Dalia Ezzat
dalezzat.bsky.social
Dalia Ezzat
@dalezzat.bsky.social
Mom. Storyteller. Bollyphile.
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Something I have always been aware of but apparently some men less so - reading @jess-davies.Sky.social ‘s new book
April 22, 2025 at 10:44 AM
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Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth is facing growing scrutiny over his use of the commercial messaging app Signal to discuss U.S. military operations, including operational details about strikes in Yemen.

Here’s what to know.
Pete Hegseth’s Signal chats are drawing scrutiny. Here’s what to know.
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth reportedly twice shared operational details about military missions via Signal, a commercial messaging app.
www.washingtonpost.com
April 23, 2025 at 1:12 AM
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The federal government plans to eliminate services for LGBTQ youth who call 988, the national suicide and crisis hotline, according to a Health and Human Services budget draft leaked last week.
HHS plans to cut the national suicide hotline’s program for LGBTQ youth
In February, the program received an average of 2,100 contacts per day.
www.motherjones.com
April 22, 2025 at 7:14 PM
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The Miami Herald is doing remarkable public service journalism on deported Venezuelans and the crimes being committed against them. Almost like news institutions that are located in and around the communities they serve end up being accountable for serving those communities
April 23, 2025 at 12:41 AM
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Japanese netizens are shocked by a tweet from the US Embassy declaring that Japanese people applying for non-immigrant visas must provide information on all social media accounts they have used in the last 5 years [or their visas could be rejected].
Some are comparing it to China & North Korea.
April 23, 2025 at 12:42 AM
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I feel like we need to keep saying this because it’s so insane: This is a legal U.S. resident who has been detained for over a month now for his political opinions.
The Department of Homeland Security denied Mahmoud Khalil permission to attend the birth of his first child, who was delivered at a New York hospital on Monday, according to emails reviewed by The New York Times.
Mahmoud Khalil’s Son Arrives After ICE Refuses to Let Him Attend Birth
Mr. Khalil, a permanent resident detained in Louisiana, had requested a monitored furlough for the birth. His request was denied in less than an hour.
www.nytimes.com
April 22, 2025 at 1:28 AM
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How it started How it’s going

Tim Pool in the White House Press Briefing Room edition
April 22, 2025 at 5:46 PM
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I’m maybe too optimistic, but less than half of Republicans and leaners think our economy is growing. Take out the leaners and it’s even less among those who would claim that Party ID. That seems like an opportunity
While hardly surprising, the partisan outlook in the latest
@Gallup survey is quite something...
April 22, 2025 at 11:27 PM
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"The agencies would also be asked to partner with the private sector to develop relevant programs in schools."

I read this draft EO as further evidence Big Tech is poised to hasten the privatization of public education through industry-serving AI literacy and related curriculum.
Draft executive order outlines plan to integrate AI into K-12 schools
A policy under consideration by the White House and seen by The Post instructs federal agencies on how to incorporate artificial intelligence into classrooms.
www.washingtonpost.com
April 22, 2025 at 3:54 PM
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Meet the new Director of Communications for the US Navy, Kristina Wong, who on Jan 6 sat and watched the violence at the Capitol North Doors. She thought it was funny: "a lil sporty". This woman now speaks for the US Navy. (h/t/ PIperK on Twitter who first flagged her new position.) 1/
April 23, 2025 at 2:00 AM
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It’s unclear exactly how many citizens have faced the Trump administration’s dragnet so far.

The government does not release such figures.

Neither Border Patrol nor ICE would tell ProPublica how many Americans have been mistakenly detained.
Some Americans Have Already Been Caught in Trump’s Immigration Dragnet. More Will Be.
Federal immigration authorities have a history of wrongfully detaining U.S. citizens. Advocates warn that the Trump administration’s immigration policies mean that more citizens will get caught up in…
www.propublica.org
April 23, 2025 at 3:00 AM
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New: Paramount owner Shari Redstone in recent days sought to know about upcoming 60 Minutes stories involving Trump. It was part of an increase in scrutiny of 60 Minutes that resulted in producer Bill Owens' departure from the network www.semafor.com/article/04/2...
Shari Redstone kept tabs on ’60 Minutes’ segments on Trump
Tensions between CBS and parent company Paramount culminated in the resignation of a longtime producer this week.
www.semafor.com
April 23, 2025 at 2:58 AM
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Check out how the anchors of CBS Evening News ended their broadcast tonight:
April 23, 2025 at 2:58 AM