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Blind cockatoo, a 40-year-old therapy bird, regains sight after NC State surgery Boo could see only shadows and was unable to fly or perch before the NCSU Veterinary Hospital removed his cataracts in a rare procedure in Raleigh.

Boo could see only shadows and was unable to fly or perch before the NCSU Veterinary Hospital removed his cataracts in a rare procedure in Raleigh.

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Well, greaaat.
*from the @nytimes.com

A U.S.-China Trade War With Students and Tourists as Potential Pawns With travel warnings and revoked visas, the two superpowers locked in a bruising trade war may make students and tourists their bargaining chips.

The trade war between the U.S. and China is already eroding far more than just economic ties. The rapid expansion of the battlefield, from trade to culture and education, underscores how fragile the relationship between the U.S. and China has become.

A man in tactical gear and a baseball hat is taking an axe to a car window. He looks like he’s smiling.

This picture may haunt me to the end of my days.

It is an ICE agent taking an axe to the car window of an immigrant in New Bedford, MA. Not far from where I sit now. An immigrant with no criminal record was abducted by this smiling man.

An axe taken to a car window and to our democracy. 1/
#MomSky

I hope everyone realizes that scrubbing historical references from web sites is no different than burning books

why is *every* newspaper/programme running with the headline "tariffs are paused" when they haven't been.

What's happened is that every country (except China) gets a flat rate of 10% for 90 days.

It's long past time to ban insider trading in Congress.

U.S. says it is now monitoring immigrants' social media for antisemitism Effective immediately, the government says it will begin screening immigrant social media for activity that officials think indicates support for antisemitism.

Effective immediately, the government says it will begin screening immigrant social media for activity that officials think indicates support for antisemitism.

Breaking:

European Union officials have approved a fresh set of retaliatory tariffs on U.S. imports.

The duties, some of which would go into effect April 15, would range from 10% to 25% on more than $24 billion worth of goods, including tobacco, motorcycles, poultry, steel and aluminum.

Graphic: As many as 69 million American women lack access to valid birth certificates

Are you a woman who changed your name when you got married?

Congress is considering a bill that could make it much harder for you to vote.

Call your rep—this is not a drill. indivisible.org/resource/cal...

thoughts and prayers for whoever's in the field on tariffs right now

Dare and Hyde receive funding for high-speed internet access Dare and Hyde counties are part of a $31 million North Carolina initiative to connect nearly 11,000 households in 14 counties to high-speed internet.

Dare and Hyde receive funding for high-speed internet access
Dare and Hyde counties are part of a $31 million North Carolina initiative to connect nearly 11,000 households in 14 counties to high-speed internet.

Take note law firms and universities.

Leavitt confirmed that the WH is working on deporting US citizens to El Salvador

Shortterm rentals are a huge impact to inventory availability. Most of the longterm rental properties are no longer available for longterm leases bc they've been flipped short term or bought out by LLCs. So frustrated by the "not enough houses" when every empty house in my neighborhood is an airbnb.

North Carolina has a housing crisis, and it's time to take it seriously. There are a couple of bills making their way through our state legislature that just might make a real difference.

Biggest commitment to a 3 second joke I've ever seen

A reminder that if the government can send migrants to a prison camp without any due process, it can send U.S. citizens there, too. I know because this happened to me and my family in 1942.

Do not normalize children dying from measles. Measles was previously eliminated in the US, thanks to vaccines.

When children die from measles, it means that adults have catastrophically failed to protect them because they have rejected basic science.

A tricky thing about modern society is that no one has any idea when they don’t die.

Like, the number of lives saved by controlling air pollution in America is probably over 200,000 per year, but the number of people who think their life was saved by controlling air pollution is zero.

Freedom of speech is shifting under the Trump administration. We're exploring how Many Americans worry freedom of speech is fading, while others feel empowered to say what they want. NPR's Morning Edition explores this dynamic in a new series, The State of the First Amendment.

Many Americans worry freedom of speech is fading, while others feel empowered to say what they want. NPR's Morning Edition explores this dynamic in a new series, "The State of the First Amendment."

I'm no good with patterns. Can someone help me out here?

Senate rejects bill that would kill ballot measure process and let Legislature rewrite constitution - Arkansas Times The Arkansas Senate voted down a bill that would require a 67% popular vote for passage of constitutional amendments.

Decent news from the state Capitol: The Senate has rejected a bill that would have required a 67% popular vote to pass constitutional amendments and opened the door to lawmakers changing (or repealing!) existing amendments. But it could be back.

Sen. Cory Booker putting his hand over his heart as he beats Strom Thurmond's floor address record

It may be breaking, but @booker.senate.gov's voice has never been more powerful.

Thank you, my friend, for speaking out for freedom, justice, and the country we love.

I may be tired and a little hoarse, but as I said again and again on the Senate floor, this is a moment where we cannot afford to be silent, when we must speak up.

A legend.

Buttigeig/Booker 2028

Jeffrey Goldberg calls out Mike Waltz on NBC over Signalgate:

"This isn't 'The Matrix.' Phone numbers don't just get 'sucked into' other phones. I don't know what he's talking about there … He's telling everyone that he's never met me or spoken to me. That's simply not true."

NEW: Internal staff email from Smithsonian secretary Lonnie Bunch addressing Trump’s executive order.

“As always, our work will be shaped by the best scholarship, free of partisanship, to help the American public better understand our nation’s history, challenges and trumphs.”