Monica Rhor
@monicarhor.bsky.social
Story Editor - @Chalkbeat. Proud Latina, mom, lover of words, proponent of the curative power of Vivaporú.
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According to a new court filing, the Trump administration has a six-page list of banned words that Head Start locations are forbidden from using when describing their programs.
Among the censored words: "disability," "race," "women," "trauma," "Gulf of Mexico." Short thread with the full list. 🧵
Among the censored words: "disability," "race," "women," "trauma," "Gulf of Mexico." Short thread with the full list. 🧵
December 10, 2025 at 11:51 PM
According to a new court filing, the Trump administration has a six-page list of banned words that Head Start locations are forbidden from using when describing their programs.
Among the censored words: "disability," "race," "women," "trauma," "Gulf of Mexico." Short thread with the full list. 🧵
Among the censored words: "disability," "race," "women," "trauma," "Gulf of Mexico." Short thread with the full list. 🧵
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"Once upon a time, a chief executive openly signaling that he’d reorient a newsroom to appease a sitting president would be a five-alarm corporate scandal" - @oliverdarcy.bsky.social
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December 10, 2025 at 2:31 PM
"Once upon a time, a chief executive openly signaling that he’d reorient a newsroom to appease a sitting president would be a five-alarm corporate scandal" - @oliverdarcy.bsky.social
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Chalkbeat invites you to a conversation on how New York City Schools are supporting immigrant students and what challenges lie ahead. RSVP at the link below.
Educating — and covering — NYC’s immigrant students in Trump’s second term
Chalkbeat invites you to a conversation on how New York City Schools are supporting immigrant students and what challenges lie ahead.
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December 9, 2025 at 7:15 PM
Chalkbeat invites you to a conversation on how New York City Schools are supporting immigrant students and what challenges lie ahead. RSVP at the link below.
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me dressed up and exercising at the airport before my 8 hour flight
December 9, 2025 at 3:20 AM
me dressed up and exercising at the airport before my 8 hour flight
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It is newsworthy that the president of the United States is increasingly verbally abusive of women reporters and he should be asked about it.
December 8, 2025 at 8:39 PM
It is newsworthy that the president of the United States is increasingly verbally abusive of women reporters and he should be asked about it.
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🚨BREAKING: Indiana Senate Elections Committee voted 6–3 to advance a controversial mid-decade redistricting bill that would all but guarantee the GOP wins all nine of the state’s congressional seats. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
Indiana Senate Committee Advances Trump-Demanded Gerrymander
Read more here.
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December 9, 2025 at 12:51 AM
🚨BREAKING: Indiana Senate Elections Committee voted 6–3 to advance a controversial mid-decade redistricting bill that would all but guarantee the GOP wins all nine of the state’s congressional seats. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
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“This new investigation is political theater and government overreach. It is not about protecting students. It’s about intimidating and silencing teachers.” www.chalkbeat.org/philadelphia...
Philly teachers say congressional probe into alleged antisemitism is a ‘witch hunt’
A congressional investigation alleges the Philadelphia school district “is rife with antisemitic incidents.” Several educators are asking school leaders to protect staff amid the investigation.
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December 8, 2025 at 3:17 PM
“This new investigation is political theater and government overreach. It is not about protecting students. It’s about intimidating and silencing teachers.” www.chalkbeat.org/philadelphia...
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New: “Donald Trump Jr’s Fortune Jumped Six-Fold In A Year” 📈
@kylekhanmullins.bsky.social (who you should follow) for @forbes.com
@kylekhanmullins.bsky.social (who you should follow) for @forbes.com
Here’s How Much Donald Trump Jr. Is Worth
The president’s oldest son once shunned his father to loaf as a vagabond in Colorado. He eventually came home, joined the family business and is amassing the kind of fortune that would make his father...
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December 8, 2025 at 12:06 PM
New: “Donald Trump Jr’s Fortune Jumped Six-Fold In A Year” 📈
@kylekhanmullins.bsky.social (who you should follow) for @forbes.com
@kylekhanmullins.bsky.social (who you should follow) for @forbes.com
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The death rate among children under 5 is expected to grow this year for the first time in the 21st century, researchers say. A key factor, they say, is cuts to U.S. and other foreign aid
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Child deaths under 5 believed to be rising for first time in decades
Cuts to development aid from several countries is a key factor, researchers said.
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December 7, 2025 at 10:25 PM
The death rate among children under 5 is expected to grow this year for the first time in the 21st century, researchers say. A key factor, they say, is cuts to U.S. and other foreign aid
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"After they broke up, Ferreira said in court records that Michael Leavitt had in the past threatened to try to get her deported."
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Mom of Karoline Leavitt’s nephew rejects White House narrative of her ICE arrest
In an interview, Bruna Ferreira, who chose the White House press secretary as her son’s godmother, contested the portrayal of her as a criminal, absentee mom.
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December 8, 2025 at 2:18 AM
"After they broke up, Ferreira said in court records that Michael Leavitt had in the past threatened to try to get her deported."
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“It contradicts what the administration has been saying about people who are convicted criminals and that they are going after the worst of the worst,” said Ariel Ruiz Soto, senior policy analyst at the Migration Policy Institute.
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ICE has arrested nearly 75,000 people with no criminal records, data shows
The figures don't include arrests made by Border Patrol, which has launched aggressive immigration operations in several cities in recent months.
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December 8, 2025 at 2:10 AM
“It contradicts what the administration has been saying about people who are convicted criminals and that they are going after the worst of the worst,” said Ariel Ruiz Soto, senior policy analyst at the Migration Policy Institute.
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NEW:
Trump’s Own Mortgages Match His Description of Mortgage Fraud, Records Reveal
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Trump’s Own Mortgages Match His Description of Mortgage Fraud, Records Reveal
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Trump’s Own Mortgages Match His Description of Mortgage Fraud, Records Reveal
The Trump administration has argued that Fed board member Lisa Cook may have committed mortgage fraud by declaring more than one primary residence on her loans. We found Trump once did the very thing ...
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December 8, 2025 at 12:32 PM
NEW:
Trump’s Own Mortgages Match His Description of Mortgage Fraud, Records Reveal
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Trump’s Own Mortgages Match His Description of Mortgage Fraud, Records Reveal
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UPDATE: Another Chicago-area church has put up an immigration-themed Nativity scene.
A church member at Urban Village Church sent this one along, where Mary, Joseph and Jesus are gone and replaced with a sign that reads: “Due to ICE activity in our community, the Holy Family is in hiding.”
A church member at Urban Village Church sent this one along, where Mary, Joseph and Jesus are gone and replaced with a sign that reads: “Due to ICE activity in our community, the Holy Family is in hiding.”
December 7, 2025 at 10:31 PM
UPDATE: Another Chicago-area church has put up an immigration-themed Nativity scene.
A church member at Urban Village Church sent this one along, where Mary, Joseph and Jesus are gone and replaced with a sign that reads: “Due to ICE activity in our community, the Holy Family is in hiding.”
A church member at Urban Village Church sent this one along, where Mary, Joseph and Jesus are gone and replaced with a sign that reads: “Due to ICE activity in our community, the Holy Family is in hiding.”
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If you're curious to know more about Rev. Black's background — including the church he serves, which has a fascinating and lengthy history of advocacy dating back to the abolition era — I've got a whole profile on him here: religionnews.com/2025/11/19/f...
December 5, 2025 at 6:56 PM
If you're curious to know more about Rev. Black's background — including the church he serves, which has a fascinating and lengthy history of advocacy dating back to the abolition era — I've got a whole profile on him here: religionnews.com/2025/11/19/f...
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It might be easy to find things like this merely petty or superficial, but that would be a mistake. Demeaning, erasing or eliminating celebrations or acknowledgments of Black America is straight from Redemption playbook, and is intended to reinforce the racial hierarchy and signal its reinstatement.
National parks change prioritizes Trump birthday over days honoring Black people
Free entrance days at national parks no longer include MLK Day and Juneteenth.
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December 5, 2025 at 6:30 PM
It might be easy to find things like this merely petty or superficial, but that would be a mistake. Demeaning, erasing or eliminating celebrations or acknowledgments of Black America is straight from Redemption playbook, and is intended to reinforce the racial hierarchy and signal its reinstatement.
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41 minutes. www.cnn.com/2025/12/04/p...
December 5, 2025 at 1:22 AM
41 minutes. www.cnn.com/2025/12/04/p...
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Unbelievable.
“There was no boat. There was wreckage. There was no radio. There were two guys clinging to a tiny non-awash portion of the keel of a capsized boat,” said one lawmaker
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“There was no boat. There was wreckage. There was no radio. There were two guys clinging to a tiny non-awash portion of the keel of a capsized boat,” said one lawmaker
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Video shows second strike hit before survivors could flip boat, lawmakers say
The footage was shown on Capitol Hill, where Adm. Frank M. Bradley, who oversaw a deadly attack on alleged drug smugglers, faced a day of difficult questions about the operation.
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December 5, 2025 at 1:37 AM
Unbelievable.
“There was no boat. There was wreckage. There was no radio. There were two guys clinging to a tiny non-awash portion of the keel of a capsized boat,” said one lawmaker
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“There was no boat. There was wreckage. There was no radio. There were two guys clinging to a tiny non-awash portion of the keel of a capsized boat,” said one lawmaker
www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...
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Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth announces another boat strike in response to a request/wish from Turning Point USA’s Andrew Kolvet.
December 5, 2025 at 1:47 AM
Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth announces another boat strike in response to a request/wish from Turning Point USA’s Andrew Kolvet.
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Religion note: Andrew Kolvet has spent years doing communications work for conservative Christian groups and figures.
He has long been TPUSA’s communications contact/spokesperson, but has taken on a more visible role in recent months.
He has long been TPUSA’s communications contact/spokesperson, but has taken on a more visible role in recent months.
Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth announces another boat strike in response to a request/wish from Turning Point USA’s Andrew Kolvet.
December 5, 2025 at 2:34 AM
Religion note: Andrew Kolvet has spent years doing communications work for conservative Christian groups and figures.
He has long been TPUSA’s communications contact/spokesperson, but has taken on a more visible role in recent months.
He has long been TPUSA’s communications contact/spokesperson, but has taken on a more visible role in recent months.
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Indiana lawmakers may tighten the state’s school cellphone ban even further during this legislative session.
A stricter cellphone ban may be coming to Indiana schools
Indiana lawmakers may tighten the state’s school cellphone ban even further during this legislative session.
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December 4, 2025 at 9:15 PM
Indiana lawmakers may tighten the state’s school cellphone ban even further during this legislative session.
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NEW: President Trump has repeatedly threatened to bring federal agents, or even soldiers, to San Francisco to battle crime. His administration has actually done the opposite, quietly taking federal law enforcement away from the city to do immigration work instead.
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December 2, 2025 at 12:26 PM
NEW: President Trump has repeatedly threatened to bring federal agents, or even soldiers, to San Francisco to battle crime. His administration has actually done the opposite, quietly taking federal law enforcement away from the city to do immigration work instead.
www.reuters.com/world/us/tru...
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December 1, 2025 at 12:16 PM
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Thing is, we DID hear about it at his confirmation hearing.
Every single senator who voted to confirm Hegseth knew he held these views about the laws of war.
They voted to confirm him anyway.
Every single senator who voted to confirm Hegseth knew he held these views about the laws of war.
They voted to confirm him anyway.
Everyone should read this terrifying thread about Hegseth’s published views wrt war crimes. It’s pretty fucking radical …. We needed to hear about this in his confirmation hearing.
A chapter in Hegseth’s book is literally titled “More Lethality, Less Lawyers.”
It’s almost as if there were signs!
It’s almost as if there were signs!
November 29, 2025 at 6:01 PM
Thing is, we DID hear about it at his confirmation hearing.
Every single senator who voted to confirm Hegseth knew he held these views about the laws of war.
They voted to confirm him anyway.
Every single senator who voted to confirm Hegseth knew he held these views about the laws of war.
They voted to confirm him anyway.