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“If it was my account with my name, I would be scared for my life”: queer online sex work in Turkey www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

State Is Scrambling To Fix SNAP Food Program Following $11M Fine For Errors Hawaiʻi hopes the federal government will waive half of the penalty if the state invests more than $5 million in new technology. www.civilbeat.org/2025/02/11m-...

Andrew Tate Flying to Florida as Romania Lifts Travel Ban www.thedailybeast.com/andrew-tate-...

Digital transformations in sex work: A scoping review of social media use by female sex workers in Low- and Middle-Income Countries www.medrxiv.org/content/10.1...

...The surveillance and violent repression of Black Lives Matter harkens back to the same weaponization of U.S. government resources against protesters during the Civil Rights Movement. www.aclu-wi.org/en/news/surv...

Justice-Involved Reentry Initiatives Public Workshop youtube.com/watch?v=6T64...

‘Buying Canadian’ is an opportunity to reflect on the ethics of consumerism theconversation.com/buying-canad...

How Trump the ‘master deal-maker’ failed when it came to negotiating with the Taliban in Afghanistan theconversation.com/how-trump-th...

GOP Sen. Mike Lee suggests letting ‘pirates’ take on cartels on the border thehill.com/homenews/adm...

Only 6% of gen Z actually favour dictatorship – not half, as some reports would have you believe theconversation.com/only-6-of-ge...

Why the Trump administration is publicly supporting an alleged human trafficker In short? His massive influence. www.vox.com/culture/4011...

Anti-DEI guidance from Trump administration misinterprets the law and guts educators’ free speech rights theconversation.com/anti-dei-gui...

Marjorie Taylor Greene: Federal workers ‘don’t deserve’ their paychecks thehill.com/homenews/hou...

Philadelphia continues long history of Black-led protest meetings aimed at fighting racial inequity and prejudice theconversation.com/philadelphia...

Legal aid is a lifeline for vulnerable Australians, but consistent underfunding puts the system at risk theconversation.com/legal-aid-is...

Violence, understaffing and neglect in California’s for-profit psychiatric hospitals: Key takeaways from our investigation www.sfchronicle.com/bayarea/arti...

Republican senators vented their concerns about tech billionaire Elon Musk’s aggressive approach to freezing federal spending and cutting government jobs during a private meeting with White House chief of staff Susie Wiles thehill.com/homenews/sen...

Poll points to plateau in number of Americans leaving Christianity Researchers at the Pew Research Center tracked a 16% decline in American Christians between 2007 and 2024, though most of the decline occurred before 2019. www.courthousenews.com/poll-points-...

Missourians with developmental disabilities are dying and 'treated less than human' in state system www.kcur.org/health/2025-...

The Trump administration has withdrawn a slate of proposed carbon dioxide safety regulations inspired by a pipeline failure that sent nearly 50 people to the hospital with “zombie”-like symptoms.

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A new report from the Children's Commissioner takes a closer look at the educational experiences of children before and during their time in secure settings - and sets out a vision for what the youth justice system should be for these children. Read our comment here:

GOP House leaders’ solution to furious new town halls: Skip ‘em If you can’t join ‘em, RUN www.independent.co.uk/news/world/a...

“Tesla has now plummeted more than 40% since its December 18th all-time high.” @barchart.com $TSLA

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Trump’s fake AI video of him relaxing in Gaza with Netanyahu is a nightmare look inside his mind Trump’s vision for Gaza is ethnic cleansing packaged as a slick real estate promotional video www.independent.co.uk/independentp...

State Department visa policy could bar trans people from traveling to U.S. as part of Trump agenda on women’s sports Violations could result in travel bans beyond just athletes www.independent.co.uk/news/world/a...

Pastor husband of Mica Miller is accused in lawsuit of raping teen and using his church as a ‘sexual playground’ Mica Miller’s death in April last year captivated the nation, with many questioning the official ruling of suicide in the case www.independent.co.uk/news/world/a... #NotaDragQueen

Trump promised to lower egg prices on ‘day one.’ Now his administration admits there’s no ‘silver bullet’ The Trump administration says they’ll spend up to $1 billion to lower skyrocketing egg prices as the virus continues to spread www.independent.co.uk/news/world/a...

Former Trump hotel chief calls president’s wild Gaza video ‘scary’ dictator ‘theater’ ‘I think he does love the image that it portrays of him, as some sort of savior,’ said Jack O’Donnell www.independent.co.uk/news/world/a...

Pastor with ties to Pete Hegseth claimed slavery promoted ‘affection between the races’ in South Pastor Douglas Wilson, of the Communion of Reformed Evangelical Churches, made the statements in his 1996 book Southern Slavery: As It Was www.independent.co.uk/news/world/a...

Harvard Slavery Descendants Program: What’s Next? After researchers are laid off, an official reiterates commitment to University project www.harvardmagazine.com/2025/02/harv...

Last Seen The Enduring Search by Formerly Enslaved People to Find Their Lost Families www.simonandschuster.com/books/Last-S...

Understanding the Disparity: Black mothers face 4x higher mortality rates www.fox4now.com/cape-coral/u...

If you're Black and sick, the deck is stacked against you for many reasons www.oklahoman.com/story/opinio...

He has called it the “51st state” and threatened it with crippling tariffs. Now Canadians have found a new way to defend their country’s honor from Trump, reports the Washington Post: renaming the Americano to the “Canadiano.” www.thedailybeast.com/canadians-tr...

Are Ohio Public Libraries on the Chopping Block? bookriot.com/are-ohio-pub...

Gen Z isn’t quiet quitting. They’re rejecting outdated leadership Why companies that fail to evolve will lose an entire generation of talent www.fastcompany.com/91281732/gen...

The John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation will increase its giving over the next two years in response to what it calls a “crisis" prompted by the Trump administration's freeze on federal foreign aid and the now- suspended freeze on federal grants. abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory...

Maui nonprofits lay off 131 after federal funding freeze www.hawaiinewsnow.com/2025/02/26/m...

The Louisiana State Supreme Court has upheld the conviction of a former Baton Rouge police officer accused of soliciting sex from a Southern University student during a traffic stop in 2021 www.wafb.com/2025/02/25/l... LEO

The Seattle area remains among the top destinations where college-educated Americans move when they leave their home county, per the latest census data www.axios.com/local/seattl...

Hawaii lawmakers prepare to replenish lost federal funds www.hawaiinewsnow.com/2025/02/27/h...

Canada - Alberta’s oil and gas wells threaten people’s health, but there are disparities in who is most at risk theconversation.com/albertas-oil...

CDC Suggests Terms Like ‘Race’ and ‘Health Equity’ Are Off-Limits, Then Backtracks Trump’s attacks on diversity, equity and inclusion efforts are making life difficult for some public health officials, who view eliminating racial disparities as part of their mission www.nytimes.com/2025/02/26/u...

Stillman College is creating the Black Belt Health Equity Initiative to address preventable health disparities across Alabama’s Black Belt region after receiving a $250,000 Communities Forward grant from the Pfizer Multicultural Health Equity Collective www.wvua23.com/news/stillma...

Portland Launches Broadband Equity Story Map to Address Internet Access Disparities 13 hours ago hoodline.com/2025/02/port...