State of Indiana paying $625K to settle a lawsuit over Gov. Mike Braun firing utility commission member. CORRECTION: Braun administration forcing Hoosier taxpayers to pay $625K for his latest rich-boy tantrum.

State paying $625K to settle lawsuit over Braun firing utility commission member • Indiana Capital Chronicle

The state is paying $625,000 to settle a lawsuit in which a former member of the Indiana Utility Regulatory Commission claimed he was illegally fired by Gov. Mike Braun.

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GENE KELLY — born 114yrs ago today — and SUGAR RAY ROBINSON doing a tap dance number together on television in 1958. Fantastic stuff.

All of this! #Pinks #USDemocracy

More of this positivity, please. Bless him.

Data centers use far more water than commonly reported once power generation is included. New analysis shows offsite water consumption for electricity adds 80-215% on top of onsite cooling water use ➡️ ow.ly/INTE50ZCvpz 🔌💡

Over 20,000 Gary, IN residents have been without power for nearly two weeks following severe storms. NIPSCO reported over $500M in first-half profits, leaving residents feeling abandoned. Communities are stepping up with meals & charging hubs. 🎥 btnewsroom

💥 ICE drag mom & teen daughter out of hospital room—in middle of being treated after car accident. Still wearing hospital gowns. Both victims of car collusion, with asylum case pending in good standing & valid work permit. Grace Calero 39, & Giulianna Carriel 19, from Ecuador.

They didn't want to live in a retirement home. So these women started their own housing collective in Montreal. Maison des RebElles is a chosen family of 22 women – mostly gay, some allies – that's been flourishing for more than 30 years. www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/artic...

At a Montreal housing collective, women live intentionally and age joyously

The Maison des RebElles is a flourishing chosen family for lesbians and allies

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100 companies are responsible for 71% of global emissions. They told YOU to recycle better while they polluted more. Don't fall for it. Hold systems accountable. #ClimateCrisis

This is fascism.

It Really is and I’m Speaking from Experience. I didn’t plan to get sick but went to a hospital there and the visit was very inexpensive….

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Exactly!

NEW: James Talarico holds event for puppies after new reports reveal that Ken Paxton protected puppy abusers.

Rosie O’Donnell: “Donny Boy": "Oh Donny Boy, it's Rosie, Rosie calling From Hollywood, the Jimmy Kimmel Show Drop that Big Mac that we all know you're holding Because, my dear, I worry for you so Poor Donny Boy, your polls, your polls are falling Your reflecting pool is green as Mountain Dew

Some friendships only get better with time.❤ #Cat #Caturday

For the last seven months straight, the U.S. government has refused to process immigrant visas for nationals of 75 countries around the world; including visas for spouses of U.S. citizens. Today, a federal judge ruled the policy flagrantly illegal.

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The State Department’s sweeping suspension of immigrant visas to nationals from 75 countries violated federal immigration law and exceeded Secretary of State Marco Rubio’s statutory authority, a district court ruled Friday.

The Navy “evacuated 1,300 family members from Bahrain at the start of the Iran war, officials are saying the evacuees cannot return for the foreseeable future and should find new homes elsewhere.” www.stripes.com/branches/nav...

Navy families evacuated from Bahrain face ‘uncharted territory’ amid bureaucratic confusion

The evacuation has left families in limbo and forced military officials to improvise solutions for support programs.

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Also, most of this water, about 80%, goes to crops, and most of those crops feed cattle. So that’s a mess.

The book Dead Pool predicting the collapse of Lake Powell came out in 2009! I drew from it for our 2018 photographs-and-essay book Drowned River, and we've been watching the day approach when the reservoir, hydro, and water deal fail....

Food companies wanted deregulation. Now there are dozens of recalls across the country. Mining companies wanted deregulation. Now the black lung rate is at a 45-year high. Financial companies wanted deregulation. Now financial losses to fraud are the highest on record. Noticing a pattern?

BREAKING: WASHINGTON (AP) - Editor of Stars and Stripes says he is being fired for insubordination after saying any censorship is a 'red line.'

This is the only guy using this site correctly

#booksky

"Not only must we know who is catching our seafood, but also its environmental cost," said award-winning photojournalist Nicole Tung in an interview with The Xylom. "Much of it has hidden costs." (Published March) thexylom.com/post/nicole-...

Pushed Overboard and Left to Drown: Inside Southeast Asia’s Fishing Industry

From debt-bonded crews to violence at sea, Photojournalist Nicole Tung’s reporting reveals the hidden human and environmental costs behind global seafood.

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Renewable Energy is cheaper than oil. Renewable Energy is more securely available than oil.

Government agents patrolling airport jet bridges to detain innocent people, just because of their race? Sounds dystopian and new! Unless you're a Black man that flies into Atlanta a lot.🙋🏿‍♂️ They got Eric Andre too!🤣 Why cops stop us: They get to keep whatever cash they find. Straight up theft!

Comedians reach settlement over Atlanta airport searches

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Guy who got famous for carrying his corgi in a dog backpack is now helping rescue dogs get adopted by carrying them in a dog backpack. This is Walter. [📹 madmax_fluffyroad] Original post

Indiana has 147 data centers. Residents in Gary, Indiana are without power. Priorities are mixed up in this world.

Technology that makes cancer vaccines a reality should be treated like Operation Warp Speed. Instead, the government has cancelled $500 million in mRNA vaccine research.