Penelope Wang

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this felt too informative not to share

If I Ran the Media™
Fewer stories on:
—How Dems Need to Change Their Messaging
—How [event xx] Will Play w [voter bloc YY]
—How 2028 Field Is Shaping Up

More of:
—Which points of resistance are actually working
—What specifically GOP Reps/Sens are so afraid of
—Real-world tariff/immig effects
—ETC

Love living on an island entirely built of a bloating bubble that, when it pops, will plunge us all into the deep

Nearly 20 Percent Fewer International Students Traveled to the U.S. in August (Gift Article) The data shows the steepest decline in August international student arrivals since the pandemic.

The number of international students arriving in the U.S. in August fell by 19 percent this year compared with last year — the largest decline on record outside of the pandemic.

Ian McKellen giving this speech www.williamlanday.com/2017/02/28/s...

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Trump plan would limit disability benefits for older Americans Trump administration officials are considering eliminating age as a factor in deciding whether someone is capable of working.

Trump is preparing to eliminate age as a factor in Social Security disability claims. The change could cause hundreds of thousands of people to lose benefits. (gift link)
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Where is measles spreading? Here's what to know. The country is four months away from possibly losing its measles elimination status.

The US is now four months away from losing its measles elimination status.

1544 confirmed cases reported by the CDC.

One way the "beautiful bill" does touch Medicare Millions of poor seniors lost an easier path to help with costs

One way the "beautiful bill" does touch Medicare
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Energy jobs are cleaning up.

Clean energy roles accounted for 82% of all new American energy jobs last year, expanding three times faster than the overall workforce. The growth underscores the sector’s rising role as an employment engine. 

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Juan has recently been released. Without charge.

He was detained, all day in a cell, simply for standing at a protest.

Thank you everyone for your overwhelming support and thank you to my senators for your support.

I will post more tomorrow but need to be with family tonight 🙏

Every member of this administration is incompetent from top to bottom. Every policy is broken, illegal, just bribery, or all of the above. That the nation is still more or less standing is just momentum.

There Was a Plan to Save These New Deal Masterpieces. Then Trump Won. A feasibility study was underway about restoring the ailing federal building that houses important Ben Shahn frescoes, Philip Guston murals, and other FDR-era artwork. But the Trump administration put a stop to it.

One of the delights of working for the Voice of America in the Cohen Federal Building was the New Deal era frescoes and murals. Along with VOA and its staff, it now appears these treasured American works of art are to be a DOGE casualty. newrepublic.com/article/20120... #SaveVOA

Virna Haffer, Swirl, c. 1940

Anyone: Why are there suddenly so many AHDH diagnoses? Dr. Jen: Same reason there are suddenly more stars after we built telescopes.

The mystery of medical diagnosis!

How to Turn Off AI Tools Like Gemini, Apple Intelligence, Copilot, and More - Consumer Reports AI features are crowding into Google search, Gmail, iPhones, Windows laptops, and other products. If you're suffering from AI overload, these settings can help.

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My husband was detained by ICE today

Juan Muñoz, an American citizen, father of 2, and local government official, was peacefully protesting w. other elected officials. He was assaulted and taken away

I have had zero contact or updates since

#SOS
@duckworth.senate.gov @durbin.senate.gov

Trump Canceled 94 Million Pounds of Food Aid. Here’s What Never Arrived. ProPublica obtained records from the Department of Agriculture that detail the millions of pounds of food, down to the number of eggs, that never reached food banks because of the administration’s cut...

Food banks were already stretched, and then the Trump administration canceled the delivery of 94 million pounds of food. And then Republicans passed the largest SNAP cut ever. projects.propublica.org/trump-food-c...

What?????????

One of my all-time favorite photos.

I swear nobody wants to talk about the fact that food prices are still rising faster than prices in general. A year ago all we heard about was the price of eggs.

Food prices are still rising yet the media gives us…crickets…

Massive immigration raid on Chicago apartment building leaves residents reeling: 'I feel defeated' The Department of Homeland Security said federal agents with Border Patrol, the FBI and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives arrested 37 people in the raid.

My god.

“Watson said she saw agents dragging residents, including kids, out of the building without any clothes on and into U-Haul vans. Kids were separated from their mothers…’It was heartbreaking to watch…seeing kids coming out buck naked and taken from their mothers, it was horrible.’”

The Trump Administration Is Coming for Nonprofits. They're Getting Ready As the Trump administration threatens them, liberal nonprofits have been quietly preparing to do everything from surrendering 501(c)(3) status to relocating outside the US.

As the Trump administration threatens them, liberal nonprofits have been quietly preparing to do everything from surrendering 501(c)(3) status to relocating outside the US.

Jane Goodall, primatologist and friend to chimpanzees, dies at 91 She used her global fame to draw attention to the plight of dwindling chimpanzee populations and, more broadly, to the perils of environmental destruction.

I know 91 years is an extraordinary run, and Jane Goodall couldn't have put them to more magnificent and meaningful use, but goddamn. It is so painful when someone of this rare caliber leaves us. What a gift she was to every living being on this Earth.

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What The Government Shutdown Means For Older Adults And People With Disabilities The government shutdown could have a severe impact on the well-being of older adults and younger people with disabilities, depending on how long it lasts.

Yes, Social Security benefits will continue, but there are other ways the government shutdown could hurt retirees and those on disability. www.forbes.com/sites/howard...

Opinion | These 6 Charts Explain Why Democrats Shut Down the Government

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These 6 Charts Explain Why Democrats Shut Down the Government www.nytimes.com/2025/09/30/o...

US government faces brain drain as 154,000 federal workers exit this week More than 150,000 federal employees will leave the U.S. government payroll this week after accepting buyouts - the largest single-year exodus of civil servants in nearly 80 years, triggering what unions and governance experts warn is a damaging loss of institutional expertise.

(Reuters) - More than 150,000 federal employees will leave the U.S. government payroll this week after accepting buyouts - the largest single-year exodus of civil servants in nearly 80 years ..

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I can’t believe I’m watching interviews of city mayors talking about how they are coordinating with other mayors to discuss how to protect their residents FROM THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES

I know we are “used to it” but it is absolutely insane