Wow, Disability Pride Month must be working! So many people are saying such kind, affirming things about this disabled--never mind, they're talking about a raccoon. 💀
Alison
@alisonleigh.bsky.social
She/her. Deaf. Ace. Mental Health Therapist. Farm Animal Sanctuary volunteer. Living with Multiple Myeloma.
it's deeply fascinating how so many Americans genuinely seem unaware that the tariffs on Canada have basically brought the economy to a crawl here
This is a disaster created by the GOP. It's important to identify the culprits. It was directly created by them as POLICY. They clearly articulated that this was what they hoped to accomplish. gothamist.com/news/food-pa...
Food pantries see long summer lines as New Yorkers lose SNAP benefits in Trump overhaul
They say they have enough food for now but worry they’ll run out of supplies once more New Yorkers begin losing their SNAP benefits.
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And @literaturegeek.bsky.social has you covered with this zine: zinebakery.com/bakeshop/cen...
read censored history, thwart fascists. | Zine Bakery
By Amanda Visconti et al.
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Prisonculture@prisonculture.bsky.social · 3w agoThis is such a good opportunity for political and popular education: share.inquirer.com/ipy2EE - Go to it Philly! I have faith in you. Create an annotated guide and stand around the area to distribute those. Organize lots of events across the city focused on the *real* history.
Every few months, I'm reminded that many of you are unaware that I sometimes publish books and others are unaware of my many zines. So I have decided to offer quarterly reminders, LOL. You can find some of my publications here: www.haymarketbooks.org/authors/854-...
Haymarket Books
Haymarket Books is a radical, independent, nonprofit book publisher based in Chicago.
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My friend is very close to selling 100 copies of their first book! It is a thought provoking collection of essays! Get your copy today! payhip.com/b/4EVvn?fbcl...
Blame The Bucket: Why “Crab Mentality” Is a Lie
Blame the Bucket: Why “Crab Mentality” Is a Lie combines personal reflection and social analysis to examine how the idea of “crab mentality” is used within marginalized communities.The book explores s...
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Whenever we take interviews about ICE, it's horrible how little is known by journalists about ICE operations. - Almost all ICE victims have no criminal history. - US citizens continue to get taken by ICE. - Native Americans are repeatedly taken by ICE.
Iran Closes Strait Of Hormuz Amid Escalating Conflict — Iran announced the closure of the Strait of Hormuz, citing escalating tensions and following renewed U.S. military strikes. The move raises the risk of renewed energy-market disruption and broader regional fallout. #business #finance
Iran Closes Strait Of Hormuz Amid Escalating Conflict
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Don’t host a World Cup if you don’t want people to come to your country. Ok?
Sen. Andy Kim: "It's a choice. Delaney Hall is run by GEO Group. GEO Group is getting a nearly $1 billion contract to run Delaney Hall. They tell me there is one full-time doctor for 800 detainees. They could have more doctors if they wanted to, but that's cutting into their profits."
Some liberals are OBSESSED with "private" prisons as though the problem is not simply PRISONS. Folks, the vast majority of prisons in the U.S. are PUBLIC NOT PRIVATE. And they are HELL HOLES. OK? I need folks to stop and actually focus on the PROBLEM which is PRISONS AND JAILS.
Here's how the corruption works: Thursday: RJ Reynolds donates $5M to Trump Saturday: Trump invites RJR execs to Mar a Lago; execs ask to loosen regs on flavored vapes; Trump calls up RFK Jr. and tells him to change it Friday: FDA changes the policy
Trump Administration Live Updates: President’s Ballroom and New Fund Face Test in Congress
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The State Department supposedly sent $1.5 billion tax dollars to the Board of Peace slush fund, which is now empty.
Exclusive: State Department sends $1.25B from other programs to Board of Peace
The administration is drawing on funds used for international disasters and peacekeeping to fund Trump’s Gaza effort.
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Carl Quintanilla@carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 2mo ago“.. four months after its establishment, the board’s financial fund set up by the World Bank has received no money from donors, according to four people familiar with the matter. ‘Zero dollars have been deposited,’ one said.” @financialtimes.com www.ft.com/content/5ba3...
Where’s the uproar about waste, fraud, and abuse now?
Kyle Griffin@kylegriffin1.bsky.social · 2mo agoNYT Exclusive: The contractor given a no-bid contract to repair the Reflecting Pool is being paid an inflated and excessive profit margin. The typical margin of federal construction contracts is 6-12%. But the firm fixing the pool submitted a bid that charged 20%.
Cuba's minister of energy confirmed reserves are gone — with just enough diesel left to keep hospitals online. The UN has classified Washington's blockade a humanitarian crisis.
Cuba Announces That Its Fuel Reserves Have Been Depleted - Truthdig
The situation created by the U.S. blockade has been classified by the United Nations as a “humanitarian crisis” that affects the most vulnerable groups the hardest.
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Meta just paid its lowest ever effective tax rate, avoiding $13.7B in 2025 federal income taxes thanks to tax breaks and loopholes. But starting this week, Meta will begin laying off 10% of its workforce. More than 8,000 people will lose jobs as it ramps up AI investment. Trickle down hoax.
ProPublica used leaked tax returns to calculate that through complex tax avoidance schemes, Jeff Bezos pays a tax rate of 0.98% www.propublica.org/article/the-... So if we doubled the taxes he pays, that would mean he'd still be paying less than 2%.
The Secret IRS Files: Trove of Never-Before-Seen Records Reveal How the Wealthiest Avoid Income Tax
ProPublica has obtained a vast cache of IRS information showing how billionaires like Jeff Bezos, Elon Musk and Warren Buffett pay little in income tax compared to their massive wealth — sometimes, ev...
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Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com · 3mo agoBezos on CNBC: "You could double the taxes I pay, and it's not gonna help that teacher in Queens. I promise you."
Stephen Colbert has been one of the most thoughtful, funny, and genuinely decent people on television. I’ve always enjoyed his work — especially the Colbert Report. Here’s a clip from when I was a guest back in 2010.
It's amazing how quickly White politicians in the South rushed to PROVE exactly why we needed the Voting Rights Act!
Amazon will pay $20.5 million to settle allegations that two of its Oregon data centers helped contaminate groundwater. This is exactly why communities across the country are organizing to stop data centers — and winning. Never doubt your power to change the system.
THE SENATE IS VOTING ON THE BOUNDARY WATERS RIGHT NOW! Tonight, while most people are watching TV or putting their kids to bed, the U.S. Senate is taking a vote that could permanently end protections for one of the most beloved wilderness areas in America.