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Lino's Version @linosversion.bsky.social · 1d

Our City Needs More Housing

Montreal needs more housing. It seems many North American cities do. It is also true that we need affordable housing. Affordable and accessible. Here is a plan…

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Our City Needs More Housing

Our City Needs More Housing Montreal needs more housing. It seems many North American cities do. It is also true that we need affordable housing. Affordable and accessible. That means it needs to b…

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Lino's Version @linosversion.bsky.social · 10h

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These Activists Want to Dismantle Public Schools. Now They Run the Education Department.

Under Trump, the Department of Education has been bringing in activists hostile to public schools. It could mean a new era of private and religious schools boosted by tax dollars — and the end of publ...

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Lino's Version @linosversion.bsky.social · 10h

apnews.com/article/flig... shortages cause more US flight delays as government shutdown reaches seventh day

Staffing shortages cause more US flight delays as government shutdown reaches seventh day

Staffing shortages led to more flight delays at airports across the U.S. as the federal government shutdown stretched into a seventh day.

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Lino's Version @linosversion.bsky.social · 10h

Misinformation Hurts

There is little doubt that misinformation hurts…

Misinformation is the problem. Restoration Justice can be part of the solution.

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Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 11h

#WarRavagedPortland

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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 1d

Healthcare should be guaranteed as a human right #MedicareForAll @salaambhattiva.bsky.social

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Lino's Version @linosversion.bsky.social · 22h

It’s time for soft secession www.motherjones.com/politics/202...

It’s time for soft secession

How blue states can use their economic clout to stand up to Trump’s agenda—starting with California.

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Lino's Version @linosversion.bsky.social · 22h

6 Former Surgeons General Say RFK Jr. Is Endangering the Health of the Nation truthout.org/articles/6-f...

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6 Former Surgeons General Say RFK Jr. Is Endangering the Health of the Nation

The bipartisan group of surgeons general included Democratic and Republican appointees dating back to the early 1990s.

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Lino's Version @linosversion.bsky.social · 23h

Report: US Spent Over $30B Backing Israel, Regional Wars in 2 Years of Genocide truthout.org/articles/rep...
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Report: US Spent Over $30B Backing Israel, Regional Wars in 2 Years of Genocide

This is just the “tip of the iceberg,” Costs of War noted, as many other other transfers haven’t been disclosed.

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Lino's Version @linosversion.bsky.social · 1d

First they tried to "cure" gayness. Now they're fixated on "healing" trans people. www.motherjones.com/politics/202...

First they tried to "cure" gayness. Now they're fixated on "healing" trans people.

Inside the movement to resurrect conversion therapy.

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Lino's Version @linosversion.bsky.social · 1d

Bondi dodges questions as she clashes with Democrats over claims she's weaponized Justice Department apnews.com/article/pam-...

Bondi dodges questions as she clashes with Democrats over claims she's weaponized Justice Department

Attorney General Pam Bondi has repeatedly deflected questions while seeking to defend herself during a combative congressional hearing in the face of growing criticism that she's turning the law enfor...

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Lino's Version @linosversion.bsky.social · 1d

Our City Needs More Housing

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Lino's Version @linosversion.bsky.social · 1d

What a Chicago immigration raid says about Trumpism

The worst excesses seem designed to produce content

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What a Chicago immigration raid says about Trumpism

The worst excesses seem designed to produce content

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Lino's Version @linosversion.bsky.social · 1d

Apple bows to Trump administration pressure over ICE tracking apps theweek.com/politics/app...

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Apple bows to Trump administration pressure over ICE tracking apps

It’s the latest company to capitulate to Trump’s demands

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Lino's Version @linosversion.bsky.social · 1d

Government Shutdown Gives Trump Yet Another Opportunity to Expand His Power truthout.org/articles/gov...

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Government Shutdown Gives Trump Yet Another Opportunity to Expand His Power

Project 2025 architect Russell Vought wants to seize the shutdown to further slash spending with mass federal layoffs.

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Lino's Version @linosversion.bsky.social · 1d

The number of international students arriving in the U.S. was down nearly 20 percent this August — the steepest decline since the pandemic. ~ @nytimes.com

Lino's Version @linosversion.bsky.social · 1d

Cash Flow Is King
Analyst’s Perspective – Part 66 of our continuing series
Very few things are more important to a business than cash flow.

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Cash Flow Is King

Cash Flow Is King Cash Flow Is King: Analyst’s Perspective – Part 66 of our continuing series Very few things are more important to a business than cash flow. It is what ensures that the bills…

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Lino's Version @linosversion.bsky.social · 3d

Does this scare you?

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Lino's Version @linosversion.bsky.social · 3d

As Nuclear Tensions Reach New Heights, How Can We Win Global Disarmament? truthout.org/articles/as-...
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As Nuclear Tensions Reach New Heights, How Can We Win Global Disarmament?

Nuclear deterrence is untenable. We need to pursue anti-colonial disarmament.

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Lino's Version @linosversion.bsky.social · 4d

The Library Book: The Place for Me

Do you like books? I like books. New books; old books; used books... you get the picture, I like books.

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Lino's Version @linosversion.bsky.social · 5d

As a practical matter, the U.S. government has been “shut down” for over eight months, since Trump took office a second time.

I’ve been through government shutdowns. This one is radically different., by @RBReich open.substack.com/pub/robertre...

This shutdown is different

Here’s what’s at stake, and why Dems must hold the line.

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Lino's Version @linosversion.bsky.social · 5d

Trust Yourself, Begin
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Trust Yourself, Begin

Nearly twenty years ago, a talented friend of mine who managed a thriving cafe declared that he was tired of working for other people.

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Lino's Version @linosversion.bsky.social · 5d

How the shutdown ends
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Air traffic controllers.

Like other federal workers, the controllers aren’t being paid now (they’ll get back-pay when the shutdown ends). But unlike most other federal workers, their workloads and stress loads have been soaring.

How the shutdown ends

In the unfriendly skies

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Lino's Version @linosversion.bsky.social · 5d

Taco, Taco, Taco!

The thing with tacos is that they are versatile, delicious, and fun. That is a triple whammy. The other thing is that you don’t have to wait to go on your next trip to Mexico to partake…

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Morgan J Freeman @mjfree.bsky.social · 5d

Hmmmm…. Looky here 👇

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