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AOC: If you are an LGBTQ kid or family, we cannot throw you under the bus in order to win an election. In this house, we stand together
March 22, 2025 at 12:07 AM
AOC: If you are an LGBTQ kid or family, we cannot throw you under the bus in order to win an election. In this house, we stand together
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I had not heard of this book but now I am going to read it tonight.
WaPo's Ron Charles, in his Book Club newsletter, on Meta's repeated questions about his plans to review Sarah Wynn-Williams's "Careless People":
"In my 27 years of reviewing and editing newspaper books sections, no company has ever done this with me."
"In my 27 years of reviewing and editing newspaper books sections, no company has ever done this with me."
March 14, 2025 at 7:54 PM
I had not heard of this book but now I am going to read it tonight.
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Thanks for sharing this. Passing on to @gypsy-karel.bsky.social.
#Florida #politics and consolidation of power
#Florida #politics and consolidation of power
first lesson: the Trump admin & its allies care A LOT right now about forcing local police & sheriffs' departments to do their bidding. those are a force multiplier for federal enforcement.
so Florida Republicans just passed a law for DeSantis to remove local elected officials who resist this:
so Florida Republicans just passed a law for DeSantis to remove local elected officials who resist this:
In Florida GOP’s New Immigration Crackdown, a Familiar Play of Overriding Local Democracy - Bolts
Florida Republicans spent weeks squabbling over rival immigration bills. Their conflict wasn’t over significant policy differences: They agreed on diverting hundreds of millions in state funds toward ...
boltsmag.org
February 22, 2025 at 8:57 PM
Thanks for sharing this. Passing on to @gypsy-karel.bsky.social.
#Florida #politics and consolidation of power
#Florida #politics and consolidation of power
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Our article covering the Jeffries rally yesterday (including links to TV coverage of the event): indivisibleeb.org/2025/02/22/p...
Protestors demand more action from Jeffries and Democrats
Indivisible East Bay joined with several other local progressive groups [the Wellstone Democratic Renewal Club (lead rally organizers), Bay Resistance, and Food and Water Watch] to protest outside …
indivisibleeb.org
February 22, 2025 at 9:04 PM
Our article covering the Jeffries rally yesterday (including links to TV coverage of the event): indivisibleeb.org/2025/02/22/p...
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Can't explain my level of excitement to read @catvalente.bsky.social 's upcoming "Move Fast and Break People: How the Internet Gave Us Everything and Then Took It All Away" substack piece! Very much anticipating it soothing deep feelings around a lot of situations, if only by means of solidarity.
January 14, 2025 at 9:30 PM
Can't explain my level of excitement to read @catvalente.bsky.social 's upcoming "Move Fast and Break People: How the Internet Gave Us Everything and Then Took It All Away" substack piece! Very much anticipating it soothing deep feelings around a lot of situations, if only by means of solidarity.
Dashiell, on day one, about to head home from Oakland Animal Services. Those folks are doing the hard work to help these incredi-dogs, and I appreciate them.
www.oaklandanimalservices.org
www.oaklandanimalservices.org
January 12, 2025 at 7:59 PM
Dashiell, on day one, about to head home from Oakland Animal Services. Those folks are doing the hard work to help these incredi-dogs, and I appreciate them.
www.oaklandanimalservices.org
www.oaklandanimalservices.org
Hey, Void, it's me. Again.
December 27, 2024 at 11:22 PM
Hey, Void, it's me. Again.
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A Tribute to Blacklisted Lyricist Yip Harburg: The Man Who Put the Rainbow in The Wizard of Oz
A Tribute to Blacklisted Lyricist Yip Harburg: The Man Who Put the Rainbow in The Wizard of Oz
His name might not be familiar to many, but his songs are sung by millions around the world. Today, we take a journey through the life and work of Yip Harburg, the Broadway lyricist who wrote such hits...
www.democracynow.org
December 25, 2024 at 3:00 PM
A Tribute to Blacklisted Lyricist Yip Harburg: The Man Who Put the Rainbow in The Wizard of Oz
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Cool #job alert! The #Nevada Bureau of Land Management is hiring a project manager that would happen to manage all the contracts for #BurningMan.
www.usajobs.gov/job/820663900
www.usajobs.gov/job/820663900
www.usajobs.gov
November 26, 2024 at 9:45 PM
Cool #job alert! The #Nevada Bureau of Land Management is hiring a project manager that would happen to manage all the contracts for #BurningMan.
www.usajobs.gov/job/820663900
www.usajobs.gov/job/820663900
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"While the total rate of fatal accidents per billion miles driven by all vehicles was 2.8, Tesla vehicles overall had a rate of 5.6. Tesla’s Model Y SUV had fatal accident rate of 10.6, more than double the average for SUVs, which was 4.8."
sherwood.news/business/tes...
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Tesla has the highest rate of fatal accidents among all car brands, report shows
A new analysis of National Highway Transportation and Safety Administration auto crash data shows that Tesla has the highest rate of fatal accidents...
sherwood.news
November 21, 2024 at 7:49 PM
"While the total rate of fatal accidents per billion miles driven by all vehicles was 2.8, Tesla vehicles overall had a rate of 5.6. Tesla’s Model Y SUV had fatal accident rate of 10.6, more than double the average for SUVs, which was 4.8."
sherwood.news/business/tes...
sherwood.news/business/tes...