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NEW: Meta found a way to turn massive data centers into “pilot models” and cash in on a 1980s tax credit. The result? Meta avoided nearly $4 billion in taxes last year alone. Gift link. 👇 www.nytimes.com/2026/09/30/t...
How Meta Uses A.I. Data Centers to Avoid Billions in Federal Taxes (Gift Article)
Meta is exploiting a lucrative tax break intended to support research and experimentation. Its own accountants say the gambit is risky.
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31 California Farmworker Facts You Should Know - La Cooperativa Campesina de California
Here are 31 farmworker facts that every Californian should know.
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United Farm Workers@ufw.bsky.social · 15h agoIt was 100° in Arvin CA when this photo was taken. "Antonio" shares, "We are sorting the grapes, putting them into plastic bags and packing them into boxes weighing around 25 pounds." #WeFeedYou
A beautiful and friendly dinosaur.
Acid Rain@bearysweet.bsky.social · 19h agoThe colder autumn nights in Germany coaxes this magnificent eagle, Oropherion, to spend his nights in his heated indoor winter aviary. This is an African Martial Eagle (Polemaetus bellicosus), the largest eagle species native to Africa. (Cr @birdsofprey_nathalie_denolf) #birds #eagle
Your 'moment of doom' for Sept. 30, 2026 ~ Uncharted! "A series of deadly heat waves from May to August overwhelmed Germany’s healthcare ... and led to an estimated 16,000 heat-related deaths during the summer, the most heat mortalities ever recorded in the highly developed country."
Mass Heat Wave Deaths in Europe Show Climate Extremes Are Outpacing Adaptation Efforts - Inside Climate News
As preparedness lags, many regions around the world could be overwhelmed by rising temperatures, climate experts warn.
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They took away Medicaid from my 82 year old mom. They don't answer the phone and when she showed up in person, they refused to talk to her and told her to go home and call them. She got her low income senior housing because she qualified for Medicaid.
Nurses and community members are protesting in San Francisco today as part of the "People vs. Palantir" Global Week of Action. Organizers say the demonstration is focused on Palantir's work with ICE and concerns over immigration enforcement.
Name the Congress people who voted against sun protection and water. Give the names and numbers of their congressional staff as well.
Imagine your elected officials working this hard for you & public health #uhc #ubi www.healthline.com/nutrition/be...
9 Impressive Health Benefits of Beets
Beetroots are a vibrantly colored, delicious, and nutritious vegetable with many health benefits. Here are 9 beet benefits, backed by science.
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United Farm Workers@ufw.bsky.social · 9h ago"Abel" is weeding and thinning in the beets in the Cuyama CA area. "We earn CA minimum wage of $16.70/hr. This is exhausting work as we are bent over all day long so our backs ache. There isn't shade in the fields, so the sun beats down upon us and makes it even harder." #WeFeedYou
Yet another tale of an #icehole
Most are hateful bastards. I knew one who held a very high position in LAPD. But he started out as an ordinary patrolman. He got called out on a domestic dispute. Those can be very volatile. The woman wanted her husband arrested. Then she got frantic. This cop crowned her with his flashlight.
HEDY LAMARR escaped from her Nazi husband by disguising herself as her own maid, became a top actress in Hollywood, then co-developed a radio guidance system for Allied torpedoes - the principles of which are incorporated into today’s Bluetooth and GPS technology. Helluva lady.
Read the full UFW press release at www.dailykos.com/stories/2026... 2/2
New York growers seek to kill farm worker union rights; court ruling protects labor rights for now.
stern District of New York rejected a motion for a preliminary injunction by New York growers who are challenging farm workers’ union rights under New York State law. A lawsuit filed by the New York…
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You can see why these guys are so invested in white supremacy and patriarchy, they’d be fucked without it
I gave a talk last week about tech billionaires (we really don't like them) and how to fight them (labour organizing, it's always labour organizing). Come take a 9-minute break from producing shareholder value and watch! Thanks to @thewalrus.ca for inviting me for #WalrusTalks 🍁
Jenny Zhang: Workers Can Take Back Tech
YouTube video by The Walrus
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Trump's effort to rebrand AI as SI doesn't go far enough. It should be called Super Human Intelligence Technology. We'd get more accurate news headlines, like: "Under Trump, Government Turns to SHIT" or "SHIT Heads Visit White House"
“He was sitting up in bed, he was chatting, he was fine...and then the heat wave hit.”
Bob Berwyn@bberwyn.bsky.social · 15h agoThere were about 16,000 heat-related deaths in Germany last summer, about double the mortality during the first Covid wave in early 2020. Extreme heat needs to be treated as an ongoing public health emergency.
I guess progress these days means going from rape academies to rape Ivy Leagues
Perhaps this is "super intelligence" after all. variety.com/2026/digital...
White House’s New AI Website Confirms Trump Lost the 2020 Presidential Election
Donald Trump has routinely claimed that he won the 2020 election. But the new AI-powered website America.gov, which Trump unveiled on Tuesday to great fanfare, says otherwise.
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Every one of those fights started the same way: working people deciding they’ve had enough. Susan Collins answers to billionaires and special interests. I answer to you.
