Norm Hall
@normankhall.bsky.social
I try to take notice of the people and nature around me…while supporting my communities.
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My heart is full! Cary NC has turned out spectacularly for No Kings!!
October 18, 2025 at 4:31 PM
My heart is full! Cary NC has turned out spectacularly for No Kings!!
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Hi, I'm the ProPublica reporter who's been tracking an unusual stat: U.S. citizens grabbed by immigration agents.
I did it because the government isn’t.
This is what I found.
I did it because the government isn’t.
This is what I found.
October 18, 2025 at 2:11 PM
Hi, I'm the ProPublica reporter who's been tracking an unusual stat: U.S. citizens grabbed by immigration agents.
I did it because the government isn’t.
This is what I found.
I did it because the government isn’t.
This is what I found.
Trump's chaos is leading to a painful economic slowdown. Communities of color will bear the brunt of the impact.
EPI's @icidmartinez.bsky.social examined the economic vulnerability of Black & Hispanic adults as fears of a recession rise:
www.epi.org/blog/financi...
EPI's @icidmartinez.bsky.social examined the economic vulnerability of Black & Hispanic adults as fears of a recession rise:
www.epi.org/blog/financi...
Financial disparities will deepen economic insecurity for Black and Hispanic households amid the 2025 slowdown
Recent evidence from the Federal Reserve’s Survey of Household Economics and Decisionmaking (SHED) shows that disparities in income variability, hardship, and savings are deepening Black and Hispanic ...
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September 5, 2025 at 5:45 PM
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NEW: Only three board members had the power to remove Richard L. Bean as superintendent of the Tennessee juvenile detention center that bears his name.
And for decades, those positions have been held down by his closest friends and allies.
With @wpln.bsky.social
And for decades, those positions have been held down by his closest friends and allies.
With @wpln.bsky.social
How the Head of an Embattled Tennessee Youth Detention Center Held on to Power for Decades
Richard L. Bean remained in his perch as the superintendent of the juvenile detention center that bears his name despite scandals, investigations and the use of seclusion to punish children.
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June 7, 2025 at 1:16 PM
NEW: Only three board members had the power to remove Richard L. Bean as superintendent of the Tennessee juvenile detention center that bears his name.
And for decades, those positions have been held down by his closest friends and allies.
With @wpln.bsky.social
And for decades, those positions have been held down by his closest friends and allies.
With @wpln.bsky.social
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If true this is a death sentence
Kseniia Petrova, a Russian scientist at Harvard Medical School, was detained at Logan Airport after returning from France and sent to an ICE detention in Louisiana, The Insider reports.
A big critic of Putin and the war in Ukraine, she may now be deported to Russia.
A big critic of Putin and the war in Ukraine, she may now be deported to Russia.
March 27, 2025 at 9:59 PM
If true this is a death sentence
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It’s Long COVID Awareness Day. While the worst of the pandemic is over for most, there’s more we must do to educate people about Long COVID and ensure that those in our communities who are struggling get the help they need. That's why I will keep working to pass my bipartisan Long COVID Support Act.
March 15, 2025 at 4:43 PM
It’s Long COVID Awareness Day. While the worst of the pandemic is over for most, there’s more we must do to educate people about Long COVID and ensure that those in our communities who are struggling get the help they need. That's why I will keep working to pass my bipartisan Long COVID Support Act.
Arlington Cemetery website scrubs links about Black and female veterans
March 15, 2025 at 4:59 PM
Arlington Cemetery website scrubs links about Black and female veterans
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Tim Walz says he and Harris were too ‘safe’ during 2024 presidential campaign
Tim Walz says he and Harris were too ‘safe’ during 2024 presidential campaign
Former vice-presidential candidate claims pair should have held more in-person events around the US
Tim Walz has said he and Kamala Harris were too “safe” during their 2024 election campaign, with the former vice-presidential candidate claiming they…
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March 8, 2025 at 6:11 PM
Tim Walz says he and Harris were too ‘safe’ during 2024 presidential campaign
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First, they said postponed; now the meeting is canceled. That means no flu shots next year.
“'It’s a six-month production cycle,' Dr. Offit said. 'So one can only assume that we’re not picking flu strains this year.'"
Fundamentally, that's a form of mass murder.
www.nytimes.com/2025/02/26/u...
“'It’s a six-month production cycle,' Dr. Offit said. 'So one can only assume that we’re not picking flu strains this year.'"
Fundamentally, that's a form of mass murder.
www.nytimes.com/2025/02/26/u...
F.D.A. Cancels Meeting of Vaccine Experts Scheduled to Advise on Flu Shots
The cancellation plays into fears among scientists who worry that Robert F. Kennedy Jr. will use his position as health secretary to sow doubts about vaccines.
www.nytimes.com
February 27, 2025 at 8:14 PM
First, they said postponed; now the meeting is canceled. That means no flu shots next year.
“'It’s a six-month production cycle,' Dr. Offit said. 'So one can only assume that we’re not picking flu strains this year.'"
Fundamentally, that's a form of mass murder.
www.nytimes.com/2025/02/26/u...
“'It’s a six-month production cycle,' Dr. Offit said. 'So one can only assume that we’re not picking flu strains this year.'"
Fundamentally, that's a form of mass murder.
www.nytimes.com/2025/02/26/u...
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I’ve always been skeptical of folks who say Trump is a literal ‘Russian asset’ or that Moscow has ‘kompromat’ on him, and the Russia obsession hurt the Dems in term one… but… how does anyone explain this? Justify this? How?
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March 1, 2025 at 8:00 PM
I’ve always been skeptical of folks who say Trump is a literal ‘Russian asset’ or that Moscow has ‘kompromat’ on him, and the Russia obsession hurt the Dems in term one… but… how does anyone explain this? Justify this? How?
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Dismantling the Dept of Ed could have major implications for students with disabilities @alexis-weaver.bsky.social www.urban.org/urban-wire/h...
How Dismantling the Education Department Could Affect Disabled Students Across the US
Though states and local governments are primarily responsible for K–12 education, the US Department of Education is critical to ensuring disabled children in every community have access to a free, appropriate public education.
www.urban.org
February 19, 2025 at 10:00 PM
Dismantling the Dept of Ed could have major implications for students with disabilities @alexis-weaver.bsky.social www.urban.org/urban-wire/h...
Musk’s DOGE agents access sensitive personnel data, alarming security officials
“It’s like you’re defending some medieval castle and someone comes in and starts firing all the archers who are positioned to defend it,” …“You let your defenses down. It’s a perfect time to strike.”
“It’s like you’re defending some medieval castle and someone comes in and starts firing all the archers who are positioned to defend it,” …“You let your defenses down. It’s a perfect time to strike.”
February 6, 2025 at 1:04 PM
Musk’s DOGE agents access sensitive personnel data, alarming security officials
“It’s like you’re defending some medieval castle and someone comes in and starts firing all the archers who are positioned to defend it,” …“You let your defenses down. It’s a perfect time to strike.”
“It’s like you’re defending some medieval castle and someone comes in and starts firing all the archers who are positioned to defend it,” …“You let your defenses down. It’s a perfect time to strike.”
“we must ask whether defenders of civil rights are acting as boldly as the enemies of progress…rollbacks of affirmative and attacks on diversity and inclusion efforts are new iterations on the same old story of White attacks on Black advancement.”
History matters: then and now.
History matters: then and now.
February 1, 2025 at 5:38 PM
“we must ask whether defenders of civil rights are acting as boldly as the enemies of progress…rollbacks of affirmative and attacks on diversity and inclusion efforts are new iterations on the same old story of White attacks on Black advancement.”
History matters: then and now.
History matters: then and now.
www.nytimes.com/2025/01/30/u...
Concern as always for what is done, not is said, by pillars of the new administration
Concern as always for what is done, not is said, by pillars of the new administration
Trump Administration Shocks Senior F.B.I. Ranks by Moving to Replace Them
Top officials have been told to retire or be fired in the coming days, fueling fear within an agency that has been a target of President Trump and Kash Patel, his nominee to be F.B.I. director.
www.nytimes.com
January 31, 2025 at 3:30 PM
www.nytimes.com/2025/01/30/u...
Concern as always for what is done, not is said, by pillars of the new administration
Concern as always for what is done, not is said, by pillars of the new administration
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The topic: why institutions matter for economic growth and development.
Useful for defending our institutions under attack.
The topic: why institutions matter for economic growth and development.
Useful for defending our institutions under attack.
A Nobel prize for explaining why there's global inequality
Podcast Episode · Planet Money · 12/14/2024 · 28m
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January 25, 2025 at 8:49 PM
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The topic: why institutions matter for economic growth and development.
Useful for defending our institutions under attack.
The topic: why institutions matter for economic growth and development.
Useful for defending our institutions under attack.