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For the first time in American history, one in five people living in the U.S. identify as Latino, according to a new study by the University of California Los Angeles (UCLA) and California Lutheran University.

STORY: www.ktsm.com/news/1-in-5-...

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Liar 🤥 in Chief

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One more racist, country, hillbilly musician, who doesn't support America he supports racism and and authoritarianism, not democracy 3/4 of American people will disagree with you.

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Let's be clear. This was a court case that was one in the state of Alaska Alaska natives have the right to subsistence.

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The newscaster, who worked at CBS for 44 years, shared his thoughts on David Ellison’s acquisition of The Free Press and the subsequent appointment of Bari Weiss as CBS News Editor-in-Chief, calling it a “dark day" for the network.

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Dan Rather Rips Into Bari Weiss Deal, Skydance-Paramount Merger: 'American People Will Pay the Price'

"CBS is no longer independent, but under the tutelage of a conservative billionaire who is putting more than his thumb on the scale," the famed journalist writes.

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justdeirdre.bsky.social @justdeirdre.bsky.social · 13h

“The labor movement’s survival — and any hope of a wider revival depends on rediscovering the militancy that once fueled its most transformative victories.”

Conor Lynch writes about the collective action and solidarity needed in this perilous moment

#UnionStrong
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The Answer to Trump’s Anti-Worker Shutdown Is Solidarity and Labor Militancy

The GOP’s assault on federal employees amid the government shutdown is far more extreme than Reagan’s PATCO union busting. The labor movement needs a more effective response this time.

inthesetimes.com

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Actually, indigenous people are allowed to hunt walruses they share it with the whole village. It's a subsistence form of life. They use the whole walrus, including the tasks.. indigenous people continue their culture of art with the husks from the walrus the village consumes.

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justdeirdre.bsky.social @justdeirdre.bsky.social · 13h

Poll: Record-high 62% of Americans say government has too much power
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Poll: Record-high 62% of Americans say government has too much power

According to a new Gallup poll, a record-high 62% of Americans feel the federal government has too much power.

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Trump's budget director says layoffs 'have begun' amid government shutdown
Affected agencies include the departments of Homeland Security, Education, Energy and Health and Human Services, among others, according to an administration official.
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Trump's budget director says layoffs 'have begun' amid government shutdown

Affected agencies include the departments of Homeland Security, Education, Energy and Health and Human Services, among others, according to an administration official.

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Now, if only the house was in session

The U.S. Senate has unanimously approved a bill that would allow Alaska Natives to continue sales of traditional ivory art in states that have passed laws banning the ivory trade.

alaskabeacon.com/briefs/u-s-s...

U.S. Senate passes bill intended to shield Alaska Native artists from states’ ivory bans | Alaska Beacon

State-level ivory bans, intended to help elephants, are deterring tourists from buying walrus ivory products from Alaskans.

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justdeirdre.bsky.social @justdeirdre.bsky.social · 15h

It takes 10 years to build an icebreaker we're still waiting for the two that were appropriate under Obama

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Data Hoarder Uses AI to Create Searchable Database of Epstein Files

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Data Hoarder Uses AI to Create Searchable Database of Epstein Files

The open source project has been mirrored as a torrent file and represents one of the easiest ways to navigate a messy data dump.

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📌 Canks isn't gonna be happy

This may stop his heart 🤭🤣🐥

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MIT is first school to reject Trump administration's agenda in exchange for funding benefits
"With respect, we cannot support the proposed approach to addressing the issues facing higher education,” the Massachusetts Institute of Technology president wrote in a letter
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MIT is first school to reject Trump administration's agenda in exchange for funding benefits

"With respect, we cannot support the proposed approach to addressing the issues facing higher education,” the Massachusetts Institute of Technology president wrote in a letter.

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The tendency of the media is to look to Congress to find potential presidential candidates. But it may be that the states harbor the most formidable candidates. Trump is giving them a chance to show their stuff. Some thoughts...
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How Trump is helping Democratic governors show their stuff

Look at the Democratic governors who are standing up to Trump

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