Disneyland’s costumed characters make family memories. Disney’s contract proposal drops paid parental leave www.latimes.com/entertainmen...

Disneyland's costumed characters make family memories. Disney's contract proposal drops paid parental leave

Disneyland's costumed character and parade workers say Disney's current contract proposal leaves out paid parental leave, cuts a paid holiday and offers no first-year raise.

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Disney California Adventure has bats in the belfry...

I just signed a @theactionnetwork.bsky.social petition: Stand with the Disneyland Entertainment Cast Members! Sign here: actionnetwork.org/petitions/st...

Stand with the Disneyland Entertainment Cast Members!

Sign your name today and show your solidarity with the Cast Members of Disneyland! By signing your name, you let the workers know that we have your support and you let the Disneyland management know t...

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Yesterday's temperature topped 105° in Fresno. "Carlos" and team were working in the watermelons. "Our team is paid piece rate. The more boxes we fill the more we make. The person closest to the truck has the hardest job so we switch off. This is exhausting work." #WeFeedYou

Let’s go with collusion

Jonathan Feingold@jpygold.bsky.social · 2d ago

My lord at this point it’s either incompetence or collusion. any university president who thinks they can “work” with the Trump regime lacks fitness for the job.

"don't make enough money" is a fig leaf All those degree programs--social work, art, etc.--have disproportionately female student bodies. This is designed to make it harder for women to attend college--college education being a key factor in women's autonomy from men & left-leaning voting pattern.

The New Republic@newrepublic.com · 2d ago

President Trump is banning students majoring in degrees that don’t make enough money from taking out college loans. Degrees for social work, art, religious studies, teaching aides, and music will be hit the hardest. trib.al/aaAEu6v

I had a realization yesterday that The Sorcerer's Apprentice is a great allegory for Generative AI. Mickey pawns off work to an autonomous force only to have that force mindlessly use keep doing that very thing and destroy everything while using up plenty of perfectly good water in the process

Tom Fitzgerald is retiring from Walt Disney Imagineering. Fitzgerald had a 47-year career at WDI and helped shape Disney experiences like Star Tours, Mickey's PhilharMagic, Guardians of the Galaxy: Cosmic Rewind, and Disneyland Paris.

Disgraceful actions by @harvard.edu - destroying their writing program at a time when it's needed more than ever as "A.i." undermines everything. Deepest shame on this institution and all the best to @janerosenzweig.bsky.social. www.thecrimson.com/article/2026...

In Defense of the Harvard College Writing Center | Opinion | The Harvard Crimson

As current and former Harvard College Writing Center tutors, we write to condemn the dissolution of the Writing Center as an independent entity and the laying off of its director, Jane Rosenzweig.

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Trump's Medicaid work requirements are putting even terminally ill patients through bureaucratic nightmares to keep their health insurance — all to fund even more tax cuts for the wealthy.

No professional accomplishment has ever made me happier than this. theonion.com/translator-o...

Translator Of Original ‘Minions’ Epic Poem Slams ‘Sexless, Bloodless’ Film Adaptation

PHILADELPHIA—In a 4,500-word essay published in Harper’s Magazine, Emily Wilson, known for her popular translation of the Minions epic poem, blasted the latest film Thursday as a “sexless, bloodless” ...

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Trump’s ICE raids have reduced the employment rate of US-born male workers, according to a new study. The study also found that employers have not increased wages to attract US workers. Hello? Not only is Trump’s deportation agenda patently cruel, it’s also terrible for the economy. Despicable.

Study Shows How Trump's ICE Raids Cost Americans Jobs | Common Dreams

Trump's aggressive immigration raids are not only tearing families apart, but they're also destroying jobs for both immi

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Acton - the *dem* candidate for governor in Ohio - barred trans people from attending her "listening session" with LGBTQ people and refused to allow the leadership of the Progressive caucus into the zoom.

The Gaily Show@thegailyshow.org · last wk.

Pretty shocking stuff here. According to @ari4ohio.bsky.social, Dr. Amy Acton's campaign refused to allow the leadership of the Ohio Dem Progressive Caucus to attend last night's listening session after Acton announced support for bans on trans athletes. They also wouldn't let Childrey in either.

I found out earlier this evening that Rick Storey from Knott’s Krazy Kirk and the Hillbillies (“Whistling Rick”) and Bluegrass Duo at the Fireman’s Brigade has passed away.

Here’s the link should anyone want to take part 👍🏼🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️ @transparentaction.bsky.social @fflaguk.bsky.social @heatherpaterson.co.uk @natashadevon.bsky.social www.outandproudparentsday.org

Out And Proud Parents Day - Official Site

July 30th is Out and Proud Parents Day where we ask Proud Parents of LGBTQI+ children to come out and be role models within their community.

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Watch it till the end. This is moral clarity -- TMZ understands the moment, and what that Rand Paul kangaroo court was, better than any coverage I've seen so far. www.youtube.com/watch?v=6zaO...

This Is Personal

YouTube video by TMZ

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This is the remarkable thinker & teacher whose Harvard role was just terminated--profiled in Harvard Magazine only 18 months ago. What is happening at the College this summer is awful (as with last summer, when the Women's Center was closed out of the blue). 🤯 www.harvardmagazine.com/2025/01/harv...

Harvard Writing Center’s Jane Rosenzweig on AI and Writing | Harvard Magazine

Harvard Writing Center’s Jane Rosenzweig on AI and writing

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Mary Lewis@profmarylewis.bsky.social · last wk.

It‘s quite possible that with this move, @harvard.edu could become the only Ivy League university without a writing center. www.thecrimson.com/article/2026...

Another Heat Advisory Issued for Central Florida Today

Another Heat Advisory Issued for Central Florida Today

<p>The National Weather Service has issued yet another Heat Advisory for Central Florida, including Walt Disney World Resort and Universal Orlando Resort. Heat Advisory Heat Advisories have been issued multiple times this summer, including yesterday, July 27.. The Heat Advisory for Tuesday, July 28, will be in effect from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. for &#8230; <a title="Another Heat Advisory Issued for Central Florida Today" class="read-more" href="https://wdwnt.com/2026/07/another-heat-advisory-issued-for-central-florida-today/" aria-label="Read more about Another Heat Advisory Issued for Central Florida Today">Read more</a></p>

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This cartoon caused such a stir when I first posted it that I knew I'd touched a nerve. It proved that those who think they are in and therefore have the right to exclude others can't handle it when their lack of love might in fact exclude them from the fullness of life.

Black Panther 3 will be released December 15th, 2028. David Jonsson will star as T'Challa's son in the film.

Mindy and I got to beta-test a MouseAdventure Pixie Dust Dash game in DCA tonight! 3 hours running 6 miles in the heat, and we're pooped!

For the Record: Plaza Inn biscuits leave Mrs. Knotts biscuits in the dust. The fried chicken, too.

as many predicted, it wouldn’t stop with banning trans girls & women from sports. the heritage foundation has already started its fight against *all* women’s sports. given the influence the group has, we must pay attention and start fighting now open.substack.com/pub/contrari...

We Told You It Would Get Worse

Women's and girls' sports are likely to be next on the chopping block.

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"The only minority destroying America is billionaires. Trans people are 1% of the population. Muslims are 1% of the population. Undocumented people are 1% of the population. We are focused on the wrong 1%.” Powerful words from #JamesTalaricoTX

This story is crazy. It would appear Trump admin officials rigged their nationally televised high school civics contest to keep a young man from a Sikh family out of the finalists. www.notus.org/national/ame...

Suspicion and Doubt at the National Civics Contest

America’s finest young scholars competed to mark their country's birthday. It led to a disputed finish in the age of mistrust.

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it does actually sound like taylor farms and the white house teamed up to try and blame taco bell for the outbreak. unprecedented corruption

Jessica Nix@jessicanix.bsky.social · 2w ago

NEW: As cyclosporiasis cases jumped, the company linked to the outbreak - Taylor Farms - effectively delayed a recall that mounted in consumer confusion. Gift link for @business www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

Celebrated saxophonist Plas Johnson has died. He's best known for his playful musical turn on one of the most recognizable movie themes in history. Johnson's recording for composer Henry Mancini's “The Pink Panther” helped the song win three Grammys and an Oscar nomination.

Someone in DC set up a “little free blockbuster” with DVDs inside instead of books lol

PSA on the Victoria Line tube in London. Phillipson and every other GC weirdo needs to take note.