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A group of Ohioans is urging a state appeals court to secure nearly $900 million in pandemic unemployment assistance state officials never handed out. The plaintiffs won a judgement against Gov. Mike DeWine earlier this month.
Ohio workers want court to order Gov. DeWine protect unused unemployment funds • Ohio Capital Journal
A group of Ohioans is urging a state appeals court to secure nearly $900 million in pandemic unemployment assistance state officials never handed out. The plaintiffs won a judgement against Gov. Mike…
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February 24, 2025 at 5:36 PM
A group of Ohioans is urging a state appeals court to secure nearly $900 million in pandemic unemployment assistance state officials never handed out. The plaintiffs won a judgement against Gov. Mike DeWine earlier this month.
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Minnesota Lt. Gov. Peggy Flanagan is running for the U.S. Senate — if the Democrat wins she will be the first Indigenous woman to serve in the upper chamber. www.instagram.com/p/DGdtNkgy6ob/
February 24, 2025 at 5:37 PM
Minnesota Lt. Gov. Peggy Flanagan is running for the U.S. Senate — if the Democrat wins she will be the first Indigenous woman to serve in the upper chamber. www.instagram.com/p/DGdtNkgy6ob/
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Louisiana lawmakers don’t want drastic cuts at NOAA:
In the country’s most hurricane-prone region, the extreme weather agency provides a service lawmakers from both parties consider essential.
Via: @NOTUSreports
https://buff.ly/3EOMCvO
In the country’s most hurricane-prone region, the extreme weather agency provides a service lawmakers from both parties consider essential.
Via: @NOTUSreports
https://buff.ly/3EOMCvO
February 24, 2025 at 5:37 PM
Louisiana lawmakers don’t want drastic cuts at NOAA:
In the country’s most hurricane-prone region, the extreme weather agency provides a service lawmakers from both parties consider essential.
Via: @NOTUSreports
https://buff.ly/3EOMCvO
In the country’s most hurricane-prone region, the extreme weather agency provides a service lawmakers from both parties consider essential.
Via: @NOTUSreports
https://buff.ly/3EOMCvO
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A federal judge has temporarily blocked much of Trump’s effort to dismantle DEI. Here’s what that could mean for colleges struggling to respond to the administration’s latest threats and deadlines. chroni.cl/4icI2Gc
Judge Temporarily Blocks Trump’s Anti-DEI Orders
The orders declared DEI illegal and aimed to put an end to “equity-related grants or contracts.” But the judge’s injunction called them “unconstitutionally vague on their face.”
chroni.cl
February 24, 2025 at 5:37 PM
A federal judge has temporarily blocked much of Trump’s effort to dismantle DEI. Here’s what that could mean for colleges struggling to respond to the administration’s latest threats and deadlines. chroni.cl/4icI2Gc
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A federal judge in Maryland granted a temporary restraining order blocking the Education Department and the Office of Personnel Management from disclosing sensitive data to members of Elon Musk’s team and anyone assisting them. Here are the latest updates.
Trump Live Updates: Elon Musk's Federal Worker Ultimatum, Macron's White House Visit and More
www.nytimes.com
February 24, 2025 at 5:38 PM
A federal judge in Maryland granted a temporary restraining order blocking the Education Department and the Office of Personnel Management from disclosing sensitive data to members of Elon Musk’s team and anyone assisting them. Here are the latest updates.
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We're now on day 10 of the strike by Alamo Drafthouse workers.
"We have a Marvel movie and 'Paddington' out right now. People are going to the movies. What's changed is a corporate parent trying to squeeze every last dime out of its remaining workers."
hellgatenyc.com/alamo-drafth...
We're now on day 10 of the strike by Alamo Drafthouse workers.
"We have a Marvel movie and 'Paddington' out right now. People are going to the movies. What's changed is a corporate parent trying to squeeze every last dime out of its remaining workers."
hellgatenyc.com/alamo-drafth...
February 24, 2025 at 5:38 PM
NEW:
We're now on day 10 of the strike by Alamo Drafthouse workers.
"We have a Marvel movie and 'Paddington' out right now. People are going to the movies. What's changed is a corporate parent trying to squeeze every last dime out of its remaining workers."
hellgatenyc.com/alamo-drafth...
We're now on day 10 of the strike by Alamo Drafthouse workers.
"We have a Marvel movie and 'Paddington' out right now. People are going to the movies. What's changed is a corporate parent trying to squeeze every last dime out of its remaining workers."
hellgatenyc.com/alamo-drafth...
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A federal judge has blocked the Office of Personnel Management and the Department of Education from sharing sensitive information with pseudo-agency DOGE.
Judge Blocks Elon Musk’s DOGE From Getting Its Hands on Everything
Elon Musk just got some terrible news in court.
newrepublic.com
February 24, 2025 at 5:39 PM
A federal judge has blocked the Office of Personnel Management and the Department of Education from sharing sensitive information with pseudo-agency DOGE.
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LATEST: A coalition of unions and groups that have been fighting the Trump administration's mass layoffs amended its lawsuit against OPM, alleging that Elon Musk’s ultimatum directing workers to justify their workweeks was unlawful.
Federal workers and agencies push back against Elon Musk's email ultimatum
Musk said in a post on X Saturday that federal employees would "receive an email requesting to understand what they got done last week."
www.nbcnews.com
February 24, 2025 at 5:39 PM
LATEST: A coalition of unions and groups that have been fighting the Trump administration's mass layoffs amended its lawsuit against OPM, alleging that Elon Musk’s ultimatum directing workers to justify their workweeks was unlawful.
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Over the past month, the virus has spread in areas with low vaccination rates, and most of those affected are minors.
Nearly 100 Measles Cases Have Been Reported in Texas
Over the past month, the virus has spread in areas with low vaccination rates, and most of those affected are minors.
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February 24, 2025 at 5:42 PM
Over the past month, the virus has spread in areas with low vaccination rates, and most of those affected are minors.
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Via @dennispillion.bsky.social and @insideclimatenews.org: A program meant to help low-income Alabamians pay their utility bills has resumed two weeks after it was canceled due to an executive order from President Donald Trump.
Federal funding restored for low-income Alabama utility assistance after outcry • Alabama Reflector
ADECA did not respond to multiple requests for more information or answer whether it had received guidance from the federal government to reinstate the program.
alabamareflector.com
February 24, 2025 at 5:44 PM
Via @dennispillion.bsky.social and @insideclimatenews.org: A program meant to help low-income Alabamians pay their utility bills has resumed two weeks after it was canceled due to an executive order from President Donald Trump.
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"If a city can use the courts to take down an editorial, then no news organization is safe," @seth-stern.bsky.social told Editor and Publisher.
"This ruling flies in the face of decades of First Amendment jurisprudence."
"This ruling flies in the face of decades of First Amendment jurisprudence."
What happens when a city silences a newspaper? An inside look at the Clarksdale censorship case - Editor and Publisher
When a city government uses the courts to silence a newspaper, it’s not just an attack on one publication but on press freedom itself. That’s exactly what happened in Clarksdale, Mississippi, where a ...
www.editorandpublisher.com
February 24, 2025 at 5:45 PM
"If a city can use the courts to take down an editorial, then no news organization is safe," @seth-stern.bsky.social told Editor and Publisher.
"This ruling flies in the face of decades of First Amendment jurisprudence."
"This ruling flies in the face of decades of First Amendment jurisprudence."
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“If you're not careful, the newspapers will have you hating the people who are being oppressed, and loving the people who are doing the oppressing.”
A classic quote from Malcolm X, who was assassinated 60 years ago today.
A classic quote from Malcolm X, who was assassinated 60 years ago today.
February 22, 2025 at 4:50 AM
“If you're not careful, the newspapers will have you hating the people who are being oppressed, and loving the people who are doing the oppressing.”
A classic quote from Malcolm X, who was assassinated 60 years ago today.
A classic quote from Malcolm X, who was assassinated 60 years ago today.
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To remove Chairman of the Joints Chiefs of Staff General CQ Brown during Black History Month is a travesty
It can't be rationalized, no way no how
It can't be rationalized, no way no how
February 22, 2025 at 4:40 AM
To remove Chairman of the Joints Chiefs of Staff General CQ Brown during Black History Month is a travesty
It can't be rationalized, no way no how
It can't be rationalized, no way no how
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So this happened today.
“Leopards Eat Investors’ Faces”
“Leopards Eat Investors’ Faces”
Dow drops 700 points for worst day of 2025 so far on new fears about economic growth: Live updates
Stocks were lower Friday as investors ended a rocky week on Wall Street.
www.cnbc.com
February 22, 2025 at 7:37 AM
So this happened today.
“Leopards Eat Investors’ Faces”
“Leopards Eat Investors’ Faces”
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Call me old fashioned, but being Russia’s KGB agent “Krasnov” since 1987 should disqualify Trump from being President of the United States. Retroactively, immediately, and forever.
February 22, 2025 at 6:25 PM
Call me old fashioned, but being Russia’s KGB agent “Krasnov” since 1987 should disqualify Trump from being President of the United States. Retroactively, immediately, and forever.
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NEW: The email went out about 30 minutes ago.
February 22, 2025 at 10:07 PM
NEW: The email went out about 30 minutes ago.
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We are arms dealers to terrorists.
February 22, 2025 at 1:33 PM
We are arms dealers to terrorists.
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Here's some planned boycotts. Please repost. I know some people only have access to certain stores. Please participate in the one day boycott on February 28.
February 22, 2025 at 3:57 AM
Here's some planned boycotts. Please repost. I know some people only have access to certain stores. Please participate in the one day boycott on February 28.
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And I am an ally. If you are too, let the world know.
February 22, 2025 at 10:14 PM
And I am an ally. If you are too, let the world know.
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A whole generation of early career scientists and physician-scientists, including colleagues and myself, are particularly vulnerable to these funding freezes and cuts, with jobs and careers depending on federal grants.
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U.S. early-career researchers struggling amid chaos
Uncertain funding, government firings, and distressed universities hit vulnerable groups especially hard
www.science.org
February 22, 2025 at 12:08 PM
A whole generation of early career scientists and physician-scientists, including colleagues and myself, are particularly vulnerable to these funding freezes and cuts, with jobs and careers depending on federal grants.
#IDsky
#Medsky
#Episky
www.science.org/content/arti...
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#Medsky
#Episky
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