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Understand your role in the process or be subjugated to the whims of your oppressor! A political junkie who loves beekeeping, family and my work as a professor

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That’s how you stand up to ice! Way to go girl!
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🚨 ICE agents are now banned from wearing masks in Maryland.
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Media outlets exposed that the Pentagon was hiding how many Americans have died in Trump’s war with Iran. That very same day, Trump banned CNN, MS NOW and Politico from the White House. Coincidence? I don't think so.
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NEVER FORGET.
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A draft dodger trying to steal a hero’s honor.
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Senior Living Facility in Distress as Immigrant Caregivers Are Forced Out nytimes.com/2026/07/20/us/im…
Senior Living Facility in Distress as Immigrant Caregivers Are Forced Out

Senior Living Facility in Distress as Immigrant Caregivers Are Forced Out

Retirement communities already grappling with labor shortages are being forced to terminate caregivers at a time when more Americans are living longer.

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Federal Agents Were Told F.B.I. Will No Longer Investigate ICE Confrontations nytimes.com/2026/07/19/us/po…
Federal Agents Were Told F.B.I. Will No Longer Investigate ICE Confrontations

Federal Agents Were Told F.B.I. Will No Longer Investigate ICE Confrontations

Senior officials deny such a change is in the works, despite guidance shared with agents around the country in recent days.

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Following the Money: How New Jersey's nursing home industry expanded its political influence in Trenton jerseyvindicator.org/2026/06…
Following the Money: How New Jersey's nursing home industry expanded its political influence in...

Following the Money: How New Jersey's nursing home industry expanded its political influence in...

A Vindicator investigation found the industry contributed more than $2.4 million to candidates and political organizations and spent $1.9 million lobbying lawmakers over the past five years.

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Will do!
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Thank you @njtransit for parking a storage trailer at the Metuchen Train station handicap parking! You made my day by forcing it up. I looked for handicap parking for 20 minutes and missed my train. Thank you! You're the best! Disatisfied customer
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For Latino families, Nochebuena looks different this year wapo.st/3NfDSmp
For Latino families, Nochebuena looks different this year

For Latino families, Nochebuena looks different this year

Traditionally a night for celebration, the Christmas Eve holiday takes on a pall amid expanded immigration enforcement.

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Testing the Strutt ev¹: A Glimpse into the Future of Power Wheelchairs  newmobility.com/testing-the-…
Testing the Strutt ev¹: A Glimpse into the Future of Power Wheelchairs

Testing the Strutt ev¹: A Glimpse into the Future of Power Wheelchairs

Seth McBride heads to San Francisco to test a power wheelchair promising “a Tesla-level innovation in personal mobility.” Here’s what he found.

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Amid downward trend, Black and Hispanic children account for majority of population in New Jersey’s foster care system whyy.org/articles/new-jersey…
Majority of children in foster care in New Jersey are Black or Hispanic

Majority of children in foster care in New Jersey are Black or Hispanic

Camden and Essex counties have the most children in foster care. New Jersey has the lowest placement rate in the country.

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The Richest Man in Town rutgersfoundation.org/news/a…
The Richest Man in Town | Rutgers University Foundation

The Richest Man in Town | Rutgers University Foundation

Rutgers alumnus Philip Van Doren Stern—author of a short story that became a holiday classic—had an accomplished career as a writer and editor.

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Trump loyalist Alina Habba resigns as New Jersey’s top federal prosecutor wapo.st/4iKOCF5
Trump loyalist Alina Habba resigns as New Jersey’s top federal prosecutor

Trump loyalist Alina Habba resigns as New Jersey’s top federal prosecutor

In a statement, Habba said she resigned “to protect the stability and integrity of the office which I love.”

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My sister, Dalila, passed away Thursday. She was a proud advocate in the disability community and believed in the work of United Spinal. In lieu of flowers, please consider a donation in her honor. ❤️ Donate: givebutter.com/mc925/?utm_so… Thank you for helping keep her legacy alive.
Make your impact. Fuel independence. Fund inclusion.

Make your impact. Fuel independence. Fund inclusion.

By United Spinal Association

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In cities targeted by ICE, empty desks and school disruptions follow wapo.st/3XLYwwB
In cities targeted by ICE, empty desks and school disruptions follow

In cities targeted by ICE, empty desks and school disruptions follow

One in 5 students in Charlotte missed school after a recent ICE crackdown began. It’s the latest city where schools felt the impact of Trump’s deportation effort.

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U.S. Coast Guard will no longer classify swastikas, nooses as hate symbols wapo.st/3Mbd9a6
U.S. Coast Guard will no longer classify swastikas, nooses as hate symbols

U.S. Coast Guard will no longer classify swastikas, nooses as hate symbols

The military service, which falls under the Department of Homeland Security, has drafted a new policy that classifies such items “potentially divisive.”

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As a @UnitedSpinal board member, I’ve seen lives transformed. Right now, more people need help than ever. 💙 Please give to the United Spinal Emergency Fund: givebutter.com/mc925/?utm_so… #DisabilityRights #WheelchairStrong
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