Sara NK
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(Denver Post) - Pilots flying into Denver International Airport on Monday couldn’t communicate with air traffic controllers for about six minutes after multiple radio transmitters failed, according to reporting from Denver7.
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May 15, 2025 at 3:57 PM
(Denver Post) - Pilots flying into Denver International Airport on Monday couldn’t communicate with air traffic controllers for about six minutes after multiple radio transmitters failed, according to reporting from Denver7.
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Just leaving this map here: its a police state. What the times is downplaying here is the implementation of a fascist police state
May 15, 2025 at 4:37 PM
Just leaving this map here: its a police state. What the times is downplaying here is the implementation of a fascist police state
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If you actually address their weird/bigoted talking points head on you can beat them.
Democrats just flipped the Omaha mayor's office with ads like this. The right-wing obsession with genitals is starting to backfire.
May 14, 2025 at 1:14 PM
If you actually address their weird/bigoted talking points head on you can beat them.
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the weirdness at the Copyright Office intensifies, with both Dems and MAGA pointing fingers at Elon Musk for the firing of Shira Perlmutter, and identifying the AI report as the reason www.theverge.com/politics/666...
Elon Musk’s apparent power play at the Copyright Office completely backfired
Trump fired the head of the Copyright Office over the weekend.
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May 13, 2025 at 8:48 PM
the weirdness at the Copyright Office intensifies, with both Dems and MAGA pointing fingers at Elon Musk for the firing of Shira Perlmutter, and identifying the AI report as the reason www.theverge.com/politics/666...
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"But the Reichstag Fire Decree in combination with the Enabling Act, which was shoved through under duress, shattered Germany and assured its destruction and the death of millions at home and abroad, destroying the republic more completely than any Communist movement ever did."
Disappearing bodies
How governments warp laws to seize power.
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May 14, 2025 at 2:33 PM
"But the Reichstag Fire Decree in combination with the Enabling Act, which was shoved through under duress, shattered Germany and assured its destruction and the death of millions at home and abroad, destroying the republic more completely than any Communist movement ever did."
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My hot take: AI is just exposing most college assignments for the unnecessary BS they've kind of always been.
Almost nobody actually needs to write a 10-20 page paper. Nobody likes doing it OR grading it.
Do more in-class blue book essays. Interactive discussions/debates. Test HUMAN skills IRL.
Almost nobody actually needs to write a 10-20 page paper. Nobody likes doing it OR grading it.
Do more in-class blue book essays. Interactive discussions/debates. Test HUMAN skills IRL.
May 14, 2025 at 2:19 PM
My hot take: AI is just exposing most college assignments for the unnecessary BS they've kind of always been.
Almost nobody actually needs to write a 10-20 page paper. Nobody likes doing it OR grading it.
Do more in-class blue book essays. Interactive discussions/debates. Test HUMAN skills IRL.
Almost nobody actually needs to write a 10-20 page paper. Nobody likes doing it OR grading it.
Do more in-class blue book essays. Interactive discussions/debates. Test HUMAN skills IRL.
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US drug overdose deaths dropped last year by 27%, but experts warn federal cuts could threaten that progress
US drug overdose deaths saw an unprecedented drop in 2024, but federal cuts could threaten momentum | CNN
Drug overdose deaths in the United States made an unprecedented drop to the lowest they’ve been in five years, according to a new federal government estimate released Wednesday.
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May 14, 2025 at 2:20 PM
US drug overdose deaths dropped last year by 27%, but experts warn federal cuts could threaten that progress
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NEW: A Musk employee is earning between $100,001 and $1 million annually as a political adviser to his billionaire boss while simultaneously helping to dismantle the federal agency that regulates two of Musk’s biggest companies, according to court records and a financial disclosure report.
Musk Adviser May Make as Much as $1 Million a Year While Helping to Dismantle Agency that Regulates Tesla and X
Records show that Chris Young is simultaneously working as a political adviser to Musk while serving in the Department of Government Efficiency, helping to gut the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau...
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May 14, 2025 at 2:20 PM
NEW: A Musk employee is earning between $100,001 and $1 million annually as a political adviser to his billionaire boss while simultaneously helping to dismantle the federal agency that regulates two of Musk’s biggest companies, according to court records and a financial disclosure report.
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There is not a single congressional district in the U.S. where more than 15% of voters support cuts to Medicaid.
May 13, 2025 at 2:22 PM
There is not a single congressional district in the U.S. where more than 15% of voters support cuts to Medicaid.
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just a reminder that the U.S. center-left has zero coherent media policy or strategy to counter the destruction of journalism and its replacement with automated corporatist engagement slop and well-funded right wing propaganda
Really fascinating read. "The massive right-wing network you've never heard of," a network of dozens of sites controlled by a handful of guys who collectively get billions of views on rightwing propaganda headlines per day
www.chaoticera.news/p/the-massiv...
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May 13, 2025 at 3:54 PM
just a reminder that the U.S. center-left has zero coherent media policy or strategy to counter the destruction of journalism and its replacement with automated corporatist engagement slop and well-funded right wing propaganda
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Washington Post columnist Jamal Khashoggi went to a consulate in Istanbul to get a document he needed to get married. Instead, he was murdered and dismembered on the orders of Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, now a close pal of Donald Trump.
May 13, 2025 at 4:14 PM
Washington Post columnist Jamal Khashoggi went to a consulate in Istanbul to get a document he needed to get married. Instead, he was murdered and dismembered on the orders of Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, now a close pal of Donald Trump.
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In case you forgot about all this history - Saudis had a huge stake in Twitter that they rolled over into the Musk-led leveraged buyout. Senate dems at the time called for an investigation into their role in the deal, citing national security concerns. . .
(CNBC) - Elon Musk said Saudi Arabia has approved Starlink for aviation and maritime use in the region speaking at an event during a White House-led trip to the kingdom on Tuesday.
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Elon Musk says Starlink was approved in Saudi Arabia
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May 13, 2025 at 4:28 PM
In case you forgot about all this history - Saudis had a huge stake in Twitter that they rolled over into the Musk-led leveraged buyout. Senate dems at the time called for an investigation into their role in the deal, citing national security concerns. . .
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They're cutting food assistance that disproportionately helps their own constituents... who are working but don't make enough money to feed their families... at a time when food shelf visits are at an all-time high.
I'm running out of synonyms for cruel.
I'm running out of synonyms for cruel.
May 13, 2025 at 4:28 PM
They're cutting food assistance that disproportionately helps their own constituents... who are working but don't make enough money to feed their families... at a time when food shelf visits are at an all-time high.
I'm running out of synonyms for cruel.
I'm running out of synonyms for cruel.
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Broken record, but the way to deal with these crimes of corruption and bribery is not taxes or solely monetary penalties.
It’s criminal law. It’s jail. Put Kushner in jail where he can’t spend his $2B. Put Trump and Musk and Vought and Miller in jail for breaking the law. If we won’t do that…
It’s criminal law. It’s jail. Put Kushner in jail where he can’t spend his $2B. Put Trump and Musk and Vought and Miller in jail for breaking the law. If we won’t do that…
And Jared Kushner was having secret WhatsApp conversations with the same Prince, who later paid Kushner 2 billion dollars.
May 13, 2025 at 4:29 PM
Broken record, but the way to deal with these crimes of corruption and bribery is not taxes or solely monetary penalties.
It’s criminal law. It’s jail. Put Kushner in jail where he can’t spend his $2B. Put Trump and Musk and Vought and Miller in jail for breaking the law. If we won’t do that…
It’s criminal law. It’s jail. Put Kushner in jail where he can’t spend his $2B. Put Trump and Musk and Vought and Miller in jail for breaking the law. If we won’t do that…
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🚨NEWS: Amid dire warnings about artificial intelligence, Republicans are trying to sneak a line into their massive budget bill that would prevent states and cities from regulating or limiting Big Tech's deployment of AI in any way for at least a decade. www.levernews.com/gop-chooses-...
GOP Chooses AI Dominance Over Democracy
House lawmakers writing the upcoming budget bill just snuck in a provision that would wipe from the books every state law regulating artificial intelligence.
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May 12, 2025 at 8:37 PM
🚨NEWS: Amid dire warnings about artificial intelligence, Republicans are trying to sneak a line into their massive budget bill that would prevent states and cities from regulating or limiting Big Tech's deployment of AI in any way for at least a decade. www.levernews.com/gop-chooses-...
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If you are stopped by Trump's ICE goons, or any other kind of cops:
I INVOKE MY RIGHTS TO SILENCE AND COUNSEL AND WILL NOT ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS WITHOUT MY ATTORNEY PRESENT.
Memorize it.
And don't let ICE in without a JUDICIAL warrant. No, administrative warrants don't count.
I INVOKE MY RIGHTS TO SILENCE AND COUNSEL AND WILL NOT ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS WITHOUT MY ATTORNEY PRESENT.
Memorize it.
And don't let ICE in without a JUDICIAL warrant. No, administrative warrants don't count.
May 13, 2025 at 12:52 AM
If you are stopped by Trump's ICE goons, or any other kind of cops:
I INVOKE MY RIGHTS TO SILENCE AND COUNSEL AND WILL NOT ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS WITHOUT MY ATTORNEY PRESENT.
Memorize it.
And don't let ICE in without a JUDICIAL warrant. No, administrative warrants don't count.
I INVOKE MY RIGHTS TO SILENCE AND COUNSEL AND WILL NOT ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS WITHOUT MY ATTORNEY PRESENT.
Memorize it.
And don't let ICE in without a JUDICIAL warrant. No, administrative warrants don't count.
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Re-upping this because it's such important reporting, and it looks like it's getting buried on the WaPo's site. (I think they stuck it under the "Environmental" tab.) wapo.st/4iRFZqJ
The hidden ways Trump, DOGE are shutting down parts of the U.S. government
Limits on spending have incapacitated parts of agencies as varied as the National Park Service and the Pentagon.
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May 12, 2025 at 5:37 PM
Re-upping this because it's such important reporting, and it looks like it's getting buried on the WaPo's site. (I think they stuck it under the "Environmental" tab.) wapo.st/4iRFZqJ
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SCOOP: On Friday, the US Copyright Office released a blockbuster report on AI training.
On Saturday, the USCO director was unceremoniously fired.
Today, two men claiming to be Trump appointees—including a new acting USCO director—showed up at the office: www.wired.com/story/us-cop...
On Saturday, the USCO director was unceremoniously fired.
Today, two men claiming to be Trump appointees—including a new acting USCO director—showed up at the office: www.wired.com/story/us-cop...
Two Men Claiming to Be Trump Appointees Blocked From Entering US Copyright Office
The men appeared at the US Copyright Office days after 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 5:55 PM
SCOOP: On Friday, the US Copyright Office released a blockbuster report on AI training.
On Saturday, the USCO director was unceremoniously fired.
Today, two men claiming to be Trump appointees—including a new acting USCO director—showed up at the office: www.wired.com/story/us-cop...
On Saturday, the USCO director was unceremoniously fired.
Today, two men claiming to be Trump appointees—including a new acting USCO director—showed up at the office: www.wired.com/story/us-cop...
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these Marvel origin stories are getting out of hand
It’s not safe to swim in DC’s Rock Creek, but that didn’t stop Health Secretary RFK Jr. who went for a dip in the bacterial waters over the weekend.
Rock Creek Isn’t Safe to Swim In. RFK Jr. Did It Anyway. - Washingtonian
The Health Secretary posted photos of himself swimming in the bacterial waters on Mother's Day.
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May 12, 2025 at 5:52 PM
these Marvel origin stories are getting out of hand
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“And so the Greeks send me this horse, we’re talking about one of the most beautiful horses you’ve ever seen. So big. So strong. Normally they keep this kind of horse for themselves but they were such big fans they said sir, please take our big wonderful horse we’ll even bring it to your house”
May 12, 2025 at 12:03 PM
“And so the Greeks send me this horse, we’re talking about one of the most beautiful horses you’ve ever seen. So big. So strong. Normally they keep this kind of horse for themselves but they were such big fans they said sir, please take our big wonderful horse we’ll even bring it to your house”
Gawddamnit are the heroes ever heroic and the villains so vile.
Holy shiitake! Trump fired Shira Perlmutter, the Director of the US Copyrights Office apparently because she refused to let Elon Musk raid the place to steal author’s intellectual property rights
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May 11, 2025 at 12:18 AM
Gawddamnit are the heroes ever heroic and the villains so vile.
Umm do Bessent & @cnn.com not know that this happens every 5 minutes and only became a political poker chip in 2011 when Congressional Republicans made it one as part of their anti-Obama TyrannyOfTheMinority playbook? The language implies that this is new to them.
Lawmakers have until August to address the debt ceiling or the US could default on its obligations for the first time ever, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent wrote to congressional leaders.
Congress needs to address debt ceiling before its August recess to prevent default, Treasury secretary says | CNN Politics
Lawmakers have until August to address the debt ceiling or the US could default on its obligations for the first time ever, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent wrote to congressional leaders Friday, urgi...
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May 9, 2025 at 10:45 PM
Umm do Bessent & @cnn.com not know that this happens every 5 minutes and only became a political poker chip in 2011 when Congressional Republicans made it one as part of their anti-Obama TyrannyOfTheMinority playbook? The language implies that this is new to them.
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Every book published in the United States is sent to the Library of Congress. Also, if you are under 16 you cannot use the reading room or order books.
Reporter: The president fired the Librarian of Congress. Why?
Leavitt: There were quite concerning things she had done at the Library of Congress in the pursuit of DEI and putting inappropriate books in the library for children.
Leavitt: There were quite concerning things she had done at the Library of Congress in the pursuit of DEI and putting inappropriate books in the library for children.
May 9, 2025 at 10:15 PM
Every book published in the United States is sent to the Library of Congress. Also, if you are under 16 you cannot use the reading room or order books.
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"His argument is factually and legally nuts, but it's worth explaining *why.*"
www.stevevladeck.com/p/148-suspen...
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148. Suspending Habeas Corpus
In response to adverse rulings in numerous immigration cases, Stephen Miller is raising the specter of suspending habeas. His argument is factually and legally nuts, but it's worth explaining *why.*
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May 9, 2025 at 10:19 PM
"His argument is factually and legally nuts, but it's worth explaining *why.*"
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I mean, of course they fucking are. If Pam Bndi & Friends were worth the paper their law degrees are printed on, it would be a FREAKING NONSTARTER. #HabeasCorpus #AntiJusticeDept
Stephen Miller says they are “actively looking at” suspending the writ of habeas corpus, which is only allowed when the US has been invaded or during an insurrection, which would not allow people to challenge their incarceration in court if they are arrested and detained.
May 9, 2025 at 10:32 PM
I mean, of course they fucking are. If Pam Bndi & Friends were worth the paper their law degrees are printed on, it would be a FREAKING NONSTARTER. #HabeasCorpus #AntiJusticeDept