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· Nov 12
“The most effective way to destroy people is to deny and obliterate their own understanding of their history.”
― George Orwell (1903-1950)
― George Orwell (1903-1950)
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Civil society orgs letter to Meta:
American Association of People with Disabilities
Asian Americans Advancing Justice | AAJC
Center for Democracy & Technology
Common Cause
GLAAD
Human Rights Campaign
Legal Defense Fund
Muslim Public Affairs Council
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glaad.org/a-letter-to-...
American Association of People with Disabilities
Asian Americans Advancing Justice | AAJC
Center for Democracy & Technology
Common Cause
GLAAD
Human Rights Campaign
Legal Defense Fund
Muslim Public Affairs Council
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glaad.org/a-letter-to-...
A Letter to Mark Zuckerberg | GLAAD
January 14, 2025: To Mr. Mark Zuckerberg Via Email, Re: Meta civil rights advisory group’s grave concerns with content policy changes
glaad.org
January 15, 2025 at 10:55 AM
Civil society orgs letter to Meta:
American Association of People with Disabilities
Asian Americans Advancing Justice | AAJC
Center for Democracy & Technology
Common Cause
GLAAD
Human Rights Campaign
Legal Defense Fund
Muslim Public Affairs Council
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glaad.org/a-letter-to-...
American Association of People with Disabilities
Asian Americans Advancing Justice | AAJC
Center for Democracy & Technology
Common Cause
GLAAD
Human Rights Campaign
Legal Defense Fund
Muslim Public Affairs Council
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glaad.org/a-letter-to-...
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Buffalo Springfield - For What It's Worth 1967
YouTube video by PettyYou007
youtu.be
January 14, 2025 at 2:57 AM
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"California paid in a lot more [to the federal government] than it got back — $83 billion in total. So did Washington state and much of the Northeast. Most red states were in the reverse position, getting much more from DC than they paid in return."
In Praise of California
It has its flaws — what place doesn’t? — but it plays a big role in America’s greatness
paulkrugman.substack.com
January 13, 2025 at 3:03 PM
"California paid in a lot more [to the federal government] than it got back — $83 billion in total. So did Washington state and much of the Northeast. Most red states were in the reverse position, getting much more from DC than they paid in return."
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Gavin Newsom launched a website to combat the wildfire disinformation spreading about Los Angeles, because people can’t be bothered to do a simple Google search before sharing nonsense. And because people suck!
Get the facts: californiafirefacts.com
Get the facts: californiafirefacts.com
California Fire Facts | Governor Gavin Newsom
Get the facts about the Los Angeles fires.
californiafirefacts.com
January 12, 2025 at 2:46 PM
Gavin Newsom launched a website to combat the wildfire disinformation spreading about Los Angeles, because people can’t be bothered to do a simple Google search before sharing nonsense. And because people suck!
Get the facts: californiafirefacts.com
Get the facts: californiafirefacts.com
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Red state life. Over 20 years of Republican majority rule in Missouri means that three days after one snowstorm major roads are still not plowed and safe. MODOT says they are short 200 plow drivers. MO has lowest state employee pay in the country. These clowns can’t handle basic governance. #moleg
January 8, 2025 at 8:02 PM
Red state life. Over 20 years of Republican majority rule in Missouri means that three days after one snowstorm major roads are still not plowed and safe. MODOT says they are short 200 plow drivers. MO has lowest state employee pay in the country. These clowns can’t handle basic governance. #moleg
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My strategy for mentally surviving the next 4 years is to listen to podcasts with Pete Buttigieg.
It's like oxygen for your brain:
podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/s...
It's like oxygen for your brain:
podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/s...
Secretary of Transportation with Pete Buttigieg
Podcast Episode · Civics 101 · 01/07/2025 · 24m
podcasts.apple.com
January 8, 2025 at 1:08 AM
My strategy for mentally surviving the next 4 years is to listen to podcasts with Pete Buttigieg.
It's like oxygen for your brain:
podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/s...
It's like oxygen for your brain:
podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/s...
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ABC, NBC & CBS dedicated about 16 minutes of airtime last night to the California wildfires without once mentioning climate change.
Since the news failed do it's job, here's a short summary of the role of climate change and wildfire risk:
www.noaa.gov/noaa-wildfir...
Since the news failed do it's job, here's a short summary of the role of climate change and wildfire risk:
www.noaa.gov/noaa-wildfir...
Wildfire climate connection
Climate change, including increased heat, extended drought, and a thirsty atmosphere, has been a key driver in increasing the risk and extent of wildfires in the western United States during the last ...
www.noaa.gov
January 8, 2025 at 8:03 PM
ABC, NBC & CBS dedicated about 16 minutes of airtime last night to the California wildfires without once mentioning climate change.
Since the news failed do it's job, here's a short summary of the role of climate change and wildfire risk:
www.noaa.gov/noaa-wildfir...
Since the news failed do it's job, here's a short summary of the role of climate change and wildfire risk:
www.noaa.gov/noaa-wildfir...
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Los Angeles received just 0.16 inches of rain since May 2024, the second-driest period on record.
Wildfires are now engulfing the city in January.
But some politicians still claim the climate crisis is a "hoax" as they do the bidding of Big Oil.
What planet are they living on?
Wildfires are now engulfing the city in January.
But some politicians still claim the climate crisis is a "hoax" as they do the bidding of Big Oil.
What planet are they living on?
LA's wildfires sparked by rare collision of climate factors
Extremely dry conditions and an hurricane force winds are overlapping unusually late in the year.
www.axios.com
January 8, 2025 at 6:05 PM
Los Angeles received just 0.16 inches of rain since May 2024, the second-driest period on record.
Wildfires are now engulfing the city in January.
But some politicians still claim the climate crisis is a "hoax" as they do the bidding of Big Oil.
What planet are they living on?
Wildfires are now engulfing the city in January.
But some politicians still claim the climate crisis is a "hoax" as they do the bidding of Big Oil.
What planet are they living on?
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Bernie woke up, went on X, and chose violence.
January 8, 2025 at 2:19 PM
Bernie woke up, went on X, and chose violence.
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1. Hundreds of companies who pledged to stop donating to members of Congress who voted to overturn the election on 1/6/21 have broken their promise over the last 4 years
But we've identified 10 promise keepers:
Farmers
Airbnb
Expedia
Nike
Clorox
General Mills
Holland & Hart
Qurate
Whirlpool
Lyft
But we've identified 10 promise keepers:
Farmers
Airbnb
Expedia
Nike
Clorox
General Mills
Holland & Hart
Qurate
Whirlpool
Lyft
10 corporations that kept their promises after January 6, 2021
After a violent mob stormed the Capitol building on January 6, 2021, hundreds of corporations took action to communicate to the public that democracy itself was more important than maximizing their po...
popular.info
January 7, 2025 at 3:12 PM
1. Hundreds of companies who pledged to stop donating to members of Congress who voted to overturn the election on 1/6/21 have broken their promise over the last 4 years
But we've identified 10 promise keepers:
Farmers
Airbnb
Expedia
Nike
Clorox
General Mills
Holland & Hart
Qurate
Whirlpool
Lyft
But we've identified 10 promise keepers:
Farmers
Airbnb
Expedia
Nike
Clorox
General Mills
Holland & Hart
Qurate
Whirlpool
Lyft
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“We should commit to remembering Jan. 6, 2021, every year. To remember it as a day when our democracy was put to the test and prevailed. To remember that democracy — even in America — is never guaranteed.”
We couldn’t have said it better, Joe Biden.
We couldn’t have said it better, Joe Biden.
Opinion | Joe Biden: What Americans should remember about Jan. 6
Four years ago, our democracy was put to the test — and prevailed.
www.washingtonpost.com
January 6, 2025 at 6:36 PM
“We should commit to remembering Jan. 6, 2021, every year. To remember it as a day when our democracy was put to the test and prevailed. To remember that democracy — even in America — is never guaranteed.”
We couldn’t have said it better, Joe Biden.
We couldn’t have said it better, Joe Biden.
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“Four years ago, dozens of companies denounced the invasion of the U.S. Capitol and pledged to withhold support from those who disputed the 2020 election results. Now, many of those companies are lining up to fund Donald Trump’s inauguration.”
From the @wsj.com
www.wsj.com/business/tru...
From the @wsj.com
www.wsj.com/business/tru...
January 5, 2025 at 4:29 PM
“Four years ago, dozens of companies denounced the invasion of the U.S. Capitol and pledged to withhold support from those who disputed the 2020 election results. Now, many of those companies are lining up to fund Donald Trump’s inauguration.”
From the @wsj.com
www.wsj.com/business/tru...
From the @wsj.com
www.wsj.com/business/tru...
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The Russian disinformation network “Matryoshka” has launched a new campaign on Bluesky. Eliot Higgins, founder of the investigative journalism group Bellingcat, has been one of the first researchers to detect its activity. So far, four Russian-made fake videos have been identified on the platform.
Russian disinfo network “Matryoshka” is migrating to Bluesky as exodus from X continues
The Russian disinformation network “Matryoshka” has launched a new campaign on the Bluesky social network. Eliot Higgins, founder of the investigative journalism group Bellingcat, has been one of the ...
theins.ru
January 5, 2025 at 2:18 PM
The Russian disinformation network “Matryoshka” has launched a new campaign on Bluesky. Eliot Higgins, founder of the investigative journalism group Bellingcat, has been one of the first researchers to detect its activity. So far, four Russian-made fake videos have been identified on the platform.
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THREAD: In 2023, I received an envelope with no return address. Inside was a flash drive containing tens of 1000s of secret files.
It came from a vigilante with a tumultuous past, who'd conducted a years-long undercover operation. He didn’t tell the FBI or his family. He only told me.
It came from a vigilante with a tumultuous past, who'd conducted a years-long undercover operation. He didn’t tell the FBI or his family. He only told me.
January 4, 2025 at 12:48 PM
THREAD: In 2023, I received an envelope with no return address. Inside was a flash drive containing tens of 1000s of secret files.
It came from a vigilante with a tumultuous past, who'd conducted a years-long undercover operation. He didn’t tell the FBI or his family. He only told me.
It came from a vigilante with a tumultuous past, who'd conducted a years-long undercover operation. He didn’t tell the FBI or his family. He only told me.
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BREAKING NEWS:
President Biden will award the Presidential Medal of Freedom to Michael J. Fox and Hillary Clinton.
Who agrees they DESERVE it. 💙
President Biden will award the Presidential Medal of Freedom to Michael J. Fox and Hillary Clinton.
Who agrees they DESERVE it. 💙
January 4, 2025 at 1:06 PM
BREAKING NEWS:
President Biden will award the Presidential Medal of Freedom to Michael J. Fox and Hillary Clinton.
Who agrees they DESERVE it. 💙
President Biden will award the Presidential Medal of Freedom to Michael J. Fox and Hillary Clinton.
Who agrees they DESERVE it. 💙
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Pulitzer Prize-winning cartoonist Ann Telnaes announced she has resigned from The Washington Post after the newspaper refused to publish a satirical cartoon depicting billionaire Post owner Jeff Bezos (and others) on bended knee in front of President-elect Donald Trump.
www.cnn.com/2025/01/04/m...
www.cnn.com/2025/01/04/m...
Washington Post cartoonist resigns over paper’s refusal to publish satirical cartoon of Bezos and Trump | CNN Business
Pulitzer Prize-winning cartoonist Ann Telnaes announced Friday she had resigned from The Washington Post after the newspaper refused to publish a satirical cartoon depicting billionaire Post owner Jef...
www.cnn.com
January 4, 2025 at 5:01 PM
Pulitzer Prize-winning cartoonist Ann Telnaes announced she has resigned from The Washington Post after the newspaper refused to publish a satirical cartoon depicting billionaire Post owner Jeff Bezos (and others) on bended knee in front of President-elect Donald Trump.
www.cnn.com/2025/01/04/m...
www.cnn.com/2025/01/04/m...
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Each time I have sat down to write something since the election, I am bothered by this recurring phrase that I simply cannot get out of my head.
So, I am going to just say it out loud: we are on our own.
www.democracydocket.com/opinion/we-a...
So, I am going to just say it out loud: we are on our own.
www.democracydocket.com/opinion/we-a...
We Are on Our Own
From Marc | Our institutions are not going to save us. Only we can do that.
www.democracydocket.com
January 3, 2025 at 10:09 PM
Each time I have sat down to write something since the election, I am bothered by this recurring phrase that I simply cannot get out of my head.
So, I am going to just say it out loud: we are on our own.
www.democracydocket.com/opinion/we-a...
So, I am going to just say it out loud: we are on our own.
www.democracydocket.com/opinion/we-a...
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As of January 1, Minnesotans won’t have co-pays higher than $25 per month for prescription drugs used to treat chronic diseases, and we’re putting a $50 per month cap on all related medical supplies.
We’re putting the wellbeing of our people before the profits of big pharma.
We’re putting the wellbeing of our people before the profits of big pharma.
January 3, 2025 at 7:56 PM
As of January 1, Minnesotans won’t have co-pays higher than $25 per month for prescription drugs used to treat chronic diseases, and we’re putting a $50 per month cap on all related medical supplies.
We’re putting the wellbeing of our people before the profits of big pharma.
We’re putting the wellbeing of our people before the profits of big pharma.
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Trump can’t come close.
January 2, 2025 at 11:30 PM
Trump can’t come close.
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Yes, please make it “safer”.
January 3, 2025 at 4:38 AM
Yes, please make it “safer”.
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It's official: For the first time, the U.S. Senate has two Black women as members.
Angela Alsobrooks of Maryland and Lisa Blunt Rochester of Delaware have just been sworn in as part of the 119th Congress.
Angela Alsobrooks of Maryland and Lisa Blunt Rochester of Delaware have just been sworn in as part of the 119th Congress.
January 3, 2025 at 5:45 PM
It's official: For the first time, the U.S. Senate has two Black women as members.
Angela Alsobrooks of Maryland and Lisa Blunt Rochester of Delaware have just been sworn in as part of the 119th Congress.
Angela Alsobrooks of Maryland and Lisa Blunt Rochester of Delaware have just been sworn in as part of the 119th Congress.