Stephanie Brancaforte
@expluma.bsky.social
All in for climate, peace & human rights. Sicily-USA-global.
Amateur fire-fighter & river protector.
RinascimentoGreen.it & transistor.city
Amateur fire-fighter & river protector.
RinascimentoGreen.it & transistor.city
A very helpful explainer about the dangerous situation at the BBC - the manifestation of a years-long right-wing plan to undermine its impartiality:
The BBC’s Road to Appeasement
www.bylinesupplement.com/p/the-bbcs-r...
The BBC’s Road to Appeasement
www.bylinesupplement.com/p/the-bbcs-r...
The BBC’s Road to Appeasement
As the BBC comes under growing criticism for its coverage of Reform, we republish Adam Bienkov and Patrick Howse's 2024 investigation into how the corporation's leadership became cowed by the right
www.bylinesupplement.com
November 12, 2025 at 2:32 PM
A very helpful explainer about the dangerous situation at the BBC - the manifestation of a years-long right-wing plan to undermine its impartiality:
The BBC’s Road to Appeasement
www.bylinesupplement.com/p/the-bbcs-r...
The BBC’s Road to Appeasement
www.bylinesupplement.com/p/the-bbcs-r...
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When I was pregnant, I tried to eat well, stay healthy & protect myself from undue stress because the baby could be affected.
For this reason, ICE had a long time policy not to detain pregnant people.
But now they are detaining them, brutalizing them & denying medical attention.
#ICELawlessness
For this reason, ICE had a long time policy not to detain pregnant people.
But now they are detaining them, brutalizing them & denying medical attention.
#ICELawlessness
November 11, 2025 at 5:48 PM
When I was pregnant, I tried to eat well, stay healthy & protect myself from undue stress because the baby could be affected.
For this reason, ICE had a long time policy not to detain pregnant people.
But now they are detaining them, brutalizing them & denying medical attention.
#ICELawlessness
For this reason, ICE had a long time policy not to detain pregnant people.
But now they are detaining them, brutalizing them & denying medical attention.
#ICELawlessness
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Not many people are talking about the children being harmed by #ICELawlessness but it's important to talk about.
What's happening to these kids is being paid for by our tax dollars.
We're paying for the torture of children.
I know this is beyond grim, but we must let people know about this!
What's happening to these kids is being paid for by our tax dollars.
We're paying for the torture of children.
I know this is beyond grim, but we must let people know about this!
November 10, 2025 at 3:51 PM
Not many people are talking about the children being harmed by #ICELawlessness but it's important to talk about.
What's happening to these kids is being paid for by our tax dollars.
We're paying for the torture of children.
I know this is beyond grim, but we must let people know about this!
What's happening to these kids is being paid for by our tax dollars.
We're paying for the torture of children.
I know this is beyond grim, but we must let people know about this!
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Two-thirds of California's power comes from clean energy.
For 9 in 10 days so far this year, we were 100% powered for some part of the day by clean energy.
The Golden State has become the world's fourth-largest economy because of our climate leadership, not in spite of it.
For 9 in 10 days so far this year, we were 100% powered for some part of the day by clean energy.
The Golden State has become the world's fourth-largest economy because of our climate leadership, not in spite of it.
November 10, 2025 at 4:29 PM
Two-thirds of California's power comes from clean energy.
For 9 in 10 days so far this year, we were 100% powered for some part of the day by clean energy.
The Golden State has become the world's fourth-largest economy because of our climate leadership, not in spite of it.
For 9 in 10 days so far this year, we were 100% powered for some part of the day by clean energy.
The Golden State has become the world's fourth-largest economy because of our climate leadership, not in spite of it.
Join our virtual call TODAY - Mon 8pm ET / 5PM PT to learn how to protect our kids and care workers! Unmarked cars, masked agents, and militarized cities are not what our kids should be facing on their way to school or at their child care centers. ✍: bit.ly/ice-OUT
🚨 Emergency Call: ICE Out of Child Care Centers & Schools! · National Domestic Workers Alliance C3
On November 5, ICE took a childcare worker from her workplace — in front of the children she dedicates her life to protecting. This is unacceptable. We all deserve to feel safe at home, at work, and i...
bit.ly
November 10, 2025 at 5:58 PM
Join our virtual call TODAY - Mon 8pm ET / 5PM PT to learn how to protect our kids and care workers! Unmarked cars, masked agents, and militarized cities are not what our kids should be facing on their way to school or at their child care centers. ✍: bit.ly/ice-OUT
Who will channel Shakespeare's ghost and come up with some appropriately creative profanity for our times?
November 10, 2025 at 8:55 AM
Who will channel Shakespeare's ghost and come up with some appropriately creative profanity for our times?
This can be a "darkest before the dawn" situation - where people finally understand the need for universal, single-payer healthcare and insist their candidates represent them in this fight.
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November 10, 2025 at 8:54 AM
This can be a "darkest before the dawn" situation - where people finally understand the need for universal, single-payer healthcare and insist their candidates represent them in this fight.
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Please go to hell, Chuck Schumer & all the Senate Ds who forgot why they are fighting and how to fight. Especially screw the hypocrites who wanted to vote yes on reopening but were "allowed" to vote no to preserve their image with voters.
Senate leadership is not a monarchy - now onto primaries.
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Senate leadership is not a monarchy - now onto primaries.
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November 10, 2025 at 8:28 AM
Please go to hell, Chuck Schumer & all the Senate Ds who forgot why they are fighting and how to fight. Especially screw the hypocrites who wanted to vote yes on reopening but were "allowed" to vote no to preserve their image with voters.
Senate leadership is not a monarchy - now onto primaries.
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Senate leadership is not a monarchy - now onto primaries.
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1/ The US Government has quietly removed a memorial to Black soldiers who died in World War II from the Netherlands American Cemetery in Margraten, South Limburg. The move follows a complaint from the right-wing Heritage Foundation to the American Battle Monuments Commission. ⬇️
November 9, 2025 at 9:23 AM
1/ The US Government has quietly removed a memorial to Black soldiers who died in World War II from the Netherlands American Cemetery in Margraten, South Limburg. The move follows a complaint from the right-wing Heritage Foundation to the American Battle Monuments Commission. ⬇️
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“I want you to understand what it is like to live in Chicago during this time.”
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November 9, 2025 at 5:26 PM
“I want you to understand what it is like to live in Chicago during this time.”
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The fact a *single* Amazon full-time employee requires SNAP benefits should be a crime. The fact Amazon is the largest employer of SNAP recipients is a disgrace. Jeff Bezos shouldnt be that rich; he should be in jail.
November 3, 2025 at 4:01 PM
The fact a *single* Amazon full-time employee requires SNAP benefits should be a crime. The fact Amazon is the largest employer of SNAP recipients is a disgrace. Jeff Bezos shouldnt be that rich; he should be in jail.
In case you were wondering what was up with Justice Jackson’s ruling on SNAP - www.stevevladeck.com/p/190-snap-w...
190. SNAP WTF?
A very quick explainer on why Justice Jackson issued an "administrative stay" in the SNAP case late on Friday night, and on what's likely to happen next
www.stevevladeck.com
November 8, 2025 at 2:58 PM
In case you were wondering what was up with Justice Jackson’s ruling on SNAP - www.stevevladeck.com/p/190-snap-w...
This MONDAY: ICE out of Child Care and Schools Emergency Call! Nov. 10th at 8pm ET, join us to hear how we can organize to protect our children and care workers/teachers! 👉: bit.ly/ice-OUT
🚨 Emergency Call: ICE Out of Child Care Centers & Schools! · National Domestic Workers Alliance C3
On November 5, ICE took a childcare worker from her workplace — in front of the children she dedicates her life to protecting. This is unacceptable. We all deserve to feel safe at home, at work, and i...
bit.ly
November 7, 2025 at 9:40 PM
This MONDAY: ICE out of Child Care and Schools Emergency Call! Nov. 10th at 8pm ET, join us to hear how we can organize to protect our children and care workers/teachers! 👉: bit.ly/ice-OUT
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1. In a major shadow docket ruling from the Supreme Court, the court has ruled against trans people's passports, giving a stay to the Trump administration.
The admin has previously indicated it intend to revoke some passports if it got this ruling.
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The admin has previously indicated it intend to revoke some passports if it got this ruling.
Subscribe to support our journalism.
SCOTUS Rules Against Trans People's Passport Gender Markers In Shadow Docket Ruling
The administration has previously indicated it could revoke some trans people's passports if it got this ruling.
www.erininthemorning.com
November 6, 2025 at 9:29 PM
1. In a major shadow docket ruling from the Supreme Court, the court has ruled against trans people's passports, giving a stay to the Trump administration.
The admin has previously indicated it intend to revoke some passports if it got this ruling.
Subscribe to support our journalism.
The admin has previously indicated it intend to revoke some passports if it got this ruling.
Subscribe to support our journalism.
I'm canceling my Spotify subscription until the ICE ads are removed. Streaming hate is a choice and I refuse to fund it. #CancelSpotify app.sosha.ai/s/cSn2MRZI
Don’t Stream Fascism: Cancel Spotify
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November 6, 2025 at 3:55 PM
I'm canceling my Spotify subscription until the ICE ads are removed. Streaming hate is a choice and I refuse to fund it. #CancelSpotify app.sosha.ai/s/cSn2MRZI
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“How did you receive the foreigner? And did you receive him and welcome him or not?”
Pope Leo XIV challenges us to reflect on the moral cost of policies that target deeply-root immigrants and families.
Pope Leo XIV challenges us to reflect on the moral cost of policies that target deeply-root immigrants and families.
November 5, 2025 at 5:05 PM
“How did you receive the foreigner? And did you receive him and welcome him or not?”
Pope Leo XIV challenges us to reflect on the moral cost of policies that target deeply-root immigrants and families.
Pope Leo XIV challenges us to reflect on the moral cost of policies that target deeply-root immigrants and families.
If you haven't already watched this, take 17 minutes to get a refresher on just why you hate Elon Musk so much - one of the big (and under-told) stories in the world right now: www.youtube.com/watch?v=3VJT...
We Went to the Town Elon Musk Is Poisoning
YouTube video by More Perfect Union
www.youtube.com
November 5, 2025 at 10:05 PM
If you haven't already watched this, take 17 minutes to get a refresher on just why you hate Elon Musk so much - one of the big (and under-told) stories in the world right now: www.youtube.com/watch?v=3VJT...
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Join us this Veterans Day, shoulder to shoulder with About Face and other allies against the US cycle of endless war, corporate war profiteering, and the militarization and occupation of our communities.
With the escalation of Trumps racist and reactionary agenda on the people, we must fight back!
With the escalation of Trumps racist and reactionary agenda on the people, we must fight back!
November 4, 2025 at 8:10 PM
Join us this Veterans Day, shoulder to shoulder with About Face and other allies against the US cycle of endless war, corporate war profiteering, and the militarization and occupation of our communities.
With the escalation of Trumps racist and reactionary agenda on the people, we must fight back!
With the escalation of Trumps racist and reactionary agenda on the people, we must fight back!
Citizen science is increasingly important when the corporates and government are in cahoots to keep people breathing toxins and eating mud - lailluminator.com/2025/11/02/c...
Citizen-led pollution monitoring persists in Louisiana, despite law that limits its use • Louisiana Illuminator
Communities around Louisiana are taking environmental data collection into their own hands — despite a law restricting how their findings can be used to enforce regulations.
lailluminator.com
November 4, 2025 at 8:51 AM
Citizen science is increasingly important when the corporates and government are in cahoots to keep people breathing toxins and eating mud - lailluminator.com/2025/11/02/c...
Proud of my colleagues at Public Citizen for doing this lifesaving work www.nytimes.com/2025/11/03/u...
The Monthslong Legal Battle to Save Foreign Aid
www.nytimes.com
November 3, 2025 at 12:15 PM
Proud of my colleagues at Public Citizen for doing this lifesaving work www.nytimes.com/2025/11/03/u...
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When ChatGPT was asked to rate 40,000 résumés, it ranked the older male candidates as better quality than the younger female applicants.
Age and gender distortion in online media and large language models - Nature
Stereotypes of age-related gender bias are socially distorted, as evidenced by the age gap in the representations of women and men across various media and algorithms, despite no systematic age differ...
www.nature.com
November 2, 2025 at 11:20 PM
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Medicare for All would save $450B a year.
Every dollar spent on food stamps generates $1.50-$1.80 in economic activity.
Each dollar going to low-wage workers adds $1.20 to the economy overall.
It’s not about what this country can or can’t afford.
It’s about priorities.
Every dollar spent on food stamps generates $1.50-$1.80 in economic activity.
Each dollar going to low-wage workers adds $1.20 to the economy overall.
It’s not about what this country can or can’t afford.
It’s about priorities.
October 31, 2025 at 6:45 PM
Medicare for All would save $450B a year.
Every dollar spent on food stamps generates $1.50-$1.80 in economic activity.
Each dollar going to low-wage workers adds $1.20 to the economy overall.
It’s not about what this country can or can’t afford.
It’s about priorities.
Every dollar spent on food stamps generates $1.50-$1.80 in economic activity.
Each dollar going to low-wage workers adds $1.20 to the economy overall.
It’s not about what this country can or can’t afford.
It’s about priorities.
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notes on gatesnotes, in a thread
"A new way to look at the problem" - er, no, he's been running this line for DECADES
On the headline: you can absolutely guarantee anyone presenting themselves as telling tough, hard truths is about to deliver some self-aggrandising nonsense
"A new way to look at the problem" - er, no, he's been running this line for DECADES
On the headline: you can absolutely guarantee anyone presenting themselves as telling tough, hard truths is about to deliver some self-aggrandising nonsense
October 29, 2025 at 7:34 PM
notes on gatesnotes, in a thread
"A new way to look at the problem" - er, no, he's been running this line for DECADES
On the headline: you can absolutely guarantee anyone presenting themselves as telling tough, hard truths is about to deliver some self-aggrandising nonsense
"A new way to look at the problem" - er, no, he's been running this line for DECADES
On the headline: you can absolutely guarantee anyone presenting themselves as telling tough, hard truths is about to deliver some self-aggrandising nonsense
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UPDATE: We obtained new records showing the FHFA may have misused federal investigative power for political gain – including when accessing mortgage data for Sen. Adam Schiff, Federal Reserve Board Governor Lisa Cook & NY AG Letitia James.
The American people deserve the FULL truth. We will get it.
The American people deserve the FULL truth. We will get it.
Democracy Forward Obtains Records Regarding FHFA’s Politicized Investigations of Public Officials - Democracy Forward
democracyforward.org
October 30, 2025 at 9:36 PM
UPDATE: We obtained new records showing the FHFA may have misused federal investigative power for political gain – including when accessing mortgage data for Sen. Adam Schiff, Federal Reserve Board Governor Lisa Cook & NY AG Letitia James.
The American people deserve the FULL truth. We will get it.
The American people deserve the FULL truth. We will get it.
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The Trump-Vance admin’s refusal to fund SNAP will inflict immediate harm on 42M people across our nation—forcing families to skip meals, overwhelming food pantries, and harming small businesses.
So we’re pushing back in court to protect the American people.
So we’re pushing back in court to protect the American people.
October 30, 2025 at 6:23 PM
The Trump-Vance admin’s refusal to fund SNAP will inflict immediate harm on 42M people across our nation—forcing families to skip meals, overwhelming food pantries, and harming small businesses.
So we’re pushing back in court to protect the American people.
So we’re pushing back in court to protect the American people.