thorax11
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I love information, and believe we all can be better humans to each other. We are all connected but we live disconnected.
Let's change that!
Let's change that!
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Democracy Now! is seeking an experienced leader to join our team as Director of Technology.
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May 6, 2025 at 7:09 PM
Democracy Now! is seeking an experienced leader to join our team as Director of Technology.
More details: democracynow.hire.trakstar.com/jobs/fk0plq3/
More details: democracynow.hire.trakstar.com/jobs/fk0plq3/
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The fate of three former Memphis police officers charged in the beating of Tyre Nichols was in the hands of 12 people who do not live in the city as jury deliberations began.
Jury begins deliberating fate of 3 former Memphis officers charged in Tyre Nichols’ death | CNN
The fate of three former Memphis police officers charged in the beating of Tyre Nichols was in the hands of 12 people who do not live in the city as jury deliberations began Tuesday in the 29-year-old...
www.cnn.com
May 6, 2025 at 7:10 PM
The fate of three former Memphis police officers charged in the beating of Tyre Nichols was in the hands of 12 people who do not live in the city as jury deliberations began.
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The Mississippi Free Press is seeking 2025 YMP student journalists this summer to cover health disparities. Applications close on May 15, 2025, at 11:59 p.m. See mfp.ms/gigs for details.
May 6, 2025 at 7:11 PM
The Mississippi Free Press is seeking 2025 YMP student journalists this summer to cover health disparities. Applications close on May 15, 2025, at 11:59 p.m. See mfp.ms/gigs for details.
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‘Simply unworkable’: British film industry leaders aghast at Trump’s movie tariffs
‘Simply unworkable’: British film industry leaders aghast at Trump’s movie tariffs
US president’s call for 100% tariffs on films ‘produced in foreign lands’ comes under fire, with actor Brian Cox saying Trump doesn’t understand how films are made
www.theguardian.com
May 6, 2025 at 7:13 PM
‘Simply unworkable’: British film industry leaders aghast at Trump’s movie tariffs
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A panel of federal court judges has upheld the convictions of former House Speaker Larry Householder and former Republican leader Matt Borges for their roles in the largest public corruption scheme in state history.
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@morgantrau.bsky.social
Federal appeals court upholds conviction of Householder in public corruption case • Ohio Capital Journal
A panel of federal court judges has upheld the convictions of former House Speaker Larry Householder and former Republican leader Matt Borges for their roles in the largest public corruption scheme in...
ohiocapitaljournal.com
May 6, 2025 at 7:16 PM
A panel of federal court judges has upheld the convictions of former House Speaker Larry Householder and former Republican leader Matt Borges for their roles in the largest public corruption scheme in state history.
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@morgantrau.bsky.social
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A lawsuit from the American Civil Liberties Union of Alaska claims that the state Department of Corrections has failed to provide adequate health care for inmates.
“It's shocking how many basic human needs are not being met,” said the ACLU's Megan Edge.
“It's shocking how many basic human needs are not being met,” said the ACLU's Megan Edge.
ACLU sues Alaska Department of Corrections for failing to provide adequate health care
The ACLU of Alaska is suing Governor Mike Dunleavy and two DOC employees for the failure, saying it ‘endangers the health, safety, and lives of incarcerated people.’
alaskapublic.org
May 6, 2025 at 7:16 PM
A lawsuit from the American Civil Liberties Union of Alaska claims that the state Department of Corrections has failed to provide adequate health care for inmates.
“It's shocking how many basic human needs are not being met,” said the ACLU's Megan Edge.
“It's shocking how many basic human needs are not being met,” said the ACLU's Megan Edge.
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BREAKING:
A federal judge in New York becomes the SECOND to find Trump's Alien Enemies Act proclamation unlawful — there's no “war,” “invasion” or “predatory incursion."
Here's how it begins.
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Background www.allrisenews.com/p/unlawful-h...
A federal judge in New York becomes the SECOND to find Trump's Alien Enemies Act proclamation unlawful — there's no “war,” “invasion” or “predatory incursion."
Here's how it begins.
Doc storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
Background www.allrisenews.com/p/unlawful-h...
![This nation was founded on the “self-evident” truths “that all men are created equal, that
they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, [and] that among these are
Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness.” Declaration of Independence, at ¶ 2 (1776). Our
Constitution embodies these truths, in a limited government of enumerated powers, in its system
of checks and balances separating the executive, legislative and judicial branches, and in its
guarantee that neither citizen nor alien be “deprived of life, liberty, or property, without due
process of law.”](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:353gzbhcjbznfxegvayffqek/bafkreiejj46vhd66j4hldcps2gkgnfxuuvd46c2hiyjnvydya3t2ss4lt4@jpeg)
May 6, 2025 at 4:12 PM
BREAKING:
A federal judge in New York becomes the SECOND to find Trump's Alien Enemies Act proclamation unlawful — there's no “war,” “invasion” or “predatory incursion."
Here's how it begins.
Doc storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
Background www.allrisenews.com/p/unlawful-h...
A federal judge in New York becomes the SECOND to find Trump's Alien Enemies Act proclamation unlawful — there's no “war,” “invasion” or “predatory incursion."
Here's how it begins.
Doc storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
Background www.allrisenews.com/p/unlawful-h...
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10 reasons why you should support EUobserver
10 reasons why you should support EUobserver
Strong democracies need strong watchdogs — but more than that, people like you who care about what the watchdog discovers.
euobserver.com
May 6, 2025 at 7:20 PM
10 reasons why you should support EUobserver
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Forecasters warned of heavy rain and thunderstorms from Texas to Mississippi this week. A Texas girl was swept away by floodwaters on Monday.
Texas Girl Swept Away by Flood as the South Faces More Severe Storms
www.nytimes.com
May 6, 2025 at 7:22 PM
Forecasters warned of heavy rain and thunderstorms from Texas to Mississippi this week. A Texas girl was swept away by floodwaters on Monday.
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The US supreme court has granted a stay temporarily allowing for Donald Trump’s ban on transgender members of the military to take effect while the case proceeds in lower courts.
US supreme court allows Trump trans military ban to take effect
www.theguardian.com
May 6, 2025 at 7:23 PM
The US supreme court has granted a stay temporarily allowing for Donald Trump’s ban on transgender members of the military to take effect while the case proceeds in lower courts.
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Ben Crump, family of Georgia airman killed by Florida deputy to announce lawsuit in 2024 death
Ben Crump, family of Georgia airman killed by Florida deputy to announce lawsuit in 2024 death
Roger Fortson, 23, was killed on May 3 by a Okaloosa County Sheriff’s Office deputy in Fort Walton Beach, Florida. The deputy was later identified as Eddie Duran, who was later charged with manslaughter with a firearm.
www.atlantanewsfirst.com
May 6, 2025 at 7:27 PM
Ben Crump, family of Georgia airman killed by Florida deputy to announce lawsuit in 2024 death
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U.S. Judge Beryl Howell has struck down Trump’s executive order targeting the law firm Perkins Coie, calling it an “unprecedented attack” on the judiciary—and citing Trump's own speech boasting about coercing law firms to join him.
Trump’s Own Words Come Back to Bite Him in Brutal Ruling
Judge Beryl Howell used Donald Trump’s own words against him when striking down his suit.
newrepublic.com
May 6, 2025 at 7:27 PM
U.S. Judge Beryl Howell has struck down Trump’s executive order targeting the law firm Perkins Coie, calling it an “unprecedented attack” on the judiciary—and citing Trump's own speech boasting about coercing law firms to join him.
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The inventor of the lovable but imperfect Moomins created the characters and their world as a way of bringing light after the dark days of the second world war.
Tove Jansson: lessons in life from her beloved Moomin characters
The inventor of the lovable but imperfect Moomins created the characters and their world as a way of bringing light after the dark days of the second world war.
tcnv.link
May 6, 2025 at 7:28 PM
The inventor of the lovable but imperfect Moomins created the characters and their world as a way of bringing light after the dark days of the second world war.
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Tulsi Gabbard, now the US director of national intelligence, used the same easily cracked password for different online accounts including a personal Gmail account and Dropbox over a period of years, leaked records reviewed by WIRED reveal. www.wired.com/story/tulsi-...
Tulsi Gabbard Reused the Same Weak Password on Multiple Accounts for Years
Tulsi Gabbard, now the US director of national intelligence, used the same easily cracked password for different online accounts including a personal Gmail account and Dropbox over a period of years,...
www.wired.com
May 6, 2025 at 7:29 PM
Tulsi Gabbard, now the US director of national intelligence, used the same easily cracked password for different online accounts including a personal Gmail account and Dropbox over a period of years, leaked records reviewed by WIRED reveal. www.wired.com/story/tulsi-...
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Philadelphia tutoring program focused on student literacy cut by DOGE
https://www.chalkbeat.org/philadelphia/2025/05/06/trump-doge-cuts-tutoring-programs-like-joyful-readers-teach-for-america/
https://www.chalkbeat.org/philadelphia/2025/05/06/trump-doge-cuts-tutoring-programs-like-joyful-readers-teach-for-america/
How DOGE’s AmeriCorps cuts are gutting Philly schools’ tutoring programs
More than 7,500 kids in the Philly area have AmeriCorps tutors and teachers through programs like Joyful Readers, City Year, ArtistYear, and Teach for America. Those programs have been threatened by the Trump administration’s cuts.
www.chalkbeat.org
May 6, 2025 at 7:30 PM
Philadelphia tutoring program focused on student literacy cut by DOGE
https://www.chalkbeat.org/philadelphia/2025/05/06/trump-doge-cuts-tutoring-programs-like-joyful-readers-teach-for-america/
https://www.chalkbeat.org/philadelphia/2025/05/06/trump-doge-cuts-tutoring-programs-like-joyful-readers-teach-for-america/
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St. Paul is getting its own cat tour, inspired by the popular event in Minneapolis' Wedge neighborhood.
A cat tour is coming to St. Paul
The popular tour in Minneapolis’ “Wedge” neighborhood, where you can view cats positioned in windowsills and on porches, was an inspiration.
bit.ly
May 6, 2025 at 7:30 PM
St. Paul is getting its own cat tour, inspired by the popular event in Minneapolis' Wedge neighborhood.
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A lawyer for the federal government and an appeals judge got into a heated exchange when the lawyer could not answer whether detained Tufts University student Rumeysa Öztürk's free speech is protected.
Judge grills Trump administration on if detained Tufts student's free speech is protected
Öztürk, who is from Turkey, was apprehended by immigration authorities on the streets of a Boston suburb on March 25 after writing an op-ed about the war in Gaza.
nbcnews.to
May 6, 2025 at 7:30 PM
A lawyer for the federal government and an appeals judge got into a heated exchange when the lawyer could not answer whether detained Tufts University student Rumeysa Öztürk's free speech is protected.
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This week, @marcelias.bsky.social interviewed @marinakjenkins.bsky.social of the National Democratic Redistricting Committee (@democraticredistricting.com) about the fight for fair maps and the future of redistricting.
Watch it here:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=CSdW...
Watch it here:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=CSdW...
May 6, 2025 at 7:31 PM
This week, @marcelias.bsky.social interviewed @marinakjenkins.bsky.social of the National Democratic Redistricting Committee (@democraticredistricting.com) about the fight for fair maps and the future of redistricting.
Watch it here:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=CSdW...
Watch it here:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=CSdW...
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NEW: In 2021, the Drug Enforcement Administration welcomed the addition of body cameras and touted the “enhanced transparency” they bring.
Now the agency has quietly ended its body camera program, citing a Trump executive order.
By @marioarizabaez.bsky.social
Now the agency has quietly ended its body camera program, citing a Trump executive order.
By @marioarizabaez.bsky.social
The DEA Once Touted Body Cameras for Their “Enhanced Transparency.” Now the Agency Is Abandoning Them.
An internal email obtained by ProPublica said the agency made the change to be “consistent” with a Trump executive order. But at least two other federal law enforcement agencies are still requiring bo...
www.propublica.org
May 6, 2025 at 7:32 PM
NEW: In 2021, the Drug Enforcement Administration welcomed the addition of body cameras and touted the “enhanced transparency” they bring.
Now the agency has quietly ended its body camera program, citing a Trump executive order.
By @marioarizabaez.bsky.social
Now the agency has quietly ended its body camera program, citing a Trump executive order.
By @marioarizabaez.bsky.social
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Landmarks across UK light up to mark 80th anniversary of VE Day
Landmarks across UK light up to mark 80th anniversary of VE Day
Watch live as historic UK landmarks light up this evening - on a second day of celebrations commemorating the end of the Second World War in Europe
news.sky.com
May 6, 2025 at 7:33 PM
Landmarks across UK light up to mark 80th anniversary of VE Day
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“Ma’m, I am trying to ascertain your understanding of the law as it applies to your department, and you as its leader should be able to give us a ‘yes’ or ‘no’ answer, because judge after judge has ruled that the law is not being followed," Rep. Lauren Underwood of Illinois said to Noem.
Kristi Noem Gets Brutal Fact-Check on Deporting U.S. Citizens
There have been at least 12 documented instances in which U.S. citizens were caught up in Donald Trump’s deportations.
newrepublic.com
May 6, 2025 at 7:37 PM
“Ma’m, I am trying to ascertain your understanding of the law as it applies to your department, and you as its leader should be able to give us a ‘yes’ or ‘no’ answer, because judge after judge has ruled that the law is not being followed," Rep. Lauren Underwood of Illinois said to Noem.
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Imports of Russian oil, gas and nuclear materials must stop by 2027 at the very latest, Brussels has proposed in a new ambitious strategy.
#EuropeNews
#EuropeNews
EU sets 2027 as deadline to phase out all Russian fuels, including LNG
Imports of Russian oil, gas and nuclear materials must stop by 2027 at the very latest, Brussels has proposed in a new ambitious strategy.
l.euronews.com
May 6, 2025 at 7:38 PM
Imports of Russian oil, gas and nuclear materials must stop by 2027 at the very latest, Brussels has proposed in a new ambitious strategy.
#EuropeNews
#EuropeNews
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Tariffs, many argue, would hasten the film industry’s demise rather than preventing it, because they would increase costs.
https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/business/story/2025-05-05/hollywood-reacts-to-trump-tariffs-on-films-shot-overseas?utm_medium=social&utm_source=bluesky_
https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/business/story/2025-05-05/hollywood-reacts-to-trump-tariffs-on-films-shot-overseas?utm_medium=social&utm_source=bluesky_
May 6, 2025 at 7:45 PM
Tariffs, many argue, would hasten the film industry’s demise rather than preventing it, because they would increase costs.
https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/business/story/2025-05-05/hollywood-reacts-to-trump-tariffs-on-films-shot-overseas?utm_medium=social&utm_source=bluesky_
https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/business/story/2025-05-05/hollywood-reacts-to-trump-tariffs-on-films-shot-overseas?utm_medium=social&utm_source=bluesky_
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The Utah Pride Center announced its plan for the 2025 Utah Pride Festival on Tuesday morning — including a list of star entertainers.
David Archuleta to have first-ever performance at Utah Pride festival
The Utah Pride Center has released its plans for pride celebrations in 2025.
www.sltrib.com
May 6, 2025 at 7:45 PM
The Utah Pride Center announced its plan for the 2025 Utah Pride Festival on Tuesday morning — including a list of star entertainers.
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The Local has been nominated for six Digital Publishing Awards, including General Excellence for the fifth year running! We're so proud of the work we did last year and glad to see it recognized on a national stage. thelocal.to/the-local-ea...
The Local Earns CJF Jackman Award Nomination and Six Digital Publishing Award Nods | The Local
Nominations include recognition for General Excellence in Digital Publishing for the fifth consecutive year.
thelocal.to
May 6, 2025 at 7:45 PM
The Local has been nominated for six Digital Publishing Awards, including General Excellence for the fifth year running! We're so proud of the work we did last year and glad to see it recognized on a national stage. thelocal.to/the-local-ea...