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⛔️🇺🇸'I don't believe' Putin will stop in Ukraine: Top general contradicts Trump’s Russia narrative (MSNBC VIDEO) #Ukraine #Lithuania #Latvia #Estonia #Romania #Bulgaria #Moldova #SHAPE #Brussels #NukesForUkraine #Germany #France #Italy #OSCE #PACE #CoE #SouthKorea #Press #News #Taiwan #Media #Japan #USA #US #UK #EU #NATO #UnitedStates #UnitedKingdom
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NBC News:
Actors Mark Ruffalo and Susan Sarandon among New York's protesters
Ruffalo told NBC News that he was marching "because democracy is in real trouble."
"We're not going away. We're not going to be quiet," he said. "We love each other, and ...we love this country..."
https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/trump-administration/live-blog/trump-military-parade-protests-live-updates-rcna212332/rcrd82198?canonicalCard=true
BREAKING: Donald Trump just signed an executive order directing that the light at the of the tunnel be turned off immediately.
"I want you to imagine a toddler appearing in court to face off against a government-trained attorney trying to deport them. Think of their terror as they take their seat in the courtroom, legs swinging because they’re not long enough to reach the floor."
https://www.texasobserver.org/republicans-immigrant-children-budget-court/
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Utah Sen. Mike Lee Says Selling Off Public Lands Will Solve the West’s Housing Crisis. Past Sales Show Otherwise.
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Last month, Lee introduced a now-removed amendment to Trump’s policy megabill that mandated the sale of up to 3 million acres. It did little to address the challenges of building affordable housing on public land.
https://www.propublica.org/article/utah-mike-lee-public-lands-sell-off?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post
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Trump orders ICE to hit Democrat-run cities in expanded deportation blitz https://www.axios.com/2025/06/16/trump-ice-democrat-cities-immigration-deport
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Federal Monitor Slams NYPD Unit Whose Aggressive Policing ProPublica Exposed
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A report from a court-appointed watchdog details “troubling” conduct and “unconstitutional” stops by the Police Department’s Community Response Team — a unit championed by Mayor Eric Adams.
https://www.propublica.org/article/nyc-nypd-police-community-response-team-stop-frisk?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post
Politics is a game that hides power. It purports to have "sides" -- A or B, red or blue, good or bad -- so that parasites wield control while followers on each side snipe at one another.
But if we must discuss sides, it should focus on the ridiculously, appallingly rich who grasp, wield, and use power and . . . the rest of us.
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Earlier: “If a young queer person fears that their parents might not be affirming, they need an outlet to process that. Having access to counselors at school can be a lifeline to young queer people who are trying to make sense of how they fit in the world and also trying to maintain a healthy relationship with their parents.” https://www.texasobserver.org/texas-lege-2025-anti-lgbtq-bills-passed/
#politics #USpol #LGBTQIA+ #Texas #law #education #healthcare #news
Little Bits: Issue #25 For May 2025
Enjoy the exploration of the past bits of May and read an motivational message of accountability and condolences of a beautiful precious life.
Threat in Your Medicine Cabinet: The FDA’s Gamble on America’s Drugs
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A ProPublica investigation found that for more than a decade, the FDA gave substandard factories banned from the United States a special pass to keep sending drugs to an unsuspecting public.
https://www.propublica.org/article/fda-drug-loophole-sun-pharma?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post
A Little-Known Microsoft Program Could Expose the Defense Department to Chinese Hackers
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The Pentagon bans foreign citizens from accessing highly sensitive data, but Microsoft bypasses this by using engineers in China and elsewhere to remotely instruct American “escorts” who may lack expertise to identify malicious code.
#News #Tech #Cybersecurity #Technology #Microsoft #Government #Data
MAGA voices spread falsehoods to link Minnesota shooter to Democrats https://www.axios.com/2025/06/17/minnesota-shootings-misinformation-conspiracies-lee-moreno-musk
#axios #news #usnews
Texas Overhauls Anti-Abortion Program That Spent Tens of Millions of Taxpayer Dollars With Little Oversight
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After a ProPublica and CBS News investigation revealed that Texas’ funding pipeline for anti-abortion crisis pregnancy centers is riddled with waste, nonprofits in the program must now provide a detailed accounting of their expenses.
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In a serious gain in efficiency, a Space X Starship prototype has exploded without actually being launched.
They're next plan is to see if they can produce an explosion during the assembly process.
When George Mason University president Gregory Washington received notice that the Trump administration had opened an investigation into complaints of antisemitism, he was “perplexed.”
But there are signs it may be part of a coordinated campaign to oust him.
https://www.propublica.org/article/george-mason-university-antisemitism-investigation-trump?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post
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Some Texas Officials Didn’t Respond to Flood Alerts, Echoing the Tragedies of Hurricane Helene
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Weather warnings predicted devastation from both the Texas floods and Hurricane Helene. But in both disasters, people were left in harm’s way.
https://www.propublica.org/article/texas-flooding-evacuations-hurricane-helene?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post
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Trump's budget bill faces "nightmare scenario," Hawley warns https://www.axios.com/2025/06/20/trump-big-beautiful-bill-medicaid-hawley
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The IRS Is Building a Vast System to Share Millions of Taxpayers’ Data With ICE
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ProPublica has obtained the blueprint for the Trump administration’s unprecedented plan to turn over IRS records to Homeland Security in order to speed up the agency’s mass deportation efforts.
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N.Y. Gov. Kathy Hochul is expected to sign a bill that bans anonymous complaints to the state child abuse hotline. The law would still maintain the confidentiality of callers.
The change comes in the wake of a 2023 ProPublica investigation that showed how the hotline had been weaponized by people endlessly calling in baseless allegations against exes or rivals.
https://www.propublica.org/article/new-york-bans-anonymous-child-welfare-reports?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post
The more we try to understand chimpanzees, one of our closest relatives, the more we find ourselves humbled by the richness and complexity of their lives — and of their intelligence.
Today, on World Chimpanzee Day, we look back at some of the latest studies that reveal facets of these great apes’ long, powerful memories.
By Shreya Dasgupta
https://news.mongabay.com/short-article/2025/07/world-chimpanzee-day-the-strength-and-fragility-of-chimp-memory/
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Trump admin shortens ACA enrollment window https://www.axios.com/2025/06/20/trump-admin-aca-coverage-changes
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