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Why are queer people so drawn to the coffee industry? | Xtra Magazine From self-expression to sober spaces to labour organizing, there’s a lot more to the queer barista phenomenon than the meme suggests

From self-expression to sober spaces to labour organizing, there’s a lot more to the queer barista phenomenon than the meme suggests. @jillmwebb.bsky.social investigates:

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NBC News’ 150 Layoffs Gut Black, Latino, Asian American and LGBTQ+ Diversity Teams The cuts affected teams across the NBC News operation and came as the network no longer needed to support two different news operations. MSNBC has begun growing its own newsroom, hiring swaths of tale...

NBC News has reportedly eliminated its NBC BLK, NBC Asian America, NBC Latino and NBC OUT teams

More Than 200 Bodies Dug Out of the Gaza Rubble Since Ceasefire Went Into Effect - News From Antiwar.com Rescue workers in Gaza have recovered more than 200 bodies of Palestinians killed by the IDF from the rubble and from areas they were previously unable to access since the ceasefire went into effect o...

"More Than 200 Bodies Dug Out of the Gaza Rubble Since Ceasefire Went Into Effect"

This Multi-Issue Interfaith Organizing Group Has Supported Six Housing Co-ops for Decades Connecticut's Naugatuck Valley Project grew out of factory closures in the 1980s and has helped to found and sustain six affordable housing co-ops.

i got to write about a very cool form of community ownership for @shelterforce.bsky.social:
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a friend of mine in antifa told me that antifa's headquarters is SHEIN and if the company fell the whole network would fall

America’s Burgeoning Fleet of Book Bikes A growing group of booksellers, librarians, and literary citizens is distributing books to the American reading public by bicycle.

I wrote about book bikes and how they’re powering literacy-focused missions across the U.S. for @publisherswkly.bsky.social 📚 🚲
www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/...

Poor Communities Are Paying the Price for "Free" AI Tools AI data centers produce massive noise pollution, use huge amounts of water and keep us hooked on fossil fuels.

AI data centers produce massive noise pollution and use huge amounts of water. Residents near data centers report that the sound keeps them awake at night and their taps are running dry.

White House Deputy Press Secretary tweet: "Democrats, calling your political opponents Nazis has consequences. Study: Left-wing terrorism climbs to 30-year high"

White House Deputy Press Secretary posts a graph showing 30 years of right-wing violence dramatically outpacing left-wing violence while trying to prove the Left is uniquely violent

Texas Gov. Abbott Signs Trans Bathroom Bill Into Law With $125,000 Fines The legislation covers government-owned buildings, public schools, prisons, and domestic violence shelters.

Via @them.us: Texas Governor Greg Abbott signed a sweeping trans bathroom ban with fines up to $125,000 into law on Monday. Abbott shared a video of himself signing the bill in a September 22 X post, writing, “I sign a law banning men in women’s restrooms. It is a common sense public safety issue.”

Illinois police officer killed preschooler seconds after entering home Nick Goc has faced no repercussions for use of deadly force, after shooting 4-year-old Terrell Miller and his mother’s partner in March 2024

In 2024 alone, police killed a total of 341 Black people. 4-year-old Terrell Miller is among the youngest victim, Kelly X. Hui reports. Macomb Police Department Lt. Nick Goc has faced no repercussions for shooting the preschooler & his mother's partner after entering his home in March 2024.

yes, right now is a switch up in public levels of crackdown on political speech on TV. but states prosecuting protesters more harshly post-2020 while targeting marginalized populations, and the censorship/criminalization of Palestine protest and speech over the last 2 years, gets us here

Native, antinuclear activists demand shutdown of last uranium mill The Southwest has become the center of the push to increase the nuclear fuel supply, relegating Indigenous communities to sacrifice zones

Native & antinuclear activists demand shutdown of the last uranium mill in the U.S., Lorena Bally reports. The Southwest is quickly becoming the center of the nationwide push to increase the nuclear fuel supply chain, once again relegating Indigenous communities to sacrifice zones.

“Starbucks Is on the Ropes,” Says SBWU President Lynne Fox, Who Is Eyeing a Strike "Investors should know that if Starbucks continues to stonewall and fight with union baristas, they aren’t afraid to do what it takes to win the fair contract that they’ve earned," Fox writes. "This i...

“Starbucks is on the ropes,” writes @sbworkersunited.org President Lynne Fox.

Baristas are prepared to strike if needed to win a fair contract.

Two men arrested in Utah after bomb found under news vehicle Men could face terrorism-related and weapons charges after officials say explosive ‘had been lit but failed to function’

Somebody tried to blow up a news van in Salt Lake City

New PEN America statement: “The firing and suspension of multiple journalists after the fatal shooting of Charlie Kirk should alarm anyone who cares about free speech and a free press. Taken together, these measures risk creating a chilling effect that extends beyond those directly targeted..."

Trump’s EPA argues that regulating emissions is unnecessary The Endangerment Finding, the legal grounding for managing emissions, is the latest environmental regulation on the chopping block

Trump’s EPA argues that regulating greenhouse gas emissions is unnecessary, ray levy uyeda reports. The Endangerment Finding, the legal grounding for managing climate change-causing emissions, is the latest environmental regulation on the chopping block.

They Want Charlie Kirk’s Killer to Be Trans The right was so quick to blame “trans ideology’ for Charlie Kirk’s assassination last week that no facts will be enough to convince them otherwise.

The right was so quick to blame “trans ideology’ for Charlie Kirk’s assassination last week that no facts will be enough to convince them otherwise.

BREAKING: Students at Boston University have taken over the student union in solidarity with Gaza.

Read their demands in the thread

☕ ATTN QUEER BARISTAS ☕ I'm working an article about why queer people gravitate toward jobs in the coffee business & what they think of "queer people make better coffee" memes. If your interested in sharing your experience for a story or have hot takes on this, DM or email jillmargotwebb@gmail.com!

September is #SuicidePreventionAwarenessMonth — don't forget to include construction industry workers in these conversations!

Creator Of The Trans Flag Is Fleeing The US Due To LGBTQ Persecution In May, a Williams Institute poll found that nearly half of all trans adult respondents had considered moving out of state or out of the country.

1. Monica Helms, the creator of the transgender flag and Navy Veteran, is leaving the US due to anti-LGBTQ+ persecution.

“We are worried there’s a possibility something could happen where we end up getting arrested just for being who we are,” Helms said.

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Confronted Rep. Randy Fine about why he doesn’t support fully releasing the Epstein files.

Also spoke to several Epstein survivors and Rep. Thomas Massie — who said his Republican colleagues (like Fine) are trying to pull the wool over the public's eyes by passing a bill that actually does nothing:

How WIRED Got Rolled by an AI Freelancer We retracted a story in May. Here’s what happened.

Prism almost worked with this person, but we didn't because she was being weird & non-human via email. I'm also surprised Wired doesn't top edit and fact-check every piece. Prism runs every piece through 3-4 different editors and fact-checks everything.

www.wired.com/story/how-wi...

Alaska Natives fight for right to fish salmon, manage Yukon River Before government intervention, Native stewardship maintained salmon stocks, providing physical and spiritual nourishment

Alaska Natives, barred from king salmon fishing, fight for their right to manage the Yukon River, Alyssa Choiniere reports. Before government intervention, Native stewardship maintained salmon stocks since time immemorial, providing physical & spiritual nourishment.

The construction industry has a suicide crisis Construction workers, many of whom are immigrant and Hispanic workers, have higher rates of suicide than other industries

“ I never got a break. I would’ve done anything for a pause button.” The construction industry has a suicide crisis, @jillmwebb.bsky.social reports. Advocates are leading mental health discussions during “toolbox talks,” which are usually for addressing typical construction site safety practices.

My latest on the suicide crisis within U.S. construction, an industry that heavily relies on an immigrant workforce that is currently being targeted by ICE raids:

OpenAI Says It's Scanning Users' ChatGPT Conversations and Reporting Content to the Police OpenAI has authorized itself to call law enforcement if users say threatening enough things when talking to ChatGPT.

Folks are treating this is a big new step OpenAI is taking. But all LLMs were already constantly using people's chats with them for training. They're all subpoenable. They have safety measures to flag genuinely worrisome behavior — advice for how to shoot a school, CSAM — that will surely misfire.

My latest on the suicide crisis within U.S. construction, an industry that heavily relies on an immigrant workforce that is currently being targeted by ICE raids:

The construction industry has a suicide crisis Construction workers, many of whom are immigrant and Hispanic workers, have higher rates of suicide than other industries

Construction workers, many of whom are immigrant & Hispanic workers, have higher rates of suicide than other industries, Jill Webb reports. Advocates are leading discussions on mental health as part of“toolbox talks,” which are usually for addressing typical construction site safety practices.