Monitors admit they are struggling to keep track of the environmental disasters arising from widening war
Monitors admit they are struggling to keep track of the environmental disasters arising from widening war
When Massachusetts passed a "millionaires tax" in 2023, conservatives claimed the rich would flee.
But two years later, they haven't β and MA has collected $5.7B for infrastructure and public education.
A reminder that positive change can still happen at the state level.
We know that the far-right groups who are pushing anti-trans policies want to go beyond banning youth gender-affirming care; they want to ban care for trans adults, and they have already begun restricting care access. Read more: buff.ly/zqNDKqa
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I donβt think itβs a coincidence
Let them drive, Kansas! Let them vote!
The richest man owns X.
The second and third richest men control Google.
The fourth richest man owns Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp.
The fifth richest man owns The Washington Post.
And now the sixth richest could soon take over both Paramount and Warner Bros.
See the problem here?
NBC ran a piece where Mary Carrillo went to Norway to find out why they're so good at the Winter Olympics and i was yelling BECAUSE IT'S COLD THERE
then she went to a little tiny ski jump for kids and was like "it's free, equipment is provided, & they don't emphasize results"
and i was like.
oh!
Headline correction: βWith New Momentum, Republican States Escalate Bullying Campaign Against Trans Youthβ
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With New Momentum, Republican States Push Broader Limits for Trans Americans www.nytimes.com/2026/02/18/u...
We must stop every single proposed concentration camp. www.kjzz.org/the-show/202...
βI am somebodyβ shaped how millions of us saw ourselves as kids, including me. That message mattered. It still does.
Rest in power, Jesse Jackson
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Recent CBS News news:
1. Anderson Cooper leaves 60 Minutes after two decades
2. Stephen Colbert reveals network wonβt let him air interview with Dem
3. Producer says politics dictating what airs
4. Ownerβs bid for CNN parent back on the table.
5. Not firing Epstein pal.
Heaven forbid anyone in that building takes an interest in astronomy. No kids with telescopes allowed here
Me with a sticker that reads βI voted earlyβ
Itβs voting time
The Declaration of Independence was written over lesser failures of government than this
When did federal vs state employment become a protected discrimination category?
We should require immigration detention to be at least a 3 star hotel with full communication access and support. Itβs not prison, and should rarely be required or used
BREAKING: The Epstein survivors are releasing this ad on this Super Bowl Sunday to send the message that they will not βmove onβ from the largest sex trafficking scandal in the world. #standwithsurvivors
I use βkicking puppiesβ as a throw away example of wrong behavior in my ethics classes, but I guess thatβs partisan now?
I think we are doing more than shrugging, but still
FBI Election Executive?!
I think this current moment is ripe for it
Iβm sharing Aliyaβs entire opening statement. We owe it to her, and those who no longer have a voice, to watch. youtu.be/zrcW8SZtYpI?...
I think itβs time for a domestic tear gas ban
π¨BREAKING: President Donald Trump urged Republicans to seize control of elections and place voting under national authority Monday β one of his most explicit signals yet that he plans to interfere with the workings of democracy. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
Epsteinβs economic power among academics was made possible by a capitalist system that makes higher education dependent on the charity economy rather than a public good supported by taxing the rich
Lady Gaga has put out a gorgeous anthem for Minneapolis.
youtu.be/e3o5FIXoK84?...
A lawless regime.
reason.com/2026/01/29/f...
This is heartbreaking cruelty. They killed Wael