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WASHINGTON (AP) — Democrat Zohran Mamdani wins New York City mayor’s race.
November 5, 2025 at 2:38 AM
WASHINGTON (AP) — Democrat Zohran Mamdani wins New York City mayor’s race.
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The IRS wants Americans to weigh in on Direct File, the agency's free tax filing program.
We already know Direct File has been widely popular and successful.
The program could save Americans billions annually between filing fees and time costs.
www.irs.gov/newsroom/irs...
We already know Direct File has been widely popular and successful.
The program could save Americans billions annually between filing fees and time costs.
www.irs.gov/newsroom/irs...
IRS asks for public input on free tax filing options to inform congressional report | Internal Revenue Service
IR-2025-85, Aug. 21, 2025 — The IRS invites the public to participate in an anonymous feedback survey on tax preparation and filing options, which will run through Sept. 5, 2025.
www.irs.gov
August 29, 2025 at 3:47 PM
The IRS wants Americans to weigh in on Direct File, the agency's free tax filing program.
We already know Direct File has been widely popular and successful.
The program could save Americans billions annually between filing fees and time costs.
www.irs.gov/newsroom/irs...
We already know Direct File has been widely popular and successful.
The program could save Americans billions annually between filing fees and time costs.
www.irs.gov/newsroom/irs...
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When public media disappears, so do the stories that bring us together.
With federal funding eliminated, millions may lose their last trusted source of news and connection.
If that matters to you, now’s the time to act. Donate: n.pr/458sOhq
With federal funding eliminated, millions may lose their last trusted source of news and connection.
If that matters to you, now’s the time to act. Donate: n.pr/458sOhq
August 3, 2025 at 3:24 PM
When public media disappears, so do the stories that bring us together.
With federal funding eliminated, millions may lose their last trusted source of news and connection.
If that matters to you, now’s the time to act. Donate: n.pr/458sOhq
With federal funding eliminated, millions may lose their last trusted source of news and connection.
If that matters to you, now’s the time to act. Donate: n.pr/458sOhq
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"[It's] as if we’ve collectively agreed that fiscal responsibility is best taught through the ritual humiliation of second graders."
This is an excellent piece, not just about school lunch debt, but how we manage the relationship between working for systemic change and mitigating immediate harm.
This is an excellent piece, not just about school lunch debt, but how we manage the relationship between working for systemic change and mitigating immediate harm.
I Randomly Decided To Pay Off A School’s Lunch Debt. Then Something Incredible Happened.
“I immediately wondered if this was real.”
www.huffpost.com
July 11, 2025 at 9:33 PM
"[It's] as if we’ve collectively agreed that fiscal responsibility is best taught through the ritual humiliation of second graders."
This is an excellent piece, not just about school lunch debt, but how we manage the relationship between working for systemic change and mitigating immediate harm.
This is an excellent piece, not just about school lunch debt, but how we manage the relationship between working for systemic change and mitigating immediate harm.
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a reminder that @bookshop.org is doing free shipping right now through July 11 w/ the anti-prime day sale and that means you can stick it to a billionaire, support your local indies (and by extension your community), AND get books!!!
(If you want to buy my books today, I won't be mad about it!)
(If you want to buy my books today, I won't be mad about it!)
Bookshop: Buy books online. Support local bookstores.
An online bookstore that financially supports local independent bookstores and gives back to the book community.
bookshop.org
July 9, 2025 at 2:28 PM
a reminder that @bookshop.org is doing free shipping right now through July 11 w/ the anti-prime day sale and that means you can stick it to a billionaire, support your local indies (and by extension your community), AND get books!!!
(If you want to buy my books today, I won't be mad about it!)
(If you want to buy my books today, I won't be mad about it!)
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At least six people were killed and frantic searches were underway for the missing after heavy rain in Central Texas set off deadly flooding along the Guadalupe River on Friday, authorities said. www.nytimes.com/2025/07/04/u...
July 4, 2025 at 8:46 PM
At least six people were killed and frantic searches were underway for the missing after heavy rain in Central Texas set off deadly flooding along the Guadalupe River on Friday, authorities said. www.nytimes.com/2025/07/04/u...
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Every 4th of July, I take the time to read "What, to the Slave, is the Fourth of July." Let us begin:
"I say it with a sad sense of the disparity between us. I am not included within the pale of this glorious anniversary! Your high independence only reveals the immeasurable distance between us."
"I say it with a sad sense of the disparity between us. I am not included within the pale of this glorious anniversary! Your high independence only reveals the immeasurable distance between us."
(1852) Frederick Douglass, "What, To The Slave, Is The Fourth Of July"
Explore the speech "What, To The Slave, Is The Fourth Of July" delivered by Frederick Douglass in 1852, including full text and historical context.
www.blackpast.org
July 4, 2025 at 6:40 PM
Every 4th of July, I take the time to read "What, to the Slave, is the Fourth of July." Let us begin:
"I say it with a sad sense of the disparity between us. I am not included within the pale of this glorious anniversary! Your high independence only reveals the immeasurable distance between us."
"I say it with a sad sense of the disparity between us. I am not included within the pale of this glorious anniversary! Your high independence only reveals the immeasurable distance between us."
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“The New York Times collaborated with a white nationalist eugenicist hacker and agreed to keep his identity a secret to publish a Zohran Mamdani hit piece” is a way bigger story than “18 year old Zohran Mamdani ticked ‘African American’ on his Columbia application because he was a citizen of Uganda”
July 4, 2025 at 1:40 AM
“The New York Times collaborated with a white nationalist eugenicist hacker and agreed to keep his identity a secret to publish a Zohran Mamdani hit piece” is a way bigger story than “18 year old Zohran Mamdani ticked ‘African American’ on his Columbia application because he was a citizen of Uganda”
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In a historic policy change, California is moving to pay incarcerated firefighters the federal minimum wage during active fires. That effort took on a new urgency after hundreds of incarcerated firefighters were deployed to battle LA's deadly wildfires cal.news/3GkRz0A
📝 Miguel Gutierrez Jr.
📝 Miguel Gutierrez Jr.
July 2, 2025 at 8:54 PM
In a historic policy change, California is moving to pay incarcerated firefighters the federal minimum wage during active fires. That effort took on a new urgency after hundreds of incarcerated firefighters were deployed to battle LA's deadly wildfires cal.news/3GkRz0A
📝 Miguel Gutierrez Jr.
📝 Miguel Gutierrez Jr.
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USAID cuts may cause over 14 million additional deaths by 2030, study says
www.yahoo.com/news/usaid-c...
www.yahoo.com/news/usaid-c...
USAID cuts may cause over 14 million additional deaths by 2030, study says
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Deep funding cuts to the U.S. Agency for International Development and its potential dismantling could result in more than 14 million additional deaths by 2030, according to rese...
www.yahoo.com
July 1, 2025 at 1:42 AM
USAID cuts may cause over 14 million additional deaths by 2030, study says
www.yahoo.com/news/usaid-c...
www.yahoo.com/news/usaid-c...
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"Black applicants would, on average, need credit scores approximately 120 points higher than white applicants to receive the same approval rate, and about 30 points higher to receive the same interest rate."
June 7, 2025 at 5:09 AM
"Black applicants would, on average, need credit scores approximately 120 points higher than white applicants to receive the same approval rate, and about 30 points higher to receive the same interest rate."
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A federal judge just signed off on arguably the biggest change in the history of college sports, clearing the way for schools to begin paying their athletes millions of dollars as soon as next month
Federal judge approves $2.8B settlement, paving way for US colleges to pay athletes millions
A federal judge has signed off on arguably the biggest change in the history of college sports, clearing the way for schools to begin paying their athletes millions of dollars as soon as next month.
apnews.com
June 7, 2025 at 2:15 AM
A federal judge just signed off on arguably the biggest change in the history of college sports, clearing the way for schools to begin paying their athletes millions of dollars as soon as next month
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Looks like the HUNT THE STARS audiobook is on sale for $6.99!
A badass bounty hunter captain, her sworn enemy, and telepathic shenanigans… IN SPACE!
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Read 3 chapters:
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A badass bounty hunter captain, her sworn enemy, and telepathic shenanigans… IN SPACE!
Chirp: www.chirpbooks.com/audiobooks/h...
Audible:
amzn.to/4jvH33P
LibroFM:
libro.fm/audiobooks/9...
Read 3 chapters:
www.jessiemihalik.com/HTS/
Hunt the Stars: A Novel (Starlight’s Shadow, Book 1)
Amazon.com: Hunt the Stars: A Novel (Starlight’s Shadow, Book 1) (Audible Audio Edition): Jessie Mihalik, Frankie Corzo, HarperAudio: Books
amzn.to
May 30, 2025 at 8:35 PM
Looks like the HUNT THE STARS audiobook is on sale for $6.99!
A badass bounty hunter captain, her sworn enemy, and telepathic shenanigans… IN SPACE!
Chirp: www.chirpbooks.com/audiobooks/h...
Audible:
amzn.to/4jvH33P
LibroFM:
libro.fm/audiobooks/9...
Read 3 chapters:
www.jessiemihalik.com/HTS/
A badass bounty hunter captain, her sworn enemy, and telepathic shenanigans… IN SPACE!
Chirp: www.chirpbooks.com/audiobooks/h...
Audible:
amzn.to/4jvH33P
LibroFM:
libro.fm/audiobooks/9...
Read 3 chapters:
www.jessiemihalik.com/HTS/
this is a WILD steal; you can binge the entire hidden legacy series for under 13 dollars. Book 1 is only .99
seriously, just get them all you will not be sorry. Two trilogies with two of the best HEAs I've ever read!
amzn.to/4dGBqyI
#romancelandia
seriously, just get them all you will not be sorry. Two trilogies with two of the best HEAs I've ever read!
amzn.to/4dGBqyI
#romancelandia
Hidden Legacy
Visit Amazon's Hidden Legacy Page and shop for all Hidden Legacy books. Check out pictures, author information, and reviews of Hidden Legacy
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May 30, 2025 at 11:49 PM
A federal judge has temporarily blocked Trump’s revocation of Harvard University’s ability to enroll foreign students. “With the stroke of a pen, the government has sought to erase a quarter of Harvard’s student body,” the university said in a lawsuit it filed to stop the ban.
Federal Judge Blocks Trump Administration’s Foreign Student Ban at Harvard After School Sued
DHS said it targeted Harvard’s foreign students in a quest to “root out the evils of anti-Americanism.”…
buff.ly
May 23, 2025 at 5:43 PM
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🌴🌞 UPDATED: REBEKAH WEATHERSPOON COMPLETE READING GUIDE! 🌞🌴
May 21, 2025 at 7:47 PM
🌴🌞 UPDATED: REBEKAH WEATHERSPOON COMPLETE READING GUIDE! 🌞🌴
I think people get confused about Emily Henry being romance or women’s fiction because they haven’t explored more YA contemporary books
#booksky
#booksky
May 18, 2025 at 6:28 PM
I think people get confused about Emily Henry being romance or women’s fiction because they haven’t explored more YA contemporary books
#booksky
#booksky
Finally decided to use my book accounts as intended and talk about books 😂
May 18, 2025 at 6:24 PM
Finally decided to use my book accounts as intended and talk about books 😂
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Fentanyl deaths are up by 50 percent in San Francisco after Mayor Lurie replaced harm reduction programs with police and prisons. It's almost like you put lives in danger when you treat a public health problem like it's a crime
48hills.org/2025/05/fent...
48hills.org/2025/05/fent...
Fentanyl deaths up 50 percent in three months; why isn't this a big news story? - 48 hills
Plus: A terrible project that Yimby, Wiener and Co. has forced on San Francisco. That's The Agenda for May 11-18
48hills.org
May 12, 2025 at 11:31 PM
Fentanyl deaths are up by 50 percent in San Francisco after Mayor Lurie replaced harm reduction programs with police and prisons. It's almost like you put lives in danger when you treat a public health problem like it's a crime
48hills.org/2025/05/fent...
48hills.org/2025/05/fent...
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1) USPS did not lose $3.3b. It provided a service that cost $3.3b. *The Pentagon* loses you money, however, every time it accidentally yeets a fighter jet off the deck of a carrier
NEW: The U.S. Postal Service posted a net loss of $3.3 billion in this fiscal year’s second quarter mainly due to “significant challenges out of our control,” including workers’ compensation costs, Luke Grossmann, USPS chief financial officer, said at the open session of the governing board meeting
May 10, 2025 at 6:33 PM
1) USPS did not lose $3.3b. It provided a service that cost $3.3b. *The Pentagon* loses you money, however, every time it accidentally yeets a fighter jet off the deck of a carrier
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When you use Grok, you poison folks in Memphis. Imagine a small child, gasping for air through a cloud of methane gas next time you type “@grok lol context?”
Poisoning the air of a Black community for a fucking chatbot.
'How come I can’t breathe?': Musk's data company draws a backlash in Memphis
The company’s turbines — enough to power 280,000 homes — run without emission controls in an area that leads Tennessee in asthma hospitalizations.
www.politico.com
May 10, 2025 at 7:52 PM
When you use Grok, you poison folks in Memphis. Imagine a small child, gasping for air through a cloud of methane gas next time you type “@grok lol context?”
When you use Grok, you poison folks in Memphis. Imagine a small child, gasping for air through a cloud of methane gas next time you type “@grok lol context?”
Poisoning the air of a Black community for a fucking chatbot.
May 10, 2025 at 11:08 PM
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The JFK Library in Boston is reportedly closed indefinitely because of federal job cuts
JFK Library in Boston closed until further notice due to federal job cuts, source says
The JFK Library in Boston is closed indefinitely because of federal job cuts, a source tells WBZ-TV.
www.cbsnews.com
February 18, 2025 at 9:26 PM
The JFK Library in Boston is reportedly closed indefinitely because of federal job cuts
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Also!! Now you can buy e-books and support your local indie from bookshop.org!
February 15, 2025 at 10:43 PM
Also!! Now you can buy e-books and support your local indie from bookshop.org!