noncitizen

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You can’t say or write this in the Trump Regime.

“Approximately 41,000 noncitizens in New York state were also estimated to lose their food benefits because of the new restrictions.”
—Amethyst Martinez, USA Today, 8 May 2026

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intersex

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image: in plain sight (at the harbor) © holly troy 4.2026

“Back in 2023, Gallo was one of three subjects in Julie Cohen’s incisive documentary “Every Body,” about the intersex experience, including the ways the medical industry performs unnecessary procedures in order to ‘normalize’ intersex people.”
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 27, 2025

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integration

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“Refugee Resettlement Cuts: Early 2025 saw temporary cuts to, and restructuring of, refugee resettlement agency agreements, causing disruption to local integration networks.”
From Google

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