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@skalantari

Podcast producer. Media consultant. Journalist focused on health and immigrants. Iranian-American. Mom.

Bay Area, California
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    In Yemen right now, more than half of the population lacks access to clean water. Read more:

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    Apr 4

    Study suggests getting overweight kids to a healthy level by age 13 may help prevent diabetes.

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    Apr 4

    Yes, we did. It’s called transparency.

    ProPublica (funded by Sandler and other Democratic aligned foundations) assembles thousands of records of Trump administration appointees.
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    Apr 3

    is winning the internet today. You are hope, you are what reminds us that the world is full of goodness.

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    Apr 3

    “It’s unclear whether the drop is due to fewer people applying or more rejections of applications.”

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    Apr 3

    VIDEO: Drone footage shows the destruction in the Syrian town of Douma, the last rebel-held pocket of the former opposition stronghold of , near Damascus

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    Apr 2

    Costa Rica elected Epsy Campbell as the country’s first female vice president. She’s the first black woman in all of Latin America to hold the position.

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    Mar 31

    Journalism vs every other career

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    Mar 31

    What Sinclair did here was horrid, but every local anchor who went along with this stunt should be deeply ashamed of themselves.

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    How America's largest local TV owner turned its news anchors into soldiers in Trump's war on the media:
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    Apr 2

    A remarkable story: A teenager decided he had to get away from his gang, MS-13. So he told police everything he knew. In return, the U.S. govt is deporting him to El Salvador. Where MS-13 is in control, and he’s marked for death.

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    Apr 1

    I asked some of the migrants on the caravan what they thought about Trump saying they were going to the US for DACA. Some laughed and others said they thought (correctly) they wouldn’t qualify.

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    Apr 1
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    You may request consideration of DACA if you: Were under the age of 31 as of June 15, 2012; Came to the United States before reaching your 16th birthday; Have continuously resided in the United States since June 15, 2007, up to the present time;

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    Apr 1

    Reporting this statement without qualifying it as inaccurate with respect to who can receive DACA benefits is irresponsible.

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    "Mexico has got to help us at the border. And a lot of people are coming in because they want to take advantage of DACA," Pres. Trump told reporters after tweeting early Sunday that he would no longer support a deal on fixing DACA
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  14. Mar 31

    It’s so good.

    The epic comic series 'Saga' is an unwieldy, profane, and glorious ode to compassion and equality, writes Shaan Amin:
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  15. Mar 31

    You all remember , right? These crimes are not new. The way we fight back is new.

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    In Belfast, nearly 1,000 protesters rallied after two rugby players were acquitted of rape.
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  16. Mar 31

    When the victim is white.

    When do we call this murder?
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    Mar 31

    VIDEO: Palestinian president Mahmud Abbas calls for "international protection" for Palestinian people after at least 16 protesters were killed by the Israeli army during a protest at the Gaza-Israel border

    Abbas calls for international protection for Palestinians
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    Mar 30

    A leader in working to bring other home is now back in the US himself. It’s been a long wait for Hector Barajas.

    Hector Barajas is hoping to get his legal status back and reunite with his family in California.
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  19. Mar 30

    We need to talk about ways to curb gun violence in the US. That conversation is incomplete without talking about the lack of mental health care access here. The California study is reflective of a national problem.

    New report: In California, nearly 2/3 of adults with a mental illness do not receive treatment. Of the one in eight teenagers with depression, only about 1/3 receive treatment.
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    Mar 29

    Pregnant women I spoke with in ICE custody often didn't get appropriate nourishment, medical care, or prenatal vitamins. Some were even shackled during childbirth, denied breast pumps, and not allowed to hold their babies.

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