Tae showing off his boxy smile at the concrete utopia movie premiere

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C.D.C. Cancels Publication of Study Showing Benefits of Covid Vaccines

The acting head of the CDC has canceled the publication of a study that found that the Covid vaccine sharply cut the odds of hospitalizations and emergency visits last winter

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Expert quits US HIV role, rebukes Trump's global health approach The chief science officer for the U.S. flagship HIV/AIDS program left his role this week and criticized the Trump administration's cuts ‌to foreign assistance and what he said was its use of aid as leverage for U.S. commercial interests.

Expert quits US HIV role, rebukes Trump's global health approach reut.rs/4sK4YBd

Federal Judge Breaks Trump’s Permitting Blockade The opinion covered a host of actions the administration has taken to slow or halt renewables development.

NEW: A federal judge on Tuesday ruled that key actions Trump took to delay solar and wind projects across the U.S. were illegal (me for @heatmap.news)

A mass shooting that took the lives of eight children should stop this country in its tracks. Instead, the Shreveport tragedy disappeared from the headlines in a day. We cannot allow this level of violence to fade into background noise. Ending America’s gun‑violence epidemic is a moral oblligation.

Mexico's Sheinbaum demands explanation after US officials die after operation in Chihuahua Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum says she was unaware of any collaboration between the U.S. and local authorities in Chihuahua after four officials died in an accident over the weekend.

Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum says she was unaware of any collaboration between the U.S. and local authorities in Chihuahua after four officials died in an accident over the weekend. Sheinbaum said she plans to demand explanations from both countries to ensure no laws were broken.

Taehyungs Rolling Stones magazine cover

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We Forget About ‘Alligator Alcatraz’ at Our Peril The abuses are piling up, and Democrats and activists are desperate to get the word out.

"Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz told me she saw 1,500 detainees housed in cages at the site, a cage area that smelled like urine, and one cage configuration where detainees appear to have no option but to go to the bathroom in front of everyone."

#BTS' V tells Rolling Stone he tried to push his life as V to the back of his mind while in the military:

"I tried very hard to forget about 'V of BTS' for a while, so that I could concentrate on living my life as Kim Taehyung."

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BTS’ V Talks About the Future of His Solo Career, Acting, and Making ‘Arirang’ | Cover Story YouTube video by Rolling Stone

In this solo interview, Taehyung talks about trying to forget his idol identity during military service, how seven solo careers made a stronger group album, why every song on ARIRANG fits his style, and much more.

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Taehyung from the 2022 seasons greetings

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Black and white photo of Tae for GQ Korea

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Ukraine's Ambassador to US, Stefanishyna:

Russia is not interested in engaging in real diplomacy, because they see waivers on oil sanctions, waivers on personal sanctions, members of Russian State Duma walking around Congress pretending like nothing happened.

Cuban man dies by suicide in ICE detention in Miami — the second in Florida in a month At least nine immigrants have died of presumed suicides since President Donald Trump assumed office in January 2025.

Cuban man dies by suicide in ICE detention in Miami — the second in Florida in a month
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Shameful time in US history. Also a very stupid and insanely self-destructive time.

Longtime Immigration Court Interpreter Arrested by ICE at South Texas Airport The state’s only licensed Hindi, Punjabi, and Urdu legal interpreter is now languishing in a Raymondville detention center. She’s lived in America for 35 years.

Texas' only licensed Hindi, Punjabi, and Urdu legal interpreter is now languishing in a Raymondville detention center. She’s lived in America for 35 years: www.texasobserver.org/immigration-...

Alligator Alcatraz phones were cut off. Then the beatings began, court docs say Attorneys say the Trump and DeSantis administrations are disregarding a court order requiring access to phones and attorneys for detainees.

April 2: guards cut all phone access in the housing units without warning. When detainees protested, CRS officers allegedly punched a man, threw another to the ground, kicked him in the head, and pinned him by the neck. A third detainee's wrist was broken. The entire cage was pepper-sprayed.

A portrait of Tae with light falling across half his face

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🚨 Count US IN v. Morales Learn more.

🚨BREAKING: Federal Court BLOCKS Indiana law banning the use of a student ID for voting. A huge victory my law firm, our clients Count US IN and Women4Change Indiana, and the voters of Indiana.

Another reminder that when we fight we win! www.democracydocket.com/cases/indian...

My god. Essential, horrifying reporting here.

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Joaquin Phoenix, Ben Stiller, Kristen Stewart and 1,000-Plus Hollywood Names Oppose Paramount-Warner Deal in Open Letter: ‘Block the Merger’ Joaquin Phoenix, Ben Stiller, Kristen Stewart and more stars signed an open letter opposing Paramount's pending Warner Bros. Discovery purchase.

1,000+ stars & film pros just jumped into the fight against the Paramount-Warner Bros merger — & @democracydefendersfund.org is proud to help lead

The people are making noise & The AGs are listening

#BlockTheMerger - TN

Black and white photo of Tae on stage with a huge grin

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A black and white Tae headshot

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People hear "judge" and they assume judicial independence. But the Trump administration has hacked away at immigration judges independence to the point that they can expect to be fired if they don't do the Trump administration's bidding. And the Supreme Court has blessed this loss of autonomy.

Taehyung in a red and black fit with sunglasses

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Inside Alligator Alcatraz, Wasserman Schultz finds men crammed in cages, smell of urine, inadequate food ‘Everything about this screams inhumane and unnecessary, and the cruelty is the point,’ U.S. Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz said about the Alligator Alcatraz detention center in the Everglades.

Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz made an unannounced visit to the Everglades concentration camp where she describes the inhumane conditions she witnessed.

Tae in a leather mask and hood. It’s giving a mix of a ninja and Batman

He’s perfect

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Taehyung on Hot Ones giving a double thumbs to and a wide grin to the camera

The face of a man with zero regrets

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