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Actually disgusting that nurses were treated like utter shit, overworked and dying during the pandemic and RFK on TV told everyone that didn't happen. I can't even imagine a more thankless, hostile job right now.

An initiative on the ballot in Washington state in November would require all athletes seeking to play girl's sports from kindergarten to high school to undergo "genetic screening, a testosterone-levels test, or an examination of their reproductive anatomy" before they can play

The Campaign to Force Genital Exams on Girl Athletes Soon Washington State could require sex-verification tests for those playing sports in schools.
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By Andrea González-Ramírez, a senior writer for The Cut who covers systems of power. Those physicals, Maria explains, are usually perfunctory: “Like, Are you walking normally? Are you lightheaded? I have never had to take any clothes off. I’ve never felt uncomfortable or violated.” If IL26-638 were to pass and Maria were still in school, she says she would likely drop out of her team. (We’re withholding Maria’s real name to protect her privacy.) “I honestly don’t know if I would be able to do these tests,” she adds. “It would also make me question, If I do it, are all my teammates going to too? Or would I just play with the three or four girls who are willing to or have access to do it?”

The diarrhea lettuce company, Taylor Farms, uses slave labor contracted from the Arizona Dept. of Corrections. The backbreaking labor is often performed by imprisoned Mexican nationals who would be otherwise ineligble to work in the US. They are paid $1.50 an hour.

The Diarrhea Lettuce Company Has Been Linked to Forced Labor

The lettuce-producing Taylor Farms was linked to the widespread use of prison labor before its involvement in a cyclospora outbreak.

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Israeli soldiers hurl grenades at Palestinians near the West Bank wall, while their troops besiege refugee camps. Violence turned into spectacle reveals a lack of humanity. The world must stand united against the Zionist entity and its barbarism.

1. In the aftermath of forcing the Ohio Progressive Caucus to delete criticism of Amy Acton for calling trans girls "boys," progressives were promised a meeting with Acton. Now, we have learned she didn't show up, and kicked trans people out of the meeting. Subscribe to support our journalism.

Dem. Ohio Gov Candidate Amy Acton Scheduled a Meeting With LGBTQ+ Advocates, Didn't Show Up, And Kicked Out Trans People Who Did

The meeting was supposed to be Acton's way of making up for calling trans girls "boys."

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🔥 EPIC! Prof. Mohammad Marandi completely destroys Alan Dershowitz. He explicitly calls out his deep ties to the Epstein traficking ring and declares he is prepard to die for Palestine. The Zionist establishment is terrified. The world is waking up!

a statement from Fauci's lawyers says Rand Paul has "an intense & seemingly pathological course of retribution, revenge, & obsession with Dr. Fauci ... The accusations that Chairman Paul continues to propagate are false and disgraceful, and we will examine all options to hold him accountable."

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Unconfirmed reports suggest a Russian Kh-101 cruise missile entered Polish airspace during Russia’s overnight attack on Ukraine, flying nearly 100 km into Lublin Voivodeship before reportedly crashing or being intercepted. Polish forces scrambled aircraft after the object was detected. #Ukraine

Fuck Rand Paul. I condemn what his neighbor, Rene Boucher did, but just maybe Paul instigated the whole incident? Fauci took the 5th out of protest. Good for him! Trump invoked the 5th 450 times in ONE deposition! Tell me again how the 5th is proof of guilt. www.mediaite.com/media/news/t...

TMZ’s Harvey Levin Calls GOP Attacks On Dr. Fauci ‘Heartbreaking,’ Compares It to McCarthyism

TMZ's Harvey Levin used his platform's social media channels to blast Sen. Rand Paul's pursuit of Dr. Anthony Fauci as a "heartbreaking" example of the Senator's years-long "witch hunt."

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“They’re going to forcefully shove patriotism down our throats.” Listen to this former US Navy pilot, now a lawyer, who talks about how illegal Hegseth’s Pensacola fly over was, violating FAA and military rules. “If you’re MAGA, and we like you, we’ll let you break the rules. #DemsAbroad

1. This New York Post cover: “Thousands of 9/11 families demand Mamdani be banned from 25th-Anniversary” is a brazen lie. How do I know? I interviewed the organizer of the petition.

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