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Israel Acknowledges Second Deadly Attack on Aid Workers in Gaza In a rare apology to the United Nations, Israel said its forces had struck a U.N. compound in Gaza with tank fire. A Bulgarian aid worker was killed.

Israel’s military admitted on Thursday that its forces had attacked a UN guesthouse in Gaza with tank fire last month, killing a staff member. It was the second time in about a week that Israel has admitted that its forces wrongfully opened fire on aid workers in the Gaza Strip.

Maryland schools won’t end diversity programs, despite Trump demands Thursday's statement was carefully worded and didn’t contain the strong language coming from some states that openly defied the Trump administration.

Maryland schools won’t end diversity programs, despite Trump demands

Pressed for evidence against Mahmoud Khalil, government cites its power to deport people for beliefs The U.S. government has submitted a two-page memo from Secretary of State Marco Rubio as its main evidence in its deportation case against Columbia University activist Mahmoud Khalil.

"The two-page memo, which was obtained by The Associated Press, does not allege any criminal conduct by Khalil"

"Rather, Rubio wrote Khalil could be expelled for his beliefs."

Free this man immediately.

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I was a British tourist trying to leave America. Then I was detained, shackled and sent to an immigration detention centre Graphic artist Rebecca Burke was on the trip of a lifetime. But as she tried to leave the US she was stopped, interrogated and branded an illegal alien by ICE. Now back home, she tells others thinking...

Everyone should read this, especially for the bits in the article that give us some insight into what these detention prisons used by ICE are like.

And no one, no one, should be traveling to the US if they can avoid it. No one.

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Social Security Says DOGE Ruling Could Force Agency to Shut Down The Trump administration is threatening to all but shut down the Social Security Administration in response to a judge’s ruling blocking activities by Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency — an action that could delay payments to millions of beneficiaries caught in the middle of the legal battle.

The Trump regime is threatening to shut down the Social Security Administration in response to a court ruling blocking DOGE from further infiltrating the agency.

If your Social Security check is late or doesn't arrive at all, remember who is to blame.

FDA staff return to crowded offices, broken equipment and missing chairs The FDA is the latest agency scrambling to meet the Trump administration’s return-to-office mandate.

Thousands of employees returned to the FDA's headquarters in Maryland this week to find overflowing parking lots, long security lines and makeshift office spaces without chairs and other basic supplies.

This flew under the radar, but Trump revoked a minimum wage hike for companies that contract with the government.

An estimated 390,000 workers will now see significant pay cuts.

It's not surprising that Trump's populism is fake, but it's hardly ever been more clear.

No beds, lack of food and medicine: The struggles inside Baltimore’s ICE holding room Immigrants and their attorneys claim there are no beds, little food and medicine at Baltimore’s ICE holding room.

‘It’s scary right now’: ICE holds detainees for days in bedless Baltimore cells

This is the most wretched campaign of deliberate, explicit persecution the United States has perpetrated against a minority group in decades. Many of the most important people in politics and journalism are busying themselves trying to figure out how little to say or do about it.

This is your regular reminder that if unions didn't work, giant corporations wouldn’t spend millions and millions of dollars trying to stop workers from making them.

Unions give workers power, and billionaire CEOs don't like that.

Musk calls for impeachment after Baltimore judge blocks Trump’s DEI executive order After a Baltimore judge blocked President Donald Trump’s executive order to rescind federal support for DEI programs, Elon Musk called for the judge’s impeachment on X.

That's not how it works
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USGS is a key contributor to federal conservation and environmental science research. The USGS cooperative units housed at various land grant universities across the country provide a direct link between state/federal needs and academics to help

Maryland loses 1,000 private sector jobs amid federal spending cuts As the Trump administration slashes the budgets of federal agencies, the ripple effects are already being felt in Maryland’s private sector.

Federal spending cuts trigger more than 1,000 Maryland private sector layoffs

Report: You Live In An Embarrassing Country WASHINGTON—According to a new report published Wednesday by the Pew Research Center, you live in a deeply embarrassing and barely functional country. “Our latest research and statistical analysis show...

Report: You Live In An Embarrassing Country

DOGE recommended firing staff at USDA who were working on the nation's response to bird flu and hundreds of employees working at the National Nuclear Security Administration overseeing our nuclear stockpile.

Now the Trump admin is scrambling to hire them back.

"Efficiency."

A handful of billionaires now have unprecedented control over banking, the food we eat, our healthcare, and the information we receive. Many are now currying favor with Trump to avoid accountability and maintain their power. This is what oligarchy looks like.

Right. Here it is, straight up. If you buy from Amazon you are crushing unions and supporting a fascist-supporting monopoly. DON'T BUY FROM AMAZON.

Costco's unionized workers vote to authorize nationwide strike The Teamsters union released the results of the strike vote on Sunday evening.

Union members working at Costco Wholesale voted on Sunday to authorize a strike, with more than 85% of members in favor of hitting the picket lines.

"We've told Costco that our members won't work a day past January 31 without a historic, industry-leading agreement."
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No words….

Patuxent Research Refuge feat. Dr. Matt Gonnerman Mud Kitchen · Episode

My friend asked me to be on their podcast to talk about my avian influenza research and the cool stuff going on at Patuxent! Come listen open.spotify.com/episode/7Gjm...

Maryland finds bird flu on Eastern Shore, marking first case since 2023 The Maryland Department of Agriculture detected bird flu at a commercial broiler in Caroline County.

Maryland finds bird flu on Eastern Shore, marking first case since 2023

Insurers Are Dropping Homeowners as Climate Shocks Worsen Without insurance, it’s impossible to get a mortgage; without a mortgage, most Americans can’t buy a home.

"America’s once reliably boring home insurance market has become the place where climate shocks collide with everyday life." www.nytimes.com/interactive/...

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Ultimately the assassination of CEOs on the streets of New York is just the price we have to pay for our beautiful second amendment rights

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In the Wake of the Water In the suburbs of Providence, Rhode Island, homes are at high risk of flooding due to climate change. Residents remain reluctant — or unable — to leave.

Federal flood-risk maps — which millions of homeowners rely on to make decisions about the future of their homes — aren't accounting for climate change in their projections. The result? Risk models that systematically underestimate threats facing residents of flood-prone areas across the U.S.

Trouble biking across the Baltimore area? Planners want to hear from you The Baltimore Metropolitan Council is seeking public input on its latest plan to create a more bikeable region.

Trouble biking across the Baltimore area? Planners want to hear from you

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