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ProPublica@propublica.org · 3w ago

Hundreds of thousands of dollars in public subsidies goes to funding internet service to unlivable buildings on Alaska’s Adak Island. We knocked on every door and talked to every person we could find. Not a single one told us they used the service. with @adn.com

On This Nearly Deserted Alaska Island, You Pay to Keep Hundreds of Empty Buildings Wired for Internet

U.S. phone customers pay more than $340,000 a year for an Anchorage company to keep homes and buildings on Alaska’s Adak Island wired for obsolete internet service. All but a few of them sit empty.

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ceej@ceej.online · 3w ago

the thing about having actual principles is that when a politician I respect does some stupid shit I can just be like, “that sucks, knock it off” instead of inventing an imaginary world where I’m forced to defend stupid shit for procedural 4d chess reasons

Mayor Zohran Kwame Mamdani@mayor.nyc.gov · 3w ago

36 years ago today, the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) was signed into law. This came after decades of advocacy from the Disability Rights movement and changed our country and our City for the better.

Mayor Mamdani holds the finish line at the USATF Outdoor and Para National Championship Text on image reads “The Americans With Disabilities Act (ADA) was signed into law 36 years ago. We’re fighting for a City that is accessible for all.”Mayor Mamdani high fives a child in a blue shirt. Text on image reads “More than 1 million New Yorkers live with disabilities. So we’re investing $67.5M in Special-Ed Pre-K.”
Phil Lewis@phillewis.bsky.social · 3w ago

Small and niche rant: The First Amendment auditors have clearly getting more antagonistic with the public over the years. It’s antisocial behavior to stick a camera in someone’s face and then act surprised when people are annoyed, even if it’s legal

NPR@npr.org · last mo.

In 2023, Neill disclosed he had been diagnosed with angioimmunoblastic T-cell lymphoma, a rare type of non-Hodgkin lymphoma. Neill died on Monday in Sydney, according to a statement posted to the actor's social media page. n.pr/44uAeL1

Sam Neill, known for 'Jurassic Park' and 'The Piano,' dies at 78, his family says

In 2023, Neill disclosed he had been diagnosed with angioimmunoblastic T-cell lymphoma, a rare type of non-Hodgkin lymphoma. Neill died on Monday in Sydney, according to a statement posted to the actor's social media page.

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