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LeftRightUSA @leftrightusa.bsky.social · 34m

Forbes @forbes.com · 1d

Cracks in the air travel system are widening, as air traffic controllers bear the strain of an understaffed system and no pay until the government shutdown ends.

Overstressed Air Traffic Controllers ‘Aren’t Fit For Duty,’ Says Agency Veteran—As FAA Issues ‘Staffing Triggers’ At 6 Airports Tuesday

Cracks in the air travel system are widening, as air traffic controllers bear the strain of an understaffed system and no pay until the government shutdown ends.

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LeftRightUSA @leftrightusa.bsky.social · 34m

LeftRightUSA @leftrightusa.bsky.social · 35m

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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 12h

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Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 2h

🚨BREAKING: A right-wing group with a long track record of pushing for voter roll purges, is asking the U.S. Supreme Court to reinterpret a federal law designed to expand voting access as a mandate for aggressive voter removals. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...

Right-Wing Group Asks SCOTUS to Turn Pro-Voting Law Into Tool for Voter Purges

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LeftRightUSA @leftrightusa.bsky.social · 38m

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Rev. Benjamin R. Cremer (@brcremer)

Read my full article on this topic here: https://benjamin-cremer.kit.com/posts/jonah-a-prophetic-critique-of-religious-and-nationalistic-arrogance?fbclid=IwVERFWANQmUhleHRuA2FlbQIxMQABHmV-RNik9VzCaKgz...

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LeftRightUSA @leftrightusa.bsky.social · 3h

Civil liberties groups ask congressional intelligence committees to preserve measures that would require the top lawyers of the CIA and Office of the Director of National Intelligence to be confirmed by the Senate before taking up their posts.

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Keep Senate confirmation for top intelligence lawyers, civil liberties groups urge

A provision in the 2026 annual intelligence community bill would lift Senate confirmation rules for the chief counsels of the CIA and ODNI. Advocates warn the change would weaken transparency and publ...

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LeftRightUSA @leftrightusa.bsky.social · 6h

Gronewold said Guard soldiers serve two purposes: “One, to defend America, and two, to protect Oregonians. And so by serving in this mission, they will be protecting any protesters at the ICE facility.”

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