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Happy 95th birthday to Dolores Huerta, a true legend of the labor movement!
From being a champion for farm workers to empowering women, her tireless activism and dedication to civil and labor rights is an inspiration to us all.
¡Sí, se puede!
From being a champion for farm workers to empowering women, her tireless activism and dedication to civil and labor rights is an inspiration to us all.
¡Sí, se puede!
April 10, 2025 at 4:22 PM
Happy 95th birthday to Dolores Huerta, a true legend of the labor movement!
From being a champion for farm workers to empowering women, her tireless activism and dedication to civil and labor rights is an inspiration to us all.
¡Sí, se puede!
From being a champion for farm workers to empowering women, her tireless activism and dedication to civil and labor rights is an inspiration to us all.
¡Sí, se puede!
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Have information you think the public should know about the Census Bureau, Postal Service or other parts of the federal government?
I'm a @npr.org correspondent who's available via the encrypted messaging app Signal at hansi.01
I'm a @npr.org correspondent who's available via the encrypted messaging app Signal at hansi.01
March 10, 2025 at 1:36 PM
Have information you think the public should know about the Census Bureau, Postal Service or other parts of the federal government?
I'm a @npr.org correspondent who's available via the encrypted messaging app Signal at hansi.01
I'm a @npr.org correspondent who's available via the encrypted messaging app Signal at hansi.01
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Butterflies of all kinds of species, in all parts of the country, have declined by one to two percent since 2000.
Butterfly numbers have fallen by nearly a quarter since 2000
Butterflies of all kinds of species, in all parts of the country, have declined by one to two percent since 2000.
www.npr.org
March 6, 2025 at 10:30 PM
Butterflies of all kinds of species, in all parts of the country, have declined by one to two percent since 2000.
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“Trump’s mass firings at NOAA are an act of sabotage aimed at one of our most important federal agencies,” said Miyoko Sakashita, the Center for Biological Diversity’s oceans director.
February 27, 2025 at 10:35 PM
“Trump’s mass firings at NOAA are an act of sabotage aimed at one of our most important federal agencies,” said Miyoko Sakashita, the Center for Biological Diversity’s oceans director.
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One of the unacknowledged advantages of this awful era is that it's revealing for all to see the putrid connections between great wealth and great power.
The intentions of the oligarchs are fully exposed and more blatant than ever.
But remember: We outnumber the oligarchs.
The intentions of the oligarchs are fully exposed and more blatant than ever.
But remember: We outnumber the oligarchs.
February 27, 2025 at 7:00 PM
One of the unacknowledged advantages of this awful era is that it's revealing for all to see the putrid connections between great wealth and great power.
The intentions of the oligarchs are fully exposed and more blatant than ever.
But remember: We outnumber the oligarchs.
The intentions of the oligarchs are fully exposed and more blatant than ever.
But remember: We outnumber the oligarchs.
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NOAA is an absolute mess, and it’ll be worse tomorrow. Please help us. There have already been over 1,000 terminations. It’s not just layoffs—Elon Musk and his staffers are trying to completely dismantle us. Today, there were tons of firings, and more are coming tomorrow.
February 28, 2025 at 1:45 AM
NOAA is an absolute mess, and it’ll be worse tomorrow. Please help us. There have already been over 1,000 terminations. It’s not just layoffs—Elon Musk and his staffers are trying to completely dismantle us. Today, there were tons of firings, and more are coming tomorrow.
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More tragic news about NIH and NIH science. Grant system is frozen and intramural program is being slashed. All will claw back on treatments and cures for cancer and other human diseases. This can’t be what the public wants. 🧪 www.science.org/content/arti...
NIH ban on renewing senior scientists adds to assaults on its in-house research
Policy follows firings of tenure-track scientists and suspension of training programs
www.science.org
February 27, 2025 at 10:05 AM
More tragic news about NIH and NIH science. Grant system is frozen and intramural program is being slashed. All will claw back on treatments and cures for cancer and other human diseases. This can’t be what the public wants. 🧪 www.science.org/content/arti...
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So - I've actually led Ebola outbreak response at USAID.
This is bunk from Elon. They have laid off most of the experts, they're bankrupting most of the partner orgs, have withdrawn from WHO, and muzzled CDC.
What's left is a fig-leaf effort to cover their asses politically.
This is bunk from Elon. They have laid off most of the experts, they're bankrupting most of the partner orgs, have withdrawn from WHO, and muzzled CDC.
What's left is a fig-leaf effort to cover their asses politically.
Elon Musk: "We will make mistakes. We won't be perfect ... so for example, with USAID, one of the things we accidentally canceled very briefly was ebola prevention."
February 26, 2025 at 10:41 PM
So - I've actually led Ebola outbreak response at USAID.
This is bunk from Elon. They have laid off most of the experts, they're bankrupting most of the partner orgs, have withdrawn from WHO, and muzzled CDC.
What's left is a fig-leaf effort to cover their asses politically.
This is bunk from Elon. They have laid off most of the experts, they're bankrupting most of the partner orgs, have withdrawn from WHO, and muzzled CDC.
What's left is a fig-leaf effort to cover their asses politically.
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“Opening up more public waters to the oil industry for short-term gain and political points is a reprehensible and irresponsible way to manage our precious ocean ecosystems,” said Kristen Monsell, our oceans legal director.
Climate advocacy groups file two lawsuits against Trump administration
Groups from Sierra Club to Greenpeace take aim at Trump’s drilling orders in term’s first environmental legal battles
www.theguardian.com
February 27, 2025 at 5:06 PM
“Opening up more public waters to the oil industry for short-term gain and political points is a reprehensible and irresponsible way to manage our precious ocean ecosystems,” said Kristen Monsell, our oceans legal director.
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The FAA is close to canceling a $2.4 billion contract with Verizon to overhaul the communications system that serves as the backbone of the nation’s air traffic control and is awarding the work to Musk’s Starlink. Follow the money and see where it goes.
February 27, 2025 at 1:52 PM
The FAA is close to canceling a $2.4 billion contract with Verizon to overhaul the communications system that serves as the backbone of the nation’s air traffic control and is awarding the work to Musk’s Starlink. Follow the money and see where it goes.
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Hi, just a reminder that when you use Libro.fm for your audiobooks, you support independent bookshops vs. large corporations that drive them out of business.
We also pay taxes. And so do indie bookshops.
We also pay taxes. And so do indie bookshops.
February 27, 2025 at 12:07 AM
Hi, just a reminder that when you use Libro.fm for your audiobooks, you support independent bookshops vs. large corporations that drive them out of business.
We also pay taxes. And so do indie bookshops.
We also pay taxes. And so do indie bookshops.
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A new government tracker claims DOGE has saved billions from ending federal contracts. But an NPR analysis of the data finds the claimed savings don't add up.
DOGE released data about federal contract savings. It doesn't add up
A new government tracker claims DOGE has saved billions from ending federal contracts. But an NPR analysis of the data finds the claimed savings don't add up.
www.npr.org
February 20, 2025 at 1:55 AM
A new government tracker claims DOGE has saved billions from ending federal contracts. But an NPR analysis of the data finds the claimed savings don't add up.
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DOGE recommended firing workers at:
-FDA, which oversees Neuralink
-FAA, which oversees SpaceX
-USAID, which probed Starlink
-CFPB, which oversees Tesla's financing arm and a potential payment platform on X.
"Conflict of interest" is a severe understatement.
-FDA, which oversees Neuralink
-FAA, which oversees SpaceX
-USAID, which probed Starlink
-CFPB, which oversees Tesla's financing arm and a potential payment platform on X.
"Conflict of interest" is a severe understatement.
February 19, 2025 at 8:15 PM
DOGE recommended firing workers at:
-FDA, which oversees Neuralink
-FAA, which oversees SpaceX
-USAID, which probed Starlink
-CFPB, which oversees Tesla's financing arm and a potential payment platform on X.
"Conflict of interest" is a severe understatement.
-FDA, which oversees Neuralink
-FAA, which oversees SpaceX
-USAID, which probed Starlink
-CFPB, which oversees Tesla's financing arm and a potential payment platform on X.
"Conflict of interest" is a severe understatement.
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What a shame. Teamsters deserve better than this.
Teamsters President Sean O'Brien downplays Trump's reckless firings of federal workers: "We don't want to see anybody losing their jobs, but he thinks he's within his right."
February 19, 2025 at 10:37 PM
What a shame. Teamsters deserve better than this.
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From tiny seeds come big results: replanting seagrass meadows that help fish, protect coastlines, and absorb climate-heating carbon dioxide.
Check out the latest from @the-revelator.bsky.social ⬇️
Check out the latest from @the-revelator.bsky.social ⬇️
Seagrass Gardening • The Revelator
From tiny seeds come big results: replanting seagrass meadows that help fish, protect coastlines, and absorb climate-heating carbon dioxide.
therevelator.org
February 18, 2025 at 10:44 PM
From tiny seeds come big results: replanting seagrass meadows that help fish, protect coastlines, and absorb climate-heating carbon dioxide.
Check out the latest from @the-revelator.bsky.social ⬇️
Check out the latest from @the-revelator.bsky.social ⬇️
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but this is good.
February 17, 2025 at 12:36 AM
but this is good.
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Kitty Shall Never Starve
February 16, 2025 at 4:18 PM
Kitty Shall Never Starve
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One of our supporters shared this with us—people are getting creative tonight!
February 14, 2025 at 4:25 AM
One of our supporters shared this with us—people are getting creative tonight!
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🧵 On this day in 1938, 12,000 — mostly Latina — pecan shellers walked off the job in San Antonio, protesting low wages & dangerous working conditions.
Over the next 3 months, the workers took on the powerful pecan shelling companies & the local political machine backing them.
Over the next 3 months, the workers took on the powerful pecan shelling companies & the local political machine backing them.
January 31, 2025 at 9:20 PM
🧵 On this day in 1938, 12,000 — mostly Latina — pecan shellers walked off the job in San Antonio, protesting low wages & dangerous working conditions.
Over the next 3 months, the workers took on the powerful pecan shelling companies & the local political machine backing them.
Over the next 3 months, the workers took on the powerful pecan shelling companies & the local political machine backing them.
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I asked RFK Jr. a simple question:
January 29, 2025 at 7:32 PM
I asked RFK Jr. a simple question:
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Yesterday, the Center and our allies launched a legal intervention to protect Florida scrub jays whose Endangered Species Act protections have been threatened by a national private property group.
Learn more: biodiv.us/4jE8tWA
Learn more: biodiv.us/4jE8tWA
January 29, 2025 at 7:48 PM
Yesterday, the Center and our allies launched a legal intervention to protect Florida scrub jays whose Endangered Species Act protections have been threatened by a national private property group.
Learn more: biodiv.us/4jE8tWA
Learn more: biodiv.us/4jE8tWA
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"This offer should not be viewed as voluntary. Between the flurry of anti-worker executive orders and policies, it is clear that the Trump administration's goal is to turn the federal government into a toxic environment where workers cannot stay even if they want to.” -AFGE
AFGE Statement on Federal Employee Buyouts
Today, in response to reports that President Trump will be offering buyout to all federal employees who don't want to return to the office, AFGE National President Everett Kelley issued the following ...
www.afge.org
January 28, 2025 at 11:36 PM
"This offer should not be viewed as voluntary. Between the flurry of anti-worker executive orders and policies, it is clear that the Trump administration's goal is to turn the federal government into a toxic environment where workers cannot stay even if they want to.” -AFGE
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just stumbled on a real jaw-dropper of a line in an essay -- “The corollary of being interested in a great range of things is to have sympathy with a great range of outlooks” -- and that, my friends, is why reading is so important.
January 28, 2025 at 10:39 PM
just stumbled on a real jaw-dropper of a line in an essay -- “The corollary of being interested in a great range of things is to have sympathy with a great range of outlooks” -- and that, my friends, is why reading is so important.