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UPDATE: Corporation for Public Broadcasting says Moss' ruling actually amounts to a win for the existing board. Release: cpb.org/pressroom/Co...
June 9, 2025 at 12:10 AM
UPDATE: Corporation for Public Broadcasting says Moss' ruling actually amounts to a win for the existing board. Release: cpb.org/pressroom/Co...
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While it seems like the US has given up on HIV prevention and research, the rest of the world hasn’t. This, out of Australia, is remarkable.
Breakthrough in search for HIV cure leaves researchers ‘overwhelmed’
Exclusive: Melbourne team demonstrates way to make the virus visible within white blood cells, paving the way to fully clear it from the body
www.theguardian.com
June 5, 2025 at 1:05 PM
While it seems like the US has given up on HIV prevention and research, the rest of the world hasn’t. This, out of Australia, is remarkable.
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BREAKING: Harvard amends lawsuit to challenge Trump's new proclamation banning foreign students from the school. Harvard filing for TRO to stop its impact immediately. Doc: storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us... Earlier: www.politico.com/news/2025/05...
storage.courtlistener.com
June 5, 2025 at 10:48 PM
BREAKING: Harvard amends lawsuit to challenge Trump's new proclamation banning foreign students from the school. Harvard filing for TRO to stop its impact immediately. Doc: storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us... Earlier: www.politico.com/news/2025/05...
I just don’t fucking know where I am anymore.
High praise from Trump as #SCOTUS green-lights much of his immigration agenda. But is his team equipped to kick a million or more immigrants out of U.S. in coming months? One immigrant advocate says justices just blessed Trump's "mass deportation fantasy." www.politico.com/news/2025/05...
Supreme Court allows Trump administration to cancel legal status for half-million immigrants
The administration can now cancel a Biden-era humanitarian program that allowed immigrants from Cuba, Haiti, Nicaragua and Venezuela to live and work in the US legally.
www.politico.com
May 30, 2025 at 10:07 PM
I just don’t fucking know where I am anymore.
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What fun to discover £7,000 of book royalties, due today, aren't actually going to be paid. Not today. Maybe not ever.
So now it's time for yet another round of "What Do I Tell My Mortgage Provider?", and a quick game of "How Do I Feed My Dog?"
Fuck you, publishing. What a turd of a profession.
So now it's time for yet another round of "What Do I Tell My Mortgage Provider?", and a quick game of "How Do I Feed My Dog?"
Fuck you, publishing. What a turd of a profession.
May 30, 2025 at 9:57 AM
What fun to discover £7,000 of book royalties, due today, aren't actually going to be paid. Not today. Maybe not ever.
So now it's time for yet another round of "What Do I Tell My Mortgage Provider?", and a quick game of "How Do I Feed My Dog?"
Fuck you, publishing. What a turd of a profession.
So now it's time for yet another round of "What Do I Tell My Mortgage Provider?", and a quick game of "How Do I Feed My Dog?"
Fuck you, publishing. What a turd of a profession.
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NEWS: A federal court just invalidated Trump’s ”Liberation Day" tariffs, ruling he exceeded his authority under IEEPA. The court said Trump can’t bypass Congress to set trade policy and that these tariffs are unconstitutional and void.
May 28, 2025 at 11:27 PM
NEWS: A federal court just invalidated Trump’s ”Liberation Day" tariffs, ruling he exceeded his authority under IEEPA. The court said Trump can’t bypass Congress to set trade policy and that these tariffs are unconstitutional and void.
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🚨 💉The FDA will no longer approve COVID vaccines for people 6mo–64yrs who don't have a risk factor for severe COVID-19. People 65 years and older and those under 65 with risk factors can still get vaccinated.
There's so much to unpack here. See a few thoughts below 👇
There's so much to unpack here. See a few thoughts below 👇
May 20, 2025 at 8:20 PM
🚨 💉The FDA will no longer approve COVID vaccines for people 6mo–64yrs who don't have a risk factor for severe COVID-19. People 65 years and older and those under 65 with risk factors can still get vaccinated.
There's so much to unpack here. See a few thoughts below 👇
There's so much to unpack here. See a few thoughts below 👇
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Here they are: 15 of the absolute best, most brilliant, most cutting, and most creative protest signs we spotted across the more than 1,300 demonstrations against the Trump regime on Saturday.
Top 15 Signs at Hands Off Protests
Protests in over 1,300 cities and towns all across America.
www.meidasplus.com
April 6, 2025 at 3:40 PM
Here they are: 15 of the absolute best, most brilliant, most cutting, and most creative protest signs we spotted across the more than 1,300 demonstrations against the Trump regime on Saturday.
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Breaking news: Kitty Dukakis, tireless advocate and political spouse who candidly shared her struggles, has died
Kitty Dukakis, tireless advocate who shared her struggles with the public, dies at 88 - The Boston Globe
Far from a typical political spouse, Kitty Dukakis was a forceful defender of her husband Michael's political career, but also wrote and spoke candidly about her addiction and depression.
www.bostonglobe.com
March 22, 2025 at 12:46 PM
Breaking news: Kitty Dukakis, tireless advocate and political spouse who candidly shared her struggles, has died
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Chuck Schumer was damned if he did and damned if he didn't. Eventually the wheel of karma will turn again in the favor of sensible people, but God, am I tired of waiting.
March 15, 2025 at 10:11 PM
Chuck Schumer was damned if he did and damned if he didn't. Eventually the wheel of karma will turn again in the favor of sensible people, but God, am I tired of waiting.
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If you are a Southern California person upset about @schumer.senate.gov ‘s craven betrayal of our country, the theatre his book tour will be at on 3/23 is the Moss Theatre.
Their phone number is 310-828-5582
Their phone number is 310-828-5582
March 14, 2025 at 11:32 PM
If you are a Southern California person upset about @schumer.senate.gov ‘s craven betrayal of our country, the theatre his book tour will be at on 3/23 is the Moss Theatre.
Their phone number is 310-828-5582
Their phone number is 310-828-5582
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History repeats itself
March 14, 2025 at 11:34 AM
History repeats itself
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BREAKING: The Continuing Resolution cloture motion has passed 62-38, advancing the CR to a final vote.
These are the Democrats who voted to invoke cloture:
These are the Democrats who voted to invoke cloture:
March 14, 2025 at 9:10 PM
BREAKING: The Continuing Resolution cloture motion has passed 62-38, advancing the CR to a final vote.
These are the Democrats who voted to invoke cloture:
These are the Democrats who voted to invoke cloture:
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NEW: #SCOTUS splits 5-4, rebuffing Trump in fight over foreign-aid freeze. Roberts/Barrett side w/liberal justices but far from clear that pattern will hold in these cases & other early Trump admin actions headed for high court. w/@kyledcheney www.politico.com/news/2025/03...
Supreme Court rebuffs Trump in fight over foreign aid bills
The order is a significant but potentially short-lived victory for operators of foreign aid programs.
www.politico.com
March 5, 2025 at 4:09 PM
NEW: #SCOTUS splits 5-4, rebuffing Trump in fight over foreign-aid freeze. Roberts/Barrett side w/liberal justices but far from clear that pattern will hold in these cases & other early Trump admin actions headed for high court. w/@kyledcheney www.politico.com/news/2025/03...
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Junior’s face as he watches Musk, with 14 kids by 4 different women, hanging out with his daughter. 😂
March 4, 2025 at 2:39 AM
Junior’s face as he watches Musk, with 14 kids by 4 different women, hanging out with his daughter. 😂
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Have you said thank you once?
March 3, 2025 at 9:45 PM
Have you said thank you once?
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A federal judge in Massachusetts extended a temporary hold on a Trump administration plan to cut funding for institutions that conduct medical research.
‘As clear a case of illegality as there is’: Mass. judge extends temporary halt on Trump NIH cuts - The Boston Globe
Legal experts say the proposed cuts violate federal law and are unlikely to survive a legal challenge by states.
www.bostonglobe.com
February 21, 2025 at 5:49 PM
A federal judge in Massachusetts extended a temporary hold on a Trump administration plan to cut funding for institutions that conduct medical research.
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If you work on the African diaspora, migration, transnationalism, racialisation and the experience of Black people and people of African descent, consider submitting your research for publication in our journal. #africandiaspora #transnationalism
Submit here: www.tandfonline.com/journals/rab...
Submit here: www.tandfonline.com/journals/rab...
November 27, 2024 at 1:50 PM
If you work on the African diaspora, migration, transnationalism, racialisation and the experience of Black people and people of African descent, consider submitting your research for publication in our journal. #africandiaspora #transnationalism
Submit here: www.tandfonline.com/journals/rab...
Submit here: www.tandfonline.com/journals/rab...
Once again…
February 20, 2025 at 12:04 AM
Once again…
For anyone who needs it, or might know someone. This is a list of resources:
docs.google.com/document/d/e...
docs.google.com/document/d/e...
What to do now - getting fed communities ready for whats coming
docs.google.com
February 19, 2025 at 12:48 PM
For anyone who needs it, or might know someone. This is a list of resources:
docs.google.com/document/d/e...
docs.google.com/document/d/e...
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Does “Golden Age” refer to a time when planes keep crashing, eggs cost $10–15 a dozen, the U.S. is being booed and protested by all our allies, workers are losing their jobs, and Americans’ personal data is being rummaged through by unelected oligarchs and their strange crew of 20-something incels?
February 8, 2025 at 6:30 PM
Does “Golden Age” refer to a time when planes keep crashing, eggs cost $10–15 a dozen, the U.S. is being booed and protested by all our allies, workers are losing their jobs, and Americans’ personal data is being rummaged through by unelected oligarchs and their strange crew of 20-something incels?
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JUST IN: All National Archives employees get email informing them that their ultimate boss, Archivist Colleen Shogan, has been fired by President Donald Trump www.politico.com/news/2025/02...
February 8, 2025 at 1:28 PM
JUST IN: All National Archives employees get email informing them that their ultimate boss, Archivist Colleen Shogan, has been fired by President Donald Trump www.politico.com/news/2025/02...