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Write fanfiction on Archive of Our Own under the account name 1theneighborhoodcoffeeaddict1 and blogs on Blogger under the account name Ian Schmutzler. Am woke. Dislike generative technology on a level I can't communicate politely. 🎩🩶🐻‍❄️🍏🟢

60% of Alaska is federal land – we depend on federal employees more than almost any state. The thousands of workers who were fired managed our forests, fought for our fisheries, and supported our veterans. We need more opportunities in Alaska, not less. www.adn.com/business-eco...

Alaska lost federal jobs at one of the highest rates among states in 2025, report finds

By the fourth quarter of 2025, Alaska’s federal civilian workforce had lost 1,607 jobs, amounting to a 10.5% loss from a year earlier, according to a state report.

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Justin J. Pearson has won his primary election for Congress in Tennessee. His campaign is built on one idea: government should work for everyday people — not the rich, and not corporations. That's not a slogan, it's a fight he knows well. And he's ready to take it to DC.

Working Families Party victory! Justin J. Pearson advances. U.S. House, Tennessee's 9th district

On one hand, it's a good thing CBS finally told the truth. On the other hand, CBS can still go fuck themselves. Bullshit artist Bari Weiss and the Ellison family, even with all their money, can't buy back credibility. And smart Americans will never forgive them for what they did to Stephen Colbert.

UPDATE: CBS News reverses course, airs story on 9/11 families supporting Mamdani

Last week, CBS News New York falsely reported that “thousands of 9/11 victims’ families are asking New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani not to attend this year’s solemn remembrance ceremony.” The articl...

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Abdul El-Sayed was outspent 9-to-1 by AIPAC and corporate Super PACs in the most expensive Senate Democratic primary of all time. Last night, he proved that organized people can beat organized money.

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I work at a public library. People who want to use AI seem to have no trouble doing so. People who don't want to use AI have a harder time. I crowdsourced and then finalized this document "How to disable or avoid intrusive AI" and then gave it a short URL: notoai.org Please pass along if it's useful

An aircraft passenger oxygen mask: a drop down passenger mask with air bag and yellow plastic mouth and nose cover, oxygen tube has been cut; Demonstration model used by flight attendant crew for passenger instruction. Has text on the side indicating that it's non-functional.

A mother gave the government her fingerprints, tax records, and DNA to get her 6-year-old daughter back. She did everything officials asked. ICE used that information to find and arrest her. A child welfare system became a deportation tool. open.substack.com/pub/adamkinz...

ICE Turned Family Reunification Into A Deportation List

A program created to place migrant children with relatives has become a pipeline for deportation arrests.

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Big news here. After Salgado Araujo was killed by an ICE agent, *someone* leaked that a search warrant for the van showed FBI thought they might have seen drug baggies in it. The family said it was drink powder. Apparently the substance was tested and the family was correct.

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