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“The only way to deal with an unfree world is to become so absolutely free that your very existence is an act of rebellion” - Albert Camus
A new program is using the arts to tackle loneliness and social isolation. https://to.pbs.org/4pUkmv0
The science behind using the arts to combat loneliness and social isolation
A new program in Charlotte, North Carolina, is using the arts to tackle loneliness and social isolation. Paul Solman reports on prescriptions for art instead of medicine for our series at the intersec...
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The suspicious transfer of Ghislaine Maxwell is just the most visible and outrageous example of what could become a quiet attack on the rule of the law:
Todd Blanche’s New Grip on the Federal Prison System
Critics worry a little-noticed policy shift could let the attorney general reward allies, punish enemies, and sideline longstanding Bureau of Prisons processes.
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WSJ What Ellisons gave: -$45M to a Trump-aligned '24 campaign group -Millions to pro-Trump groups after elex -Bought the Free Press and installed Bari Weiss -$ to be corporate sponsor of Freedom 250 What Ellisons got: -$500B Stargate Project -TikTok -Paramount merger www.wsj.com/politics/pol...
How a $45 Million Donation Brought Larry Ellison Deeper Into Trump’s Circle
The billionaire’s private friendship with the president has helped Oracle’s business and his son’s media conglomerate.
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We’re starving millions of Americans so musk and bezos can get tax cuts and trump can collect bribes www.theatlantic.com/newsletters/...
The Coming Food-Stamp Crisis
A looming deadline may force some states to end SNAP next year.
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The former Pittsburgh Post-Gazette workers who went on strike for 3+ years, only to have the owners sell the paper and fire most of them, have started their own cooperative news org. Important reporting by @maximillianalvarez.bsky.social
Corporate profiteers destroyed journalism. Worker-owned media can save it.
Former Pittsburgh Post-Gazette workers went on strike for over three years and won. Then, the owners sold the paper and most strikers lost their jobs. Now, they’ve launched “a cooperative news organiz...
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Despite being an early skeptic of Donald Trump’s politics and popularity, the conservative columnist has since downplayed the president’s authoritarian and fascist tendencies while attempting to rationalize Trump’s behavior. trib.al/4ysjjBv
Data centers drain local reservoirs, require enormous water use, massively strain power grids & create air/sound pollution, harming our health, sleep & daily quality of life. Congressional reps MUST stop data centers until impacts can be mitigated.
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Lets not forget Trump family profitting from Trump wars:
This is amazing! McConnell in Michael Jackson’s “Thriller” video…. I wish there was the entire song! www.instagram.com/reel/DbR0uiF...
EURweb on Instagram: "The last thing anyone in the GOP wanted to see: their Senate leader doing the zombie shuffle with a crowd of monsters. 🧟♂️🔊 And yet… here we are. The internet is undefeated. ...
41K likes, 2,518 comments - eurweb on July 26, 2026: "The last thing anyone in the GOP wanted to see: their Senate leader doing the zombie shuffle with a crowd of monsters. 🧟♂️🔊 And yet… here we are....
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Bonta: We identified three markets where they’re violating the law and the judge was persuaded by all of our arguments. So she’s issued an order blocking the merger. It’s very clear that Paramount and Warner Bros. can take no steps toward consummating the merger.
This month, we published another article revealing that MSG kept a database of VIP event attendees, labeling some of them as LGBTQIA and assigning a “risk score” to others. This is also now free to read:
Madison Square Garden Kept a List of Gay Celebrities
An MSG database tracked and categorized hundreds of celebs, famous Knicks superfans, and even some of Taylor Swift’s wedding guests. Labels included “LGBTQIA,” “DO NOT HOST,” and low to high “risk.”
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In April, we reported on the MSG surveillance machine–an operation that allegedly tracked a trans woman, lawyers, protesters, and more. You can now read it for free.
The Shocking Secrets of Madison Square Garden’s Surveillance Machine
Famously vengeful Knicks owner Jim Dolan has long spied on people at his iconic arenas. WIRED goes deep inside the operation that allegedly tracked a trans woman, lawyers, protesters, and more.
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Yesterday, WIRED learned that Madison Square Garden was suing us for our accurate reporting. We stand by our work. That’s why we’re removing the paywall from two of the MSG stories they don’t want you to read, making them free for everyone.
Oh, really. Corporate propaganda has polluted judicial retreats for decades, but when it’s climate science, PolluterPage objects. www.wsj.com/opinion/judi...
Opinion | Judicial Impartiality Is Under Threat
Political actors try to sway federal judges with partisan training and educational materials. That has to stop.
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“.. As states brace for as many as 10 million Americans to lose their health insurance under .. Trump’s 2025 tax-and-spending law, New York offers a preview of the upheaval expected to ripple through the U.S. next year ..” @politico.com www.politico.com/news/2026/07...
In response to Trump’s speech tonight; Great day to donate to Jon Ossoff’s campaign, or any Dem esp in swing state or tight races! Talarico inTexas, Sherrod Brown in Ohio , Peltola in Alaska, Josh Turek in Iowa, Roy Cooper in NC, Annie Andrews in SC etc. - Add any Dems we should be looking at!
PBS News@pbsnews.org · 3w agoPresident Donald Trump is expected to deliver an address Thursday night from the White House. During the president's speech, our partners at @PolitiFact are providing live fact-checking. https://to.pbs.org/4ppT2o9
In response to Trump’s speech tonight; Great day to donate to Jon Ossoff’s campaign, or any Dem esp in swing state or tight races! Talarico inTexas, Sherrod Brown in Ohio , Peltola in Alaska, Josh Turek in Iowa, Roy Cooper in NC, Annie Andrews in SC etc. - Add any Dems we should be looking at!
Democracy Docket@democracydocket.com · 3w agoHAPPENING NOW: Trump is addressing the nation with what he's calling "really big news" on elections. The reality? He's spent nearly six years pushing false claims about 2020 that have been debunked by his own administration, election officials and courts. We're fact-checking him LIVE below👇
NEW: After ProPublica and @texastribune.org revealed Ken Paxton repeatedly voted while registered at an address where he appears to no longer live, Democrats called for an investigation into whether the Texas attorney general committed election fraud.
Texas Democrats Ask for Investigation Into Ken Paxton After Our Reporting Found He May Have Violated Election Law
The complaint asks the Texas secretary of state to examine whether Paxton committed election fraud by voting in the May primary runoff while registered at an address where he no longer appears to live...
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Jesus Manuel Arenas-Silva, 45, is the 22nd person to die in ICE custody this year alone. At least 52 people have died in ICE custody since Trump returned to office — an all-time high. Everyone who carried out this reign of terror must face consequences.
Venezuelan man becomes 22nd person to die in ICE custody this year
Jesús Manuel Arenas-Silva, 45, found ‘unresponsive’ while being transferred between detention facilities in Georgia
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It's not a tight race at the moment, but chucking $5 to Dr. Annie Andrews and giving her a social media boost wouldn't hurt anything. Republicans should have to work to keep Graham's seat. Support the Anti-RFKJr! drannieandrews.com
Dr. Annie Andrews for Senate
Dr. Annie Andrews is a pediatrician and mom who has dedicated her career to fighting for a brighter future for all children...
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In response to Trump’s speech tonight; Great day to donate to Jon Ossoff’s campaign, or any Dem in swing state or tight races! Talarico inTexas, Sherrod Brown in Ohio , Peltola in Alaska, Josh Turek in Iowa, Roy Cooper in NC, & below etc. - Add any Dems we should be looking at!
Scott MacFarlane@macfarlanenews.bsky.social · 3w agoNEW: Six more US House races shift in the direction of Democrats, per Cook Political Report analysis
In response to Trump’s speech tonight; Great day to donate to Jon Ossoff’s campaign, or any Dem in swing state or tight races! Talarico inTexas, Sherrod Brown in Ohio , Peltola in Alaska, etc. - Add any Dems we should be looking at!
Mark Hamill@markhamillofficial.bsky.social · 3w agoWhat I'll be watching tonight instead of listening to the never ending lies from the WH about "rigged" elections:
What I'll be watching tonight instead of listening to the never ending lies from the WH about "rigged" elections:
Have you listened to Jon Stewarts interview with Jack Smith and Brian Driscoll? HIGHLY RECOMMEND! On Weekly Show podcast and Youtube: youtu.be/Lyk9_Ku9-Q8?...
Jack Smith & Brian Driscoll On Weaponizing Justice | The Weekly Show with Jon Stewart
YouTube video by The Weekly Show with Jon Stewart
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There were three others in the van with the man shot by ICE in Houston this week. A representative for the families tells TNR that the government is pressuring these potential witnesses to self-deport. trib.al/22P6M2J
Texas ICE Killing Darkens: Rep Says Witnesses Pressured to Self-Deport
There were three others in the van with the man shot by ICE in Houston this week. A representative for the families tells TNR that the government is pressuring these potential witnesses to self-deport.
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