Izingoma Zomzabalazo
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🧵Following months and months of reporting on the FDA’s oversight of foreign drug factories, our team @propublica.org published Rx Inspector - a tool that allows you to look up where your generics were made.
Here’s what it already taught me 🔽
projects.propublica.org/rx-inspector/
Here’s what it already taught me 🔽
projects.propublica.org/rx-inspector/
Where Was My Generic Prescription Drug Made? - Rx Inspector - ProPublica
The FDA won’t tell Americans where their generic drugs are made, so ProPublica did it instead. Use information on your prescription label to locate the factory and see inspection reports.
projects.propublica.org
January 7, 2026 at 6:14 PM
🧵Following months and months of reporting on the FDA’s oversight of foreign drug factories, our team @propublica.org published Rx Inspector - a tool that allows you to look up where your generics were made.
Here’s what it already taught me 🔽
projects.propublica.org/rx-inspector/
Here’s what it already taught me 🔽
projects.propublica.org/rx-inspector/
Shameful!
The firing of Sang Hea Kil from her tenured professorship at San Jose State for her pro-Palestinian speech has major implications for academic freedom and unions at public universities.
Despite unanimously winning the faculty hearing, the campus president overturned the decision.
Read more here👇
Despite unanimously winning the faculty hearing, the campus president overturned the decision.
Read more here👇
San Jose State professor fights back after being fired over Palestine protest
San Jose State professor Sang Hea Kil was suspended over allegations related to a Palestine protest, and now the university plans to fire her. Omar Zahzah speaks with Kil about the precedent set by he...
mondoweiss.net
January 5, 2026 at 7:20 PM
Shameful!
They can’t be serious.
From @theathletic.com: Luke Littler is just 18 and has been described as “arguably the greatest athlete in the world right now.” The British teenager's achievements in the darts world have drawn comparisons to Pele and Serena Williams.
Luke Littler is on the path to greatness: ‘I’ll be around for a very long time’
Luke Littler emphatically retained his world title and can now be regarded as an all-time great of his sport
nyti.ms
January 5, 2026 at 7:18 PM
They can’t be serious.
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They kidnapped the head of a Latin American country, replaced him with an insecure white racist who has spent his entire life arguing that Latinos are subhuman, and made clear that their primary aim is to plunder the country for its resources.
If it isn't yet clear, yes, we're the fucking baddies.
If it isn't yet clear, yes, we're the fucking baddies.
Per WASH POST, Stephen Miller will play an “elevated role” in Venezuela (what could go wrong!) and Machado won’t be president because she accepted the Nobel Peace Prize Trump wants (yes, seriously)
Couldn’t make it up if we tried
www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...
Couldn’t make it up if we tried
www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...
January 5, 2026 at 12:53 PM
They kidnapped the head of a Latin American country, replaced him with an insecure white racist who has spent his entire life arguing that Latinos are subhuman, and made clear that their primary aim is to plunder the country for its resources.
If it isn't yet clear, yes, we're the fucking baddies.
If it isn't yet clear, yes, we're the fucking baddies.
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the 6% is the WaPo editorial board
One of the most lopsided results you'll ever see in a poll, from our weekend Washington Post poll www.washingtonpost.com/politics/int...
January 5, 2026 at 3:47 PM
the 6% is the WaPo editorial board
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Welcome to the American petrostate
By Michael E. Mann | Nov 7, 2024
@BulletinAtomic
The U.S. is now a failed Democratic state. With the reelection of Donald Trump..the U.S. is now poised to become an authoritarian state ruled by plutocrats & fossil fuel interests.
thebulletin.org/2024/11/welc...
By Michael E. Mann | Nov 7, 2024
@BulletinAtomic
The U.S. is now a failed Democratic state. With the reelection of Donald Trump..the U.S. is now poised to become an authoritarian state ruled by plutocrats & fossil fuel interests.
thebulletin.org/2024/11/welc...
Welcome to the American petrostate
I’ve long said that the obstacles to stabilizing warming below catastrophic levels aren’t physical or technological; they are entirely political in nature, and political obstacles can be overcome. But...
thebulletin.org
January 5, 2026 at 4:49 AM
Welcome to the American petrostate
By Michael E. Mann | Nov 7, 2024
@BulletinAtomic
The U.S. is now a failed Democratic state. With the reelection of Donald Trump..the U.S. is now poised to become an authoritarian state ruled by plutocrats & fossil fuel interests.
thebulletin.org/2024/11/welc...
By Michael E. Mann | Nov 7, 2024
@BulletinAtomic
The U.S. is now a failed Democratic state. With the reelection of Donald Trump..the U.S. is now poised to become an authoritarian state ruled by plutocrats & fossil fuel interests.
thebulletin.org/2024/11/welc...
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The link between future dishonest behaviour and aggressive borrowing from published sources in past academic work may seem tenuous. But an experiment seems to demonstrate that this variable reflects an enduring character trait
People of dubious character are more likely to enter public service
A new study shows that customs and tax officials are the dodgiest
econ.st
January 5, 2026 at 7:00 AM
The link between future dishonest behaviour and aggressive borrowing from published sources in past academic work may seem tenuous. But an experiment seems to demonstrate that this variable reflects an enduring character trait
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The year 2026 is gearing up to be one of the most electric years in global sport. What are you most looking forward to watching?
NINE sporting events South Africans must watch in 2026
The year 2026 is gearing up to be one of the most electric years in global sport. What are YOU most looking forward to watching?
www.thesouthafrican.com
January 5, 2026 at 7:02 AM
The year 2026 is gearing up to be one of the most electric years in global sport. What are you most looking forward to watching?
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“Over one million Black Americans signed up to fight fascism at a time when many of them were denied the right to vote in the United States.”
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My latest on how MAGA is targeting the immense sacrifice of Black soldiers who fought fascism. Trump's gang would have welcomed the fascists. The people of the Netherlands are outraged by the white supremacist government in Washington.
charlieangus.substack.com/p/magas-race...
charlieangus.substack.com/p/magas-race...
MAGA's Race War Targets War Graves in Holland
Over Christmas, I was stopped in my tracks by the news that the United States government removed commemorations to Black American war dead in the Netherlands.
charlieangus.substack.com
January 5, 2026 at 12:49 AM
“Over one million Black Americans signed up to fight fascism at a time when many of them were denied the right to vote in the United States.”
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bsky.app/profile/char...
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Adding: it seems relevant that Marco Rubio's Florida buddy David Rivera - they shared a house for 5 years - is an associate of both Maduro and new president Delcy Rodriguez. Rivera is currently awaiting trial for acting as an unregistered foreign agent for Venezuela. Lots of old ties here. 6/
Thought it would be a good time to check in on this case: Marco Rubio buddy David Rivera, who was indicted 3 years ago for attempting to broker a deal for Maduro.
www.politico.com/news/2022/12...
www.politico.com/news/2022/12...
January 5, 2026 at 1:12 AM
Adding: it seems relevant that Marco Rubio's Florida buddy David Rivera - they shared a house for 5 years - is an associate of both Maduro and new president Delcy Rodriguez. Rivera is currently awaiting trial for acting as an unregistered foreign agent for Venezuela. Lots of old ties here. 6/
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I am once again insisting that the US must submit to the jurisdiction of the ICJ.
January 3, 2026 at 6:51 PM
I am once again insisting that the US must submit to the jurisdiction of the ICJ.
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And there ya have it…
Officials from top Wall Street firms will be traveling to Venezuela to investigate “investment prospects” of the country. “The trip will feature about 20 officials from the finance, energy and defense sectors.”
Officials from top Wall Street firms will be traveling to Venezuela to investigate “investment prospects” of the country. “The trip will feature about 20 officials from the finance, energy and defense sectors.”
Finance Industry Eyes Investment Opportunities in Venezuela
Some on Wall Street are already considering possible investment opportunities in Venezuela following the capture of Nicolás Maduro, according to Charles Myers, chairman of consulting firm Signum Globa...
www.wsj.com
January 3, 2026 at 7:13 PM
And there ya have it…
Officials from top Wall Street firms will be traveling to Venezuela to investigate “investment prospects” of the country. “The trip will feature about 20 officials from the finance, energy and defense sectors.”
Officials from top Wall Street firms will be traveling to Venezuela to investigate “investment prospects” of the country. “The trip will feature about 20 officials from the finance, energy and defense sectors.”
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The first thing I did when I woke up this morning was look up this @joshuakeating.bsky.social piece from last month to understand what happened last night. www.vox.com/politics/470...
Why is the US on the verge of war with Venezuela?
The five biggest questions about a massive military buildup.
www.vox.com
January 3, 2026 at 12:39 PM
The first thing I did when I woke up this morning was look up this @joshuakeating.bsky.social piece from last month to understand what happened last night. www.vox.com/politics/470...
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goddammit i hate how right this is. swoop in, strip it for parts and personal gain, leave it a wreck.
He's doing foreign policy like a private equity firm.
Trump: "We're going to stay [in Venezuela] until such time as the proper transition can take place…We're going to run it, essentially, until such time."
January 3, 2026 at 5:21 PM
goddammit i hate how right this is. swoop in, strip it for parts and personal gain, leave it a wreck.
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A college sophomore at an Occupy rally could not have generated such a grotesque outsized caricature of US imperialism
Trump: "We're going to have our very large United States oil companies go in, spend billions of dollars, fix the badly broken infrastructure and start making money for the country. And we are ready to stage a second and much larger attack if we need to do so."
January 3, 2026 at 5:20 PM
A college sophomore at an Occupy rally could not have generated such a grotesque outsized caricature of US imperialism
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January 3, 2026 at 2:36 PM
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We're living out Rubio's "ideological" project, which is basically that he and his funders want Cuba back to run it like a plantation.
January 3, 2026 at 12:13 PM
We're living out Rubio's "ideological" project, which is basically that he and his funders want Cuba back to run it like a plantation.
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ICE has long used the latest spy tech to pursue immigrants — but now it’s also targeting anti-ICE protesters and anyone who allegedly funds them. bit.ly/3Kq348R
ICE Wants to Go After Dissenters as well as Immigrants
The Trump administration is being open about its plans to violate Americans’ First and Fourth Amendment rights.
www.brennancenter.org
January 2, 2026 at 7:24 PM
ICE has long used the latest spy tech to pursue immigrants — but now it’s also targeting anti-ICE protesters and anyone who allegedly funds them. bit.ly/3Kq348R
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One of our most-read stories of 2025: This Charter School Superintendent Makes $870,000. He Leads a District With 1,000 Students.
(Published March 2025 with @texastribune.org)
(Published March 2025 with @texastribune.org)
This Charter School Superintendent Makes $870,000. He Leads a District With 1,000 Students.
On paper, Salvador Cavazos earns less than $300,000 to run Valere Public Schools, a small Texas charter network. But taxpayers likely aren’t aware that in reality, his total pay makes him one of the c...
www.propublica.org
January 2, 2026 at 7:31 PM
One of our most-read stories of 2025: This Charter School Superintendent Makes $870,000. He Leads a District With 1,000 Students.
(Published March 2025 with @texastribune.org)
(Published March 2025 with @texastribune.org)
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Why do so many elites refuse to spot the obvious con in front of our faces?
Andread examined how the coverage of Trump's second regime by journalists and public intellectuals is failing Americans at the institutional level.
(It's gotten a little better? The Epstein survivors shifted a lot.)
Andread examined how the coverage of Trump's second regime by journalists and public intellectuals is failing Americans at the institutional level.
(It's gotten a little better? The Epstein survivors shifted a lot.)
Spot the Con
YouTube video by Degenerate Art by Andrea Pitzer
youtu.be
December 31, 2025 at 5:19 PM
Why do so many elites refuse to spot the obvious con in front of our faces?
Andread examined how the coverage of Trump's second regime by journalists and public intellectuals is failing Americans at the institutional level.
(It's gotten a little better? The Epstein survivors shifted a lot.)
Andread examined how the coverage of Trump's second regime by journalists and public intellectuals is failing Americans at the institutional level.
(It's gotten a little better? The Epstein survivors shifted a lot.)
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Corrupt tech billionaires are buying power to tilt the world in their favor.
Even the co-founder of Y Combinator is saying it. ⬇️
The radical death cult rising from Silicon Valley venture capital is metastasizing rapidly.
It's an existential threat to democracy and humanity.
Even the co-founder of Y Combinator is saying it. ⬇️
The radical death cult rising from Silicon Valley venture capital is metastasizing rapidly.
It's an existential threat to democracy and humanity.
January 2, 2026 at 6:22 PM
Corrupt tech billionaires are buying power to tilt the world in their favor.
Even the co-founder of Y Combinator is saying it. ⬇️
The radical death cult rising from Silicon Valley venture capital is metastasizing rapidly.
It's an existential threat to democracy and humanity.
Even the co-founder of Y Combinator is saying it. ⬇️
The radical death cult rising from Silicon Valley venture capital is metastasizing rapidly.
It's an existential threat to democracy and humanity.
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Happy New Year!
Start 2026 the right way: With almost 6,000 words on where the country stands, how much damage has been done, and what might come next.
Where Are You Going, America?
Start 2026 the right way: With almost 6,000 words on where the country stands, how much damage has been done, and what might come next.
Where Are You Going, America?
Where Are You Going, America?
America is no longer a democracy. Authoritarianism has not won. But merely restoring the pre-Trump status quo won’t work. The country needs a democratic transformation.
steady.page
January 1, 2026 at 10:13 PM
Happy New Year!
Start 2026 the right way: With almost 6,000 words on where the country stands, how much damage has been done, and what might come next.
Where Are You Going, America?
Start 2026 the right way: With almost 6,000 words on where the country stands, how much damage has been done, and what might come next.
Where Are You Going, America?
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Since Trump returned to office, the Education Department’s civil rights office has not resolved a single racial harassment investigation.
It sends a message that “people impacted by racial discrimination ... don’t matter,” one attorney said.
It sends a message that “people impacted by racial discrimination ... don’t matter,” one attorney said.
Monkey Sounds, “White Power” and the N-Word: Racial Harassment Against Black Students Ignored Under Trump
Since Trump returned to office, the Education Department’s civil rights office has not resolved a single racial harassment investigation. It sends a message that “people impacted by racial discriminat...
www.propublica.org
December 24, 2025 at 4:00 AM
Since Trump returned to office, the Education Department’s civil rights office has not resolved a single racial harassment investigation.
It sends a message that “people impacted by racial discrimination ... don’t matter,” one attorney said.
It sends a message that “people impacted by racial discrimination ... don’t matter,” one attorney said.
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At some prisons, staff said the Bureau of Prisons had stopped providing basic hygiene items for officers.
“You have to literally go around carrying your own roll of toilet paper,” one officer told ProPublica. “No paper towels, ... no soap.”
By @keribla.bsky.social
“You have to literally go around carrying your own roll of toilet paper,” one officer told ProPublica. “No paper towels, ... no soap.”
By @keribla.bsky.social
As Federal Prisons Run Low on Food and Toilet Paper, Corrections Officers Leave in Droves for ICE
Many of the problems the agency is facing now are not new, but staff and prisoners fear an exodus of officers could make life behind bars even worse.
www.propublica.org
December 16, 2025 at 4:15 PM
At some prisons, staff said the Bureau of Prisons had stopped providing basic hygiene items for officers.
“You have to literally go around carrying your own roll of toilet paper,” one officer told ProPublica. “No paper towels, ... no soap.”
By @keribla.bsky.social
“You have to literally go around carrying your own roll of toilet paper,” one officer told ProPublica. “No paper towels, ... no soap.”
By @keribla.bsky.social