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Louisiana residents were warning their neighbors about polluted air—now the state could fine them $1M for doing it
Louisiana residents were warning their neighbors about polluted air—now the state could fine them $1M for doing it
Last May, the state passed a law that would fine residents for sharing air quality data that did not meet strict standards.
www.fastcompany.com
May 29, 2025 at 5:21 PM
Louisiana residents were warning their neighbors about polluted air—now the state could fine them $1M for doing it
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The federal Junk Fee rule is now in full effect.
Companies are now prohibited from bait-and-switch pricing and other tactics that hide the full price or mislead you when you're buying tickets or booking a hotel or Airbnb.
Initiated under Lina Khan's FTC, the rule is now law.
Companies are now prohibited from bait-and-switch pricing and other tactics that hide the full price or mislead you when you're buying tickets or booking a hotel or Airbnb.
Initiated under Lina Khan's FTC, the rule is now law.
May 13, 2025 at 3:44 PM
The federal Junk Fee rule is now in full effect.
Companies are now prohibited from bait-and-switch pricing and other tactics that hide the full price or mislead you when you're buying tickets or booking a hotel or Airbnb.
Initiated under Lina Khan's FTC, the rule is now law.
Companies are now prohibited from bait-and-switch pricing and other tactics that hide the full price or mislead you when you're buying tickets or booking a hotel or Airbnb.
Initiated under Lina Khan's FTC, the rule is now law.
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Whatever impostor syndrome you may have once had, dispose of it fucking immediately. If these people run the country, you deserve that promotion, you can run for city council, you can start that business. If this is the baseline, shit, you can do surgery drunk in an alley and you will do less harm.
The entire administration is going to be staffed by Fox News hosts
May 8, 2025 at 11:52 PM
Whatever impostor syndrome you may have once had, dispose of it fucking immediately. If these people run the country, you deserve that promotion, you can run for city council, you can start that business. If this is the baseline, shit, you can do surgery drunk in an alley and you will do less harm.
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NEW: Minnesota’s graduation rate just reached the highest level on record.
Two years ago, we made the single-largest investment in public schools in state history.
Today, we’re seeing the results.
Two years ago, we made the single-largest investment in public schools in state history.
Today, we’re seeing the results.
May 7, 2025 at 8:15 PM
NEW: Minnesota’s graduation rate just reached the highest level on record.
Two years ago, we made the single-largest investment in public schools in state history.
Today, we’re seeing the results.
Two years ago, we made the single-largest investment in public schools in state history.
Today, we’re seeing the results.
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Adobe is backing the GOP attack on click-to-cancel.
Last year the FTC ruled that any subscription you sign up for with a click must be cancel-able with a click.
Now Republican politicians want to roll back this rule, and Adobe is supporting their push.
Last year the FTC ruled that any subscription you sign up for with a click must be cancel-able with a click.
Now Republican politicians want to roll back this rule, and Adobe is supporting their push.
April 2, 2025 at 3:18 PM
Adobe is backing the GOP attack on click-to-cancel.
Last year the FTC ruled that any subscription you sign up for with a click must be cancel-able with a click.
Now Republican politicians want to roll back this rule, and Adobe is supporting their push.
Last year the FTC ruled that any subscription you sign up for with a click must be cancel-able with a click.
Now Republican politicians want to roll back this rule, and Adobe is supporting their push.
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“State data shows nearly 90% of students enrolled in Ohio’s voucher program this year are not low-income qualified, a dramatic turnabout from the program’s stated initial purpose.”
Ohio school voucher program: Data shows nearly 90% of participants are not low-income
It’s a dramatic turnabout from the program’s stated initial purpose.
www.wkbn.com
March 23, 2025 at 4:52 PM
“State data shows nearly 90% of students enrolled in Ohio’s voucher program this year are not low-income qualified, a dramatic turnabout from the program’s stated initial purpose.”
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39 years ago today, Whitney Houston released “Greatest Love of All.”
March 18, 2025 at 4:01 AM
39 years ago today, Whitney Houston released “Greatest Love of All.”
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Not surprisingly, Trump’s overall tax and tariff proposals would make the very rich much richer and working families poorer.
If you earn less than $360,000 a year, your taxes are going to go way up.
If you’re in the top 1%? Don’t worry. You’ll save big.
If you earn less than $360,000 a year, your taxes are going to go way up.
If you’re in the top 1%? Don’t worry. You’ll save big.
March 17, 2025 at 6:26 PM
Not surprisingly, Trump’s overall tax and tariff proposals would make the very rich much richer and working families poorer.
If you earn less than $360,000 a year, your taxes are going to go way up.
If you’re in the top 1%? Don’t worry. You’ll save big.
If you earn less than $360,000 a year, your taxes are going to go way up.
If you’re in the top 1%? Don’t worry. You’ll save big.
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This is also known as invading Panama.
EXCLUSIVE: The Trump White House has directed the U.S. military to draw up options for increasing the American troop presence in Panama to achieve President Trump’s goal of “reclaiming” the Panama Canal, officials say.
Trump White House has asked U.S. military to develop options for the Panama Canal, officials say
Potential plans range from partnering more closely with the Panamanian military to a less likely option of U.S. troops seizing the canal by force, U.S. officials told NBC News
nbcnews.to
March 13, 2025 at 2:59 PM
This is also known as invading Panama.
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All I'm saying is, if you ran a campaign on democracy being at stake and democracy lost, isn't it time to be massively freaking out instead of doing this
March 7, 2025 at 3:02 PM
All I'm saying is, if you ran a campaign on democracy being at stake and democracy lost, isn't it time to be massively freaking out instead of doing this
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One of the University of Iowa’s premiere writing programs has seen its federal funding cut, the university announced Thursday, a blow causing the closures of programs and smaller cohorts.
via @iowacapitaldispatch.com
www.newsfromthestates.com/article/univ...
via @iowacapitaldispatch.com
www.newsfromthestates.com/article/univ...
University of Iowa International Writing Program sees federal funding cuts
One of the University of Iowa’s premiere writing programs has seen its federal funding cut, the university announced Thursday, a blow causing the closures of programs and smaller cohorts.
www.newsfromthestates.com
March 6, 2025 at 7:00 PM
One of the University of Iowa’s premiere writing programs has seen its federal funding cut, the university announced Thursday, a blow causing the closures of programs and smaller cohorts.
via @iowacapitaldispatch.com
www.newsfromthestates.com/article/univ...
via @iowacapitaldispatch.com
www.newsfromthestates.com/article/univ...
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Gutting the Dept of Ed means fewer teachers and support staff, more crowded classrooms, and increased mental health and behavioral challenges, at a time when our international competitors are investing in their kids and trying to out-educate us.
March 6, 2025 at 10:19 PM
Gutting the Dept of Ed means fewer teachers and support staff, more crowded classrooms, and increased mental health and behavioral challenges, at a time when our international competitors are investing in their kids and trying to out-educate us.
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Be careful on the roads today, Minnesota ❄️
Slow down, give the snowplows room to work, and check 511mn.org for the latest road conditions.
Slow down, give the snowplows room to work, and check 511mn.org for the latest road conditions.
March 5, 2025 at 2:56 PM
Be careful on the roads today, Minnesota ❄️
Slow down, give the snowplows room to work, and check 511mn.org for the latest road conditions.
Slow down, give the snowplows room to work, and check 511mn.org for the latest road conditions.
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our latest and greatest tech innovation is that now your calculator can lie to you
March 2, 2025 at 9:23 AM
our latest and greatest tech innovation is that now your calculator can lie to you
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Next year, the EU will require cars to have buttons & dials -- not just touchscreens -- to get a top safety rating.
This is a great move. Drivers can fiddle with knobs & buttons without taking their eyes off the road, but they can't do that with touchscreens.
(Even better: Tesla will hate this)
This is a great move. Drivers can fiddle with knobs & buttons without taking their eyes off the road, but they can't do that with touchscreens.
(Even better: Tesla will hate this)
Cars will need fewer screens and more buttons to earn five-star safety rating in Europe
Euro NCAP will release new testing guidelines in 2026.
www.theverge.com
February 27, 2025 at 4:27 PM
Next year, the EU will require cars to have buttons & dials -- not just touchscreens -- to get a top safety rating.
This is a great move. Drivers can fiddle with knobs & buttons without taking their eyes off the road, but they can't do that with touchscreens.
(Even better: Tesla will hate this)
This is a great move. Drivers can fiddle with knobs & buttons without taking their eyes off the road, but they can't do that with touchscreens.
(Even better: Tesla will hate this)
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WASHINGTON (AP) — 21 civil service employees are resigning from Elon Musk’s DOGE, refusing to “dismantle critical public services.”
February 25, 2025 at 4:06 PM
WASHINGTON (AP) — 21 civil service employees are resigning from Elon Musk’s DOGE, refusing to “dismantle critical public services.”
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Historians Politely Remind Nation To Check What's Happened In Past Before Making Any Big Decisions
theonion.com/historians-p...
theonion.com/historians-p...
February 18, 2025 at 5:17 PM
Historians Politely Remind Nation To Check What's Happened In Past Before Making Any Big Decisions
theonion.com/historians-p...
theonion.com/historians-p...
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Tell me you're redlining without telling me you're redlining
The US DOT says it's planning to prioritize areas with high marriage & high birth rates for funding.
Our new analysis @urbaninstitute.bsky.social shows this would disproportionately fund:
—Communities with a higher white resident share
—Low-density areas
—High-income areas
—Car-dependent areas
Our new analysis @urbaninstitute.bsky.social shows this would disproportionately fund:
—Communities with a higher white resident share
—Low-density areas
—High-income areas
—Car-dependent areas
DOT’s Plan to Distribute Funding by Birth and Marriage Rates Would Leave Communities Most In Need Behind
If enacted, the new US Department of Transportation memo would prioritize funding to whiter, higher-income, more car-dependent areas over communities of color and people who walk, bike, or take public...
www.urban.org
February 10, 2025 at 4:16 PM
Tell me you're redlining without telling me you're redlining
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The US DOT says it's planning to prioritize areas with high marriage & high birth rates for funding.
Our new analysis @urbaninstitute.bsky.social shows this would disproportionately fund:
—Communities with a higher white resident share
—Low-density areas
—High-income areas
—Car-dependent areas
Our new analysis @urbaninstitute.bsky.social shows this would disproportionately fund:
—Communities with a higher white resident share
—Low-density areas
—High-income areas
—Car-dependent areas
DOT’s Plan to Distribute Funding by Birth and Marriage Rates Would Leave Communities Most In Need Behind
If enacted, the new US Department of Transportation memo would prioritize funding to whiter, higher-income, more car-dependent areas over communities of color and people who walk, bike, or take public...
www.urban.org
February 10, 2025 at 4:04 PM
The US DOT says it's planning to prioritize areas with high marriage & high birth rates for funding.
Our new analysis @urbaninstitute.bsky.social shows this would disproportionately fund:
—Communities with a higher white resident share
—Low-density areas
—High-income areas
—Car-dependent areas
Our new analysis @urbaninstitute.bsky.social shows this would disproportionately fund:
—Communities with a higher white resident share
—Low-density areas
—High-income areas
—Car-dependent areas
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The blithe tone of this headline and deck is chilling.
February 4, 2025 at 6:28 PM
The blithe tone of this headline and deck is chilling.
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Activists held a press conference at Target headquarters in downtown Minneapolis Thursday morning.
Activists call for boycott of Target following rollback of DEI initiatives
Activists are calling for a nationwide boycott of Target stores following the company's decision to roll back its diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives.
www.cbsnews.com
January 30, 2025 at 7:27 PM
Activists held a press conference at Target headquarters in downtown Minneapolis Thursday morning.
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i think it is important to say that the open and explicit racism of the president and the vice president isn’t just uncouth or “controversial” but a direct attack on tens of millions of americans and a dereliction of their duty to represent the entire country
January 30, 2025 at 9:09 PM
i think it is important to say that the open and explicit racism of the president and the vice president isn’t just uncouth or “controversial” but a direct attack on tens of millions of americans and a dereliction of their duty to represent the entire country
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Every day so far is just some version of “do we still have that one load bearing law that protects the system from abuse? Maybe not!”
January 28, 2025 at 5:14 PM
Every day so far is just some version of “do we still have that one load bearing law that protects the system from abuse? Maybe not!”