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“There’s a lot of talk about teen boys and the internet, but there’s plenty of sexist influencers for women, too.” Read an excerpt from extremism researcher Dr. @milleridriss.bsky.social‘s new book ‘Man Up: The New Misogyny and the Rise of Violent Extremism.’ www.teenvogue.com/story/how-tr...
Tradwives Use Sexism, Racism and Transphobia to Police Other Women
There's a lot of talk about teen boys and the internet, but there's plenty of sexist influencers for women, too.
www.teenvogue.com
September 17, 2025 at 5:20 PM
“There’s a lot of talk about teen boys and the internet, but there’s plenty of sexist influencers for women, too.” Read an excerpt from extremism researcher Dr. @milleridriss.bsky.social‘s new book ‘Man Up: The New Misogyny and the Rise of Violent Extremism.’ www.teenvogue.com/story/how-tr...
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"The fascists want us depleted, numb, and cynical." - I keep this top of mind daily and I actively refuse.
August 27, 2025 at 4:24 PM
"The fascists want us depleted, numb, and cynical." - I keep this top of mind daily and I actively refuse.
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So WIRED talked to actual federal auditors about how government auditing works—and how DOGE is doing the opposite.
“In no uncertain terms is this an audit,” claims the second auditor. “It’s a heist, stealing a vast amount of government data."
“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 18, 2025 at 8:12 PM
So WIRED talked to actual federal auditors about how government auditing works—and how DOGE is doing the opposite.
“In no uncertain terms is this an audit,” claims the second auditor. “It’s a heist, stealing a vast amount of government data."
“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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Dorothy B. Porter changed libraries 💜
The Dewey Decimal System used to only have two classifications for Black people: 325 (colonization) & 326 (slavery). Each book by a Black person was put into one of these classifications. A book of poetry? Classified as colonization.
Enter Dorothy B. Porter 🧵
The Dewey Decimal System used to only have two classifications for Black people: 325 (colonization) & 326 (slavery). Each book by a Black person was put into one of these classifications. A book of poetry? Classified as colonization.
Enter Dorothy B. Porter 🧵
February 3, 2025 at 3:47 PM
Dorothy B. Porter changed libraries 💜
The Dewey Decimal System used to only have two classifications for Black people: 325 (colonization) & 326 (slavery). Each book by a Black person was put into one of these classifications. A book of poetry? Classified as colonization.
Enter Dorothy B. Porter 🧵
The Dewey Decimal System used to only have two classifications for Black people: 325 (colonization) & 326 (slavery). Each book by a Black person was put into one of these classifications. A book of poetry? Classified as colonization.
Enter Dorothy B. Porter 🧵
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This op-ed explains how to start an ICE Watch neighborhood program in your community. ⤵️
How to Keep Tabs on ICE Agents Who May Be Surveilling Your Neighborhood
Here’s a step-by-step guide.
www.teenvogue.com
January 22, 2025 at 8:48 PM
This op-ed explains how to start an ICE Watch neighborhood program in your community. ⤵️
Just holding onto some peace with my sweet girl Maddie.
January 19, 2025 at 4:10 AM
Just holding onto some peace with my sweet girl Maddie.
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As winters grow warmer, ski resorts are increasingly relying on machine-made snow to keep their trails open and powder-loving customers happy.
But what happens when the water used to make the snow contains forever chemicals?
But what happens when the water used to make the snow contains forever chemicals?
PFAS in Maine can travel from stream to ski trail through snowmaking
Harmful and persistent forever chemicals that accumulate in some water bodies can be sprayed onto slopes by machine, but the extent of the risk is unknown.
www.pressherald.com
January 13, 2025 at 4:58 PM
As winters grow warmer, ski resorts are increasingly relying on machine-made snow to keep their trails open and powder-loving customers happy.
But what happens when the water used to make the snow contains forever chemicals?
But what happens when the water used to make the snow contains forever chemicals?
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Here is an ongoing list of LA restaurants that are offering shelter, food, and support to first responders and evacuees:
bit.ly/LAaid
bit.ly/LAaid
L.A. restaurants offering shelter, discounts and food to fire evacuees and first responders
These L.A. restaurants and coffee shops are staying open to shelter evacuees, offering discounts and, in some cases, free food to evacuees and first responders to the numerous ongoing fires in Souther...
bit.ly
January 9, 2025 at 12:29 AM
Here is an ongoing list of LA restaurants that are offering shelter, food, and support to first responders and evacuees:
bit.ly/LAaid
bit.ly/LAaid
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Lavin grew up in Portland and graduated from Deering High. After Broadway success, she landed a sitcom based on the film “Alice Doesn’t Live Here Anymore.”
The show, “Alice,” made her a role model for working moms as Alice Hyatt, a widow with a son working in a roadside diner outside Phoenix.
The show, “Alice,” made her a role model for working moms as Alice Hyatt, a widow with a son working in a roadside diner outside Phoenix.
Linda Lavin, Maine-raised actor who starred in the sitcom ‘Alice,’ dies at 87
The Tony Award-winning stage actor, who became a working class icon as a waitress on the TV sitcom 'Alice,' has died at age 87.
www.pressherald.com
December 30, 2024 at 5:31 PM
Lavin grew up in Portland and graduated from Deering High. After Broadway success, she landed a sitcom based on the film “Alice Doesn’t Live Here Anymore.”
The show, “Alice,” made her a role model for working moms as Alice Hyatt, a widow with a son working in a roadside diner outside Phoenix.
The show, “Alice,” made her a role model for working moms as Alice Hyatt, a widow with a son working in a roadside diner outside Phoenix.
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During the Great Depression, the American labor movement was at a crossroads. A young Black labor organizer emerged as a pivotal figure in the struggle for workers' rights. ⤵️
How This Teen Labor Organizer Became an International Symbol of Resistance
Angelo Herndon was jailed after leading a march of 1,000 people through Atlanta.
www.teenvogue.com
December 28, 2024 at 7:08 PM
During the Great Depression, the American labor movement was at a crossroads. A young Black labor organizer emerged as a pivotal figure in the struggle for workers' rights. ⤵️
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A new documentary from FRONTLINE, the Portland Press Herald and @mainepublic.org investigates the deadliest mass shooting in Maine history – when an Army reservist killed 18 people and wounded 13 in October 2023 – and the missed opportunities to prevent it.
Watch now: ‘Breakdown in Maine’ a FRONTLINE documentary
FRONTLINE, the Portland Press Herald and Maine Public present a one-hour documentary film on the deadliest mass shooting in Maine history and the missed opportunities to prevent it.
www.pressherald.com
December 11, 2024 at 12:24 PM
A new documentary from FRONTLINE, the Portland Press Herald and @mainepublic.org investigates the deadliest mass shooting in Maine history – when an Army reservist killed 18 people and wounded 13 in October 2023 – and the missed opportunities to prevent it.
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Across the country, people are starting meal preparations and traveling to be with friends and family.
Tell us your favorite dish on the Thanksgiving table, and we’ll share our knowledge about the work behind the ingredients. #WeFeedYou
Tell us your favorite dish on the Thanksgiving table, and we’ll share our knowledge about the work behind the ingredients. #WeFeedYou
November 27, 2024 at 8:40 PM
Across the country, people are starting meal preparations and traveling to be with friends and family.
Tell us your favorite dish on the Thanksgiving table, and we’ll share our knowledge about the work behind the ingredients. #WeFeedYou
Tell us your favorite dish on the Thanksgiving table, and we’ll share our knowledge about the work behind the ingredients. #WeFeedYou