“South Seattle neighborhoods can be 8–10°F hotter than greener parts of the city due to lack of trees. These areas have more concrete, less tree cover & a history of underinvestment — especially in lower-income and BIPOC communities.” chng.it/9kYgnvVX
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chng.it
June 5, 2025 at 3:19 PM
“South Seattle neighborhoods can be 8–10°F hotter than greener parts of the city due to lack of trees. These areas have more concrete, less tree cover & a history of underinvestment — especially in lower-income and BIPOC communities.” chng.it/9kYgnvVX
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You’ve seen the slogans.
It’s not politics! It’s propaganda.
Blind loyalty. Justified violence. Rights suspended.
This is psychological control in plain sight.
What MAGA propaganda have you seen lately?
It’s not politics! It’s propaganda.
Blind loyalty. Justified violence. Rights suspended.
This is psychological control in plain sight.
What MAGA propaganda have you seen lately?
May 31, 2025 at 9:29 PM
You’ve seen the slogans.
It’s not politics! It’s propaganda.
Blind loyalty. Justified violence. Rights suspended.
This is psychological control in plain sight.
What MAGA propaganda have you seen lately?
It’s not politics! It’s propaganda.
Blind loyalty. Justified violence. Rights suspended.
This is psychological control in plain sight.
What MAGA propaganda have you seen lately?
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The job of defending democracy requires a measure of bravery, and Cory Booker showed that bravery in spades on the Senate floor.
youtu.be/YgM6PgT0v1w
youtu.be/YgM6PgT0v1w
Cory Booker's HISTORIC Filibuster Sets Example for Democrats
YouTube video by The Lincoln Project
youtu.be
April 4, 2025 at 7:36 PM
The job of defending democracy requires a measure of bravery, and Cory Booker showed that bravery in spades on the Senate floor.
youtu.be/YgM6PgT0v1w
youtu.be/YgM6PgT0v1w
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Pete Buttigieg breaks down DEI for everyday folks…
“The opposite of diversity is uniformity. The opposite of equity is inequity. The opposite of inclusion is exclusion.” @petebuttigieg.bsky.social
Our problem: too many value uniformity over inclusion and they’re the ones running the government.
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“The opposite of diversity is uniformity. The opposite of equity is inequity. The opposite of inclusion is exclusion.” @petebuttigieg.bsky.social
Our problem: too many value uniformity over inclusion and they’re the ones running the government.
🧵
March 22, 2025 at 4:08 PM
Pete Buttigieg breaks down DEI for everyday folks…
“The opposite of diversity is uniformity. The opposite of equity is inequity. The opposite of inclusion is exclusion.” @petebuttigieg.bsky.social
Our problem: too many value uniformity over inclusion and they’re the ones running the government.
🧵
“The opposite of diversity is uniformity. The opposite of equity is inequity. The opposite of inclusion is exclusion.” @petebuttigieg.bsky.social
Our problem: too many value uniformity over inclusion and they’re the ones running the government.
🧵
“In no uncertain terms is this an audit,” claims the second auditor. “It’s a heist, stealing a vast amount of government data.”
‘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
March 22, 2025 at 3:26 PM
“In no uncertain terms is this an audit,” claims the second auditor. “It’s a heist, stealing a vast amount of government data.”
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Is it at all surprising that a convicted felon would ignore a judge's order?
March 20, 2025 at 10:24 AM
Is it at all surprising that a convicted felon would ignore a judge's order?
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For over 80 years, Voice of America delivered news to countries—many under authoritarian rule—where reliable information was scarce. Now, those broadcasts, once a vital tool for promoting democracy and transparency, are fading away.
March 17, 2025 at 12:34 AM
For over 80 years, Voice of America delivered news to countries—many under authoritarian rule—where reliable information was scarce. Now, those broadcasts, once a vital tool for promoting democracy and transparency, are fading away.
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History is a really good teacher.
If we pay attention to her, she reminds us that populations don't become monstrous overnight, that nations don't abandon humanity in a single moment.
Collective sickness usually follows a pattern and we’re seeing it now.
johnpavlovitz.substack.com/p/fascism-is...
If we pay attention to her, she reminds us that populations don't become monstrous overnight, that nations don't abandon humanity in a single moment.
Collective sickness usually follows a pattern and we’re seeing it now.
johnpavlovitz.substack.com/p/fascism-is...
Fascism Isn't Coming To America, It's Here. Do Americans Have the Strength to Drive it Out?
Fascism isn’t coming to America, it’s already here.
johnpavlovitz.substack.com
March 15, 2025 at 11:15 PM
History is a really good teacher.
If we pay attention to her, she reminds us that populations don't become monstrous overnight, that nations don't abandon humanity in a single moment.
Collective sickness usually follows a pattern and we’re seeing it now.
johnpavlovitz.substack.com/p/fascism-is...
If we pay attention to her, she reminds us that populations don't become monstrous overnight, that nations don't abandon humanity in a single moment.
Collective sickness usually follows a pattern and we’re seeing it now.
johnpavlovitz.substack.com/p/fascism-is...
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This honorary Canadian couldn’t be more proud of our northern neighbor’s patriotism and unity in the face of tyranny, tantrums and trade wars forced upon them.
March 11, 2025 at 7:19 PM
This honorary Canadian couldn’t be more proud of our northern neighbor’s patriotism and unity in the face of tyranny, tantrums and trade wars forced upon them.
For a company dedicated to “filtering out noise and unnecessary tones,” this ad is tone-deaf.
March 11, 2025 at 1:30 PM
For a company dedicated to “filtering out noise and unnecessary tones,” this ad is tone-deaf.
Can’t we spring forward 4 years instead of just one hour?
March 10, 2025 at 12:08 AM
Can’t we spring forward 4 years instead of just one hour?
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So RFK Jr's anti-vax organization now aims to profit online from the Texas measles outbreak they helped to cause. A truly thorough approach to grifting off innocent people's misery. www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
RFK Jr.’s former anti-vax group is running a mysterious online measles fundraiser
"Vitamins, supplements and medicines" are better than vaccines.
www.motherjones.com
March 5, 2025 at 9:31 PM
So RFK Jr's anti-vax organization now aims to profit online from the Texas measles outbreak they helped to cause. A truly thorough approach to grifting off innocent people's misery. www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
“Some staffers at Elon Musk’s so-called Department of Government Efficiency are drawing robust taxpayer-funded salaries from the federal agencies they are slashing and burning.”
Some DOGE Staffers Are Drawing Six-Figure Government Salaries
Engineers and executives at the so-called Department of Government Efficiency are drawing healthy taxpayer-funded salaries—sometimes from the very agencies they are cutting.
www.wired.com
March 5, 2025 at 12:22 PM
“Some staffers at Elon Musk’s so-called Department of Government Efficiency are drawing robust taxpayer-funded salaries from the federal agencies they are slashing and burning.”
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The illegal protests didn't happen on college campuses
a blurry photo of a group of people standing around a christmas tree .
ALT: a blurry photo of a group of people standing around a christmas tree .
media.tenor.com
March 4, 2025 at 1:50 PM
The illegal protests didn't happen on college campuses
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Elon Musk called Social Security a "ponzi scheme." This is absolute rubbish. Social Security has paid every benefit owed to every eligible American for 85 years. Perhaps the bigger "ponzi scheme" is the $38 billion spent by taxpayers to prop up his corporations?
March 2, 2025 at 9:01 PM
Elon Musk called Social Security a "ponzi scheme." This is absolute rubbish. Social Security has paid every benefit owed to every eligible American for 85 years. Perhaps the bigger "ponzi scheme" is the $38 billion spent by taxpayers to prop up his corporations?
“Who knew untreated stainless steel might not be such a good idea for the exterior of a motor vehicle, especially considering that cars typically get left sitting outside in all weather for 95 percent of their lives? The whole automotive industry, that's who.”
This Is Why Tesla’s Stainless Steel Cybertrucks May Be Rusting
Who knew stainless steel might not be such a good idea for the exterior of an electric SUV? The entire automotive industry, that’s who.
www.wired.com
March 4, 2025 at 9:02 AM
“Who knew untreated stainless steel might not be such a good idea for the exterior of a motor vehicle, especially considering that cars typically get left sitting outside in all weather for 95 percent of their lives? The whole automotive industry, that's who.”
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Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency has deleted hundreds more claims from its mistake-plagued “wall of receipts,” erasing $4 billion in additional savings that the group said it had made for U.S. taxpayers.
Struggling With Errors, DOGE Deletes Billions More From List of Savings
For the second time in a week, Elon Musk’s government overhaul effort updated its “wall of receipts” to remove mistakes that inflated its success.
www.nytimes.com
March 4, 2025 at 2:35 AM
Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency has deleted hundreds more claims from its mistake-plagued “wall of receipts,” erasing $4 billion in additional savings that the group said it had made for U.S. taxpayers.
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To go along with our piece today, we published an extensive list of folks associated with DOGE. It builds off and adds to the strong work that Wired, WaPo, ProPublica and other pubs have been doing.
The public has a right to know who is dismantling the government.
www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
The public has a right to know who is dismantling the government.
www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
Who Is in DOGE? Tracking Its Staffers and Allies in the Federal Government
The Times identified 49 people within the so-called Department of Government Efficiency, a group formed by Elon Musk that in a short few weeks has radically upended federal agencies.
www.nytimes.com
February 28, 2025 at 9:45 PM
To go along with our piece today, we published an extensive list of folks associated with DOGE. It builds off and adds to the strong work that Wired, WaPo, ProPublica and other pubs have been doing.
The public has a right to know who is dismantling the government.
www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
The public has a right to know who is dismantling the government.
www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
“Tesla has become a four-wheel billboard for the immolation of our democracy.” apple.news/A8pMetkl4TPm...
Tesla Feels the Wrath of Anti-Elon Musk Backlash — Bloomberg
Sales are plunging in some of the world’s biggest EV markets, and protesters and vandals are targeting the company’s stores.
apple.news
February 27, 2025 at 2:06 AM
“Tesla has become a four-wheel billboard for the immolation of our democracy.” apple.news/A8pMetkl4TPm...
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February 24, 2025 at 10:31 PM
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Known as the red card, a resource distributed by the nonprofit Immigrant Legal Resource Center lists tips and legal rights for immigrants who might find themselves targeted by federal agents. Demand for the cards has surged since President Trump returned to office. www.nytimes.com/2025/02/23/u...
February 23, 2025 at 8:32 PM
Known as the red card, a resource distributed by the nonprofit Immigrant Legal Resource Center lists tips and legal rights for immigrants who might find themselves targeted by federal agents. Demand for the cards has surged since President Trump returned to office. www.nytimes.com/2025/02/23/u...
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This AM I have re-posted stories from WaPo, the NYT and NPR. The NYT story has multiple bylines and is a thorough factual debunking of an official government communication.
You can argue about headlines and stay mad about past errors or you can realize institutional journalists are doing the work.
You can argue about headlines and stay mad about past errors or you can realize institutional journalists are doing the work.
February 22, 2025 at 3:53 PM
This AM I have re-posted stories from WaPo, the NYT and NPR. The NYT story has multiple bylines and is a thorough factual debunking of an official government communication.
You can argue about headlines and stay mad about past errors or you can realize institutional journalists are doing the work.
You can argue about headlines and stay mad about past errors or you can realize institutional journalists are doing the work.
I spent almost all the years I was a journalist in union shops. Grateful for the protections and benefits they/we fought for, which management never would’ve offered had we not countered at negotiation tables.
Elon’s mass harassment email to all federal employees underscores the importance of having unions to represent workers against abusive management.
February 23, 2025 at 7:22 PM
I spent almost all the years I was a journalist in union shops. Grateful for the protections and benefits they/we fought for, which management never would’ve offered had we not countered at negotiation tables.
There is no US history without black history.
Black Lives Matter.
Black Voters Matter.
Black History Matters.
Black Voters Matter.
Black History Matters.
February 19, 2025 at 5:35 PM
There is no US history without black history.