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Today is the International Day to #EndFGM Female genital mutilation (FGM) is an extreme form of discrimination, violates #HumanRights, and leads to serious health harms for millions of women and girls. It must be prevented! bit.ly/3WNPkYm

On social media, several Navajo Nation tribal members say they have had their nationality questioned. The accounts are not verified but Navajos who live off the reservation say they are concerned about being swept up in raids by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE).

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It's an old song. But I think it has a vibe for today's stress. youtu.be/gp5JCrSXkJY?...

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The Supreme Court will hear a challenge to a provision of the Affordable Care Act that requires insurers to cover the cost of preventative health treatments such as cancer screenings. Understand what's at stake: voxdotcom.visitlink.me/1xCuGx

Don't you think today would be a great day to ban members of Congress and their families from trading stocks? I do.

The Senate should reject Hegseth’s nomination. Here's why. robertreich.substack.com/p/the-shame-...

Jeff Bezos' Washington Post editorial board has endorsed Pam Bondi as a "qualified" and "serious" pick for Attorney General. Nowhere in the endorsement did they mention that she's a former Amazon lobbyist. Billionaire control of our media is a threat to democracy.

Trump EPA pick Lee Zeldin was reportedly paid tens of thousands of dollars by secret clients to write op-eds spreading climate denial propaganda. Zeldin's benefactors could yield big returns if he guts environmental protections. The conflicts of interest are just so blatant.

@rbreich.bsky.social On a YouTube blurb about Prince Andrew, it disturbed me not so much about the Prince & Chinese spies but that the commentators went on to discuss Elon Musk's financial intrusions into British politics. Is anyone paying attn to this guy globally? And what can be done about him?

ABC’s cave to Trump has even larger implications. Some thoughts 👇

This California town is split over expunging a notorious killer of Natives from its name www.sfchronicle.com/california/a... @potus @vp @secdebhaaland There's still a little time to step in and fix this. Please.

America didn’t deserve them.

Feels like I'm just posting to the void since I'm just getting started here, but why not. I write a weekly newsletter, and this week I write about how far away from reading and critical thinking we’ve come. It's lacking in our education, COVID learning loss, social media attention spans, all of it.

Many commentators say that vigilante groups are never the answer. But they clearly don't know about the masked Ecuadorian trio named “Acción Ortográfica Quito,” who roam the streets at night with a singular purpose: to correct all the spelling and grammar mistakes they find in graffiti.