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Suing over defamation is a common tactic used against artists, activists, and journalists in order to shut them up. But the First Amendment protects rappers, journalists, and everyone else, too.

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submitted 13 days ago • 152 comments

Federal Worker: “Those of us within the ranks of the federal workforce looked on in horror at all of this. Those outside the federal government might not understand the gravity of this situation.”

submitted 19 days ago • 93 comments

Started, going — Musk is now inside the treasury edition. Welcome to the United States of Oligarchy. 🇺🇸 💵 🤷🏻 www.nytimes.com/live/2025/02...

submitted 21 days ago • 56 comments

1,100 EPA employees have been notified of imminent termination.

submitted 21 days ago • 292 comments

At the EPA, employees hired within the past year have been notified that “the agency reserves the right to terminate you immediately,” without justification. Reports suggest that demonstrating loyalty to the current administration’s agenda may improve the chances of retaining employment.

submitted 23 days ago • 431 comments

Privatize everything so they can make money off everything and gouge the people for everything. The dismantling of our government and society and leaving behind the most vulnerable.

submitted 22 days ago • 557 comments

Elon Musk staff has been caught installing hard drives inside the Office of Personnel Management (OPM), the Treasury Department, and the General Services Administration (GSA).

submitted 22 days ago • 745 comments

Again: Trump just ordered 2 dams open to levels that would’ve flooded areas and farms, without warning, all to back up the lies he told about the fires — and the rivers don’t even flow to LA. Locals panicked and they backed off. sjvwater.org/decision-to-...

submitted 22 days ago • 180 comments

BREAKING: We just asked a federal court to immediately hold a hearing on the Trump administration's abrupt shut down of CBP One, a mobile app that was the last way to seek asylum at the southern border. Seeking safety through asylum is a right.

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Hundreds of unaccompanied Afghan children whose parents are already in the U.S. are having their flights to the U.S. canceled today. Children. Whose parents are here in the U.S., waiting for them. To "protect America" I guess. www.reuters.com/world/us/tru...

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BREAKING: We’re suing the Trump administration to block the president’s attempt to end birthright citizenship. An executive order does not have the power to override the Constitution.

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A new study found a 62% reduction in cervical cancer deaths among women under 25 in the U.S. Dr. Ashish Deshmukh joins us to discuss the study and why the HPV vaccine, introduced nearly 20 years ago, is likely behind this decline.

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BREAKING: The Supreme Court announced it won't stop the TikTok ban from going into effect on Sunday. This decision gives the executive branch unprecedented power to silence speech it doesn’t like. Our leaders must immediately repeal this dangerous law and defend our First Amendment rights.

submitted 36 days ago • 8 comments

Breaking All Records, Trump's Inauguration Set to Bring in $250M from Billionaires & Corporations

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Subordinate tree species diversity explains carbon stock better than dominant tree diversity after decades of forest rewilding 🌲 Suggests preserving rarer subordinate species is key for policymakers to promote climate change mitigating ecosystem services 🌏 🧪

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Fed up with Meta? Avoiding Instagram or Facebook isn’t enough to stop Meta from harvesting and profiting from your private information. Here’s how to limit Meta’s ability to monetize your personal data.

submitted 36 days ago • 778 comments

My one wish for the inauguration is that there is a gift bag under the seats of Bezos, Zuck, Elon etc, with a single, embroidered , padded knee pad Need to protect themselves when they are on bended knee, kissing the ring 🤷😆

submitted 36 days ago • 5883 comments

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We're over $25,000 in debt from the last few years but hopeful we can raise enough to fund this years field work season. Times are really tight and we're getting skinny trying to save as much as possible. Any help at all would be greatly appreciated. Please donate today. gofund.me/839ae416

submitted 42 days ago • 7 comments

As efforts to target civil society increase, nonprofits across the political spectrum must stay focused and be ready to defend themselves against unwarranted attacks.

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NYT: “Trump is likely to justify his plans to seal off the border with Mexico by citing a public health emergency from immigrants bringing disease into the United States… Now he just has to find one.” www.nytimes.com/2025/01/09/u...

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3,100+ Indigenous Students Died at U.S. "Boarding Schools": WaPo Native American Journalist Dana Hedgpeth

submitted 58 days ago • 20 comments

🧪 fascinating!!

submitted 64 days ago • 8 comments

People sometimes make fun of science that sounds stupid and random. Meanwhile, a study of lizard saliva turned into a peptide medication, which was turned into a diabetes medication, which was turned into a GLP1 weight loss drug, that just became the first therapy every approved for … sleep apnea

submitted 64 days ago • 380 comments

Rewild the West And do it using the money today wasted on its subsidized destruction.

submitted 64 days ago • 37 comments

We were seeing a 98% drop in exposure over on Twitter. The censorship was so extreme we thought it best to start over somewhere else. We chose Bluesky. Help us gain our following back Follow Retweet Repeat Join the park side @altyellonatpark.org

submitted 64 days ago • 860 comments

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This excellent @theguardian.com article describes how scientists have created a sponge from squid bone and cotton that removes 99.9% of microplastics from water. Scalable and reusable, it could revolutionise microplastic cleanup. www.theguardian.com/environment/... 🧪#Pollution #SciComm

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"Politics is finally possible in Syria," says Omar Dahi, who has been involved in several peace-building initiatives since the start of the conflict in 2011. "There’s a chance for advocacy for a collectively better future. And this is something that we all have to try and hold and support."

submitted 74 days ago • 3 comments

Virginia Tech professor and poet, Nikki Giovanni, has died at the age of 81.

submitted 75 days ago • 338 comments

What is it about subsidies that frightens politicians ? It's pretty simple really. If not for subsidies the republican party would have collapsed long ago. The majority of the subsidies doing the most harm today involves just a few industries. Fossil fuels Ranching Feed and grain

submitted 76 days ago • 15 comments

We're not going to just sit here and complain, we've developed solutions to our most pressing problems, that don't cost the taxpayer a dime, and we rolled them into a cohesive plan that amplifies every subsidy dollar reallocated. We can beat the climate crisis. Rewild the West.

submitted 77 days ago • 14 comments

Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield on Thursday dropped a controversial change to its coverage after widespread backlash. The health insurance giant had previously announced it would stop paying for patients’ anesthesia for the full length of surgeries if the procedure went over an allotted time limit.

submitted 79 days ago • 44 comments

This is unacceptable. Elon Musk recently shared posts on X that publicized the names and titles of government employees in climate-related positions, sparking widespread controversy and concern. 1/6

submitted 79 days ago • 128 comments

Credit: sugarbombingworld

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