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Superman isn’t “woke.”
This design was created in 1949 by DC Comics for school book covers that the Institute for American Democracy (an ADL offshoot) distributed to schools.
Superman stood for justice then - and he still does.
It’s not Superman who changed. America changed.
This design was created in 1949 by DC Comics for school book covers that the Institute for American Democracy (an ADL offshoot) distributed to schools.
Superman stood for justice then - and he still does.
It’s not Superman who changed. America changed.
July 21, 2025 at 10:18 PM
Superman isn’t “woke.”
This design was created in 1949 by DC Comics for school book covers that the Institute for American Democracy (an ADL offshoot) distributed to schools.
Superman stood for justice then - and he still does.
It’s not Superman who changed. America changed.
This design was created in 1949 by DC Comics for school book covers that the Institute for American Democracy (an ADL offshoot) distributed to schools.
Superman stood for justice then - and he still does.
It’s not Superman who changed. America changed.
Reposted by Megan R.
It’s the 107th day that Rümeysa Öztürk is facing deportation by the United States government for writing an op-ed it didn’t like, and the 27th day that Mario Guevara has spent behind bars for covering a protest.
LA journalists reflect on protest attacks
Plus: New Jersey prosecutors ignore Constitution
freedom.press
July 12, 2025 at 3:22 AM
It’s the 107th day that Rümeysa Öztürk is facing deportation by the United States government for writing an op-ed it didn’t like, and the 27th day that Mario Guevara has spent behind bars for covering a protest.
Reposted by Megan R.
Exclusive: Kerr County, where nearly 100 people were killed and more than 160 remain missing, had the technology to turn every cellphone in the area into a blaring alarm, but officials did not do so before or during the river level rising to record heights.
Kerr County did not use its most far-reaching alert system in deadly Texas floods
Local officials used the system more than two days after the recorded height of the floods.
www.washingtonpost.com
July 11, 2025 at 9:31 PM
Exclusive: Kerr County, where nearly 100 people were killed and more than 160 remain missing, had the technology to turn every cellphone in the area into a blaring alarm, but officials did not do so before or during the river level rising to record heights.
Reposted by Megan R.
#ORLeg House passes a key bill protecting ratepayers from having to share the costs of powering huge data centers. Now on to the Senate! katu.com/news/politic...
April 22, 2025 at 9:35 PM
#ORLeg House passes a key bill protecting ratepayers from having to share the costs of powering huge data centers. Now on to the Senate! katu.com/news/politic...
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The Oregon Senate passed a bill yesterday that would bar most medical debt from being reported to credit agencies. The bill now heads to the Oregon House #orleg www.statesmanjournal.com/story/news/p...
Oregon lawmakers advance bill barring medical debt from credit reports
If the bill is passed, Oregon would join Colorado and New York in barring medical debt from being reported to credit agencies.
www.statesmanjournal.com
April 24, 2025 at 5:45 PM
The Oregon Senate passed a bill yesterday that would bar most medical debt from being reported to credit agencies. The bill now heads to the Oregon House #orleg www.statesmanjournal.com/story/news/p...
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Vance's Easter visit to Rome clogged its streets with a 40-vehicle entourage. He also demanded the Coliseum be closed so he and his family could tour it alone. Tourists who properly booked slots in advance got screwed.
He's apparently the first to make that demand. Then he didn't bother to show up.
He's apparently the first to make that demand. Then he didn't bother to show up.
JD Vance and his forty 4x4s visit the Vatican during trip to Rome
The US vice-president, a self-styled ‘baby Catholic’ who was baptised in 2019, and his family met senior officials from the Catholic Church
www.thetimes.com
April 26, 2025 at 3:51 PM
Vance's Easter visit to Rome clogged its streets with a 40-vehicle entourage. He also demanded the Coliseum be closed so he and his family could tour it alone. Tourists who properly booked slots in advance got screwed.
He's apparently the first to make that demand. Then he didn't bother to show up.
He's apparently the first to make that demand. Then he didn't bother to show up.
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The final honor guard for Pope Francis included migrants, prisoners, transgender people, the homeless and others selected by the Vicariate of Rome as a symbol of the late pope’s mission of inclusion and outreach.
Read more from the funeral: wapo.st/3YdDGqM
Read more from the funeral: wapo.st/3YdDGqM
April 26, 2025 at 12:07 PM
The final honor guard for Pope Francis included migrants, prisoners, transgender people, the homeless and others selected by the Vicariate of Rome as a symbol of the late pope’s mission of inclusion and outreach.
Read more from the funeral: wapo.st/3YdDGqM
Read more from the funeral: wapo.st/3YdDGqM
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Given the literal definition of deportation is removing a foreigner or noncitizen from the country, we - journalists, media orgs - should probably all stop referring to the ‘deportation’ of a 2 year old US citizen. It’s NOT a deportation.
I’m not sure what it is. A kidnapping?
I’m not sure what it is. A kidnapping?
April 27, 2025 at 3:58 AM
Given the literal definition of deportation is removing a foreigner or noncitizen from the country, we - journalists, media orgs - should probably all stop referring to the ‘deportation’ of a 2 year old US citizen. It’s NOT a deportation.
I’m not sure what it is. A kidnapping?
I’m not sure what it is. A kidnapping?
Reposted by Megan R.
Despite a court order, a reporter and photographer from The Associated Press were barred from an Oval Office news conference on Monday.
White House bans AP journalists from news event despite court order
Despite a court order, a reporter and photographer from The Associated Press were barred from an Oval Office news conference on Monday.
www.oregonlive.com
April 16, 2025 at 4:30 AM
Despite a court order, a reporter and photographer from The Associated Press were barred from an Oval Office news conference on Monday.
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The operator of the Keystone oil pipeline has restarted the system after a spill onto farmland in North Dakota last week shut down the line.
Keystone Pipeline restarted after oil spill in rural North Dakota
The operator of the Keystone oil pipeline has restarted the system after a spill onto farmland in North Dakota last week shut down the line.
bit.ly
April 15, 2025 at 6:00 AM
The operator of the Keystone oil pipeline has restarted the system after a spill onto farmland in North Dakota last week shut down the line.
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🚨NEW: The NC Supreme Court's GOP majority will retroactively nullify 2,000 to 7,000 ballots from military and overseas voters unless they quickly prove their identity—but only those who voted in a few Democratic counties.
Could overturn Justice Riggs' victory.
appellate.nccourts.org/orders.php?t...
Could overturn Justice Riggs' victory.
appellate.nccourts.org/orders.php?t...
April 11, 2025 at 9:45 PM
🚨NEW: The NC Supreme Court's GOP majority will retroactively nullify 2,000 to 7,000 ballots from military and overseas voters unless they quickly prove their identity—but only those who voted in a few Democratic counties.
Could overturn Justice Riggs' victory.
appellate.nccourts.org/orders.php?t...
Could overturn Justice Riggs' victory.
appellate.nccourts.org/orders.php?t...
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They're called public records for a reason. Starting today, WIRED will *stop paywalling* articles that are primarily based on public records obtained through the Freedom of Information Act, becoming the first publication to partner with @freedom.press to offer this for our new coverage.
Wired is dropping paywalls for FOIA-based reporting. Others should follow
As the administration does its best to hide public records from the public, Wired magazine is stepping up to help stem the secrecy
freedom.press
March 18, 2025 at 1:11 PM
They're called public records for a reason. Starting today, WIRED will *stop paywalling* articles that are primarily based on public records obtained through the Freedom of Information Act, becoming the first publication to partner with @freedom.press to offer this for our new coverage.
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ICE stripped a German green card holder naked, drove him from Boston to Vermont to Rhode Island, put him in a cold shower, deprived him of medication, sleep and food until he collapsed.
No one knows why he was detained.
No one knows why he was detained.
Green card holder from New Hampshire 'interrogated' at Logan Airport, detained
Fabian Schmidt’s family said they are unsure of why he is being held. They said he has a recently renewed green card, and no active issues in court.
www.nhpr.org
March 15, 2025 at 6:02 PM
ICE stripped a German green card holder naked, drove him from Boston to Vermont to Rhode Island, put him in a cold shower, deprived him of medication, sleep and food until he collapsed.
No one knows why he was detained.
No one knows why he was detained.
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As predicted, women in New Hampshire had a hard time voting yesterday because of the new proof of citizenship law:
“It doesn’t have my married name on it,” she said. Town voting officials then sent her away a second time, to get her marriage certificate.
www.nhpr.org/nh-news/2025...
“It doesn’t have my married name on it,” she said. Town voting officials then sent her away a second time, to get her marriage certificate.
www.nhpr.org/nh-news/2025...
NH’s new ID requirements send some would-be voters home to grab passports, birth certificates
The law requires all new voters to show proof of their U.S. citizenship. For some, that meant making multiple trips to and from the polls before finally casting a ballot on Tuesday.
www.nhpr.org
March 13, 2025 at 9:50 AM
As predicted, women in New Hampshire had a hard time voting yesterday because of the new proof of citizenship law:
“It doesn’t have my married name on it,” she said. Town voting officials then sent her away a second time, to get her marriage certificate.
www.nhpr.org/nh-news/2025...
“It doesn’t have my married name on it,” she said. Town voting officials then sent her away a second time, to get her marriage certificate.
www.nhpr.org/nh-news/2025...
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I think some in the Senate have convinced themselves that the backlash to folding will be limited to “the left” and therefore ignorable.
Those people are deeply and profoundly misreading the moment and the stakes.
Virtually every swing district House Dem walked the plank to vote NO for a reason.
Those people are deeply and profoundly misreading the moment and the stakes.
Virtually every swing district House Dem walked the plank to vote NO for a reason.
March 14, 2025 at 2:46 AM
I think some in the Senate have convinced themselves that the backlash to folding will be limited to “the left” and therefore ignorable.
Those people are deeply and profoundly misreading the moment and the stakes.
Virtually every swing district House Dem walked the plank to vote NO for a reason.
Those people are deeply and profoundly misreading the moment and the stakes.
Virtually every swing district House Dem walked the plank to vote NO for a reason.
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I need y'all to sit with this headline and understand what is being done to our community. They're trying to criminalize our very existence.
This is a campaign of eradication.
www.nbcnews.com/nbc-out/rcna...
This is a campaign of eradication.
www.nbcnews.com/nbc-out/rcna...
March 10, 2025 at 7:32 PM
I need y'all to sit with this headline and understand what is being done to our community. They're trying to criminalize our very existence.
This is a campaign of eradication.
www.nbcnews.com/nbc-out/rcna...
This is a campaign of eradication.
www.nbcnews.com/nbc-out/rcna...
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Some 15 percent of workers at the Center for Consumer Information and Insurance Oversight were fired over two weeks ago.
Trump Just Cut the Office Working on His Promise to End Surprise Medical Bills
Some 15 percent of workers at the Center for Consumer Information and Insurance Oversight were fired two weeks ago.
buff.ly
March 9, 2025 at 6:00 PM
Some 15 percent of workers at the Center for Consumer Information and Insurance Oversight were fired over two weeks ago.
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Yeah so good thing you didn’t vote for Trump’s fascist candidate to head Veterans Affairs OH WAIT YOU FUCKING DID
The chaos at the VA is making it harder for veterans to get the care they need. Research trials and essential services are on hold—our veterans deserve better.
www.nytimes.com/2025/03/09/u...
www.nytimes.com/2025/03/09/u...
Chaos at the V.A.: Inside the DOGE Cuts Disrupting the Veterans Agency
Clinical trials have been delayed, contracts canceled and support staff fired. With deeper cuts coming, some are warning of potential harms to veterans.
www.nytimes.com
March 9, 2025 at 3:11 PM
Yeah so good thing you didn’t vote for Trump’s fascist candidate to head Veterans Affairs OH WAIT YOU FUCKING DID
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Just restating the simple point: President lacks the constitutional authority to close a department created by Congress. Full stop. Both the creation and on-going funding of these Depts are LAWS not suggestions. This is criminal conduct. www.wsj.com/politics/pol... via @WSJ
Exclusive | Draft of Trump Executive Order Aims to Eliminate Education Department
Secretary Linda McMahon would be directed to “take all necessary steps to facilitate the closure” based on “the maximum extent appropriate and permitted by law.”
www.wsj.com
March 6, 2025 at 2:48 AM
Just restating the simple point: President lacks the constitutional authority to close a department created by Congress. Full stop. Both the creation and on-going funding of these Depts are LAWS not suggestions. This is criminal conduct. www.wsj.com/politics/pol... via @WSJ
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A PGE official said a bill meant to protect customers of investor-owned utilities from yearly rate hikes in winter would cause higher rates - already up 50% since 2020. PGE's revenue is up $1 billion since 2020. Profits today are double 2020 profits.
oregoncapitalchronicle.com/2025/02/21/l...
oregoncapitalchronicle.com/2025/02/21/l...
Lawmakers consider protecting residential utilities' customers from yearly rate hikes in winter • Oregon Capital Chronicle
An Oregon House Committee is considering a bill to limit how often, when and for what private utilities can be approved for rate increases.
oregoncapitalchronicle.com
February 21, 2025 at 7:52 PM
A PGE official said a bill meant to protect customers of investor-owned utilities from yearly rate hikes in winter would cause higher rates - already up 50% since 2020. PGE's revenue is up $1 billion since 2020. Profits today are double 2020 profits.
oregoncapitalchronicle.com/2025/02/21/l...
oregoncapitalchronicle.com/2025/02/21/l...
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The US Fish and Wildlife Service, the nation’s only government agency dedicated to conserving plants and animals, has frozen its vast portfolio of international conservation grants, jeopardizing imperiled sea turtles in Central America to elephants in Africa.
from @vox.com via @climatedesk.org
from @vox.com via @climatedesk.org
US Fish and Wildlife Service has halted critical conservation funding
The move imperils countless threatened creatures, from elephants and primates to sea turtles.
www.motherjones.com
February 19, 2025 at 6:13 PM
The US Fish and Wildlife Service, the nation’s only government agency dedicated to conserving plants and animals, has frozen its vast portfolio of international conservation grants, jeopardizing imperiled sea turtles in Central America to elephants in Africa.
from @vox.com via @climatedesk.org
from @vox.com via @climatedesk.org
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Most of the fellows in CDC’s highly competitive Laboratory Leadership Service were fired last weekend.
The ultracompetitive, 2-year program, which trains Ph.D. scientists in the intricacies of public health laboratory work. scim.ag/4gPy0te
The ultracompetitive, 2-year program, which trains Ph.D. scientists in the intricacies of public health laboratory work. scim.ag/4gPy0te
Ax falls on elite group of Ph.D.s training to lead U.S. public health labs
Most of the fellows in CDC’s highly competitive Laboratory Leadership Service were fired last weekend
scim.ag
February 19, 2025 at 10:36 PM
Most of the fellows in CDC’s highly competitive Laboratory Leadership Service were fired last weekend.
The ultracompetitive, 2-year program, which trains Ph.D. scientists in the intricacies of public health laboratory work. scim.ag/4gPy0te
The ultracompetitive, 2-year program, which trains Ph.D. scientists in the intricacies of public health laboratory work. scim.ag/4gPy0te
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An appeals court ruled in our favor, and will not allow Trump to end birthright citizenship— declining an emergency request from the US Justice Department to lift the hold on the president’s executive order.
February 20, 2025 at 4:02 AM
An appeals court ruled in our favor, and will not allow Trump to end birthright citizenship— declining an emergency request from the US Justice Department to lift the hold on the president’s executive order.
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Incredible news! More hospitals have returned to offering gender affirming care after Trump's executive order was blocked.
Moments after publishing our story on hospitals returning, Childrens National DC announced a return to care.
And JUST now, Colorado Children's is back to giving care!
AMAZING
Moments after publishing our story on hospitals returning, Childrens National DC announced a return to care.
And JUST now, Colorado Children's is back to giving care!
AMAZING
February 19, 2025 at 11:25 PM
Incredible news! More hospitals have returned to offering gender affirming care after Trump's executive order was blocked.
Moments after publishing our story on hospitals returning, Childrens National DC announced a return to care.
And JUST now, Colorado Children's is back to giving care!
AMAZING
Moments after publishing our story on hospitals returning, Childrens National DC announced a return to care.
And JUST now, Colorado Children's is back to giving care!
AMAZING
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1. Meta removed a Facebook ads criticizing Elon Musk's efforts to seize Americans' private information through DOGE.
A notice from Meta said the ads violated its rules on "Unacceptable Business Practices."
A notice from Meta said the ads violated its rules on "Unacceptable Business Practices."
Meta removes Facebook ad criticizing Musk
Meta removed an advertisement earlier this month criticizing Elon Musk’s use of the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) to seize Americans' private information.
www.muskwatch.com
February 18, 2025 at 3:20 PM
1. Meta removed a Facebook ads criticizing Elon Musk's efforts to seize Americans' private information through DOGE.
A notice from Meta said the ads violated its rules on "Unacceptable Business Practices."
A notice from Meta said the ads violated its rules on "Unacceptable Business Practices."