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Former and current U.S. air traffic controllers say the Trump administration's focus on new equipment doesn't address problems like grueling schedules and stagnating pay that are hurting morale.
Air traffic controllers say a push to modernize equipment won't fix deeper problems
Former and current U.S. air traffic controllers say the Trump administration's focus on new equipment doesn't address problems like grueling schedules and stagnating pay that are hurting morale.
n.pr
July 17, 2025 at 12:33 PM
Former and current U.S. air traffic controllers say the Trump administration's focus on new equipment doesn't address problems like grueling schedules and stagnating pay that are hurting morale.
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Florida tribe joins the fight against "Alligator Alcatraz"
Florida tribe joins the fight against "Alligator Alcatraz"
The Miccosukee, who live n the Everglades, said authorities didn't do an environmental review.
www.motherjones.com
July 17, 2025 at 12:45 PM
Florida tribe joins the fight against "Alligator Alcatraz"
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The Senate voted to approve a $9 billion rescission package aimed at clawing back money already allocated for public radio and television — a major step toward winding down nearly six decades of federal funding for the Corporation for Public Broadcasting. https://n.pr/44QnXjT
Senate approves cuts to NPR, PBS and foreign aid programs
The Senate voted to approve a $9 billion rescission package aimed at clawing back money already allocated for public radio and television.
n.pr
July 17, 2025 at 10:43 AM
The Senate voted to approve a $9 billion rescission package aimed at clawing back money already allocated for public radio and television — a major step toward winding down nearly six decades of federal funding for the Corporation for Public Broadcasting. https://n.pr/44QnXjT
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NEW: Robert F. Kennedy Jr. wants to overhaul an obscure but vital program that underpins the nation’s childhood immunization system.
Depending on what he does, the results could be catastrophic.
By @sheinvestigates.bsky.social
Depending on what he does, the results could be catastrophic.
By @sheinvestigates.bsky.social
RFK Jr. Wants to Revolutionize a Program That Supports Childhood Immunizations. The Results Could Be Catastrophic.
The Vaccine Injury Compensation Program stabilizes the nation’s childhood immunization system while paying those harmed by rare side effects. If the program topples, it could threaten access to vaccin...
www.propublica.org
July 17, 2025 at 11:30 AM
NEW: Robert F. Kennedy Jr. wants to overhaul an obscure but vital program that underpins the nation’s childhood immunization system.
Depending on what he does, the results could be catastrophic.
By @sheinvestigates.bsky.social
Depending on what he does, the results could be catastrophic.
By @sheinvestigates.bsky.social
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On this Fourth of July, Trump is deporting veterans and their families, as part of the cruelest mass deportation program in modern U.S. history.
Trump Celebrates Fourth of July by Deporting Veterans and Their Families
Donald Trump is carrying out the cruelest and most sweeping mass deportation program in modern U.S. history — and he’s even targeting veterans.
www.rollingstone.com
July 4, 2025 at 5:11 PM
On this Fourth of July, Trump is deporting veterans and their families, as part of the cruelest mass deportation program in modern U.S. history.
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Kenneth Chesebro, an attorney who plotted to use fake electors to overturn the 2020 presidential election on behalf of President Donald Trump, was disbarred in the state of New York this week.
Trump 2020 fake electors architect disbarred in New York
Kenneth Chesebro, an attorney who plotted to use fake electors to overturn the 2020 presidential election on behalf of President Donald Trump, was disbarred in the state of New York this week.In an order obtained by Lawfare's Anna Bower on Thursday, a panel of judges noted that Chesebro had pleaded ...
bit.ly
June 26, 2025 at 6:01 PM
Kenneth Chesebro, an attorney who plotted to use fake electors to overturn the 2020 presidential election on behalf of President Donald Trump, was disbarred in the state of New York this week.
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President Claudia Sheinbaum of Mexico is considering taking legal action after one of SpaceX’s giant Starship rockets disintegrated in June in a giant fireball. The explosion rained down detritus on beaches in northern Mexico and, environmental groups say, caused die-offs of marine life.
Debris From SpaceX Explosion, Landing in Mexico, Draws Investigation
Mexican environmental activists say detritus raining down from Elon Musk’s rocket company has caused die-offs of marine life.
trib.al
June 26, 2025 at 5:20 PM
President Claudia Sheinbaum of Mexico is considering taking legal action after one of SpaceX’s giant Starship rockets disintegrated in June in a giant fireball. The explosion rained down detritus on beaches in northern Mexico and, environmental groups say, caused die-offs of marine life.
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A federal judge ruled that the Trump administration's termination of hundreds of #NIH grants was illegal, leading the agency to reinstate some 900 awards. The blacklisted projects covered topics from vaccine hesitancy to diversity initiatives.
#AcademicSky #MedSky 🧪
#AcademicSky #MedSky 🧪
NIH will reinstate 900 grants in response to court order
Projects touching on sensitive topics such as DEI had been illegally terminated, judge found
www.science.org
June 26, 2025 at 4:17 PM
A federal judge ruled that the Trump administration's termination of hundreds of #NIH grants was illegal, leading the agency to reinstate some 900 awards. The blacklisted projects covered topics from vaccine hesitancy to diversity initiatives.
#AcademicSky #MedSky 🧪
#AcademicSky #MedSky 🧪
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They toil in mines, tend crops, scrub floors. An author of a new report on child labor points to great progress in reducing the number of kids who work but says the numbers remain "unacceptable."
How many kids go to work instead of school?
They toil in mines, tend crops, scrub floors. An author of a new report on child labor points to great progress in reducing the number of kids who work but says the numbers remain "unacceptable."
n.pr
June 26, 2025 at 3:26 PM
They toil in mines, tend crops, scrub floors. An author of a new report on child labor points to great progress in reducing the number of kids who work but says the numbers remain "unacceptable."
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Zohran Mamdani, with a record of anti-Israel activism, won over some Jews in the New York City mayoral primary, but confirmed other Jews' worst fears about the American left.
Mamdani’s Success Spotlights a Deepening Rupture Among U.S. Jews
While Zohran Mamdani won over some Jewish supporters, other Jewish Democrats suggested that concerns about their community’s safety are being dismissed in a movement and a city they helped build.
trib.al
June 26, 2025 at 11:55 AM
Zohran Mamdani, with a record of anti-Israel activism, won over some Jews in the New York City mayoral primary, but confirmed other Jews' worst fears about the American left.
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At a time when Planned Parenthood faces unprecedented threats to its very survival, the Supreme Court added another one today.
The court ruled that if states decide to unilaterally cut off Medicaid funding to a healthcare provider—in this case Planned Parenthood—patients cannot sue to stop them.
The court ruled that if states decide to unilaterally cut off Medicaid funding to a healthcare provider—in this case Planned Parenthood—patients cannot sue to stop them.
The Supreme Court just made it easier for states to defund Planned Parenthood
“Today’s decision…is a dangerous green light for politicians to target any providers they don’t like."
www.motherjones.com
June 26, 2025 at 3:00 PM
At a time when Planned Parenthood faces unprecedented threats to its very survival, the Supreme Court added another one today.
The court ruled that if states decide to unilaterally cut off Medicaid funding to a healthcare provider—in this case Planned Parenthood—patients cannot sue to stop them.
The court ruled that if states decide to unilaterally cut off Medicaid funding to a healthcare provider—in this case Planned Parenthood—patients cannot sue to stop them.
Probably.
June 12, 2025 at 11:52 PM
Probably.
Well, this makes sense
According to a new study, women contributed more extensively to Medieval manuscript production — a task usually delegated to monks — than previously thought.
More Medieval Texts Were Scribed by Women Than Previously Believed
A new study “provides statistical support for the often-overlooked contributions of female scribes over time,” said researcher Åslaug Ommundsen.
hyperallergic.com
March 21, 2025 at 1:50 PM
Well, this makes sense
As predicted
The secretary of education, Linda McMahon, has already cut the agency’s work force by nearly 50 percent, raising questions about whether it can still accomplish core functions required by law. chroni.cl/4bLnwuc
After Cutting Half Its Staff, Trump Signs an Order Directing the Education Dept. to Close
But Thursday’s order also calls for continuing most of the department’s core functions, like financial aid and civil-rights enforcement. Congress would have to vote on an actual shutdown.
chroni.cl
March 21, 2025 at 1:42 PM
As predicted
More of this, please.
Good news from Colorado: A U.S. District Judge ordered a school district to restore library books they banned by next week, prohibiting the district from further restrictions on access to books that the school board objects to politically.
#UniteAgainstBookBans
www.denverpost.com/2025/03/19/e...
#UniteAgainstBookBans
www.denverpost.com/2025/03/19/e...
Federal judge orders Colorado district to return banned books to school libraries
The order prohibits the school board from removing books “because the district disagrees with the views expressed therein or merely to further their preferred political or religious orthodoxy.”
www.denverpost.com
March 21, 2025 at 1:38 PM
More of this, please.
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Cruelty at its finest…
The Agriculture Department has halted millions of dollars worth of deliveries to food banks without explanation, according to food bank leaders in six states.
The Agriculture Department has halted millions of dollars worth of deliveries to food banks without explanation, according to food bank leaders in six states.
March 20, 2025 at 6:41 PM
Cruelty at its finest…
The Agriculture Department has halted millions of dollars worth of deliveries to food banks without explanation, according to food bank leaders in six states.
The Agriculture Department has halted millions of dollars worth of deliveries to food banks without explanation, according to food bank leaders in six states.
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Gabriel harvests grapes in Bakersfield CA: I thank César Chávez & those who supported him in getting us better conditions, fresh water, clean bathrooms & more.
I ask you to join us March 31st in Delano, CA as we march to be recognized. We'll be waiting for you there. #WeFeedYou
I ask you to join us March 31st in Delano, CA as we march to be recognized. We'll be waiting for you there. #WeFeedYou
March 21, 2025 at 12:00 AM
Gabriel harvests grapes in Bakersfield CA: I thank César Chávez & those who supported him in getting us better conditions, fresh water, clean bathrooms & more.
I ask you to join us March 31st in Delano, CA as we march to be recognized. We'll be waiting for you there. #WeFeedYou
I ask you to join us March 31st in Delano, CA as we march to be recognized. We'll be waiting for you there. #WeFeedYou
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Ari should now up the ante by attending Folsom Street Fair
New: NPR's standards editor seemingly accidentally sent an email to the entire newsroom today advising All Things Considered host Ari Shapiro against attending a pride event.
Shapiro said NPR has previously allowed him to attend similar corporate events, and asked what changed.
Shapiro said NPR has previously allowed him to attend similar corporate events, and asked what changed.
NPR urged anchor to avoid upcoming Pride event
The public broadcaster has faced increasing pressure from the Trump administration and Republicans.
www.semafor.com
March 12, 2025 at 9:21 PM
Ari should now up the ante by attending Folsom Street Fair
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As expected, Trump will be signing an EO, directing McMahon to, "take all necessary steps to facilitate the closure of the Department of Education."
Please, for the children, call your electeds (now) and tell them to fight for Public Education.
#DontDefundPublicSchools
www.npr.org/2025/03/05/n...
Please, for the children, call your electeds (now) and tell them to fight for Public Education.
#DontDefundPublicSchools
www.npr.org/2025/03/05/n...
Trump prepares order dismantling the Education Department
The draft executive action, obtained by NPR, acknowledges that the department and its signature responsibilities were created by Congress and cannot legally be altered without congressional approval.
www.npr.org
March 6, 2025 at 2:21 PM
As expected, Trump will be signing an EO, directing McMahon to, "take all necessary steps to facilitate the closure of the Department of Education."
Please, for the children, call your electeds (now) and tell them to fight for Public Education.
#DontDefundPublicSchools
www.npr.org/2025/03/05/n...
Please, for the children, call your electeds (now) and tell them to fight for Public Education.
#DontDefundPublicSchools
www.npr.org/2025/03/05/n...
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I understand why these stories exist but it’s important to be clear that he’s not “saving” 16 billion, he’s choosing, personally, without oversight, to wipe out 16 billion dollars of government services to veterans and the disabled and food safety etc etc
DOGE says it has saved $55 billion in federal spending so far, but its website only accounts for $16.6 billion of that
DOGE Says It’s Saved $55 Billion, Itemized Data Show Far Less
The federal cost-cutting effort dubbed the Department of Government Efficiency says it has saved $55 billion in federal spending so far, but its website only accounts for $16.6 billion of that.
www.bloomberg.com
February 19, 2025 at 1:42 PM
I understand why these stories exist but it’s important to be clear that he’s not “saving” 16 billion, he’s choosing, personally, without oversight, to wipe out 16 billion dollars of government services to veterans and the disabled and food safety etc etc
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Let's get this circulated!! 😤
February 6, 2025 at 12:44 PM
Let's get this circulated!! 😤
This happened and continues to happen.
The real scam: making you fear the “the other” while the rich rob you blind. I wish every American understood this.
February 6, 2025 at 1:32 PM
This happened and continues to happen.
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Black history month starts today and this administration would like us to forget it,
February 1, 2025 at 7:33 PM
Black history month starts today and this administration would like us to forget it,