@progressivestates.bsky.social
This account will keep track of progressive legislation and movements on the local, state and federal level, occasional commentary as well. "Labor is the superior of capital, and deserves much the higher consideration" - Abraham Lincoln
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Silicon Valley is pulling the plug. The Kremlin is locking the doors. Inside the race to cut Russia off from the global internet — and what comes after.
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NASA launches twin spacecraft to solve the mystery of Mars’ lost atmosphere
no compassion or thoughts of others
money honey !
How is someone like this able to purchase a weapon???
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Cuba’s president confirms talks with U.S. — but warns an agreement will take time
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Miami resident and hundreds of volunteers plan humanitarian trip to Cuba amid talks with the U.S., prisoner releases
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NASA Has No Plan to Rescue Lunar Astronauts in Case of Emergency
Italy ruling tells millions with Italian roots they have lost the right to citizenship | CNN share.google/XElkMdoap4H6...
Fuck this asshole. Like this will help. What a stupid son of a bitch
Trump administration orders restart of oil drilling along California coast amid Iran war
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Arizona Republicans are pushing laws that include phrases like “unborn” or “preborn child,” and reproductive rights experts say that’s a strategy to chip away at the abortion access voters enshrined in the state constitution.
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Alaska’s glacial lakes are expanding, increasing the risk of destructive outburst floods, writes glacier researcher Dan McGrath in this commentary republished from @theconversation.com at the @alaskabeacon.com alaskabeacon.com/2026/03/12/a...
Washington state is about to ban noncompete agreements.
The state's House and Senate have both signed the bill, and it's headed to the governor's desk.
Washington would join a short list of states that prohibit almost all noncompetes.
The Department of Energy is warning that gas prices aren’t likely to come back down to pre-war levels until mid-2027 at the earliest.
Another editorial from the Jeff Bezos Washington Post.
An Oklahoma fire department turned down $250,000 from Google because they didn't want to betray public trust as Google tries to build a data center in their community.
The Rock Volunteer Fire Department chief got a standing ovation for speaking out against the data center.
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A mother and daughter in Kentucky have rejected multimillion-dollar offers for their land, offers made by an anonymous tech company trying to build a data center.
Ida Huddleston has turned down $4,260,000.
Her daughter turned down $22,224,000.
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DHS employees, including TSA, will miss their first full paycheck this week as Republicans in Congress refuse a funding bill that covers everyone in DHS other than ICE and border patrol.
About one-third of Americans cut back on food, utilities or other daily expenses to pay for healthcare last year, according to new research from the West Health-Gallup Center.
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At a Blackrock event, Interior Secretary Doug Burgum says that people who don't want drilling and mining and development on protected federal lands " don't understand the financial impact." He says it would be better if people were more "financially literate."
<agrees in nonprofit newsroom>
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BREAKING: The Senate has passed the biggest housing affordability bill in 30 years, and it includes a ban on investors buying single-family homes.
The bill passed 89-10.
Protests and pushback against data centers have delayed or blocked $98 billion in spending since 2024, even as tech companies spend millions on campaign-style ads touting their benefits.
Pete Hegseth talking about CNN: "The sooner David Ellison takes over that network, the better."
It is the Trump administration that will determine if the mega-merger that allows Ellison to control CNN goes through.
New Jersey Gov. Mikie Sherrill is seeking to fine big companies with workers on Medicaid.
Her plan would generate $145 million to offset the state's Medicaid costs.
Too often big corporations deny workers healthcare, and rely on the state to step in.
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Nearly every part of the United States is getting walloped by wild weather or just about to be. https://to.pbs.org/4uobyzH
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Maine was the first state to abolish parole. Incarcerated Mainers, advocates hope to bring it back.
Search-and-rescue crews were “flying blind” trying to rescue survivors from deadly tornadoes that hit the Midwest last week.
Why? Because Kristi Noem hadn't approved FEMA’s $200,000 contract with a tornado-tracking tool.
But she had time to spend $220 million on anti-immigrant ads. Priorities.
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NASA says its Artemis 2 moon rocket is all fixed up. It could launch astronauts to the moon on April 1
