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PortiaMcGonagal @portiamcgonagal.bsky.social · 20d

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"The money will support nearly 10,000 students with “gap scholarships” if they are approaching graduation in good academic standing and have exhausted all other sources of financial support."
apnews.com/article/hbcu...

Arthur M. Blank Family Foundation donating $50 million to historically Black Atlanta colleges

The Arthur M. Blank Family Foundation is donating $50 million to Atlanta’s historically Black colleges and universities.

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PortiaMcGonagal @portiamcgonagal.bsky.social · 19d

"The controversial footage, in which Noem blames slowdowns at the airport on Democrats, is not being shown at several airport in Phoenix, Portland, New York and Seattle, with one county executive labeling her message “unnecessarily alarmist.”
www.rawstory.com/noem-pushback/

Kristi Noem defied as airports refuse to share 'unnecessarily alarmist' message: report

A video featuring Department of Homeland Security head Kristi Noem that was to be shown at TSA check-ins in the nation’s airports is getting a thumbs-down, reports the Washington Post.The controversia...

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WeTriedToTellYou @carynwallace.bsky.social · May 25

Exactly!!

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WeTriedToTellYou @carynwallace.bsky.social · May 25

He should resign if it’s so hard. Shapiro would call a special election asap & hopefully Connor would want to run again.

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WeTriedToTellYou @carynwallace.bsky.social · May 25

Always. And we tried to warn people.

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WeTriedToTellYou @carynwallace.bsky.social · May 24

I turned on @lawrenceodonnell.msnbc.com forgetting it was Friday.

What a wonderful surprise to see @michelenorris.bsky.social filling in for him!

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WeTriedToTellYou @carynwallace.bsky.social · May 11

Best Mother’s Day! Camping with the wild ponies!

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · May 11

Rep. Menendez: "They had over 20 armed ICE HSI officers, they were heavily armed, their faces were covered, and they wearing no identification. So this is who they chose to have come engage with the mayor of Newark and 3 elected members of the House of Representatives."

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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · May 9

🔥 Kimmel on @repstansbury.bsky.social gloriously trolling Marge for using a doctored photo to try to make a witness look bad

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WeTriedToTellYou @carynwallace.bsky.social · May 10

Works for me!

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WeTriedToTellYou @carynwallace.bsky.social · May 3

I absolutely love seeing @michelenorris.bsky.social on my TV!

She brings such a realness to the conversation not the “both sides” talk we hear from so many. @theweekendmsnbc.bsky.social

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Beth S Linas, PhD, MHS @bethlinas.bsky.social · Apr 29

Some good news out of FDA

F.D.A. Scientists Are Reinstated at Agency Food Safety Labs

After 20 percent of the agency’s work force was cut, federal health officials have decided to bring back some experts and review firings to fill gaps in critical roles.

www.nytimes.com

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Kyle Cheney @kyledcheney.bsky.social · Apr 25

NEWS: After canceling thousands of foreign students' immigration records — threatening their ability to study and live in the US — the Trump administration has reversed course and restored them all.

It follows intense pushback from courts across the country.

Details TK

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Liam Nissan™ @theliamnissan.bsky.social · Apr 25

They're arresting judges now

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Shashank Joshi @shashj.bsky.social · Apr 24

Our cover this week.

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Harry Litman @harrylitman.bsky.social · Apr 14

What we all just witnessed had all the earmarks of a criminal conspiracy to deprive Abrego-Garcia of his constitutional rights, as well as an impeachable offense. The fraud scheme was a phony agreement engineered by the US to have Bukele say he lacks power to return Abrego Garcia and he won't do it.

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WeTriedToTellYou @carynwallace.bsky.social · Apr 14

Good morning all 😊

I took a break from social media this weekend and spent the entire time cooking, baking & of course cleaning. 😜

With all of the chaos I hope everyone takes a break for themselves when they feel everything becoming too much. We are worth it. 😊

WeTriedToTellYou @carynwallace.bsky.social · Apr 8

That was such a pleasant way to start the day! #BlockParty #KHive

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Rachel Maddow @maddow.msnbc.com · Apr 7

"falling out of bed"

"Weinberg, chief US economist at High Frequency Economics, sees the economy falling out of bed in the second quarter, which has just started, and now predicts the economy will contract at a negative 4.5% rate in the second quarter."

www.marketwatch.com/story/econom...

Economists now say a dire economic slowdown has already begun

“The economy is headed for a sharp downturn. Layoffs will surge,” said Carl Weinberg, chief U.S. economist at High Frequency Economics.

www.marketwatch.com

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Christopher Mims @mims.bsky.social · Apr 8

The discourse around tariffs has been “things will get more expensive” but I am here to tell you that I am knee deep in reporting on this subject and I strongly suspect that if super high tariffs endure, it will shift to *certain items cease to be available at any price*

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Molly Jong-Fast @mollyjongfast.bsky.social · Apr 8

Hahahahahahahhahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha

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Ken Jennings @kenjennings.bsky.social · Apr 7

This is really unfair to everyone who just voted for him for the racism.

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Katie Phang @katiephang.bsky.social · Apr 7

No criminal record for 75% of the Venezuelans deported to CECOT, the El Salvadoran maximum security mega-prison known as a “black hole of human rights.”

60 Minutes @60minutes.bsky.social · Apr 7

60 Minutes found no criminal record for 75% of the Venezuelan migrants the U.S. sent to a mega-prison in El Salvador. https://cbsn.ws/4lC4Vp5

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Kamala Harris @kamalaharris.com · Apr 7

Fear has a way of being contagious.

But courage is also contagious.

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WeTriedToTellYou @carynwallace.bsky.social · Apr 7

JFC! Again & again & again without fail.

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