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Must-read piece on "End Times Schooling" by @jessehagopian.bsky.social who has done so much to unleash the liberatory power of education.
🌱 My new piece for @truthout.bsky.social is on combating the rise of “end times schooling.”
It’s inspired by @naomiaklein.bsky.social & @astra.bsky.social’s framing of “end times fascism.”
Social justice unionism & teaching truth are our best defense—join the struggle!
truthout.org/articles/eli...
It’s inspired by @naomiaklein.bsky.social & @astra.bsky.social’s framing of “end times fascism.”
Social justice unionism & teaching truth are our best defense—join the struggle!
truthout.org/articles/eli...
Elites Want to Turn Schools Into Factories of Hopelessness. We Can’t Let Them.
“End times schooling” risks turning schools into graveyards for hope — but they can also be greenhouses for resistance.
truthout.org
June 1, 2025 at 12:15 AM
Must-read piece on "End Times Schooling" by @jessehagopian.bsky.social who has done so much to unleash the liberatory power of education.
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MY LATEST: Adriana Smith Died 3 Months Ago. Georgia Could Make Smith’s Family Pay to Use Her as a Human Incubator.
Adriana Smith Died 3 Months Ago. Georgia Could Make Smith’s Family Pay to Use Her as a Human Incubator.
Analysis: If the government wants to hijack a uterus, it should at least foot the bill.
rewirenewsgroup.com
May 21, 2025 at 4:13 PM
MY LATEST: Adriana Smith Died 3 Months Ago. Georgia Could Make Smith’s Family Pay to Use Her as a Human Incubator.
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Tips For Planning A Mother’s Day Brunch
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May 9, 2025 at 8:00 PM
Tips For Planning A Mother’s Day Brunch
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THE PENTAGON BUDGET JUST HIT A TRILLION DOLLARS.
Not a single pundit from either political party said “how are we going to pay for it?!”
Don’t dare tell us we cannot ALL have healthcare, housing, and education.
Not a single pundit from either political party said “how are we going to pay for it?!”
Don’t dare tell us we cannot ALL have healthcare, housing, and education.
May 6, 2025 at 12:02 AM
THE PENTAGON BUDGET JUST HIT A TRILLION DOLLARS.
Not a single pundit from either political party said “how are we going to pay for it?!”
Don’t dare tell us we cannot ALL have healthcare, housing, and education.
Not a single pundit from either political party said “how are we going to pay for it?!”
Don’t dare tell us we cannot ALL have healthcare, housing, and education.
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i think people are missing the forest for the trees with this one. RFK Jr wants complete centralized knowledge of every American's health in order to exact control on what medications are allowed and in order to fabricate "evidence" for each and all of his nonsense theories.
April 22, 2025 at 1:17 AM
i think people are missing the forest for the trees with this one. RFK Jr wants complete centralized knowledge of every American's health in order to exact control on what medications are allowed and in order to fabricate "evidence" for each and all of his nonsense theories.
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it's important this go as viral as the original story for morale purposes if nothing else. despite the image they project these people are NOT unaccountable. consequences CAN be forced. focused anger and outrage MATTERS.
April 20, 2025 at 11:46 PM
it's important this go as viral as the original story for morale purposes if nothing else. despite the image they project these people are NOT unaccountable. consequences CAN be forced. focused anger and outrage MATTERS.
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Breaking: the Trump admin has “temporarily” paused enforcement of a Biden-era silica rule that was aimed at combating the rising black lung crisis in Appalachia. Coal miners and their advocates have been fighting for *decades* to lower deadly silica dust exposure levels. www.msha.gov/notice-stake...
Notice to Stakeholders
Temporary Enforcement Pause: Silica Rule Issued: April 8, 2025
www.msha.gov
April 9, 2025 at 3:57 PM
Breaking: the Trump admin has “temporarily” paused enforcement of a Biden-era silica rule that was aimed at combating the rising black lung crisis in Appalachia. Coal miners and their advocates have been fighting for *decades* to lower deadly silica dust exposure levels. www.msha.gov/notice-stake...
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Mining is a dangerous job. It's about to get even worse.
DOGE makes cuts to mine safety agency as administration seeks mining expansion
As the Trump administration seeks to increase mining in the U.S., the agency charged with mine safety is seeing staffing cuts from the Department of Government Efficiency, or DOGE.
www.npr.org
April 7, 2025 at 6:52 PM
Mining is a dangerous job. It's about to get even worse.
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A pie graph worth keeping in mind as the NIH budget plummets jamanetwork.com/journals/jam... for 356 new FDA drugs approved
March 23, 2025 at 4:17 PM
A pie graph worth keeping in mind as the NIH budget plummets jamanetwork.com/journals/jam... for 356 new FDA drugs approved
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The defendant is a midwife. The first abortion bans in the 19th century targeted midwives—history rhyming
www.aclu.org/news/racial-...
www.aclu.org/news/racial-...
I believe this is the first post-Dobbs arrest of someone allegedly providing abortions.
Attorney General Ken Paxton Announces Arrest of Houston-Area Abortionist and Crackdown on Clinics Providing Illegal Abortions
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton announced the arrest of Maria Margarita Rojas, 48, for providing illegal abortions and illegally operating a network of clinics in the Northwest Houston area.
www.oag.state.tx.us
March 17, 2025 at 9:02 PM
The defendant is a midwife. The first abortion bans in the 19th century targeted midwives—history rhyming
www.aclu.org/news/racial-...
www.aclu.org/news/racial-...
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Summarizing Elon Musk's government takeover thus far in under 60 seconds:
February 17, 2025 at 9:45 PM
Summarizing Elon Musk's government takeover thus far in under 60 seconds:
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Even in states with limited or no collective bargaining rights, joining a union strengthens educators' voices, enabling them to fight for better pay, improved working conditions, and stronger public schools.
March 5, 2025 at 3:33 PM
Even in states with limited or no collective bargaining rights, joining a union strengthens educators' voices, enabling them to fight for better pay, improved working conditions, and stronger public schools.
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🚨NEW INVESTIGATION: How Trump & congressional Republicans’ plan to kill off EVs could now destroy new factories & jobs in GOP locales.
The Lever reports from Kentucky, where a GOP lawmaker is leading the crusade that could crush his own community. www.levernews.com/the-red-stat...
The Lever reports from Kentucky, where a GOP lawmaker is leading the crusade that could crush his own community. www.levernews.com/the-red-stat...
The Red State Workers Caught In Trump’s EV Battle
Many clean energy boom towns voted for Trump. Will his administration put them at risk?
www.levernews.com
March 1, 2025 at 5:37 PM
🚨NEW INVESTIGATION: How Trump & congressional Republicans’ plan to kill off EVs could now destroy new factories & jobs in GOP locales.
The Lever reports from Kentucky, where a GOP lawmaker is leading the crusade that could crush his own community. www.levernews.com/the-red-stat...
The Lever reports from Kentucky, where a GOP lawmaker is leading the crusade that could crush his own community. www.levernews.com/the-red-stat...
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BREAKING: NPR obtained a State Dept document revealing the Biden admin planned to allocate only $483,000 in FY 2025 for EV purchases—far less than the $400 million Drop Site revealed was being set aside for Teslas under the Trump admin (until a recent quiet revision to the procurement document).
February 26, 2025 at 1:32 PM
BREAKING: NPR obtained a State Dept document revealing the Biden admin planned to allocate only $483,000 in FY 2025 for EV purchases—far less than the $400 million Drop Site revealed was being set aside for Teslas under the Trump admin (until a recent quiet revision to the procurement document).
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My latest piece at @thenation.com takes issue with the conventional wisdom that the Dems don't know how to fight Musk's GOP brownshirts effectively. They know how. We know this because they've been waging that kind of ruthless fight against the left for 25 years. www.thenation.com/article/poli...
Why Democrats Won’t Throw a Real Punch
Faced with existential threats from the right, the Democratic leadership remains timid; faced with demands for justice from the left, it goes on the attack.
www.thenation.com
February 18, 2025 at 6:54 PM
My latest piece at @thenation.com takes issue with the conventional wisdom that the Dems don't know how to fight Musk's GOP brownshirts effectively. They know how. We know this because they've been waging that kind of ruthless fight against the left for 25 years. www.thenation.com/article/poli...
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A child abuse pediatrician talks about a CDC app that's been taken offline:
"We use this to figure out the right dose to treat a young child who's acquired a sexually transmitted infection after being abused. [...] Apparently helping little kids who've been sexually assaulted is just too woke now."
"We use this to figure out the right dose to treat a young child who's acquired a sexually transmitted infection after being abused. [...] Apparently helping little kids who've been sexually assaulted is just too woke now."
February 1, 2025 at 5:44 PM
A child abuse pediatrician talks about a CDC app that's been taken offline:
"We use this to figure out the right dose to treat a young child who's acquired a sexually transmitted infection after being abused. [...] Apparently helping little kids who've been sexually assaulted is just too woke now."
"We use this to figure out the right dose to treat a young child who's acquired a sexually transmitted infection after being abused. [...] Apparently helping little kids who've been sexually assaulted is just too woke now."
How can The Onion compete with headlines like this!?!
Blue Cross Blue Shield in Connecticut, New York and Missouri has declared it will no longer pay for anesthesia for the full length of some surgeries.
It the procedure goes over a certain time, anesthesia will not be covered for the duration.
www.asahq.org/about-asa/ne...
It the procedure goes over a certain time, anesthesia will not be covered for the duration.
www.asahq.org/about-asa/ne...
Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield Won’t Pay for the Complete Duration of Anesthesia for Patients’ Surgical Procedures
In an unprecedented move, Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield plans representing Connecticut, New York and Missouri have unilaterally declared it will no longer pay for anesthesia care if the surgery or pro...
www.asahq.org
December 5, 2024 at 4:51 PM
How can The Onion compete with headlines like this!?!