Hope
@mehopeleigh.bsky.social
Actor | Storyteller | Advocate finding glory in the mud. Founder: Brackish Films. Member: SAG-AFTRA. J.D. Candidate: Emory Law. Bama>>NOLA>>ATL
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@sydmt.blacksky.app became a journalist to be part of the solution. Journalism had other plans.
She's given us an essay on what it means to choose empathy and ethics as both are under attack, and to tell the truth outside the media institutions that are failing us.
unbreaking.org/blog/Unbreak...
She's given us an essay on what it means to choose empathy and ethics as both are under attack, and to tell the truth outside the media institutions that are failing us.
unbreaking.org/blog/Unbreak...
Unbreaking: Journalism and the Ethics of Community Care — Unbreaking
It could be argued that once you learn the essential tools of journalism—critical thinking, skepticism, research, documentation, meticulousness, stubbornness—they become second nature to you, a skin t...
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February 3, 2026 at 9:50 PM
@sydmt.blacksky.app became a journalist to be part of the solution. Journalism had other plans.
She's given us an essay on what it means to choose empathy and ethics as both are under attack, and to tell the truth outside the media institutions that are failing us.
unbreaking.org/blog/Unbreak...
She's given us an essay on what it means to choose empathy and ethics as both are under attack, and to tell the truth outside the media institutions that are failing us.
unbreaking.org/blog/Unbreak...
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The extent to which this administration personally targets and continues the assault on people who embarrass and shame it is particularly despicable.
BREAKING: The federal government has filed a motion seeking to end asylum claims for the family of Liam Conejo Ramos, according to the lawyer representing the family.
DHS has requested expedited deportation proceedings against family of Liam Conejo Ramos
The federal government has filed a motion seeking to end asylum claims for the family of Liam Conejo Ramos, according to the lawyer representing the family.
www.mprnews.org
February 6, 2026 at 3:04 AM
The extent to which this administration personally targets and continues the assault on people who embarrass and shame it is particularly despicable.
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Bad; experts are needed to make government work. If they're removable whenever a corrupt executive demands their will prevail over the law these experts are sworn to uphold, you have a dictatorship not a republic under the rule of law
Final Schedule F rule published: in defiance of the vast majority of public comments, it commits to further politicizing government, removing anyone the Trump administration dislikes.
public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2026-02375.pdf
public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2026-02375.pdf
public-inspection.federalregister.gov
February 6, 2026 at 3:52 AM
Bad; experts are needed to make government work. If they're removable whenever a corrupt executive demands their will prevail over the law these experts are sworn to uphold, you have a dictatorship not a republic under the rule of law
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Another way of putting this is “date someone who likes you, not who is looking for someone to fill a role they’ve already carved out”
February 6, 2026 at 3:35 AM
Another way of putting this is “date someone who likes you, not who is looking for someone to fill a role they’ve already carved out”
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Venerable magazine Harper's Bazaar is running its short story contest again, with the winner receiving "the chance" of publication in the magazine. Just one catch: per the wording of the guidelines, _just by entering_ you transfer copyright ownership of your story to Harper's parent, Hearst. 1/3
February 4, 2026 at 11:12 PM
Venerable magazine Harper's Bazaar is running its short story contest again, with the winner receiving "the chance" of publication in the magazine. Just one catch: per the wording of the guidelines, _just by entering_ you transfer copyright ownership of your story to Harper's parent, Hearst. 1/3
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The rate of sepsis in Houston surged 63% after Texas banned abortion.
In the Dallas-Fort Worth area, where hospital leaders empowered doctors to intervene before patients’ conditions worsened, it rose 29%.
(Published May 2025)
In the Dallas-Fort Worth area, where hospital leaders empowered doctors to intervene before patients’ conditions worsened, it rose 29%.
(Published May 2025)
Why Hospital Policies Matter in States That Ban Abortion
Our first-of-its-kind data analysis found that a seismic split emerged in how medical institutions in Texas' two largest metro areas, Houston and Dallas, treated miscarrying patients — and in their ou...
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February 6, 2026 at 4:00 AM
The rate of sepsis in Houston surged 63% after Texas banned abortion.
In the Dallas-Fort Worth area, where hospital leaders empowered doctors to intervene before patients’ conditions worsened, it rose 29%.
(Published May 2025)
In the Dallas-Fort Worth area, where hospital leaders empowered doctors to intervene before patients’ conditions worsened, it rose 29%.
(Published May 2025)
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The lawsuits, filed in Polk County, Iowa, are the first civil cases brought in an abuse scandal that came to light in a series of reports by The Associated Press after the FBI arrested former coach Sean Gardner on child pornography charges in August.
Olympics Sports Watchdog Failed to Stop Mississippi Coach's Sexual Abuse, Women Allege
Two gymnasts who say they were sexually abused at an elite academy in Iowa filed lawsuits Monday against the sport’s oversight bodies.
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December 5, 2025 at 4:45 PM
The lawsuits, filed in Polk County, Iowa, are the first civil cases brought in an abuse scandal that came to light in a series of reports by The Associated Press after the FBI arrested former coach Sean Gardner on child pornography charges in August.
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New: The FBI is quietly urging ICE agents to properly ID themselves in the field.
In a bulletin to law enforcement last month, it warned of criminals posing as ICE to rob, rape, kidnap—a problem it says now demands national coordination to confront.
By me & @carolinehaskins.bsky.social:
In a bulletin to law enforcement last month, it warned of criminals posing as ICE to rob, rape, kidnap—a problem it says now demands national coordination to confront.
By me & @carolinehaskins.bsky.social:
FBI Warns of Criminals Posing as ICE, Urges Agents to ID Themselves
In a bulletin to law enforcement agencies, the FBI said criminal impersonators are exploiting ICE’s image and urged nationwide coordination to distinguish real operations from fakes.
www.wired.com
November 4, 2025 at 7:34 PM
New: The FBI is quietly urging ICE agents to properly ID themselves in the field.
In a bulletin to law enforcement last month, it warned of criminals posing as ICE to rob, rape, kidnap—a problem it says now demands national coordination to confront.
By me & @carolinehaskins.bsky.social:
In a bulletin to law enforcement last month, it warned of criminals posing as ICE to rob, rape, kidnap—a problem it says now demands national coordination to confront.
By me & @carolinehaskins.bsky.social:
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NEW: ICE says it no longer has to provide Congress access to detention facilities — thanks to the shutdown.
That requirement was part of the appropriations law that expired last month — and now operations are funded by Trump’s megabill.
w/ @myahward.bsky.social
www.politico.com/news/2025/10...
That requirement was part of the appropriations law that expired last month — and now operations are funded by Trump’s megabill.
w/ @myahward.bsky.social
www.politico.com/news/2025/10...
Another shutdown consequence: Democrats can’t visit ICE detention facilities
Democratic lawmakers had been suing the Trump administration over their previous attempts to visit ICE facilities.
www.politico.com
October 27, 2025 at 9:34 PM
NEW: ICE says it no longer has to provide Congress access to detention facilities — thanks to the shutdown.
That requirement was part of the appropriations law that expired last month — and now operations are funded by Trump’s megabill.
w/ @myahward.bsky.social
www.politico.com/news/2025/10...
That requirement was part of the appropriations law that expired last month — and now operations are funded by Trump’s megabill.
w/ @myahward.bsky.social
www.politico.com/news/2025/10...
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For years, Gulfport, Mississippi, resident Becky Henderson often spoke with lawmakers and advocated for people with disabilities who sought cannabis to soothe aches and pains.
Person of the Day | Becky Henderson: Patient Inspires Others
Becky Henderson fought for Mississippi to have a medical-cannabis program by meeting with lawmakers to advocate for patients.
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October 21, 2025 at 1:10 PM
For years, Gulfport, Mississippi, resident Becky Henderson often spoke with lawmakers and advocated for people with disabilities who sought cannabis to soothe aches and pains.
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By shutting down CIGIE (the government's inspector general watchdog) the Trump administration is continuing its efforts to get rid of as many mechanisms of accountability as possible.
Trump administration moves to defund inspector general watchdog group
The decision marks the latest example of the administration’s push to limit government oversight activities.
www.washingtonpost.com
September 30, 2025 at 7:50 PM
By shutting down CIGIE (the government's inspector general watchdog) the Trump administration is continuing its efforts to get rid of as many mechanisms of accountability as possible.
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This photo of an ICE agent firing a pepper ball at a journalist clearly hiding behind a van should be everywhere
September 27, 2025 at 1:33 PM
This photo of an ICE agent firing a pepper ball at a journalist clearly hiding behind a van should be everywhere
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happy bday Spanish writer Miguel de Unamuno, b.1864.
“That which the fascists hate, above all else, is intelligence.”
“Warmth, warmth, more warmth! For we are dying of cold and not darkness. It is not the night that kills, but the frost.”
“That which the fascists hate, above all else, is intelligence.”
“Warmth, warmth, more warmth! For we are dying of cold and not darkness. It is not the night that kills, but the frost.”
September 29, 2025 at 12:27 PM
happy bday Spanish writer Miguel de Unamuno, b.1864.
“That which the fascists hate, above all else, is intelligence.”
“Warmth, warmth, more warmth! For we are dying of cold and not darkness. It is not the night that kills, but the frost.”
“That which the fascists hate, above all else, is intelligence.”
“Warmth, warmth, more warmth! For we are dying of cold and not darkness. It is not the night that kills, but the frost.”
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“.. Judge William Young concluded, in a scathing, 161-page opinion that he described as the most crucial he’s delivered in his 30 years on the bench.”
@politico.com @kyledcheney.bsky.social
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September 30, 2025 at 5:38 PM
“.. Judge William Young concluded, in a scathing, 161-page opinion that he described as the most crucial he’s delivered in his 30 years on the bench.”
@politico.com @kyledcheney.bsky.social
www.politico.com/news/2025/09...
@politico.com @kyledcheney.bsky.social
www.politico.com/news/2025/09...
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Today is one hell of a day to tell you to listen to this episode about manly politics. Do listen — this was a fantastic conversation.
Does America have an obsession with masculine men? 👀
@jacobjarvis.bsky.social and @titonka.bsky.social discuss dude politics in the latest episode 👉 linktr.ee/americanfric...
#trump #uspolitics #masculinity
@jacobjarvis.bsky.social and @titonka.bsky.social discuss dude politics in the latest episode 👉 linktr.ee/americanfric...
#trump #uspolitics #masculinity
September 30, 2025 at 1:02 PM
Today is one hell of a day to tell you to listen to this episode about manly politics. Do listen — this was a fantastic conversation.
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Exclusive: In the first half of the year, upheaval from the Trump administration’s foreign aid freeze delayed the delivery of hundreds of USAID shipments of antimalarial and HIV medical supplies to regional warehouses in dozens of countries.
The consequences were deadly.
The consequences were deadly.
Trump’s USAID pause stranded lifesaving drugs. Children died waiting.
USAID antimalarial and HIV supplies valued at nearly $140 million were delayed in the first half of the year or not delivered at all due to the Trump administration’s foreign aid pause, The Post found...
www.washingtonpost.com
September 30, 2025 at 1:00 PM
Exclusive: In the first half of the year, upheaval from the Trump administration’s foreign aid freeze delayed the delivery of hundreds of USAID shipments of antimalarial and HIV medical supplies to regional warehouses in dozens of countries.
The consequences were deadly.
The consequences were deadly.
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This is after a 2022 policy change had started to increase convictions for domestic violence by removing commanders from the process. They had started to have more real consequences for domestic violence and now Hegseth is working to reverse it. www.military.com/daily-news/i...
September 30, 2025 at 1:04 PM
This is after a 2022 policy change had started to increase convictions for domestic violence by removing commanders from the process. They had started to have more real consequences for domestic violence and now Hegseth is working to reverse it. www.military.com/daily-news/i...
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I've been thinking about that Klein and Ta-Nehisi Coates convo. Specifically, how Klein kept saying that Coate's pragmatism in positioning his work in line with those who came before him fighting for rights they knew were unlikely to come to fruition in their lifetimes was depressing /1
September 30, 2025 at 1:11 AM
I've been thinking about that Klein and Ta-Nehisi Coates convo. Specifically, how Klein kept saying that Coate's pragmatism in positioning his work in line with those who came before him fighting for rights they knew were unlikely to come to fruition in their lifetimes was depressing /1
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What Coates was saying is, all I can do now is lay the bricks down for a path towards a better future. He was saying how do we strengthen our backs.
Klein was saying living under Trump is uncomfortable how can I make it stop now. How can I dull the pain without addressing the underlying source?
Klein was saying living under Trump is uncomfortable how can I make it stop now. How can I dull the pain without addressing the underlying source?
September 30, 2025 at 1:24 AM
What Coates was saying is, all I can do now is lay the bricks down for a path towards a better future. He was saying how do we strengthen our backs.
Klein was saying living under Trump is uncomfortable how can I make it stop now. How can I dull the pain without addressing the underlying source?
Klein was saying living under Trump is uncomfortable how can I make it stop now. How can I dull the pain without addressing the underlying source?
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I remind you that this man has been accused of domestic violence by the women in his life.
Hegseth: "Basic training is being restored to what it should be -- scary, tough, and disciplined. We're empowering drill sergeants to instill healthy fear in new recruits, ensuring that future warfighters are forged ... they can put hands on recruits."
September 30, 2025 at 1:05 PM
I remind you that this man has been accused of domestic violence by the women in his life.
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A British newspaper once owned by her Dad
Why does it take a BRITISH newspaper to break a story like this? Where the hell is the American media? 🤨
September 21, 2025 at 6:05 PM
A British newspaper once owned by her Dad