Deb
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Big Tech is plotting a $100M lobbying and campaign spending blitz to block AI regulation at the state and federal level.
We must stop this takeover before it's too late.
We must stop this takeover before it's too late.
November 11, 2025 at 3:11 PM
Big Tech is plotting a $100M lobbying and campaign spending blitz to block AI regulation at the state and federal level.
We must stop this takeover before it's too late.
We must stop this takeover before it's too late.
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The Senate passed a bill to reopen the federal government Monday evening, getting just enough votes to move forward with the help of seven Democrats and one independent senator.
The measure will now head to the House. https://wapo.st/43m56gA
The measure will now head to the House. https://wapo.st/43m56gA
November 11, 2025 at 5:00 AM
The Senate passed a bill to reopen the federal government Monday evening, getting just enough votes to move forward with the help of seven Democrats and one independent senator.
The measure will now head to the House. https://wapo.st/43m56gA
The measure will now head to the House. https://wapo.st/43m56gA
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A colder-than-expected Pacific system will bring up to two feet of snow to higher elevations and a fast burst of rain and wind across the Bay Area by Thursday.
First major snow of the season expected as atmospheric river targets California
A colder-than-expected Pacific system will bring up to two feet of snow to higher elevations and a fast burst of rain and wind across the Bay Area by Thursday.
bit.ly
November 11, 2025 at 2:00 PM
A colder-than-expected Pacific system will bring up to two feet of snow to higher elevations and a fast burst of rain and wind across the Bay Area by Thursday.
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Yeah, um Do Not let This one Go.
69M married women could lose their voting rights if the SAVE Act is passed. Transgender individuals too.
Why? Absent a valid passport, you must present a birth certificate *with the same name as your registration* to be registered.
This is insane!
Hands Off Her Vote
Why? Absent a valid passport, you must present a birth certificate *with the same name as your registration* to be registered.
This is insane!
Hands Off Her Vote
April 9, 2025 at 2:58 PM
Yeah, um Do Not let This one Go.
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The Social Security Administration is now wrongly informing some SSI recipients they are no longer receiving benefits.
This comes as agency cuts have led to repeated website crashes and overwhelmed phone lines.
This is what DOGE's "efficiency" looks like.
This comes as agency cuts have led to repeated website crashes and overwhelmed phone lines.
This is what DOGE's "efficiency" looks like.
April 9, 2025 at 4:03 PM
The Social Security Administration is now wrongly informing some SSI recipients they are no longer receiving benefits.
This comes as agency cuts have led to repeated website crashes and overwhelmed phone lines.
This is what DOGE's "efficiency" looks like.
This comes as agency cuts have led to repeated website crashes and overwhelmed phone lines.
This is what DOGE's "efficiency" looks like.
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Amy Gleason, acting administrator of the Department of Government Efficiency, denied responsibility for widespread government layoffs in a message to industry colleagues obtained by the Chronicle.
DOGE head denies responsibility for mass firings in private group chat message
The April 2 message was sent in a nearly 300-person group chat of health care innovators.
www.sfchronicle.com
April 8, 2025 at 9:36 PM
Amy Gleason, acting administrator of the Department of Government Efficiency, denied responsibility for widespread government layoffs in a message to industry colleagues obtained by the Chronicle.
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"Every gun that is made, every warship launched, every rocket fired signifies, in the final sense, a theft from those who hunger and are not fed, those who are cold and are not clothed."
-Dwight D. Eisenhower, 1953
-Dwight D. Eisenhower, 1953
April 8, 2025 at 6:45 PM
"Every gun that is made, every warship launched, every rocket fired signifies, in the final sense, a theft from those who hunger and are not fed, those who are cold and are not clothed."
-Dwight D. Eisenhower, 1953
-Dwight D. Eisenhower, 1953
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Avelo Airlines will cease its operations at Sonoma County’s airport on May 1, just a year after launching services in the North Bay.
The decision comes in the wake of the budget carrier’s recent agreement with the Department of Homeland Security to conduct deportation flights for ICE from Arizona.
The decision comes in the wake of the budget carrier’s recent agreement with the Department of Homeland Security to conduct deportation flights for ICE from Arizona.
Ultra budget airline Avelo exits Northern California airport to conduct ICE deportation flights
Ultra budget carrier Avelo Airlines will cease operations in Northern California to focus on deportation flights for ICE from Arizona.
www.sfchronicle.com
April 9, 2025 at 12:25 AM
Avelo Airlines will cease its operations at Sonoma County’s airport on May 1, just a year after launching services in the North Bay.
The decision comes in the wake of the budget carrier’s recent agreement with the Department of Homeland Security to conduct deportation flights for ICE from Arizona.
The decision comes in the wake of the budget carrier’s recent agreement with the Department of Homeland Security to conduct deportation flights for ICE from Arizona.
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"None of the employees with security clearances for nuclear secrets were properly debriefed, the current DOE source said...
"Those employees could be targeted by foreign adversaries for nuclear espionage...
"They have lost their source of income..."
www.reuters.com/world/us/fir...
"Those employees could be targeted by foreign adversaries for nuclear espionage...
"They have lost their source of income..."
www.reuters.com/world/us/fir...
Exclusive: Fired US government workers with top security clearances were not given exit briefings, sources say
The lack of so-called "read outs" for workers with clearances dismissed by Musk's DOGE could raise security risks, experts say.
www.reuters.com
March 5, 2025 at 10:25 PM
"None of the employees with security clearances for nuclear secrets were properly debriefed, the current DOE source said...
"Those employees could be targeted by foreign adversaries for nuclear espionage...
"They have lost their source of income..."
www.reuters.com/world/us/fir...
"Those employees could be targeted by foreign adversaries for nuclear espionage...
"They have lost their source of income..."
www.reuters.com/world/us/fir...
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Along with the specter of a belligerent Moscow, President Trump’s sudden redrawing of alliances and withdrawal of aid for Ukraine are driving Europeans to fast-track plans to bolster their militaries, upgrade their arsenals — and, ultimately, to curb their dependence on the United States.
Spooked by Trump and Putin, Europe rushes to rearm
It’s a “turning of the page” as European leaders fast-track plans to bolster their militaries and back Ukraine — and ultimately curb dependence on the United States.
www.washingtonpost.com
March 6, 2025 at 12:31 PM
Along with the specter of a belligerent Moscow, President Trump’s sudden redrawing of alliances and withdrawal of aid for Ukraine are driving Europeans to fast-track plans to bolster their militaries, upgrade their arsenals — and, ultimately, to curb their dependence on the United States.
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He has sold his soul to Trump.
Lindsey Graham Slammed For Cheering On Third Term For Trump After 'Inspiring' Speech
He has truly sold his soul.
www.comicsands.com
March 5, 2025 at 9:34 PM
He has sold his soul to Trump.
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A government report adds to evidence that the HPV vaccine, once called dangerous by Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., is preventing cervical cancer in young women.
CDC report finds HPV vaccine is preventing U.S. women from getting cervical cancer, adding to evidence
From 2008 to 2022, rates for precancerous lesions decreased about 80 percent among 20- to 24-year-old women who were screened for cervical cancer.
buff.ly
March 5, 2025 at 9:36 PM
A government report adds to evidence that the HPV vaccine, once called dangerous by Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., is preventing cervical cancer in young women.
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March 6, 2025 at 4:00 PM
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White spring crocus flowers
March 6, 2025 at 8:31 AM
White spring crocus flowers
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Don't just protect libraries; protect library workers too. 📚
www.ualberta.ca/en/folio/202...
www.ualberta.ca/en/folio/202...
Behind the stacks: research exposes sexual harassment of library workers
For those who work in public libraries, the risk of sexual harassment by patrons is high, according to professors in the U of A’s School of Library and Information Studies.
www.ualberta.ca
March 6, 2025 at 3:18 PM
Don't just protect libraries; protect library workers too. 📚
www.ualberta.ca/en/folio/202...
www.ualberta.ca/en/folio/202...
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A dose of calm amid the chaos. If you’re feeling exhausted, anxious or lost, allow yourself a moment to pause and come back to your breathing. Slow and steady. I know it may not help much, but even a small amount of calm can soothe the heart. May your evening be peaceful, my friends. 😊
#calm #peace
#calm #peace
March 5, 2025 at 5:42 PM
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America’s wealth gap is now more extreme than it’s been in over a century. Until this structural problem is remedied, the American economy will remain perilously fragile.
March 6, 2025 at 7:00 PM
America’s wealth gap is now more extreme than it’s been in over a century. Until this structural problem is remedied, the American economy will remain perilously fragile.
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"The DOGE-led campaign to cancel contracts deemed 'wasteful' across the government is hurting Social Security.
The agency lost a contract that paid for medical experts to testify at disability hearings..."
www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
The agency lost a contract that paid for medical experts to testify at disability hearings..."
www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
DOGE is driving Social Security cuts and will make mistakes, acting head says privately
The Social Security Administration’s acting commissioner said members of Elon Musk’s cost-cutting team are outsiders who are unfamiliar with the nuances of the agency’s programs.
www.washingtonpost.com
March 6, 2025 at 6:17 PM
"The DOGE-led campaign to cancel contracts deemed 'wasteful' across the government is hurting Social Security.
The agency lost a contract that paid for medical experts to testify at disability hearings..."
www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
The agency lost a contract that paid for medical experts to testify at disability hearings..."
www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
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We examined some of the key misleading, exaggerated, or false statements that the president made during his address to Congress earlier this week. to.pbs.org/3QKhXSS
Fact-checking Trump's claims during his address to Congress
Many of President Trump's statements during his address to Congress on Tuesday on a multitude of issues have been called into question. PBS News Hour's White House correspondent Laura Barrón-López joi...
to.pbs.org
March 6, 2025 at 3:42 PM
We examined some of the key misleading, exaggerated, or false statements that the president made during his address to Congress earlier this week. to.pbs.org/3QKhXSS
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The Post asked about 1,000 Americans what they had to say about the economy — which polling has shown most Americans rate negatively — along with President Donald Trump’s new tariffs on Canada, Mexico and China.
Here's how they felt.
Here's how they felt.
We texted 1,000 Americans about Trump’s tariffs. This is how they responded.
A majority of Americans disapprove of Trump's tariffs on Canada, Mexico and China.
wapo.st
March 6, 2025 at 4:53 PM
The Post asked about 1,000 Americans what they had to say about the economy — which polling has shown most Americans rate negatively — along with President Donald Trump’s new tariffs on Canada, Mexico and China.
Here's how they felt.
Here's how they felt.
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“Everyone should be able to find something on the shelf that reflects their experience, their identity and their beliefs — and we’re seeing that attacked as a concept.”
— Deborah Caldwell-Stone, ALA Office for Intellectual Freedom
#UniteAgainstBookBans
www.texastribune.org/2025/03/05/t...
— Deborah Caldwell-Stone, ALA Office for Intellectual Freedom
#UniteAgainstBookBans
www.texastribune.org/2025/03/05/t...
Texas may change how schools select library books. Critics say it could lead to more bans.
Senate Bill 13 would create school library advisory councils largely made up of parents. It would give school boards, rather than librarians, the final say over new books.
www.texastribune.org
March 6, 2025 at 5:59 PM
“Everyone should be able to find something on the shelf that reflects their experience, their identity and their beliefs — and we’re seeing that attacked as a concept.”
— Deborah Caldwell-Stone, ALA Office for Intellectual Freedom
#UniteAgainstBookBans
www.texastribune.org/2025/03/05/t...
— Deborah Caldwell-Stone, ALA Office for Intellectual Freedom
#UniteAgainstBookBans
www.texastribune.org/2025/03/05/t...
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