Iowa State President: 'Young White Men' Need A Safe Space Where They 'Belong'
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Iowa State President: ‘Young White Men’ Need A Safe Space Where They ‘Belong’
Iowa's three public universities are closing all of their DEI offices to comply with a new state law and to help "young white men."Zack Linly (NewsOne)
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The notion that #DonaldTrump’s supporters believe that he should be able to overthrow the government and get away with it sounds like hyperbole, an absurd and uncharitable caricature of #conservative thought. Except that is exactly what #Trump’s attorney D. #JohnSauer argued before the #SupremeCourt yesterday, taking the position that former presidents have “ #AbsoluteImmunity ” for so-called official acts they take in office.
Trump’s Legal Argument Is a Path to Dictatorship
And the Court’s conservatives seem eager to take the country down it.Adam Serwer (The Atlantic)
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I feel like y'all need a calming photo ... or is that just me? 
So how about 4 paths? Imagine your own adventure!
...and Happy Friday!
#photography #nature #PNW #Colorado
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Laid off Tesla workers are getting two months severance pay
https://qz.com/tesla-layoffs-severance-pay-elon-musk-1851439573
Laid off Tesla workers are getting two months severance pay
It does not appear that the packages are weighted based on the length of service at Elon Musk's TeslaAndy Kalmowitz / Jalopnik (Quartz)
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How to delete the data Google has on you
https://www.theverge.com/24141741/google-data-delete-how-to
How to delete the data Google has on you
Whether or not you think data collection is a worthwhile trade for free apps, Google does provide a comprehensive online dashboard you can use to see and delete data.David Nield (The Verge)
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Who's Afraid of Taylor Swift?
https://msmagazine.com/2024/04/26/taylor-swift-success-women/
Who’s Afraid of Taylor Swift? - Ms. Magazine
Critics of Taylor Swift's "The Tortured Poets Department" might have something to do with her gender. Women in music have it harder.Michele Meek (Ms. Magazine)
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'Fake Elector' Lawyer May Be Charged With Contempt For Witness Intimidation
https://crooksandliars.com/2024/04/michigan-judge-threatens-fake-elector
'Fake Elector' Lawyer May Be Charged With Contempt For Witness Intimidation
A Michigan judge warned that disparaging online comments about witnesses could lead to contempt charges, highlighting concerns about witness intimidation in a high-profile case involving so-called "fake electors."David Edwards (Crooks and Liars)
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"Black Lives Matter infiltrator" Capitol rioter gets three years
https://nationalzero.com/2024/04/26/black-lives-matter-infiltrator-capitol-rioter-gets-three-years/
"Black Lives Matter infiltrator" Capitol rioter gets three years - National Zero
MAGA insurrectionist John Sullivan, the unhinged maniac whose connections with the Black Lives Matter movement prior to the January 6th, 2021 Capitol riot did more than its fair share of work for Trump fanboy conspiracy freaks trying to make it seem …Spartan (National Zero)
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A Prominent Free-Speech Group Is Fighting for Its Life
PEN America Is Fighting for Its Life
PEN America has now canceled its annual World Voices festival, after calling off its literary-awards ceremony last week. Can it survive?Gal Beckerman (The Atlantic)
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A Solar Panel Standoff Threatens U.S. Climate Plans
https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/a-solar-panel-standoff-threatens-u-s-climate-plans/
A Solar Panel Standoff Threatens U.S. Climate Plans
Inexpensive Chinese solar panels are pitting Americans who want cheap equipment against those who want to make itKelsey Tamborrino (Scientific American)
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Midwest tornadoes cause severe damage in Omaha suburbs
Multiple tornadoes were reported in Nebraska but the most destructive storm moved from a largely rural area into suburbs northwest of Omaha. Hundreds of homes and other structures have been damaged. #press
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What the Hell Did I Watch Happen at the Supreme Court on Thursday?
https://www.esquire.com/news-politics/politics/a60621436/supreme-court-immunity-oral-argument/
What the Hell Did I Watch Happen at the Supreme Court on Thursday?
Oral arguments about Trump’s immunity defense were a rich pageant of bad-faith questions from conservative justices.Charles P. Pierce (Esquire)
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Oklahoma Is Finally Trying to Cut Prison Time for Abused Moms
Oklahoma is finally trying to cut prison time for abused moms
Why is the governor attempting to block the bill?Mother Jones
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⚠️🇩🇪"Olaf Scholz must decide whether he wants Ukraine to win the war or not", - Ben Wallace. Instead of ruling out Taurus deliveries, Scholz should cite conditions that could justify Taurus deliveries, citing Russian attacks on civilian infrastructure as an example. Better than saying (more) #Ukraine #Germany #Press #News #russiaUkraineWar #10yrInvasionofUkraine
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🇩🇪🤔 "Olaf Scholz must decide whether he wants Ukraine to win the war or not", - Ben Wallace 🚀 Instead of ruling out Taurus deliveries, Scholz should cite conditions that could justify Taurus deliveries, citing Russian attacks on civilian infrastruct…Telegram
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Environmentalists are declaring victory after occupying a stand of old growth forest for three weeks to prevent trees from being logged.
Forest defenders launched a tree sit on April 1 to prevent Boise Cascade Wood Products, the timber company who bought the logging rights, from cutting a stand of mature trees which represents some of the last remaining intact old growth in the region.
https://unicornriot.ninja/2024/forest-defenders-declare-victory-after-22-day-tree-sit/
Forest Defenders Declare Victory After 22-Day Tree Sit - UNICORN RIOT
Forest defenders are declaring victory after occupying a stand of old growth forest for three weeks to prevent trees from being logged.bumstead (UNICORN RIOT)
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I may have posted this before, but here we go again.
I don't mean to be sexist or anything, but....our girl cats are always smarter than our boy cats. This remains true for our kitten. Just barely a year old and already out-thinking her older brothers on a regular basis.
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Ya, I can't stereotype cats that way because of experience with the ferals over here. They tend to run in polyamorous mini-tribes (prides?) and the latest rendition is this one tribe comprised of one pregnant gal and 2 guys who appear to be gay. When nobody's in heat, the two boys get affectionate with each other. When the one gal is in heat, it's clear which of the two is the daddy because she'll nuzzle with him but for a time would hiss at his guy pal...but not for long.
She killed a squirrel, ate first, and the two boys took the leftovers while she lounged and supervised. As big with kittens as she is, she showed prowess that made her the leader of that particular pack, and she didn't mind the presence of both of 'em. I wonder how things will be when she delivers.
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#China, you're eating too much of your own shit you believe about "capitalism" because you don't understand the basics of doing business. Fooling people is bad for business, moron.
♲ @joyce_donahue@diasp.org:People are falling for fake AI "Cats Eye Dazzle" flowers and someone is cashing in
From the "There's one born every minute" department.
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Wallace slams Scholz for reluctance to supply Ukraine with Taurus missiles
Former British Defense Secretary Ben Wallace has slammed German Chancellor Olaf Scholz for his hesitation in providing military aid to Ukraine. — Ukrinform.Ukrinform
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10 Times as Much of This #Toxic #Pesticide Could End Up on Your #Tomatoes and #Celery Under a New #EPA Proposal
Against the guidance of scientific advisory panels, the EPA is relying on industry-backed tests to relax regulations on #acephate, which has been linked to #neurodevelopmental disorders. “It’s exactly what we recommended against,” one panelist said.
#EPAFail #ToxicPesticides #BrainDevelopment #FoodSafety
EPA Proposes Relaxed Limits on Acephate, a Toxic Pesticide
Against the guidance of scientific advisory panels, the EPA is relying on industry-backed tests to relax regulations on acephate, which has been linked to neurodevelopmental disorders. “It’s exactly what we recommended against,” one panelist said.ProPublica
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"'I think the companies see this as a new way over a 10- or 20-year period to gradually lobby' the EPA 'to allow higher levels of pesticides in food,' said Charles Benbrook, an agricultural economist who has monitored pesticide regulation for decades. 'If they can convince regulators to not pay attention to animal studies, they have a very good chance of raising the allowable exposure levels.'"
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Ukrainian Men Abroad Scramble In Wake Of Mobilization Crackdown
Ukraine has announced new rules for men of fighting age living abroad -- leaving many in doubt about how the change will affect them.RadioFreeEurope/RadioLiberty
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Gordon promises to sue after EPA moves to slash coal emissions - EUROPE SAYS
Gordon promises to sue after EPA moves to slash coal emissions Gordon promises to sue after EPA moves…EUROPE SAYS (EUROPESAYS.COM)
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Orban Challenger Leads Protest Calling For Reforms Of Child Protections In Hungary
Peter Magyar, an aspiring challenger to Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban, renewed his calls for change on April 26 as he led a protest of several thousand people demanding a more robust child protection system and the resignation of Orban's gove…AP (RFE/RL)
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Behind the billionaire climate tax | One economist explains why taxing the rich and paying the poor actually has a chance of becoming a reality. - EUROPE SAYS
Behind the billionaire climate tax | One economist explains why taxing the rich and paying the poor actually…EUROPE SAYS (EUROPESAYS.COM)
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Hacker Group Claims It Penetrated Belarusian KGB Network
A group known as Cyberpartisans claims it has infiltrated the network of Belarus’s main security agency and accessed the personnel files of thousands of employees.RFE/RL's Belarus Service (RFE/RL)
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Via @tengrain: The latest poll numbers are really, really bad for House Republicans.
LOL Polls Show Americans Hate The Republican House
Welp, there's a solution for that, and it's voting them out.Tengrain (Crooks and Liars)
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I agree with @Tengrain (🇺🇦) that the following part is particularly important:
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“We’ve gone from one of the most productive to one of the least productive Congresses over the course of Biden’s time in office. Most Americans have noticed the disparity, but this metric does not appear to have much impact on their overall opinion. Views of Congress have remained largely negative over the past three years regardless of which party controls the House,” said Murray.
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....because it's important to point out that the anti-government nutwing of the GOP thinks "the government that governs best is the government that governs least". Refraining from passing legislation is actually an objective because they don't like gummint. That's the whole point. They also believe that their worst candidate is still better than any Dem candidate. The fact that their worst candidates have actually gotten elected bears this out.
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Belgium to accelerate efforts to deliver F-16 jets to Ukraine in 2024
The Belgian government has decided to accelerate the supply of its own F-16 fighter jets to Ukraine and make it happen by the end of 2024, without waiting for the formation of a new cabinet.Ukrainska Pravda
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Sanctions against Russian iron: Ukrainian producers ready to replace Russian imports on European market
The National Association of Extractive Industries of Ukraine (NADPU) has urged the European Union to take measures to halt imports of iron ore and ferrous metals from Russia. In 2023, Russia sold €3 billion worth of iron ore and ferrous metals.Ukrainska Pravda
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🚫 En Arizona, no hay espacio para la supremacía blanca. Unidos por la diversidad y el respeto mutuo, rechazamos el odio y la discriminación.
#ArizonaUnida #NoAlRacismo ✊🌈
Reg to vote: voterizer.org
Vote informed: bluevoterguide.org
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Russians strike farm in Kharkiv Oblast, injuring man – photo
The Russians struck the village of Shestakove in Kharkiv Oblast from an S-300 system on the evening of 26 April, injuring a 42-year-old man.Ukrainska Pravda
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Chaturbate Owes Texas $675,000 for Not Verifying the Age of Users
Chaturbate will pay $675,000 in fines for not adhering to a new law in Texas that requires all porn sites to verify the age of users, according to a new report from 404 Media which cites a court order released Friday. Read more... #press
Chaturbate Owes Texas $675,000 for Not Verifying the Age of Users
The adult webcam site now conducts age verification while other porn sites have opted to block Texas.Matt Novak (Gizmodo)
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Canada allocates almost $12 million for drone production and ammunition for Ukraine
Bill Blair, Minister of National Defence of Canada, has announced the allocation of supplementary funds for the Ukrainian drone production and the Czech initiative for artillery ammunition procurement at the 21st Ukraine Defense Contact Group (UDCG) …Ukrainska Pravda
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Russians seize two villages near Avdiivka – DeepState
The Russian occupying forces moving forward from Avdiivka have captured the villages of Soloviove and Semenivka in Donetsk Oblast.Ukrainska Pravda
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Because you replied YES, the dopey gif #CountdownToCanada begins ... now!
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We move on May 26th...
Hopefully I'll remember to post one of these at the end of each day. Upbeat messages are always the best way to say good night.
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Really happy for you and your family. 😀
I am starting to plan my escape too. I can't see any palm trees or beautiful blue sea from where my lawn chair is parked now.
Welcome! It's a little less fucked up here. As always, we are several years behind whatever America is doing.
For example, we are likely about to end our "Obama" years under Trudeau and enter our "Trump" years under Poilievre.
I'm so sorry.
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Happy spring to you, too!! 🥰
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Those are blooming around here and I was admiring some on the way to work yesterday. They're such a gorgeous color
Thank you!
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