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This week brought wins on all fronts: Catelin Drey flipped a Trump district in Iowa and broke the GOP’s supermajority in the state senate. A federal judge protected Kilmar Abrego Garcia from deportation. And yes, even ‘Alligator Alcatraz’ is about to be empty. Not bad for one week.
thinkbigpicture.substack.com
August 31, 2025 at 7:01 PM
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Yet another lesson in how "corporate social responsibility" is mostly BS.

Corporations are in the business of making as much money as possible.

They will do whatever they can to maximize their profits and share values, social responsibility be damned.
1. Major corporations — including AT&T, T-Mobile, United, Uber, and Comcast — have spent years touting their commitment to combating hunger in America.

Now these same corporations are publicly supporting a $300 BILLION CUT TO FOOD AID.
11 corporations that turned their backs on hungry families
Republicans are working furiously to pass a massive reconciliation bill through Congress.
popular.info
May 22, 2025 at 4:13 PM
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Why the "big beautiful bill" is the single ugliest bill you can imagine... https://robertreich.substack.com/p/why-the-one-big-beautiful-bill-is
Why the one big beautiful bill is the single ugliest you can imagine
The truth
robertreich.substack.com
May 22, 2025 at 11:10 PM
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Lab-kept bumble bees roll small wooden balls around for no apparent purpose other than fun, a 2022 study reveals.

Learn more on #WorldBeeDay: scim.ag/4dAwCuD
May 20, 2025 at 5:32 PM
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More evidence that recent cuts to health, science and climate don't reflect what voters want:

New @yaleclimatecomm.bsky.social research finds 75% of registered US voters want federal agencies to maintain or increase efforts to protect people from the health harms of global warming.

Read more:
A majority of registered voters want federal agencies to increase their efforts to protect people from the health harms of global warming
55% said federal agencies should do more to protect people from the health harms of global warming.
climatecommunication.yale.edu
May 21, 2025 at 12:27 AM