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This NYT story failed the reader by not digging deeper. One subject dropped out of college after one year (five years ago) and lists "Windows" as his skillset. Story should be: young conservatives who blame immigrants for their personal failures and whose lives won't be improved w/ fewer immigrants
December 15, 2025 at 8:36 AM
This NYT story failed the reader by not digging deeper. One subject dropped out of college after one year (five years ago) and lists "Windows" as his skillset. Story should be: young conservatives who blame immigrants for their personal failures and whose lives won't be improved w/ fewer immigrants
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No you can't. Telling a computer to paint something for you is not remotely the same as painting something yourself, what is wrong with these people
December 15, 2025 at 1:53 PM
No you can't. Telling a computer to paint something for you is not remotely the same as painting something yourself, what is wrong with these people
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how it feels to do physical activity after the age of 35
October 29, 2025 at 11:50 PM
how it feels to do physical activity after the age of 35
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Do you use Spotify Premium? Cancel your subscription until Spotify stops running ICE ads. There are other streaming options that don’t profit from exploiting artists while recruiting for ICE: indivisible.org/cancel-spoti... #CancelSpotify
October 29, 2025 at 7:06 PM
Do you use Spotify Premium? Cancel your subscription until Spotify stops running ICE ads. There are other streaming options that don’t profit from exploiting artists while recruiting for ICE: indivisible.org/cancel-spoti... #CancelSpotify
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How did 3M’s “forever chemicals” end up in all of us? Inside the story of the corporate scientists who discovered—then helped to conceal—the dangers of its chemicals.
How 3M Discovered, Then Concealed, the Dangers of Forever Chemicals
The company found its own toxic compounds in human blood—and kept selling them.
nyer.cm
July 24, 2025 at 7:34 PM
How did 3M’s “forever chemicals” end up in all of us? Inside the story of the corporate scientists who discovered—then helped to conceal—the dangers of its chemicals.
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"We're the last uncertified race in the country."
Jen Rubin joined Anderson Clayton, Chair of the North Carolina Democratic Party, to discuss NC's ongoing Supreme Court battle—with state Republicans refusing to concede. Listen to the full conversation now:
Jen Rubin joined Anderson Clayton, Chair of the North Carolina Democratic Party, to discuss NC's ongoing Supreme Court battle—with state Republicans refusing to concede. Listen to the full conversation now:
Anderson Clayton explains the state of play in the North Carolina Supreme Court Race
The North Carolina State Supreme Court race is still being contested by Republicans, despite there being no evidence of election interference.
contrarian.substack.com
April 16, 2025 at 4:24 PM
"We're the last uncertified race in the country."
Jen Rubin joined Anderson Clayton, Chair of the North Carolina Democratic Party, to discuss NC's ongoing Supreme Court battle—with state Republicans refusing to concede. Listen to the full conversation now:
Jen Rubin joined Anderson Clayton, Chair of the North Carolina Democratic Party, to discuss NC's ongoing Supreme Court battle—with state Republicans refusing to concede. Listen to the full conversation now:
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The Trump admin is planning to reverse hundreds of regulations.
They're aiming to kill a rule requiring nursing homes to have more medical staff on duty.
They're planning to eliminate a rule protecting miners from lethal silica dust.
And that's just the start.
www.nytimes.com/2025/04/15/u...
They're aiming to kill a rule requiring nursing homes to have more medical staff on duty.
They're planning to eliminate a rule protecting miners from lethal silica dust.
And that's just the start.
www.nytimes.com/2025/04/15/u...
Trump and DOGE Are Planning Deregulation at a Massive Scale
The White House will soon move to rapidly repeal or freeze rules that affect health, food, workplace safety, transportation and more.
www.nytimes.com
April 16, 2025 at 4:33 PM
The Trump admin is planning to reverse hundreds of regulations.
They're aiming to kill a rule requiring nursing homes to have more medical staff on duty.
They're planning to eliminate a rule protecting miners from lethal silica dust.
And that's just the start.
www.nytimes.com/2025/04/15/u...
They're aiming to kill a rule requiring nursing homes to have more medical staff on duty.
They're planning to eliminate a rule protecting miners from lethal silica dust.
And that's just the start.
www.nytimes.com/2025/04/15/u...
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“The world is now seeing Trump’s America for exactly what it is becoming: a rogue state led by an impulsive strongman disconnected from the rule of law and other constitutional American principles and values.”
www.nytimes.com/2025/04/15/o...
www.nytimes.com/2025/04/15/o...
Opinion | I Have Never Been More Afraid for My Country’s Future
Trump’s worldview is stuck in the 1970s, and his whole administration is a cruel farce.
www.nytimes.com
April 16, 2025 at 5:15 PM
“The world is now seeing Trump’s America for exactly what it is becoming: a rogue state led by an impulsive strongman disconnected from the rule of law and other constitutional American principles and values.”
www.nytimes.com/2025/04/15/o...
www.nytimes.com/2025/04/15/o...
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this is straightforwardly concentration camp stuff.
just in very plain terms: we send people to camps now if we, the government, deem it necessary, without due process. you can file a habeas petition in the united states district court with jurisdiction over el salvador, i guess.
just in very plain terms: we send people to camps now if we, the government, deem it necessary, without due process. you can file a habeas petition in the united states district court with jurisdiction over el salvador, i guess.
Leavitt confirmed that the WH is working on deporting US citizens to El Salvador
April 8, 2025 at 7:03 PM
this is straightforwardly concentration camp stuff.
just in very plain terms: we send people to camps now if we, the government, deem it necessary, without due process. you can file a habeas petition in the united states district court with jurisdiction over el salvador, i guess.
just in very plain terms: we send people to camps now if we, the government, deem it necessary, without due process. you can file a habeas petition in the united states district court with jurisdiction over el salvador, i guess.
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Despite two recounts & an audit confirming the results, Republicans are still trying to throw out 65,000+ votes from last November’s state supreme court race. Court accountability experts Mike Sacks and Evan Vorpahl discuss the attempted judicial coup—and what you can do to fight back.
Is North Carolina the canary in the coal mine for American democracy?
One man can save democracy for future generations.
contrarian.substack.com
April 8, 2025 at 3:50 PM
Despite two recounts & an audit confirming the results, Republicans are still trying to throw out 65,000+ votes from last November’s state supreme court race. Court accountability experts Mike Sacks and Evan Vorpahl discuss the attempted judicial coup—and what you can do to fight back.
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Explore the bustling seaside city of Mossport, crammed with enchantment, forgotten secrets, spells, and mystical spirits!🪄
#Witchbrook
#Witchbrook
March 30, 2025 at 3:00 PM
Explore the bustling seaside city of Mossport, crammed with enchantment, forgotten secrets, spells, and mystical spirits!🪄
#Witchbrook
#Witchbrook
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Leading scientists at the US National Institutes of Health were swept up Tuesday in the Trump administration’s latest firing blitz. Among them is Dr. Richard Youle, known for his groundbreaking research identifying mechanisms behind Parkinson’s disease.
Doctor Behind Award-Winning Parkinson’s Research Among Scientists Purged From NIH
Leading scientists at the National Institutes of Health, the US’s leading medical research agency, were swept up Tuesday in the Trump administration’s latest firing blitz.
wrd.cm
April 6, 2025 at 2:45 PM
Leading scientists at the US National Institutes of Health were swept up Tuesday in the Trump administration’s latest firing blitz. Among them is Dr. Richard Youle, known for his groundbreaking research identifying mechanisms behind Parkinson’s disease.
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DOGE has gutted a small federal agency that provides funding to libraries and museums nationwide. In communities across the US, the cuts threaten student field trips, classes for seniors, and access to popular digital services, such as the ebook app Libby.
The DOGE Axe Comes for Libraries and Museums
The Institute of Museum and Library Services has long received bipartisan support. But after years of trying, President Donald Trump has delivered it a crushing blow.
wrd.cm
April 6, 2025 at 4:18 PM
DOGE has gutted a small federal agency that provides funding to libraries and museums nationwide. In communities across the US, the cuts threaten student field trips, classes for seniors, and access to popular digital services, such as the ebook app Libby.
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DOGE operatives have repeatedly referred to the software company Palantir as a possible partner in creating a “mega API” at the IRS, sources tell WIRED.
DOGE Is Planning a Hackathon at the IRS. It Wants Easier Access to Taxpayer Data
DOGE operatives have repeatedly referred to the software company Palantir as a possible partner in creating a “mega API” at the IRS, sources tell WIRED.
wrd.cm
April 5, 2025 at 4:07 PM
DOGE operatives have repeatedly referred to the software company Palantir as a possible partner in creating a “mega API” at the IRS, sources tell WIRED.
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The entire permanent staff of the Division of Environmental Health Science and Practice was laid off. This division addresses issues such as asthma and air pollution, climate change and health, childhood lead poisoning, and cancer clusters.
April 4, 2025 at 6:28 PM
The entire permanent staff of the Division of Environmental Health Science and Practice was laid off. This division addresses issues such as asthma and air pollution, climate change and health, childhood lead poisoning, and cancer clusters.
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Top officials at the Department of the Interior were placed on leave late last month after declining to immediately give affiliates of DOGE access to a payroll system that would in theory allow them to stop individual Supreme Court justices’ paychecks.
Top Officials Placed on Leave After Denying DOGE Access to Federal Payroll Systems
DOGE demanded full access to a US Department of the Interior system that handles even the Supreme Court's paychecks. When top staff asked questions, they were put on leave.
wrd.cm
April 5, 2025 at 5:44 PM
Top officials at the Department of the Interior were placed on leave late last month after declining to immediately give affiliates of DOGE access to a payroll system that would in theory allow them to stop individual Supreme Court justices’ paychecks.
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Offered without comment.
March 26, 2025 at 2:37 PM
Offered without comment.
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Indictment of the times that the most popular entertainer is just Jigsaw with less human empathy
March 20, 2025 at 8:29 PM
Indictment of the times that the most popular entertainer is just Jigsaw with less human empathy
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Leaked chats obtained by WIRED detail plans for the General Services Administration—and the staff's angry response.
'We Don’t Want an AI Demo, We Want Answers’: Federal Workers Grill Trump Appointee During All-Hands
Leaked chats obtained by WIRED detail plans for the General Services Administration—and the staff's angry response.
wrd.cm
March 20, 2025 at 11:49 PM
Leaked chats obtained by WIRED detail plans for the General Services Administration—and the staff's angry response.
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We are experiencing an assault on science unparalleled by anything I’ve seen in my life. It’s not one issue or another anymore, the entire institution is under attack by the most powerful individuals in the country.
This Friday, where will you be?
standupforscience2025.org
This Friday, where will you be?
standupforscience2025.org
March 2, 2025 at 4:27 PM
We are experiencing an assault on science unparalleled by anything I’ve seen in my life. It’s not one issue or another anymore, the entire institution is under attack by the most powerful individuals in the country.
This Friday, where will you be?
standupforscience2025.org
This Friday, where will you be?
standupforscience2025.org
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BREAKING: Trump Treasury nominee Scott Bessent opposes raising the minimum wage.
Bernie Sanders: “You don’t think we should change the federal minimum wage of $7.25 an hour?”
Bessent: "No, sir."
Bernie Sanders: “You don’t think we should change the federal minimum wage of $7.25 an hour?”
Bessent: "No, sir."
January 16, 2025 at 6:20 PM
BREAKING: Trump Treasury nominee Scott Bessent opposes raising the minimum wage.
Bernie Sanders: “You don’t think we should change the federal minimum wage of $7.25 an hour?”
Bessent: "No, sir."
Bernie Sanders: “You don’t think we should change the federal minimum wage of $7.25 an hour?”
Bessent: "No, sir."
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Exploring an open world and accidentally triggering a main story mission feels like a personal attack 😩
January 5, 2025 at 1:50 PM
Exploring an open world and accidentally triggering a main story mission feels like a personal attack 😩
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I can hardly think of a better example of the moral decay in modern health care than a Goldman analyst noting that biotech cures for diseases like hepatitis are cool and all, until their success diminishes the business opportunity for pharmaceutical manufacturers.
www.cnbc.com/2018/04/11/g...
www.cnbc.com/2018/04/11/g...
Goldman Sachs asks in biotech research report: 'Is curing patients a sustainable business model?'
Goldman Sachs warns sales from the most successful disease treatments are difficult to maintain.
www.cnbc.com
December 19, 2024 at 11:57 PM
I can hardly think of a better example of the moral decay in modern health care than a Goldman analyst noting that biotech cures for diseases like hepatitis are cool and all, until their success diminishes the business opportunity for pharmaceutical manufacturers.
www.cnbc.com/2018/04/11/g...
www.cnbc.com/2018/04/11/g...
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