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💥 BREAKING: Levi Strauss shareholders voted today to reject a proposal calling on the company to cease / abolish all DEI efforts (tally TBD). LEVI Board: “Diversity and inclusion principles are critical in ensuring that our products reflect and are relevant to our diverse global consumer base.”

submitted 7 days ago • 1025 comments

1/5 Watched @hcrichardson.bsky.social & Sen. Angus King today. Sen. King spoke of writing your Reps. & Sen. How important it is, it does make a difference. Then saw this. A lot of screen shots but a good idea. Stick to issues effecting you or those you know. Be Specific.

submitted 13 days ago • 43 comments

The officer who first linked Kilmar Abrego Garcia, now detained in a Salvadoran prison, to alleged gang activity was on a list of untrustworthy officers, according to our partner @baltimorebeat.bsky.social. baltimorebeat.com/governments-...

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Today, when hundreds of thousands are protesting, please take a few minutes to watch this video. Republicans are attacking free and fair elections in North Carolina to undermine democracy. youtu.be/8HfXI4d1byk

submitted 25 days ago • 83 comments

With the next FDA vaccine meeting cancelled, concerns are rising about whether flu vaccine will be ready on time for next year. w/ @sherylnyt.bsky.social The stakes are high: 86 kids and 19,000 adults died so far this flu season. www.nytimes.com/2025/02/26/u...

submitted 63 days ago • 26 comments

BREAKING—RFK Jr’s FDA suddenly cancels meeting to update next season’s flu vaccines, with zero explanations. Any delays will jeopardize next year’s vaccine supply chain. God help us all.

submitted 63 days ago • 485 comments

See you as we March 4 our children

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“The ongoing measles outbreak in West Texas has doubled in size to 48 cases, mostly in children and teens, making it the state’s worst in nearly 30 years.” apnews.com/article/meas...

submitted 73 days ago • 755 comments

Letters went out to federal workers this morning stating they were fired due to poor performance. However, all employees had been rated as “exceptional” performers by their supervisors. Please keep these records and pursue wrongful termination claims. Let the lawsuits begin.

submitted 73 days ago • 979 comments

Donald Trump and Elon Musk’s idea of efficiency is stopping research on curing cancer.

submitted 76 days ago • 183 comments

WARNING: This “#Canada” talk is an UNAMBIGUOUS Intelligence indicator that they fully intend to invade and annex that country & Greenland. No one discusses shit like this in Public unless it’s been completely discussed/gamed out in private. This is political preparation of the battlefield.

submitted 76 days ago • 150 comments

Heartbreaking news… Tonight, many of our friends were let go, and tomorrow, even more will follow. Word is that all probationary employees at NPS will be let go. 😭

submitted 76 days ago • 1937 comments

Trump claimed that DOGE has uncovered billions in “fraud, waste, and abuse.” However, no evidence has been provided, and all public fraud claims from both Elon Musk and Trump have been debunked as false.

submitted 78 days ago • 226 comments

If you think public attention to an issue and outcry doesn't matter, note that the Trump administration hasn't defied a court order (yet). Let's keep it up!

submitted 78 days ago • 209 comments

At halftime: Interesting to see the Ontario commercial about our longstanding trade relationship.

submitted 80 days ago • 0 comments

Are they broadcasting in Spanish and english at the same time?!?

submitted 80 days ago • 0 comments

who was the host for the marching band segment?

submitted 80 days ago • 0 comments

If you have enough money to buy a Super Bowl commercial you can meet the demands of your employees and bargain in good faith, Starbucks.

submitted 80 days ago • 2 comments

💰: secure.actblue.com/donate/funda... ⬆️ This is a link to donate to 6 abortion funds at once that support abortion seekers in/from Florida, a state with a 6-week ban. Their instas/blueskys and individual donation links are 🧵ed below (in alphabetical order):

submitted 81 days ago • 1 comment

#tdih 1950 Wisc. Senator Joseph McCarthy delivered a speech in WV; he claimed to hold list of known communists (“enemies from within”) in U.S. State Dep't. Ask students: What was the impact of McCarthyism on labor, civil rights, & anti-colonial movements? 🧵 www.zinnedproject.org/news/tdih/mc...

submitted 81 days ago • 1 comment

“We have to match their energy,” @pressley.house.gov says of DOGE and the new administration. “We cannot conduct business as normal.” #Velshi

submitted 81 days ago • 33 comments

Members of Congress were just denied entry to the Department of Treasury. This is a 5 alarm fire.

submitted 85 days ago • 720 comments

The official death toll in Gaza has been updated to 61,709, including 17,881 children, with at least 111,588 wounded.

submitted 85 days ago • 7 comments

"No pupils — no money. It’s as simple as that. We honestly don’t want a boycott, but if the BOE’s plan falls short, THE DATE IS FEB. 3rd." #tdih 1964, 464,000 NYC school children — almost half of city’s student body — boycotted school. #PeoplePower See ⬇️ 🧵 www.zinnedproject.org/news/tdih/ny...

submitted 87 days ago • 1 comment

I finally launched my own newsletter! I'm happy to be albeit write what I want when I want. And to put a lot of short in-the-moment essays that used to be on FB at this site instead. Please subscribe! meditations-in-an-emergency.ghost.io/welcome-to-m...

submitted 87 days ago • 59 comments

The Trump administration has placed two top security chiefs at the U.S. Agency for International Development on leave after they resisted turning over classified material in restricted areas to Elon Musk’s staffers. America, please stand with us—we are fighting to defend this country!

submitted 87 days ago • 484 comments

NEW ON SUBSTACK: It’s time to light a fire under Democratic Congressmembers. Here’s how we got here, why it can change quickly, and six ways everyday citizens can force their elected leaders to fight back against fascism … NOW.

submitted 92 days ago • 27 comments

Let's be clear about what happened today: Donald Trump tried to cut a giant chunk of government funding — hurting preschoolers, seniors, and veterans. Trump's illegal shutdown is blocked for now — but don't forget that he tried to cut programs supporting working families.

submitted 92 days ago • 745 comments

MEDIA: please stop uncritically reprinting ICE press releases, especially those which are trying to blame sanctuary jurisdictions. Something really disturbing is shaping up here and it needs actual investigation

submitted 92 days ago • 4 comments

Afffirmative action for white men goes back before the founding of this nation. DEI was an attempt to broaden the pool and level the playing field a little bit after centuries of exclusion. And then the longterm a.a. beneficiaries had a backlash meltdown, and here we are.

submitted 93 days ago • 14 comments

Here is the email terminating Mark Greenblatt, who was the Interior Department’s Inspector General:

submitted 94 days ago • 49 comments

JUST IN: Colombian President Petro blocks the entry of American planes transporting migrants back to Colombia.

submitted 94 days ago • 0 comments

Not a glitch. #Democrat and #democrats is now blocked on Instagram as sensitive content.

submitted 100 days ago • 50 comments

It was little surprise to see the news media self-neuter on day one, but seeing the ADL throw away a 115 year history was not on my bingo card. Perhaps they will be next to endorse the AfD in Germany who probably just called for mass deportation in a “moment of enthusiasm”.

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Yes, this

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Why did Trump declare a national energy emergency? Simply put, Trump’s declaration aims to accelerate fossil fuel projects on public lands and roll back environmental protections.

submitted 99 days ago • 83 comments

Can’t make this up - WH press secretary only communicates via statements announced live on Fox News. So, according to this, he will speak “shortly” on his infrastructure plan.

submitted 99 days ago • 22 comments

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submitted 100 days ago • 14 comments

This morning we had our The Way We Get Through This Is Together conversation, an architect and five writers, talked about kindness, generosity, hope, community, storytelling, and it was everything I hoped for. If you want to watch, here it is. www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gf_y...

submitted 100 days ago • 36 comments

the GoFundMes make me uncomfortable because they overemphasize personal effort and the awareness of stories of suffering by different families and individuals which should be receiving well-organized support and relief efforts from government organizations and established non-profits

submitted 108 days ago • 13 comments

Given the wildfires ravaging Los Angeles, now is a good time to get off the sidelines—to help those who might feel lost and, along the way, find yourself. Read more about this in my Substack post:

submitted 105 days ago • 6 comments

Christian nationalism isn’t a Black problem. It isn’t a Muslin problem. It’s not an Atheist problem, not a Jewish problem, or an immigrant problem. Christian nationalism is a White-Christians-living-in-America-who-care-about-the-teachings-of-Jesus, problem. johnpavlovitz.substack.com/p/white-jesu...

submitted 106 days ago • 329 comments

Libraries, man 🥹 Please don’t be upset with the library workers if/when they run out of masks. They’re doing their best just like you. Ask how you can help them as they help you ✨ Thank you libraries, thank you firefighters, thank you first responders, thank you helpers 💚

submitted 107 days ago • 4 comments

This week with @gshans.bsky.social and @mjsdc.bsky.social trying to parse what SCOTUS did and not fully contend with during tiktok arguments. Spoiler: tiktok gonna win. Thanks to both for trying to process lengthy arguments at high speeds. slate.com/podcasts/ami...

submitted 109 days ago • 20 comments