From apnews.com
Former 2016 Trump campaign adviser is charged over his work for sanctioned Russian TV
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The U.S. government has charged a Russian-born U.S. citizen and former adviser to Donald Trump’s 2016 presidential campaign with working for a sanctioned Russian state television network and laundering the proceeds.
#media #toplink #treason #Election #VoteBlue #dumptrump #corruptgop #gopweirdos #uspolitics #DonaldTrump
on Sep 6
From theintercept.com
Trump EEOC Texted College Professors’ Personal Phones to Ask If They Were Jewish
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“Barnard was not given advance notice of this outreach,” the college’s general counsel wrote in an email to faculty.
#wtf #fedi #capol #trump #misskey #toplink #columbia #mastodon #democracy #democrats
on Wed, 3PM
From nytimes.com
Trump Pressures Ukraine to Accept a Peace Plan That Sharply Favors Russia
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The U.S. proposal would freeze territory along the current front lines of the Russia-Ukraine conflict, which Ukraine has rejected.
#eu #uk #news #wnn7 #uspol #europe #values #russian #toplink #american
3h ago
From propublica.org
White House Proposal Could Gut Climate Modeling the World Depends On
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Potential funding cuts for NOAA and its research partners threaten irreparable harm not only to climate research but to American safety, competitiveness, and national security.
#us #akwx #data #news #toplink #security #scientists #whitehouse #forecasting #climatecrisis
8h ago
From propublica.org
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Martin’s career is dotted with ethical and professional questions, records show. Some of the most serious ones about the interim U.S. attorney for D.C. have remained buried in court filings, overlooked by the press or never reported — until now.
#dc #law #news #trump #ethics #toplink #missouri #uspolitics #trumpadministration
9h ago
From propublica.org
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Secretary of Labor Lori Chavez-DeRemer’s chief of staff issued the warning as department employees have spoken to the news media about harms they see resulting from the dismantling of their agency, which enforces laws guaranteeing workers’ rights.
#hr #law #news #legal #trump #uspol #privacy #toplink #anonymity #disclosure
19h ago
From apnews.com
Trump signs executive orders targeting colleges, plus schools' equity efforts
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President Donald Trump has ordered sharper scrutiny of America’s colleges and the accreditors that oversee them.
#dei #usa #news #trump #school #harvard #toplink #students #university #civilrights
18h ago
From nbcnews.com
Columbia University students plan to build tent encampments this week, sources say
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Plans were discussed in a meeting Tuesday night in Brooklyn, where participants wore masks and identified themselves only by their Signal handles.
21h ago
From noyb.eu
Like to play alone? Ubisoft is still watching you!
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Ubisoft forces people to connect to the internet before they can play a single player game
#eu #gdpr #france #gaming #toplink #ubisoft #videogames #surveillance #dataprotection
13h ago
From washingtonpost.com
Steve Silberman, journalist who explored autism’s history, dies at 66
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He wrote about the developmental condition in “NeuroTribes,” a 2015 bestseller that promoted understanding and acceptance of people who think differently.
#RIP #brain #music #toplink #silberman #journalism #neurotribes #neurodiversity #stevesilberman #autism
on Sep 5
From inquirer.com
The real victims of Eric Adams’ NYC corrupt bargain might go to Gitmo
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Thousands of NYC immigrants are in the crosshairs of the corrupt deal Eric Adams made with Trump's Justice Department.
#us #nyc #usa #news #Heroes #justice #newyork #toplink #EricAdams #political
on Feb 16
From nytimes.com
Utah Bans Collective Bargaining for Public Workers
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Utah joined two other states in prohibiting collective bargaining for teachers, police officers and other public employees in a move that was seen as a possible blow to the country’s labor movement.
on Feb 16
From cnn.com
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Some of the fired probationary employees included on-the-ground staff at facilities where nuclear weapons are built.
on Feb 16
From washingtonpost.com
Column | Trump wants Elon Musk to do to the government what he did to Twitter
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Let’s walk through what that would look like.
on Sep 5
From ifixit.com
Fix It, Then Pass It On: iFixit Joins Forces with Back Market
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Let’s say your phone starts slowing down. Battery life’s tanking. The screen’s got a few, uh, character lines. You could toss it in a drawer, start browsing for a shiny new upgrade—and boom…
#reuse #reduce #recycle #toplink #righttorepair
on Wed, 3PM
From elpais.com
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The British-Indian writer speaks to EL PAÍS about his new relationship with death, what Netflix failed to reflect about ‘One Hundred Years of Solitude,’ as well as the crisis within the founding myth of the United States being a country of immigrants. ‘Americans should be careful what they wish for’
#gop #musk #news #press #uspol #Twitter #toplink #headline #politics #uspolitics
on Feb 16
From politico.eu
EU fines Apple €500M and Meta €200M for breaking Europe’s digital rules
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The highly anticipated penalties are the first to be issued under the bloc’s Digital Markets Act.
on Wed, 11AM
From forbes.com
Tesla’s Board Chair Has Sold Most Of Her Shares In The EV Maker
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Robyn Denholm, who’s led the board since 2018, made $168 million in the past year exercising stock options in the company, including sales worth $43 million last week.
on Feb 14