CNN: Approval for President Trump's East Wing ballroom project – from a government commission that oversees planning for federal buildings and land in the nation's capital – is delayed after it received over 32,000 comments from the public overwhelmingly opposing the construction.
Merchant marine! Who suffered a burn injury at work that covered his entire right arm and he never got workman’s comp either.
My 3-year-old is trying to explain Dr Seuss to me because it’s Dr Seuss week at daycare 😭.
Day one of not moving until people say excuse me. Got a dirty look at the grocery store, was worth it.
Four U.S. soldiers were killed in the Iran war on Sunday and IDed Tuesday by the Pentagon; two soldiers haven't yet been publicly identified. Their unit kept troops supplied with food and equipment. n.pr/40ejdma
There has never been an official, comprehensive record of Black-owned bookstores across the United States — until now
NEW: In Minneapolis, @cameronoakes.bsky.social and Sam Donndelinger report, ICE’s Operation Metro Surge is preventing Latino patients from accessing HIV care. This story was produced in collaboration with @unclosetedmedia.bsky.social, an investigative LGBTQ-focused nonprofit news publication.
NEW: We obtained 911 audio from the Texas detention center housing hundreds of immigrant kids and their parents.
Since mid-September, EMS crews have been dispatched to Dilley at least 11 times to treat children in medical distress.
Burning fevers. Low oxygen. Seizures. A broken leg.
My report:
NEW: Guards have taken away crayons, colored pencils & paper during recent room searches at Dilley, according to detainees and others. After one inspection, the children just “cried and cried and cried,” a mother said. The facility denies the claims.
By @mckenziefunk.com @micarosenberg.bsky.social
Rep. Ilhan Omar demanded an investigation of the arrest of her State of the Union guest, Aliya Rahman, who was removed after standing to protest President Trump.
Rahman, a U.S. citizen, was forced out of her car by ICE officers in January in Minneapolis.
Hello! I’m the reporter who has been tracking citizens detained by immigration agents. And last night, I noticed something: A lot of them were at the State of the Union, including a number of whom I’ve written about.
Their stories should be known:
So... does anyone care about this? That Michael B. Jordan's parents flew to London to see their son and they left the BAFTAs in tears? That he was repulsed?
Still don't think an apology was owed? Some of you people are wretched fools.
'But you know what they did manage to cut out of the broadcast? Akinola Davies Jr. saying “Free Palestine” during his speech for winning outstanding British debut for “My Father’s Shadow.”'
Jfc the questions folks feel comfortable asking these days… it’s like people have lost their minds chasing a viral soundbite and want to ask the most offensive questions.
I’m not saying figure skaters need to plaster fake smiles on, but it’s such a joy seeing Alysa Liu smiling and loving her routine 🥺. It doesn’t have to be the late 90s torture fest.
Yesterday, those who teach Intro to Sociology at Florida colleges (as opposed to universities) received a ready-made curriculum from the state and were ordered to teach it.
Yes, you read that correctly. The *state* is enforcing a curriculum on college profs, complete w/ the following restrictions:
😭😭😭😭
NEW: ICE has raided dormitories at the Dilley concentration camp to confiscate letters from children per @pabloreports.bsky.social. I have filed a FOIA request for them. @joaquincastrotx.bsky.social: the second we get anything, we will send it to you. 1/ www.muellershewrote.com/p/new-ice-co...
BREAKING: The Department of Education has ended its directive that attempted to restrict diversity, equity, and inclusion efforts in schools nationwide.
This is a victory for academic freedom and education equity.
Jesse Jackson, a champion of civil rights who twice ran for president, died on Tuesday at 84. His mission, he said, was “to transform the mind of America.”
Read more about Jackson's life and legacy: nyti.ms/4rYGB32
Not surprising, but not right
Into the gold … the gold zone 🎶🎶
What horrible news for his family. Millennials are losing our heroes, fast.
It’s so disappointing to see institution after institution roll right over to every whim
I’ve been laid off a week and I’ve already gone to doctors appointments I’ve put off, organized things that needed to be done. Just a reminder of how much self care you sacrifice for work.
Rep. Delia Ramirez to DHS officials: "I have as much respect for you as I do for the last white men who put on masks to terrorize communities of color. I have no respect for the inheritors of the Klanhood and the slave patrol. Those activities were criminal and so are yours."
I feel like IKEA could get the job done if they wanted to design Sweden’s Olympic uniforms
This man
Him singing in Spanish, at such a huge venue and overwhelmingly loved was so touching. He was fully himself and it was beautiful ❤️
I could write and write about how moving it was to have Ricky Martin on stage, leader of the 2000s Latin Explosion that forced him into a box where he wasn’t able to be his true self
