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“… between 5% and 10% of Israeli weapons fired into Gaza in the past two years have failed to detonate, leaving behind unexploded ordnance that has killed at least 328 people — 24 since the current ceasefire began on Oct. 10.”
They found a 'bucket of lentils.' Then it blew up. The menace of Gaza's unexploded ordnance
The United Nations Mine Action Service estimates between 5% and 10% of Israeli weapons fired into Gaza in the past two years failed to detonate, and unexploded ordnance has killed at least 328 people.
www.npr.org
November 16, 2025 at 11:24 PM
“… between 5% and 10% of Israeli weapons fired into Gaza in the past two years have failed to detonate, leaving behind unexploded ordnance that has killed at least 328 people — 24 since the current ceasefire began on Oct. 10.”
“I really believe that if I didn’t have that birth certificate, I would be somewhere in a facility,” said Williams, recalling one of the armed federal agents approaching him aggressively to ask if he was from Ethiopia or Ghana. “If you’re not white, we’re just all going to be targeted.”
“I Don’t Feel Safe”: Black Memphis Residents Report Harassment by Trump’s Police Task Force
A pastor was pulled over for looking lost. A 72-year-old was marched out in his bathrobe due to mistaken identity. Memphis’ mayor welcomed the federal law enforcement surge, but some residents say the...
www.propublica.org
November 4, 2025 at 5:39 AM
“I really believe that if I didn’t have that birth certificate, I would be somewhere in a facility,” said Williams, recalling one of the armed federal agents approaching him aggressively to ask if he was from Ethiopia or Ghana. “If you’re not white, we’re just all going to be targeted.”
“The money they had been saving to hire a lawyer to appeal their deportation case will now, Nory explained, go toward the burial.”
The death of Estela Ramos Baten
Nory Sontay Ramos and her mother Estela were deported after a routine check-in. Two months later, Estela was buried with Guatemalan and U.S. flags draped over her coffin.
www.msnbc.com
October 24, 2025 at 1:59 AM
“The money they had been saving to hire a lawyer to appeal their deportation case will now, Nory explained, go toward the burial.”
“After one day of testimony, the jury returned with a 10-2 split verdict. The 10 white jurors voted guilty and the only two Black jurors not guilty… it resulted in a life sentence for Gray.”
What One Man’s 45-Year-Old Case Tells Us About the “Jim Crow Juries” Haunting Louisiana
Today, a split verdict would mean a mistrial. But in 1980s Louisiana, when nonunanimous juries were still legal, 19-year-old Lloyd Gray, a Black man, was sentenced to prison for life — even though the...
www.propublica.org
October 24, 2025 at 1:32 AM
“After one day of testimony, the jury returned with a 10-2 split verdict. The 10 white jurors voted guilty and the only two Black jurors not guilty… it resulted in a life sentence for Gray.”
“Last month saw the biggest jump in grocery prices in almost three years… Despite Trump's promise to lower prices, the overall cost of groceries is higher now than when he was sworn in.”
Grocery prices have jumped up, and there's no relief in sight
Groceries saw their biggest jump in nearly three years last month, a worrisome sign for inflation-weary shoppers. Tariffs are contributing to higher prices for imported staples like bananas and coffee...
www.npr.org
September 23, 2025 at 12:09 AM
“Last month saw the biggest jump in grocery prices in almost three years… Despite Trump's promise to lower prices, the overall cost of groceries is higher now than when he was sworn in.”
“What did we do to get bombed like this? What did we do to lose our entire family? What did I do to lose my eyesight and for my sister to break her leg? Is it our fault?”
A glimpse of life in Gaza, through the voices of its children
As many as 132,000 children in Gaza under the age of five are at risk of dying from acute malnutrition between now and next summer, according to a U.N.-backed group of experts. Half of Gaza’s populati...
www.pbs.org
August 23, 2025 at 3:51 AM
“What did we do to get bombed like this? What did we do to lose our entire family? What did I do to lose my eyesight and for my sister to break her leg? Is it our fault?”
“… the United Nations and the Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) - issued separate statements calling for the protection of al-Sharif… 186 journalists have been confirmed killed since the start of Israel's military offensive in Gaza in October 2023.”
Five Al Jazeera journalists killed in Israeli strike near Al-Shifa hospital
Al Jazeera had condemned a "campaign of incitement" by the IDF against its reporters, but the military claims one of the journalists was part of Hamas.
www.bbc.com
August 11, 2025 at 1:46 AM
“… the United Nations and the Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) - issued separate statements calling for the protection of al-Sharif… 186 journalists have been confirmed killed since the start of Israel's military offensive in Gaza in October 2023.”
"Kids with severe malnutrition can appear very apathetic, listless and uninterested. It looks like they've given up, like they just have no energy to do anything. Even if inside they feel like they're dying in terrible pain, they can't even manifest a cry... "
People are dying of malnutrition in Gaza. How does starvation kill you?
Millions of people in the world today face starvation in Gaza and in other parts of the world, from Sudan to Yemen. What happens to the body when food is lacking?
www.npr.org
July 30, 2025 at 3:51 AM
"Kids with severe malnutrition can appear very apathetic, listless and uninterested. It looks like they've given up, like they just have no energy to do anything. Even if inside they feel like they're dying in terrible pain, they can't even manifest a cry... "
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A while ago, we started a #FixItFriday tradition. We keep a running list - large & small, digital & analog, anything broken or annoying - and work on it together.
Today's 30-second fix: to remove AI "preview" from search results, here's the setting for Chrome users: www.reddit.com/r/techsuppor...
Today's 30-second fix: to remove AI "preview" from search results, here's the setting for Chrome users: www.reddit.com/r/techsuppor...
July 25, 2025 at 3:50 PM
A while ago, we started a #FixItFriday tradition. We keep a running list - large & small, digital & analog, anything broken or annoying - and work on it together.
Today's 30-second fix: to remove AI "preview" from search results, here's the setting for Chrome users: www.reddit.com/r/techsuppor...
Today's 30-second fix: to remove AI "preview" from search results, here's the setting for Chrome users: www.reddit.com/r/techsuppor...
Reposted by Sis Isaac Newton
A horrifying statement published today by the Editorial Committee of the Agence France-Presse (AFP) news agency.
"Without immediate intervention, the last reporters in Gaza will die"
Translation from French to English by @cnorristrent.bsky.social:
"Without immediate intervention, the last reporters in Gaza will die"
Translation from French to English by @cnorristrent.bsky.social:
July 21, 2025 at 11:21 PM
A horrifying statement published today by the Editorial Committee of the Agence France-Presse (AFP) news agency.
"Without immediate intervention, the last reporters in Gaza will die"
Translation from French to English by @cnorristrent.bsky.social:
"Without immediate intervention, the last reporters in Gaza will die"
Translation from French to English by @cnorristrent.bsky.social:
“Nearly 900 desperate and hungry Gazans have been killed in recent weeks trying to fetch food, with most deaths linked to private aid hubs run by the so-called Gaza Humanitarian Foundation… ”
Gaza: 875 people confirmed dead trying to source food in recent weeks
Nearly 900 desperate and hungry Gazans have been killed in recent weeks trying to fetch food, with most deaths linked to private aid hubs run by the so-called Gaza Humanitarian Foundation (GHF), the U...
news.un.org
July 20, 2025 at 9:52 PM
“Nearly 900 desperate and hungry Gazans have been killed in recent weeks trying to fetch food, with most deaths linked to private aid hubs run by the so-called Gaza Humanitarian Foundation… ”
“When the Americans with Disabilities Act was passed, 35 years ago this month, Congress gave Amtrak an extra 20 years to make its stations accessible… Even with that extra time, Amtrak made only small efforts to fix stations, which prompted action by the U.S. Department of Justice.”
Disabled passengers say they love riding trains. Will Amtrak love them back?
For years, disabled passengers have complained about Amtrak and its poor service — that it's too hard for them to ride the train. A new federal report looks at its efforts to get better.
www.npr.org
July 18, 2025 at 11:56 PM
“When the Americans with Disabilities Act was passed, 35 years ago this month, Congress gave Amtrak an extra 20 years to make its stations accessible… Even with that extra time, Amtrak made only small efforts to fix stations, which prompted action by the U.S. Department of Justice.”
“Nearly 500 metric tons of emergency food—enough to feed about 1.5 million children for a week—are set to expire tomorrow… Within weeks, the food meant for children in Afghanistan and Pakistan will be ash.”
The Trump Administration Is About to Incinerate 500 Tons of Emergency Food
Federal workers warned for months that the high-energy biscuits would go to waste.
www.theatlantic.com
July 15, 2025 at 8:08 AM
“Nearly 500 metric tons of emergency food—enough to feed about 1.5 million children for a week—are set to expire tomorrow… Within weeks, the food meant for children in Afghanistan and Pakistan will be ash.”
Ending door-to-door canvassing, one FEMA worker says, will “severely hamper our ability to reach vulnerable people.”
FEMA will no longer go door-to-door to assist disaster victims
The move, says one agency worker, will “severely hamper our ability to reach vulnerable people.”
www.motherjones.com
July 8, 2025 at 3:46 AM
Ending door-to-door canvassing, one FEMA worker says, will “severely hamper our ability to reach vulnerable people.”
“Private armed U.S. contractors who were guarding the site were pointing their weapons at my head. One spoke through a loudspeaker, in English: ‘No filming allowed’."
Knives, bullets and thieves: the quest for food in Gaza
NPR's Gaza producer faced Israeli military fire, private U.S. contractors pointing laser beams at his forehead and masked thieves as he tried to get food from a U.S.-supported group.
www.npr.org
July 6, 2025 at 10:37 PM
“Private armed U.S. contractors who were guarding the site were pointing their weapons at my head. One spoke through a loudspeaker, in English: ‘No filming allowed’."
“Omran shouldn’t have died, doctors said… The International Rescue Committee, which received a large amount of its funding from the United States, had been scheduled to deliver the medicines in February. Then… a stop-work order came down from Washington.”
In Sudan, where children clung to life, doctors say USAID cuts have been fatal
The Trump administration’s cuts to USAID had an immediate and deadly impact in war-ravaged Sudan, according to civilians, doctors and aid officials.
www.washingtonpost.com
June 30, 2025 at 7:12 AM
“Omran shouldn’t have died, doctors said… The International Rescue Committee, which received a large amount of its funding from the United States, had been scheduled to deliver the medicines in February. Then… a stop-work order came down from Washington.”
'It's a Killing Field': IDF Soldiers Ordered to Shoot Deliberately at Unarmed Gazans Waiting for Humanitarian Aid
IDF soldiers ordered to shoot deliberately at unarmed Gazans waiting for humanitarian aid
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www.haaretz.com
June 27, 2025 at 9:35 PM
'It's a Killing Field': IDF Soldiers Ordered to Shoot Deliberately at Unarmed Gazans Waiting for Humanitarian Aid
" I can't believe that this is happening in America… a country that I fought for."
Purple Heart Army veteran self-deports after nearly 50 years in the U.S.
Sae Joon Park left for South Korea on Monday. His removal order was the result of drug possession and bail jumping charges from over 15 years ago — offenses that, he said, stemmed from untreated PTSD.
www.npr.org
June 27, 2025 at 12:12 AM
" I can't believe that this is happening in America… a country that I fought for."
‘Officers are not understanding these people are not coming from a different country’…people with Temporary Protected Status and other legal protections from deportation ‘who are traveling from U.S. territories who should not be flagged as someone entering the U.S. when they are already in the U.S.’
Woman from Haiti dies while in ICE custody at detention facility in Broward
She’d been at the facility for 20 days and in ICE custody for two months, 13 days.
www.miamiherald.com
April 30, 2025 at 7:40 AM
‘Officers are not understanding these people are not coming from a different country’…people with Temporary Protected Status and other legal protections from deportation ‘who are traveling from U.S. territories who should not be flagged as someone entering the U.S. when they are already in the U.S.’
“The judge, the prosecutor, the sheriff and the jail are basically all throwing their hands up and saying, ‘ICE told us to hold him, so we’re going to keep holding him,’ even though no one disagrees with the fact that he’s a citizen. So they’re right now unlawfully holding a US citizen.”
American citizen detained under ICE hold in Florida | CNN
A US-born man is in custody on a 48-hour U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement hold at the Leon County Jail in Tallahassee, Florida, after he was charged as an “unauthorized alien” who entered Flor...
www.cnn.com
April 18, 2025 at 6:41 AM
“The judge, the prosecutor, the sheriff and the jail are basically all throwing their hands up and saying, ‘ICE told us to hold him, so we’re going to keep holding him,’ even though no one disagrees with the fact that he’s a citizen. So they’re right now unlawfully holding a US citizen.”
“He's HIV-positive and, since his U.S.-funded clinic suddenly closed two months ago, his medications are running low… She's managed to avoid contracting HIV from her husband… But now, all of that is in question.”
Haunted by hopelessness: 12 Zambians share their stories as HIV drugs run out
Mothers and children, husbands and wives, doctors, truck drivers and religious leaders are all grappling with the fallout from the sudden U.S. cuts in aid.
www.npr.org
April 17, 2025 at 8:44 AM
“He's HIV-positive and, since his U.S.-funded clinic suddenly closed two months ago, his medications are running low… She's managed to avoid contracting HIV from her husband… But now, all of that is in question.”
“He was removed to El Salvador… This surprised the judge, who was there to determine whether or not Andry should be deported. “How can he be removed to El Salvador,” the judge asked, “if there’s no removal order?”
The Makeup Artist Donald Trump Deported Under the Alien Enemies Act
The President has invoked the law to send Venezuelans to prison in El Salvador without due process—and, in many cases, under false pretenses.
www.newyorker.com
April 1, 2025 at 7:33 AM
“He was removed to El Salvador… This surprised the judge, who was there to determine whether or not Andry should be deported. “How can he be removed to El Salvador,” the judge asked, “if there’s no removal order?”
“The Trump administration acknowledged in a court filing Monday that it had grabbed a Maryland father with protected legal status and mistakenly deported him to El Salvador, but said that U.S. courts lack jurisdiction to order his return.”
An ‘Administrative Error’ Sends a Maryland Father to a Salvadoran Prison
The Trump administration says it mistakenly deported an immigrant with protected status but that courts are powerless to order his return.
www.theatlantic.com
April 1, 2025 at 6:18 AM
“The Trump administration acknowledged in a court filing Monday that it had grabbed a Maryland father with protected legal status and mistakenly deported him to El Salvador, but said that U.S. courts lack jurisdiction to order his return.”
“If U.S.A.I.D. would be here, Peter Donde would not have died… An estimated 1,650,000 people could die within a year without American foreign aid for H.I.V. prevention and treatment.”
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Opinion | Musk Said No One Has Died Since Aid Was Cut. That Isn’t True.
A journey through the front lines of global poverty shows that when the world’s richest men slash aid for the world’s poorest children, the result is sickness, starvation and death.
www.nytimes.com
March 16, 2025 at 7:06 AM
“If U.S.A.I.D. would be here, Peter Donde would not have died… An estimated 1,650,000 people could die within a year without American foreign aid for H.I.V. prevention and treatment.”
www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
www.nytimes.com/interactive/...