Amber Nicole Brooks

This book is riveting and so, so infuriating. It follows 5 families in Atlanta who are struggling to remain housed and paints deeply compassionate portraits of each unit. It reads almost like a novel but is outstanding journalism

I wish journalists would stop framing political news as wins or losses for politicians or political parties. It’s an abrogation of our mission. Why do we keep doing this? Is the spending bill a win or loss for the American people? Who does it help? Who does it hurt? Is it sound policy? Fiscally?

I'm not saying journalists should never interview admitted propagandists. There are journalistic reasons to do so. But if we do, we must be prepared to -- in fact it is our duty to -- challenge vociferously all unsubstantiated claims. Otherwise, we ourselves become propagandists.

BREAKING: 36k people showed up in LA for Bernie and AOC’s rally. In the off year.

Americans are pissed — and anyone ignoring that is making a big mistake.

“BRING HIM HOME” 🔥

I hope everyone realizes that scrubbing historical references from web sites is no different than burning books

An Algorithm Deemed This Nearly Blind 70-Year-Old Prisoner a “Moderate Risk.” Now He’s No Longer Eligible for Parole. A Louisiana law cedes much of the power of the parole board to an algorithm that bars thousands of prisoners from a shot at early release. Civil rights attorneys say it could disproportionately harm…

NEW: A Louisiana law cedes much of the power of the parole board to an algorithm that bars thousands of prisoners from a shot at early release. Civil rights attorneys say it could disproportionately harm Black people — and may even be unconstitutional.

@richardawebster.bsky.social / @veritenews.org

Panel 1: character crying at a desk Text: this IS hard Panel 2: character is now drawing determinedly Text: but I can do it

Little gentle reminder to all the human creatives out there 💪

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The administration is removing phone support for Soc Security recipients. Making it more difficult for seniors to get their checks. It’s a back door way to cut SS benefits. Horrific.

If you know anyone who is impacted, please help them get online to get their benefits approved

Wired is dropping paywalls for FOIA-based reporting. Others should follow As the administration does its best to hide public records from the public, Wired magazine is stepping up to help stem the secrecy

They're called public records for a reason. Starting today, WIRED will *stop paywalling* articles that are primarily based on public records obtained through the Freedom of Information Act, becoming the first publication to partner with @freedom.press to offer this for our new coverage.

Medicaid Insures Half of U.S. Children. 'Pro-Life' Republicans Are Trying to Cut the Entire Program. Republicans’ proposed Medicaid cuts would strip healthcare from millions, including half of U.S. children, one in five Americans, and 40 percent of all pregnant women.With so much at stake for America...

More than two-thirds of all adults in the United States have some connection to Medicaid. Republicans are trying to essentially cut the entire program.

Israeli Blockade Prevents 1 Million Children in Gaza From Meeting Basic Needs Israel is endangering Palestinian kids’ lives to force Hamas into accepting a proposal without a permanent ceasefire.

1 million children are living without the basics they need to survive following Israel’s decision in early March to once again block all aid in a purported effort to pressure Hamas into accepting a U.S. hostage release plan.

it took me under 30 seconds to fact check this musk thing

UPDATE—Mahmoud's attorney says they do NOT know where he is.
They were first told he was sent to an ICE facility in Elizabeth, NJ. But when his 8-month-pregnant wife tried to visit him, she was told he's not there.
They've received reports he may be sent as far away as Louisiana.

If I were the richest man in the world, this would not be the play

This is why you fight these cowards.

The moment you stand up to them, they crumble.

Homan has nothing. The Fourth Amendment is clear and I am well within my duties to educate people of their rights.

He can threaten me with jail and call names all he wants. He’s got nothing else.

i feel like it's an open question whether or not the flu vaccine will even be available next season

Trump’s Plan to Defund the NIH Will Ruin a National Treasure Trump, Musk, and Vought are purging institutions and cutting off access to educational and research opportunities for anyone who isn’t straight and white.

Pulling NIH funding from medical research, as Musk and his cronies are credibly threatening, is a not-so-sneaky return to eugenics-based health policy, writes Yale public health researcher @gregggonsalves.bsky.social.

Johns Hopkins sues federal government over NIH funds Johns Hopkins University joined several universities in a lawsuit on Monday evening suing the federal government over NIH funding.

The NIH funding cut puts at risk about 600 current and ongoing clinical trials at Hopkins. That includes open clinical trials in cancer, pediatrics and children’s health, heart and vascular studies and the aging brain.

The Undocumented Workers Who Helped Build Elon Musk’s Texas Gigafactory Tesla and SpaceX both relied on their labor while Musk advocated for a border crackdown.

New: Tesla and SpaceX relied on work by undocumented immigrants while Elon Musk advocated for a border crackdown

Farmers on the hook for millions after Trump freezes USDA funds The White House had repeatedly said the funding freeze would not affect benefits that go directly to individuals.

Farmers who signed contracts w USDA under IRA programs paid upfront to build fencing, plant new crops, install renewable energy systems w guarantees that feds would issue grants/loan guarantees to cover at least part of their costs.
Trump has frozen that money

www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2025/...

Trudeau: "There's not a snowball's chance in hell that Canada will ever be the 51st state"

A US Treasury Threat Intelligence Analysis Designates DOGE Staff as ‘Insider Threat’ An internal email reviewed by WIRED calls DOGE staff's access to federal payments systems “the single biggest insider threat risk the Bureau of the Fiscal Service has ever faced.”

"Continued access to any payment systems by DOGE members, even ‘read only,’ likely poses the single greatest insider threat risk the Bureau of the Fiscal Service has ever faced.”
From a Treasury threat intelligence dept email www.wired.com/story/treasu...

Newsom Signs Bills to Fight Trump, Including Legal Aid for Immigrants Gov. Gavin Newsom, a Democrat, has been balancing a desire to push back on Republican policies with a need to cooperate in seeking federal disaster aid.

Gov. Gavin Newsom of California signed legislation on Friday that authorized $50 million in state funds intended to counter President Trump's agenda.

The racist doge guy is just a “kid” but Trayvon Martin was a dangerous “man.”

a good part of me thinks that in addition to everything else, the reason they are scrubbing these stories is they do not want disadvantaged kids to believe they can aspire to anything other than their designated “black” or “hispanic” or “woman” job

All The Federal Lawsuits Related to Trump Admin Executive Orders We put them all in one place.

www.courtwatch.news/p/lawsuits-r...

Pam Bondi Instructs Trump DOJ to Criminally Investigate Companies That Do DEI Civil rights advocates may well file suit immediately against the Justice Department to secure an injunction.

They are seeking to criminalize integration efforts across public life. We must be clear eyed and direct about what’s happening here. We have not witnessed this blatant of a comprehensive governmental attack on integration since the Civil Rights Movement. slate.com/news-and-pol...

Despite the Trump administration’s efforts, much of the deleted DOJ database can be found on the Internet Archive’s Wayback Machine. And thousands of videos from the Jan. 6 riot live on ProPublica’s website and other places. 👇