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a bird with the word came to me, with the sweetness of a honeycomb tree
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Happening this Saturday in Altadena, California:
March 21, 2025 at 5:47 PM
Happening this Saturday in Altadena, California:
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Climate change has put the coffee-growing regions of Puerto Rico directly in the path of repeated hurricanes.
It takes 4-5 years for a coffee plant to start producing fruit, and they don't start REALLY producing until year 7.
Younger trees are delicate and vulnerable to hurricane winds.
It takes 4-5 years for a coffee plant to start producing fruit, and they don't start REALLY producing until year 7.
Younger trees are delicate and vulnerable to hurricane winds.
January 27, 2025 at 2:36 AM
Climate change has put the coffee-growing regions of Puerto Rico directly in the path of repeated hurricanes.
It takes 4-5 years for a coffee plant to start producing fruit, and they don't start REALLY producing until year 7.
Younger trees are delicate and vulnerable to hurricane winds.
It takes 4-5 years for a coffee plant to start producing fruit, and they don't start REALLY producing until year 7.
Younger trees are delicate and vulnerable to hurricane winds.
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New York employers must now offer paid medical leave during pregnancy
New York employers must now offer paid medical leave during pregnancy
Pregnant New Yorkers will be entitled to at least 20 hours of paid leave to attend prenatal medical appointments under a new law. Gov.
apnews.com
January 2, 2025 at 2:06 AM
New York employers must now offer paid medical leave during pregnancy
been alive a quarter of a century+ …
December 31, 2024 at 6:12 AM
been alive a quarter of a century+ …
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NEW: We interviewed women behind bars who exposed the widespread sexual abuse of US prison officers, but who have struggled to get relief. They are pleading with Biden for clemency.
“After everything I’ve been through, I deserve to be protected. Give me a chance … Let me see my granddaughters”
“After everything I’ve been through, I deserve to be protected. Give me a chance … Let me see my granddaughters”
Survivors of prison sexual abuse scandal ask Biden for clemency: ‘Give us a chance’
Incarcerated women seek relief after exposing harassment, retaliation and assault by staff
www.theguardian.com
December 18, 2024 at 5:12 PM
NEW: We interviewed women behind bars who exposed the widespread sexual abuse of US prison officers, but who have struggled to get relief. They are pleading with Biden for clemency.
“After everything I’ve been through, I deserve to be protected. Give me a chance … Let me see my granddaughters”
“After everything I’ve been through, I deserve to be protected. Give me a chance … Let me see my granddaughters”
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Tougaloo College, an HBCU in Mississippi, maintains the only active database of sundown towns in the United States
Unearthing the 'hidden' racist history of America's sundown towns
Tougaloo College, an HBCU in Mississippi, maintains the only active database of sundown towns in the United States.
www.whatimreading.net
December 19, 2024 at 12:15 AM
Tougaloo College, an HBCU in Mississippi, maintains the only active database of sundown towns in the United States
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Ain’t That A Pitch?! this week on #TheRead
Ain't That A Pitch?! | The Read
I thought it was a good idea...
the-read-027c4565.simplecast.com
December 13, 2024 at 3:25 PM
Ain’t That A Pitch?! this week on #TheRead
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In Washington, DC, a tax on residents earning more than $250,000 a year is boosting the wages of child care workers.
Two years in, it's proving to be a great investment.
Two years in, it's proving to be a great investment.
How D.C. tackled a child care crunch through a tax hike on the rich
In Washington, D.C., a tax on residents earning more than $250,000 a year is boosting the wages of child care workers. Two years in, it's proving to be a great investment.
www.npr.org
December 14, 2024 at 3:36 PM
In Washington, DC, a tax on residents earning more than $250,000 a year is boosting the wages of child care workers.
Two years in, it's proving to be a great investment.
Two years in, it's proving to be a great investment.
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Scoop: Los Angeles Times owner Patrick Soon-Shiong killed an editorial that was critical of Trump's Cabinet picks, weeks after he blocked a planned endorsement of Kamala Harris by the LAT editorial board www.nytimes.com/2024/12/12/b...
Los Angeles Times Owner Wades Deeper Into Opinion Section
Dr. Patrick Soon-Shiong’s public comments and actions, including recently blocking an editorial weighing in on President-elect Trump’s cabinet picks, have concerned many staff members.
www.nytimes.com
December 12, 2024 at 8:08 PM
Scoop: Los Angeles Times owner Patrick Soon-Shiong killed an editorial that was critical of Trump's Cabinet picks, weeks after he blocked a planned endorsement of Kamala Harris by the LAT editorial board www.nytimes.com/2024/12/12/b...
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NEW: In my report for HuffPost, I speak to D.C. drag queens and take a look at the fight in our courts to keep this form of expression protected under the First Amendment - whether Trump or his judges like it or not!
I hope you will read and share!
www.huffpost.com/entry/future...
I hope you will read and share!
www.huffpost.com/entry/future...
The Future Of A Popular Art Form Could Be In Trump Judges' Hands
Drag artists say the Constitution protects their art — but key court decisions on state-level bans are still to come.
www.huffpost.com
December 11, 2024 at 5:37 PM
NEW: In my report for HuffPost, I speak to D.C. drag queens and take a look at the fight in our courts to keep this form of expression protected under the First Amendment - whether Trump or his judges like it or not!
I hope you will read and share!
www.huffpost.com/entry/future...
I hope you will read and share!
www.huffpost.com/entry/future...
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Mark Zuckerberg’s Meta donates $1 million to Trump’s inaugural fund
Exclusive | Mark Zuckerberg’s Meta Donates $1 Million to Trump’s Inaugural Fund
The president-elect had blasted the tech tycoon during the presidential campaign, but ties have been improving.
www.wsj.com
December 12, 2024 at 4:19 AM
Mark Zuckerberg’s Meta donates $1 million to Trump’s inaugural fund
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Green & Black this week on #TheRead
Green & Black | The Read
That's it. That's all.
the-read-027c4565.simplecast.com
December 5, 2024 at 7:40 PM
Green & Black this week on #TheRead
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France's government has collapsed after historic no-confidence vote in parliament
No-confidence vote topples French government, plunges country into chaos
The support of Marine Le Pen’s far-right lawmakers was key to the motion, which made this the shortest-serving administration in the modern French republic.
www.washingtonpost.com
December 4, 2024 at 7:37 PM
France's government has collapsed after historic no-confidence vote in parliament
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Abbott elementary starts at 8pm this week with an hour long special. Please spread the word! 🎄 🫡
December 1, 2024 at 9:18 PM
Abbott elementary starts at 8pm this week with an hour long special. Please spread the word! 🎄 🫡
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Precious Lee for CAP 74024 lensed by Kévin Drelon.
November 27, 2024 at 2:15 AM
Precious Lee for CAP 74024 lensed by Kévin Drelon.
no thoughts, just holidays
November 27, 2024 at 4:04 AM
no thoughts, just holidays
mabelline? why can’t you be true?
November 27, 2024 at 3:52 AM
mabelline? why can’t you be true?
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When Albuquerque made their bus system—including their bus rapid transit lines—free, not only did ridership jump it was actually found to be more cost effective.
The Case for Free Public Transit - OtherWords
Cities across the U.S. have been embracing a bold new transit policy: zero fares. The results are promising.
otherwords.org
November 24, 2024 at 4:21 PM
When Albuquerque made their bus system—including their bus rapid transit lines—free, not only did ridership jump it was actually found to be more cost effective.
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Sigh. WMATA undertaking a bus fare enforcement initiative at the same time they’re announcing a diminishment of bus service is just the perfect encapsulation of our times.
November 24, 2024 at 4:15 PM
Sigh. WMATA undertaking a bus fare enforcement initiative at the same time they’re announcing a diminishment of bus service is just the perfect encapsulation of our times.
and you know what? i will squabble up
November 25, 2024 at 8:56 PM
and you know what? i will squabble up
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Kendrick Lamar just dropped the music video for "Squabble Up"
November 25, 2024 at 6:28 PM
Kendrick Lamar just dropped the music video for "Squabble Up"
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Dictionary.com crowns “demure” as the Word of the Year.
November 25, 2024 at 4:53 PM
Dictionary.com crowns “demure” as the Word of the Year.
sometimes i take a day off just to turn you ooonnnnnnn
November 25, 2024 at 5:07 PM
sometimes i take a day off just to turn you ooonnnnnnn
pouting is an important part to how i get things done
November 24, 2024 at 9:41 PM
pouting is an important part to how i get things done