The Odyssey cost $250 million to make. Guess who got a tax break worth more than 30x that last year? Amazon—after firing 30,000 workers.
My story from today in the @buckscountybeacon.com Some days your job gives you the gift of meeting heroes. This story was like that. #hunger #foodinsecurity #worldfoodmovement buckscountybeacon.com/2026/07/worl...
World Food Movement Helps Feed Tens of Thousands of US College Kids, Including in the Tri-State Area - Bucks County Beacon
Inspired by the Akshaya Patra Foundation, the not-for-profit organization has provided more than 75,000 meals since they started a little more than a year ago.
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Why Is No One Talking About the ‘New War’ Trump Is Waging in Somalia?
While the administration hounds Somali immigrants at home, it’s pummeling Somalia with an ‘unprecedented’ volume of airstrikes, but you might not know it given the silence from our media and Congress.
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Intriguing suggestion from @demlabs.bsky.social "Mitch McConnell pushed Barrett on the Supreme Court as RBG was dying. Follow his playbook: Call a special election Kentucky!"
I hope street outreach are bringing masks to folks living outside. Breathing the wildfire smoke is bad.
I had the opportunity to sit down with @pasenatorsaval.com - a truly fascinating leader.
Bucks County Beacon@buckscountybeacon.com · 3w agoState Senator Nikil Saval’s Unconventional Path to Harrisburg | 9/11, writing and Senator Bernie Sanders’ presidential campaign were all sign posts directing him to become a lawmaker. @patlamarche.bsky.social sat down with and interviewed @pasenatorsaval.com.
So getting the red card thrown out didn't help? Cheat, cheat, never beat - we said when I was a kid.
Kyle Griffin@kylegriffin1.bsky.social · 4w agoSEATTLE (AP) - United States eliminated from World Cup, losing 4-1 to Belgium in round of 16.
Video Editing for Activists: Polish clips with the free iMovie app thedemlabs.org/2026/07/05/v... @gailwaldby.bsky.social
Bob Harvie Stands With Nearly 1,500 Workers Facing Layoffs; Calls on Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick to Act | The JBS facility in Souderton is one of the largest employers in Montgomery County. Its closure would not only affect its workers, but also their families.
Bob Harvie Stands With Nearly 1,500 Workers Facing Layoffs; Calls on Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick to Act - Bucks County Beacon
The JBS facility in Souderton is one of the largest employers in Montgomery County. Its closure would not only affect its workers, but also their families.
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A hero of mine. HUGE. I wrote about him in my book "Magic Diary" and fell even more in love with this remarkable character. And his brother - who re-upped in Vietnam so that Arthur could stay here and become the legend his is today. Remarkable family of heroes.
SFDB@sfdb.bsky.social · last mo.July 5, 1975: Arthur Ashe becomes the first Black man to win the Wimbledon singles title.
Aggrieved white men take to the streets on July 4. Blaming immigrants. FYI This is not "loving your country." www.newsweek.com/white-nation...
Masked Patriot Front members take to streets of Washington D.C. on July 4
The march took place against the backdrop of massive celebrations across Washington commemorating America's 250th birthday.
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I have a healthy disrespect for people who pick on folks smaller than themselves. (TBT, I have no respect for anyone who picks on anyone). Going after kids & dance instructors but not big Pharma, big gun lobby? Cowards punch down. And cowards they be. www.wfla.com/news/florida...
Uthmeier targets Irish dance competition in Florida over transgender policies
Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier is seeking to prevent transgender athletes from competing in an upcoming North American Irish dance competition being held in Orlando.
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Dolly Parton’s message thanking Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce for their $2 million donation to her Imagination Library! “I'm blown away and overjoyed with that gratitude. Now, it's evident that you two have made giving back a key part of your lives.”
California returns stretch of coast to Indigenous tribes. ‘This is beyond huge’ www.latimes.com/california/s...
California returns stretch of coast to Indigenous tribes. 'This is beyond huge'
State transportation officials recently approved the transfer of Blues Beach and the surrounding bluffs to Kai Poma, a nonprofit founded by representatives of the Sherwood Valley Band of Pomo Indians,...
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SNAP cuts and he wants to eliminate housing first for people experiencing chronic homelessness.
David Kaye@davidakaye.bsky.social · last mo.there is really only one way to de-normalize this insane level of corruption and that's through disgorgement, accountability, the end of impunity. otherwise it is the new normal & the USA is toast.
This level of "I got mine" cruelty - leaves me speechless.
Mississippi Free Press@mississippifreepress.org · last mo.Water fountains disappeared from the Longleaf Trace in June as the board that governs it grew concerned about how homeless people were using its facilities. Runners and bikers who use the 44-mile trail fear the decision could have dire consequences in Mississippi's summer heat. buff.ly/pBXSvrI
Rumor has it that there's a new “rule” that near a new homeless shelter - people can’t stand with a sign any more. News flash - no shelter or person who doesn't like sad signs can eliminate the 1st amendment. People are hurting. Help if you can. Don't want to help. Then mind your own business.
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Japanese internment camp survivors demand closure of Dilley, TX family detention center
DILLEY, Texas (RNS and Texas Tribune) — Completing a pilgrimage from the Texas site of a World War II internment camp, interfaith activists said history is repeating itself at the nation's only family...
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Many thanks to the Institute for Children Poverty and Homelessness. They conducted a study that shows us (journalists) that we need to dig deeper. #familyhomelessness
Bucks County Beacon@buckscountybeacon.com · last mo.The Media Must Do a Better Job Covering Homelessness | Journalists can start to tell these stories more accurately and effectively by including the "many different faces of homelessness" rather than zeroing in on dehumanizing stereotypes, reports @patlamarche.bsky.social.
@gtconway.bsky.social Hearing from people who have run for office and lost may not be what you want right now. But, I know how hard uphill battles are. Especially when you're fighting for people you care about - even though you don't know them. Thanks for running and talking truth.
Beluga Whale Escapes Research Facility And Swims Hundreds Of Miles Back To Her Baby. It is wrong and immoral to hold beings of self awareness captive if they have committed no crimes.
