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California Gov. Gavin Newsom signed laws setting aside $50 million to help the state protect its policies from challenges by the Trump administration and defend immigrants amid the president’s mass-deportation plans
California approves $50 million to protect immigrants and defend state against Trump administration | CNN
California Gov. Gavin Newsom signed laws Friday setting aside $50 million to help the state protect its policies from challenges by the Trump administration and defend immigrants amid the president’s ...
cnn.it
February 8, 2025 at 4:39 PM
California Gov. Gavin Newsom signed laws setting aside $50 million to help the state protect its policies from challenges by the Trump administration and defend immigrants amid the president’s mass-deportation plans
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One by one, Pennsylvania's cities vow to protect their residents from federal overreach.
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One by one, Pennsylvania's cities vow to protect their residents from federal overreach.
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Allentown adopts policy of non-collaboration with ICE as part of welcoming city movement • Pennsylvania Capital-Star
Half of the city’s roughly 125,000 residents Latino or Hispanic and one-fifth are foreign-born, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.
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February 7, 2025 at 5:39 PM
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One by one, Pennsylvania's cities vow to protect their residents from federal overreach.
penncapital-star.com/government-p...
One by one, Pennsylvania's cities vow to protect their residents from federal overreach.
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The offer to federal workers to resign and keep pay and benefits is a "scam," says Randy Erwin of the National Federation of Federal Employees.
'It's a bad deal': Union president warns federal workers against accepting offer
The offer to federal workers to resign and keep pay and benefits is a "scam," says Randy Erwin of the National Federation of Federal Employees. He warns the public will feel federal workforce cuts.
www.npr.org
February 5, 2025 at 7:04 PM
The offer to federal workers to resign and keep pay and benefits is a "scam," says Randy Erwin of the National Federation of Federal Employees.
This is insane what Trump/Musk is doing to USAID. Certainly it could be better focused but the good the agency does across the world is incalculable.
A friend-of-a-friend works for USAID in Bangladesh. This is how things look on the ground now.
February 2, 2025 at 3:23 PM
This is insane what Trump/Musk is doing to USAID. Certainly it could be better focused but the good the agency does across the world is incalculable.
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The attack on foreign aid/USAID reveals the naive idealism - i.e. non-materialism - of Trump's eco-nationalist wing. They hate aid's supposed progressivism - but not its role in containing China, channeling $ to US corps abroad, or cultivating pro-US sentiment globally. 🧵
February 2, 2025 at 1:14 PM
The attack on foreign aid/USAID reveals the naive idealism - i.e. non-materialism - of Trump's eco-nationalist wing. They hate aid's supposed progressivism - but not its role in containing China, channeling $ to US corps abroad, or cultivating pro-US sentiment globally. 🧵
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All USAID still halted
" PEPFAR was providing HIV treatment to an estimated 680,000 pregnant women, the majority of whom are in Africa. A 90-day stoppage could lead to an estimated 136,000 babies acquiring HIV, according to the amfAR analysis."
www.propublica.org/article/trum...
" PEPFAR was providing HIV treatment to an estimated 680,000 pregnant women, the majority of whom are in Africa. A 90-day stoppage could lead to an estimated 136,000 babies acquiring HIV, according to the amfAR analysis."
www.propublica.org/article/trum...
“People Will Die”: The Trump Administration Said It Lifted Its Ban on Lifesaving Humanitarian Aid. That’s Not True.
Organizations that provide vital care for desperate and vulnerable people around the world have been forced to halt operations, turn away patients and lay off staff. “I’ve never seen anything that sca...
www.propublica.org
February 2, 2025 at 11:06 AM
All USAID still halted
" PEPFAR was providing HIV treatment to an estimated 680,000 pregnant women, the majority of whom are in Africa. A 90-day stoppage could lead to an estimated 136,000 babies acquiring HIV, according to the amfAR analysis."
www.propublica.org/article/trum...
" PEPFAR was providing HIV treatment to an estimated 680,000 pregnant women, the majority of whom are in Africa. A 90-day stoppage could lead to an estimated 136,000 babies acquiring HIV, according to the amfAR analysis."
www.propublica.org/article/trum...
Here’s a shocking finding, gen Z: democracy isn’t perfect
February 2, 2025 at 3:19 PM
Here’s a shocking finding, gen Z: democracy isn’t perfect
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Costco is raising pay for most workers as Friday night deadline looms on a new contract with its unionized employees.
Costco raises pay above $30 an hour for many, as Teamsters threatens strike
Costco is raising pay for most workers as Friday night deadline looms on a new contract with its unionized employees.
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January 31, 2025 at 8:03 PM
Costco is raising pay for most workers as Friday night deadline looms on a new contract with its unionized employees.
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While billionaire owner Jeff Bezos rubs elbows with the MAGA crowd, the Washington Post is bleeding talent. Editors and reporters are walking out, citing the erosion of editorial independence. Here’s columnist Vince Morris on the mass exodus.
The Washington Post Is Hemorrhaging Talent at an Unprecedented Rate As Big-Name Journalists Head to Competitors
Democracy is dying in daylight as a media institution crumbles and uncertainty hangs over the local section.
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February 1, 2025 at 3:30 PM
While billionaire owner Jeff Bezos rubs elbows with the MAGA crowd, the Washington Post is bleeding talent. Editors and reporters are walking out, citing the erosion of editorial independence. Here’s columnist Vince Morris on the mass exodus.
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The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention removed or edited references to transgender people, gender identity and equity from its website Friday, racing to meet a late-afternoon deadline imposed by the federal Office of Personnel Management.
CDC removes gender, equity references in public health material
Large sets of data are being scrubbed of references to transgender and LGBTQ people, among others, which could compromise their use in research
wapo.st
February 1, 2025 at 12:52 AM
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention removed or edited references to transgender people, gender identity and equity from its website Friday, racing to meet a late-afternoon deadline imposed by the federal Office of Personnel Management.
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Well if that’s not a metaphor for our country right now
Painting over core values of the FBI with industrial grey
February 1, 2025 at 3:59 AM
Well if that’s not a metaphor for our country right now
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President Joe Biden announced the Equal Rights Amendment is ratified, enshrining its protections into the Constitution. The move is expected to draw swift legal challenges.
Biden says Equal Rights Amendment is ratified, kicking off expected legal battle as he pushes through final executive actions | CNN Politics
President Joe Biden announced a major opinion Friday that the Equal Rights Amendment is ratified, enshrining its protections into the Constitution, a last-minute move that some believe could pave the ...
cnn.it
January 17, 2025 at 3:38 PM
President Joe Biden announced the Equal Rights Amendment is ratified, enshrining its protections into the Constitution. The move is expected to draw swift legal challenges.
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Two blocks from the U.S. Capitol, as the sun set Tuesday, the public began lining up to say goodbye to Jimmy Carter one last time. They stood in the snow on a dark sidewalk that hadn’t been cleared, and waited.
As Carter lies in state, visitors pay homage: ‘An honor to witness’
On a frigid winter night, they came from near and far to stand in line with hundreds of others to honor “a public servant,” “a humble man,” “a leader.”
www.washingtonpost.com
January 8, 2025 at 3:58 PM
Two blocks from the U.S. Capitol, as the sun set Tuesday, the public began lining up to say goodbye to Jimmy Carter one last time. They stood in the snow on a dark sidewalk that hadn’t been cleared, and waited.
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Meta quietly updated its hateful conduct policy to allow users to refer to "women as household objects or property" among other offensive language.
Calling women ‘household objects’ now permitted on Facebook after Meta updated its guidelines | CNN Business
Meta on Tuesday announced sweeping changes to how it moderates content that will roll out in the coming months, including doing away with professional fact checking. But the company also quietly updat...
www.cnn.com
January 7, 2025 at 9:35 PM
Meta quietly updated its hateful conduct policy to allow users to refer to "women as household objects or property" among other offensive language.
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Bluesky - it’s not perfect, but at least it’s not Zuck
Meta went to Fox News to announce it’s ending its third-party fact checking program. Zuck isn’t just kissing the ring, he’s slobbering all over it. about.fb.com/news/2025/01...
More Speech and Fewer Mistakes | Meta
We're ending our third party fact-checking program and moving to a Community Notes model.
about.fb.com
January 7, 2025 at 12:54 PM
Bluesky - it’s not perfect, but at least it’s not Zuck
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There is no pregiven world, but simply a series of worlds that come into being with different orders of consciousness.
~ Ken Wilber
~ Ken Wilber
December 31, 2024 at 2:25 PM
There is no pregiven world, but simply a series of worlds that come into being with different orders of consciousness.
~ Ken Wilber
~ Ken Wilber
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A recent study shows getting walking more may help prevent depressive symptoms. Tracking your steps may help you stay motivated, researchers say.
Getting your steps in can reduce depression, research finds
A recent study shows getting walking more may help prevent depressive symptoms. Tracking your steps may help you stay motivated, researchers say.
www.npr.org
January 5, 2025 at 8:03 PM
A recent study shows getting walking more may help prevent depressive symptoms. Tracking your steps may help you stay motivated, researchers say.
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Throughout the past year, The Wall Street Journal investigated how giant insurers extracted billions in extra payments from the Medicare Advantage system.
How Health Insurers Racked Up Billions in Extra Payments From Medicare Advantage
The Wall Street Journal’s yearlong investigation into Medicare’s private insurers relied on exclusive access to billions of records of Medicare services.
www.wsj.com
January 2, 2025 at 7:13 PM
Throughout the past year, The Wall Street Journal investigated how giant insurers extracted billions in extra payments from the Medicare Advantage system.
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Man Decides Eating Lunch Without Headphones On Counts As Meditating
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January 2, 2025 at 5:47 PM
Man Decides Eating Lunch Without Headphones On Counts As Meditating
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At least three of the New York prison guards implicated in the brutal beating death of a handcuffed man had been accused of participating in similar attacks on prisoners across the state.
Guards Who Beat Robert Brooks Were Accused of Assaulting Inmates Before
Three of the 13 guards implicated in the savage beating of Robert Brooks had been accused in lawsuits of earlier attacks in New York prisons.
nyti.ms
December 28, 2024 at 9:26 PM
At least three of the New York prison guards implicated in the brutal beating death of a handcuffed man had been accused of participating in similar attacks on prisoners across the state.
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An estimated 1.5 billion people—roughly one in every five human beings—speak English, making it the most widely used language in the history of humanity. Some researchers worry about what we’re losing with its expansion.
How Much Does Our Language Shape Our Thinking?
English continues to expand into diverse regions around the world. The question is whether humanity will be homogenized as a result.
www.newyorker.com
December 23, 2024 at 5:00 PM
An estimated 1.5 billion people—roughly one in every five human beings—speak English, making it the most widely used language in the history of humanity. Some researchers worry about what we’re losing with its expansion.