Shirley L. Smith
@shirleysmithvi.bsky.social
Independent Investigative Reporter. Published: South Florida PBS, NY Amsterdam News, Mississippi Today, MS Center for Investigative Reporting, The Guardian, Atlanta Journal-Constitution & more. Reposts not endorsements. shirleysmithblog.wordpress.com
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“Policy Violence”: ICE Raids & Shredding of Social Safety Net Are Linked, Says Bishop William Barber
https://www.democracynow.org/2025/11/26/bishop_william_barber
https://www.democracynow.org/2025/11/26/bishop_william_barber
Bishop William Barber: ICE Raids & Shredding of Safety Net Are Linked
Protests have erupted in North Carolina after federal agents arrested 370 people in immigration raids. On Monday, Bishop William Barber and other religious leaders gathered in Charlotte to demand an e...
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November 26, 2025 at 4:11 PM
“Policy Violence”: ICE Raids & Shredding of Social Safety Net Are Linked, Says Bishop William Barber
https://www.democracynow.org/2025/11/26/bishop_william_barber
https://www.democracynow.org/2025/11/26/bishop_william_barber
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Governor says new assault aims to impose 'new realities' as Israel shuts parts of Tubas from rest of occupied West Bank.
Israel lays siege to occupied West Bank’s Tubas, displaces tens of families
Governor says new assault aims to impose 'new realities' as Israel shuts parts of Tubas from rest of occupied West Bank.
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November 26, 2025 at 1:01 PM
Governor says new assault aims to impose 'new realities' as Israel shuts parts of Tubas from rest of occupied West Bank.
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After the close of a disappointing U.N. climate summit in Brazil, "I'm extremely angry," says @brandoncwu.bsky.social. "We need a fossil fuel phase-out. We need it as fast as possible. It has to start in the Global North."
https://www.democracynow.org/2025/11/24/cop30_final_agreement_fossil_fuels
https://www.democracynow.org/2025/11/24/cop30_final_agreement_fossil_fuels
November 24, 2025 at 8:54 PM
After the close of a disappointing U.N. climate summit in Brazil, "I'm extremely angry," says @brandoncwu.bsky.social. "We need a fossil fuel phase-out. We need it as fast as possible. It has to start in the Global North."
https://www.democracynow.org/2025/11/24/cop30_final_agreement_fossil_fuels
https://www.democracynow.org/2025/11/24/cop30_final_agreement_fossil_fuels
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The Justice Department has admitted that it was Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem who made the decision to deport a group of Venezuelan men to the notorious CECOT mega-prison complex in El Salvador, ignoring a judge’s order to keep them in custody in the United States.
DOJ Admits Noem Decided to Deport Venezuelan Men to CECOT Prison in El Salvador
The Justice Department has admitted that it was Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem who made the decision to deport a group of Venezuelan men to the notorious CECOT mega-prison complex in El Salvador, ignoring a judge's order to keep them in custody in the United States.
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November 26, 2025 at 9:11 PM
The Justice Department has admitted that it was Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem who made the decision to deport a group of Venezuelan men to the notorious CECOT mega-prison complex in El Salvador, ignoring a judge’s order to keep them in custody in the United States.
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I sent the EPA a FOIA request for a single email and I included the date of the email and what it discussed.
It just told me my request was too broad and I needed to clarify for it to be processed.
What a joke.
Always appeal.
It just told me my request was too broad and I needed to clarify for it to be processed.
What a joke.
Always appeal.
November 21, 2025 at 3:05 PM
I sent the EPA a FOIA request for a single email and I included the date of the email and what it discussed.
It just told me my request was too broad and I needed to clarify for it to be processed.
What a joke.
Always appeal.
It just told me my request was too broad and I needed to clarify for it to be processed.
What a joke.
Always appeal.
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A total of 303 schoolchildren and 12 teachers were abducted by gunmen during an attack on St. Mary's School, a Catholic institution in north-central Nigeria's Niger state, the Christian Association of Nigeria said. n.pr/48tDOYt
More than 300 children were abducted in an attack on a Catholic school in Nigeria
A total of 303 schoolchildren and 12 teachers were abducted by gunmen during an attack on St. Mary's School, a Catholic institution in north-central Nigeria's Niger state, the Christian Association of Nigeria said.
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November 22, 2025 at 3:07 PM
A total of 303 schoolchildren and 12 teachers were abducted by gunmen during an attack on St. Mary's School, a Catholic institution in north-central Nigeria's Niger state, the Christian Association of Nigeria said. n.pr/48tDOYt
David Janovsky, a policy analyst, said it's good that federal & state courts are pushing back. However, "If it is presumptively illegal to have troops on the streets, it seems completely backwards to let the troops stay on the street until there's a final determination."
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Judge orders an end to Trump's troop deployment in D.C., calling it 'unlawful'
U.S. District Judge Jia Cobb put a pause on her order until Dec. 11 to allow the Trump administration time to appeal.
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November 22, 2025 at 8:07 PM
David Janovsky, a policy analyst, said it's good that federal & state courts are pushing back. However, "If it is presumptively illegal to have troops on the streets, it seems completely backwards to let the troops stay on the street until there's a final determination."
www.npr.org/2025/11/20/n...
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President Trump has given #Ukraine a Thursday deadline to accept his 28-point peace plan to end the war that Russia started. "Russia is cautiously welcoming the plan, which would require Ukraine to make a number of concessions it's previously rejected," PBS News reports.
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Zelenskyy faces pressure from Trump to accept his Ukraine peace plan
President Trump said he’d like to see Ukraine accept his peace plan by Thursday of next week. But the plan asks Ukraine to make concessions it's previously rejected, and President Zelenskyy said his c...
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November 22, 2025 at 7:47 PM
President Trump has given #Ukraine a Thursday deadline to accept his 28-point peace plan to end the war that Russia started. "Russia is cautiously welcoming the plan, which would require Ukraine to make a number of concessions it's previously rejected," PBS News reports.
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If only ensuring healthcare to millions was as simple as sending $2K in the mail.
You’ll keep hearing about HSAs from the likes of Rick Scott and Trump like its magic.
It isnt. And its not remotely close to a serious plan to get people what they need: real health insurance
You’ll keep hearing about HSAs from the likes of Rick Scott and Trump like its magic.
It isnt. And its not remotely close to a serious plan to get people what they need: real health insurance
November 20, 2025 at 3:38 PM
If only ensuring healthcare to millions was as simple as sending $2K in the mail.
You’ll keep hearing about HSAs from the likes of Rick Scott and Trump like its magic.
It isnt. And its not remotely close to a serious plan to get people what they need: real health insurance
You’ll keep hearing about HSAs from the likes of Rick Scott and Trump like its magic.
It isnt. And its not remotely close to a serious plan to get people what they need: real health insurance
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Episode 2 of “The Diagnosis” in partnership with @couriernewsroom.bsky.social
For all the nonsense on Autism from this administration, we break down the truth on how their policies are only harming those with this condition.
Hope you’ll tune in.
For all the nonsense on Autism from this administration, we break down the truth on how their policies are only harming those with this condition.
Hope you’ll tune in.
November 22, 2025 at 2:01 PM
Episode 2 of “The Diagnosis” in partnership with @couriernewsroom.bsky.social
For all the nonsense on Autism from this administration, we break down the truth on how their policies are only harming those with this condition.
Hope you’ll tune in.
For all the nonsense on Autism from this administration, we break down the truth on how their policies are only harming those with this condition.
Hope you’ll tune in.
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For more than two decades, scientists have studied whether vaccines cause autism. The answer has been consistent: there’s no evidence they do.
I compiled a list of 14 studies, covering more than 10 million children, that find no link between vaccines and autism.
I compiled a list of 14 studies, covering more than 10 million children, that find no link between vaccines and autism.
November 20, 2025 at 9:38 PM
For more than two decades, scientists have studied whether vaccines cause autism. The answer has been consistent: there’s no evidence they do.
I compiled a list of 14 studies, covering more than 10 million children, that find no link between vaccines and autism.
I compiled a list of 14 studies, covering more than 10 million children, that find no link between vaccines and autism.
Dr. Demetre Daskalakis, CDC's former director of the National Center for Immunization & Respiratory Diseases, said the CDC "can't really be trusted right now."
"The behavior of HHS demonstrates that they're using CDC as a shield for whatever their nefarious ends are." www.npr.org/2025/11/21/n...
"The behavior of HHS demonstrates that they're using CDC as a shield for whatever their nefarious ends are." www.npr.org/2025/11/21/n...
Former CDC official reacts to agency shifting stance on vaccines and autism
NPR's A Martinez speaks to Demetre Daskalakis, a former high-ranking official at the CDC, about the agency renewing false claims about vaccines and autism.
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November 22, 2025 at 7:19 PM
Dr. Demetre Daskalakis, CDC's former director of the National Center for Immunization & Respiratory Diseases, said the CDC "can't really be trusted right now."
"The behavior of HHS demonstrates that they're using CDC as a shield for whatever their nefarious ends are." www.npr.org/2025/11/21/n...
"The behavior of HHS demonstrates that they're using CDC as a shield for whatever their nefarious ends are." www.npr.org/2025/11/21/n...
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On immigration, Trump says he and NYC Mayor-elect Mamdani discussed the issue "at great length" and would "work together" to keep New York safe.
November 21, 2025 at 9:46 PM
On immigration, Trump says he and NYC Mayor-elect Mamdani discussed the issue "at great length" and would "work together" to keep New York safe.
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"The better he does the happier I am. I will say, there's no difference in party, there's no difference in anything."
President Trump comments on his meeting with NYC Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani at the White House.
President Trump comments on his meeting with NYC Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani at the White House.
November 21, 2025 at 9:39 PM
"The better he does the happier I am. I will say, there's no difference in party, there's no difference in anything."
President Trump comments on his meeting with NYC Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani at the White House.
President Trump comments on his meeting with NYC Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani at the White House.
Jonathan Capehart: "You have the president of the United States retweeting...threats against members of Congress."
"If we want to lower the temperature... "it has to start with the president," who is "fomenting the nastiness that is out there" by his language & deeds.
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"If we want to lower the temperature... "it has to start with the president," who is "fomenting the nastiness that is out there" by his language & deeds.
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Capehart and Continetti on Trump's warm welcome of Mamdani
Jonathan Capehart of MS NOW and Matthew Continetti of the American Enterprise Institute join Amna Nawaz to discuss the week in politics, including President Trump playing nice with Zohran Mamdani in t...
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November 22, 2025 at 2:08 AM
Jonathan Capehart: "You have the president of the United States retweeting...threats against members of Congress."
"If we want to lower the temperature... "it has to start with the president," who is "fomenting the nastiness that is out there" by his language & deeds.
www.pbs.org/newshour/sho...
"If we want to lower the temperature... "it has to start with the president," who is "fomenting the nastiness that is out there" by his language & deeds.
www.pbs.org/newshour/sho...
