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The NSF has stopped funding research into disinformation, a disinformation researcher highlighted why this is such a bad idea:
“We know false information is out there, we know it spreads widely, and it’s important for people’s health and for democracy to understand what we can do about it.”
“We know false information is out there, we know it spreads widely, and it’s important for people’s health and for democracy to understand what we can do about it.”
Government cancels disinformation grants in disinformation-filled statement
The National Science Foundation said the studies "could be used to infringe on" speech rights.
www.motherjones.com
April 22, 2025 at 12:10 AM
The NSF has stopped funding research into disinformation, a disinformation researcher highlighted why this is such a bad idea:
“We know false information is out there, we know it spreads widely, and it’s important for people’s health and for democracy to understand what we can do about it.”
“We know false information is out there, we know it spreads widely, and it’s important for people’s health and for democracy to understand what we can do about it.”
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Five senators who visited the U.S. base at Guantánamo Bay, Cuba, criticized the migrant mission there as a waste of resources, after the Pentagon estimated that the operation had cost $40 million in its first month.
U.S. Has Spent $40 Million to Jail About 400 Migrants at Guantánamo
The disclosure of the tab so far came after a visit by five senators to the offshore operation, who condemned it as a waste of resources.
www.nytimes.com
March 31, 2025 at 7:59 PM
Five senators who visited the U.S. base at Guantánamo Bay, Cuba, criticized the migrant mission there as a waste of resources, after the Pentagon estimated that the operation had cost $40 million in its first month.
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Thanks to The Other 98%
February 21, 2025 at 11:27 PM
Thanks to The Other 98%
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43% of social welfare recipients are White. 11 of the top 12 most dependent states are red states.
Alaska is the most dependent on federal aid while California (49) and New Jersey (50) are least dependent, contributing far more than they receive.
#RedStateMoochers
Alaska is the most dependent on federal aid while California (49) and New Jersey (50) are least dependent, contributing far more than they receive.
#RedStateMoochers
February 16, 2025 at 7:37 PM
43% of social welfare recipients are White. 11 of the top 12 most dependent states are red states.
Alaska is the most dependent on federal aid while California (49) and New Jersey (50) are least dependent, contributing far more than they receive.
#RedStateMoochers
Alaska is the most dependent on federal aid while California (49) and New Jersey (50) are least dependent, contributing far more than they receive.
#RedStateMoochers
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Elon and his Tech Nazis are accessing your personal data illegally, and there IS something you can do about it. Contact your state's Attorney General, or your Consumer Protection Agency here: www.usa.gov/state-consumer. Fight back.
Rights
YouTube video by The Lincoln Project
www.youtube.com
February 14, 2025 at 11:01 AM
Elon and his Tech Nazis are accessing your personal data illegally, and there IS something you can do about it. Contact your state's Attorney General, or your Consumer Protection Agency here: www.usa.gov/state-consumer. Fight back.
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This administration has convinced half the country that the real problem isn’t billionaires who evade taxes and collect government handouts but the working class who pay taxes and get nothing in return.
February 14, 2025 at 11:04 PM
This administration has convinced half the country that the real problem isn’t billionaires who evade taxes and collect government handouts but the working class who pay taxes and get nothing in return.
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This is Oligarchy. The three richest men in the world have become $196 BILLION richer since Donald Trump was elected.
$196 billion for three men in 99 days.
Meanwhile, 60% of Americans live paycheck to paycheck.
$196 billion for three men in 99 days.
Meanwhile, 60% of Americans live paycheck to paycheck.
February 12, 2025 at 9:14 PM
This is Oligarchy. The three richest men in the world have become $196 BILLION richer since Donald Trump was elected.
$196 billion for three men in 99 days.
Meanwhile, 60% of Americans live paycheck to paycheck.
$196 billion for three men in 99 days.
Meanwhile, 60% of Americans live paycheck to paycheck.
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Having a National Prayer Breakfast doesn't make us a Christian country.
That would require caring for the poor & sick, welcoming the stranger and only letting sinless people execute prisoners.
That would require caring for the poor & sick, welcoming the stranger and only letting sinless people execute prisoners.
February 9, 2025 at 3:32 PM
Having a National Prayer Breakfast doesn't make us a Christian country.
That would require caring for the poor & sick, welcoming the stranger and only letting sinless people execute prisoners.
That would require caring for the poor & sick, welcoming the stranger and only letting sinless people execute prisoners.
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Tesla paid $0 in federal income tax last year.
2022: $0
2021: $0
2020: $0
2019: $0
2018: $0
Tesla reported $6.7 billion in profit in those years.
2022: $0
2021: $0
2020: $0
2019: $0
2018: $0
Tesla reported $6.7 billion in profit in those years.
February 8, 2025 at 10:56 PM
Tesla paid $0 in federal income tax last year.
2022: $0
2021: $0
2020: $0
2019: $0
2018: $0
Tesla reported $6.7 billion in profit in those years.
2022: $0
2021: $0
2020: $0
2019: $0
2018: $0
Tesla reported $6.7 billion in profit in those years.
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SpaceX, which holds billions of dollars in government contracts, was penalized by the FAA for ignoring regulations. In response, Musk pushed for the resignation of the agency’s chairman.
February 8, 2025 at 3:38 PM
SpaceX, which holds billions of dollars in government contracts, was penalized by the FAA for ignoring regulations. In response, Musk pushed for the resignation of the agency’s chairman.
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February 5, 2025 at 11:10 AM
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Senators burden DCA with demands for nonstop flights home. www.politico.com/news/magazin...
‘The Airport Said Don’t Do It. And They Did It.’
A former House Transportation Committee chair says Congress could bear some blame for congestion that may have contributed to the midair collision over the Potomac.
www.politico.com
January 31, 2025 at 10:42 PM
Senators burden DCA with demands for nonstop flights home. www.politico.com/news/magazin...
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It’s almost like they want to keep America stupid—less financially stable & thus more controllable.
“Republican lawmakers are considering a change to tax policy that would make college more expensive for students receiving grants and scholarships to help pay their tuition bill.”
Republican Proposal Would Make College Scholarships Taxable Income
Republican lawmakers are considering making college scholarships fully taxable to help pay for continuing tax cuts that mostly benefit wealthy families.
www.forbes.com
January 27, 2025 at 12:44 PM
It’s almost like they want to keep America stupid—less financially stable & thus more controllable.
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We’re meant to calmly accept the absurd idea that any white man is innately qualified for any job or position, no matter what his education, resume or proven capabilities and any non-white man or woman inherently stole their way into employment via #DEI. This of course is pure, undiluted fascism.
January 24, 2025 at 3:01 PM
We’re meant to calmly accept the absurd idea that any white man is innately qualified for any job or position, no matter what his education, resume or proven capabilities and any non-white man or woman inherently stole their way into employment via #DEI. This of course is pure, undiluted fascism.
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The folks obsessively posting about egg prices for the past few years have gone strangely quiet just as egg prices hit an all-time high.
January 23, 2025 at 8:08 PM
The folks obsessively posting about egg prices for the past few years have gone strangely quiet just as egg prices hit an all-time high.
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Harris beat Trump 54% to 43% among voters ages 18-24.
Harris beat Trump 53% to 45% among voters ages 25-29.
Harris beat Trump 51% to 45% among voters ages 30-39.
Trump to Fox: “I won youth by 36 points.”
www.cnn.com/2025/01/22/p...
Harris beat Trump 53% to 45% among voters ages 25-29.
Harris beat Trump 51% to 45% among voters ages 30-39.
Trump to Fox: “I won youth by 36 points.”
www.cnn.com/2025/01/22/p...
Fact check: Trump litters Oval Office interview with false claims | CNN Politics
President Donald Trump littered a Wednesday interview on Fox News with many of the same false claims he made earlier in his first three days back in the White House.
www.cnn.com
January 23, 2025 at 8:27 PM
Harris beat Trump 54% to 43% among voters ages 18-24.
Harris beat Trump 53% to 45% among voters ages 25-29.
Harris beat Trump 51% to 45% among voters ages 30-39.
Trump to Fox: “I won youth by 36 points.”
www.cnn.com/2025/01/22/p...
Harris beat Trump 53% to 45% among voters ages 25-29.
Harris beat Trump 51% to 45% among voters ages 30-39.
Trump to Fox: “I won youth by 36 points.”
www.cnn.com/2025/01/22/p...