 2050 Issue, Amos Barshad examines the companies promising to save humanity from our conspiratorial online disinformation hell. Do they have any hope of success?
Bias Busters: Cataloguing news in the hope of saving humanity from our conspiratorial online disinformation hell.
The busy work of cataloguing news in the hope of saving humanity from our conspiratorial online disinformation hell.
www.cjr.org
December 25, 2025 at 1:01 PM
For CJR’s Journalism 2050 Issue, Amos Barshad examines the companies promising to save humanity from our conspiratorial online disinformation hell. Do they have any hope of success?
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In tumultuous times, we believe in being prepared, not scared.
We’ve distilled the advice our trainers have shared with thousands of journalists over the years into the actionable, concrete steps in our 2026 journalist’s digital security checklist:
We’ve distilled the advice our trainers have shared with thousands of journalists over the years into the actionable, concrete steps in our 2026 journalist’s digital security checklist:
The 2026 journalist’s digital security checklist
Our digital security training team's checklist to help journalists secure their digital life.
freedom.press
December 25, 2025 at 2:01 PM
In tumultuous times, we believe in being prepared, not scared.
We’ve distilled the advice our trainers have shared with thousands of journalists over the years into the actionable, concrete steps in our 2026 journalist’s digital security checklist:
We’ve distilled the advice our trainers have shared with thousands of journalists over the years into the actionable, concrete steps in our 2026 journalist’s digital security checklist:
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In the nascent field of mycoforestry, tree-growers are combining saplings with symbiotic fungi to grow timber and mushrooms on the same plots of land.
How Christmas Trees Could Become a Source of Low-Carbon Protein
In the nascent field of mycoforestry, tree-growers are combining saplings with symbiotic fungi to grow timber and mushrooms on the same plots of land.
wrd.cm
December 25, 2025 at 2:15 PM
In the nascent field of mycoforestry, tree-growers are combining saplings with symbiotic fungi to grow timber and mushrooms on the same plots of land.
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Сommunities across Ukraine have benefited from Germany’s support through the German federal enterprise Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ), helping secure reliable energy for over 1.5 million people.
With Germany’s help, Ukrainian communities keep kindergartens and hospitals running through blackouts
In the winter of 2023, just after Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine began, Natalia Kovalenko, the director of one of the largest kindergartens in Kyiv Oblast, was grappling with challenges that ...
kyivindependent.com
December 25, 2025 at 3:10 PM
Сommunities across Ukraine have benefited from Germany’s support through the German federal enterprise Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ), helping secure reliable energy for over 1.5 million people.
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The genocide will continue until morale improves.
"We’re monitoring what you do online. Disseminating, writing, or publishing inciting content online is considered a terrorist crime in every sense and may lead to arrest or imprisonment. We have warned you."
Israel warns Palestinians that posting about their suffering will be considered terrorism.
Israel warns Palestinians that posting about their suffering will be considered terrorism.
December 25, 2025 at 3:11 PM
The genocide will continue until morale improves.
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Thousands flocked to Bethlehem's Manger Square on Christmas Eve. It's in the occupied West Bank, and celebrations were canceled over the last two years because of the Israel-Hamas war. https://to.pbs.org/45rByz1
Palestinians mark Christmas in Bethlehem while navigating life during conflict
Thousands flocked to Bethlehem's Manger Square on Christmas Eve, the spot where Christians believe Jesus was born. It's in the occupied West Bank, and celebrations were canceled over the last two year...
to.pbs.org
December 25, 2025 at 3:00 AM
Thousands flocked to Bethlehem's Manger Square on Christmas Eve. It's in the occupied West Bank, and celebrations were canceled over the last two years because of the Israel-Hamas war. https://to.pbs.org/45rByz1
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This is absurd.
The US State Department imposed visa sanctions on a former top European Union official and employees of organizations that combat disinformation for alleged censorship.
State Department imposes sanctions on former EU official, disinformation group leaders for ‘censorship’ | CNN Politics
The US State Department on Tuesday imposed visa sanctions on a former top European Union official and employees of organizations that combat disinformation for alleged censorship – sharply ratcheting ...
www.cnn.com
December 24, 2025 at 10:19 AM
This is absurd.
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Today, people consider "Yule" synonymous with "Christmas." But centuries ago, Yule meant something different — a pagan mid-winter festival, dating back to pre-Christian Germanic people. n.pr/3YaZPp6
How cozy Yuletide traditions got their start with raging parties and animal sacrifice
Today, people consider "Yule" synonymous with "Christmas." But centuries ago, Yule meant something different — a pagan mid-winter festival, dating back to pre-Christian Germanic people.
n.pr
December 24, 2025 at 10:23 AM
Today, people consider "Yule" synonymous with "Christmas." But centuries ago, Yule meant something different — a pagan mid-winter festival, dating back to pre-Christian Germanic people. n.pr/3YaZPp6
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AN NPR survey finds that people with disability still find hotels unaccommodating, even 35 years after passage of the Americans with Disabilities Act. n.pr/48VPxj2
35 years after ADA, people with disabilities still find hotels unaccommodating
AN NPR survey finds that people with disability still find hotels unaccommodating, even 35 years after passage of the Americans with Disabilities Act.
n.pr
December 24, 2025 at 11:24 AM
AN NPR survey finds that people with disability still find hotels unaccommodating, even 35 years after passage of the Americans with Disabilities Act. n.pr/48VPxj2