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important context about the concentration camps in el salvador:
April 14, 2025 at 9:12 PM
important context about the concentration camps in el salvador:
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Harvard has set an example for other higher-ed institutions - rejecting an unlawful and ham-handed attempt to stifle academic freedom, while taking steps to make sure students can benefit from an environment of intellectual inquiry, rigorous debate and mutual respect. Let’s hope others follow suit.
April 15, 2025 at 3:52 AM
Harvard has set an example for other higher-ed institutions - rejecting an unlawful and ham-handed attempt to stifle academic freedom, while taking steps to make sure students can benefit from an environment of intellectual inquiry, rigorous debate and mutual respect. Let’s hope others follow suit.
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In 1942, the American President opposed censorship because books were weapons in the fight against tyranny.
March 10, 2025 at 10:42 AM
In 1942, the American President opposed censorship because books were weapons in the fight against tyranny.
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The French Parliament has approved a ban on the manufacture, import, and sale of #PFAS in cosmetics, ski wax, and clothing by January 2026, which will be extended to all textiles in 2030.
This country just voted to ban ‘forever chemicals.’ It’s not the U.S.
French lawmakers approved legislation banning PFAS in cosmetics, ski wax and clothing.
www.washingtonpost.com
February 23, 2025 at 7:45 PM
The French Parliament has approved a ban on the manufacture, import, and sale of #PFAS in cosmetics, ski wax, and clothing by January 2026, which will be extended to all textiles in 2030.
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BREAKING: The USDA has confirmed five additional dairy herds in California have tested positive for the virus, raising the total to 732.
Currently, 74% of the state's dairy herds are infected with H5N1.
Currently, 74% of the state's dairy herds are infected with H5N1.
February 22, 2025 at 12:46 PM
BREAKING: The USDA has confirmed five additional dairy herds in California have tested positive for the virus, raising the total to 732.
Currently, 74% of the state's dairy herds are infected with H5N1.
Currently, 74% of the state's dairy herds are infected with H5N1.
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Stop mass deportations with this one simple trick: wapo.st/41apYFB (gift link)
February 21, 2025 at 10:53 PM
Stop mass deportations with this one simple trick: wapo.st/41apYFB (gift link)
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So they removed the black chairman of the Joint Chiefs in the middle of his 4-year tour, without cause, and they're seeking to replace him with a white **retired** Air Force three-star general who lacks the requisite experience as a service chief or combatant commander? Huh, how about that
February 22, 2025 at 1:34 AM
So they removed the black chairman of the Joint Chiefs in the middle of his 4-year tour, without cause, and they're seeking to replace him with a white **retired** Air Force three-star general who lacks the requisite experience as a service chief or combatant commander? Huh, how about that
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“We can disagree and still love each other unless your disagreement is rooted in my oppression and denial of my humanity and right to exist”
James Baldwin
James Baldwin
February 21, 2025 at 4:18 PM
“We can disagree and still love each other unless your disagreement is rooted in my oppression and denial of my humanity and right to exist”
James Baldwin
James Baldwin
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"In other countries, this would be called 'an authoritarian coup.' In America, mealy-mouthed officials call our transition into a mafia state 'deeply troubling' and do little to curb the damage."
-- HIDING IN PLAIN SIGHT (2020)
-- HIDING IN PLAIN SIGHT (2020)
February 20, 2025 at 12:46 PM
"In other countries, this would be called 'an authoritarian coup.' In America, mealy-mouthed officials call our transition into a mafia state 'deeply troubling' and do little to curb the damage."
-- HIDING IN PLAIN SIGHT (2020)
-- HIDING IN PLAIN SIGHT (2020)
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Trump is dismantling federal gov programs that are critical to the health and well-being of New Mexicans - including illegally trying to fire thousands of federal workers.
We won’t stop fighting to prevent this takeover and we’ll keep listening to our constituents because your stories matter.
We won’t stop fighting to prevent this takeover and we’ll keep listening to our constituents because your stories matter.
February 20, 2025 at 10:38 PM
Trump is dismantling federal gov programs that are critical to the health and well-being of New Mexicans - including illegally trying to fire thousands of federal workers.
We won’t stop fighting to prevent this takeover and we’ll keep listening to our constituents because your stories matter.
We won’t stop fighting to prevent this takeover and we’ll keep listening to our constituents because your stories matter.
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Sure hope so.
(art by Dave Tarnowski)
(art by Dave Tarnowski)
February 20, 2025 at 11:15 PM
Sure hope so.
(art by Dave Tarnowski)
(art by Dave Tarnowski)
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I don't think people really get how these employee purges are just going to break the culture of public organizations for a very long time.
February 20, 2025 at 11:12 PM
I don't think people really get how these employee purges are just going to break the culture of public organizations for a very long time.
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BREAKING: The USDA, under DOGE orders, has accidentally fired staff working to combat bird flu. It’s now trying to rehire them.
It follows the accidental firing of nuclear safety staff last Friday.
And the accidental firing of FAA’s experienced aviation safety staff.
Incompetence will be deadly.
It follows the accidental firing of nuclear safety staff last Friday.
And the accidental firing of FAA’s experienced aviation safety staff.
Incompetence will be deadly.
USDA says it accidentally fired officials working on bird flu and is trying to rehire them
In a statement, an Agriculture Department spokesperson told NBC News that officials are "working to swiftly rectify the situation."
www.nbcnews.com
February 19, 2025 at 12:21 AM
BREAKING: The USDA, under DOGE orders, has accidentally fired staff working to combat bird flu. It’s now trying to rehire them.
It follows the accidental firing of nuclear safety staff last Friday.
And the accidental firing of FAA’s experienced aviation safety staff.
Incompetence will be deadly.
It follows the accidental firing of nuclear safety staff last Friday.
And the accidental firing of FAA’s experienced aviation safety staff.
Incompetence will be deadly.
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Years ago, after the Cambridge Analytica scandal, I interviewed a former fb employee, and I remember her continually emphasizing that these tech bros weren't evil geniuses, but were, in fact, dangerous because they were utterly clueless, totally reckless, and had too much power.
February 19, 2025 at 4:48 AM
Years ago, after the Cambridge Analytica scandal, I interviewed a former fb employee, and I remember her continually emphasizing that these tech bros weren't evil geniuses, but were, in fact, dangerous because they were utterly clueless, totally reckless, and had too much power.
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I just saw a (former) mutual describe Elon as "an immigrant who doesn't pay taxes" and I swear to fuck, y'all.
Don't push me.
I won't defend him, but I will mentally kick you right in the testicles until you're using your pubes to floss your teeth.
Stop reducing him down to "an immigrant".
Don't push me.
I won't defend him, but I will mentally kick you right in the testicles until you're using your pubes to floss your teeth.
Stop reducing him down to "an immigrant".
February 20, 2025 at 2:20 AM
I just saw a (former) mutual describe Elon as "an immigrant who doesn't pay taxes" and I swear to fuck, y'all.
Don't push me.
I won't defend him, but I will mentally kick you right in the testicles until you're using your pubes to floss your teeth.
Stop reducing him down to "an immigrant".
Don't push me.
I won't defend him, but I will mentally kick you right in the testicles until you're using your pubes to floss your teeth.
Stop reducing him down to "an immigrant".
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Second Amendment supporters can never again argue that they need firearms to defend against a tyrannical power that might overtake the US.
February 19, 2025 at 2:56 PM
Second Amendment supporters can never again argue that they need firearms to defend against a tyrannical power that might overtake the US.
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RFK Jr.’s cuts to the CDC hurt a program for 9/11 first responders.
The program provides screenings, medication, and more to over 100,000 survivors with conditions related to their work at Ground Zero.
And RFK fired 20% of the program’s staff.
thehill.com/policy/healt...
The program provides screenings, medication, and more to over 100,000 survivors with conditions related to their work at Ground Zero.
And RFK fired 20% of the program’s staff.
thehill.com/policy/healt...
NY Democrats demand RFK Jr. restore cuts to 9/11 survivor program
New York Democratic Sens. Chuck Schumer and Kirsten Gillibrand wrote a Monday letter to newly minted Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., urging him to reverse recent cuts to …
thehill.com
February 19, 2025 at 5:12 PM
RFK Jr.’s cuts to the CDC hurt a program for 9/11 first responders.
The program provides screenings, medication, and more to over 100,000 survivors with conditions related to their work at Ground Zero.
And RFK fired 20% of the program’s staff.
thehill.com/policy/healt...
The program provides screenings, medication, and more to over 100,000 survivors with conditions related to their work at Ground Zero.
And RFK fired 20% of the program’s staff.
thehill.com/policy/healt...
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the “make america healthy again” agenda appears to be an elaborate op conjured up by sentient strains of listeria and salmonella www.nytimes.com/2025/02/18/u...
FDA’s Food Safety Chief Resigns
The chief said the loss of critical employees overseeing the nation’s food supply made his work impossible. Robert F. Kennedy Jr., the nation’s new health secretary, has pledged to gut the division.
www.nytimes.com
February 19, 2025 at 2:20 PM
the “make america healthy again” agenda appears to be an elaborate op conjured up by sentient strains of listeria and salmonella www.nytimes.com/2025/02/18/u...
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Out of the 12,000 civil rights complaints the Education Department has put on hold since Trump took office:
• 6,000 relate to mistreatment of disabled students
• 1,000 are specific to sexual harassment/violence
• 3,200 pertain to racial discrimination
• 6,000 relate to mistreatment of disabled students
• 1,000 are specific to sexual harassment/violence
• 3,200 pertain to racial discrimination
“We’ve Been Essentially Muzzled”: Department of Education Halts Thousands of Civil Rights Investigations Under Trump
Since Inauguration Day, the Office for Civil Rights has only opened about 20 investigations focused on Trump’s priorities, placing more than 10,000 student complaints related to disability access and…
propub.li
February 19, 2025 at 3:00 AM
Out of the 12,000 civil rights complaints the Education Department has put on hold since Trump took office:
• 6,000 relate to mistreatment of disabled students
• 1,000 are specific to sexual harassment/violence
• 3,200 pertain to racial discrimination
• 6,000 relate to mistreatment of disabled students
• 1,000 are specific to sexual harassment/violence
• 3,200 pertain to racial discrimination
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"When you ride TESLA, you ride with Hitler.
Join Public Transportation Today!"
Reworked WW2 poster spotted in Oakland
Join Public Transportation Today!"
Reworked WW2 poster spotted in Oakland
February 19, 2025 at 12:30 AM
"When you ride TESLA, you ride with Hitler.
Join Public Transportation Today!"
Reworked WW2 poster spotted in Oakland
Join Public Transportation Today!"
Reworked WW2 poster spotted in Oakland
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I follow French politics a lot, as many of you know. Any effort for mass layoffs of public sector employees there would create such huge strikes and marches, the level of disruption and paralysis would be biblical.
February 19, 2025 at 1:31 AM
I follow French politics a lot, as many of you know. Any effort for mass layoffs of public sector employees there would create such huge strikes and marches, the level of disruption and paralysis would be biblical.
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In 2019, RFK Jr visited Samoa to spread anti-vax lies, spurring a measles outbreak that led to the deaths of 83 people - mostly children.
We can’t let that tragedy repeat in Texas. The MMR vaccine is 97% effective at preventing measles. Let’s stop the spread.
www.cbsnews.com/news/texas-m...
We can’t let that tragedy repeat in Texas. The MMR vaccine is 97% effective at preventing measles. Let’s stop the spread.
www.cbsnews.com/news/texas-m...
Measles outbreak in Texas rises to at least 58 cases — the state's worst in over 30 years
A measles outbreak in Texas has led to 58 confirmed cases, making it the state's worst in over 30 years — and local health officials say additional cases are likely to occur.
www.cbsnews.com
February 18, 2025 at 6:51 PM
In 2019, RFK Jr visited Samoa to spread anti-vax lies, spurring a measles outbreak that led to the deaths of 83 people - mostly children.
We can’t let that tragedy repeat in Texas. The MMR vaccine is 97% effective at preventing measles. Let’s stop the spread.
www.cbsnews.com/news/texas-m...
We can’t let that tragedy repeat in Texas. The MMR vaccine is 97% effective at preventing measles. Let’s stop the spread.
www.cbsnews.com/news/texas-m...
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