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Lyric Rivera | NeuroDivergent Rebel @neurodivergentrebel.substack.com · 6h

Look… two predators in one photo - both disgusting abusers, with so many deplorable things in common.

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Sandieglo @sandieglo.bsky.social · 14h

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Lyric Rivera | NeuroDivergent Rebel @neurodivergentrebel.substack.com · 6h

Story: thehill.com/homenews/555...

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Lyric Rivera | NeuroDivergent Rebel @neurodivergentrebel.substack.com · 6h

Many will continue working without pay, while thousands more have been furloughed until the shutdown ends. The Trump administration moved to fire thousands of government workers Friday, in a move that drew swift legal challenges.

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Lyric Rivera | NeuroDivergent Rebel @neurodivergentrebel.substack.com · 6h

Smithsonian museums and the National Zoo officially shut down to the public Sunday due to the government shutdown, which is on Day 13.

Employees across the government are set to miss their first paychecks this week.

Smithsonian museums, National Zoo close temporarily amid shutdown
BY LEE ANN ANDERSON - 10/13/25 10:37 AM ET

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Lyric Rivera | NeuroDivergent Rebel @neurodivergentrebel.substack.com · 7h

Story: www.them.us/story/chappe...

Chappell Roan Said “F**k ICE Forever” at a Concert. Homeland Security Responded

The federal agency has previously spoken out against other celebrities.

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Lyric Rivera | NeuroDivergent Rebel @neurodivergentrebel.substack.com · 7h

Despite President Trump saying that ICE would target “the worst of the worst” for deportation, the agency’s own internal data shows that the largest group of people ICE has detained are actually those with no prior criminal record.

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Lyric Rivera | NeuroDivergent Rebel @neurodivergentrebel.substack.com · 7h

The next day, in a statement to TMZ, DHS’s assistant secretary for public affairs Tricia McLaughlin said, “Pink Pony Club is good. Pedophiles are bad. That’s who we’re getting off of our streets. Get a grip.”

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Lyric Rivera | NeuroDivergent Rebel @neurodivergentrebel.substack.com · 7h

While fans certainly loved to hear Roan speak out against government deportations, ICE itself did not.

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Lyric Rivera | NeuroDivergent Rebel @neurodivergentrebel.substack.com · 7h

After pop superstar Chappell Roan criticized Immigrations and Customs Enforcement (ICE) at a recent Los Angeles concert, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) responded with an alarmist and misleading statement.

Chappell Roan Said “F**k ICE Forever” at a Concert. Homeland Security Responded
The federal agency has previously spoken out against other celebrities.
BY MATHEW RODRIGUEZ
October 13, 2025

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Lyric Rivera | NeuroDivergent Rebel @neurodivergentrebel.substack.com · 7h

Story: apnews.com/article/nort...

North Carolina effort wipes out $6.5B in medical debt for 2.5M people

Officials say a North Carolina government initiative is eliminating over $6.5 billion in medical debt for more than 2.5 million residents.

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Lyric Rivera | NeuroDivergent Rebel @neurodivergentrebel.substack.com · 7h

More than 2.5 million North Carolina residents are getting over $6.5 billion in medical debt eliminated through a state government effort that offered hospitals extra Medicaid funds if they gave low- & middle-income patients the financial relief & implemented policies to discourage future debts.

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Lyric Rivera | NeuroDivergent Rebel @neurodivergentrebel.substack.com · 7h

Story: apnews.com/article/nort...

North Carolina effort wipes out $6.5B in medical debt for 2.5M people

Officials say a North Carolina government initiative is eliminating over $6.5 billion in medical debt for more than 2.5 million residents.

apnews.com

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Lyric Rivera | NeuroDivergent Rebel @neurodivergentrebel.substack.com · 8h

Story: thehill.com/homenews/555...

Hegseth touts push to replace heavyset National Guard troops in Illinois

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth is touting an effort by the Texas Military Department to remove an unknown number of the state’s National Guard troops deployed to Chicago after a photo of seemingly …

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Lyric Rivera | NeuroDivergent Rebel @neurodivergentrebel.substack.com · 8h

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth is touting an effort by the Texas Military Department to remove an unknown number of the state’s National Guard troops deployed to Chicago after a photo of seemingly overweight service members arriving in Illinois went viral.

Hegseth touts push to replace heavyset National Guard troops in Illinois

BY ELLEN MITCHELL 10/13/25 11:48 AM ET

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Lyric Rivera | NeuroDivergent Rebel @neurodivergentrebel.substack.com · 8h

Story: apnews.com/article/layo...

Education Department layoffs hit offices that oversee special education and civil rights enforcement

A new round of layoffs at the Education Department is depleting an agency that was already hit hard in the Trump administration’s previous mass firings, threatening new disruption to the nation’s stud...

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Lyric Rivera | NeuroDivergent Rebel @neurodivergentrebel.substack.com · 8h

Unknown numbers are being fired at the Office for Civil Rights, which investigates complaints of discrimination at the nation’s schools and universities.

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Lyric Rivera | NeuroDivergent Rebel @neurodivergentrebel.substack.com · 8h

All but a handful of top officials are being fired at the office that implements the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act, a federal law that ensures millions of students with disabilities get support from their schools, the union said.

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Lyric Rivera | NeuroDivergent Rebel @neurodivergentrebel.substack.com · 8h

new round of layoffs at the Education Department is depleting an agency that was hit hard in the Trump administration’s previous mass firings, threatening new disruption to the nation’s students and schools in areas from special education to civil rights enforcement to after-school programs.

Education Department layoffs hit offices that oversee special education and civil rights enforcement

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Lyric Rivera | NeuroDivergent Rebel @neurodivergentrebel.substack.com · 9h

Story: www.npr.org/2025/10/13/g...

A Statement from NPR on the Pentagon's Press Policy

NPR reporters will not sign the Pentagon's rules issued on Friday, September 19

www.npr.org

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Lyric Rivera | NeuroDivergent Rebel @neurodivergentrebel.substack.com · 9h

If reporting about the American military is pre-approved by the military, the public is not getting real reporting — it is getting only what officials want the public to see….”

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Lyric Rivera | NeuroDivergent Rebel @neurodivergentrebel.substack.com · 9h

The new policy threatens that commitment by giving the Administration final say over what can and cannot be reported about our military and its actions. The role of a free press is to remain objective and share information not subject to influence.

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Lyric Rivera | NeuroDivergent Rebel @neurodivergentrebel.substack.com · 9h

We will not sign the Administration's restrictive policy that asks reporters to undermine their commitment of providing trustworthy, independent journalism to the American public.

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Lyric Rivera | NeuroDivergent Rebel @neurodivergentrebel.substack.com · 9h

“NPR will never be party to limitations on the independence of the press and the objective, fact-based reporting of our journalists.

A Statement from NPR on the Pentagon's Press Policy

OCTOBER 13, 20255:20 PM ET

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Lyric Rivera | NeuroDivergent Rebel @neurodivergentrebel.substack.com · 9h

Story: www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

US news outlets refuse to sign new Pentagon rules to report only official information

Defense department policy requires outlets to vow not to obtain unauthorized files and restricts access to some areas

www.theguardian.com

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