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From @popular.info: "This agreement had nothing to do with DEI. It was about addressing a public health crisis that has forced generations of children and families to endure the health hazards of living in proximity to raw sewage, as the DOJ itself documented."

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"The reported message was to look at the example of Amazon and Jeff Bezos paying Melania Trump $40 million to participate in a documentary about herself. Don Jr. might like a hunting and fishing show on the Discovery Channel, they were told."

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USUS: at least one foreshock and seven aftershocks of 2.5 or greater so far. Julian is about 35 miles NE of San Diego.

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SoCal earthquake BlueSky activate! USGS: M 5.1 - 4 km S of Julian, CA (San Diego)

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New images from the arson attack on Pennsylvania governor Josh Shapiro (D) and his family — the alleged attacker’s anti-Biden pro-Trump posts are surfacing also. www.spotlightpa.org/news/2025/04...

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PA Governor Josh Shapiro: "If he was trying to terrorize our family, our friends, the Jewish community, who joined us for a Passover Seder in that room last night, hear me on this: we celebrated our faith last night, proudly and in a few hours, we will celebrate our second Seder of Passover."

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THREAD: The Trump administration's DOJ has removed a study from the NIJ website that found that immigrants, and particularly undocumented immigrants, commit crimes at significantly lower rates than U.S. citizens. The study is at odds with the Trump regime's propaganda about immigrants & crime. (1)

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“A missile with cluster munitions is something Russians do to kill as many civilians as possible,” said Andriy Yermak, head of the Ukrainian president’s office, calling the strike a “deliberate targeting of civilians.”

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If you click on the YouTube link below the Coachella main stage channel is replaying Gaga’s performance right now and you can rewind and watch free from the beginning. ⬇️

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I don’t usually post these, because who cares, but 😳 Wordle 1,393 2/6* ⬛⬛⬛🟨🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

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From @us.theconversation.com: "As of now, at least 9% of voting-age American citizens – approximately 21 million people – do not even have driver’s licenses, let alone proof of citizenship. In spite of this, many legislators support the bill as a means of eliminating noncitizen voting in elections."

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Excellent reporting and headline. These new details only add to the heartbreaking and infuriating nature of Andry's case. www.jsonline.com/story/news/i...

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CNN story on lead poisoning & HHS/CDC's inability to act: Wisconsin asked the CDC for help with lead poisoning cases in Milwaukee but CDC had to cancel because HHS Secretary laid off all the CDC lead poisoning experts! Screenshot below of Ex CDC Director Tom Frieden's '09-'17 comments today #medsky

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BREAKING: Supreme Court upholds district court order that the Trump administration "facilitate" the return of Kilmar Abrego Garcia, who was improperly sent to El Salvador. More to come at Law Dork: www.lawdork.com

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Song of the day (and many days): Why do we follow leaders who never lead? Why does it take catastrophe to start a revolution? If we're so free, tell me why? Someone tell me why So many people bleed? (Thank you, Jonathan Larson, Lin-Manuel Miranda, and Andrew Garfield.)

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Tiny, dissolvable pacemaker offers new hope for fragile hearts.

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"It could identify when they were feeling worthless or helpless or like a failure, and [Meta] would take that information and share it with advertisers... Advertisers understand that when people don’t feel good about themselves, it’s often a good time to pitch a product."

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Worried about my wonderful neighborhood independent coffee shop: the cost of their cups has just gone up 90%. (No U.S. manufacturers make anything comparable for the price.)

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"'Our schools are places of inspiration, protection, empathy, and knowledge. Fear and threat shall be met with courage and determination,' Superintendent Alberto Carvalho said in a statement."

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My answer to the @MuckRack Daily trivia question: a Canada goose made a nest in the Wrigley bleachers, causing the Cubs to block off the section of seats.

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So many student visas have been revoked that Inside Higher Ed started mapping them

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An International Rescue Committee spokesperson said USAID funding for their work in Afghanistan was “a lifeline for the estimated 23 million people in humanitarian need.” The spokesperson said their work addressed acute food insecurity and some of the severest forms of malnutrition.

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"I'm not going to go through the gay-beam machine."

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SCOOP: In his first meeting with staff, Dr. Oz, who now controls the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services and its $1.5 trillion budget, promoted the idea that AI avatars could replace frontline health care workers.

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This affects more than 900,000 migrants who came here "the right way." The program provided for a two-year temporary authorization to remain in the U.S. due to circumstances in one's home country.

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Paramount's Untitled Family Event Film, slated for January 29, 2027, turns out to be THE ANGRY BIRDS MOVIE 3. Jason Sudeikis, Josh Gad, Rachel Bloom and Danny McBride return as Red, Chuck, Silver, and Bomb, joined by Emma Myers, Keke Palmer, Tim Robinson, Lily James, Nikki Glaser and more.

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My answer to the @MuckRack Daily trivia question: Stanley Tucci.

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Hooray! THE ONLY SONG WORTH SINGING, my friend @randeedawn.com's follow-up to her delightful novel TUNE IN TOMORROW, is out today! Check it out!

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This Oregon MAGA activist posted a video with one of the "paid protesters" blowing the cover on the whole Hands Off thing. People in the comments were predictably outraged about the liberal brainwashing that's been exposed. The only problem is...the video they're posting was a SATIRE.

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New: The Trump Energy Dept plans to terminate $575 million Biden-era grants to upgrade Cleveland-Cliffs coal blast furnaces, per internal documents. One of the factories whose grant is at risk is in JD Vance's hometown. “There’s no political logic to it,” a source said. www.cnn.com/2025/04/08/c...

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A RECORD rise in renewables pushed the world past 40% clean electricity last year. Our update on the world’s energy transition in 2024 👇 🧵1/10

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Trump is reportedly targeting the slavery section of the National Museum of African-American History and Culture for possible removal. “Black people are not going to stand for this,” says Nikole Hannah Jones, the author of the 1619 Project.

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"As headlines from Washington continue to ripple outward, student journalists are proving that local relevance doesn’t require proximity — just perspective." Seems forever ago I was there, trying to connect local and national politics with campus concerns. Proud of today's college journalists.

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1. We contacted the 100 largest American companies and asked a simple question: Do you support the tariffs announced by President Trump on April 2? These are tariffs that have already destroyed trillions of shareholder value NOT ONE COMPANY WOULD ANSWER THE QUESTION

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"Unsourced 'headlines' about a potential '90-day pause in tariffs' sent markets into a state of turbulence Monday morning as investors sought any indication of a reprieve from the Trump administration’s new levies. The problem: It wasn’t true."

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Here's a story you'll probably watch on your phone, about a club that's asking members to ditch their phones.

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EVOO uh-oh: Italian extra virgin olive oil producers export around 100,000 TONS to the US every year. How will tariffs affect them?

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My answer to today's @muckrack.bsky.social trivia question: Wayne Gretzky retired with an NHL-record 2,857 points.

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Amid days of extreme rainfall and devastating flooding, the National Weather Service has cut weather balloon launches at eight sites across the United States, including in Nebraska and South Dakota. Here’s what that could mean for critical weather reports, particularly during severe weather.

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Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins to CNN's Jake Tapper, when he asked her about tariffs on islands populated solely by penguins: "The people that are leading this are serious, intentional, patriotic -- the smartest people I've ever worked with."

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The Trump administration froze funding for a program to upgrade aging low-income housing and make it energy efficient. The move threatens hundreds of projects around the country. By @jenniferludden.bsky.social

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LUBBOCK, Texas (AP) — A second child died from measles-related illness in growing Texas outbreak, hospital spokesman says.

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Millions of people took part in protests against President Donald Trump and Elon Musk across all 50 states and globally on Saturday: cnn.it/4hYKFL3

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