
Omar S. Rashad عمر
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accountability reporter @fresnoland // proud community college grad // once led @eccunion, muckraked at @cpmustangnews
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Joined June 2018
Over the last decade, Valley Children's Hospital claimed it gave $90.5 million back to the community, according to tax filings. How would you react if 80% of that went to the hospital's own medical group? I spent a month reporting this for @fresnoland: https://t.co/CcPOpVaORE
fresnoland.org
Of the $90.5 million the hospital spent on direct community investment in the last decade, 80% went to its associated medical group.
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this week i wrote abt @davidrkadler & other Californians who were among hundreds of Gaza flotilla activists detained when Israeli naval forces seized their boats. now, LA-based journalist Emily Wilder @vv1lder who was on a second convoy has been detained
latimes.com
Israeli naval forces intercepted aid vessels headed to Gaza, taking into custody Southern California native David Adler, among other passengers and crew.
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Reminder that this is a second wave, a few days behind the Global Sumud Flotilla. We’re still sailing as the last of those participants are being released from Israeli prison.
We’re on high alert tonight. The Conscience and Thousand Madleens flotilla are ~200 nautical miles from Gaza, approaching the so-called “red zone” in international waters where Israel has attacked flotillas attempting to reach Gaza in the past.
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We’re on high alert tonight. The Conscience and Thousand Madleens flotilla are ~200 nautical miles from Gaza, approaching the so-called “red zone” in international waters where Israel has attacked flotillas attempting to reach Gaza in the past.
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I think like many people I’ve been confused why every company from my landlord to my grocery store and hospital is trying to sell me financial products and lend money. I looked into it and discovered a new wave of financialization where every corporation now wants to be a bank:
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BREAKING: Washington State resident Jas Ikeda has been intercepted by the Israeli navy while delivering aid to Gaza with the Global Sumud Flotilla. She was aboard the Sirius-Haifa, one of the group's leading vessels. Her whereabouts are currently unknown.
NEW: Washington State resident Jas Ikeda, a participant of the Global Sumud Flotilla delivering humanitarian aid to Palestinians in Gaza, says she is in imminent risk of naval interception by Israel. The story is currently developing: https://t.co/wGsk9Us5Tp
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NEW: Washington State resident Jas Ikeda, a participant of the Global Sumud Flotilla delivering humanitarian aid to Palestinians in Gaza, says she is in imminent risk of naval interception by Israel. The story is currently developing: https://t.co/wGsk9Us5Tp
gossipguy.net
Live updates are being posted at the top of the article. Scroll down for the original text. Oct. 5 10:00 AM Pacific / 8:00 PM Palestine Time Update: Jas Ikeda is among 42 Global Sumud Flotilla...
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Today in effects bargaining, Cascade PBS refused to move at all on their severance package they are offering the soon to be laid off newsroom staff. We are continue to be disappointed in how management is treating it's hardworking staff while making hundreds of thousands of
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INBOX: City officials have announced Seattle's minimum wage will rise to $21.30 an hour in 2026 to account for inflation. This will ensure the city remains one of the highest minimum wage cities in the country. Washington State will have a minimum wage of $17.13 an hour in 2026.
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IMPACT: Gun Industry Group Violated Firearm Owners’ Rights, Lawsuit Alleges. The latest from @propublica's @CoreyGJohnson on the gun industry's secret program that shared firearm owners' personal data with political operatives.
propublica.org
The federal court complaint filed this week closely mirrors the findings of a ProPublica investigation that detailed a decades-long secret program operated by the gun industry’s largest trade group.
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Best thing ever Pablo not being at ESPN. Not sure he could go THIS HARD if he were.
EXCLUSIVE: Two weeks before Kawhi's first "no-show" payday, the Clippers bailed out Aspiration with a $21M deal signed by the team CFO. (Yes, @mcuban sent @PabloTorre down this rabbit hole: "He literally described exactly what they did," a source says, "to circumvent the cap.")
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Over the past few years, I’ve been fascinated with one of the largest federal investigations happening in Georgia, known as Operation Blooming Onion. So I partnered with @zaydee_s to uncover the untold story of an unnamed victim at the heart of the case. 🧵
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New: The H-2A visa program has failed to protect migrant farmworkers from wage theft, forced labor, violence and death. Experts, lawyers and advocates say there are ways to reduce and even stop the harms.
propublica.org
The seasonal visa program has failed to protect migrant farmworkers from wage theft, forced labor, violence and death. Experts, lawyers and advocates say there are ways to reduce and even stop the...
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I'm not in any way speculating. But I'm actually shocked how few people know that Charlie Kirk has for years been among the most reviled people on the planet by white supremacists, many of whom were radicalized by sustained campaigns painting him as an anti-white fraud.
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Good story in @TheCollegian! Thanks for referencing our @FresnoBee reporting 📰🙌🏾 https://t.co/ei19wUFSQ8
fscollegian.com
The reopening of California City’s detention center by CoreCivic, the largest private for-profit prison operator in California, is raising alarms among Fresno immigration advocates and local commun...
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The ATF is already backing away from the "transgender ideology engraved bullets" claim, per the NYT.
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Click here to read the first story:
richmondside.org
A construction worker and a nurse died in Richmond police custody after being forcibly injected with a sedative. Their families still seek answers.
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Three years ago, I was working as a reporter for a fellowship program and was assigned to cover a story on the death of a man who was injected with a sedative after a violent encounter with Richmond PD. Today, Richmondside published the story as part of a five-part series. 🧵
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No man has ever won the US Open without losing a set. Carlos Alcaraz is a straight-sets win in the final away from doing so.
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This morning, Fresno is getting wildfire smoke from the 30,714-acre Garnet Fire. Today, we republished our wildfire smoke guide, explaining how to stay safe with all that's in the air. https://t.co/scWUT9D1V2
fresnoland.org
The Garnet fire near the Kings River has scorched more than 30,000 acres of the Sierra National Forest and remains just 12% contained, sending thick smoke
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