Lela Nargi

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Some experts say the new US dietary guidelines have ‘conflicting messaging’. Here’s who will be affected most It will take years for changes to take effect, but children who eat school meals and seniors served by Meals on Wheels will feel the DGA ripple effects

It's too soon to know the health impacts of the new Dietary Guidelines for Americans. But experts caution that negative effects will be borne by low-income Americans like kids getting school lunch + adults enrolled in Food Is Medicine programs. My latest for @theguardian.com bit.ly/4ruPn8A

Some experts say the new US dietary guidelines have ‘conflicting messaging’. Here’s who will be affected most It will take years for changes to take effect, but children who eat school meals and seniors served by Meals on Wheels will feel the DGA ripple effects

Think the Dietary Guidelines don't matter? Think again. CSPI's Grace Chamberlin, MPH and Caitlin Dow, Ph.D. spoke with @lelanargi.bsky.social at The Guardian about contradictions in the new DGAs and the impacts they're likely going to have.

Metaphor — or blueprint — for the whole tech bro "don't die" movement?

ProPublica has identified Alex Pretti’s killers

www.propublica.org/article/alex...

The Minnesota Star Tribune, Minnesota Public Radio, the Minnesota Reformer, Minnesota Spokesman-Recorder, Sahan Journal, Center for Broadcast Journalism and Minnesota Newspaper Association today released the following statement: “We strongly condemn the arrest of journalists Georgia Fort and Don Lemon, as well as any attempt to intimidate members of the press. The First Amendment recognizes the press as holding a distinct and protected role in our democracy. In America, we do not arrest journalists for doing their jobs. The Minnesota journalism community stands united in defense of press freedom and the essential role reporting plays in holding power to account.”

The Minnesota Star Tribune, @mprnews.org @minnesotareformer.com , @spokesmanrecorder.bsky.social, @sahanjournal.bsky.social, Center for Broadcast Journalism and Minnesota Newspaper Association today released the following statement:

Don was taken into custody by federal agents last night in Los Angeles.

🔔 Immigration enforcement reporting can be dangerous.

Learn how lessons from one community can apply elsewhere with local journalists @eltragon.bsky.social, @franciagarciah.bsky.social, @nigrotime.bsky.social, and @kevinhfoster.bsky.social.

Feb. 5, 2 pm ET

RSVP: freedom.press/covering-immigration

It's impossible to overstate how essential @wired.com's coverage has become to our understanding of this political moment. I'm so impressed with you guys

Parents Navigate a Fracturing Vaccine Landscape

As the CDC removes vaccines from its childhood schedule, vaccination rates decline and measles spreads, parents are trying to figure out how to keep their children safe — including, in some cases, by limiting their activities or seeking vaccinations early. I talked to a number of them. Gift link:

Rep. @joaquincastrotx.bsky.social visited Liam and his dad today at the Texas ICE facility.

He shared this photo on social media that shows Liam either sleeping or lying weakly in his father’s arms.

does that make it any less true tho

Dozens of CDC databases are not being updated — most related to vaccines, study finds The agency plays a key role in tracking disease spread and vaccination rates. Last year, it seemed to back away from some of that work, according to new research.

Dozens of CDC databases are not being updated — most related to vaccines, study finds

www.nbcnews.com/health/healt...

‘I want my mom’: Kindergartner left without her mother for several days as ICE detains parents in Maine - The Boston Globe A growing number of children across Maine have been left without a parent as immigration enforcement surges in the state.

A kindergartener is one of a growing number of children in Maine who have been left without a parent as the Trump administration carries out a major immigration enforcement effort, according to local officials.

Please pitch us! - Bolts If you have a story pitch that would fit Bolts, we would love to hear from you.

Bolts is always looking to work with freelancers to report on critical voting rights and criminal justice stories across the United States.

If you have a story that you think would fit Bolts, here is how to pitch us:

Reminder: DHS legislation that funds ICE at current levels without policy restrictions is in the Senate and needs 60 votes to pass. Deadline is next Friday.

Our initial analysis is up.

The video footage appears to show that the gun was taken away from the man before he was shot.

He was UNARMED before any of the shots were fired.

Mentions: @repmcgovern.bsky.social @willmasters.bsky.social @beyondplastics.bsky.social @lelanargi.bsky.social

Minnesota judges continue to reject arrest warrants in ICE protests Sources say federal agents aren’t providing evidence that protestors are committing the crimes of which they’re accused.

NEW: MN judges continue to reject arrest warrants in ICE protests. Sources tell @ms.now feds aren’t providing evidence that protestors are committing the crimes of which they’re accused. First byline with the great @carolleonnig.bsky.social and Alex Tabet. www.ms.now/news/minneso...

Anti-fascist poster from 1942 that offers a quote from Mussolini: "We consider peace a catastrophe for human civilization," followed by the question, What do YOU say, America?

The FBI's raid of @washingtonpost.com reporter @hannahnatanson.bsky.social's home threatens press and violates federal law.

Congress must launch an oversight investigation into it.

Read the letter we signed with 15 other press freedom and civil liberties orgs: demandprogress.org/advocates-as...

Up in Smoke As invasive grasses gobble up native shrublands and forests, they can make prescribed burns too risky to use.

As invasive grasses gobble up native shrublands and forests, they're making prescribed burns too risky to use. My latest for Offrange ambrook.com/offrange/env...

Plastics are everywhere in agriculture. Why researchers are worried. The impacts of plastic use in agriculture are poorly understood, but ignoring potential harms puts human and environmental health at risk.

The agricultural industry uses more than 13 million tons of plastic every year — and that plastic ends up in our soil and, potentially, our food. What’s the impact of its presence in our soil and the foods we eat?

Read more in our latest by @lelanargi.bsky.social:

Plastics are everywhere in agriculture. Why researchers are worried. The impacts of plastic use in agriculture are poorly understood, but ignoring potential harms puts human and environmental health at risk.

Agriculture's got a growing plastics problem that's decreasing crop yields, changing soil water-holding capacity, reducing soil microbes + stressing pollinators. My latest for FoodPrint
foodprint.org/blog/plastic...

It's really quite something that the administration is largely preventing federal scientists, some of our nation's top experts on climate, energy & the environment, from speaking to the press/public on most matters.

If any of you wanna speak on background, please do reach out: Signal: jtemple.50

Author of ‘Don’t Say Abolish ICE’ Memo Is a Corporate Consultant - The American Prospect Blas Nuñez-Neto is a senior adviser to WestExec, a shadow lobbyist for defense and tech firms.

The author of a controversial memo from centrist think tank Searchlight telling Democrats to abandon the slogan “Abolish ICE” is a senior advisor for WestExec, a D.C. shadow lobbyist for corporations in the defense, surveillance, and immigration enforcement industries.
prospect.org/2026/01/19/a...

COYOTE Weekly: Heave ho! Keep pushing.

wrote a special newsletter today for @coyotemedia.org that's chock-full of mutual aid links for work happening in Minneapolis-St. Paul www.coyotemedia.org/coyote-weekl...

Before leaving office, Eric Adams proposed new rules for how press passes are issued in NYC.

Mamdani says he's rescinding those proposed rules, calling them "an attack on the press."

I'm thrilled to announce that Miss Betti, What Is This? about former Detroit lunch lady Betti Wiggins has been named a 2026 Michigan Notable Book. I'm grateful that librarians + readers continue to be inspired by a clear vision of what healthy and "equitable" meals can look like. bit.ly/4qcaLz6

Native American Rights Fund
Gathered this info for Native folks to know their rights and what to do should they be stopped by ICE.