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Data Centers Devour Electricity. Private Equity Is Buying Utilities to Cash In. truthout.org/articles/dat...
Data Centers Devour Electricity. Private Equity Is Buying Utilities to Cash In.
The seizure of public utilities for the sake of profit may lead to a disaster for consumers — and the planet.
truthout.org
November 15, 2025 at 12:47 PM
Data Centers Devour Electricity. Private Equity Is Buying Utilities to Cash In. truthout.org/articles/dat...
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The share of American women and girls age 15 to 44 who would like to move permanently to another country if they had the opportunity:
🟣 45 percent of single women
🟣 41 percent of married women
🟣 44 percent of those who do not have children
🟣 40 percent of those who do
🟣 45 percent of single women
🟣 41 percent of married women
🟣 44 percent of those who do not have children
🟣 40 percent of those who do
40% of younger American women want to permanently leave the country
Forty percent of American women and girls age 15 to 45 say they want to permanently move to another country — an opinion shared by just 19 percent of boys and men that age.
19thnews.org
November 14, 2025 at 9:36 PM
The share of American women and girls age 15 to 44 who would like to move permanently to another country if they had the opportunity:
🟣 45 percent of single women
🟣 41 percent of married women
🟣 44 percent of those who do not have children
🟣 40 percent of those who do
🟣 45 percent of single women
🟣 41 percent of married women
🟣 44 percent of those who do not have children
🟣 40 percent of those who do
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Some of the very programs the Make America Healthy Again movement has said were the key to improving children’s health are now facing cuts by the Trump administration.
The U.S. wants healthier children. So why is it scaling back its nutrition programs?
Some of the very programs the Make America Healthy Again movement has said were the key to improving children’s health are now facing cuts by the Trump administration.
19thnews.org
November 14, 2025 at 2:33 PM
Some of the very programs the Make America Healthy Again movement has said were the key to improving children’s health are now facing cuts by the Trump administration.
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"300 agents stormed the building, rappelled from a helicopter, knocked down doors and hurled flash-bang grenades. Agents ziptied and detained many US citizens for hours..."
Prosecutors have not filed a *single* criminal charge against anyone arrested that night:
www.propublica.org/article/chic...
Prosecutors have not filed a *single* criminal charge against anyone arrested that night:
www.propublica.org/article/chic...
“I Lost Everything”: Venezuelans Were Rounded Up in a Dramatic Midnight Raid but Never Charged With a Crime
Authorities said Tren de Aragua “terrorists” had taken over the building. A ProPublica investigation found little evidence to back up the government’s claims. For the first time, the Venezuelans arres...
www.propublica.org
November 15, 2025 at 1:39 AM
"300 agents stormed the building, rappelled from a helicopter, knocked down doors and hurled flash-bang grenades. Agents ziptied and detained many US citizens for hours..."
Prosecutors have not filed a *single* criminal charge against anyone arrested that night:
www.propublica.org/article/chic...
Prosecutors have not filed a *single* criminal charge against anyone arrested that night:
www.propublica.org/article/chic...
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Attorneys say African migrants, deported under controversial U.S. policy, are facing life-threatening danger.
West African Woman Attempts Suicide After U.S. Deportation to Non-Native Country
Attorneys say African migrants, deported under controversial U.S. policy, are facing life-threatening danger.
capitalbnews.org
November 15, 2025 at 11:00 AM
Attorneys say African migrants, deported under controversial U.S. policy, are facing life-threatening danger.
Federal defense contractor backs out of potential Oregon Coast ICE facility washingtonstatestandard.com/2025/11/13/r...
Federal defense contractor backs out of potential Oregon Coast ICE facility • Washington State Standard
The Texas-based Team Housing Solutions had asked the city about leasing land at the airport last week in support of “federal operations.”
washingtonstatestandard.com
November 15, 2025 at 12:22 PM
Federal defense contractor backs out of potential Oregon Coast ICE facility washingtonstatestandard.com/2025/11/13/r...
For Mexican Workers, Temporary Farmwork Visas Facilitate Abuse and Exploitation truthout.org/articles/for...
For Mexican Workers, Temporary Farmwork Visas Facilitate Abuse and Exploitation
After Isabella received an H-2A visa, she faced trafficking, brutal working conditions, and gender-based violence.
truthout.org
September 28, 2025 at 10:35 PM
For Mexican Workers, Temporary Farmwork Visas Facilitate Abuse and Exploitation truthout.org/articles/for...
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Libraries, often unifying spaces, are increasingly offering public classes on nutrition literacy and food security.
“Teaching someone how to cook, how to garden, and how to encourage and include their families to participate is really impactful.” buff.ly/7buTUW8
“Teaching someone how to cook, how to garden, and how to encourage and include their families to participate is really impactful.” buff.ly/7buTUW8
How Libraries Are Creating Community Through Food
Libraries nationwide are offering community classes on nutrition, food security, and how to get a good meal on the table.
civileats.com
August 29, 2025 at 8:00 PM
Libraries, often unifying spaces, are increasingly offering public classes on nutrition literacy and food security.
“Teaching someone how to cook, how to garden, and how to encourage and include their families to participate is really impactful.” buff.ly/7buTUW8
“Teaching someone how to cook, how to garden, and how to encourage and include their families to participate is really impactful.” buff.ly/7buTUW8
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These miners, photographed at the end of their shift in the Gilded Age, had no union, no protections, no voice. The people at the top saw nothing wrong with this picture.
This Labor Day we remember: rights were won with blood, sweat, and tears. If we stop fighting, history will repeat itself—soon.
This Labor Day we remember: rights were won with blood, sweat, and tears. If we stop fighting, history will repeat itself—soon.
August 30, 2025 at 12:32 AM
These miners, photographed at the end of their shift in the Gilded Age, had no union, no protections, no voice. The people at the top saw nothing wrong with this picture.
This Labor Day we remember: rights were won with blood, sweat, and tears. If we stop fighting, history will repeat itself—soon.
This Labor Day we remember: rights were won with blood, sweat, and tears. If we stop fighting, history will repeat itself—soon.
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Hurricane Katrina flooded nearly every building in St. Bernard Parish near New Orleans in 2005. Twenty years later, the community is still rebuilding and flood protections encouraged some to return.
20 years after Hurricane Katrina, St. Bernard Parish is still recovering
Hurricane Katrina flooded nearly every building in St. Bernard Parish near New Orleans in 2005. Twenty years later, the community is still rebuilding and flood protections encouraged some to return.
n.pr
August 30, 2025 at 8:50 AM
Hurricane Katrina flooded nearly every building in St. Bernard Parish near New Orleans in 2005. Twenty years later, the community is still rebuilding and flood protections encouraged some to return.
Stumbled upon Doris the Disco Duck. IYKYK😘
August 3, 2025 at 7:47 PM
Stumbled upon Doris the Disco Duck. IYKYK😘
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The share of Black residents dropped by 40% while the share of white residents increased by 460%. The city’s manufacturing hub, which was anchored by NASA and was one of the main pillars of middle-class Black families, lost nearly 100,000 jobs that never returned.
20 Years After Katrina, Louisiana Residents Are Most Vulnerable to 'Die of Despair'
Today, Louisiana residents are the nation's most vulnerable to 'deaths of despair' as Black New Orleanians navigate hopelessness after Hurricane Katrina.
capitalbnews.org
August 2, 2025 at 8:00 PM
The share of Black residents dropped by 40% while the share of white residents increased by 460%. The city’s manufacturing hub, which was anchored by NASA and was one of the main pillars of middle-class Black families, lost nearly 100,000 jobs that never returned.
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Six decades after President Lyndon B. Johnson signed the Voting Rights Act into law, advocates say, Black political power is hanging by a thread.
The Voting Rights Act Turns 60. Its Future Has Never Looked More Fragile.
Six decades after the most important federal statute protecting the right to vote was signed into law, advocates say, Black political power is hanging by a thread.
capitalbnews.org
August 3, 2025 at 11:00 AM
Six decades after President Lyndon B. Johnson signed the Voting Rights Act into law, advocates say, Black political power is hanging by a thread.
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“BPA’s decision to join Markets+ knowing the long-term cost, consequences, and harm is shocking, especially when the benefits of EDAM are so apparent–for ratepayers, salmon, rivers, and regional clean energy goals,” said Joseph Bogaard, Executive Director of SOS: www.wildsalmon.org/news-and-med...
July 10, 2025 at 9:41 PM
“BPA’s decision to join Markets+ knowing the long-term cost, consequences, and harm is shocking, especially when the benefits of EDAM are so apparent–for ratepayers, salmon, rivers, and regional clean energy goals,” said Joseph Bogaard, Executive Director of SOS: www.wildsalmon.org/news-and-med...
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"What to the Slave Is the 4th of July?": James Earl Jones Reads Frederick Douglass's Historic Speech
“What to the Slave Is the 4th of July?”: James Earl Jones Reads Frederick Douglass’s Historic Speech
We begin our July Fourth special broadcast with the words of Frederick Douglass. Born into slavery around 1818, Douglass became a key leader of the abolitionist movement. On July 5, 1852, in Rochester,...
www.democracynow.org
July 4, 2025 at 1:30 PM
"What to the Slave Is the 4th of July?": James Earl Jones Reads Frederick Douglass's Historic Speech
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It’s hot out there. Farmworkers are some of the most at-risk for extreme heat injury and death. @umairfan.bsky.social bringing attention to this important issue
It’s not just the cities. Extreme heat is a growing threat to rural America.
The urban heat island sits in a rural heat ocean.
www.vox.com
July 2, 2025 at 2:52 PM
It’s hot out there. Farmworkers are some of the most at-risk for extreme heat injury and death. @umairfan.bsky.social bringing attention to this important issue
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Powerful artwork by @emitxin.bsky.social pretty much says it all today.
July 4, 2025 at 4:30 PM
Powerful artwork by @emitxin.bsky.social pretty much says it all today.
Meanwhile at Little Squalicum Park...
June 30, 2025 at 2:40 AM
Meanwhile at Little Squalicum Park...
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Neighborhoods now under siege by ICE were once the beating heart of Black LA, before demographic change transformed them into Latino communities. capitalbnews.org/ice-raids-bl...
For Some Black Angelenos, ICE Raids Reopen the Wound of Displacement
As federal agents sweep through the city, Black residents face painful truths about displacement, solidarity, and survival.
capitalbnews.org
June 11, 2025 at 6:44 PM
Neighborhoods now under siege by ICE were once the beating heart of Black LA, before demographic change transformed them into Latino communities. capitalbnews.org/ice-raids-bl...
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As the US prepares to spend as much as $38 billion to produce hundreds of new explosive cores, called plutonium pits, to arm new nuclear weapons, our new analysis argues new pits aren’t necessary to maintain the existing US nuclear arsenal.
Read our report: act.ucsusa.org/4kZ4X9p
Read our report: act.ucsusa.org/4kZ4X9p
May 28, 2025 at 3:16 PM
As the US prepares to spend as much as $38 billion to produce hundreds of new explosive cores, called plutonium pits, to arm new nuclear weapons, our new analysis argues new pits aren’t necessary to maintain the existing US nuclear arsenal.
Read our report: act.ucsusa.org/4kZ4X9p
Read our report: act.ucsusa.org/4kZ4X9p
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How are you connecting to what you love?
Quote from The Dandelion Insurrection by Rivera Sun
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Quote from The Dandelion Insurrection by Rivera Sun
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May 20, 2025 at 8:31 PM
How are you connecting to what you love?
Quote from The Dandelion Insurrection by Rivera Sun
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Quote from The Dandelion Insurrection by Rivera Sun
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The Trump administration is ending a USDA assistance initiative as the country’s food pantries are “stretched to the breaking point" and a hunger crisis looms.
Their small farms helped stock food pantries. That program is going away.
The Trump administration is ending a USDA assistance initiative as the country’s food pantries are “stretched to the breaking point" and a hunger crisis looms.
19thnews.org
May 20, 2025 at 1:20 PM
The Trump administration is ending a USDA assistance initiative as the country’s food pantries are “stretched to the breaking point" and a hunger crisis looms.
