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Trump calls for firing of Microsoft Global Affairs Chief Lisa Monaco, who previously worked in the Biden administration

The Trump Administration Is About to Incinerate 500 Tons of Emergency Food Federal workers warned for months that the high-energy biscuits would go to waste.

"Five months into its unprecedented dismantling of foreign-aid programs, the Trump administration has given the order to incinerate food instead of sending it to people who need it"
@hana-kiros.bsky.social, on spending $130,000 to burn food worth $800,000
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Ice’s ‘inhumane’ arrest of well-known vineyard manager shakes Oregon wine industry Friends and family of Moises Sotelo ‘disappointed and disgusted’ after respected fixture detained outside church

He was detained outside church.

“He was in chains at his feet,” Alondra Sotelo-Garcia told a local news outlet about seeing her father arrested. “Shoelaces were taken off, his belt was off, he didn’t have his ring, he didn’t have his watch. Everything was taken from him.”

Episcopal Church refuses to resettle white Afrikaners, citing moral opposition The church said it's terminating a decades-long partnership with the federal government to help refugees arriving in the U.S., citing moral opposition to resettling white Afrikaners from South Africa.

The church said it's terminating a decades-long partnership with the federal government to help refugees arriving in the U.S., citing moral opposition to resettling white Afrikaners from South Africa.

Trump’s Tariffs Are Coming for Your Chili Crisp What will happen to the Chinese grocery store?

In a world of tariffs, the Chinese grocery store has gone from a space of security to one of low, simmering dread, writes Karen Yuan.

Asian grocery stores, a lifeline for immigrants, brace for steep new tariffs Asian grocery stores are a lifeline to the communities they serve. But store owners say the prospect of sweeping tariffs are threatening their ability to stock up on goods and keep prices affordable.

Asian grocery stores are a lifeline to the communities they serve. But store owners say the prospect of sweeping tariffs are threatening their ability to stock up on goods and keep prices affordable.

Any pundit or reporter who is attempting to frame this anger at Sen. Schumer as a generational thing is completely missing the point. Democratic voters, regardless of age, are united in our anger at the lack of common sense leadership. This isn't about age. We all want our leaders to fight back.

Chuck Schumer Helps Pull Democrats Back From Brink Of Courage

Chuck Schumer Helps Pull Democrats Back From Brink Of Courage

Opinion | America Can’t Be Great if America Is Stupid (Gift Article) Trump’s attack on higher education and scientific research undermines some of our most competitive advantages.

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I think we have to agree that JD is such a sniveling little bitch.

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Centring the voiceless: Pope Francis’s enduring global impact Pontiff’s message of peace and fraternity has challenged the rising tide of nativism, violence and global inequality.

"In a world where too many lives, including those in Gaza, have been deemed “ungrievable” by so many in our societies, Francis is a beacon of light reminding us of our common humanity and shared destiny."

— #AJOpinion by Stan Chu Ilo ⤵️

For those of you who watched the video of an Idaho woman experiencing handmaid‘s tale treatment, now is the time to decide what you would do in that situation—whether it's you or whether you're nearby when this happens to someone else. We are in a moment where we all have to decide who we are.

It's nearly 5am and Republicans just rammed through their pro-billionaire, anti-middle class budget blueprint.

In order to pass massive tax giveaways for billionaires, they're going to defund Medicaid, slash veterans benefits, & force kids to go hungry.

Make sure everyone knows it.

USDA says it accidentally fired officials working on bird flu and is trying to rehire them In a statement, an Agriculture Department spokesperson told NBC News that officials are "working to swiftly rectify the situation."

"working to swiftly rectify the situation..."
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Vatican's Caritas outraged at 'reckless' USAID cuts, says millions will die, others left in poverty Caritas warned that millions of people will die as a result of the U.S. decision to stop USAID funding, and hundreds of millions more will be condemned to “dehumanizing poverty.”

Vatican’s Caritas outraged at ‘reckless’ USAID cuts, says millions will die, others left in poverty
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The Internet Archive has to date downloaded 500 terabytes of US government websites, which it crawls at the end of every presidential term. The whole archive is fully searchable. This effort's housed by a donation-funded nonprofit, not a branch of the US government. blog.archive.org/2024/05/08/e...

"Post it on your social media." Thank you, Mr. Acosta.

YouTube video by Brian Tyler Cohen WOW: Bishop calls out Trump TO HIS FACE at church

Brava!

If people knew how often health corporations overcharged taxpayers, their heads would spin. I worked on one case where they were gouging active duty service members by overcharging for breast pumps. Just one of thousands of examples media.defense.gov/2023/Jul/31/...

Pompeii: Spectacular new discoveries unearthed include private spa A huge private bathhouse is found after lying hidden for 2,000 years under volcanic rock and ash.

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Peter Yarrow, singer with folk legends Peter, Paul and Mary and cowriter of “Puff the Magic Dragon,” has died at 86 - Variety

The Global Outrage Machine Skips the Uyghurs China grandstands about Gaza while repressing a Muslim community within its own borders. Hardly anyone seems to notice.

China poses as a champion of the oppressed in Gaza but abuses the rights of Uyghurs in Xinjiang, @michaelschuman.bsky.social writes. Global indifference exposes double standards, "and it flags the danger that China presents to the very principle of universal values":

Jimmy Carter has died at 100 - The Atlanta Journal-Constitution

Brenda Blethyn: ‘I knew it was time to end Vera’ - The Times of London

As Rome Prepares for a Tourist Surge, Residents Fear Losing the City’s Soul The Catholic Jubilee in 2025 is expected to draw 32 million visitors. Officials are proud of the city’s accompanying makeover, but residents lament soaring housing costs and changes in Rome’s characte...

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Opinion | Handel’s ‘Messiah,’ an Anthem of Hope, Was Born of a Contentious Friendship How a contentious friendship between political rivals led to the creation of a classic Christmas anthem of hope.

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The right are drinking raw milk and refusing vaccines and think it’s Keir Starmer who’s trying to kill them.