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· Jan 31
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Holy shit.
Reuters reporting that new admin instructions on visas are if you worked at a platform in trust & safety or content moderation or on fact checking or online safety at an platform you *and your loved ones* are ineligible for H-1B visa.
www.reuters.com/world/us/tru...
Reuters reporting that new admin instructions on visas are if you worked at a platform in trust & safety or content moderation or on fact checking or online safety at an platform you *and your loved ones* are ineligible for H-1B visa.
www.reuters.com/world/us/tru...
December 4, 2025 at 5:41 PM
Holy shit.
Reuters reporting that new admin instructions on visas are if you worked at a platform in trust & safety or content moderation or on fact checking or online safety at an platform you *and your loved ones* are ineligible for H-1B visa.
www.reuters.com/world/us/tru...
Reuters reporting that new admin instructions on visas are if you worked at a platform in trust & safety or content moderation or on fact checking or online safety at an platform you *and your loved ones* are ineligible for H-1B visa.
www.reuters.com/world/us/tru...
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The notion that it’s “liberal orthodoxy” to shun a serial sexual harasser is, frankly, Trumpian.
To those of you who are pointing out policy failures of Cuomo, thanks. To those of you just attacking me for challenging the liberal orthodoxy remember this: while you’re shutting down dissent, the other side is shutting down democracy. Get with the program.
March 2, 2025 at 4:02 PM
The notion that it’s “liberal orthodoxy” to shun a serial sexual harasser is, frankly, Trumpian.
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What Republican leaders are doing is not demanding Zelensky resign but signaling their approval of further and more aggressive Russian attempts on his life.
Johnson echoes Graham's demand that Zelensky show deference to Trump or resign. "Either he needs to come to his senses and come back to the table in gratitude, or someone else needs to lead the country to do that," he tells @kristenwelker.bsky.social www.nbcnews.com/meet-the-pre...
Speaker Johnson says it’s ‘absurd’ to claim Republicans support Putin: Full interview
In an interview with Meet the Press, House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) defends President Trump’s hostile meeting with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, but says Republicans “understand” Russia...
www.nbcnews.com
March 2, 2025 at 4:03 PM
What Republican leaders are doing is not demanding Zelensky resign but signaling their approval of further and more aggressive Russian attempts on his life.
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The last time we lost a child to measles in this country was 2003. My heart goes out to all the families affected by the ongoing outbreak.
This terrible disease making a comeback is NOT normal. We need and deserve leaders who understand the urgency of this moment.
This terrible disease making a comeback is NOT normal. We need and deserve leaders who understand the urgency of this moment.
Q: A young child just died of measles in Texas. Do you have a comment?
RFK Jr.: It's not unusual. We have measles outbreaks all the time
(This is the first Measles death in the US in 10 years)
RFK Jr.: It's not unusual. We have measles outbreaks all the time
(This is the first Measles death in the US in 10 years)
February 28, 2025 at 3:43 PM
The last time we lost a child to measles in this country was 2003. My heart goes out to all the families affected by the ongoing outbreak.
This terrible disease making a comeback is NOT normal. We need and deserve leaders who understand the urgency of this moment.
This terrible disease making a comeback is NOT normal. We need and deserve leaders who understand the urgency of this moment.
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Using the bully pulpit doesn’t actually mean being a bully.
This is a totally unreasonable way to conduct diplomacy, and a disgraceful way to treat an ally. We should all be standing with Ukraine as they continue their fight on the front line of democracy.
This is a totally unreasonable way to conduct diplomacy, and a disgraceful way to treat an ally. We should all be standing with Ukraine as they continue their fight on the front line of democracy.
A meeting between President Trump and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy grew contentious, with Trump telling Zelenskyy that "you're not acting at all thankful" for U.S. support.
Trump and Zelenskyy's meeting turns into a heated argument
A meeting between President Trump and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy grew contentious, with Trump telling Zelenskyy that "you're not acting at all thankful" for U.S. support.
www.npr.org
March 1, 2025 at 12:41 AM
Using the bully pulpit doesn’t actually mean being a bully.
This is a totally unreasonable way to conduct diplomacy, and a disgraceful way to treat an ally. We should all be standing with Ukraine as they continue their fight on the front line of democracy.
This is a totally unreasonable way to conduct diplomacy, and a disgraceful way to treat an ally. We should all be standing with Ukraine as they continue their fight on the front line of democracy.
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TOMORROW (WED): Rallies are being held across the country to protest the funding cuts to science and the illegal firing of federal workers.
Please join if you can. We need to show that many people oppose these destructive attacks on science and healthcare.
Details: labor4highered.org
Please join if you can. We need to show that many people oppose these destructive attacks on science and healthcare.
Details: labor4highered.org
February 18, 2025 at 10:13 PM
TOMORROW (WED): Rallies are being held across the country to protest the funding cuts to science and the illegal firing of federal workers.
Please join if you can. We need to show that many people oppose these destructive attacks on science and healthcare.
Details: labor4highered.org
Please join if you can. We need to show that many people oppose these destructive attacks on science and healthcare.
Details: labor4highered.org
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This is why I have no patience for “people are going to realize they made a mistake & we have to make space for them without scolding.”
Trump Targeted The Wrong People is not a change of heart, it’s a customer service issue.
Trump Targeted The Wrong People is not a change of heart, it’s a customer service issue.
The “Shazam” star was upset that Trump supporters are getting “lost in the cracks” during DOGE’s firing frenzy.
Zachary Levi Begs Elon Musk Not To Fire The ‘Good’ Federal Workers Who Voted For Trump
The “Shazam” star was upset that Trump supporters are getting “lost in the cracks” during DOGE’s firing frenzy.
www.huffpost.com
February 18, 2025 at 10:24 PM
This is why I have no patience for “people are going to realize they made a mistake & we have to make space for them without scolding.”
Trump Targeted The Wrong People is not a change of heart, it’s a customer service issue.
Trump Targeted The Wrong People is not a change of heart, it’s a customer service issue.
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The Washpost, which is bleeding millions of dollars and shrinking its staff, accepted -- and then rejected -- a $115,000 ad that criticized Elon Musk.
Anyway, here's the ad that the Post's business side didn't want its readers to see ⤵️
thehill.com/media/514849...
Anyway, here's the ad that the Post's business side didn't want its readers to see ⤵️
thehill.com/media/514849...
February 17, 2025 at 2:25 PM
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There is literally no reason for this level of compliance
1. OSHA has ordered the digital and physical destruction of 18 publications on workplace safety practices, according to an email obtained by Popular Information.
The email says the publications have been removed from the web and tells staff that physical copies should be "disposed of or recycled"
The email says the publications have been removed from the web and tells staff that physical copies should be "disposed of or recycled"
In botched DEI purge, OSHA trashes workplace safety guidelines
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has ordered the digital and physical destruction of 18 publications on workplace safety practices, according to an internal February 7 email ob...
popular.info
February 17, 2025 at 2:15 PM
There is literally no reason for this level of compliance
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It is perfectly legal to know your rights and to educate others about them, too.
EVERYONE in the United States, citizen or not, has rights. I will not allow this administration to intimidate us from helping you know about them.
Here’s our shareable guide ⬇️: (pt. 1/2)
EVERYONE in the United States, citizen or not, has rights. I will not allow this administration to intimidate us from helping you know about them.
Here’s our shareable guide ⬇️: (pt. 1/2)
February 14, 2025 at 11:47 PM
It is perfectly legal to know your rights and to educate others about them, too.
EVERYONE in the United States, citizen or not, has rights. I will not allow this administration to intimidate us from helping you know about them.
Here’s our shareable guide ⬇️: (pt. 1/2)
EVERYONE in the United States, citizen or not, has rights. I will not allow this administration to intimidate us from helping you know about them.
Here’s our shareable guide ⬇️: (pt. 1/2)
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Happy Valentine's Day!
This cat & I urge you to call your Senators & Representatives. The 5 Calls app has info, scripts & numbers for your Senators & Reps. 1/2
#cats #catart #valentinesday #holidays #kitty #callcongress #politics #callsenators #currentevents #callrepresentatives #makecalls #5calls
This cat & I urge you to call your Senators & Representatives. The 5 Calls app has info, scripts & numbers for your Senators & Reps. 1/2
#cats #catart #valentinesday #holidays #kitty #callcongress #politics #callsenators #currentevents #callrepresentatives #makecalls #5calls
February 14, 2025 at 11:01 PM
Happy Valentine's Day!
This cat & I urge you to call your Senators & Representatives. The 5 Calls app has info, scripts & numbers for your Senators & Reps. 1/2
#cats #catart #valentinesday #holidays #kitty #callcongress #politics #callsenators #currentevents #callrepresentatives #makecalls #5calls
This cat & I urge you to call your Senators & Representatives. The 5 Calls app has info, scripts & numbers for your Senators & Reps. 1/2
#cats #catart #valentinesday #holidays #kitty #callcongress #politics #callsenators #currentevents #callrepresentatives #makecalls #5calls
Sen. Whitehouse makes important points here ⤵️
🚨 WHOA!!!
Sen. Whitehouse: Mark my words. This Patel guy will come back to haunt you. Every piece of evidence shows that.
Sen. Whitehouse: Mark my words. This Patel guy will come back to haunt you. Every piece of evidence shows that.
February 13, 2025 at 4:05 PM
Sen. Whitehouse makes important points here ⤵️
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How much Elon Musk makes from the government a day: $8 million.
How much a senior on Social Security gets a day: $65
Guess which budget Musk and Trump want to cut?
How much a senior on Social Security gets a day: $65
Guess which budget Musk and Trump want to cut?
February 12, 2025 at 6:07 PM
How much Elon Musk makes from the government a day: $8 million.
How much a senior on Social Security gets a day: $65
Guess which budget Musk and Trump want to cut?
How much a senior on Social Security gets a day: $65
Guess which budget Musk and Trump want to cut?
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What Musk is doing to the federal government in the name of “efficiency” is like if you go to the doctor with a cut on your finger and he amputates your arm without telling you.
What Musk is doing to the federal government in the name of "efficiency" is like if you took your aging car to the mechanic because the left turn signal was busted and it needed an oil change...and then the mechanic just sent the car to the junkyard to be totaled without telling you.
February 13, 2025 at 3:27 PM
What Musk is doing to the federal government in the name of “efficiency” is like if you go to the doctor with a cut on your finger and he amputates your arm without telling you.
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Elon actually made the best case I heard for Kamala which is that if she won he’d be thrown in prison.
February 13, 2025 at 1:42 AM
Elon actually made the best case I heard for Kamala which is that if she won he’d be thrown in prison.
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There is no more clear messaging than "Republicans want to get rid of Medicaid and use the money to buy expensive cars from Elon Musk."
February 13, 2025 at 2:33 PM
There is no more clear messaging than "Republicans want to get rid of Medicaid and use the money to buy expensive cars from Elon Musk."
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This seems really significant. The Judge will want to know how the error occurred and who fed the lawyers inaccurate information. Government lawyers are trained to make sure their representations to the court on material matters are truthful and accurate. Judge Kelley is unlikely to be pleased.
👀 DOJ acknowledges making two significant errors during a court hearing last week on efforts to dismantle USAID
1) It said only 500 employees had been placed on leave. Actual number was 2,140.
2) Said only future contracts were stopped. Existing contracts were also stopped.
1) It said only 500 employees had been placed on leave. Actual number was 2,140.
2) Said only future contracts were stopped. Existing contracts were also stopped.
February 11, 2025 at 12:26 AM
This seems really significant. The Judge will want to know how the error occurred and who fed the lawyers inaccurate information. Government lawyers are trained to make sure their representations to the court on material matters are truthful and accurate. Judge Kelley is unlikely to be pleased.
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I'm sorry but this take is steeped in binary white supremacy culture thinking.
Joy still matters.
Love still matters.
Rest still matters.
And yes of course action matters.
But leading with any framing that ignores all else will lead to trauma, burnout & loss of the people we need to take action.
Joy still matters.
Love still matters.
Rest still matters.
And yes of course action matters.
But leading with any framing that ignores all else will lead to trauma, burnout & loss of the people we need to take action.
All that matters anymore is action.
February 11, 2025 at 1:58 AM
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Wondering what the CFPB is? Watch this video:
#CFPBShutdown: Here’s what the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau is and how it has helped consumers as protesters rally against its shutdown.
How the CFPB has impacted consumers | NBC4 Washington
YouTube video by NBC4 Washington
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February 11, 2025 at 1:57 AM
Wondering what the CFPB is? Watch this video:
Worth reading this post about being a liberal. Thank you for stating this so well, @gallagherwitt.bsky.social !
February 10, 2025 at 7:32 PM
Worth reading this post about being a liberal. Thank you for stating this so well, @gallagherwitt.bsky.social !
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ICYMI.
February 10, 2025 at 5:48 PM
ICYMI.
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Executive wants to frame the NIH indirects cut as $4B in savings.
But given that NIH returns $2.5 on every $1 investment, this would actually cost US economy a net $6 BILLION (per year!). Not to mention the human costs of wrecking education and research sectors and the communities they serve.
But given that NIH returns $2.5 on every $1 investment, this would actually cost US economy a net $6 BILLION (per year!). Not to mention the human costs of wrecking education and research sectors and the communities they serve.
Direct Economic Contributions
NIH directly supports the economy through investments in research institutions and job formation.
www.nih.gov
February 8, 2025 at 3:08 AM
Executive wants to frame the NIH indirects cut as $4B in savings.
But given that NIH returns $2.5 on every $1 investment, this would actually cost US economy a net $6 BILLION (per year!). Not to mention the human costs of wrecking education and research sectors and the communities they serve.
But given that NIH returns $2.5 on every $1 investment, this would actually cost US economy a net $6 BILLION (per year!). Not to mention the human costs of wrecking education and research sectors and the communities they serve.