Definitely should be read! www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle...
‘If we don’t fight back, we don’t have a future’: the journalist taking on the ‘tech fascists’ of Silicon Valley
As Elon Musk, Peter Thiel and their peers have grown richer and more influential, Gil Durán argues they have all but abandoned democracy – and found the perfect government to enable them
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The For Our Republic Act is an answer to Trump’s attempts to tighten his authoritarian grip—a roadmap to protecting our democratic institutions and the most vulnerable people in our democratic republic. Let’s save our republic!
Merkley Leads Sweeping Legislation to Counter Trump’s Authoritarian Takeover of U.S. and Defend Our Democracy - Merkley
Washington, D.C. – Today, Oregon’s U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley unveiled the For Our Republic Act, a comprehensive legislative package to fight back against President Trump’s aggressive authoritarian tak...
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I hope people, especially men, understand that this is the same fight, against the same people as our demand for a woman right to autonomy, including abortion This is a fight that's gone one for over 2000 years; the forced imposition of ones religious mythology www.courthousenews.com/new-yorks-me...
New York's Medical Aid in Dying law takes effect over pushback from Catholic caretakers
In addition to a physician's evaluation, patients must undergo a mental health assessment — a provision other states don't require.
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If our States said "NO" to SCOTUS on Trumps immunity If States said "NO" to SCOTUS on stopping CO from banning insurrectionist Trump from the ballot If the States said no to SCOTUS torching voting rights We must simply say "NO" We the people have the power, not SCOTUS lawandcrime.com/supreme-cour...
Trump's 'far-reaching' powers for USPS pose 'intolerable risk' for midterm elections: States
The states which have so far succeeded in blocking key portions of Trump's USPS executive order are asking the highest court in the land to keep it that way.
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The South seceded because they demanded the "right' to own other humans, a pure evil. They lost the war but kept their evil alive. This is the same war & we must take stands & win. Women are not chattel. White Christian men are not superior. Christian gendering goes against the laws of nature.
Strict Scrutiny Podcast@strictscrutiny.bsky.social · yesterdayOn Todd Blanche: (1) his written statement on the weaponization fund is a meaningless joke and (2) the danger(s) he poses to abortion access: m.youtube.com/watch?v=fJAY...
As Netanyahu bombs Palestinian children & ultra-orthodox "settlers" kill & steal Palestinian rights it needs 2 be understood that "never again" includes Palestinians Critically it means not only "to" but "by" we Jews 2 protect from 2 not engage in Netanyahu is no more Jewish than Trump a Christian
Auschwitz Memorial@auschwitzmemorial.bsky.social · 2d ago4 August 1935 | A Dutch Jewish girl, Betty Mol, was born in Amsterdam. In September 1944 she was incarcerated in #Theresienstadt Ghetto. On 6 October 1944 she was deported to Auschwitz and murdered in a gas chamber.
The ludicrous unitary executive theory views citizen suits as a way for citizens to usurp the executive branch’s prosecutorial authority We are not talking about having a king, we are talking about living under a despot. BIG difference; much worse No Kings or Despots! arstechnica.com/tech-policy/...
Trump wants the power to stop the public from suing polluters
Trump's DOJ says citizens should no longer be able to enforce environmental laws.
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FYI: Blanche rescinded the ORDER establishing the slush fund, not the underlying “settlement.” The settlement says any changes must be agreed to by ALL parties, not just Todd. This “rescission” isn’t worth the paper it’s printed on.
How do I prove that my comment is written by a human, me and not AI? How bout this comment: "Courts have also ruled that false political speech—even when created with AI—remains legally protected under the First Amendment." www.lawfaremedia.org/article/if-a...
If AI Outputs Aren’t Speech, Who Has to Prove They’re Human?
Denying First Amendment protection to AI outputs sounds like a rule about machines. In practice it could burden human speech online.
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+ facial recognition, ICE, et al using their phones to video all combined into a database & AI We need to change how we are policed; we need to eliminate the "us vs them" mentality that exists. Just as we used to have a citizen/soldier we need a citizen/police. www.youtube.com/watch?v=lnBP...
Police Surveillance Technology: Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (HBO)
YouTube video by LastWeekTonight
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Trump has now ordered the Dept of Retribution (DOJ) make up evidence as per the Reflecting Pool To a sick, paranoid, scared, demented mind conspiracies abound Trump is our nation's Caligula with wildly despotic caprice & cruelty Be as 1 Seek Harmony & Balance Do Jury duty www.npr.org/2026/08/03/n...
The DOJ is increasingly charging ICE protesters with criminal conspiracy
The Justice Department is using federal conspiracy charges to sweep up ICE protesters. Some legal experts worry the agency is casting too wide a net to prosecute political activists who oppose the Tru...
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To my knowledge there has been no greater crime against humanity, no crime that has created, & still creating, greater suffering & death than this. agupubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1029/...
Global Warming Has Accelerated Significantly
During the last decade, the rate at which Earth warmed increased substantially After removing the influence of known natural variability factors, the increase of the warming rate is statistically...
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How sick is an individual when they choose to heedlessly/needlessly create pain, suffering, & death in order to amass unlimited wealth? How sick is a society when they chose to honor these individuals, make them leaders, & give them unchecked power?
ProPublica@propublica.org · 3d agoWATCH: ProPublica & @drilledmedia.bsky.social found that oil and gas companies have been funding climate research at prestigious US universities for 30+ years. This research fostered a misperception that climate change could be solved without dramatically curtailing fossil fuels: propub.li/3TTgAGp
When we see what is being done by Netanyahu and the Israeli "settlers" to the Palestinians, we must understand "our" government, corps, & "settlers" are doing by force, today, the same to those whose land choose to desecrate. www.courthousenews.com/dc-circuit-d...
DC Circuit denies Ute Tribe ownership over millions of acres in Utah
The ruling is the latest defeat for the Ute Indian Tribe of the Uintah and Ouray Indian Reservation to restore a large portion of the Uncompahgre Reservation in northeastern Utah.
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Seems to me that screening is working quite well for what the Trump Admin wants. This screening criteria is akin to what we see in Trump Admin political appointees. We need to see the enemy for who they are & not project ourselves onto them as Trump does.
NowThis Impact@nowthisimpact.bsky.social · 6d ago(1/2) It’s almost like they’re not screening these people very well. Oh wait.
Thanks to our capitalist economy combined with our Biblical hierarchical patriarchy, today, this little girl could not afford her insulin. Historically most medical breakthroughs were done by empathetic, compassionate people to help others funded by public moneys.
Ariaa®@ariaa.bsky.social · 6d ago
the moment to act (DISRUPTIVELY) is not just already here, it has been for a long time, so if you’re waiting for that moment you’ll be waiting forever
This, simply put, is an attack on Truth & Justice
Anne Applebaum@anneapplebaum.wsocial.eu · 2w agoThis is an outrageous attack on the Smithsonian, on the professionals who work there and the Americans who love it. Like the Bolsheviks deliberately destroying churches www.washingtonpost.com/style/2026/0...
We the people allow States 2 b part of a neoconfederacy? Heed Robert's MAGA 6 SCOTUS rulings? Give equal footing to States that disempower their citizenry? Permit the cruel & inhumane treatment,murder of our loved ones,friends neighbors,strangers NO! Time 2 revive Dec of Ind that includes ALL people
Anne Applebaum@anneapplebaum.wsocial.eu · 2w agoThis is another step towards a one-party state: only give government grants to your political friends www.nytimes.com/2026/07/24/b...
Calling out bias works best when: - The transgression is egregious and urgent - The transgressor is an org structure or system (this depersonalizes the problem) - The victim wants you to confront on their behalf www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/bett...
When Is Calling Out Bias Actually Effective?
Calling out bias is one of the most powerful allyship tools. It's important to know when and how to call out bias to avoid negative side effects and improve effectiveness.
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Please watch the few minutes about 14:25 Dani Bensky speaks to how the survivors would like to be called. Listen to her & heed her. Show the survivors the respect they seek They are Golden Warriors, as per Dani Respect is part of the healing Pleas share www.youtube.com/watch?v=TF-vg-ZtM0c&t=11s
Finding Your Own Justice w/ Dani Bensky
YouTube video by Is This Really Legal?
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Please stop using euphemistic name, "pro-life" & start calling, accurately, anti-abortion folk as Christian misogynists. It is proven these groups have created a minority government, that has institutionalized Christian misogyny that results in killing women & worse.
ProPublica@propublica.org · 2w agoWe found that the sepsis rate in second-trimester pregnancy loss hospitalizations increased by more than 50% under Texas’ abortion ban. Here’s how we did our analysis. (Published Feb. 2025)
Not being racist is not enough, one must be anti-racist. youtu.be/n5NHPoRbno4
Leslie Jones on Right-Wing Claims That Racism Is Over & What Allyship Really Means | The Daily Show
YouTube video by The Daily Show
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Western Lit, including histories, generally erased women, not just silenced them. And erased any culture that did not highlight men as superior &/or dominant.
Amy Diehl, Ph.D.@amydiehl.bsky.social · 2w agoAncient Greece & today: There's "fury & fretting over women in politics speaking…tone of voice—too high? too school-marmish? too much vocal fry? too this?too that?—that ignores what they’re saying,as if their job was to be aesthetically pleasing."@rebeccasolnit.bsky.social lithub.com/penelope-spe...
A secret court under the Trump admin, what could go wrong? Blanche defining who is an “alien terrorist?" We know that Trump has defined the non-existent "Antifa" as a domestic terrorist org despite there being no such legal entity as a domestic terrorist org. www.cnbc.com/2026/07/19/j...
Justice Department activates untested court for 'alien terrorist' deportations
Judge James Boasberg has suggested the Alien Terrorist Removal Court would be the natural forum for considering deportation on national security grounds.
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