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                Inside the hidden world of First Wap, whose untraceable tech has targeted politicians, journalists, celebrities, and activists around the globe.
            
        
    
    
            โThis is essentially despotism as a service.โ
Over two decades, a little-known company called First Wap created a surveillance empire. Its phone tracking tech has targeted politicians, journalists, actors, and maybe even you.
A groundbreaking investigation from @lighthousereports.com:
               
            
            
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            Silicon Valley once laughed off OpenAI. Now itโs the worldโs most valuable private company. 
Tech journalist @karenhao.bsky.social has been writing about OpenAIโs remarkable rise and joins us to examine the AI boom on this weekโs โMore To The Story.โ
๐ง Listen here: tinyurl.com/4v5by3wm
               
            
            
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            ๐ We have Circuit 06 Finalists ๐  Selected from a stunning pool of 72 submissions these 12 fluxworks offer a brilliant sonic spread of creative tension, repetitive sound & color embodiment, just as the prompts called for. Deets here www.audioflux.org/circuit-06 & listen to them all at XMTR.fm (!)
               
            
            
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                Sam Bankman-Fried and the multibillion-dollar drama over FTXโs ruins
                In exclusive prison interviews, the convicted crypto king is still fighting to control the narrative ahead of a high-stakes appeal.
            
        
    
    
            โWe were treated like digital peasants.โ
What happened after FTXโs collapse? Read @revealnews.org's investigation into the untold tale of a bankruptcy that has ballooned into one of the biggest in US history, and the lawyers and opportunists who have profited from the carnage.
               
            
            
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            It's the last day of our September fundraiser!
Please consider supporting our non-profit newsroom as we double down on fearless reportingโjust as corporate media caves to Donald Trump. 
Your donations will be matched dollar-for-dollar. Thank you so much!
               
            
            
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                Sam Bankman-Fried recounts FTXโs collapse and why he feels he was wrongly convicted of fraud
                Through exclusive prison interviews with Sam Bankman-Fried and others, we put fresh eyes on the dramatic collapse of the cryptocurrency exchange FTX.
            
        
    
    
            FTXโs collapse wasnโt just about Sam Bankman-Fried. Itโs about billions in customer money, a high-powered law firm steering the case, and who really profits when companies implode.
With exclusive interviews, we retrace the collapse of FTX in part 1 ๐ @revealnews.org 
  ow.ly/ttwq50X34Mv
               
            
            
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                Sam Bankman-Fried recounts FTXโs collapse and why he feels he was wrongly convicted of fraud
                Through exclusive prison interviews with Sam Bankman-Fried and others, we put fresh eyes on the dramatic collapse of the cryptocurrency exchange FTX.
            
        
    
    
            FTXโs collapse wasnโt just about Sam Bankman-Fried. Itโs about billions in customer money, a high-powered law firm steering the case, and who really profits when companies implode. 
๐ง  Listen to part 1 of our new series with @motherjones.com:
               
            
            
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                Has Trump ended Staten Islandโs wind power dreams?
                The GOP-leaning borough is just one community hoping courts roll back the administrationโs assault on green energy.
            
        
    
    
            Bringing wind power to Staten Island used to be a bipartisan project. Now, the Trump administration is doing everything in its power to squander those efforts.
The GOP-leaning borough is just one community hoping courts roll back the administrationโs assault on green energy.
               
            
            
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                Has Trump ended Staten Islandโs wind power dreams?
                The GOP-leaning borough is just one community hoping courts roll back the administrationโs assault on green energy.
            
        
    
    
            Bringing wind power to Staten Island used to be a bipartisan project. Now, the Trump administration is doing everything in its power to squander those efforts.
The GOP-leaning borough is just one community hoping courts roll back the administrationโs assault on green energy.
               
            
            
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                The GOP Is Choosing Pesticides Over the MAHA Moms
                RFK Jr.โs MAHA coalition is already made up of unlikely GOP allies, from anti-Big Food activists to regenerative farmers. The issue of pesticides threatens to come between the movement and its Republi...
            
        
    
    
            I've been waiting for MAHA's anti-industry stances to run smack into the administration's pro-industry positions. Pesticides are proving to be the first major battleground and the MAHA Moms are losing. My latest with @rachelcohrs.bsky.social (gift link)
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
               
            
            
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                A celebrated startup promised Kentuckians green jobs. It gave them a 'grueling hell on earth.'
                The inside story of how the celebrated startup AppHarvest's indoor farming scheme imploded โ and took its blue-collar workforce down with it.
            
        
    
    
            This story is wild!
๐งต1/ A celebrated startup promised Eastern Kentucky green jobs. Workers say it delivered "a grueling hell on earth." Tomatoes, tech dreams, and a trail of trauma โ the rise and fall of AppHarvest is a story you won't forget.
grist.org/agriculture/...
#Food ##Kentucky  #Farms
               
            
            
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                What Itโs Like to Be a Student Who Hates ChatGPT
                โEveryone is using itโโalmost everyone.
            
        
    
    
            you've heard about the college kids who can't do anything without ChatGPT's helpโbut what about the students who oppose generative A.I. for myriad reasons and refuse to rely on it as a shortcut? well, I found and spoke with a few of them here: slate.com/life/2025/07...
               
            
            
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                It's Brad Lander's victory, too
                The former NYC mayoral candidate weighs in on Mamdaniโs win, his own campaign, and whatโs next.
            
        
    
    
            It was a pleasure speaking with @motherjones.com about the primary, how we need collaborativeโnot divisiveโpolitics, and what comes next.
(And that Liberty game offer is still open, Tim Robinson!)
www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
               
            
            
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            Fuerza responds to scenes where alleged ICE enforcement is reported. If officers are indeed with ICE, they hit record and spread the word. They also speak directly with those being detained. 
They are part of a growing scrappy network of volunteers protecting neighbors from ICE. bit.ly/4lgke5N
               
            
            
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                Federal agents handcuff and detain New York City mayoral candidate
                Brad Lander was taken into custody at an immigration court in Lower Manhattan.
            
        
    
    
            Zohran Mamdani, who recently cross-endorsed with Lander, called for the comptrollerโs immediate release. โThis is fascism and all New Yorkers must speak in one voice,โ said Mamdani.
               
            
            
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                Will Trump End OSHAโs Federal Heat Protections for Workers?
                As workplace deaths from heat increase, OSHA will debate the future of the first federal rules to protect workers from extreme heat.
            
        
    
    
            The Occupational Safety and Health Administration will hold hearings on the first proposed federal rule to prevent heat-related illnesses and deaths at work by requiring water and rest breaks when temperatures surpass certain levels, put forward by the Biden administration.
               
            
            
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                Defying a ban, Long Islanders masked up for "No Kings"
                โIf ICE is going to wear a mask in their uniform, then I can."
            
        
    
    
            โIf ICE is going to wear a mask in their uniform, then I can.โ
               
            
            
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            โIf ICE is going to wear a mask in their uniform, then I can.โ
In August, Nassau County lawmakers passed a bill banning the public from wearing masks. Protesters showed up today masked anyway. We asked them why.
               
            
            
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            No Kings crowd marching to the Nassau County legislative building on Long Island. 
Speaking with protestors about the existing county wide mask ban for a @motherjones.com story with @juliametraux.bsky.social
               
            
            
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            No Kings crowd gathering in front of Nassau County Court House in Mineola, NY.
               
            
            
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                Parental rights is a movement with deep roots. It's spreading nationwide.
                A "no-guardrails" version has become a cornerstone of Donald Trumpโs authoritarian agenda.
            
        
    
    
            The modern conservative concept of parental rights is deeply connected to our countryโs original notion of children as โchattelโ of their parents. Scholars and advocates warn that, with Donald Trump as president, its national influence and scope is unprecedented. www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
               
            
            
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                Revealed: More than 24,000 factory farms have opened across Europe
                Intensive livestock farms such as those found across the US are spreading across the continent, according to new data
            
        
    
    
            โAmerican-style intensive livestock farms are spreading across Europe, with new data revealing more than 24,000 megafarms across the continent.โ
โThe top 10 countries for intensive pig and poultry farms combined are ๐ช๐ธ, ๐ซ๐ท, ๐ฉ๐ช, ๐ณ๐ฑ, ๐ฎ๐น, ๐ฌ๐ง, ๐ฉ๐ฐ, ๐ต๐ฑ, ๐ง๐ช and ๐ญ๐บ.โ
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
               
            
            
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                NO KINGS: Mineola/Garden City ยท Progressive Democrats of America
                ๐จ On **Saturday, June 14th**, weโre taking to the streets! Join us as we RALLY and MARCH to say: NO thrones! NO crowns! NO KINGS!! ๐จ
โช๏ธ11:30am: Rally at Nassau County Court House
โช๏ธ12pm: March to Nas...
            
        
    
    
            If you're going to be at this Nassau County NY No Kings event and plan to be masking also for health reasons (there's a covid wave). Please get in touch with me for a @motherjones.com piece, as I'd like to connect you with @artiscuriskis.bsky.social who will be there. www.mobilize.us/progressived...
               
            
            
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                Trump wants an "American Iron Dome." Experts say that's ridiculous.
                A central campaign promise, the building of an over two trillion dollar missile shield would be costly, ineffective, and unnecessary.
            
        
    
    
            They're talking about the "golden dome" again. 
So let us remind you that experts overwhelmingly reject the proposal as โthe insane ramblings of a senile old person.โ
               
            
            
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                Food Giantsโ Climate Plans Lack Credibility, New Report Finds
                Food firms are inflating their climate targets with carbon removals and weak deforestation claims, according to a report from the NewClimate Institute and Carbon Market Watch. With the COP30 climate s...
            
        
    
    
            ๐ดNEW: Major food firms like Nestlรฉ, PepsiCo and JBS are overstating progress on their climate goals, a new report finds
Firms are criticised for a reliance on vague carbon removals, weak no-deforestation claims and a lack of progress on key transitions
www.desmog.com/2025/06/03/f...
               
            
            
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            Honored to be selected for this fellowship. Looking forward to convening with the cohort in the near future!
               
            
            
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            CLF is delighted to announce the new fellows who comprise the 2025 cohort of the Food Systems and Public Health Fellowship for Journalists. The 2025 cohort is the fellowshipโs second cohort and is composed of 12 journalists. clf.jhsph.edu/about-us/new...
               
            
            
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                Trump officials open up millions of acres in Alaska to drilling and mining
                Doug Burgum says Biden order that banned drilling in the 23-million-acre National Petroleum Reserve-Alaska will be reversed.
            
        
    
    
            Trump officials open up millions of acres in Alaska to drilling and mining.
Doug Burgum says Biden order that banned drilling in National Petroleum Reserve-Alaska will be reversed.
grist.org/energy/trump...
#Alaska #Mining #AK #Oil #FossilFuels
               
            
            
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