@spetkovsek.bsky.social
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A Venezuelan couple being arrested with temporary protected status has sparked concerns that the Trump administration is again willing to separate parents from their children.
Border patrol grabs Venezuelan parents in D.C., despite protected status
The arrest in D.C. of a Venezuelan couple with temporary protected status has sparked concerns that the Trump administration is again willing to separate parents from their children.
wapo.st
March 15, 2025 at 2:22 PM
A Venezuelan couple being arrested with temporary protected status has sparked concerns that the Trump administration is again willing to separate parents from their children.
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Yeah, I'm sure there was an elaborate planning session with political strategists who pull down seven figures and told Newsom that this was the Savvy Move, but this is an absolute deal-breaker.
"The first guest on Gavin Newsom's podcast was Charlie Kirk" is more than enough for me to say "absolutely not" to any suggestion Newsom play any role in the future of the Democratic Party. People like him are the past, the failures, the ones who got us here.
Gavin Newsom would have put down the Bell Riots with tanks and napalm I can tell you that much
March 6, 2025 at 2:41 AM
Yeah, I'm sure there was an elaborate planning session with political strategists who pull down seven figures and told Newsom that this was the Savvy Move, but this is an absolute deal-breaker.
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Well-behaved cats rarely make history. 👑
January 23, 2025 at 11:18 AM
Well-behaved cats rarely make history. 👑
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I would absolutely read a 5,000-word deep-dive on whatever high-powered PR agency is charging Mark Zuckerberg tens of millions of dollars to shape his public image as a bootlicking scrub
Zuckerberg Says Most Companies Need More ‘Masculine Energy’
Mark Zuckerberg lamented the rise of “culturally neutered” companies that have sought to distance themselves from “masculine energy,” adding that it’s good if a culture “celebrates the aggression a bi...
www.bloomberg.com
January 11, 2025 at 6:31 PM
I would absolutely read a 5,000-word deep-dive on whatever high-powered PR agency is charging Mark Zuckerberg tens of millions of dollars to shape his public image as a bootlicking scrub
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Syria’s new government has swiftly ordered changes to school curriculums, with no transparency and no guidance from teachers and the general public. Critics say the move is a worrying sign of how the former rebels plan to govern.
Syria’s New Rebel Government Orders Changes to School Curriculum, Worrying Some Syrians
Syria’s new government has swiftly ordered changes to school curriculums. Some Syrians say the move is a worrying sign of how the former rebels plans to govern a diverse country.
www.nytimes.com
January 6, 2025 at 10:03 PM
Syria’s new government has swiftly ordered changes to school curriculums, with no transparency and no guidance from teachers and the general public. Critics say the move is a worrying sign of how the former rebels plan to govern.
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In her resignation letter, Chrystia Freeland cites differences over how to confront Trump’s "'America First' economic nationalism," the threat of 25% tariffs and the possibility of trade war with Canada’s top trading partner Amanda Coletta reports from Toronto
www.washingtonpost.com/world/2024/1...
www.washingtonpost.com/world/2024/1...
Trudeau’s top lieutenant resigns over differences on Trump
Chrystia Freeland cited differences with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau over how to confront Donald Trump’s “America First” policies and threatened tariffs.
www.washingtonpost.com
December 16, 2024 at 3:53 PM
In her resignation letter, Chrystia Freeland cites differences over how to confront Trump’s "'America First' economic nationalism," the threat of 25% tariffs and the possibility of trade war with Canada’s top trading partner Amanda Coletta reports from Toronto
www.washingtonpost.com/world/2024/1...
www.washingtonpost.com/world/2024/1...
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I want everyone to reread this sentence slowly: “competitive bidding process for oxygen.”
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NEW: Some patients who have suffered at the hands of Lincare and Philips Respironics have joined forces with these corporations to lobby for an end to Medicare’s competitive bidding process for oxygen and to make liquid oxygen available.
By @peterelkind.bsky.social
By @peterelkind.bsky.social
A Strange Alliance: Oxygen Companies and Their Medicare Patients Want Congress to Pay the Companies More
Some patients who have suffered at the hands of Lincare and Philips Respironics have joined forces with these corporations to lobby for an end to Medicare’s competitive bidding process for oxygen and…
propub.li
December 16, 2024 at 2:40 PM
I want everyone to reread this sentence slowly: “competitive bidding process for oxygen.”
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Breaking News: Chrystia Freeland, Canada's deputy prime minister, resigned from her cabinet role, suggesting Prime Minister Justin Trudeau tried to force her out.
Chrystia Freeland, Canada’s Deputy Prime Minister, Resigns From Cabinet
The departure of Ms. Freeland came hours before she was scheduled to outline the government’s commitments to improve border security with the United States.
www.nytimes.com
December 16, 2024 at 2:53 PM
Breaking News: Chrystia Freeland, Canada's deputy prime minister, resigned from her cabinet role, suggesting Prime Minister Justin Trudeau tried to force her out.
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Hannah Goldfield writes about her dining experience at the Nigerian restaurant Safari, in Houston, Texas, which included a whorl of land snail, draped in sautéed onions; abacha, shredded cassava tossed with stockfish; and fufu, which came with a bowl of nsala, a thick, fragrant soup.
Houston’s Thriving West African Food Scene
As the city has welcomed more immigrants from Nigeria and neighboring countries, the local restaurant landscape has flourished.
www.newyorker.com
December 4, 2024 at 9:13 PM
Hannah Goldfield writes about her dining experience at the Nigerian restaurant Safari, in Houston, Texas, which included a whorl of land snail, draped in sautéed onions; abacha, shredded cassava tossed with stockfish; and fufu, which came with a bowl of nsala, a thick, fragrant soup.
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President-elect Donald Trump chose Kelly Loeffler, a top donor to Trump’s 2024 campaign and a former Georgia senator, to head the Small Business Administration.
Trump Picks Kelly Loeffler, a Top Donor, to Head Small Business Administration
During a brief stint as a senator from Georgia, she became a fervent supporter of the president-elect’s agenda near the end of his first term.
www.nytimes.com
December 5, 2024 at 4:54 AM
President-elect Donald Trump chose Kelly Loeffler, a top donor to Trump’s 2024 campaign and a former Georgia senator, to head the Small Business Administration.