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In a new report, Sarah Stillman investigates deaths related to starvation, dehydration, and neglect in county jails across the U.S.—a crisis that at times has been covered up by private health companies and government officials. nyer.cm/hMT7u9R

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oh you mean like every other time they've tried this? everywhere else in the world?

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For decades, "one of the first principles of data privacy has been if government collects data for one purpose, government should not use that data for another purpose without permission of the data subject,” EFF’s Adam Schwartz told @404media.co.

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How much do you think it costs to make a pair of Nike shoes in Asia? Before you open this thread, take a guess. Settle on a number and then compare it to what you'll learn in this thread. 🧵

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NEW: NOAA scientists are cleaning office bathrooms and reconsidering critical experiments after the Commerce Department failed to renew contracts for hazardous waste disposal, janitorial services, IT and building maintenance. By @lisalsong.bsky.social

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THREAD: Under a new law, thousands of prisoners in Louisiana have been cut off from ever getting a chance at parole. Why? Because an algorithm said so. 1/

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Powering off your phone or laptop erases the key that unlocks its encryption, and so protects against unwanted searches, EFF’s Will Greenberg told @apnews.com. “This is why a border agent can’t simply turn a device on to use a tool like Cellebrite.”

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Rep. Steven Horsford to Greer: "So the trade representative hasn't spoken to the POTUS about a global reordering of trade, but yet he announced it on a tweet? WTF! Who is in charge? It looks like your boss just pulled the rug out from under you. There is no strategy ... is this market manipulation?"

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⚡️Ukrainian long-range strikes cut Russia's shell fire rate by nearly half, Syrskyi says. Russian soldiers used to fire around 40,000 rounds of ammunition daily across, but a series of long-range attacks reduced this number to around 23,000, Commander-in-Chief Oleksandr Syrskyi said.

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Even though the market rises because of the tariffs pause, the cost associated with the rest of the world realizing they can’t count on us not to be nuts will be immeasurable and far-reaching. 🇺🇸

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Are you a woman who changed your name when you got married? Congress is considering a bill that could make it much harder for you to vote. Call your rep—this is not a drill. indivisible.org/resource/cal...

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I'm seeing grown-ass adults marvel at how high stocks jumped today - they must think their mom actually vanished when she played "peek-a-boo."

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Tell companies to stop tracking you by installing Privacy Badger today!

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The problem with most machine-based random number generators is that they’re not TRULY random, so if you need genuine randomness it is sometimes necessary to link your code to an external random process like a physical noise source or the current rate of US tariffs on a given country.

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Fox is spinning this as some kind of 12D chess game. 🤣

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I wonder who in 47's inner circle made the most money today? 🤔

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The House is set to take up the SAVE Act this week, which would make voting significantly more difficult for millions of people. Tell your representative to vote NO now.

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Good. The First Amendment ensures freedom of the press for all news organizations, not just the president's preferred outlets.

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Boston has the opportunity to do the funniest thing ever

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A week after my remarks on the Senate floor I am more energized then ever to continue to fight for Americans on Medicaid, Americans worried about Social Security, Americans looking for opportunity in their local economy.

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⚡️Ukrainian diaspora groups urge NHL to reject games with Russian league. “To organize any such events in partnership with Russian government or sporting officials would be to ignore, and thereby to implicitly endorse, Vladimir Putin’s crimes,” the signatories write.

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A reminder that if the government can send migrants to a prison camp without any due process, it can send U.S. citizens there, too. I know because this happened to me and my family in 1942.

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China vows to 'fight to the end' as tariff war rages—🇨🇳 vowed not to bow to "blackmail" as a global trade war ignited by Trump's sweeping tariffs showed little sign of abating. The rebuke came after Trump threatened to ratchet up tariffs on 🇨🇳 to 104%. www.reuters.com/world/china-...

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a lot of people think you need a lot of money to buy clothes. now you're right. ok. my bad.

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We wouldn’t be here if SCOTUS had allowed the January 6th trial to go forward as scheduled.

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“are you wearing the—?” “the habeas boots? the boots in which I carry all my habeas petitions just in case I get disappeared to the gulag in el salvador? yeah, yeah I am.”

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WATCH: “I’m here because I will not be bullied.” A pardon attorney fired by Trump says Trump’s DOJ sent armed U.S. marshals to deliver a letter warning her not to testify before Congress about Trump’s DOJ’s abuse of power. Context: www.yahoo.com/news/us-just...

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Just remembered this adorable old video, this kid has such good comic timing I hope you’re thriving out their queen

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SCOTUS right now.

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"DOGE is eliminating the government's tape backups because they're too stupid to know why they're important" is the generous interpretation, when what they might actually be doing is stealing all the money and trying to destroy the records of them doing so.

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“The grift never stops.” @electrek.co explains how and why Elon absorbed Twitter into (Memphis-Based) XAI, setting the stage for Tesla to bail out him and his rich pals. A high stakes shell game kept afloat by insane valuations. electrek.co/2025/04/07/e...

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Instead of banning TikTok, "to truly reduce the supply of data that foreign adversaries can obtain, we need federal privacy legislation that limits how all companies collect and share our personal data,” EFF’s Babette Ngene told @contextnewsroom.bsky.social.

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It’s a recalibration of economic control. Oligarchs don’t live paycheck to paycheck. They have the capital to buy market dips and recoup faster, acquiring more assets at fire sale prices along the way. When the dust finally settles, they will own more. The rest of us will own less. A lot less.

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MMR vaccine doesn’t just prevent measles, mumps, and rubella. It also prevents RFK Jr. from showing up at your child’s funeral to exploit your grief at your most vulnerable moment.

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Just got a note from one of my (many) Alma Maters ASU - they are doubling down on inclusivity in order to tackle the urgent global problems we're facing - climate, social justice, health outcomes - to be of greater service and of greater value to democracy. Nice to hear it.

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So when all's said and done, we'll have 1) the Trump mismanaged pandemic presidency and 2) the Trump self-inflicted recession presidency. Cool.

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This should be obvious!

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This is the beginning of the future we, The American People, are writing.

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Downtown Los Angeles #handsoff. Amazing.

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Friendly reminder that Republicans could end this tariff mess TODAY. They just won’t. Make sure they know you know. #tariffs

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WOW. Rep. @jayapal.house.gov says CBP's internal affairs department found that a Chinese woman who had overstayed a visa was arrested by Border Patrol and hung herself in a cell. She wasn't found for two hours—even though the records reported multiple welfare checks (suggesting records falsified?).

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ALA is deeply concerned by reports that IMLS is sending notices to libraries claiming to cancel grants that are required by law. This harmful action will disrupt libraries' ability to serve their communities. Tell Congress to protect library funding: bit.ly/CallCongressForLibraries #ForOurLibraries