In Arizona alone, a staggering 450,000 people—including more than 100,000 kids—have lost food assistance since Trump's "big beautiful bill" passed. Nationwide, 4.5 million have been pushed off SNAP to fund tax cuts for the rich. That there aren't uprisings in every city, every day, is incredible.

Arizona’s Food Stamp Crisis Is Coming for the Rest of the U.S.

The number of people who receive nutrition assistance in Arizona has dropped significantly in a matter of months.

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This story reflects a larger crisis in the field of Holocaust studies, about why we study the Shoah and what, if any, implications it should hold for the present. www.theguardian.com/us-news/ng-i...

An Israeli professor lost a prestigious US job offer after speaking out on Gaza. Now the university is paying him $250,000

The University of Minnesota withdrew an offer for Raz Segal to lead its Center for Holocaust and Genocide Studies after an organized campaign against his hiring

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Gig nursing companies are bringing Uber’s playbook to healthcare by pushing bills across the country that classify nurses as independent contractors and erode worker protections. “This is such a familiar playbook legislatively and politically,” @katiejwells.bsky.social tells Bloomberg Law.

Gig Nursing Companies Advance Worker Status Bills Across States

Healthcare staffing is the latest focus of gig economy regulation as state legislatures weigh industry-backed proposals classifying temporary nurses as independent contractors, an advocacy strategy re...

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"There's an extreme, radical, right-wing agenda coming out of the federal government targeting higher education. The AAUP won’t exist in an ivory tower and wait for politics to be done to its members. That’s not the AAUP of 2026." – Todd Wolfson, AAUP President

AAUP Embraces Political Role With Candidate Endorsements

The group says the move is a first in its over-100-year existence, and part of countering government threats. Critics say AAUP has lost its neutrality.

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There is no shortage of nurses in the US. But there is a shortage of good jobs that nurses are willing to take. AI Now Senior Fellow @katiejwells.bsky.social spoke to @time.com about how gig nursing platforms are a symptom of this mismatch: time.com/article/2026...

Stop Saying There's a Nursing Shortage

The U.S. may have less of a shortage of licensed nurses than a shortage of nurses who are willing to work in bedside jobs that have become increasingly demanding.

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update on local PDs nationwide: bsky.app/profile/meli...

Melissa Gira Grant@melissagiragrant.com · last wk.

I wrote about how immigration arrests are at all-time highs, even as ICE is trying to assume a lower public profile. How are they doing this? Look to your local police.

If you've got DashPass, just know that it's really FashPass #deletedoordash freedcproject.org/delete-doordash

With “personal e-scooters ranging from 15 mph to 50 mph, collisions with cars are more common. Even isolated crashes now produce injury patterns resembling those seen when children were hit by cars. This includes complex fractures, concussions, and even amputations.” www.statnews.com/2026/07/27/e...

E-bikes, e-scooters are a burgeoning pediatric public health emergency

“Emergency departments across America report dramatic increases in serious injuries from e-bikes and e-scooters,” write CHOP’s J. Todd R. Lawrence and Madison A. Kesler.

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No, DoorDash, you cannot “support the District’s right to self-govern” while telling Congress to gut the District’s right to self-govern. Those positions *are* mutually exclusive. Your lobbyists are absolutely blowing this.

Martin Austermuhle@maustermuhle.bsky.social · last wk.

In a letter to the D.C. Council, Door Dash says its recent advocacy for a House GOP bill that restricts D.C.'s ability to determine taxes and fees reflected its opposition to a new 20-cent delivery tax in D.C., "not D.C.'s broader ability to... govern autonomously."

DoorDash, you don’t need to address the DC Council, you need to address us — your customers, restaurant workers, and the drivers making your billions in profit possible. Withdraw your support for #HR9720. Oppose federal attacks on your drivers and the DC community. Until then it’s #DeleteDoorDash.

Martin Austermuhle@maustermuhle.bsky.social · last wk.

In a letter to the D.C. Council, Door Dash says its recent advocacy for a House GOP bill that restricts D.C.'s ability to determine taxes and fees reflected its opposition to a new 20-cent delivery tax in D.C., "not D.C.'s broader ability to... govern autonomously."

If you missed our (@airwars.bsky.social and @ainowinstitute.bsky.social) launch event for "Anatomy of an AI Kill Chain", we've now uploaded the recorded session on Youtube! Thanks for the fantastic questions and discussion we had from all those who attended. www.youtube.com/watch?v=y93A...

Launch: Anatomy of an AI Kill Chain with Airwars and the AI Now Institute

YouTube video by AI Now Institute

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ICE literally went into a national forest and arrested people who were swimming, etc. www.charlotteobserver.com/news/state/n...

ICE agents target NC’s Pisgah National Forest and make multiple arrests, feds say

Immigration and Customs Enforcement extends its reach to western North Carolina’s wilderness areas and makes 13 arrests in Pisgah National Forest, feds say.

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DoorDash has been silent as its delivery drivers are hunted and killed by federal agents. Now, the company is backing #HR9720, a bill attacking DC Home Rule. We are calling on everyone to #DeleteDoordash. Let us know you've deleted your account and share your reasons why: deletedoordash.com

Delete DoorDash: our demands

Our demands for DoorDash on H.R. 9720, ICE raids, and the DC task force. How to close your account until it answers.

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MedStar Washington Hospital Center delivers more babies than any other hospital in DC. Now, they're cutting over a third of their postpartum beds. Nurses & health advocates are very concerned about this decision. I spoke with them to understand why. @51st.news 51st.news/dc-hospital-...

This hospital is cutting over a third of its postpartum beds

As the city faces a Black maternal health crisis, health advocates are concerned about cuts at MedStar Washington Hospital Center.

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For the last year and a half, DoorDash has been silent as delivery drivers in DC have been hunted in the streets and even killed by ICE and other federal police. Now, the company has come out in support of #HR9720 — the blatant attack on DC Home Rule — just so it can earn more money.

The Mayo Clinic's AI assistant has serious privacy problems, an extremely high error rate, and a team that manipulated data to lie about the tool. After raising concerns, the research director and AI compliance lead was fired. The future is bright! futurism.com/health-medic...

In their letter, DoorDash seems to be conflating the passive congressional review that all of our legislation undergoes with active approval. Suffice to say, those are not even close to the same thing.

Martin Austermuhle@maustermuhle.bsky.social · 2w ago

Interesting: DoorDash is supporting the GOP bill in Congress to limit D.C.'s ability to increase or decrease taxes and fees, largely in response to the D.C. Council's recent vote in impose a new 20-cent delivery fee to help fund food-access programs. www.notus.org/metro/uberea...

Supporting legislation to gut DC’s Home Rule over a 20-cent delivery fee is appalling. No more DoorDash for us, DC.

Martin Austermuhle@maustermuhle.bsky.social · 2w ago

Interesting: DoorDash is supporting the GOP bill in Congress to limit D.C.'s ability to increase or decrease taxes and fees, largely in response to the D.C. Council's recent vote in impose a new 20-cent delivery fee to help fund food-access programs. www.notus.org/metro/uberea...

Easy decision: so long, DoorDash. I will never support any company that undermines DC home rule. DoorDash is no exception. No home rule, no home delivery.

Martin Austermuhle@maustermuhle.bsky.social · 2w ago

Interesting: DoorDash is supporting the GOP bill in Congress to limit D.C.'s ability to increase or decrease taxes and fees, largely in response to the D.C. Council's recent vote in impose a new 20-cent delivery fee to help fund food-access programs. www.notus.org/metro/uberea...

I got the DoorDash letter attacking DC home rule over a 20¢ fee. The letter, which dangerously misrepresents HR 9720 as only applying to tax and fee increases, was written by @lgbtqvictoryfund.bsky.social director John Horton. #freedc

This federal pre-emption move is giving off early Uber Kalanick vibes.

Martin Austermuhle@maustermuhle.bsky.social · 2w ago

Interesting: DoorDash is supporting the GOP bill in Congress to limit D.C.'s ability to increase or decrease taxes and fees, largely in response to the D.C. Council's recent vote in impose a new 20-cent delivery fee to help fund food-access programs. www.notus.org/metro/uberea...

today, more evidence that DoorDash workers earn bottom of the barrel amounts. surveillance wages + surveillance pricing + anti-home rule.

Amazon, gig companies see spike in workers on SNAP and Medicaid, study shows

Amazon workers on federal aid nearly tripled between 2020 and 2025, while ride-hailing and food delivery app drivers shot up on lists compiled by the U.S. Government Accountability Office.

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Josh Jacobson@districtjosh.bsky.social · 2w ago

Fine to disagree on tax policy, but not fine to work with GOP to significantly limit DC home rule. If DoorDash thinks DC will accept them intervening in our tax code, they don't deserve our business. I've deleted my DoorDash account and encourage others to do the same.

In 2013, taxi drivers began noticing something unusual: unmarked, black cars were cutting them off in taxi lines and picking up their passengers. Little did they know, those black cars were the start of Uber — and that it wasn’t just going to destroy the taxi industry, but wage labor as we knew it.

During the AFT Nurses and Health Professionals breakfast, researcher Katie Wells urged frontline health workers to scrutinize how artificial intelligence is being used in their workplaces.

Healthcare workers must be vigilant about how AI is used

During the AFT Nurses and Health Professionals breakfast, researcher Katie Wells urged frontline health workers to scrutinize how artificial intelligence is being used in their workplaces.

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"Black women are particularly affected: in a 16 month period between 2024 and 2025, over twice the proportion of Black women received a maximum-security designation from SAFER, compared to white women."

The Breach@breachmedia.ca · 3w ago

Ontario jails are using an AI tool that claims to predict prisoners’ behaviour. And it’s disproportionately placing Black prisoners in maximum security. An investigation by @desmondcole.bsky.social reveals the province knew the tool would discriminate against Black people—and used it anyway.

Minneapolis friends! I'll be there next Tuesday and would love to see you.

Working and Homeless in America: A Conversation with Brian Goldstone

Family Housing Fund welcomes 2026 Pulitzer-Prize winner Brian Goldstone to discuss the human cost of the housing crisis and local solutions.

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“the hype surrounding ‘AI’ conceals the continued growth of businesses reliant on precarious workers… The story isn’t that AI is leading to mass unemployment; it’s that AI is being used as a cover for the gigification of work.” jacobin.com/2026/07/ai-g...

AI Is Contributing to the Gigification of Work

Bosses have desired ways to cut labor costs since time immemorial. Artificial-intelligence hype provides a powerful new excuse to replace stable employment with gig work.

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“The aircraft would support deportation and voluntary repatriation flights, transport crisis-response teams, conduct medical evacuations and other high-risk missions, and carry senior department officials on continuity-of-government and diplomatic trips, according to the notice.”

DHS Wants to Create Its Own Round-The-Clock Deportation Airline

The US government is moving ahead with plans to create its own fleet of government-owned aircraft to bolster deportations.

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A Waymo in California allegedly called the cops on two teenagers for “drinking and shooting from the vehicle,” according to local police. Story here: www.404media.co/waymo-called...

Almost four thousand MNA nurses staged a one-day walkout after contract talks with Brigham & Women's stalled. The hospital is locking them out for four extra days and paying god knows how much for travelers/scabs. Someone coded outside and no one was helping so a striker stepped in.

Nurses end strike, but Brigham will keep them locked out through July 13

The one-day strike by nearly 4,000 Brigham and Women's nurses ends Thursday morning, but the hospital's lockout will keep them off the job through July 13.

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