This is the story of how a group of perfectly ordinary neighbors took on one of the worst landlords in New York. And won. Introducing, the Union of Pinnacle Tenants: the short film. Watch the full film: youtu.be/h5dvGKI26ZA
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More than 70 years after the kidnapping, torture and lynching of 14-year-old Emmett Till in Mississippi, a major new photography exhibit asks how the world would be different “If Emmett Till Lived.” If Till had lived, he would be just over 85 years old today.
New Exhibit Imagines Emmett Till’s Life If He Had Come Home Alive
The exhibit comes as the Trump administration escalates attacks on DEI and censors how history is publicly presented.
truthout.org
I have, with my own eyes, watched my tax dollars in the form of missiles as they hit buildings inhabited by civilians. I'd much prefer subsidizing a grocery story I don't use.
USA TODAY Opinion@usatodayopinion.usatoday.com · 3d agoOpinion: Mamdani's idea may sound appealing, but it's NYC taxpayers who will take the hit, subsidizing discounts they may never even use.
Is everyone aware of the General Motors streetcar conspiracy? In the mid-20th century, auto and oil interests bought up electric streetcar systems across the US and systematically replaced them with bus routes and paved roads, funneling commuters toward private cars.
General Motors streetcar conspiracy - Wikipedia
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When we would be looking to hire at RAND, we got excited about the applicants who did a AAAS Fellowship. In the WH, I was fortunate to get to work with many. Many folks in academia do this fellowship before or while they are in tenure-track roles. Philanthropy should triple the number of Fellows.
The application for the AAAS Science & Technology Policy Fellowship, which places scientists & engineers into roles in Congress and in the Executive Branch, opened today. This program is essential for building technical policy capacity in the US. If interested, apply: fellowshipapp.aaas.org/app/main
STPF Application - AAAS
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BIG NEWS - Victory for the Tribes, environmental advocates, and our #GreatLakes today - the Michigan Supreme Court has vacated a key Line 5 oil tunnel permit in a 6-1 decision! Enbridge’s tunnel application now heads back to the MPSC. And we'll keep going until our Straits are safe. #ShutDownLine5
Michigan Supreme Court vacates key Line 5 permit - Bridge Michigan
The court ruled 6-1 that the Michigan Public Service Commission’s review of a key permit for the petroleum pipeline tunnel was overly narrow, failing to consider whether the tunnel will harm public tr...
bridgemi.com
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Americans for Tax Fairness@4taxfairness.bsky.social · 6d ago"Taxing the rich doesn't work." Tell that to Massachusetts. Their millionaire tax has raised $3.1 BILLION so far. It's funding bridges, buses, teachers, free community college, and free school meals. This isn't theory. It's working. We've got the receipts.
The fact that it’s poisoning Black people is not seen as a negative to these folks.
SpaceX won’t remove all of xAI’s unpermitted turbines for another year | TechCrunch
SpaceX is building a new power plant for xAI's Colossus data centers, but it won't remove existing, unpermitted turbines for many more months.
techcrunch.com
Study Finds Ultra-Processed Foods Make Up Over 50% Of Americans’ Thoughts https://theonion.com/study-finds-ultra-processed-foods-make-up-over-50-of-americans-thoughts/
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Murshed Zaheed@murshedz.bsky.social · last wk.only if every Democrat in Congress could communicate like this. PS: Any Dem. looking to be President in 2029 and/or taking leadership roles in Cong. (if Ds take control of one or both chambers) should make termination of all govt. contracts w/ Musk a key part of an accountability agenda.
Black borrowers received few federal loans in the 1930s and 1940s, study finds phys.org/news/2026-07...
Black borrowers received few federal loans in the 1930s and 1940s, study finds
Historians have for decades chronicled instances of discriminatory practices under Federal Housing Administration and Veterans Administration mortgage programs, but the extent of these biases has been...
phys.org
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High Speed Rail Alliance@hsrail.bsky.social · last wk.The U.S. DOT has proposed eliminating all guaranteed funding for public transit and passenger rail, putting 85% of these federal investments on the chopping block. @apta-info.bsky.social provides more about what's at stake and what you can do to help.
You should also send a personalized message to Congress using this easy form: www.hsrail.org/blog/tell-co...
Tell Congress: Provide Guaranteed Funding for Trains | High Speed Rail Alliance
America is defined by its regions. From the mountains and lush forests of Cascadia, to the plains and Great Lakes of the Midwest, to the bluegrass and sweet wetlands of the Southeast—every region is…
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This week, we’re highlighting two themes in Archives & History: (1) Legal battles over the erasure of marginalized people from historical sites and national parks and (2) efforts to undermine the Smithsonian Institution’s credibility and independence. 1/7 unbreaking.org/issues/archi...
Archives & History — Unbreaking
Documenting damage and resistance. Unflooding the zone.
unbreaking.org
An investigative report two years in the making was released Tuesday, July 28, detailing decades of sexual abuse at Interlochen Center for the Arts by staff, trustees, visiting artists and Jeffrey Epstein.
Epstein, 46 others linked to decades of sex assaults at Interlochen, over 70 victims
An investigative report two years in the making was released Tuesday, July 28, detailing decades of sexual abuse at Interlochen Center for the Arts by staff, trustees, visiting artists and Jeffrey Epstein.
mlive.com
Congresswoman Stevens has voted to increase funding for and thank ICE. I support abolishing ICE.
Experts run the numbers and declare Tesla Cybertruck as the biggest flop in US automotive history, overtaking the Ford Edsel flip.it/tBWzsA
Experts run the numbers and declare Tesla Cybertruck as the biggest flop in US automotive history, overtaking the Ford Edsel
The Tesla Cybertruck has been labelled the 'biggest flop in US automotive history', usurping the Ford Edsel - and the numbers are pretty shocking
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While we are in this Greek Mythology moment, may I remind you that Emma Thompson is adapting Pat Barker’s take on The Iliad, and she’s struggled to get it made bc the focus on what acts of war against women and survival thereafter actually look like (the core of Barker’s narrative) is too intense.
Emma Thompson adapting feminist retelling of Iliad for big screen
The actress told the Hay Festival she is writing a film version of Pat Barker’s The Silence of the Girls to draw attention to sexual abuse in war zones
thetimes.com
I love the fact that they're blaming Jimmy Carter and just hoping we all forget that Reagan illegally interfered with Carter getting the hostages released and was never prosecuted for it because he won.
Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com · last wk.NEWSMAX: Where do you think things stand in terms of the war with Iran? REP. JACK BERGMAN: Boy, that's a multi-thousand year old question. I'm not going to blame Jimmy Carter, but ...
The Fifth Element is in theaters for a short time. www.fathomentertainment.com/releases/the...
The Fifth Element
Bruce Willis stars as Korben Dallas, a New York cab driver turned unlikely hero in this timeless story about love and survival set in the 23rd century. In this future world posited by acclaimed direct...
fathomentertainment.com
i’m not even exaggerating. the state department report reads like the foundational documents of the white citizens’ council from 1954. we don’t have to do this again!!
Cool Zone Media@coolzonemedia.bsky.social · 2w agoNew Weird Little Guys: Black Monday: Byron de la Beckwith, Pt. 3 @socialistdogmom.bsky.social @whysophiewhy.bsky.social linktr.ee/weirdlittleg...
“Bloomberg’s analysis shows for the first time the enormous scale of [Jeffrey] Epstein’s travel operation. More than 3,700 commercial flights were booked between 2009 and 2019.”
The Flight Network Behind Jeffrey Epstein’s Trafficking Operation
Thousands of flights booked by the pedophile financier’s staff connected associates and victims to a global network of properties
bloomberg.com
The Trump administration's federal information erasure campaign isn't over. Catch up on the latest losses, removals, and deletions on the @nsarchive.bsky.social's Disappearing Data Chronology: nsarchive.gwu.edu/special-exhi...
A Disappearing Data Chronology
Latest update: July 21, 2026
nsarchive.gwu.edu
⚠️🌉 NEW! The AGU26 Postdoctoral Travel Grant is now open, helping cover costs of attending #AGU26 in San Francisco this December. 🗓️ Apply for this grant by 12 August: spklr.io/63325EPCHR #Postdoc #Grant #ScienceFunding
