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Use our action center tool to tell congress not to grant itself the power to censor online information about its members.
And for anyone who thinks a secrecy law purportedly for officials’ safety won’t be distorted and abused…
theintercept.com/2025/09/18/d...
And for anyone who thinks a secrecy law purportedly for officials’ safety won’t be distorted and abused…
theintercept.com/2025/09/18/d...
Tell Congress not to grant itself the power to censor information about its members on the internet.
Use our new, easy action center tool to stop lawmakers from sacrificing transparency for a false sense of security.
Use our new, easy action center tool to stop lawmakers from sacrificing transparency for a false sense of security.
Protect Journalism Online
Efforts to undermine First Amendment rights on the internet and to censor online content are a fundamental threat to the free press.
freedom.press
September 22, 2025 at 8:21 PM
Use our action center tool to tell congress not to grant itself the power to censor online information about its members.
And for anyone who thinks a secrecy law purportedly for officials’ safety won’t be distorted and abused…
theintercept.com/2025/09/18/d...
And for anyone who thinks a secrecy law purportedly for officials’ safety won’t be distorted and abused…
theintercept.com/2025/09/18/d...
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Lethal force against a civilian vessel in international waters is a war crime if not in self-defense. If not in self-defense, only non-lethal actions, such as warning shots or disabling fire, are allowed.
"Not yielding to pursuers" or "suspected of carrying drugs" doesn't carry a death sentence.
"Not yielding to pursuers" or "suspected of carrying drugs" doesn't carry a death sentence.
The US military "conducted a lethal strike" against an alleged "drug vessel" in the southern Caribbean, Secretary of State Marco Rubio said.
US military ‘conducted a lethal strike’ on alleged ‘drug vessel’ in southern Caribbean, Rubio says | CNN Politics
The United States “conducted a lethal strike” against an alleged “drug vessel” in the southern Caribbean, Secretary of State Marco Rubio said Tuesday.
cnn.it
September 2, 2025 at 9:20 PM
Lethal force against a civilian vessel in international waters is a war crime if not in self-defense. If not in self-defense, only non-lethal actions, such as warning shots or disabling fire, are allowed.
"Not yielding to pursuers" or "suspected of carrying drugs" doesn't carry a death sentence.
"Not yielding to pursuers" or "suspected of carrying drugs" doesn't carry a death sentence.
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"Prominent critic of RFK Jr. blocked from FDA vaccine committee
Paul Offit, a pediatrician and co-inventor of the rotavirus vaccine, can no longer participate in the FDA’s Vaccines and Related Biological Products Advisory Committee."
www.washingtonpost.com/health/2025/...
Paul Offit, a pediatrician and co-inventor of the rotavirus vaccine, can no longer participate in the FDA’s Vaccines and Related Biological Products Advisory Committee."
www.washingtonpost.com/health/2025/...
Prominent critic of RFK Jr. blocked from FDA vaccine committee
Paul Offit, a pediatrician and co-inventor of the rotavirus vaccine, can no longer participate in the FDA’s Vaccines and Related Biological Products Advisory Committee.
www.washingtonpost.com
September 2, 2025 at 11:57 PM
"Prominent critic of RFK Jr. blocked from FDA vaccine committee
Paul Offit, a pediatrician and co-inventor of the rotavirus vaccine, can no longer participate in the FDA’s Vaccines and Related Biological Products Advisory Committee."
www.washingtonpost.com/health/2025/...
Paul Offit, a pediatrician and co-inventor of the rotavirus vaccine, can no longer participate in the FDA’s Vaccines and Related Biological Products Advisory Committee."
www.washingtonpost.com/health/2025/...
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LAPD when they think no one’s looking
June 9, 2025 at 3:53 AM
LAPD when they think no one’s looking
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#OtD 9 Jun 2021 the proposed Keystone XL oil pipeline from Canada to Nebraska was scrapped after years of Indigenous-led resistance. Indigenous resistance in the two countries has helped prevent 12% of their CO2 equivalent pollution. More in our podcast: workingclasshistory.com/podcast/e88-...
June 9, 2025 at 11:25 AM
#OtD 9 Jun 2021 the proposed Keystone XL oil pipeline from Canada to Nebraska was scrapped after years of Indigenous-led resistance. Indigenous resistance in the two countries has helped prevent 12% of their CO2 equivalent pollution. More in our podcast: workingclasshistory.com/podcast/e88-...
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"Autogenocide even includes police violence. This occurs when police are both encouraged and trained to be violent and given the opportunity and impunity to do so." -Heather Marsh #3E #EndAutogenocide #EndImpunity
NEW: We're filing demands for public records in seven states to uncover police misconduct where the federal government previously found patterns of civil rights violations.
The Trump administration is abandoning police reform — but we're fighting to make sure police are held accountable.
The Trump administration is abandoning police reform — but we're fighting to make sure police are held accountable.
May 23, 2025 at 4:31 AM
"Autogenocide even includes police violence. This occurs when police are both encouraged and trained to be violent and given the opportunity and impunity to do so." -Heather Marsh #3E #EndAutogenocide #EndImpunity
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The Democratic Party’s age problem isn’t just bad, it’s much worse than Republicans’. Half of registered Democratic voters are under 50, yet half their senators are over 67. Despite claiming to represent the future, party leadership systematically blocks younger voices from gaining power.
May 21, 2025 at 6:51 PM
The Democratic Party’s age problem isn’t just bad, it’s much worse than Republicans’. Half of registered Democratic voters are under 50, yet half their senators are over 67. Despite claiming to represent the future, party leadership systematically blocks younger voices from gaining power.
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NEW from me and @isabellacueto.bsky.social: We wanted to write a report on the top chronic diseases in the U.S. But the problem is a lot of data is spotty. So I spent the last month crunching the stats from various sources to come up with this comprehensive guide: www.statnews.com/2025/05/20/k...
May 20, 2025 at 7:20 PM
NEW from me and @isabellacueto.bsky.social: We wanted to write a report on the top chronic diseases in the U.S. But the problem is a lot of data is spotty. So I spent the last month crunching the stats from various sources to come up with this comprehensive guide: www.statnews.com/2025/05/20/k...
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$5 million in public money to the family of Jan. 6 rioter Ashli Babbitt: www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...
Here's what was happening at the Capitol that day:
Here's what was happening at the Capitol that day:
May 19, 2025 at 8:55 PM
$5 million in public money to the family of Jan. 6 rioter Ashli Babbitt: www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...
Here's what was happening at the Capitol that day:
Here's what was happening at the Capitol that day:
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Update: After this article was published, the Department of Justice confirmed to WIRED that the two men had been appointed to lead the Copyright Office. Both are both currently high-ranking officials at the DOJ.
Two Men Claiming to Be Trump Appointees Blocked From Entering US Copyright Office
The men appeared at the US Copyright Office days after the Trump administration fired its leader, who had just published a report about the use of copyrighted materials for AI training.
www.wired.com
May 12, 2025 at 9:47 PM
Update: After this article was published, the Department of Justice confirmed to WIRED that the two men had been appointed to lead the Copyright Office. Both are both currently high-ranking officials at the DOJ.
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Elon Musk has found his next opportunity for a government handout.
The Federal Railroad Administration is in talks with Musk's Boring Company about a massive new Amtrak tunnel project to connect Baltimore with Washington and Virginia.
The project is estimated at over $8 billion.
The Federal Railroad Administration is in talks with Musk's Boring Company about a massive new Amtrak tunnel project to connect Baltimore with Washington and Virginia.
The project is estimated at over $8 billion.
May 13, 2025 at 1:58 PM
Elon Musk has found his next opportunity for a government handout.
The Federal Railroad Administration is in talks with Musk's Boring Company about a massive new Amtrak tunnel project to connect Baltimore with Washington and Virginia.
The project is estimated at over $8 billion.
The Federal Railroad Administration is in talks with Musk's Boring Company about a massive new Amtrak tunnel project to connect Baltimore with Washington and Virginia.
The project is estimated at over $8 billion.
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Good. Now do the rest of the public information capriciously removed from agency websites.
Farmers Sued Over Deleted Climate Data. So the Government Will Put It Back.
www.nytimes.com
May 13, 2025 at 1:15 PM
Good. Now do the rest of the public information capriciously removed from agency websites.
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Tell Congress NOW to reject the nonprofit killer bill.
The House is voting TODAY on a bill that Trump could use to strip tax exempt status from nonprofits he wants to retaliate against, including nonprofit news outlets.
The House is voting TODAY on a bill that Trump could use to strip tax exempt status from nonprofits he wants to retaliate against, including nonprofit news outlets.
WE NEED CALLS NOW! HR 9495, now known as Section 112209, if passed, would give the Trump administration unprecedented power in suppressing nonprofits, by allowing the administration the power to strip organizations of their tax exempt status!
Call 319-313-7674
Call 319-313-7674
May 13, 2025 at 2:10 PM
Tell Congress NOW to reject the nonprofit killer bill.
The House is voting TODAY on a bill that Trump could use to strip tax exempt status from nonprofits he wants to retaliate against, including nonprofit news outlets.
The House is voting TODAY on a bill that Trump could use to strip tax exempt status from nonprofits he wants to retaliate against, including nonprofit news outlets.
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This is @ichotiner.bsky.social-level stuff from @jocelynkaiser.bsky.social.
May 6, 2025 at 2:16 AM
This is @ichotiner.bsky.social-level stuff from @jocelynkaiser.bsky.social.
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--> Port of Oakland trucking firm says business is down 60-70%.
--> Port of LA expects 10 container ships this 3-day period. Usually it would have 17.
Truckers "are at the verge of collapsing. The administration needs to move quickly, or it’s going to be chaos."
www.latimes.com/business/sto...
--> Port of LA expects 10 container ships this 3-day period. Usually it would have 17.
Truckers "are at the verge of collapsing. The administration needs to move quickly, or it’s going to be chaos."
www.latimes.com/business/sto...
'The truckers are scrambling': Trump's tariffs hit drivers, L.A. port workers hard
As Trump’s aggressive tariffs rattle business owners and shake the foundation of American importing, the men and women who work on the ground at the country’s busiest port are feeling the effects too.
www.latimes.com
May 3, 2025 at 1:17 PM
--> Port of Oakland trucking firm says business is down 60-70%.
--> Port of LA expects 10 container ships this 3-day period. Usually it would have 17.
Truckers "are at the verge of collapsing. The administration needs to move quickly, or it’s going to be chaos."
www.latimes.com/business/sto...
--> Port of LA expects 10 container ships this 3-day period. Usually it would have 17.
Truckers "are at the verge of collapsing. The administration needs to move quickly, or it’s going to be chaos."
www.latimes.com/business/sto...
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“Never before in my life have I called for mass disruption. But I am now. These Republicans cannot know a moment of peace,” Democratic Illinois Governor JB Pritzker said.
This did not sit well in Trumpworld.
This did not sit well in Trumpworld.
MAGA Melts Down Over Democrat’s Rousing Call to Fight Trump
The right is freaking out after JB Pritzker demanded mass protests against Trump.
newrepublic.com
May 4, 2025 at 1:21 PM
“Never before in my life have I called for mass disruption. But I am now. These Republicans cannot know a moment of peace,” Democratic Illinois Governor JB Pritzker said.
This did not sit well in Trumpworld.
This did not sit well in Trumpworld.
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#OtD 4 May 1929 actress and member of the Dutch resistance Audrey Hepburn was born in Belgium. She later worked as a courier for and performed in underground concerts to raise funds for the resistance during Holland's occupation. More in our tiktok: www.tiktok.com/@workingclas...
May 4, 2025 at 2:10 PM
#OtD 4 May 1929 actress and member of the Dutch resistance Audrey Hepburn was born in Belgium. She later worked as a courier for and performed in underground concerts to raise funds for the resistance during Holland's occupation. More in our tiktok: www.tiktok.com/@workingclas...
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Aaaaaaaaaauuuuuggghhh
Trump: "We were losing hundreds of billions of dollars with China. Now we're essentially not doing business with China. Therefore, we're saving hundreds of billions of dollars. It's very simple."
May 4, 2025 at 2:12 PM
Aaaaaaaaaauuuuuggghhh
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NEW: Police are using “tower dumps” to get data on any vehicle that connected to cell towers thanks to connected car features. But automaker & ISP policies dictate what cops can get w/o a warrant. @dell.bsky.social has the scoop. (no paywall bc FOIA) www.wired.com/story/police...
Car Subscription Features Raise Your Risk of Government Surveillance, Police Records Show
Records reviewed by WIRED show law enforcement agencies are eager to take advantage of the data trails generated by a flood of new internet-connected vehicle features.
www.wired.com
April 28, 2025 at 11:53 AM
NEW: Police are using “tower dumps” to get data on any vehicle that connected to cell towers thanks to connected car features. But automaker & ISP policies dictate what cops can get w/o a warrant. @dell.bsky.social has the scoop. (no paywall bc FOIA) www.wired.com/story/police...
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Santa’s helpers are freaking out that steep tariffs on Chinese imports will prevent toys, trees, and decorations from arriving in the US on time for the December holiday. www.wired.com/story/christ...
Donald Trump Is Already Ruining Christmas
Santa’s helpers are freaking out that steep tariffs on Chinese imports will prevent toys, trees, and decorations from arriving in the US on time for the December holiday.
www.wired.com
April 28, 2025 at 10:02 AM
Santa’s helpers are freaking out that steep tariffs on Chinese imports will prevent toys, trees, and decorations from arriving in the US on time for the December holiday. www.wired.com/story/christ...
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In case you missed it... WIRED talked to *actual* federal auditors about how government auditing works—and how DOGE is doing the opposite.
‘It’s a Heist’: Real Federal Auditors Are Horrified by DOGE
WIRED talked to actual federal auditors about how government auditing works—and how DOGE is doing the opposite.
www.wired.com
April 28, 2025 at 1:38 PM
In case you missed it... WIRED talked to *actual* federal auditors about how government auditing works—and how DOGE is doing the opposite.
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State organizations that advocate for disabled residents in New Jersey and Arkansas announced that they will have to limit their work after not receiving the full funds they are owed by the US federal government.
Disability protection groups in two states pause services after missing federal funds
"We are fighting for our very survival."
www.motherjones.com
April 28, 2025 at 12:26 PM
State organizations that advocate for disabled residents in New Jersey and Arkansas announced that they will have to limit their work after not receiving the full funds they are owed by the US federal government.
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Anti-genocide US students held a protest against Yale University's reception of war criminal and fascist Israeli minister Itamar Ben-Gvir. The genocidaire has cut his visit to the US short due to the protests. #3E #EndImpunity
Gvir endorses the full genocide of Palestine.
Gvir endorses the full genocide of Palestine.
April 27, 2025 at 10:34 PM
Anti-genocide US students held a protest against Yale University's reception of war criminal and fascist Israeli minister Itamar Ben-Gvir. The genocidaire has cut his visit to the US short due to the protests. #3E #EndImpunity
Gvir endorses the full genocide of Palestine.
Gvir endorses the full genocide of Palestine.
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National Law Day of Action: Lawyers join Workers to stand for the Rule of Law on May 1st. Find an event near you: lawdayofaction.org
April 27, 2025 at 1:49 PM
National Law Day of Action: Lawyers join Workers to stand for the Rule of Law on May 1st. Find an event near you: lawdayofaction.org