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This was quite useful.
December 19, 2024 at 12:11 AM
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New: Texas AG Ken Paxton has subpoenaed 404 Media for confidential reporting about an internal Google privacy incident database we published in June. If Paxton wants the database, he can get it directly from Google. Our lawyers have formally objected to the subpoena:

www.404media.co/404-media-ob...
404 Media Objects to Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton's Subpoena to Access Our Reporting
404 Media's reporting on an internal Google privacy violation database has been subpoenaed by the State of Texas. We are fighting it.
www.404media.co
December 9, 2024 at 4:47 PM
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Workers at New York's famous Strand Books are on strike.

The union is demanding their base pay to increase from $16 an hour, minimum wage in NYC, to $18/hr.

gothamist.com/news/workers...
Workers go on strike at NYC's iconic Strand Books, ask owners to pay more than minimum wage
The 110 employees manage the Strand's famous "18 miles of books."
gothamist.com
December 9, 2024 at 3:23 PM
Weird how telling the public that were too stupid to understand our own experiences turned out to be a losing strategy.

jacobin.com/2024/12/libe...
Liberal Pundits Were Dead Wrong on Americans’ Economic Pain
It turns out misinformation did help decide the election: the misinformation coming from liberal pundits. They told Democratic Party leaders that voters who were unhappy with the economy were simply w...
jacobin.com
December 4, 2024 at 7:45 PM
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DONATE TO YOUR LOCAL FOOD BANK AND HOMELESS SHELTER INSTEAD - dashare.zone ADMIN
December 2, 2024 at 4:29 PM
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Climate Justice Alliance was the only program grantee to speak out on Palestine — and the only one whose funding is delayed.
Biden Makes His Own Attack on Nonprofit Over Palestine
The Biden administration is withholding funds from the Climate Justice Alliance, a federal grantee that has spoken out about Palestine.
interc.pt
November 29, 2024 at 3:53 PM
Very cool that Bluesky and Mastodon servers can connect via Bridgy.

Aaron, who started Striking Distance, is on Mastodon at @00Aaron.social.coop.ap.brid.gy

(You won't be able to see old posts, just ones from here onward)
November 29, 2024 at 1:24 AM
Here's a recent piece by the founder of Striking Distance in @thenation.com on how #Cornell University is bypassing it's own internal processes to crack down on Pro- #Palestine student protesters

#Gaza #HigherEd #FreedomOfExpession

www.thenation.com/article/soci...
How Cornell University Is Quietly Quelling Gaza Dissent on Campus
The university has emboldened its Office of Student Conduct and Community Standards to ban pro-Palestine protesters from campus “to protect the university community.”
www.thenation.com
November 15, 2024 at 6:32 PM
Striking Distance is a video-focused news publication for #Ithaca, New York.

It was started less than a year ago and is currently running by the journalist Aaron Fernando (me).

striking-distance.com
Striking Distance
A web publication for the liberatory efforts of Ithaca & the surrounding area.
striking-distance.com
November 15, 2024 at 6:26 PM