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The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) has canceled plans to introduce new rules designed to limit the ability of US data brokers to sell sensitive information about Americans, including financial data, credit history, and Social Security numbers
www.wired.com/story/cfpb-...
www.wired.com/story/cfpb-...
CFPB Quietly Kills Rule to Shield Americans From Data Brokers
Russell Vought, acting director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, has canceled plans to more tightly regulate the sale of Americans’ sensitive personal data.
www.wired.com
May 15, 2025 at 10:17 PM
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) has canceled plans to introduce new rules designed to limit the ability of US data brokers to sell sensitive information about Americans, including financial data, credit history, and Social Security numbers
www.wired.com/story/cfpb-...
www.wired.com/story/cfpb-...
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#MedicaidCutsKill
Medicaid pays for 60% of long-term care in this country.
Over 40% of births.
Nearly 40% of child healthcare.
Cutting Medicaid for billionaire tax breaks is just cruel.
Medicaid Cuts Kill!
Medicaid pays for 60% of long-term care in this country.
Over 40% of births.
Nearly 40% of child healthcare.
Cutting Medicaid for billionaire tax breaks is just cruel.
Medicaid Cuts Kill!
April 25, 2025 at 5:48 PM
#MedicaidCutsKill
Medicaid pays for 60% of long-term care in this country.
Over 40% of births.
Nearly 40% of child healthcare.
Cutting Medicaid for billionaire tax breaks is just cruel.
Medicaid Cuts Kill!
Medicaid pays for 60% of long-term care in this country.
Over 40% of births.
Nearly 40% of child healthcare.
Cutting Medicaid for billionaire tax breaks is just cruel.
Medicaid Cuts Kill!
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Some good news for this Friday. This astonishing group of people have spun up ERICA, the ERIC archive. www.datarescueproject.org/erica-to-the...
#GLAMS #Skybrarians #AcademicSky
#GLAMS #Skybrarians #AcademicSky
ERICA to the Rescue!
ERIC, the research repository of the Department of Education, was defunded this week. The ERIC catalog lists over 2 million education-related publications. More than 500,000 of these publications are ...
www.datarescueproject.org
April 25, 2025 at 7:24 PM
Some good news for this Friday. This astonishing group of people have spun up ERICA, the ERIC archive. www.datarescueproject.org/erica-to-the...
#GLAMS #Skybrarians #AcademicSky
#GLAMS #Skybrarians #AcademicSky
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There is a vicious lie going around that filling out the FAFSA affects your benefits or tax returns.
It is a LIE.
Please share so this gets around. Too many kids are finding out they won't be able to go to school because their parents won't give up their SSN or tax information.
Share!
It is a LIE.
Please share so this gets around. Too many kids are finding out they won't be able to go to school because their parents won't give up their SSN or tax information.
Share!
April 15, 2025 at 3:35 PM
There is a vicious lie going around that filling out the FAFSA affects your benefits or tax returns.
It is a LIE.
Please share so this gets around. Too many kids are finding out they won't be able to go to school because their parents won't give up their SSN or tax information.
Share!
It is a LIE.
Please share so this gets around. Too many kids are finding out they won't be able to go to school because their parents won't give up their SSN or tax information.
Share!
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A new dam on the Klabava River south of Prague to protect critical habitat hit bureaucratic delays…but a colony of beavers took things into their own paws, building a series of dams in the same locations the engineers had planned, creating a wetland that saved the Czech govt 1.2M euros.
Read more:
Read more:
Critters taking climate action
Beavers are saving the day, but amphibians can’t take the heat—and how bird watching is a climate action
www.talkingclimate.ca
April 12, 2025 at 3:24 PM
A new dam on the Klabava River south of Prague to protect critical habitat hit bureaucratic delays…but a colony of beavers took things into their own paws, building a series of dams in the same locations the engineers had planned, creating a wetland that saved the Czech govt 1.2M euros.
Read more:
Read more:
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New letter from GOP senators adds to pressure campaign to preserve the IRA #energysky -- via Solar Power World: www.solarpowerworldo...
New letter from GOP senators adds to pressure campaign to preserve the IRA
As budget reconciliation rolls along, four additional members of Congress have penned a letter to Senate Majority Leader John Thune asking him to protect
www.solarpowerworldonline.com
April 11, 2025 at 8:42 PM
New letter from GOP senators adds to pressure campaign to preserve the IRA #energysky -- via Solar Power World: www.solarpowerworldo...
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Published an op-ed for @cnn.com: “Nobel laureate: I owe America my success. Today, its scientific future is in danger.”
A personal reflection on what’s at stake as science funding gets slashed. I’d be grateful if you could amplify both in and beyond the science world.
www.cnn.com/2025/04/09/h...
A personal reflection on what’s at stake as science funding gets slashed. I’d be grateful if you could amplify both in and beyond the science world.
www.cnn.com/2025/04/09/h...
Nobel laureate: I owe America my success. Today, its scientific future is in danger | CNN
Dr. Ardem Patapoutian says he watches “with deep sadness as the United States’ remarkable scientific enterprise, which took generations of hard work and national investment to build, faces a concerted...
www.cnn.com
April 9, 2025 at 11:30 AM
Published an op-ed for @cnn.com: “Nobel laureate: I owe America my success. Today, its scientific future is in danger.”
A personal reflection on what’s at stake as science funding gets slashed. I’d be grateful if you could amplify both in and beyond the science world.
www.cnn.com/2025/04/09/h...
A personal reflection on what’s at stake as science funding gets slashed. I’d be grateful if you could amplify both in and beyond the science world.
www.cnn.com/2025/04/09/h...
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Just got off of the phone with Buncombe County Board of Elections. You can tell they aren't pleased with having to deal with this crap either.
Our guidance was to track the NC State Board of Elections website for updates. www.ncsbe.gov/information-...
Our guidance was to track the NC State Board of Elections website for updates. www.ncsbe.gov/information-...
Information for Voters Challenged in Election Protest | NCSBE
The State Board of Elections is providing the following information, in response to messages received from voters asking about a mailing they received concerning an election protest.
www.ncsbe.gov
April 7, 2025 at 1:40 PM
Just got off of the phone with Buncombe County Board of Elections. You can tell they aren't pleased with having to deal with this crap either.
Our guidance was to track the NC State Board of Elections website for updates. www.ncsbe.gov/information-...
Our guidance was to track the NC State Board of Elections website for updates. www.ncsbe.gov/information-...
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If you’re a North Carolinian, you can check whether your name or the names of anyone you know is on the list of the 65K voters whose votes may be tossed. You could have an opportunity to fix it if so.
thegriffinlist.com
thegriffinlist.com
April 6, 2025 at 6:37 PM
If you’re a North Carolinian, you can check whether your name or the names of anyone you know is on the list of the 65K voters whose votes may be tossed. You could have an opportunity to fix it if so.
thegriffinlist.com
thegriffinlist.com
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Among cuts at HHS: most of the workers at NIOSH, incl Pittsburgh national lab that approves and ensures continued quality of respirators - N95s + breathing devices for firefighters, miners, people working w chemicals, construction dust. “Nothing is happening to make sure they continue to be safe”
On Elon Musk and RFKjr's devastation of NIOSH:
"It’s a small thing, but it’s massive in terms of its impact and its importance,” said John McDonough, professor at the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health. “And they’ve just wiped it off the face of the Earth.” @megtirrell.bsky.social
"It’s a small thing, but it’s massive in terms of its impact and its importance,” said John McDonough, professor at the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health. “And they’ve just wiped it off the face of the Earth.” @megtirrell.bsky.social
‘A huge impact on worker safety’: Protection for miners, firefighters in jeopardy after CDC cuts | CNN
Anyone in the US who’s depended on a respirator to provide protection against dust, smoke, mold or airborne viruses has likely relied on a small but mighty agency within the US Centers for Disease Con...
www.cnn.com
April 6, 2025 at 5:10 PM
Among cuts at HHS: most of the workers at NIOSH, incl Pittsburgh national lab that approves and ensures continued quality of respirators - N95s + breathing devices for firefighters, miners, people working w chemicals, construction dust. “Nothing is happening to make sure they continue to be safe”
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We made step by step instructions (with pictures!) for how NC voters on thegriffinlist.com can update their voter file
bsky.app/profile/tria...
bsky.app/profile/tria...
How NC voters on the Griffin List (or anyone worried about their future vote) can update their voter file Please share with everyone in NC you know triangleblogblog.com/2025/04/05/h...
How voters on the Griffin List (or anyone concerned about their future votes) can update their voter file - Triangle Blog Blog
A group civics blog covering town council, education, transportation, and recreation in Chapel Hill and Carrboro, NC.
triangleblogblog.com
April 5, 2025 at 6:50 PM
We made step by step instructions (with pictures!) for how NC voters on thegriffinlist.com can update their voter file
bsky.app/profile/tria...
bsky.app/profile/tria...
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Casar: You can quickly explain Doge with just two numbers.
First: $8 million a day. That’s how much Elon Musk collects in federal government contracts.
Second: $65 a day. That’s how much the average senior—someone who has worked their entire life—gets from Social Security.…
First: $8 million a day. That’s how much Elon Musk collects in federal government contracts.
Second: $65 a day. That’s how much the average senior—someone who has worked their entire life—gets from Social Security.…
March 22, 2025 at 2:37 AM
Casar: You can quickly explain Doge with just two numbers.
First: $8 million a day. That’s how much Elon Musk collects in federal government contracts.
Second: $65 a day. That’s how much the average senior—someone who has worked their entire life—gets from Social Security.…
First: $8 million a day. That’s how much Elon Musk collects in federal government contracts.
Second: $65 a day. That’s how much the average senior—someone who has worked their entire life—gets from Social Security.…
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In the, apparently increasingly likely, event that someone doesn't receive their Social Security benefit I would recommend that your first stop not be trying to call SSA directly. Report it to your local Congressperson or Senator's office, using their website constituent services form if possible
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The most obvious thing about this is it is evil and sociopathic. But there’s another element: speaking as someone who has both prosecuted fraudsters and defended people very wrongfully accused of being fraudsters, it’s absolute bullshit.
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BREAKING: Trump's billionaire Commerce Secretary says that seniors won't care if they don't get their Social Security checks — and that anyone who does complain is a fraudster.
March 21, 2025 at 8:10 PM
In the, apparently increasingly likely, event that someone doesn't receive their Social Security benefit I would recommend that your first stop not be trying to call SSA directly. Report it to your local Congressperson or Senator's office, using their website constituent services form if possible
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new track on our great lake greatest hits album 🔊
March 21, 2025 at 1:08 PM
new track on our great lake greatest hits album 🔊
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There’s no official site that lists every Early Vote location in Wisconsin. So, every election, the WisDems voter protection team calls clerks all over the state and compiles our own.
In-person early voting is open NOW, and you can register at the polls. Find your location here: wisdems.org/vote
In-person early voting is open NOW, and you can register at the polls. Find your location here: wisdems.org/vote
Find Your Voting Locations | WISDEMS Voter Protection Team
This searchable map shows you early voting and dropbox info for hundreds of villages, towns, and cities across Wisconsin. Enter the address you're registered at and your options will pop up!
wisdems.org
March 21, 2025 at 1:30 PM
There’s no official site that lists every Early Vote location in Wisconsin. So, every election, the WisDems voter protection team calls clerks all over the state and compiles our own.
In-person early voting is open NOW, and you can register at the polls. Find your location here: wisdems.org/vote
In-person early voting is open NOW, and you can register at the polls. Find your location here: wisdems.org/vote
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If you live in NC, call every Republican politician you know. Call every farmer you know and ask them to do the same
When money walks , voters talk. Make sure they know this effects everyone in their town and state
www.wunc.org/news/2025-03...
When money walks , voters talk. Make sure they know this effects everyone in their town and state
www.wunc.org/news/2025-03...
USDA cancels $11 million in federal funding for North Carolina food banks
The USDA has notified the North Carolina Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services that it would terminate the agreement for the Local Food Purchase Assistance Program, which is one of the progr...
www.wunc.org
March 15, 2025 at 6:26 PM
If you live in NC, call every Republican politician you know. Call every farmer you know and ask them to do the same
When money walks , voters talk. Make sure they know this effects everyone in their town and state
www.wunc.org/news/2025-03...
When money walks , voters talk. Make sure they know this effects everyone in their town and state
www.wunc.org/news/2025-03...
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Rep John Larson - Connecticut:
March 12, 2025 at 8:15 PM
Rep John Larson - Connecticut:
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GOP Rep. Don Bacon: "Why is a White House official, that's not even elected, why is that person belittling the Polish foreign minister? It's not appropriate. It's not right. We need more discipline in the White House."
March 10, 2025 at 3:46 PM
GOP Rep. Don Bacon: "Why is a White House official, that's not even elected, why is that person belittling the Polish foreign minister? It's not appropriate. It's not right. We need more discipline in the White House."
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Senator Rev. Rafael Warnock already saved 180 of the 1,300 Center For Disease Control jobs that Trump recklessly cut.
And he won't stop until the CDC is restored.
That's what Democrats stand for: life.
And he won't stop until the CDC is restored.
That's what Democrats stand for: life.
Sen. Warnock says pressure from his office led to CDC reinstating 180 fired workers
U.S. Sen. Rev. Raphael Warnock said that pressure from his office led to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention bringing back 180 of the reportedly 1,300 recently fired employees.
decaturish.com
March 8, 2025 at 10:43 PM
Senator Rev. Rafael Warnock already saved 180 of the 1,300 Center For Disease Control jobs that Trump recklessly cut.
And he won't stop until the CDC is restored.
That's what Democrats stand for: life.
And he won't stop until the CDC is restored.
That's what Democrats stand for: life.
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Brace yourself, your hummingbird buddies in North America are on their way. 🧪🌍🌿
March 8, 2025 at 11:23 PM
Brace yourself, your hummingbird buddies in North America are on their way. 🧪🌍🌿
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*Potential* Game-Changing Vaccine Offers Long-Lasting Protection Against COVID-19 & Flu
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Game-Changing Vaccine Offers Long-Lasting Protection Against COVID-19 & Flu
Cornell researchers have developed a stable, multi-target vaccine offering long-lasting protection against COVID-19 and influenza, with promising results in mice. Cornell University researchers have d...
scitechdaily.com
March 8, 2025 at 7:43 PM
*Potential* Game-Changing Vaccine Offers Long-Lasting Protection Against COVID-19 & Flu
scitechdaily.com/game-changin...
scitechdaily.com/game-changin...
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I cannot overemphasize how important it is for you to contact your local papers and offer to give an interview about the protest you participated in.
We got three articles and counting in local papers this week because of cold calls and unsolicited letters to the editor.
We got three articles and counting in local papers this week because of cold calls and unsolicited letters to the editor.
Seems like has been very little coverage of protests happening in the U.S.--not necessarily an intentional media blackout (although possibly), but the result of a longstanding stance in legacy media that protests aren't worth covering, activists aren't credible sources (but somehow CEOs are), etc.
March 8, 2025 at 4:05 PM
I cannot overemphasize how important it is for you to contact your local papers and offer to give an interview about the protest you participated in.
We got three articles and counting in local papers this week because of cold calls and unsolicited letters to the editor.
We got three articles and counting in local papers this week because of cold calls and unsolicited letters to the editor.
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EPA announces that it is unfreezing $7 Billion in "Solar For All" grants that were authorized under the Inflation Reduction Act. In these dark times, we'll take all the good news we can get! 1/ www.pv-magazine.com/2025/03/05/u...
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency unfreezes $7 billion Solar for All grant program
The announcement comes after the EPA instantly froze the funds last month.
www.pv-magazine.com
March 6, 2025 at 10:45 PM
EPA announces that it is unfreezing $7 Billion in "Solar For All" grants that were authorized under the Inflation Reduction Act. In these dark times, we'll take all the good news we can get! 1/ www.pv-magazine.com/2025/03/05/u...