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📍Pittsburgh, PA Democracy matters | Loves family, dogs, science, education, & random facts | Social justice advocate | Lifelong learner.

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Mayor Zohran Kwame Mamdani@mayor.nyc.gov · 14h ago

We’re moving 10,000 low-income children off the child care voucher waitlist — at absolutely no cost to their families. Eligible families with children ages 6 weeks to 13 years, and through age 19 for children with special needs, will be invited to apply for a voucher on a rolling basis.

Mayor Mamdani and others make an announcement at a podium with signage that reads “Child Care for all”Children hold hands in front of signage that reads “Child Care for all”
ProPublica@propublica.org · 21h ago

NEW: Following our investigation with @readfrontier.bsky.social, an Oklahoma oil company has plugged a well that was potentially leaking toxic waste. We revealed that state regulators had approved the well in violation of rules meant to protect public drinking water.

Oklahoma Oil Company Plugs Disposal Well That Posed Threat to City’s Drinking Water

The Frontier and ProPublica revealed that state regulators had approved the well in Enid, Oklahoma, in violation of rules meant to protect municipal groundwater. Now the well is permanently shut down.

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Democracy Docket@democracydocket.com · 18h ago

NEW: Nearly 150,000 California mail ballots were thrown out in June's primary — most for arriving too late. Midterm voting starts TODAY. Don't let your ballot be next. Mail it by Oct. 27 or use a drop-off location. Here's what you need to know:

California early voting starts today. Here’s what you need to know

Californians are voting amid an unusually turbulent fight over how ballots are cast, delivered, counted and protected.

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The Sgt Joker@thesgtjoker.bsky.social · 17h ago

Raise your hand if you're concerned that the same Trump Administration that told us not to worry about COVID19 is the same Trump Administration telling us not to worry about the Russian plague. 🖐️

Scott MacFarlane@macfarlanenews.bsky.social · 15h ago

Federal court in Manhattan has scheduled a Wednesday morning hearing on motion by The Intercept, which seeks a court order to halt the Trump monetization scheme to sell advanced access to his Truth Social posts

Raw Story@rawstory.com · 17h ago

Brazil’s Federal Police launched an investigation Friday into whether the U.S. unlawfully interfered in Brazil’s election, seizing computer equipment and communications, Agencia EFE reported.

Suspected Trump election interference sparks police raids in Brazil: report

Computer equipment and communications were seized in Brazil’s largest city as part of a new Brazilian investigation announced Sunday into “possible external interference by the United States” in the nation’s presidential election, Agencia EFE reported.On Sunday, Brazil held its first-round president...

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Scott Horton@robertscotthorton.bsky.social · yesterday

This is now a standard part of Trump's campaign stump, a direct threat to voters: if you elect Democrats, I won't send you FEMA money, and I may take away your Medicare and Medicaid, too. These transcripts will be useful for litigation to follow.

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Robert Reich@rbreich.bsky.social · 12h ago

AI data centers are sucking up water and power. Industry PACs are spending millions to buy our elections. And AI is already being used to facilitate online scams, deny insurance claims, and price-gouge consumers. Sam Altman's response? We should "accept some bad things happening." Hello?

Raw Story@rawstory.com · 10h ago

Nine U.S. service members wounded in the Iran war have gone on the record about the military medical care they received, which they say left them fighting for treatment on their own, according to the Associated Press.

US soldiers wounded in Iran attack speak out after horrific medical treatment by Pentagon

Nine U.S. service members wounded in the Iran war have gone on the record about the military medical care they received, which they say left them fighting for treatment on their own, according to the Associated Press. Going on the record is "rare for troops still in the Army," the AP noted.They were...

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MeidasTouch@meidastouch.com · 13h ago

Katie Phang: "Todd Blanche wants to continue to hide the Epstein files from the American people. He wants to allow the existing redactions and withholdings to stand as a matter of law. He's saying what he has done is legally sufficient. And I am here to say, hell no, it is not."