LizRu
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G20 Leaders Push Back on U.S. Peace Plan for Ukraine
www.nytimes.com
November 22, 2025 at 11:43 PM
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81 years ago, FDR proposed a second Bill of Rights to guarantee every American the right to employment, healthcare, education, housing, and a living income. His words are as relevant now as they were then. Watch.
November 12, 2025 at 2:31 AM
81 years ago, FDR proposed a second Bill of Rights to guarantee every American the right to employment, healthcare, education, housing, and a living income. His words are as relevant now as they were then. Watch.
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Casual reminder that the myth of “pulling yourself up by your bootstraps” is a cruel hoax designed to convince poor people from all walks of life that the injustices they face are a result of their own actions, rather than an oppressive system rigged against them.
November 10, 2025 at 12:00 AM
Casual reminder that the myth of “pulling yourself up by your bootstraps” is a cruel hoax designed to convince poor people from all walks of life that the injustices they face are a result of their own actions, rather than an oppressive system rigged against them.
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I've been a part of government shutdowns before. But this one isn't like anything I've ever seen. Let me explain the stakes and how we got here. https://www.youtube.com/shorts/BOF2Fz_rO-U
Why This Is Not a Normal Government Shutdown
Robert Reich
www.youtube.com
November 4, 2025 at 1:01 AM
I've been a part of government shutdowns before. But this one isn't like anything I've ever seen. Let me explain the stakes and how we got here. https://www.youtube.com/shorts/BOF2Fz_rO-U
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Enshittification is a term coined by Cory Doctorow in 2022. In his new book, Doctorow lays out how tech companies have made our lives progressively worse, finds Matthew Sparkes
Has life today been enshittified? Cory Doctorow's new book explores
Enshittification is a term coined by Cory Doctorow in 2022. In his new book, Doctorow lays out how tech companies have made our lives progressively worse, finds Matthew Sparkes
www.newscientist.com
November 4, 2025 at 1:01 AM
Enshittification is a term coined by Cory Doctorow in 2022. In his new book, Doctorow lays out how tech companies have made our lives progressively worse, finds Matthew Sparkes
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Report: ICE shot a US citizen trying to help kids...
www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
Report: ICE shot a US citizen trying to help kids
According to his lawyer, immigration officers shot Carlos Jimenez after he warned them that children would soon gather for the bus where they had pulled over a vehicle.
www.motherjones.com
November 4, 2025 at 1:02 AM
Report: ICE shot a US citizen trying to help kids...
www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
I'm attending No Kings's event, “NO KINGS in New York City” - sign up now to join me! www.mobilize.us/nokings/even...
NO KINGS in New York City · No Kings
**In America, we don’t put up with would-be kings.**
📍 Where: Father Duffy Square, 47th st. and Broadway
📅 When: 11:00 AM ET, October 18, 2025
NOTE: this will be a march, not a rally! Enter from the...
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October 1, 2025 at 2:03 AM
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That’s right NYC.
No service to ICE trains
No service to ICE trains
September 5, 2025 at 5:19 PM
That’s right NYC.
No service to ICE trains
No service to ICE trains
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Clean energy is finally getting a nationwide day of action. And with federal funding rollbacks, Trump administration attacks, and ever-worsening climate change, it couldn’t come soon enough.
Meet @sundayofaction.bsky.social:
Meet @sundayofaction.bsky.social:
Clean energy is getting its own national day of action. It’s about…
The first-ever “Sun Day” is coming up Sept. 21. You can get involved in one of the more than 150 events across the country — or plan your own.
www.canarymedia.com
August 27, 2025 at 11:15 PM
Clean energy is finally getting a nationwide day of action. And with federal funding rollbacks, Trump administration attacks, and ever-worsening climate change, it couldn’t come soon enough.
Meet @sundayofaction.bsky.social:
Meet @sundayofaction.bsky.social:
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A site sacred to the Western Apache in Arizona was slated to be transferred to a mining company on Tuesday, but a federal appeals court has temporarily blocked the exchange.
Court Temporarily Halts Land Transfer That Would Allow a Mine to Destroy Western Apache Sacred Land - Inside Climate News
The Western Apache and a coalition of environmental groups have fought for years against the Resolution Copper mine, which would become one of the country’s largest at the cost of a site revered by th...
insideclimatenews.org
August 20, 2025 at 4:01 PM
A site sacred to the Western Apache in Arizona was slated to be transferred to a mining company on Tuesday, but a federal appeals court has temporarily blocked the exchange.
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Isn’t it odd that trump is going after his opponents with claims of mortgage fraud !!?!!
August 20, 2025 at 6:02 PM
Isn’t it odd that trump is going after his opponents with claims of mortgage fraud !!?!!
We’re Trapped in Trump’s Reality. This Is How We Escape It. www.nytimes.com/2025/08/11/o...
Opinion | We’re Trapped in Trump’s Reality. This Is How We Escape It.
www.nytimes.com
August 13, 2025 at 3:47 AM
We’re Trapped in Trump’s Reality. This Is How We Escape It. www.nytimes.com/2025/08/11/o...
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“Blaming smartphones for rising illiteracy ignores the deeper political and economic forces that are gutting the foundations of public education,” Henry Giroux writes in a letter to The Times. “Illiteracy is not simply a matter of screen time; it’s the outcome of decades of defunding schools."
Opinion | Thinking a Lot About Too Little Thinking
Readers respond to a guest essay about illiteracy. Also: The autocrat’s playbook.
nyti.ms
August 11, 2025 at 3:30 AM
“Blaming smartphones for rising illiteracy ignores the deeper political and economic forces that are gutting the foundations of public education,” Henry Giroux writes in a letter to The Times. “Illiteracy is not simply a matter of screen time; it’s the outcome of decades of defunding schools."
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US companies have so far absorbed most of the costs of Donald Trump’s tariffs, but the burden is increasingly going to shift to consumers, according to research by Goldman Sachs.
US Consumers Will Bear the Brunt of Tariff Costs, Goldman Says
US companies have so far absorbed most of the costs of Donald Trump’s tariffs, but the burden is increasingly going to shift to consumers, according to research by Goldman Sachs.
bloom.bg
August 11, 2025 at 3:30 AM
US companies have so far absorbed most of the costs of Donald Trump’s tariffs, but the burden is increasingly going to shift to consumers, according to research by Goldman Sachs.
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What a shitty time to be a space and tech nerd. Seems like all of it is being used for evil.
August 5, 2025 at 12:16 PM
What a shitty time to be a space and tech nerd. Seems like all of it is being used for evil.
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RFK Jr. just fired thousands of federal workers at crucial health agencies, including the FDA, CDC, and NIH.
These are the people who inspect our food, track infectious diseases, and research life-saving treatments and cures.
How is this "Making America Healthy Again"?
These are the people who inspect our food, track infectious diseases, and research life-saving treatments and cures.
How is this "Making America Healthy Again"?
July 16, 2025 at 6:31 PM
RFK Jr. just fired thousands of federal workers at crucial health agencies, including the FDA, CDC, and NIH.
These are the people who inspect our food, track infectious diseases, and research life-saving treatments and cures.
How is this "Making America Healthy Again"?
These are the people who inspect our food, track infectious diseases, and research life-saving treatments and cures.
How is this "Making America Healthy Again"?
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"On June 24, behind-the-meter solar made up as much as 22% of the power being used in New England at any given time, according to the Acadia Center. At 3:40 p.m., total demand peaked at 28.5 GW, of which 4.4 GW was met by solar installed by homeowners, businesses, and other institutions."
A heat wave hit New England's grid. Clean energy saved the day.
On the hottest day this year, behind-the-meter solar panels and a growing network of batteries helped prevent blackouts and saved consumers millions of…
www.canarymedia.com
July 16, 2025 at 10:01 AM
"On June 24, behind-the-meter solar made up as much as 22% of the power being used in New England at any given time, according to the Acadia Center. At 3:40 p.m., total demand peaked at 28.5 GW, of which 4.4 GW was met by solar installed by homeowners, businesses, and other institutions."
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I talked to a NOAA colleague yesterday who told me that 75% of the federal employees of his division have left and he’s worried about their ability to get work done even if Congress funds NOAA at some level. The devastation to science will be felt for generations.
July 16, 2025 at 4:24 AM
I talked to a NOAA colleague yesterday who told me that 75% of the federal employees of his division have left and he’s worried about their ability to get work done even if Congress funds NOAA at some level. The devastation to science will be felt for generations.
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It's interesting that Trump himself once wondered whether Epstein really killed himself. And it's also interesting that the "raw" tape appears to have been doctored. More than interesting, really.
Today's Morning Shots from @billkristolbulwark.bsky.social and @eggerdc.bsky.social:
Today's Morning Shots from @billkristolbulwark.bsky.social and @eggerdc.bsky.social:
Sorry Trump, You Can’t Wish the Epstein Story Away
Plus: The spiritual psychobabble of Trump’s faith office luncheon.
www.thebulwark.com
July 16, 2025 at 1:41 PM
It's interesting that Trump himself once wondered whether Epstein really killed himself. And it's also interesting that the "raw" tape appears to have been doctored. More than interesting, really.
Today's Morning Shots from @billkristolbulwark.bsky.social and @eggerdc.bsky.social:
Today's Morning Shots from @billkristolbulwark.bsky.social and @eggerdc.bsky.social:
“What’s the Plan? A Weekly Discussion with Indivisible’s Co-Founders” - sign up now to join! www.mobilize.us/indivisible/...
What’s the Plan? A Weekly Discussion with Indivisible’s Co-Founders · Indivisible
The onslaught of news, the chaos coming out of the White House – it’s all meant to overwhelm us. It’s a deliberate strategy to sow confusion and make us believe we are powerless to fight back.
The an...
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July 15, 2025 at 10:11 PM
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Within months, ICE will have twice as many agents as the FBI and will have its own huge and growing prison system (which it operates independently) as its masked and un-uniformed officers continue to snatch people off of the streets and mete out violence.
The American Police State Is Here
ICE is about to eclipse the FBI as America's most important law enforcement agency. That's bad. Super-duper bad.
www.thebulwark.com
July 8, 2025 at 8:30 PM
Within months, ICE will have twice as many agents as the FBI and will have its own huge and growing prison system (which it operates independently) as its masked and un-uniformed officers continue to snatch people off of the streets and mete out violence.
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Abusive messages, fear of physical violence and violations of privacy are the cost of elected office in the U.S. now, according to nine Gen Z and millennial state lawmakers.
After Minnesota shootings, young lawmakers ask: Is politics worth it?
In an era where safety precautions and online abuse are often part of the job, young American lawmakers wonder if politics is just too dangerous as a career.
www.washingtonpost.com
June 28, 2025 at 1:58 PM
Abusive messages, fear of physical violence and violations of privacy are the cost of elected office in the U.S. now, according to nine Gen Z and millennial state lawmakers.