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New York Post
5 days ago
- Entertainment
- New York Post
Why Gen Z, Millennial women are rejecting once-trendy breast implants and face fillers: ‘Just not into overdoing it anymore'
A new 'glow-down' trend, driven by social media and celebrities, has Gen Z and Millennial women striving to reclaim a more subtle, natural look by dissolving fillers and even removing implants. 'Patients today don't want to look different, they just want to look better,' plastic surgeon Dr. David Hidalgo told The Post. 'They're just not into overdoing it anymore.' Orlando native Stevie Hatch first went under the knife at age 18 — transforming from 'not even an A cup' breasts to a D cup with 450 cc implants. Advertisement 10 Stevie Hatch (left) first got breast implants at age 18 and regrets how large they were. Courtesy photo 10 Stevie Hatch says removing her implants was like a 'homecoming.' Courtesy photo After sixteen years, she ditched the implants completely a year and a half ago. Advertisement 'I had kind of outgrown what they represented,' Hatch, now 38, told The Post. 'I got them to feel more confident, but some of that is shaped by cultural narratives and the male gaze. When I got implants, it was for me originally, but the size was not for me.' Hatch, who works in corporate sales, said the explant surgery was 'like a reset.' 'Removing my implants wasn't about shame. It was more just kind of reclaiming myself,' she explained. 'I wanted to come home to my body, and it did feel like a homecoming. It felt like the absolute right thing to do, because it was sort of shedding a past identity.' She posted about her experience on TikTok and says her video still gets comments on a daily basis from other women thinking of ditching their implants. Advertisement 10 Rylii Warnick says her lip filler began to migrate and cause her lips to lose their shape. Courtesy photo 10 Warnick says she feels more natural and liberated after dissolving her lip filler. Courtesy photo And several celebrities have made headlines for ditching their overdone looks as of late. OnlyFans personality Sami Sheen, the 21-year-old daughter of Charlie Sheen and Denise Richards, decided to remove her breast implants this year, after suspecting they were causing health issues. Advertisement British 'Love Island' cast member Molly-Mae Hague, 26, dissolved her fillers this year, too, admitting, 'If filler had been a permanent thing, and I wasn't able to reverse what I'd done, I could have genuinely, completely destroyed my face.' Olivia Culpo, 33, had her lip filler dissolved last year. And Ariana Grande, 32, recently joked that she was 'four years clean' from botox and filler: 'I hope my smile lines get deeper and deeper. And I laugh more and more, and I just think aging can be such a beautiful thing.' 10 Sami Sheen was open about her decision to remove her breast implants on social media. 10 Sheen suspected her implants were causing a variety of health issues. 'I think we're entering an era of transparency, reversal of fillers, especially lips and cheeks,' Central Park South cosmetic surgeon Dr. Lanna Cheuck told The Post. 'The industry is really heading towards more natural and regenerative procedures.' She attributes the recent surge of surgery and filler reversal to social media and celebrity influence. Rylii Warnick, an aesthetician in Salt Lake City, Utah, recently decided to dissolve her lip filler. She first started injecting her lips in 2020 but says it 'really quickly turned into constantly chasing that fresh off the needle look. 'It's really easy to get facial dysmorphia and constantly think you need to be doing something to your face to be improving it, but it can really quickly get out of hand,' she said. Advertisement 10 Ariana Grande says she has not done botox or filler for four years. WWD via Getty Images The 28-year-old realized last year that she was 'overdone' and her lips were losing shape, so she dissolved all of her filler. 'I realized that, if you start fillers really young, it can make you look a lot older than you actually are. It can give you a more mature look,' Warnick told The Post. She says being free of the needle has been liberating: 'I love looking more natural, and I love the simplicity of not having to go get my filler touched up every six months.' Advertisement 10 Dr. David Hidalgo says many patients are experiencing 'filler fatigue.' Dr. Hidalgo describes this experience as 'filler fatigue.' 'Patients do filler for a long time, and sometimes it gets to a point where it's just overdone. They don't look natural anymore, and they just abandon the whole thing,' he observed. Hidalgo reports recently noticing 'a huge influx of people wanting filler dissolved' at his Upper East Side practice, as well as women looking to downsize breast implants to 'much more conservative' sizes. Shannon Wilson got a breast augmentation in 2021, but found the implants impeded her ability to move freely: 'I've always been a runner. I've always been a soccer girl. And, as an athlete, I was just so weighed down. I was uncomfortable, and I wasn't able to perform.' Advertisement 10 Shannon Wilson said her breast implants impeded for mobility as an athlete. Courtesy photo 10 She had explant surgery less than two years after getting implants. Courtesy photo After less than two years, she was back at the doctor getting an explant surgery. Advertisement 'I was very self-conscious,' Wilson, 30, of Jupiter, Florida, said. 'I didn't like how I looked at all. You have these 5-pound things in your system. It didn't look good, it didn't feel good. 'I'm completely confident, and I feel very good,' Wilson said now. 'I'm team small boob or just natural boob.'
India.com
14-07-2025
- Politics
- India.com
Inside The Deportation Files: How A Secretive Website Became Trump's Weapon Against Pro-Palestinian Students
Washington: It began with a name. Then a photo. A quote taken out of context. Before they knew it, dozens of young people, many of them students, found themselves flagged, surveilled and pulled into a silent war most Americans had never heard of. Inside a Washington courtroom, the mask slipped. A Homeland Security officer revealed what activists had long whispered. That the U.S. government was using Canary Mission, a controversial pro-Israel website, to identify and deport student protesters who dared speak out for Palestine. Peter Hatch, an agent with Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), stood before a federal judge and admitted that ICE had created a special 'tiger team'. Its job? To comb through the roughly 5,000 dossiers Canary Mission had compiled on critics of Israel. Hatch said many leads came to them verbally. But yes, some began with the Canary list. 'You mean someone said, 'Here is a list that the Canary Mission has put together?'' the judge asked. 'Yes,' Hatch replied. For activists and civil liberties advocates, that one word felt like an earthquake. It confirmed what had long been suspected that the Trump administration was working hand in glove with a website many describe as a hate group. One that publishes names, photos, affiliations and even social media posts of individuals it deems 'anti-Israel'. Those targeted often find the profile linked to their name on search engines. For many, it becomes the top result. For some, it becomes the reason they lose job offers, receive threats or face deportation. Heba Gowayed, a sociology professor at the City University of New York, did not mince words. 'Canary Mission is a doxxing site. Its only purpose is to target and harass people, mostly students, who dare to speak up for Palestinian rights. That the U.S. government is using a website like this is absurd. It is fascist,' she told Al Jazeera. The crackdown had already begun. After returning to office, Trump wasted no time. Executive orders were signed in January laying the groundwork. One memo instructed federal officials to monitor international students and staff for 'anti-Semitic activity'. In March, Columbia graduate student Mahmoud Khalil became the first public case. A U.S. permanent resident married to a citizen, he was suddenly declared a national security concern. The State Department ordered him deported. The justification? His political views, specifically his opposition to Israeli policies. He was not the only one. Dozens more were quietly arrested. Some were given a choice – leave on your own or stay and face indefinite detention. Some, like Khalil, are fighting in court. One student, Rumeysa Ozturk, had no arrest record. No violent protests. No links to extremist groups. Her 'crime'? Co-authoring an op-ed in her university paper supporting a student-led divestment resolution. That alone landed her on Canary Mission's radar and later in ICE custody. Behind this purge lies an older playbook. A document circulated before the 2024 elections, titled 'Project Esther', laid it out in detail. Drafted by the right-wing Heritage Foundation, it called for identifying student visa holders and professors critical of Israel, with Canary Mission cited repeatedly. The authors believed those activists represented a threat to America's alliance with Israel. Andrew Ross, a professor at NYU, while talking to Al Jazeera, called the campaign a 'witch hunt'. 'I am on Canary Mission. So are many of my colleagues. What they do is cherry-pick anything they can twist and make it sound like anti-Semitism. The site exists to ruin lives,' he said. He said the profiles often cite things as basic as sharing Amnesty International reports. 'They want to stigmatise anyone who supports Palestinian rights.' The reach of Canary Mission extends beyond U.S. borders. In 2018, Israeli newspaper Haaretz reported that Israeli border officers used the site to bar entry to certain activists. That same year, The Forward traced the group's funding to an Israeli nonprofit called Megamot Shalom. American Jewish charities also reportedly funnelled money toward it. But no one knows who runs the site. Its authors are anonymous. Its servers are private. Its methods are opaque. 'This is not just some blog. It is designed for maximum harm. And when governments start using it? That is dangerous,' Ross said. Canary Mission claims it does not fabricate information. But critics say its design is the point. The search engine optimisation. The guilt-by-association. The sinister framing of ordinary dissent as radicalism. And now, the U.S. government is quietly turning to even more extreme corners. At the same court hearing where Hatch admitted to using Canary Mission, he hinted at another site. When asked if it might be Betar, a militant right-wing group linked to Kahanist violence, Hatch said, 'That sounds right.' For rights groups, it is a terrifying escalation. 'This is not immigration enforcement. It is ideological cleansing,' said Palestine Legal in a statement. Even J Street, a moderate pro-Israel lobby, condemned the move. 'Canary Mission is feeding the Trump agenda – weaponising antisemitism to deport student activists. This is about silencing dissent.' The Department of Homeland Security declined to comment. So did the State Department, though Secretary of State Marco Rubio has said publicly, 'If you come to stir up trouble, we will deny your visa. If you already have one, we will revoke it.' For now, the blacklists continue to grow. The court battles are ongoing. And a generation of students finds itself caught between a silent database and the full power of the U.S. government. They protested for Palestine. Now they are fighting for the right to stay in the country they once called home.
Buzz Feed
12-07-2025
- Automotive
- Buzz Feed
27 Useful Amazon Products Parents Say Last For Years
A well-priced jogging stroller that'll have you zooming around with ease without dropping close to $700 like other brands. The three-wheeled design makes mobility so much easier than standard four-wheeled strollers — saving you the primal rage that comes from trying to round a corner and one of the wheels sticking. Promising review: "It's been two years and it's still works like it's brand new no issues would buy again daughter seems to stay comfortable in it." —billyPrice: $129.48 A wagon for lugging around *allofthegear*. From sports events, to beach trips, to walking to the park, throw everything — including your kids! — into the wagon so you're not the pack mule for once. Promising review: "I bought this wagon a year ago after looking at quite a few different ones, I use this for travel sports. So I like how deep it is and the taller sides because I have a cooler, two big bags, 2–3 chairs and sometimes a canopy in it. So nothing is falling out of this wagon when I'm pulling it. The longer handle is nice because it's easier to pull and it won't come for the back of your heels like other wagons the strap that wraps around the wagon and Velcro's broke. I reached out the company and they offered to refund me some money and what to search for on Amazon to replace it. How awesome is that! Definitely great customer service and I'm glad this is the wagon i purchased." — $99.99 (available in two colors) A Hatch sound machine and nightlight that connects to your phone for optimal control and years of use. For babies, it plays gentle sounds and for toddlers learning not to wake up at 3 a.m., it can be programmed as an OK-to-wake light. My kids have used an older version of the Hatch for five years and since I have a perpetually sub-6 a.m. riser with an underdeveloped understanding of time, I still love it as much now as I did then. Promising review: "I have been using the 1st Gen since my baby was a newborn and she is now 2 years old. I still use it for every nap and during the night. It helps to eliminate noises from outside and from other parts of the house. The Bluetooth capability is so nice. You can control everything from your phone and makes it very convenient. I also like that you can choose any color from the color wheel and the sound options are great also. I just purchased the 2nd Gen for my sister's new baby. So excited to pass on this great product!" —Amber ChapmanPrice: $69.99+ (also available in another version) A closed-circuit baby monitor so you can keep an eye on your little one. This easy-to-use monitor has sound activation, cry monitoring, and two-way audio AND doesn't require you to download yet another app. Plus — if privacy is a concern — the camera is on a closed circuit, meaning it doesn't operate on Wi-Fi and is completely private. You're probably going to be using a monitor for longer than you'd expect, so you might as well invest in something that lasts. Promising review: "This monitor has been wonderful, works consistently and have used it while camping lots and lots of times. It does not need wifi and makes it so there is no delay. Very user friendly and my daughter is now four years old and have not had to replace or do anything but we would buy it again." —Monique HunterPrice: $39.95+ (available in five versions) A convertible car seat that'll grow with your little one over the first few years of life. Rather then having to change the carseat at every life stage, get one that'll still be comfortable as they grow. Promising review: "I've had this car seat for many years and still love it. It's so safe and comfortable for my two kids. I have two and both fit great in our back seat. I couldn't recommend more. One of my favorite things (as I'm a clean freak) is that it's so easy to take apart and clean (once you get the hang of it). It washes so well, then looks brand new! Also, very easy to take in and out when need be." —MichellePrice: $229+ (available in seven colors and in another version) And a car seat unbuckling tool for protecting your nails when your baby is little and still great when your school-aged kids want to unbuckle themselves during drop-off. It's also super helpful for caretakers with arthritis — making it an excellent gift. Promising review: "This is our second time buying an UnbuckleMe because it really is a game changer. We have had one in our primary vehicle for a couple of years that our son has used to unbuckle himself in the car rider line at school. We bought one recently to keep in our other vehicle for the same reason. It has given him a sense of responsibility in our morning drop off routine which can sometimes feel rushed. He's able to get unbuckled and be ready for his teacher to open his car and walk him to the building quickly." —BethPrice: $14.24+ (available in seven colors) A Baby Einstein Take Along Tunes Musical Toy — quite honestly the best baby toy out there. It's somehow not annoying, portable, and I don't know why, but literally every kid is obsessed with the thing. It's so durable that it'll last whether you're planning on one-and-done or working your way to a soccer team. A nursery chair that doesn't have to look like a nursing chair — which means maybe actually using it in your living space once your babies are grown. Rock easily knowing you didn't have to sacrifice aesthetics for comfort. Promising review: "This chair was incredibly easy to put together, which is important while pregnant. It's also really comfortable and offers good support while bottle feeding or breastfeeding. It has been the only chair in my now-toddler's room and we still use it every single day, almost two years into her life. I'm sure we will grow out of it eventually, but I will be keeping it for every baby I have." —Emma OrnsteinPrice: $185.39+ (available in four colors) A set of snack cups so snacks stay in the cups and your toddler doesn't turn crackers into confetti. My kids are STILL using theirs after seven years of use since the handles make for easy snack transportation. Promising review: "I absolutely love these. They are easy to use, my kids love them, and they are great for preventing spills! The lid has a unique silicone type opening that the kids can just squeeze their hands through and grab some snacks. I would recommend this due to its versatility for road trips, events, etc. I am writing this review after owning these cups for YEARS. I have purchased them over and over again. They're fantastic. Never broke either, I've ordered more as I lost the original, so great investment for help with a mess free fairly small. Doesn't fit in a cupholder but very close." —Amazon12xPrice: $5.96 for two cups (available in two color combinations and in a four-pack) A durable kids' table and chairs for eating, crafts, art time, tea parties — you name it! This table folds up easily and can be stored in a closet when not in use so that you're not tripping over yet another kid-size piece of furniture that escaped your sightline. I have had this table for almost seven years and love it over fancier-looking tables because I can store it in the closet, and this thing is HEAVY DUTY. It also wipes super easily, meaning I don't have to worry about paint, Play-Doh, or food spills. This table truly stands the test of time. Promising review: "I've been meaning to write this review for literally years. We have two of these awesome tables that we bought for use with our two grandsons. We bought one and I was so impressed that after a couple of months, decided to buy a second one for flexibility. We've had them over five years and they have survived paint, pizza sauce, Play-doh, peanut butter, crayons, markers, and everything the boys have had to offer. The table is very sturdy and stable, especially considering that the legs fold up. The size was perfect from about 2-years-old to 7 or 8. Our older grandson is 8, and he is kind of tall for the table now, though he can still use it. There is a slight channel around the edge of the table top that helps to keep some things from rolling or sliding off. The surface is resistant to all kinds of things and cleans up easily. The great Costco quality of their adult products is also obvious in this child's table. The top surface is slightly pebbly rather than completely smooth, which hasn't been a problem, just something to be aware of. When they are doing drawing or writing with a pencil, we just put down a couple of pieces of paper to smooth out the surface. The folding legs and the 2 x 2 foot size make storage easy. The table top color is a nice off-white color so when we are doing art, the boys can clearly see their project. I can't imagine a more functional, better table for the years we've had this. We've used it in the house and on the deck. We used a couple of chairs with these tables that we bought separately. Can't get a better table." —WdvlanniePrice: $44.97 A cart to store art supplies, toys, or whatever else you need a little organized access to. Reviewers have used it as a pumping station, as a homeschool art, to store toys and art supplies, and to help organize bathrooms. The possibilities are endless! Promising review: "I got one years ago and needed another one, since I accumulated more stuff i needed more space. This was easy to build, didn't take long at all the instructions were clear and I love that it came with the little baskets and hooks, it definitely helps more with storage." —tatianaPrice: $22.36+ (available in seven colors) A durable step stool that is 1,000x better than lifting your kid up to help them wash their hands. Unlike wooden ones, this step won't hurt them if they trip onto it and it's light enough so that they can move it around when they get older — saving you time and energy. Promising review: "Perfect stool for potty training, perfect height and comfortable for them to use. its pretty thick plastic and great quality for a great price. My kids have been using this stool for years and its still standing. Highly recommend." —Casey WPrice: $19.97+ (available in four colors) A stroller fan for keeping everyone cool during the hot summer months. This small, battery-operated fan has a flexible tripod clip for keeping it secure and has three speeds, which is perfect for when you've had enough of the heat and want to cool yourself off for a change. Promising review: "We bought these for our tiny humans last July as we made the Uncle Sam-mandated journey from Alaska to South Carolina in the absolute worst heat of the summer. They kept our little Alaskan babies cool (for the most part) all last summer and this summer. These guys may be little but they are mighty! A year later they're still going strong! Today I left my car door open for 6 hours in a down pouring thunderstorm, came out and my car was SOAKED. After blotting as much as I could up with towels, I decided to put these little fans to work trying to get the rest to air dry. And what do you know! In less than 30 min they had most of the water gone!! (Maybe a little help from the SC heat, but it's 11pm! There isn't a super ton of that out rn.) I will 100% be buying again if these lightweight, strong little guys decide to kick the bucket." —Denae GrimlawPrice: $21.32+ (available in six colors) An on-the-go potty seat that can make an adult seat the perfect size for little tushes. Save your back from holding them up off the seat in public restrooms so they don't fall in. The bare minimum of success here means no peeing toddler clinging to you while bringing your face inches from a public toilet. Promising review: "We are on our second of these, having lost the first one in between children potty training. The seat is easy to use and sticks well to toilet seats. I have taken to using a plastic wedge/lever to unstick the suction cups from the seat for sanitary reasons. Most importantly, the setup is quick and easy, while sanitizing it later on is just as simple. The included bag really helps when you can't spray down the seat after use. The little ones find it pretty easy to sit on the narrower opening and not fall in like a standard toilet seat as first toilet seat held up well over a years worth of constant use and was only replaced when we lost it in storage. Hope this helps those on the fence!" —A. BerardinelliPrice: $14.95 (available in three colors) An electric nail buffer because clipping nails honestly does not get easier for YEARS. Thanks to the swappable heads, this buffer can trim those paper-thin baby nails, avoid clipping a wiggly toddler, and make the experience more enjoyable for big kids. Promising reviews: "Bought this almost three years ago and still using the same one. Great quality and lasts a long time." —OctiKracken"This was a game changer when I had a baby! I was so scared to trim my daughters nails at first but this thing has made it so simple and easy. It's gentle and doesn't irritate the skin at all. I've been using this on my daughters nails for over a year at this point and still works perfectly. It makes what I thought would be a stressful task, stress free." —AshleyPrice: $7.99+ (available in nine colors) A Melissa & Doug ice cream station with play money included to train up your little entrepreneur. My own kids have played with ice cream sets for literal years and still love bringing me some sort of icy concoction they've dreamed up. And because this set is wooden, it'll stand the test of unsteady motor skills and constantly dropped ice cream creations. A weighted stuffed animal that'll give them a stuffed friend when they're not feeling well. This stuffy can be warmed in the microwave for heated pressure OR kept in the fridge for when they need a buddy to help heal that little ouch. It includes a hint of lavender scent to offer extra calming comfort. Check out the whole collection of stuffed friends review: "This is my toddler's comfort animal. We warm him up before bed every night and he goes on adventures with her. Still smells like lavender, but very faintly now. We even bought a second one as 'backup.' P.S. she named him Dug. 🥰 Update two years in: still going strong despite many accidents. We've had to buy a couple of replacements when she loses them, but have never had an issue with quality or durability." —FredPrice: $21.56 A touch-free digital thermometer for when you want to obsessively check for a fever ("Are they warm? They're warm. Let me just check — oh wait, no they're fine. But ARE they? Let me check.") This thermometer reads in ONE second and can even be used to check room temperature, making it even more useful. Promising review: "I highly recommend this for anyone. I used it while working as a contract nurse. My patients loved not having something poking them under the tongue. It's perfect for children as well. Would definitely buy again if needed. I've had mine for over a year and it's still working perfectly!" —DeePrice: $15.99+ (available in six colors) An out-of-this-world night-light that totally levels up the peel-and-stick stars of yesteryear. Promising review: "This night light has been with us for almost four years now in six days. We absolutely love it. It still looks beautiful and new and it works great. It's very functional and easy to use. My children operated themselves. I like that you can select how bright you want it to be and how the colors of the light that you want. It was very easy. It was assembled too. Overall great value for my money." —BNPrice: $15.99+ (available in eight designs) A sensory swing for when kids need a quiet, calm space or a place to burn some energy — or both! This indoor or outdoor swing gives gentle, calming pressure to the user, can help block out overstimulating light, or can be used as a regular swing for when your kids just need to burn some energy. It's a total win, especially if you have a kid who's sensory-sensitive. My daughter's occupational therapist suggested a sensory swing for our family and WHOA the use that thing gets. Both of my kids use it literally every day for resting, relaxing, swinging, or climbing. This particular one comes with all mounting gear and holds up to 220 pounds — meaning it's going to get years of review: "It's been 1.5 years since we bought this swing. My 2- and 5-year-old have played with it (and fought over it lol) almost every single also bought a Swedish ladder around the same time thinking they would love that too. They barely touch this swing… best purchase we have ever bought for held up well and fits both of them. The only advice is to make sure you put it far away from the walls. It sounds obvious but we put it in a corner with what we thought would be enough room. But it can swing out pretty far. We put our Nugget mats underneath for a soft landing if they fall out. Highly recommend!" —valerie bowdenPrice: $39.48+ (available in four colors) An LCD writing tablet and doodle pad that gives your kid something to do without having to keep track of 47 crayons, 12 markers, and tons of wasted paper. It also stores easily for an awesome toy for on-the-go and is super durable — making it an activity bag staple for years at a time. A toy organizer because it's about time those small toys have somewhere to go. These bins are easy for kids to use, fit into almost any room, and make cleanup so much easier. And since it's not tied to a character, this neutral setup will get use beyond when they decide that their favorite show is suddenly for "babies." Promising review: "I loved this the day I bought it, and two years later, it's exactly like it was when I bought it. Super sturdy, goes well with anything children, keeps things easy to find, and not heavy at all." —PattyPrice: $60.08+ (available in 123 colors) A screen-free alternative to story time: a Tonie box starter set. Each figurine plays stories, songs, and between 30 and 45 minutes of content, giving you plenty of time to get something done for a change. They're going to love all of the options, playing with the figurines and kicking that tablet to the curb (for a little while, that is). Promising review: "Our almost 5- and almost 10-year-old have been using their Tonies for about four years now and they still love it. For Christmas this year they got four more stories and we bought another one today. We like the set because it gives you some options to start with. We didn't use the song one much — they prefer stories. The lullaby one is one we want to try sound is good — we have not used headphones. The sides need more of a smacking than I originally thought they would to change the stories/ have only used it plugged in so I can't attest to how the battery volume goes down to a good level for night time stories and play. Our kids like to fall asleep listening to have recommended this to others, and we would recommend it to you. We had no idea it would be such a hit for so long. Very worth the money!!" —The B'sPrice: $99.99 (available in two colors) An explorer couch that doubles as a place to sit and the world's most imaginative fort. Explorer couches are absolutely made for imagination and your kids will love building, crashing, and rolling for years. Promising review: "This is our second Lunix couch. The first one is still holding up great after a year of hard use. The kids love it! My son builds all kinds of things with it. His favorite is an obstacle course. We got another so he can have one in his room. I've sat on it numerous times and it's still holding up its shape well. Highly recommended!!" —LindseyPrice: $159.97 (available in five colors) A set of plastic knives perfect for introducing your kids to cooking and kitchen safety. These knives are effective enough to cut a variety of foods well, but safe enough to not have to worry about little fingers getting cut. Next stop: culinary school. A pair of noise-canceling headphones for neurodiverse kids or those who just don't like loud noises. These headphones are great for canceling out background noise without completely blocking out everything and for protecting ears at loud events. I have a sensory-sensitive daughter and these are the only headphones she'll wear. Let me tell you: these babies are the absolute best. We have so many pairs — in the car, in two locations at school, and at home. They've been all over Disneyland and other theme parks and have even been worn on a few loud rides (with ride operator permission, of course). They're tight enough to stay on, comfortable enough to keep on all day, and gentle enough to not bother her sensitivity to touch. Our original pair is two years old and literally shows no signs of wear. We even got a pair for our non-sensory sensitive daughter for fireworks and she loves them, too — your kiddo doesn't need to be neurodiverse to benefit from a little hearing protection. I could hug whoever invented these headphones for all of the meltdowns we've avoided over the past few years. Promising review: "Have had these for my son for a little under two years! They are very durable! And adjustable so he has been able to grow with them and expand the headband. Highly recommend. He also has tossed them several times where they have broken and you can easily fix them and pop the cushions back in." —anelPrice: $9.47+ (available in 18 colors and styles) A space-saving loft bed that'll give them some storage and room for a desk for art, homework, or gaming — or just a place to play! This sturdy bed will stick around as their interests change and will open up "SO MUCH ROOM FOR ACTIVITIES." Promising review: "Last year for Christmas, we bought this bed in grey for our son. We have been so happy with it, so this year we got it for our daughter in white. For the price, you really can't beat it! The quality is just as good as some of the beds we saw in showrooms for four times the price! This time, my husband and I built it together, but last year my husband was out of town for work and I was able to build it myself in half a day. It helps to have a power screwdriver for some of it, FYI. Also, you can put the shelves and/or the ladder on either end. We built the beds as mirror images of each other." —Music TeacherPrice: $416.48 (available in three styles and in three colors)
Los Angeles Times
11-07-2025
- Politics
- Los Angeles Times
A recap of the trial over the Trump administration's crackdown on pro-Palestinian campus protesters
BOSTON — Plaintiffs in a lawsuit challenging the Trump administration's campaign of arresting and deporting college faculty and students who participated in pro-Palestinian demonstrations spent the first few days of the trial showing how the crackdown silenced scholars and targeted more than 5,000 protesters. The lawsuit, filed by several university associations, is one of the first against President Trump and members of his administration to go to trial. Plaintiffs want U.S. District Judge William Young to rule that the policy violates the First Amendment and the Administrative Procedure Act, a law that governs how federal agencies develop and issue regulations. The government argues that no such policy exists and that it is enforcing immigration laws legally to protect national security. One of the key witnesses was Peter Hatch, who works for the Homeland Security Investigations unit of Immigration and Customs Enforcement. Over two days of testimony, Hatch told the court a 'Tiger Team' was formed in March — after two executive orders that addressed terrorism and combating antisemitism — to investigate people who took part in the protests. Hatch said the team received as many as 5,000 names of protesters and wrote reports on about 200 who had potentially violated U.S. law. The reports, several of which were shown in court Thursday, included biographical information, criminal history, travel history and affiliations with pro-Palestinian groups as well as press clips and social media posts on their activism or allegations of their affiliation with Hamas or other anti-Israel groups. Until this year, Hatch said, he could not recall a student protester being referred for a visa revocation. 'It was anything that may relate to national security or public safety issues, things like: Were any of the protesters violent or inciting violence? I think that's a clear, obvious one,' Hatch testified. 'Were any of them supporting terrorist organizations? Were any of them involved in obstruction or unlawful activity in the protests?' Among the report subjects were Palestinian activist and Columbia University graduate Mahmoud Khalil, who was released last month after 104 days in federal immigration detention. Khalil has become a symbol of Trump's clampdown on the protests. Another was Tufts University student Rumeysa Ozturk, who was released in May from a Louisiana facility. She spent six weeks in detention after she was arrested while walking on the street of a Boston suburb. She says she was illegally detained following an op-ed she cowrote last year criticizing the school's response to the war in Gaza. Hatch also acknowledged that most of the names came from Canary Mission, a group that says it documents people who 'promote hatred of the U.S.A., Israel and Jews on North American college campuses.' The right-wing Jewish group Betar was another source, he said. Hatch said most of the leads were dropped when investigators could not find ties to protests and the investigations were not inspired by a new policy but rather a procedure in place at least since he took the job in 2019. Weeks before Khalil's arrest, a spokesperson for Betar told the Associated Press that the activist topped a list of foreign students and faculty from nine universities that it submitted to officials, including Secretary of State Marco Rubio, who made the decision to revoke Khalil's visa. The Department of Homeland Security said at the time that it was not working with Betar and refused to answer questions about how it was treating reports from outside groups. In March, speculation grew that administration officials were using Canary Mission to identify and target student protesters. That's when immigration agents arrested Ozturk. Canary Mission has denied working with administration officials, while noting speculation that its reports led to that arrest and others. While Canary Mission prides itself on outing anyone it labels as antisemitic, its leaders refuse to identify themselves and its operations are secretive. News reports and tax filings have linked the site to a nonprofit based in the central Israeli city of Beit Shemesh. But journalists who have visited the group's address, listed in documents filed with Israeli authorities, have found a locked and seemingly empty building. In recent years, news organizations have reported that several wealthy Jewish Americans made cash contributions to support Canary Mission, disclosed in tax paperwork filed by their personal foundations. But most of the group's funding remains opaque, funneled through a New York-based fund that acts as a conduit for Israeli causes. Attorneys for the plaintiffs pressed a State Department official Friday over whether protests were grounds for revoking a student's visa, repeatedly invoking several cables issued in response to Trump's executive orders as examples of policy guidance. But Maureen Smith, a senior adviser in the State Department's Bureau of Consular Affairs, said protest alone wasn't a critical factor. She wasn't asked specifically about pro-Palestinian protests. 'It's a bit of a hypothetical question. We would need to look at all the facts of the case,' she said. 'If it were a visa holder who engages in violent activity, whether it's during a protest or not — if they were arrested for violent activity — that is something we would consider for possible visa revocation.' Smith also said she didn't think a student taking part in a nonviolent protest would be a problem but said it would be seen in a 'negative light' if the protesters supported terrorism. She wasn't asked to define what qualified as terrorism nor did she provide examples of what that would include. The trial opened with Megan Hyska, a green card holder from Canada who is a philosophy professor at Northwestern University, detailing how efforts to deport Khalil and Ozturk prompted her to scale back her activism, which had included supporting student encampments and protesting in support of Palestinians. 'It became apparent to me, after I became aware of a couple of high-profile detentions of political activists, that my engaging in public political dissent would potentially endanger my immigration status,' Hyska said. Nadje Al-Ali, a green card holder from Germany and professor at Brown University, said that after the arrests of Khalil and Ozturk, she canceled a planned research trip and a fellowship to Iraq and Lebanon, fearing that 'stamps from those two countries would raise red flags' upon her return. She also declined to take part in anti-Trump protests and dropped plans to write an article that was to be a feminist critique of Hamas. 'I felt it was too risky,' Al-Ali said. Casey writes for the Associated Press. AP writer Adam Geller in New York contributed to this report.
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11-07-2025
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A recap of the trial over the Trump administration's crackdown on pro-Palestinian campus protesters
Investigating protesters One of the key witnesses was Peter Hatch, who works for the Homeland Security Investigations unit of Immigration and Customs Enforcement. Over two days of testimony, Hatch told the court a 'Tiger Team' was formed in March — after two executive orders that addressed terrorism and combating antisemitism — to investigate people who took part in the protests. Get Starting Point A guide through the most important stories of the morning, delivered Monday through Friday. Enter Email Sign Up Hatch said the team received as many as 5,000 names of protesters and wrote reports on about 200 who had potentially violated U.S. law. The reports, several of which were shown in court Thursday, included biographical information, criminal history, travel history and affiliations with pro-Palestinian groups as well as press clips and social media posts on their activism or allegations of their affiliation with Hamas or other anti-Israel groups. Advertisement Until this year, Hatch said, he could not recall a student protester being referred for a visa revocation. Advertisement 'It was anything that may relate to national security or public safety issues, things like: Were any of the protesters violent or inciting violence? I think that's a clear, obvious one,' Hatch testified. 'Were any of them supporting terrorist organizations? Were any of them involved in obstruction or unlawful activity in the protests?' Among the report subjects were Palestinian activist and Columbia University graduate Mahmoud Khalil, who was released last month after 104 days in federal immigration detention. Khalil has become a symbol of Trump's clampdown on the protests. Tufts University student from Turkey, Rumeysa Ozturk, who was arrested by immigration agents while walking along a street in a Boston suburb, talks to reporters on arriving back in Boston, May 10, 2025, a day after she was released from a Louisiana immigration detention center on the orders of a federal judge. Rodrique Ngowi/Associated Press Another was Tufts University student Rumeysa Ozturk, who was released in May from a Louisiana facility. She spent six weeks in detention after she was arrested while walking on the street of a Boston suburb. She says she was illegally detained following an op-ed she cowrote last year criticizing the school's response to the war in Gaza. Hatch also acknowledged that most of the names came from Canary Mission, a group that says it documents people who 'promote hatred of the U.S.A., Israel and Jews on North American college campuses.' The right-wing Jewish group Betar was another source, he said. Hatch said most of the leads were dropped when investigators could not find ties to protests and the investigations were not inspired by a new policy but rather a procedure in place at least since he took the job in 2019. What is Canary Mission? Weeks before Khalil's arrest, a spokesperson for Betar told The Associated Press that the activist topped a list of foreign students and faculty from nine universities that it submitted to officials, including Secretary of State Marco Rubio, who made the decision to revoke Khalil's visa. Advertisement The Department of Homeland Security said at the time that it was not working with Betar and refused to answer questions about how it was treating reports from outside groups. In March, speculation grew that administration officials were using Canary Mission to identify and target student protesters. That's when immigration agents arrested Ozturk. Canary Mission has denied working with administration officials, while noting speculation that its reports led to that arrest and others. While Canary Mission prides itself on outing anyone it labels as antisemitic, its leaders refuse to identify themselves and its operations are secretive. News reports and tax filings have linked the site to a nonprofit based in the central Israeli city of Beit Shemesh. But journalists who have visited the group's address, listed in documents filed with Israeli authorities, have found a locked and seemingly empty building. In recent years, news organizations have reported that several wealthy Jewish Americans made cash contributions to support Canary Mission, disclosed in tax paperwork filed by their personal foundations. But most of the group's funding remains opaque, funneled through a New York-based fund that acts as a conduit for Israeli causes. Were student protesters targeted? Attorneys for the plaintiffs pressed a State Department official Friday over whether protests were grounds for revoking a student's visa, repeatedly invoking several cables issued in response to Trump's executive orders as examples of policy guidance. But Maureen Smith, a senior adviser in the State Department's Bureau of Consular Affairs, said protest alone wasn't a critical factor. She wasn't asked specifically about pro-Palestinian protests. 'It's a bit of a hypothetical question. We would need to look at all the facts of the case,' she said. 'If it were a visa holder who engages in violent activity, whether it's during a protest or not — if they were arrested for violent activity — that is something we would consider for possible visa revocation.' Advertisement Smith also said she didn't think a student taking part in a nonviolent protest would be a problem but said it would be seen in a 'negative light' if the protesters supported terrorism. She wasn't asked to define what qualified as terrorism nor did she provide examples of what that would include. Scholars scared by the crackdown The trial opened with Megan Hyska, a green card holder from Canada who is a philosophy professor at Northwestern University, detailing how efforts to deport Khalil and Ozturk prompted her to scale back her activism, which had included supporting student encampments and protesting in support of Palestinians. 'It became apparent to me, after I became aware of a couple of high-profile detentions of political activists, that my engaging in public political dissent would potentially endanger my immigration status,' Hyska said. Nadje Al-Ali, a green card holder from Germany and professor at Brown University, said that after the arrests of Khalil and Ozturk, she canceled a planned research trip and a fellowship to Iraq and Lebanon, fearing that 'stamps from those two countries would raise red flags' upon her return. She also declined to take part in anti-Trump protests and dropped plans to write an article that was to be a feminist critique of Hamas. 'I felt it was too risky,' Al-Ali said. Associated Press writer Adam Geller in New York contributed to this report.
