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For all you misinformed doctors, nurses, pharmacists, cancer technicians, politicians, bosses, teachers, caregivers, and average people on the street:
“There is no such thing as a COVID infection without consequence.”
— David Putrino, Long Covid researcher
“There is no such thing as a COVID infection without consequence.”
— David Putrino, Long Covid researcher
November 11, 2025 at 7:59 PM
For all you misinformed doctors, nurses, pharmacists, cancer technicians, politicians, bosses, teachers, caregivers, and average people on the street:
“There is no such thing as a COVID infection without consequence.”
— David Putrino, Long Covid researcher
“There is no such thing as a COVID infection without consequence.”
— David Putrino, Long Covid researcher
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If the Trump administration decides to pursue land strikes in Venezuela, U.S. forces could pursue a range of sites as targets. But the potential impact of such strikes remains uncertain.
If Trump attacked Venezuela, these sites could become targets
U.S. forces could pursue a range of options as targets, from Venezuelan military bases to cocaine refinery labs or clandestine airstrips, according to former U.S. and Venezuelan military officials.
www.washingtonpost.com
November 11, 2025 at 8:30 PM
If the Trump administration decides to pursue land strikes in Venezuela, U.S. forces could pursue a range of sites as targets. But the potential impact of such strikes remains uncertain.
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The longest government shutdown in U.S. history is coming to an end, but the central issue that caused it — the staggering cost of health care — isn’t going away anytime soon. nyti.ms/4nLPJoT
As Shutdown Nears End, Trump Still Confronts Soaring Health Costs
The central issue of the government closure remains unresolved, leaving Republicans under political pressure ahead of the midterms.
nyti.ms
November 11, 2025 at 8:40 PM
The longest government shutdown in U.S. history is coming to an end, but the central issue that caused it — the staggering cost of health care — isn’t going away anytime soon. nyti.ms/4nLPJoT
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Wow, a Long Island jury awarded $112 Million to 674 immigrants who were unlawfully held by county police so they could be handed over to ICE
Federal jury awards $112M to immigrants detained by Suffolk for ICE
A federal jury found the county and the Sheriff's Office violated the Constitutional rights of 674 people.
longisland.news12.com
November 11, 2025 at 8:58 PM
Wow, a Long Island jury awarded $112 Million to 674 immigrants who were unlawfully held by county police so they could be handed over to ICE
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Just like television and film shoots, commercial production in Los Angeles has plummeted. That has left a gaping hole in the longtime safety net for industry workers in the area just as those workers need it the most.
Hollywood’s Commercial Production Crews Are Losing a Lot of Work
Commercial production has long been crucial to sustaining entertainment workers in the Los Angeles area. But it continues to plummet.
nyti.ms
November 11, 2025 at 9:00 PM
Just like television and film shoots, commercial production in Los Angeles has plummeted. That has left a gaping hole in the longtime safety net for industry workers in the area just as those workers need it the most.
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how did i go so long not knowing we were literally teaching people to read wrong. i knew something wasn't right but jesus christ www.apmreports.org/episode/2019...
How a flawed idea is teaching millions of kids to be poor readers
For decades, schools have taught children the strategies of struggling readers, using a theory about reading that cognitive scientists have repeatedly debunked. And many teachers and parents don't kno...
www.apmreports.org
November 11, 2025 at 6:18 PM
how did i go so long not knowing we were literally teaching people to read wrong. i knew something wasn't right but jesus christ www.apmreports.org/episode/2019...
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Gay Americans expressed relief on Monday after the Supreme Court denied a request to revisit a decade-old decision that established same-sex marriage as a national right. Conservative groups and state lawmakers said they would continue to press legal challenges.
Marriage Ruling Relieves Gay Americans and Leaves Conservatives Pledging New Challenges
The Supreme Court chose not to revisit a case involving same-sex marriage. The number of married same-sex couples has doubled in the last 10 years.
nyti.ms
November 11, 2025 at 9:15 PM
Gay Americans expressed relief on Monday after the Supreme Court denied a request to revisit a decade-old decision that established same-sex marriage as a national right. Conservative groups and state lawmakers said they would continue to press legal challenges.
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It's unusual to see a bloody face on a polar bear this time of year. Our bears are current nearing the end of their over 140 day fast waiting for Hudson Bay to freeze. This bear, however, must have found an unsuspecting seal along the shore. Definitely a bonus. #BearSeason2025 #mammals 🌿
November 11, 2025 at 9:15 PM
It's unusual to see a bloody face on a polar bear this time of year. Our bears are current nearing the end of their over 140 day fast waiting for Hudson Bay to freeze. This bear, however, must have found an unsuspecting seal along the shore. Definitely a bonus. #BearSeason2025 #mammals 🌿
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This seems like a cool and normal way to run a government agency.
The EPA Is in Chaos
“We learn who is furloughed when we send an email to someone and get the out-of-office message,” one employee tells WIRED.
www.wired.com
November 11, 2025 at 9:35 PM
This seems like a cool and normal way to run a government agency.
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NOAA cut funding to the Alaska Earthquake Center, directed by my friend Mike West. As a result, seismic monitoring by nine stations in Alaska tracking tsunami-causing earthquakes will go offline by the end of the month. This endangers people in Alaska, Hawaiʻi, and other parts of the Pacific.
This lab is key for tracking deadly waves. Its sensors are about to go offline.
After NOAA cut funding to the lab that’s been monitoring seismic activity for more than 25 years, nine stations tracking tsunami-causing earthquakes for the agency will go offline by the end of the mo...
www.washingtonpost.com
November 11, 2025 at 7:24 PM
NOAA cut funding to the Alaska Earthquake Center, directed by my friend Mike West. As a result, seismic monitoring by nine stations in Alaska tracking tsunami-causing earthquakes will go offline by the end of the month. This endangers people in Alaska, Hawaiʻi, and other parts of the Pacific.
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Going to be writing some things for MSNBC/NOW.
Here’s a look at how Trump says great things are going to happen when they aren’t because he wants you not to be mad about the bad things that actually *are* happening. www.msnbc.com/opinion/msnb...
Here’s a look at how Trump says great things are going to happen when they aren’t because he wants you not to be mad about the bad things that actually *are* happening. www.msnbc.com/opinion/msnb...
Opinion | Trump's $2000 checks from tariff revenue? The math doesn't add up.
Here are the charts to prove it.
www.msnbc.com
November 11, 2025 at 9:35 PM
Going to be writing some things for MSNBC/NOW.
Here’s a look at how Trump says great things are going to happen when they aren’t because he wants you not to be mad about the bad things that actually *are* happening. www.msnbc.com/opinion/msnb...
Here’s a look at how Trump says great things are going to happen when they aren’t because he wants you not to be mad about the bad things that actually *are* happening. www.msnbc.com/opinion/msnb...
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Winter is coming and Gazans are freezing.
Gaza prepares for another difficult winter despite the ceasefire
With their homes reduced to rubble, many Palestinians in Gaza remain displaced in tents that pose significant hazards as winter approaches
prismreports.org
November 11, 2025 at 10:21 PM
Winter is coming and Gazans are freezing.
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As goes Loudoun County, so goes the rest of the nation. And Republicans mastered anti-trans messaging in Loudoun since Glenn Youngkin's campaign. @amandabecker.bsky.social writes how Abigail Spanberger figured out how to respond to transphobic messaging. 19thnews.org/2025/11/elec...
Democrats responded to anti-trans attacks this year — and won
LGBTQ+ rights organizations and party strategists point to wins in gubernatorial races in Virginia and New Jersey as a template heading into the 2026 midterms.
19thnews.org
November 11, 2025 at 5:03 PM
As goes Loudoun County, so goes the rest of the nation. And Republicans mastered anti-trans messaging in Loudoun since Glenn Youngkin's campaign. @amandabecker.bsky.social writes how Abigail Spanberger figured out how to respond to transphobic messaging. 19thnews.org/2025/11/elec...
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There are few American mariners today. But demand could soon rise, as President Trump and a bipartisan group in Congress look to revitalize the U.S. shipbuilding industry. nyti.ms/3WTbMiD
Trump Wants to Revive Shipping. He Will Need More Mariners.
Few American are becoming mariners today, but demand could soon rise because President Trump and a bipartisan group of legislators in Congress want to revitalize the American shipbuilding industry.
nyti.ms
November 11, 2025 at 11:00 PM
There are few American mariners today. But demand could soon rise, as President Trump and a bipartisan group in Congress look to revitalize the U.S. shipbuilding industry. nyti.ms/3WTbMiD
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The steep tariffs imposed by President Trump have magnified the economic strain of an already volatile coffee market, leaving shop owners with the question: Can they absorb some of those increased costs without putting themselves out of business?
Tariffs are testing your neighborhood coffee shop
Coffee shops across the country are wrestling with how to remain affordable “third spaces” under the weight of President Donald Trump’s tariffs.
www.washingtonpost.com
November 11, 2025 at 11:00 PM
The steep tariffs imposed by President Trump have magnified the economic strain of an already volatile coffee market, leaving shop owners with the question: Can they absorb some of those increased costs without putting themselves out of business?
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The FDA on Tuesday named Richard Pazdur, its longtime overseer of cancer therapies, as its top drug regulator. www.statnews.com/2025/11/11/f...
Richard Pazdur, longtime cancer regulator, named drug center director at FDA
Pazdur is a longtime FDA staffer and founded the agency's cancer therapy division
www.statnews.com
November 11, 2025 at 11:11 PM
The FDA on Tuesday named Richard Pazdur, its longtime overseer of cancer therapies, as its top drug regulator. www.statnews.com/2025/11/11/f...
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In September, the Trump administration conducted a historic deportation flight to Iran.
We tracked down people deported on the plane.
Some are in hiding, others have fled the country.
Their story:
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/11/w...
We tracked down people deported on the plane.
Some are in hiding, others have fled the country.
Their story:
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/11/w...
‘It Feels Like I’m in a Nightmare’: Inside the First Deportation Flight to Iran
www.nytimes.com
November 11, 2025 at 3:01 PM
In September, the Trump administration conducted a historic deportation flight to Iran.
We tracked down people deported on the plane.
Some are in hiding, others have fled the country.
Their story:
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/11/w...
We tracked down people deported on the plane.
Some are in hiding, others have fled the country.
Their story:
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/11/w...
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Probation officers pause in-person visits and home searches for offenders facing an arrest warrant. That reduced supervision can last for months — in one case it was over a year. Six mothers died during this gap, WPLN and ProPublica found. www.propublica.org/article/tenn...
November 11, 2025 at 4:15 PM
Probation officers pause in-person visits and home searches for offenders facing an arrest warrant. That reduced supervision can last for months — in one case it was over a year. Six mothers died during this gap, WPLN and ProPublica found. www.propublica.org/article/tenn...
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Indiana University removed a Lecturer from her "Diversity, Human Rights, and Social Justice" course after a student filed a complaint about a graphic the instructor showed in class, which included "Make America Great Again" as an example of "Covert White Supremacy."
www.wfyi.org/news/article...
www.wfyi.org/news/article...
IU lecturer removed from class during intellectual diversity investigation
A lecturer in the Indiana University School of Social Work has been removed from teaching one of her classes Diversity, Human Rights, and Social Justice while the university investigates a complaint...
www.wfyi.org
November 11, 2025 at 10:16 PM
Indiana University removed a Lecturer from her "Diversity, Human Rights, and Social Justice" course after a student filed a complaint about a graphic the instructor showed in class, which included "Make America Great Again" as an example of "Covert White Supremacy."
www.wfyi.org/news/article...
www.wfyi.org/news/article...
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The Israeli police said four Israelis had been arrested after dozens of masked civilians attacked Palestinians in the Israeli-occupied West Bank on Tuesday and set fire to property, in an assault the authorities labeled “acts of extremist violence.” nyti.ms/49eYkNu
Trump Threatened to Sue the BBC for $1 Billion. What Are His Chances?
Legal experts say President Trump’s litigation track record offers both hope and warning to the British public broadcaster, which he has threatened with a $1 billion suit.
nyti.ms
November 11, 2025 at 11:40 PM
The Israeli police said four Israelis had been arrested after dozens of masked civilians attacked Palestinians in the Israeli-occupied West Bank on Tuesday and set fire to property, in an assault the authorities labeled “acts of extremist violence.” nyti.ms/49eYkNu
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Breaking news: The Supreme Court extended a pause on a lower-court order directing the Trump administration to pay full SNAP benefits to millions of Americans, preventing federal officials from having to provide the aid for now.
Supreme Court extends pause on order requiring full SNAP payments
The Trump administration has twice gone to the Supreme Court in recent days, seeking to prevent other judges from forcing it to fully fund SNAP benefits for November.
wapo.st
November 12, 2025 at 12:04 AM
Breaking news: The Supreme Court extended a pause on a lower-court order directing the Trump administration to pay full SNAP benefits to millions of Americans, preventing federal officials from having to provide the aid for now.
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first it's pensions, then it's healthcare, then vacation, finally it's the wages, pretty soon you're just going to one box to work all day for no money and going to another to get the rest of snap to eat, which sounds a lot like how they described the soviet union to me in the 80s but what do i know
Is this good? It doesn't seem good.
"Walgreens will no longer give many of its retail workers paid vacation time for Thanksgiving, Christmas and other major holidays, as the company looks to cut costs under new owners."
"Walgreens will no longer give many of its retail workers paid vacation time for Thanksgiving, Christmas and other major holidays, as the company looks to cut costs under new owners."
Walgreens Cuts Pay for Hourly Store Workers After $10 Billion Buyout
Walgreens will no longer give many of its retail workers paid vacation time for Thanksgiving, Christmas and other major holidays, as the company looks to cut costs under new owners.
www.bloomberg.com
November 11, 2025 at 10:00 PM
first it's pensions, then it's healthcare, then vacation, finally it's the wages, pretty soon you're just going to one box to work all day for no money and going to another to get the rest of snap to eat, which sounds a lot like how they described the soviet union to me in the 80s but what do i know
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Don’t worry folks I’m sure Chuck Schumer has a plan /s
NEWS: Senate Republicans are threatening to block the extension of Affordable Care Act subsidies—unless Democrats agree to tougher abortion restrictions.
Republicans demand tougher abortion restrictions to extend Obamacare funds
Democrats say that’s a nonstarter, arguing there are already limits on abortion access. The dispute could torpedo a deal, leading to higher health insurance premiums for millions.
www.nbcnews.com
November 12, 2025 at 12:06 AM
Don’t worry folks I’m sure Chuck Schumer has a plan /s
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A spill on a family farm in Oklahoma killed several acres of vegetation and contaminated drinking water. A judge ordered the farmers to pay when they went after the oil company.
(Published May 2024)
(Published May 2024)
Oil Companies Contaminated a Family Farm. The Courts and Regulators Let the Drillers Walk Away.
The oil and gas industry has reaped profits without ensuring there will be money to plug and clean up their wells. In Oklahoma, that work could cost more than $7 billion if it falls to the state.
www.propublica.org
November 12, 2025 at 12:15 AM
A spill on a family farm in Oklahoma killed several acres of vegetation and contaminated drinking water. A judge ordered the farmers to pay when they went after the oil company.
(Published May 2024)
(Published May 2024)
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That they are developing robots to work in nursing homes and not radioactive mines or shit humans cannot do safely - and not work humans could do better than a machine is how you know their priorities are all out of whack.
Robots are cool, but have we tried just paying caregivers more?
Inside MIT's lab training robots for a future in caregiving
Scott Kirsner, a columnist with our editorial partner MassLive, joins WBUR's Morning Edition to discuss a recent trip to the lab and the future of robotic caregivers.
www.wbur.org
November 11, 2025 at 2:24 PM
That they are developing robots to work in nursing homes and not radioactive mines or shit humans cannot do safely - and not work humans could do better than a machine is how you know their priorities are all out of whack.