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The U.S. State Department says it's halting visas for visitors from Gaza as it reviews its process for granting visas for medical evacuees.
State Department halts 'medical-humanitarian' visas for people from Gaza
The U.S. State Department says it's halting visas for visitors from Gaza as it reviews its process for granting visas for medical evacuees.
n.pr
August 16, 2025 at 7:20 PM
The U.S. State Department says it's halting visas for visitors from Gaza as it reviews its process for granting visas for medical evacuees.
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Spanish local authority bans Muslims using public facilities for religious celebrations
Spanish local authority bans Muslims using public facilities for religious celebrations
Ban in Jumilla, south-east Spain, is first in the country and was introduced by conservative People’s party
A local authority in south-east Spain has banned Muslims from using public facilities such as civic centres and gymnasiums to celebrate the religious festivals Eid al-Fitr, which marks the end of Ramadan, and Eid al-Adha.
The ban in Jumilla in Murcia, is a first in Spain. It was introduced by the conservative People’s party (PP) and passed with the abstention of the far-right Vox party and the opposition of local leftwing parties. Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
August 6, 2025 at 4:45 PM
Spanish local authority bans Muslims using public facilities for religious celebrations
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I was on food stamps for about seven years. You can't get them if you're in the country illegally, period. I think there are some limited circumstances where noncitizen legal residents can get them but it's hard. Everyone on EBT has to provide ridiculously strict paperwork ALL THE TIME to get food.
We’re filing a lawsuit challenging the Trump Administration’s illegal demand for SNAP recipients’ personal information, including immigration status.
Families should be able to get the assistance they need without fearing that they will be targeted by this administration.
Families should be able to get the assistance they need without fearing that they will be targeted by this administration.
July 28, 2025 at 7:55 PM
I was on food stamps for about seven years. You can't get them if you're in the country illegally, period. I think there are some limited circumstances where noncitizen legal residents can get them but it's hard. Everyone on EBT has to provide ridiculously strict paperwork ALL THE TIME to get food.
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This is hitting Steubenville. We had to use the food pantry many times to make ends meet this winter. I think we technically still qualify, but there's nothing. No meat, the vegetables are more and more random. Last week my neighbor went and they just had pudding cups.
NEW: After USDA cuts aid to food banks, one charity in WV tries to make lunch out of craisins, crackers and vegetable soup. www.nytimes.com/2025/04/28/u...
After Trump Aid Cuts, Food Banks Scrounge and Scrimp
In one of the country’s poorest areas, the quantity and quality of government deliveries have dropped, forcing one charity to make do with thin soup and dried cranberries.
www.nytimes.com
April 28, 2025 at 2:48 PM
This is hitting Steubenville. We had to use the food pantry many times to make ends meet this winter. I think we technically still qualify, but there's nothing. No meat, the vegetables are more and more random. Last week my neighbor went and they just had pudding cups.
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How much do you think it costs to make a pair of Nike shoes in Asia?
Before you open this thread, take a guess. Settle on a number and then compare it to what you'll learn in this thread. 🧵
Before you open this thread, take a guess. Settle on a number and then compare it to what you'll learn in this thread. 🧵
April 11, 2025 at 5:19 PM
How much do you think it costs to make a pair of Nike shoes in Asia?
Before you open this thread, take a guess. Settle on a number and then compare it to what you'll learn in this thread. 🧵
Before you open this thread, take a guess. Settle on a number and then compare it to what you'll learn in this thread. 🧵
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Staff that administer programs to help the elderly, disabled people and poor families with basic needs lost their jobs amid the Trump administration's layoffs.
HHS layoffs hit Meals on Wheels and other services for seniors and disabled
Staff that administer programs to help the elderly, disabled people and poor families with basic needs lost their jobs amid the Trump administration's layoffs.
www.npr.org
April 2, 2025 at 12:06 AM
Staff that administer programs to help the elderly, disabled people and poor families with basic needs lost their jobs amid the Trump administration's layoffs.
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Apparently poor grandma doesn’t deserve heat. Among other things LIHEAP helps low income Americans including many on fixed incomes afford heating their homes in the winter. These people are sick. Rotten to the core. Let them continue to accuse liberals of being evil. Let them be judged.
April 2, 2025 at 12:49 AM
Apparently poor grandma doesn’t deserve heat. Among other things LIHEAP helps low income Americans including many on fixed incomes afford heating their homes in the winter. These people are sick. Rotten to the core. Let them continue to accuse liberals of being evil. Let them be judged.
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This is not an exaggeration: illegally gutting this program will cause Americans to freeze to death in their homes.
April 1, 2025 at 7:51 PM
This is not an exaggeration: illegally gutting this program will cause Americans to freeze to death in their homes.
Hundreds of shipments of food including produce, eggs, milk, and meat have been suspended, in a time when food banks are seeing high demand for their services. It's unclear if these shipments, totalling millions of dollars' worth of food, will ever be released. (Gift article, no paywall.)
Food Banks Left in the Lurch as U.S.D.A. Shipments Are Suspended (Gift Article)
A representative of a nationwide food pantry network, said U.S.D.A. officials had informed him that some food aid distributed by the federal government was under review.
www.nytimes.com
March 21, 2025 at 5:03 PM
Hundreds of shipments of food including produce, eggs, milk, and meat have been suspended, in a time when food banks are seeing high demand for their services. It's unclear if these shipments, totalling millions of dollars' worth of food, will ever be released. (Gift article, no paywall.)
Setting up a Muslim ban 2.0: "...language that deny people visas or entry to the U.S. if they "bear hostile attitudes toward its citizens, culture, government, institutions, or founding principles," and sets up a process that could lead to removal of those granted visas since January 2021."
Rights groups warn Trump executive order would restore Muslim 'travel ban'
U.S. civil rights groups are warning that an executive order signed by President Donald Trump on Monday lays the groundwork for reinstatement of a ban on travelers from predominantly Muslim or Arab countries.
www.reuters.com
February 7, 2025 at 11:42 PM
Setting up a Muslim ban 2.0: "...language that deny people visas or entry to the U.S. if they "bear hostile attitudes toward its citizens, culture, government, institutions, or founding principles," and sets up a process that could lead to removal of those granted visas since January 2021."
In the DOJ's motion against the restraining order on birthright citizenship, they cited an 1884 case that denied Indigenous Americans birthright citizenship. This ruling was reversed by a 1924 act that grants birthright citizenship to the Indigenous.
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January 25, 2025 at 8:51 PM
In the DOJ's motion against the restraining order on birthright citizenship, they cited an 1884 case that denied Indigenous Americans birthright citizenship. This ruling was reversed by a 1924 act that grants birthright citizenship to the Indigenous.
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just one example
January 24, 2025 at 2:27 PM
just one example
Explore this gift article from The New York Times. You can read it for free without a subscription. www.nytimes.com/2025/01/18/m...
‘The Interview’: Curtis Yarvin Says Democracy is Done (Gift Article)
The once-fringe writer has long argued for an American monarchy. His ideas have found an audience in the incoming administration and Silicon Valley.
www.nytimes.com
January 18, 2025 at 5:21 PM
Explore this gift article from The New York Times. You can read it for free without a subscription. www.nytimes.com/2025/01/18/m...