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The Mount Vernon News was family owned from 1939 until it was sold in 2020 to a “pink slime” media company with ties to conservative billionaires. Then it began publishing one-sided articles that make dubious claims about solar power.
(Pub. Oct. 2024)
W/ @floodlightnews.org & @towcenter.bsky.social
(Pub. Oct. 2024)
W/ @floodlightnews.org & @towcenter.bsky.social
Fossil Fuel Interests Are Working to Kill Solar in One Ohio County. The Hometown Newspaper Is Helping.
A retired gas industry executive, a shadowy “grassroots” group and a controversial media company are spreading misinformation while turning residents against a proposed solar farm — and each other.
www.propublica.org
May 3, 2025 at 3:00 AM
The Mount Vernon News was family owned from 1939 until it was sold in 2020 to a “pink slime” media company with ties to conservative billionaires. Then it began publishing one-sided articles that make dubious claims about solar power.
(Pub. Oct. 2024)
W/ @floodlightnews.org & @towcenter.bsky.social
(Pub. Oct. 2024)
W/ @floodlightnews.org & @towcenter.bsky.social
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Three users on X who feuded with Elon Musk in December saw their reach on the social platform practically vanish overnight, The New York Times found, signaling that Musk or others at the company have the power to punish critics and that they may be willing to use it.
They Criticized Musk on X. Then Their Reach Collapsed.
Three users who disagreed with the site’s owner saw views for their posts plummet.
www.nytimes.com
April 23, 2025 at 4:17 PM
Three users on X who feuded with Elon Musk in December saw their reach on the social platform practically vanish overnight, The New York Times found, signaling that Musk or others at the company have the power to punish critics and that they may be willing to use it.
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"Trump lies" was the story that needed to be written a decade ago. Now he does not merely "drive change;" he destroys democracy. #BrokenTimes
In Trump’s Alternative Reality, Lies and Distortions Drive Change www.nytimes.com/2025/02/23/u...
In Trump’s Alternative Reality, Lies and Distortions Drive Change www.nytimes.com/2025/02/23/u...
Trump Uses Lies to Lay the Groundwork for Radical Change
Condoms for Gaza? Ukraine started the war with Russia? The president’s manipulations of the truth lay the groundwork for radical change.
www.nytimes.com
February 23, 2025 at 11:14 AM
"Trump lies" was the story that needed to be written a decade ago. Now he does not merely "drive change;" he destroys democracy. #BrokenTimes
In Trump’s Alternative Reality, Lies and Distortions Drive Change www.nytimes.com/2025/02/23/u...
In Trump’s Alternative Reality, Lies and Distortions Drive Change www.nytimes.com/2025/02/23/u...
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A serial liar with a mighty propaganda machine working overtime for him has convinced half the country that up is down, that honor is venality, and that integrity is just a ruse for suckers who believe all that garbage from our schoolbooks.
Trump’s A.G. Just Did Something So Corrupt She Should Be Fired Already
Note to right-wing “media” and all you fantasists who believe them: This is what judicial sleaze actually looks like.
newrepublic.com
February 15, 2025 at 3:10 AM
A serial liar with a mighty propaganda machine working overtime for him has convinced half the country that up is down, that honor is venality, and that integrity is just a ruse for suckers who believe all that garbage from our schoolbooks.
Eggs and groceries are getting more expensive for one key reason: climate change.
Voters answer? Elect a climate denial to burn the system down.
#LetsGoDarwin
www.thecooldown.com/green-busine...
Voters answer? Elect a climate denial to burn the system down.
#LetsGoDarwin
www.thecooldown.com/green-busine...
Expert says one major factor is driving higher grocery prices: 'It's only going to get worse'
Rising grocery prices can be attributed to one surprising reason.
www.thecooldown.com
February 15, 2025 at 3:07 PM
Eggs and groceries are getting more expensive for one key reason: climate change.
Voters answer? Elect a climate denial to burn the system down.
#LetsGoDarwin
www.thecooldown.com/green-busine...
Voters answer? Elect a climate denial to burn the system down.
#LetsGoDarwin
www.thecooldown.com/green-busine...
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Great job Jill Stein and “uncommitted” voters. You really taught Palestinians a lesson.
February 4, 2025 at 9:41 PM
Great job Jill Stein and “uncommitted” voters. You really taught Palestinians a lesson.
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The Uncommitted people are gonna be shocked.
The rest of us aren’t though.
The rest of us aren’t though.
Trump says "US will take over the Gaza Strip” during joint press conference with Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu
Trump Says He Wants U.S. To Take Ownership Of Gaza Strip
Trump renewed his call to Arab nations to relocate displaced Palestinians as he welcomed Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to the White House.
www.huffpost.com
February 5, 2025 at 12:14 AM
The Uncommitted people are gonna be shocked.
The rest of us aren’t though.
The rest of us aren’t though.
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Hey Jill Stein voters and the #Uncommitted of Michigan... Look what you did! Aren't you proud of having your people in Gaza put more at risk than when Kamala and Biden were in office? #Idiots!
One of the very few acts Biden took against anti-Palestinian violence was to sanction illegal Israeli settlers who violently attacked Palestinians in their own homes and on their own land, including by blocking aid to Gaza—which is a war crime.
Trump just lifted those sanctions.
1/2
Trump just lifted those sanctions.
1/2
January 21, 2025 at 5:03 AM
Hey Jill Stein voters and the #Uncommitted of Michigan... Look what you did! Aren't you proud of having your people in Gaza put more at risk than when Kamala and Biden were in office? #Idiots!
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David Fotouhi, Trump’s No. 2 EPA pick, recently challenged the agency’s ban of asbestos, which causes a deadly cancer called mesothelioma. He argued the EPA “failed to demonstrate that chrysotile asbestos presents an unreasonable risk of injury.”
By @fastlerner.bsky.social
By @fastlerner.bsky.social
Donald Trump’s No. 2 Pick for the EPA Represented Companies Accused of Pollution Harm
David Fotouhi, a lawyer who recently challenged a ban on asbestos, worked to roll back climate regulations and water protections while serving in the Environmental Protection Agency during Trump’s…
propub.li
January 25, 2025 at 6:00 PM
David Fotouhi, Trump’s No. 2 EPA pick, recently challenged the agency’s ban of asbestos, which causes a deadly cancer called mesothelioma. He argued the EPA “failed to demonstrate that chrysotile asbestos presents an unreasonable risk of injury.”
By @fastlerner.bsky.social
By @fastlerner.bsky.social
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So he pardoned the violent offenders as well.
President Trump has pardoned 1,500 people who stormed the Capitol four years ago to block his successor from taking office, including 174 charged with using weapons or assaulting police and conspirators who plotted "to oppose by force the lawful transfer of presidential power."
January 21, 2025 at 12:55 AM
So he pardoned the violent offenders as well.
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Vaseline-Covered Trump Reverses TikTok Stance After Getting Into Skincare
Vaseline-Covered Trump Reverses TikTok Stance After Getting Into Skincare
PALM BEACH, FL—Telling reporters about his revamped beauty routine as he lavished praise upon the social media platform he once tried to ban as president, a Vaseline-covered Donald Trump publicly reve...
theonion.com
January 19, 2025 at 11:43 PM
Vaseline-Covered Trump Reverses TikTok Stance After Getting Into Skincare
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Pretty clear where this is going ….
Padilla: Will you defend birthright citizenship as the law of the land?
Bondi: I will study birthright citizenship
Padilla: You're asking to be considered for Attorney General and you still need to study the 14th Amendment of the Constitution?
Bondi: I will study birthright citizenship
Padilla: You're asking to be considered for Attorney General and you still need to study the 14th Amendment of the Constitution?
January 16, 2025 at 3:24 PM
Pretty clear where this is going ….
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The Republican majority on the North Carolina Supreme Court blocked the certification of a Democratic justice’s victory, “opening the door to them just flat-out stealing an election the Democrats won narrowly but fair and square,” says @chrislhayes.bsky.social.
January 8, 2025 at 1:43 AM
The Republican majority on the North Carolina Supreme Court blocked the certification of a Democratic justice’s victory, “opening the door to them just flat-out stealing an election the Democrats won narrowly but fair and square,” says @chrislhayes.bsky.social.
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There are few better ways to witness the decline of America than this debate among the MAGA assholes who will rule us for the next several years
It's all fun and games until these people are in charge of running our country for the next four years
December 28, 2024 at 5:55 PM
There are few better ways to witness the decline of America than this debate among the MAGA assholes who will rule us for the next several years
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I’ve always had my criticisms of Wikipedia, but compared to the people attacking it, it’s the Library of Alexandria
Wikipedia is amazing—a truly great achievement—and we must protect it, especially from the powerful anti-truth forces that seek its degradation.
December 25, 2024 at 9:38 PM
I’ve always had my criticisms of Wikipedia, but compared to the people attacking it, it’s the Library of Alexandria
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I love how Denmark isn’t taking any shit from Donald Trump. 🇩🇰 🤣
December 25, 2024 at 6:53 PM
I love how Denmark isn’t taking any shit from Donald Trump. 🇩🇰 🤣
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Do this to spite the worlds richest man
I’ve never donated to Wikipedia before but I set up a small monthly donation as a fuck you to the world’s richest psychopath.
Elon Musk takes aim at Wikipedia
Musk has denounced Wikipedia as "Wokepedia" on X and urged people not to donate to the platform.
www.newsweek.com
December 26, 2024 at 1:04 AM
Do this to spite the worlds richest man
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GDP has risen 12.6 percent over Biden’s tenure, far outpacing both predictions made even before Covid became a household name and growth in other advanced countries.
Bidenomics Was Wildly Successful
The president’s domestic record wasn’t just extraordinary. It might put Democrats back in power in four years.
newrepublic.com
December 21, 2024 at 2:34 PM
GDP has risen 12.6 percent over Biden’s tenure, far outpacing both predictions made even before Covid became a household name and growth in other advanced countries.
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A consensus is emerging: Israel is committing genocide in Gaza. Where is the action? | Nesrine Malik
A consensus is emerging: Israel is committing genocide in Gaza. Where is the action? | Nesrine Malik
It may feel hopeless to see supportive states continue to back Israel, but bearing witness matters for future reckoning
A consensus is building. On 5 December, Amnesty International concluded after an investigation that “Israel has committed and is…
www.theguardian.com
December 23, 2024 at 6:04 AM
A consensus is emerging: Israel is committing genocide in Gaza. Where is the action? | Nesrine Malik
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This is a real tweet by the Democratic Party and I can’t help but wonder where this energy has been for the past 6 months
December 20, 2024 at 7:42 PM
This is a real tweet by the Democratic Party and I can’t help but wonder where this energy has been for the past 6 months
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The GOP since 2016: a long, slimy trail of contemptible cowards ball-gagged by an elderly, deranged, corrupt little brigand
December 19, 2024 at 12:08 AM
The GOP since 2016: a long, slimy trail of contemptible cowards ball-gagged by an elderly, deranged, corrupt little brigand
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"The violence against Brian Thompson is nothing to be condoned. It was a horrible crime. But it’s important to point out that violent crime is perpetrated by these companies in an anonymous way every single day."
Healthcare CEO’s Killing Ignites Calls for Reform Amid Trump’s Plan to Privatize Medicare
Part 2 of our interview on how many responded to the murder of UnitedHealthcare executive Brian Thompson, by offering condolences while also expressing outrage over the state of healthcare in the…
www.democracynow.org
December 11, 2024 at 1:52 AM
"The violence against Brian Thompson is nothing to be condoned. It was a horrible crime. But it’s important to point out that violent crime is perpetrated by these companies in an anonymous way every single day."
Solid investigative reporting by Propublica (as usual). Vent those gas stoves, y'all!
From a dinner party test in the article:
"The lab tests showed the concentration of formaldehyde was nearly 12 times the level the EPA set to protect against breathing problems and other health issues."
From a dinner party test in the article:
"The lab tests showed the concentration of formaldehyde was nearly 12 times the level the EPA set to protect against breathing problems and other health issues."
NEW: Formaldehyde is the No. 1 cancer-causing air pollutant.
You might be breathing in unhealthy levels of the chemical in your own home or car.
Here’s what our testing found.
By @tophersanders.bsky.social, w/ @fastlerner.bsky.social & @shaw.al
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You might be breathing in unhealthy levels of the chemical in your own home or car.
Here’s what our testing found.
By @tophersanders.bsky.social, w/ @fastlerner.bsky.social & @shaw.al
propub.li/3ZIjMFl
How Much Formaldehyde Is in Your Car, Your Kitchen or Your Furniture? Here’s What Our Testing Found.
The chemical can trigger health problems and causes more cancer than any other toxic air pollutant. Our reporters traveled around New York City and New Jersey with equipment to measure its presence. The results proved concerning.
propub.li
December 9, 2024 at 1:37 PM
Solid investigative reporting by Propublica (as usual). Vent those gas stoves, y'all!
From a dinner party test in the article:
"The lab tests showed the concentration of formaldehyde was nearly 12 times the level the EPA set to protect against breathing problems and other health issues."
From a dinner party test in the article:
"The lab tests showed the concentration of formaldehyde was nearly 12 times the level the EPA set to protect against breathing problems and other health issues."