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submitted 171 days ago • 16 comments

"Veterans, especially, who voted overwhelmingly for the president-elect, could be in for a rude awakening."

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ProPublica and @documented.bsky.social identified 25 employers that, despite histories of wage theft, have received contracts worth more than a collective $500 million from city and state agencies since 2018. (Published July 2024)

submitted 182 days ago • 14 comments

When Sydney Jones arrived at Baptist Memorial Hospital-DeSoto during a mental health crisis, her family assumed she would soon receive treatment. Instead, the hospital sent her to jail, though she was charged with no crime. w/ @mississippitoday.org (Published May 2024)

submitted 182 days ago • 23 comments

Do better America.

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Syrian crisis live: Germany says fall of Assad means ‘a great sigh of relief’ https://www.ft.com/content/6ff18bb5-f469-4b6e-8092-86f8b2ae3c05

submitted 204 days ago • 6 comments

Protesting farmers on Sunday afternoon suspended their foot march to #Delhi for the day after some of them suffered injuries in tear gas shelling by #Haryana security personnel here along the state's border with #Punjab. www.thehindu.com/news/nationa...

submitted 204 days ago • 2 comments

President Vladimir Putin, who helped Assad to stay in power when Moscow intervened in Syria's civil war in 2015, has yet to comment on the events.

submitted 204 days ago • 8 comments

With the election over, Republicans are suddenly interested in cutting Social Security www.msnbc.com/opinion/msnb...

submitted 206 days ago • 10 comments

American Bridge, behind the scenes years ago, were the ones who dug up the real-estate records showing Gorsuch's connection to Anschutz via a vacation home. www.nytimes.com/2024/12/05/u...

submitted 206 days ago • 2 comments

On Tuesday, Republican Rep. Richard McCormick said “hard decisions” will need to be made on Social Security, Medicare and Medicaid. “There’s hundreds of billions of dollars to be saved." www.msnbc.com/top-stories/...

submitted 205 days ago • 22 comments

For decades, family duties and discrimination pushed women out of the workforce earlier than men, but today’s older women are staying on the job longer than previous generations. Some seek career satisfaction, but others work longer because they feel they can’t afford to retire.

submitted 209 days ago • 15 comments

Russian President Vladimir Putin signed a decree postponing the 2024 World Friendship Games until further notice to “protect the rights of athletes and sports organizations to free access to international sporting activities.”

submitted 209 days ago • 4 comments

To be fair, this position is shared by 99% of policymakers around the world, including those who quote IPCC reports in every single speech they give.

submitted 209 days ago • 1 comment

Donald Trump's nominee for defense secretary has made ahistorical Muslim rhetoric a major theme in his writings, and many of his views resemble those expressed by white supremacist mass murderers.

submitted 213 days ago • 15 comments

“Military sexual trauma is now something that is universally recognized where it wasn’t in previous decades.”

submitted 214 days ago • 0 comments

Bidenomics = Good For America Trump Tax Cuts = Bad For America, great for the RICH! It's really that simple. #FOFA

submitted 214 days ago • 4 comments

Vindman gets accused of treason by Musk. A literal veteran vs. a guy born into apartheid wealth! No arrest, no denouncement, no justice. Biden, are you still president? Asking for America...

submitted 214 days ago • 3 comments

What a disgrace. This 🤡 paid for a position. There is nothing Shitler won’t do for a buck. apnews.com/article/trum...

submitted 214 days ago • 2 comments

be very very wary of “autism” nonprofits parent groups without autistic leadership like Autism Speaks and, apparently, Autism One (never heard of it) want autistic people not to exist RFK Jr is speaking their language

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"Don’t play games you can’t win."

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FTC changes its telemarketing rules to cover growing ‘tech support scam’ calls

submitted 214 days ago • 2 comments

"Fascist and delusional to the core."

submitted 214 days ago • 148 comments

'They prey on fear': ABC chair Kim Williams bemoans the 'Joe Rogan effect' – video

submitted 214 days ago • 19 comments

From the Soviet Union to South Africa, history provides lessons as to what can happen when leaders turn their backs on science. "Lysenko, Mbeki, and RFK Jr.: Leaders who shun science will face predictably bad results," by @georgiospappas6.bsky.social.

submitted 214 days ago • 12 comments

US motorists should brace for a hike in gasoline prices under the incoming Trump administration plans to slap tariffs on imports of products from Canada and Mexico

submitted 214 days ago • 34 comments

"Team Trump might just have filed the single most brazen and nauseating motion in its whole existence."

submitted 214 days ago • 16 comments

What is a tariff? Who pays for tariffs? Does Trump need congressional approval to pass tariffs? Here’s what to know about tariffs, and how Trump’s plan to enforce them could unfold:

submitted 214 days ago • 8 comments

Documents leaked from an industry group show how some of the world’s largest petrochemical and plastics companies have been pushing back against a “tide of anti-plastic sentiment” — especially among young people concerned about the environment.

submitted 214 days ago • 35 comments

Coffee futures hit 47-year high on global supply and EU law fears https://www.ft.com/content/02ed448b-7205-40c9-b4fd-2e56b8b1e4db

submitted 214 days ago • 2 comments

Representative Marjorie Taylor Greene has come up with another conspiracy theory—that Democrats are stealing a very close election race in California. newrepublic.com/post/188876/...

submitted 214 days ago • 36 comments

President-elect Donald Trump's threat to slap huge new tariffs on all imports from Canada and Mexico will likely cause gas prices to rise in the United States.

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I feel strongly that those of us who have even a tiny bit of privilege must amplify those voices who don’t. Trans, LGBTQ, black voices, whatever. And we can’t be quiet about it. The only way to change anything is if we ourselves take action to amplify those who are silenced and ignored.

submitted 214 days ago • 1 comment

I doubt he referred to June as Pride Month in the first place.

submitted 214 days ago • 24 comments

Federal and state officials say it was the largest seizure of counterfeit goods of Gibson's brand and the biggest crackdown on fake musical instruments in U.S. history. www.upi.com/Top_News/US/...

submitted 214 days ago • 9 comments

Well, this is terrifying. I hope that enough people exit Twitter so musk loses his power to intimidate.

submitted 214 days ago • 4 comments

Oops! Why didn’t anyone tell them? 🙄😉😜

submitted 214 days ago • 6 comments

Louisiana Senate passes corporate tax cuts and a 5% sales tax increase. Literally, cutting taxes for the rich and raising taxes on the poor press-herald.com/louisiana-se...

submitted 214 days ago • 3 comments

We were the bastion of Democracy for the world. We now aren’t. That’s why I made that statement.

submitted 214 days ago • 1 comment