Ballroom Balloons

09/01/2025

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07/30/2025

Julia Hyman, 27, was one of the four people killed in the mass shooting at a Midtown Manhattan office building on Monday.

Hyman is being remembered at her alma mater as an "an extraordinary student whose academic achievements and intellectual curiosity made a lasting impression." https://abc7.la/4146QtV

07/30/2025

Another cog in our transition to autocracy. Emile Bove.

JUST IN: Republican senators confirm former Trump lawyer to lifetime judgeship over objection of Democrats and whistleblowers https://cnn.it/44RIequ

07/21/2025

George Retes, a 25-year-old Army veteran and father of two, had been planning his three-year-old daughter’s Minnie Mouse birthday party at the park for weeks.

He would get her an inflatable bounce house, invite the whole family and shower her with gifts and treats. She was excited for the fun party and he was excited to see the smile on her face, he said.

Those plans fell apart last week when Retes – a US citizen – was detained by federal immigration agents during an immigration raid and protest at a legal Southern California ma*****na farm where he worked.

Left injured and burned from pepper spray and tear gas, Retes was detained for three days without explanation, he said. His wife, who couldn’t reach him during his detention, was scrambling to find out where her husband had been taken.

And Retes missed the party he and his toddler had been dreaming about.
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