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“We’ve done our part … and we’ve sent the request to the president—that’s all we can do,” Eric Bullard of the Mississippi Emergency Management Agency said. “If and when we do get a federal declaration, we would encourage everyone to go ahead and apply for federal assistance.” buff.ly/Z3lAolV

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Trump Family’s Cash Registers Ring as Financial Meltdown Plays Out www.nytimes.com/2025/04/05/u...

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this is a staggering amount of money to build camps—suggesting that building & running a gulag will be the primary function of the otherwise gutted Trump-state in last fiscal yr: "D.H.S. allocated about $3.4 billion for the entire custody operation overseen by ICE" www.nytimes.com/2025/04/07/u...

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Did anyone today at the White House - either Trump or a Trump official, or a US reporter - ask Netanyahu to justify killing an American citizen child? Or was it another total dereliction of duty from US politicians and journalists on behalf of a foreign government?

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Nearly 150 international students have had their visas revoked by the Trump administration. Many weren’t given a reason.

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My daughter added BBQ sauce to her Mole chicken and I think she came up with one of the best combinations ever.

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On April 10, 1925, a young writer published his 3rd novel – a commercial & critical disappointment about a man passing for white 100 years later, Pulitzer Prize-winner Wesley Lowery reveals the secret hidden inside a piece of America's literary canon... And how "The Great Gatsby" became white

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THE BAD BUNNY TINY DESK IS HERE ‼️🐸 The Puerto Rican superstar stripped back and reworked songs like “LA MuDANZA," “KLOuFRENS,” and “LO QUE LE PASÓ A HAWAii”

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The market briefly rallied after a false rumor of a 90-day halt to tariffs that would exclude China. Trump also announced that he would be adding new 50% tariffs on China by April 9th, following Beijing’s retaliatory duties if they are not rescinded. (Photos by Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images)

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A lot going on right now but I still think it's crazy that the NY state budget is a week overdue because the governor is holding it hostage to a retrogressive policy demand based on a claim for which neither she nor anyone else have offered any supporting evidence. hellgatenyc.com/tisch-cant-s...

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Dozens of federal employees tell WIRED that Trump's federal return to office order has resulted in chaos (including bad Wi-Fi and no toilet paper), with productivity plummeting and public services suffering.

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Trump continues to reshape the government and the bureaucracy in his image. Will anyone stop him?

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The New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene faces more than $100 million in cuts to its funding from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Via @healthbeat.org

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The Israeli military has dismissed media reports saying the army would allow aid deliveries into the besieged Gaza Strip in response to international pressure and to avoid facing legal consequences. 🔴 LIVE updates ⤵️

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Really respect Jessy’s reporting here. Never have I ever ran up multiple flights of stairs for a @hellgatenyc.com story

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I’m at the NYC anti-Trump protest, where thousands upon thousands of people have shown up in the cold rain. I can’t see the start or end of the crowd.

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Opponents of US President Trump and his adviser, Elon Musk, have joined rallies across the US to protest against the administration’s actions to overhaul the government and expand presidential authority aje.io/9j2333

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New York Dept of Education says it will not comply with the US Dept of Ed's order to certify their schools are getting rid of DEI programs. "We understand that the current administration seeks to censor anything it deems ‘diversity, equity & inclusion...

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Drug-resistant gonorrhea, a form of the widespread sexually transmitted infection, is considered an urgent health threat worldwide. The US has just lost its ability to detect it. www.nytimes.com/2025/04/04/h...

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It’s wild how certain get to fail upwards.

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My 12 y/o son was willfully ignorant of politics until he calculated the potential cost of a Switch 2 with tariffs. Now he is radicalized.

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Israeli forces killed 8 medics, 6 first responders & a UN staff member in Gaza. The 15 bodies were found in a mass grave. Via @unocha.org: "We're digging them out with uniforms, with their gloves on...Their vehicles...are crushed and dumped, covered in sand next to us." www.bbc.com/news/article...

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This is very real. When I finally acknowledge that I was dealing with it on top of other things, I sought help. And that was the best decision I made.

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The Department of Veterans Affairs says it will end a mortgage rescue plan that has saved many veterans from needlessly losing their homes, the move could strand thousands of others who need help.

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On the anniversary of Dr. King's assassination: Researching KING OF THE NORTH, I realized how many things we still don't know about his work outside the South, his experiences of police brutality & his political partner Coretta Scott. 10 things we need to know: www.teenvogue.com/story/mlk-in...

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"Among the immediate impacts of eliminating its work was an outstanding request from Milwaukee's health department for help responding to lead in water, which had stalled, multiple CDC officials said."

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My three year doesn’t even let me do her hair anymore. I’m that bad.

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Pop-up literacy initiative is getting a permanent Detroit spot https://www.chalkbeat.org/detroit/2025/04/03/birdies-bookmobile-to-launch-new-standalone-location/

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Essential reporting by my colleagues. Subscribe to Rolling Stone, www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...

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This is functionally what the Cass Review was in the UK and lots of people in prestige media swallowed it whole while accusing trans people ourselves of "politicizing science" by pointing that out

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Terminated workers at the health agency’s Atlanta headquarters allege that many of DOGE’s cuts were targeted. atlanta.capitalbnews.org/trump-cdc-la...

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Take care of your neighbors and friends, you're going to need community more than ever.

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It has been two weeks since a Georgia woman was arrested for her miscarriage, and not one major national outlet has covered the story

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April Award Deadlines: Felix Schoeller Photo Award April 5, 2025 www.felix-schoeller-photoaward.com/en/award Mila Prize for Contemporary Photography April 10, 2025 www.fondomalerba.org/premio-mila/ NAHJ Ñ Awards April 11, 2025 nahj.org/n-awards/ 1/5

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“I have been with dozens and dozens of Medill professors, and not one of them has helped me and shaped me the way that Dr. Thrasher has,” Contreras said. “Not one of them has created such a safe community as he did in his classroom.” @thrasherxy.bsky.social

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More than 275,000 layoffs were announced last month, reaching a level not seen since the pandemic, according to a new report. The biggest culprit was one particular employer: the federal government cnn.it/42dIxcF

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“There is no such thing as an ‘illegal immigrant’” My myth-busting piece for The Guardian today arguing that it is factually inaccurate & totally, utterly wrong to say that undocumented people are ‘illegal’ & are automatically ‘criminals’. I bring receipts:

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Photos by me :)

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This is, in large part, pandemic revenge. As far as these oligarchs are concerned, all science does is tell them stuff they cannot do. They can't keep spewing carbon. They can't keep businesses open as usual when millions are dying. They have concluded that research is the enemy of profit.

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Tomorrow morning, Trump will issue an executive order banning Ethan from posting about the centrality of the blues (or any other DEI music) to American music culture. Good thread, tho. Read it while you can. 👇🏽

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My daughter woke up at 5 in the morning asking for a gorilla.

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Val Kilmer, who died at 65 on Tuesday, donned Batman’s cape, starred as a gunslinger, flew supersonic fighter jets in “Top Gun” and held the screen as a bumbling singer in a slapstick comedy about the Cold War. Here are three of his most memorable roles.

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Thurmond was the same age as Booker when he set the record Senator Cory Booker just broke. Thurmond was afforded a bathroom break and read from the encyclopedia. Booker held the floor the entire time and delivered a consistent, cogent speech for more than 24 hours. Incredible.

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