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I’m sure this will be popular. 5 million people are in default right now. The Dept of Ed estimates as many as 10 million by end of next year because of job market.
December 23, 2025 at 4:14 PM
I’m sure this will be popular. 5 million people are in default right now. The Dept of Ed estimates as many as 10 million by end of next year because of job market.
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Russia fired more than 650 drones and three dozen missiles at Ukraine in a large-scale attack that began during the night and stretched into daylight hours Tuesday, officials said. At least three people were killed, including a 4-year-old child. https://to.pbs.org/4s6SXXH
Russia fires more than 600 drones and missiles on Ukraine, killing at least 3 people
The bombardment demonstrated Russian President Vladimir Putin's intention of pursuing the invasion of Ukraine, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said.
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December 23, 2025 at 4:20 PM
Russia fired more than 650 drones and three dozen missiles at Ukraine in a large-scale attack that began during the night and stretched into daylight hours Tuesday, officials said. At least three people were killed, including a 4-year-old child. https://to.pbs.org/4s6SXXH
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"In Alabama, a U.S.-born construction worker has been detained not once but twice, at different job sites twenty miles apart from one another. The first time, agents kept him handcuffed for over an hour even after seeing his REAL ID."
Trump Is Walloping Construction Businesses. The Industry Stays Quiet.
Raids on work sites. Roofers under siege. But builders keep mum.
lnk.thebulwark.com
December 20, 2025 at 3:00 AM
"In Alabama, a U.S.-born construction worker has been detained not once but twice, at different job sites twenty miles apart from one another. The first time, agents kept him handcuffed for over an hour even after seeing his REAL ID."
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The Trump administration is doing this in our name
"’Officers have crushed detained people's testicles, slammed people to the ground, stomped on them and punched their faces’”
“‘The amount of violence that we have heard about officers using against detained people is creating a crisis situation’”
"’Officers have crushed detained people's testicles, slammed people to the ground, stomped on them and punched their faces’”
“‘The amount of violence that we have heard about officers using against detained people is creating a crisis situation’”
December 13, 2025 at 3:26 PM
The Trump administration is doing this in our name
"’Officers have crushed detained people's testicles, slammed people to the ground, stomped on them and punched their faces’”
“‘The amount of violence that we have heard about officers using against detained people is creating a crisis situation’”
"’Officers have crushed detained people's testicles, slammed people to the ground, stomped on them and punched their faces’”
“‘The amount of violence that we have heard about officers using against detained people is creating a crisis situation’”
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A dramatic drop in mortality for youngsters under age 5 has been one of the great accomplishments in global health. But estimates suggest that in 2025 child deaths will go up. n.pr/3MkdQ1e
For the first time this century, child deaths under age 5 will likely rise. Why?
A dramatic drop in mortality for youngsters under age 5 has been one of the great accomplishments in global health. But estimates suggest that in 2025 child deaths will go up.
n.pr
December 5, 2025 at 11:52 PM
A dramatic drop in mortality for youngsters under age 5 has been one of the great accomplishments in global health. But estimates suggest that in 2025 child deaths will go up. n.pr/3MkdQ1e
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Under new Trump administration rules, students won't be able to borrow as much for medical or nursing school or some other health professions. n.pr/49F5HOn
New limits on school loans could narrow physician and nurse pipeline, educators warn
Under new Trump administration rules, students won't be able to borrow as much for medical or nursing school or some other health professions.
n.pr
November 25, 2025 at 12:32 PM
Under new Trump administration rules, students won't be able to borrow as much for medical or nursing school or some other health professions. n.pr/49F5HOn
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November 23, 2025
November 23, 2025
“Do I understand correctly that there is now a dispute within the administration about whether this ‘peace plan’ was written by Russians or Americans?” foreign affairs journalist Anne Applebaum asked ...
heathercoxrichardson.substack.com
November 24, 2025 at 7:42 AM
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November 21, 2025
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Ukraine’s president Volodymyr Zelensky addressed the Ukrainian people today.
heathercoxrichardson.substack.com
November 22, 2025 at 7:03 AM
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BREAKING: The U.S. Coast Guard just announced they won’t classify swastikas and nooses as hate symbols anymore they’re calling them ‘potentially divisive.’ Potentially divisive? Listen, a noose isn’t a conversation starter. A swastika isn’t a debate topic. They are dangerous hate symbols. Full stop
November 20, 2025 at 10:13 PM
BREAKING: The U.S. Coast Guard just announced they won’t classify swastikas and nooses as hate symbols anymore they’re calling them ‘potentially divisive.’ Potentially divisive? Listen, a noose isn’t a conversation starter. A swastika isn’t a debate topic. They are dangerous hate symbols. Full stop
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The U.S. House is back in session after a multi-week hiatus, but its agenda has been quickly overtaken by a sudden flurry of censures, reprimands and the investigation of members, leaving little bandwidth for legislating. https://to.pbs.org/4oOIBcG
WATCH LIVE: House gets back to business with agenda focused on censures and investigations
The House is back in session, but its agenda has been quickly overtaken by a sudden flurry of censures, reprimands and the investigation of its own members.
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November 20, 2025 at 3:32 PM
The U.S. House is back in session after a multi-week hiatus, but its agenda has been quickly overtaken by a sudden flurry of censures, reprimands and the investigation of members, leaving little bandwidth for legislating. https://to.pbs.org/4oOIBcG
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i just read something about grief from C.S. Lewis and his book, “A Grief Observed”
basically, when someone you love dies, it isn’t just them that you miss, but the parts of yourself that person brought out of you that can never be brought out again.
i feel that with my dad.
basically, when someone you love dies, it isn’t just them that you miss, but the parts of yourself that person brought out of you that can never be brought out again.
i feel that with my dad.
November 16, 2025 at 11:51 AM
i just read something about grief from C.S. Lewis and his book, “A Grief Observed”
basically, when someone you love dies, it isn’t just them that you miss, but the parts of yourself that person brought out of you that can never be brought out again.
i feel that with my dad.
basically, when someone you love dies, it isn’t just them that you miss, but the parts of yourself that person brought out of you that can never be brought out again.
i feel that with my dad.
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Guards at the Rankin County jail beat people behind closed doors and encouraged some inmates to join in on the brutality, former inmates and guards said. The violence created a culture of fear, widely accepted by officials to keep order, a New York Times and Mississippi Today investigation found.
In a Brutal Mississippi Jail, Inmates Say They Were Enlisted as Enforcers
www.nytimes.com
November 15, 2025 at 4:24 PM
Guards at the Rankin County jail beat people behind closed doors and encouraged some inmates to join in on the brutality, former inmates and guards said. The violence created a culture of fear, widely accepted by officials to keep order, a New York Times and Mississippi Today investigation found.
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Bondi's DOJ is suing California because of redistricting. Bondi LIED about the reason & says it about race. NO, it's because you are trying to cheat by having red states redistricting, so you can continue destroy democracy.
apnews.com/article/cali...
apnews.com/article/cali...
Justice Department sues to block California US House map in clash that could tip control of Congress
The Justice Department has sued to block new congressional district boundaries approved by California voters, joining a legal battle that could determine which party wins control of the U.S.
apnews.com
November 15, 2025 at 2:19 AM
Bondi's DOJ is suing California because of redistricting. Bondi LIED about the reason & says it about race. NO, it's because you are trying to cheat by having red states redistricting, so you can continue destroy democracy.
apnews.com/article/cali...
apnews.com/article/cali...
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Of course they did.
November 15, 2025 at 4:28 PM
Of course they did.
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Official U.S. Government account refers to its citizens as "imbecilic morons".
November 15, 2025 at 3:14 AM
Official U.S. Government account refers to its citizens as "imbecilic morons".
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Trump upgraded the food for convicted child sex trafficker Ghislaine Maxwell while fighting in court for the ability to starve poor children on SNAP food assistance www.miamiherald.com/news/local/c...
Ghislaine Maxwell working on prison release application
Prison emails show the convicted sex trafficker is much “happier” in her new prison
www.miamiherald.com
November 10, 2025 at 8:36 PM
Trump upgraded the food for convicted child sex trafficker Ghislaine Maxwell while fighting in court for the ability to starve poor children on SNAP food assistance www.miamiherald.com/news/local/c...
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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.
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.
n.pr
November 9, 2025 at 3:47 PM
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.
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One analytical model shows that, as of November 5th, the dismantling of U.S.A.I.D. has already caused the deaths of 600,000 people, two-thirds of them children. https://newyorkermag.visitlink.me/jUzNSc
The Shutdown of U.S.A.I.D. Has Already Killed Hundreds of Thousands
The short documentary “Rovina’s Choice” tells the story of what goes when aid goes.
newyorkermag.visitlink.me
November 6, 2025 at 9:00 PM
One analytical model shows that, as of November 5th, the dismantling of U.S.A.I.D. has already caused the deaths of 600,000 people, two-thirds of them children. https://newyorkermag.visitlink.me/jUzNSc
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The government’s social media storytelling doesn’t always match what’s happening in the across the city and suburbs. The diverging sources of information are creating “parallel universes,” professor Nick Cull says.
Watch how government ‘propaganda’ techniques portray Chicago as a city at war with the feds
The government’s social media storytelling doesn’t always match what’s happening in the across the city and suburbs. The diverging sources of information are creating “parallel universes," Professor Nick Cull says.
n.pr
November 6, 2025 at 11:01 PM
The government’s social media storytelling doesn’t always match what’s happening in the across the city and suburbs. The diverging sources of information are creating “parallel universes,” professor Nick Cull says.
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Here is an ABC7 report on the ICE or Federal agents arresting three US citizens in Evanston, Illinois yesterday, October 31st, 2025.
See post above for videos taken by residents who witnessed the events.
See post above for videos taken by residents who witnessed the events.
November 1, 2025 at 8:30 PM
Here is an ABC7 report on the ICE or Federal agents arresting three US citizens in Evanston, Illinois yesterday, October 31st, 2025.
See post above for videos taken by residents who witnessed the events.
See post above for videos taken by residents who witnessed the events.
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The Trump administration is restricting the number of refugees it admits annually into the country to 7,500 and they will mostly be white South Africans. https://to.pbs.org/4hBgn2h
Trump limits annual refugees to U.S. to 7,500. It'll be mostly white South Africans
The Trump administration is restricting the number of refugees admitted annually to the United States to 7,500 and they'll be mostly white South Africans.
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October 30, 2025 at 10:31 PM
The Trump administration is restricting the number of refugees it admits annually into the country to 7,500 and they will mostly be white South Africans. https://to.pbs.org/4hBgn2h
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A federal judge in Boston on Thursday seemed skeptical of the Trump’s administration’s argument that SNAP benefits could be suspended for the first time in the food aid program’s history because of the government shutdown. https://to.pbs.org/47wCHFF
Judge questions the Trump administration's plan to suspend SNAP benefits for millions
During a hearing over a request by 25 Democratic-led states to keep the funding flowing, U.S. District Judge Indira Talwani told lawyers that if the government can't afford to cover the cost, there's ...
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October 30, 2025 at 11:03 PM
A federal judge in Boston on Thursday seemed skeptical of the Trump’s administration’s argument that SNAP benefits could be suspended for the first time in the food aid program’s history because of the government shutdown. https://to.pbs.org/47wCHFF
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The latest in a sustained Russian campaign of massive drone and missile attacks on Ukraine’s energy infrastructure brought power outages and restrictions in all the country’s regions Thursday, officials said. https://to.pbs.org/47NWOAx
Russia blasts Ukraine's power grid again, causing outages across the country and killing 6
Ukraine's prime minister described Moscow’s tactic as “systematic energy terror.”
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October 30, 2025 at 11:13 PM
The latest in a sustained Russian campaign of massive drone and missile attacks on Ukraine’s energy infrastructure brought power outages and restrictions in all the country’s regions Thursday, officials said. https://to.pbs.org/47NWOAx
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When we were deployed, some Afghans risked their lives to help us. Now Trump wants to send them out to be killed by the Taliban.
It’s a disgrace, a betrayal, and a decision that endangers future US troops.
It’s a disgrace, a betrayal, and a decision that endangers future US troops.
Exclusive: The U.S. government asked a judge to deport a man to Afghanistan, where he expects the Taliban to kill him. Legal experts say the case could have consequences for Afghans the U.S. rescued and promised to support.
Trump administration makes misleading case in high-stakes asylum hearing
Homeland Security asked a judge to deport a man to Afghanistan, where he expects the Taliban to kill him. The case could affect thousands of asylum seekers.
www.washingtonpost.com
October 30, 2025 at 11:13 PM
When we were deployed, some Afghans risked their lives to help us. Now Trump wants to send them out to be killed by the Taliban.
It’s a disgrace, a betrayal, and a decision that endangers future US troops.
It’s a disgrace, a betrayal, and a decision that endangers future US troops.