Biskus
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Ending the SAVE Plan — which Trump is trying to do today — will disproportionately hurt Black borrowers who known student loans to be a "trap" and a "scam."
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The Student Loan Crisis Is About to Get Worse
Threats to the SAVE plan could raise payments and harm Black borrowers.
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December 16, 2025 at 5:47 PM
Ending the SAVE Plan — which Trump is trying to do today — will disproportionately hurt Black borrowers who known student loans to be a "trap" and a "scam."
wordinblack.com/2025/12/stud...
wordinblack.com/2025/12/stud...
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Former workers at Rockstar Games say they were fired for trying to unionize.
Over 30 employees at the company behind Grand Theft Auto were fired in what the Independent Workers' Union of Great Britain calls a "ruthless act of union-busting."
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Over 30 employees at the company behind Grand Theft Auto were fired in what the Independent Workers' Union of Great Britain calls a "ruthless act of union-busting."
www.bbc.com/news/article...
Grand Theft Auto: Game creator sacked us for trying to unionise
Former staff at the Grand Theft Auto creator are seeking an employment tribunal over alleged "union-busting".
www.bbc.com
December 15, 2025 at 5:03 PM
Former workers at Rockstar Games say they were fired for trying to unionize.
Over 30 employees at the company behind Grand Theft Auto were fired in what the Independent Workers' Union of Great Britain calls a "ruthless act of union-busting."
www.bbc.com/news/article...
Over 30 employees at the company behind Grand Theft Auto were fired in what the Independent Workers' Union of Great Britain calls a "ruthless act of union-busting."
www.bbc.com/news/article...
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Heavily Armed Gangs Kill Nearly a Dozen People in Haiti as Trump Admin Cancels TPS for Haitians
Heavily Armed Gangs Kill Nearly a Dozen People in Haiti as Trump Admin Cancels TPS for Haitians
In Haiti, heavily armed gangs killed nearly a dozen people as they set fire to homes and forced hundreds of survivors to flee over the weekend. The attack took place in Haiti’s central region; half of...
www.democracynow.org
December 2, 2025 at 9:19 PM
Heavily Armed Gangs Kill Nearly a Dozen People in Haiti as Trump Admin Cancels TPS for Haitians
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On International Day in Solidarity with the Palestinian People, CODEPINK Central Coast held a vigil as part of their continued struggle for justice for Palestine. 🇵🇸
November 30, 2025 at 9:36 PM
On International Day in Solidarity with the Palestinian People, CODEPINK Central Coast held a vigil as part of their continued struggle for justice for Palestine. 🇵🇸
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The amount of damage the Western world inflicts on itself to enable a genocidal Israel is historical. Financial damage, cultural damage, legal damage, reputational damage, and voluntarily opening their own people up to danger - all so the Israelis can murder.
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
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Palestine Action ban could lead to people being wrongly criminalised, Home Office official says
Exclusive: Member of homeland security group says anti-terrorism Prevent scheme risks being overwhelmed by Palestine advocates
www.theguardian.com
November 23, 2025 at 12:11 PM
The amount of damage the Western world inflicts on itself to enable a genocidal Israel is historical. Financial damage, cultural damage, legal damage, reputational damage, and voluntarily opening their own people up to danger - all so the Israelis can murder.
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
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Kristi Noem funneled $220 million taxpayer dollars to a firm she and her team have personal and business connections to. This is the definition of corruption.
Firm Tied to Kristi Noem Secretly Got Money From $220 Million DHS Ad Contracts
The company is run by the husband of Noem’s chief DHS spokesperson and has personal and business ties to Noem and her aides. DHS invoked the “emergency” at the border to skirt competitive bidding rule...
www.propublica.org
November 17, 2025 at 6:21 PM
Kristi Noem funneled $220 million taxpayer dollars to a firm she and her team have personal and business connections to. This is the definition of corruption.
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The answer to how do we keep kids safe online isn't destroy everyone's privacy. It's not force people to hand over their IDs to access legal content. And it's certainly not ban access to the tools that protect journalists, activists, and abuse survivors. www.eff.org/deeplinks/2...
Lawmakers Want to Ban VPNs—And They Have No Idea What They're Doing
It's unfortunately no longer enough to force websites to check your government-issued ID before you can access certain content, because politicians have now discovered that people are using Virtual
www.eff.org
November 16, 2025 at 3:04 PM
The answer to how do we keep kids safe online isn't destroy everyone's privacy. It's not force people to hand over their IDs to access legal content. And it's certainly not ban access to the tools that protect journalists, activists, and abuse survivors. www.eff.org/deeplinks/2...
You love to see it! New York’s new mayor recruits an antitrust hero, predatory lenders are placed under house arrest, river runners run free, and new data privacy protections are coming to a browser near you.
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YOU LOVE TO SEE IT: An Anti-Monopolist Takes Manhattan
Lina Khan joins forces with Zohran Mamdani, a “rent-a-bank” loophole gets plugged, a legendary river is unleashed, and data spies are compromised.
www.levernews.com
November 15, 2025 at 8:32 PM
You love to see it! New York’s new mayor recruits an antitrust hero, predatory lenders are placed under house arrest, river runners run free, and new data privacy protections are coming to a browser near you.
www.levernews.com/you-love-to-...
www.levernews.com/you-love-to-...
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Social Security is so dependable because millions of working Americans have built a system that has delivered earned benefits on time for 90 years.
Protect our checks!
Protect our checks!
November 5, 2025 at 4:47 PM
Social Security is so dependable because millions of working Americans have built a system that has delivered earned benefits on time for 90 years.
Protect our checks!
Protect our checks!
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Ring’s face recognition feature raises privacy and legal problems. A senator is rightly calling on Amazon to abandon its plans. www.eff.org/deeplinks/2...
The Legal Case Against Ring’s Face Recognition Feature
Many biometric privacy laws across the country are clear: Companies need your affirmative consent before running face recognition on you.
www.eff.org
November 5, 2025 at 7:02 PM
Ring’s face recognition feature raises privacy and legal problems. A senator is rightly calling on Amazon to abandon its plans. www.eff.org/deeplinks/2...
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Bushart was booked at the Perry County Jail in Linden on September 22, just before 2 a.m. He's been there ever since. interc.pt/3WhLINV
October 24, 2025 at 12:12 AM
Bushart was booked at the Perry County Jail in Linden on September 22, just before 2 a.m. He's been there ever since. interc.pt/3WhLINV
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Elon Musk is the first person in the world to hit a $500 BILLION net worth.
Compared to what Americans make over their ENTIRE LIFE spans, an average American would have to live their life 300,000 TIMES OVER to make that.
This is obscene.
TAX THE DAMN RICH!
Compared to what Americans make over their ENTIRE LIFE spans, an average American would have to live their life 300,000 TIMES OVER to make that.
This is obscene.
TAX THE DAMN RICH!
October 23, 2025 at 5:41 PM
Elon Musk is the first person in the world to hit a $500 BILLION net worth.
Compared to what Americans make over their ENTIRE LIFE spans, an average American would have to live their life 300,000 TIMES OVER to make that.
This is obscene.
TAX THE DAMN RICH!
Compared to what Americans make over their ENTIRE LIFE spans, an average American would have to live their life 300,000 TIMES OVER to make that.
This is obscene.
TAX THE DAMN RICH!
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Today’s a great day to remind everyone that Social Security and Medicare are fully affordable, but Republicans are hellbent on slashing them.
October 17, 2025 at 5:03 PM
Today’s a great day to remind everyone that Social Security and Medicare are fully affordable, but Republicans are hellbent on slashing them.
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Once again, Republicans are trying to cheat their way into holding on to power in Congress.
Voters deserve actual representation.
This is an anti-democratic, un-American power grab.
Voters deserve actual representation.
This is an anti-democratic, un-American power grab.
October 17, 2025 at 6:22 PM
Once again, Republicans are trying to cheat their way into holding on to power in Congress.
Voters deserve actual representation.
This is an anti-democratic, un-American power grab.
Voters deserve actual representation.
This is an anti-democratic, un-American power grab.
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"DC's choice has lost to Susan Collins five times in a row. We can't afford a sixth," Graham Platner said of the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee partnering with his primary opponent, Gov. Janet Mills.
Democratic Establishment Targets Maine Working-Class Senate Candidate Graham Platner
Maine Gov. Janet Mills and the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee are under fire for a joint fundraising committee for her Senate run, given that she has a primary opponent, Graham Platner.
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October 15, 2025 at 8:44 PM
"DC's choice has lost to Susan Collins five times in a row. We can't afford a sixth," Graham Platner said of the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee partnering with his primary opponent, Gov. Janet Mills.
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The nation’s largest private prison company is asking the Supreme Court to give federal contractors blanket immunity from lawsuits — including human trafficking claims.
If they win, private contractors could operate with even less accountability than they do now.
If they win, private contractors could operate with even less accountability than they do now.
October 10, 2025 at 9:39 PM
The nation’s largest private prison company is asking the Supreme Court to give federal contractors blanket immunity from lawsuits — including human trafficking claims.
If they win, private contractors could operate with even less accountability than they do now.
If they win, private contractors could operate with even less accountability than they do now.
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The Danish Presidency is pushing a dangerous proposal in the EU that would allow the government to scan all our private communications. www.eff.org/deeplinks/2...
Chat Control Is Back on the Menu in the EU. It Still Must Be Stopped
The European Union Council is once again debating its controversial message scanning proposal, aka “Chat Control,” that would lead to the scanning of private conversations of billions of people. Chat
www.eff.org
October 6, 2025 at 8:01 PM
The Danish Presidency is pushing a dangerous proposal in the EU that would allow the government to scan all our private communications. www.eff.org/deeplinks/2...
You love to see it! A community seeks to right a historic wrong, a state fills a dangerous void left by the feds, regulators help you score tickets to your favorite concert, and more.
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YOU LOVE TO SEE IT: Wall Street Can’t Buy Aloha
Paradise is not for sale, a state steps up for consumers, regulators aim for ticket sellers, and global leaders take a stand on the tech takeover.
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September 27, 2025 at 4:10 PM
You love to see it! A community seeks to right a historic wrong, a state fills a dangerous void left by the feds, regulators help you score tickets to your favorite concert, and more.
www.levernews.com/you-love-to-...
www.levernews.com/you-love-to-...
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From higher grocery prices to unaffordable health care, greed and corruption are at the root of so much dysfunction in our country.
If we want real change, we need to overturn the Citizens United decision and get corporate and dark money out of our politics.
If we want real change, we need to overturn the Citizens United decision and get corporate and dark money out of our politics.
September 22, 2025 at 8:37 PM
From higher grocery prices to unaffordable health care, greed and corruption are at the root of so much dysfunction in our country.
If we want real change, we need to overturn the Citizens United decision and get corporate and dark money out of our politics.
If we want real change, we need to overturn the Citizens United decision and get corporate and dark money out of our politics.
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Please behold these two images one after the other — and remember that Manchin now works at a lobbying firm and is a private equity adviser
September 21, 2025 at 7:59 PM
Please behold these two images one after the other — and remember that Manchin now works at a lobbying firm and is a private equity adviser
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1 in 10 people in Gaza has now been massacred by Israel.
September 21, 2025 at 1:36 AM
1 in 10 people in Gaza has now been massacred by Israel.
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Full interview now available on our website ⤵️
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“I’m Not Going to Give Up”: Leonard Peltier on Indigenous Rights, His Half-Century in Prison & More
Democracy Now! host Amy Goodman sat down with longtime political prisoner and Indigenous activist Leonard Peltier for his first extended television and radio broadcast interview since his release to h...
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September 19, 2025 at 1:48 PM
Full interview now available on our website ⤵️
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Is ICE about to go buck wild using cell site simulators? Good thing EFF has a project to help you detect them:
www.eff.org/deeplinks/20...
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Meet Rayhunter: A New Open Source Tool from EFF to Detect Cellular Spying
Rayhunter is a new open source tool we’ve created that runs off an affordable mobile hotspot that we hope empowers everyone, regardless of technical skill, to help search out cell-site simulators (CSS...
www.eff.org
September 10, 2025 at 12:43 AM
Is ICE about to go buck wild using cell site simulators? Good thing EFF has a project to help you detect them:
www.eff.org/deeplinks/20...
www.forbes.com/sites/the-wi...
www.eff.org/deeplinks/20...
www.forbes.com/sites/the-wi...
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After years of activist pressure, lawsuits, and bad press Ring made much needed reforms. Now, they’re pivoting back to mass police surveillance as a business model. www.eff.org/deeplinks/2...
Amazon Ring Cashes in on Techno-Authoritarianism and Mass Surveillance
Ring founder Jamie Siminoff is back at the helm of the surveillance doorbell company, and with him is the surveillance-first-privacy-last approach that made Ring one of the most maligned tech
www.eff.org
September 7, 2025 at 4:01 PM
After years of activist pressure, lawsuits, and bad press Ring made much needed reforms. Now, they’re pivoting back to mass police surveillance as a business model. www.eff.org/deeplinks/2...