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The lack of digital privacy safeguards has been used to intimidate, harass + destroy the lives of abuse victims. The DEFIANCE Act is a step in the right direction + we need to push lawmakers to get it passed- call now!
https://www.fightforthefuture.org/actions/pass-the-defiance-act/
https://www.fightforthefuture.org/actions/pass-the-defiance-act/
Pass the DEFIANCE Act!
www.fightforthefuture.org
December 12, 2024 at 1:32 PM
The lack of digital privacy safeguards has been used to intimidate, harass + destroy the lives of abuse victims. The DEFIANCE Act is a step in the right direction + we need to push lawmakers to get it passed- call now!
https://www.fightforthefuture.org/actions/pass-the-defiance-act/
https://www.fightforthefuture.org/actions/pass-the-defiance-act/
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this is so embarrassing. when will Dem leadership stop letting Blumenthal drive their tech agenda?
Democratic Sen. Richard Blumenthal: "Elon Musk is the champion among big tech executives of 1st Amendment values and principles"
December 11, 2024 at 9:57 PM
this is so embarrassing. when will Dem leadership stop letting Blumenthal drive their tech agenda?
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Reskeet this until it breaks. Then reskeet it again.
We need to flood Congress with phone calls TODAY to make sure they don't slip the dangerous and misguided Kids Online Safety Act (KOSA) into a must-pass year end bill.
This bill would make kids LESS safe and threatens LGBTQ ppl & human rights.
We need to flood Congress with phone calls TODAY to make sure they don't slip the dangerous and misguided Kids Online Safety Act (KOSA) into a must-pass year end bill.
This bill would make kids LESS safe and threatens LGBTQ ppl & human rights.
Stop KOSA Sneak Attack
www.fightforthefuture.org
December 10, 2024 at 5:18 PM
Reskeet this until it breaks. Then reskeet it again.
We need to flood Congress with phone calls TODAY to make sure they don't slip the dangerous and misguided Kids Online Safety Act (KOSA) into a must-pass year end bill.
This bill would make kids LESS safe and threatens LGBTQ ppl & human rights.
We need to flood Congress with phone calls TODAY to make sure they don't slip the dangerous and misguided Kids Online Safety Act (KOSA) into a must-pass year end bill.
This bill would make kids LESS safe and threatens LGBTQ ppl & human rights.
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Related: Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield just announced they are backtracking on their policy to limit reimbursements for anesthesia during surgeries and medical procedures. www.nbcnews.com/news/amp/rcn...
Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield halts anesthesia payment policy after backlash
The health insurer planned to cap the length of time anesthesia can be covered during medical procedures in three states, prompting outrage.
www.nbcnews.com
December 5, 2024 at 9:39 PM
Related: Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield just announced they are backtracking on their policy to limit reimbursements for anesthesia during surgeries and medical procedures. www.nbcnews.com/news/amp/rcn...
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Murder is bad: whether you're a person on the street or a CEO denying health coverage. Both should be scrutinized, but one is provided cover in the name of profit and capitalism.
December 5, 2024 at 11:43 PM
Murder is bad: whether you're a person on the street or a CEO denying health coverage. Both should be scrutinized, but one is provided cover in the name of profit and capitalism.
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If we are to confront Donald Trump and Trumpism, we must build a new opposition movement. @marcelias.bsky.social breaks down the basic principles we should embrace over the next four years.
Watch the full video:
Watch the full video:
Marc Elias: How To Oppose The Second Trump Presidency
YouTube video by Democracy Docket
www.youtube.com
December 5, 2024 at 8:32 PM
If we are to confront Donald Trump and Trumpism, we must build a new opposition movement. @marcelias.bsky.social breaks down the basic principles we should embrace over the next four years.
Watch the full video:
Watch the full video:
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Biden's administration, like Obama's -- and sharply unlike Bush's or Trump's -- was ethically unimpeachable. Zero indictments, zero convictions.
And Biden, like Obama, got *zero* political credit for it, mainly b/c the media wouldn't tell the story.
washingtonmonthly.com/2024/12/03/n...
And Biden, like Obama, got *zero* political credit for it, mainly b/c the media wouldn't tell the story.
washingtonmonthly.com/2024/12/03/n...
Number of Indictments and Convictions of Biden White House Appointees: Zero | Washington Monthly
The Biden administration is one of the most ethical, least criminal federal administrations in history.
washingtonmonthly.com
December 5, 2024 at 9:02 PM
Biden's administration, like Obama's -- and sharply unlike Bush's or Trump's -- was ethically unimpeachable. Zero indictments, zero convictions.
And Biden, like Obama, got *zero* political credit for it, mainly b/c the media wouldn't tell the story.
washingtonmonthly.com/2024/12/03/n...
And Biden, like Obama, got *zero* political credit for it, mainly b/c the media wouldn't tell the story.
washingtonmonthly.com/2024/12/03/n...
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I warned that the GOP would cover up the negative impacts of their policies. www.rawstory.com/abortion-ban...
'Bodies are piling up': Reporter finds GOP-led states are hiding abortion ban death toll
Some Republican-led states that passed near-total abortion bans have mysteriously stopped collecting statistics on maternal mortality over the last couple of years — and some observers suspect it's no...
www.rawstory.com
December 5, 2024 at 6:07 PM
I warned that the GOP would cover up the negative impacts of their policies. www.rawstory.com/abortion-ban...
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I'm impressed thus far with Bluesky's moderation. A conspiracy theory and infosec influencer was making open threats on here to kill her perceived enemies, and she was quickly suspended - as opposed to a report coming back weeks later that the posts weren't actionable. Nice change.
December 5, 2024 at 4:46 PM
I'm impressed thus far with Bluesky's moderation. A conspiracy theory and infosec influencer was making open threats on here to kill her perceived enemies, and she was quickly suspended - as opposed to a report coming back weeks later that the posts weren't actionable. Nice change.
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this only suggests to me that everyone needs to keep being meaner to those in power. the wealthy elite need to be scared
December 5, 2024 at 7:38 PM
this only suggests to me that everyone needs to keep being meaner to those in power. the wealthy elite need to be scared
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We waste hundreds of billions a year on health care administrative expenses that make insurance CEOs and wealthy stockholders incredibly rich while 85 million Americans go uninsured or underinsured.
Health care is a human right.
We need Medicare for All.
Health care is a human right.
We need Medicare for All.
December 5, 2024 at 7:30 PM
We waste hundreds of billions a year on health care administrative expenses that make insurance CEOs and wealthy stockholders incredibly rich while 85 million Americans go uninsured or underinsured.
Health care is a human right.
We need Medicare for All.
Health care is a human right.
We need Medicare for All.
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BREAKING NEWS: A powerful 7.0 earthquake has struck off the northern California coast. A tsunami warning has been issued.
The tsunami warning stretches hundreds of miles from the Bay Area of California north into central Oregon.
The tsunami warning stretches hundreds of miles from the Bay Area of California north into central Oregon.
A powerful 7.0 earthquake strikes off northern California coast; tsunami warning issued
A powerful earthquake has struck off the northern California coast and a tsunami warning has been issued. Several aftershocks continue to rattle the area off Eureka.
www.npr.org
December 5, 2024 at 7:35 PM
BREAKING NEWS: A powerful 7.0 earthquake has struck off the northern California coast. A tsunami warning has been issued.
The tsunami warning stretches hundreds of miles from the Bay Area of California north into central Oregon.
The tsunami warning stretches hundreds of miles from the Bay Area of California north into central Oregon.
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If you see this post, can you please help spread this information?
#ASafeChoice is a referral network of physicians who provide medication abortion services ACROSS THE US.
People everywhere need to know about this option. These doctors have capacity to help more women!
Let’s spread word! ❤️✊
#ASafeChoice is a referral network of physicians who provide medication abortion services ACROSS THE US.
People everywhere need to know about this option. These doctors have capacity to help more women!
Let’s spread word! ❤️✊
Click to Visit #ASafeChoice Network
social.demcast.com
December 4, 2024 at 9:00 PM
If you see this post, can you please help spread this information?
#ASafeChoice is a referral network of physicians who provide medication abortion services ACROSS THE US.
People everywhere need to know about this option. These doctors have capacity to help more women!
Let’s spread word! ❤️✊
#ASafeChoice is a referral network of physicians who provide medication abortion services ACROSS THE US.
People everywhere need to know about this option. These doctors have capacity to help more women!
Let’s spread word! ❤️✊
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Hillary beat Trump by a bigger margin than Trump beat Harris.
Why isn’t the corporate media hammering on this point all day every day?
Why isn’t the corporate media hammering on this point all day every day?
November 28, 2024 at 8:46 PM
Hillary beat Trump by a bigger margin than Trump beat Harris.
Why isn’t the corporate media hammering on this point all day every day?
Why isn’t the corporate media hammering on this point all day every day?
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In 2018 Dems elected the largest class to Congress since Watergate, ~60 seats.
A lot of it was, yes, Trump backlash. But the winners also had another thing in common, despite a wide range of differences: most rejected corporate PAC money.
It’s a hugely compelling factor to voters & underdiscussed
A lot of it was, yes, Trump backlash. But the winners also had another thing in common, despite a wide range of differences: most rejected corporate PAC money.
It’s a hugely compelling factor to voters & underdiscussed
I think the Dems need to field gruff corruption busters at all levels whose primary campaign response to culture war issues is “All Americans should enjoy the freedom and bounty of this great country. That won’t be possible so long as venal men impoverish you and loot the country of your wealth”
November 27, 2024 at 1:22 PM
In 2018 Dems elected the largest class to Congress since Watergate, ~60 seats.
A lot of it was, yes, Trump backlash. But the winners also had another thing in common, despite a wide range of differences: most rejected corporate PAC money.
It’s a hugely compelling factor to voters & underdiscussed
A lot of it was, yes, Trump backlash. But the winners also had another thing in common, despite a wide range of differences: most rejected corporate PAC money.
It’s a hugely compelling factor to voters & underdiscussed
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I ask the people in power, with large platforms and public profiles: For the last few years, you have been saying what everyday Americans need to do. With Trump coming:
Isn't it your time to stand up?
Isn't it your time to show some heroism?
Isn't it your time to do what you expected from others?
Isn't it your time to stand up?
Isn't it your time to show some heroism?
Isn't it your time to do what you expected from others?
November 27, 2024 at 2:12 AM
I ask the people in power, with large platforms and public profiles: For the last few years, you have been saying what everyday Americans need to do. With Trump coming:
Isn't it your time to stand up?
Isn't it your time to show some heroism?
Isn't it your time to do what you expected from others?
Isn't it your time to stand up?
Isn't it your time to show some heroism?
Isn't it your time to do what you expected from others?
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“70% the illegal weapons seized from criminals in Mexico come from your country. We do not produce these weapons, nor do we consume synthetic drugs. Tragically, it is in our country that lives are lost to the violence resulting from meeting the drug demand in yours.” - President Sheinbaum to Trump.
November 27, 2024 at 6:14 AM
“70% the illegal weapons seized from criminals in Mexico come from your country. We do not produce these weapons, nor do we consume synthetic drugs. Tragically, it is in our country that lives are lost to the violence resulting from meeting the drug demand in yours.” - President Sheinbaum to Trump.
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Good. It’s horrific how other platforms abused their reach to strangle local, independent, and national outlets alike.
I WANT to see news and actual vetted work and I WANT journalists to get rewarded for it.
Because I want to live in a thinking human world over some AI generated slop dystopia
I WANT to see news and actual vetted work and I WANT journalists to get rewarded for it.
Because I want to live in a thinking human world over some AI generated slop dystopia
November 27, 2024 at 1:38 AM
Good. It’s horrific how other platforms abused their reach to strangle local, independent, and national outlets alike.
I WANT to see news and actual vetted work and I WANT journalists to get rewarded for it.
Because I want to live in a thinking human world over some AI generated slop dystopia
I WANT to see news and actual vetted work and I WANT journalists to get rewarded for it.
Because I want to live in a thinking human world over some AI generated slop dystopia
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New study finds that "primary care clinics that predominantly serve low-income and socially disadvantaged communities" are seeing severe impacts of climate change on care. link.springer.com/article/10.1...
Frontline clinic perspectives on climate change, human health, and resilience: a national cross-sectional survey - BMC Primary Care
Background Frontline clinics - primary care clinics that predominantly serve low-income and socially disadvantaged communities - are facing increasing impacts from climate-related extreme events. This...
link.springer.com
November 26, 2024 at 7:08 PM
New study finds that "primary care clinics that predominantly serve low-income and socially disadvantaged communities" are seeing severe impacts of climate change on care. link.springer.com/article/10.1...
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This is an important nuance as we await the 11th circuit.
Special Counsel Jack Smith has moved to dismiss Trump's classified documents case.
BUT: The case will move forward for Trump's co-conspirators, Walt Nauta and Carlos de Oliveira, "because, unlike defendant Trump, no principle of temporary immunity applies to them."
BUT: The case will move forward for Trump's co-conspirators, Walt Nauta and Carlos de Oliveira, "because, unlike defendant Trump, no principle of temporary immunity applies to them."
November 25, 2024 at 7:25 PM
This is an important nuance as we await the 11th circuit.
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I wrote about why I confronted Rep Nancy Mace: not to convince hateful bigots to stop hating, but to spark a conversation in the tech policy space about what our strategy is to fight tech-enabled fascism.
touchgrass.fightforthefuture.org/p/8322f531-b...
touchgrass.fightforthefuture.org/p/8322f531-b...
Why I confronted Nancy Mace
The goal of my protest wasn’t to convince bigots to stop spreading hate. It was to spark conversation among advocacy groups and philanthropists about how we resist tech-enabled fascism.
touchgrass.fightforthefuture.org
November 25, 2024 at 8:46 PM
I wrote about why I confronted Rep Nancy Mace: not to convince hateful bigots to stop hating, but to spark a conversation in the tech policy space about what our strategy is to fight tech-enabled fascism.
touchgrass.fightforthefuture.org/p/8322f531-b...
touchgrass.fightforthefuture.org/p/8322f531-b...
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With just weeks until Inauguration Day, President Joe Biden must take action quickly during the lame duck period to fill judiciary vacancies with pro-democracy judges.
Biden and Senate Democrats Rush to Fill Judicial Vacancies During Lame Duck Period
Read more here.
www.democracydocket.com
November 26, 2024 at 2:00 AM
With just weeks until Inauguration Day, President Joe Biden must take action quickly during the lame duck period to fill judiciary vacancies with pro-democracy judges.
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She dismissed Jack Smith’s case without prejudice.
NEW: Judge Tanya Chutkan dismissed the charges against Trump in the DC election subversion case without prejudice. This allows the Justice Department to refile charges once Trump is out of office.
BREAKING: Special Counsel Jack Smith asked a federal judge to dismiss the charges brought against Donald Trump in the DC election subversion case. Smith asks for the case to be dismissed without prejudice and leave open the possibility for charges to be filed again in the future.
November 25, 2024 at 10:42 PM
She dismissed Jack Smith’s case without prejudice.
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This is very worrisome. The Guardian is one of our last bastions of solid journalism on the left.
Please don't cross the Guardian picket line (e.g. read or consumer their content) while this strike is going on.
Thread below.
Please don't cross the Guardian picket line (e.g. read or consumer their content) while this strike is going on.
Thread below.
So here’s the update. The billionaire owner of the Guardian preparing to get rid of a core part of the news org + 100 journalists.
If you’re a Guardian or Observer reader, please share this. The need for a strong, free & independent press couldn’t be greater. Yet, here it is.
If you’re a Guardian or Observer reader, please share this. The need for a strong, free & independent press couldn’t be greater. Yet, here it is.
November 26, 2024 at 10:46 AM
This is very worrisome. The Guardian is one of our last bastions of solid journalism on the left.
Please don't cross the Guardian picket line (e.g. read or consumer their content) while this strike is going on.
Thread below.
Please don't cross the Guardian picket line (e.g. read or consumer their content) while this strike is going on.
Thread below.
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THIS IS SO GOOD. Michelle Steele is going home.
November 26, 2024 at 12:32 PM
THIS IS SO GOOD. Michelle Steele is going home.