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The Arrest of Mayor Ras Baraka: A Dangerous Precedent

On May 9, 2025, Newark Mayor Ras Baraka was arrested at the Delaney Hall ICE detention facility, a private prison operated by GEO Group. Baraka attempted to join a congressional delegation’s tour to inspect conditions at the facility, which reopened under a controversial $1 billion, 15-year contract with ICE. Federal authorities claimed Baraka ignored warnings to leave, charging him with misdemeanor trespassing. Baraka, however, maintains he …

Still Point's avatar

Educate yourself.

When a question about a certain topic pops up, google it. Watch movies and documentaries. When something sparks your interest, read about it.

Read, read, read.

Study, learn, and stimulate your brain.

Don't just rely on the school system; educate your beautiful mind.

Diane Lee's avatar

YES !!! 💪💯🎯

It’s about damn time. AOC is a hero. She’s one of the best out there, fighting daily against Trump’s fascist bullshit.

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Grocery Glow-Up✨: What I Bought vs. What I Made
Jasmine Crockett's avatar

We live in a time that people are more inclined to obey an unlawful executive order than they are to follow a court order 🤦🏾‍♀️.

Dictators are created due to cruelty, cowardice, & compliance! IF THEIR ASSES will ignore the Supreme Court, we can definitely IGNORE HIM!

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Molly's avatar

this and never hearing “anti-aging” ever again

A Midwestern Doctor's avatar
The story behind Will Smith's recent Oscar performance for Pfizer
Recynd's avatar

Overall, my family (husband, son, and I) have accrued FAR more harm than good from doctors. “Iatrogenic” could be our collective middle name.

Just one example of many: in the early ‘00s, I was prescribed OxyContin™️ as a prophylaxis for my chronic migraines due to its advertised decreased abuse potential. Hilarity ensued (“Hilarity” = “years of drug abuse/addiction”).

I have come to trust (most) medical professionals even less than I do lawyers.

A Midwestern Doctor's avatar

There are a lot of sad stories of people getting prescribed opioids for things they didn't need (ie. a minor case of pain, or something where they weren't appropriate at all) and then developing highly destructive drug addictions. A close family friend (a mom) I know was given opiods after a car accident, and developed all sorts of problems including liver failure that was eventually fatal. The frustrating thing about the opioids is that from the get go they were known to be extremely addictiv…

This is when epidural blocks became routine in childbirth.

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