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Officials in cities such as Boston and San Francisco say they are actively working to bring satellite campuses of HBCUs to their communities, hoping to strengthen the pipeline for Black students to pursue higher education and to grow and diversify their local economies.
These city leaders want to expand HBCUs beyond the South. Here’s why they say it’s critical as DEI is under attack | CNN
Officials in cities such as Boston and San Francisco say they are actively working to bring satellite campuses of HBCUs to their communities, hoping to strengthen the pipeline for Black students to pu...
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August 18, 2025 at 12:02 AM
Officials in cities such as Boston and San Francisco say they are actively working to bring satellite campuses of HBCUs to their communities, hoping to strengthen the pipeline for Black students to pursue higher education and to grow and diversify their local economies.
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"This is nothing but a big dog and pony show to make people look like everything is so bad in these big black cities.” Baltimore Mayor Brandon Scott claims if Trump actually wants to help with crime he would return all of the federal agents back to do their actual jobs dealing with actual violence.
August 17, 2025 at 1:56 PM
"This is nothing but a big dog and pony show to make people look like everything is so bad in these big black cities.” Baltimore Mayor Brandon Scott claims if Trump actually wants to help with crime he would return all of the federal agents back to do their actual jobs dealing with actual violence.
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#OnThisDay in 1688, Francis Daniel Pastorius of Pennsylvania presents the first formal, written anti-slavery petition in the English colonies.
Learn about the amendment that abolished slavery in the U.S. 177 years later: ow.ly/eFLC50VyniJ
Learn about the amendment that abolished slavery in the U.S. 177 years later: ow.ly/eFLC50VyniJ
13th Amendment - Abolition of Slavery | Constitution Center
SECTION. 1. Neither slavery nor involuntary servitude, except as a punishment for crime whereof the party shall have been duly convicted, shall exist within the United States, or any place subject to their jurisdiction.
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April 18, 2025 at 10:39 PM
#OnThisDay in 1688, Francis Daniel Pastorius of Pennsylvania presents the first formal, written anti-slavery petition in the English colonies.
Learn about the amendment that abolished slavery in the U.S. 177 years later: ow.ly/eFLC50VyniJ
Learn about the amendment that abolished slavery in the U.S. 177 years later: ow.ly/eFLC50VyniJ
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A presidential effort to revoke Harvard University's tax-exempt status could run up against a number of challenges, including violating federal law.
History shows revoking Harvard's tax status won't be easy — or fast
A presidential effort to revoke Harvard University's tax-exempt status could run up against a number of challenges, including violating federal law.
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April 18, 2025 at 8:47 PM
A presidential effort to revoke Harvard University's tax-exempt status could run up against a number of challenges, including violating federal law.
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Consuming more than eight alcoholic drinks a week is associated with brain injuries linked to Alzheimer’s disease and cognitive decline, a recent study in the journal Neurology suggests.
Study links heavy drinking to brain injuries, Alzheimer’s
The researchers found that heavy drinkers had 133 percent higher odds of developing vascular brain lesions than those who never drank.
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April 19, 2025 at 7:57 PM
Consuming more than eight alcoholic drinks a week is associated with brain injuries linked to Alzheimer’s disease and cognitive decline, a recent study in the journal Neurology suggests.
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"We can have democracy in this country, or we can have great wealth concentrated in the hands of a few, but we can't have both."
—Louis Brandeis
—Louis Brandeis
April 19, 2025 at 7:01 PM
"We can have democracy in this country, or we can have great wealth concentrated in the hands of a few, but we can't have both."
—Louis Brandeis
—Louis Brandeis
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"On Tyranny" is a #1 NYT bestseller again. I wish the moment were different. But I’m glad the book is useful. And grateful for all the kind words about putting the 20 lessons to work.
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Twenty Lessons, read by John Lithgow
Key selections from On Tyranny, for viewing and sharing
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April 19, 2025 at 1:28 PM
"On Tyranny" is a #1 NYT bestseller again. I wish the moment were different. But I’m glad the book is useful. And grateful for all the kind words about putting the 20 lessons to work.
snyder.substack.com/p/twenty-les...
snyder.substack.com/p/twenty-les...
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Exclusive: Immigrants falsely labeled dead by the Social Security Administration are showing up at field offices with documents proving they are alive, leading staff to reinstate nearly three dozen people over the past week, according to records obtained by The Post.
Immigrants prove they are alive, forcing Social Security to undo death label
The immigrants who have requested a reversal and been reinstated in Social Security databases include a Haitian asylum seeker and a minor child.
www.washingtonpost.com
April 18, 2025 at 5:05 PM
Exclusive: Immigrants falsely labeled dead by the Social Security Administration are showing up at field offices with documents proving they are alive, leading staff to reinstate nearly three dozen people over the past week, according to records obtained by The Post.
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Van Hollen: "This case is not only about one man, as important as that is. It is about protecting fundamental freedoms and the fundamental principle in the Constitution for due process that protects everyone who resides in America."
April 18, 2025 at 8:33 PM
Van Hollen: "This case is not only about one man, as important as that is. It is about protecting fundamental freedoms and the fundamental principle in the Constitution for due process that protects everyone who resides in America."
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This from @jdcivicscience.bsky.social nails why small town, red America is not turning on Trump.
April 19, 2025 at 3:29 PM
This from @jdcivicscience.bsky.social nails why small town, red America is not turning on Trump.
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Thirty years to the day after a truck bomb leveled a federal building, former president Bill Clinton said the country desperately needs to heed the lessons of how this city recovered, rising above anger and polarization to become a better place to live.
Bill Clinton, Oklahoma City commemorate 1995 bombing amid extremism fears
The former president said “service, honor and kindness” are what’s needed today instead of the heated political rhetoric putting the country at risk.
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April 19, 2025 at 7:44 PM
Thirty years to the day after a truck bomb leveled a federal building, former president Bill Clinton said the country desperately needs to heed the lessons of how this city recovered, rising above anger and polarization to become a better place to live.
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History always has a lesson.
April 19, 2025 at 12:45 PM
History always has a lesson.
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The CVE Program is the primary way software vulnerabilities are tracked. Its long-term future remains in limbo even after a last-minute renewal of the US government contract that funds it. www.wired.com/story/cve-pr...
‘Stupid and Dangerous’: CISA Funding Chaos Threatens Essential Cybersecurity Program
The CVE Program is the primary way software vulnerabilities are tracked. Its long-term future remains in limbo even after a last-minute renewal of the US government contract that funds it.
www.wired.com
April 16, 2025 at 8:15 PM
The CVE Program is the primary way software vulnerabilities are tracked. Its long-term future remains in limbo even after a last-minute renewal of the US government contract that funds it. www.wired.com/story/cve-pr...
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“The CVE Program is critical, and it’s in everyone’s interest that it succeed," says Patrick Garrity, a security researcher at VulnCheck. “Nearly every organization and every security tool is dependent on this information, and it’s not just the US. It’s consumed globally."
‘Stupid and Dangerous’: CISA Funding Chaos Threatens Essential Cybersecurity Program
The CVE Program is the primary way software vulnerabilities are tracked. Its long-term future remains in limbo even after a last-minute renewal of the US government contract that funds it.
www.wired.com
April 16, 2025 at 8:20 PM
“The CVE Program is critical, and it’s in everyone’s interest that it succeed," says Patrick Garrity, a security researcher at VulnCheck. “Nearly every organization and every security tool is dependent on this information, and it’s not just the US. It’s consumed globally."
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El Salvador’s government rebuffed a request Wednesday from Sen. Chris Van Hollen (D-Maryland) to free Kilmar Abrego García, whose case has become a flash point in the battle over President Donald Trump’s mass deportation campaign since the administration mistakenly deported him last month.
El Salvador refuses to allow senator to meet with mistakenly deported man
Maryland senator tries to visit Abrego García in El Salvador
www.washingtonpost.com
April 16, 2025 at 8:23 PM
El Salvador’s government rebuffed a request Wednesday from Sen. Chris Van Hollen (D-Maryland) to free Kilmar Abrego García, whose case has become a flash point in the battle over President Donald Trump’s mass deportation campaign since the administration mistakenly deported him last month.
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Does MAGA have any idea what due process is? Do they care?
Even conservative Justice Antonin Scalia wrote in a 1993 SCOTUS ruling that “it is well established that the Fifth Amendment entitles aliens to due process of law in deportation proceedings.”
Even conservative Justice Antonin Scalia wrote in a 1993 SCOTUS ruling that “it is well established that the Fifth Amendment entitles aliens to due process of law in deportation proceedings.”
MAGA’s New Meltdown Shows How Little They Actually Know About the Law
Stephen Miller and other MAGA stooges are adamant that Donald Trump can deport whomever he wants.
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April 16, 2025 at 8:24 PM
Does MAGA have any idea what due process is? Do they care?
Even conservative Justice Antonin Scalia wrote in a 1993 SCOTUS ruling that “it is well established that the Fifth Amendment entitles aliens to due process of law in deportation proceedings.”
Even conservative Justice Antonin Scalia wrote in a 1993 SCOTUS ruling that “it is well established that the Fifth Amendment entitles aliens to due process of law in deportation proceedings.”
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“We’re taking in almost $2 billion a day in tariffs."
$2 billion a day? Trump's own customs agency vastly undercuts his tariff boast
President Donald Trump has repeatedly boasted that his tariffs are collecting $2 billion in revenue per day — but that doesn't appear to be true, reported NBC News, and his own officials are contradic...
www.rawstory.com
April 16, 2025 at 8:24 PM
“We’re taking in almost $2 billion a day in tariffs."
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Elon Musk wants to father a ‘legion’ of genius babies — before the apocalypse hits.
Musk wants to have more babies to help save the world? It would make more sense if he wasn’t already a threat to humanity. #Opinion
Musk wants to have more babies to help save the world? It would make more sense if he wasn’t already a threat to humanity. #Opinion
Vinay Menon: Elon Musk wants to father a ‘legion’ of genius babies — before the apocalypse hits
Driven by doomsday fears and a messianic mission, Musk is reportedly recruiting women to help him repopulate the planet — one genius baby at a time.
www.thestar.com
April 16, 2025 at 8:24 PM
Elon Musk wants to father a ‘legion’ of genius babies — before the apocalypse hits.
Musk wants to have more babies to help save the world? It would make more sense if he wasn’t already a threat to humanity. #Opinion
Musk wants to have more babies to help save the world? It would make more sense if he wasn’t already a threat to humanity. #Opinion
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Trump administration is working to end habitat protections for endangered animals, environmental groups say
WH working to end habitat protections for endangered animals, environmentalists say
Environmentalists claim a proposed White House rule is an ‘invitation to drive America’s most imperiled wildlife closer to extinction’
www.independent.co.uk
April 16, 2025 at 8:25 PM
Trump administration is working to end habitat protections for endangered animals, environmental groups say
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US National Security Adviser Mike Waltz is under scrutiny after using Signal and Gmail to discuss sensitive government matters.
US National Security Adviser Mike Waltz's technology woes put him in the hot seat | The National
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April 7, 2025 at 4:45 PM
US National Security Adviser Mike Waltz is under scrutiny after using Signal and Gmail to discuss sensitive government matters.
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NSA is arguably the most powerful intelligence agency we have. Trump just fired its top two leaders. What’s next should worry everyone. www.cnn.com/2025/04/03/p...
Trump administration fires director of National Security Agency | CNN Politics
The Trump administration has fired the director and deputy director of the National Security Agency, the United States’ powerful cyber intelligence bureau, according to two sources with direct knowled...
www.cnn.com
April 4, 2025 at 2:06 PM
NSA is arguably the most powerful intelligence agency we have. Trump just fired its top two leaders. What’s next should worry everyone. www.cnn.com/2025/04/03/p...
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I’m done with X and Elon. Done with the rigged algorithms, suppression of free speech, and violent threats. Join me here, or on Instagram, Substack, Threads, and at my website frankfigliuzzi.com
Frank Figliuzzi - Senior National Security & Intelligence Analyst
Exploring the intersection of leadership, values and security
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February 21, 2025 at 2:16 PM
I’m done with X and Elon. Done with the rigged algorithms, suppression of free speech, and violent threats. Join me here, or on Instagram, Substack, Threads, and at my website frankfigliuzzi.com
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Here’s what happened at the summit I spoke at in Washington, DC today. Tell me free speech isn’t under attack: youtu.be/Gnt4PNS7lJU
Michael Fanone on altercation with Enrique Tarrio
YouTube video by Nicholas Ballasy
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February 23, 2025 at 6:59 PM
Here’s what happened at the summit I spoke at in Washington, DC today. Tell me free speech isn’t under attack: youtu.be/Gnt4PNS7lJU