Rob
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CDC funded study withholds hepatitis B vaccine from some newborns in Guinea-Bissau for comparison data. Scientists call it unethical. Vaccine's been safe for 30 years. Why delay it now just for this study? Originally published by @notus.com 
CDC to Fund Controversial Study on Infant Hepatitis B Vaccines
The study, to take place in West Africa, prompted outcry from scientists who say it’s design is unethical.
f.mtr.cool
December 23, 2025 at 5:30 PM
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Fresh tranche of Epstein files includes more mentions of Trump
Fresh tranche of Epstein files includes more mentions of Trump
The trove includes thousands of additional pages of material, including a 2020 email that contains new detail about Trump’s trips on Epstein’s private jet in the 1990s.
www.thestar.com
December 23, 2025 at 5:31 PM
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A loss of trust in institutions charged with upholding law and order can have real consequences. Trust underpins people’s compliance, such as paying taxes or fulfilling jury duties
Trust in Britain’s judicial system and police has plunged
Particularly among Reform UK voters
econ.st
December 23, 2025 at 9:20 AM
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Despite CBS News announcing it would pull a "60 Minutes" report about the Trump administration's sending detainees to a maximum-security "mega-prison" in El Salvador, the intended segment is circulating online, having been streamed in Canada.
Postponed '60 Minutes' segment on Salvadoran prison is streamed by Canadian outlet
CBS News under its new editor-in-chief pulled the segment which was to run Sunday in the U.S., generating criticism — including from the correspondent who reported on it.
nbcnews.to
December 23, 2025 at 10:00 AM
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23 Dec 2025 @rikiwilchins.bsky.social -- UK court rules that a trans man with full Gender Recognition Certificate issued by British government still cannot be registered as father on the birth certificates of the children he and his wife have. The decision does not preclude him adopting them.
High Court rules transgender father cannot be named on birth certificate - Today's Family Lawyer
High Court rules transgender father cannot be named on birth certificate: A High Court judgment confirming that a transgender man cannot be registered as the father on the birth certificate of his chi...
todaysfamilylawyer.co.uk
December 23, 2025 at 11:02 AM
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Good explainer by Mermaids for those of us in the colonies (and elsewhere) who are unfamiliar with the Tory's Sullivan Review, published earlier this year. Sullivan is also associated with the anti-trans group Sex Matters.
Academic threatens to sue university after pro-trans students disrupted talk
An academic has threatened to sue a university after a talk she gave on sex and gender was interrupted by trans rights protesters.
www.thepinknews.com
December 23, 2025 at 11:22 AM
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Children are dying ovat hypothermia where 92 % of housing is destroyed or damages, and Israel is blocking all but a limited amount of tents and all caravans, barracks and reconstruction materials from being brought in.
December 23, 2025 at 12:19 PM
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Meanwhile Rachel Reeves: "I am a Zionist!"

www.youtube.com/watch?v=rKps...
EXPOSED: Rachel Reeves’ Vile Pro-Israel Speech
YouTube video by Owen Jones
www.youtube.com
December 23, 2025 at 12:19 PM
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Record deportations, record deaths—inside ICE and on the border. Can faster returns cut the toll?
Uncommon Knowledge: The Body Count to Test Trump’s Deportation Boom
www.newsweek.com
December 23, 2025 at 12:09 PM
December 21, 2025 at 4:15 PM
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BREAKING: The Justice Department appears to have pulled a photo containing images of President Trump from the thousands of files related to convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein it released Friday.
DOJ Likely Pulled Photo of Trump from Released Epstein Files
Read more here.
www.democracydocket.com
December 20, 2025 at 5:53 PM
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The kitchen helping trans New Yorkers celebrate the holidays
The kitchen helping trans New Yorkers celebrate the holidays
Qween Jean’s Black Trans Liberation Kitchen brings chosen family together over a feast.
www.motherjones.com
December 18, 2025 at 4:42 PM
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In light of more damning reporting on Trump and Epstein's disturbing pursuit of women—many of them models—read our 2016 investigation into the former models of Trump Model Management, who said they violated immigration rules and worked illegally.
Former models for Donald Trump's agency say they violated immigration rules and worked illegally
"It's like modern-day slavery."
www.motherjones.com
December 18, 2025 at 4:55 PM
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Donald Trump's White House address on Wednesday night upset more than a handful of Republican Party lawmakers, who reached out afterwards to MS NOW's Jonathan Lemire to express their dismay.
'This isn't going to help': Republican lawmakers panicked over Trump speech
Donald Trump's White House address on Wednesday night upset more than a handful of Republican Party lawmakers, who reached out afterwards to MS NOW’s Jonathan Lemire to express their dismay.Discussing the speech, which “Morning Joe” co-host Joe Scarborough pointed out was mostly notable for the pres...
bit.ly
December 18, 2025 at 5:01 PM
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Donald Trump gave an 18 minute address to the nation last night, in which he lied, on average, every 22 seconds.
50 lies Donald Trump told in his unhinged 18 minute address to the nation
www.mirror.co.uk
December 18, 2025 at 5:03 PM
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The Department of Homeland Security fast-tracked a contract worth almost $1 billion to a company led by a donor to a pro-Trump nonprofit group where one of the officials overseeing the deal previously worked, according to records reviewed by The Post.
DHS fast-tracked $1 billion contract to pro-Trump donor’s company
A DHS official leading the process previously worked at the America First Policy Institute, a pro-Trump nonprofit where the contractor’s CEO was a donor.
wapo.st
December 17, 2025 at 3:00 PM
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World Cup nations Senegal and Côte d’Ivoire added to Trump travel ban
World Cup nations Senegal and Côte d’Ivoire added to Trump travel ban
World Cup nations Senegal and Côte d’Ivoire added to Trump travel ban
www.independent.co.uk
December 17, 2025 at 4:08 PM
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Trump’s crude disdain for Rob Reiner was undoubtedly rooted in the fact that the slain filmmaker so ably used his talents to help dethrone Trump in 2020.
https://bit.ly/3MFqXtT
How Rob Reiner Tipped the Balance Against Donald Trump
Trump's crude disdain for the slain filmmaker was undoubtedly rooted in the fact that Reiner so ably used his talents to help dethrone him in 2020.
bit.ly
December 17, 2025 at 4:25 PM
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LATEST: House Speaker Mike Johnson says he won't call a vote to extend enhanced subsidies under the Affordable Care Act, effectively guaranteeing they will expire at the end of this month.
House Republican leaders ditch vote on ACA funding, all but ensuring premiums will rise
Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., said Republicans worked on the issue throughout the weekend but could not come to an agreement with a group of members who want the funds extended.
nbcnews.to
December 16, 2025 at 5:41 PM
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A pediatrician was accused of sexually assaulting a 16-year-old with an intellectual disability at an Elgin hotel last month.
Chicago pediatrician accused of sexually assaulting 16-year-old with intellectual disability at Elgin hotel
chicago.suntimes.com
December 16, 2025 at 5:51 PM
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Updated yesterday: Eight men were killed in three vessels that were struck in the Eastern Pacific, according to the Pentagon's U.S. Southern Command. One of the three was at a full stop in a military video clip.

www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
Tracking U.S. Military Killings in Boat Attacks
In three months, the Trump administration has killed scores of people it accused of smuggling drugs aboard boats. Here are the acknowledged strikes so far.
www.nytimes.com
December 16, 2025 at 6:07 PM
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Eight alleged "narco-terrorists" are killed in U.S. strikes on three suspected drug vessels in the eastern Pacific, defense officials announce.
U.S. military says new strikes on 3 suspected drug boats killed 8 on board
U.S. Southern Command said the boats were moving along known drug routes and were operated by U.S.-designated narco-terror organizations.
nbcnews.to
December 16, 2025 at 6:20 PM