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Attorney General Clark Files Brief to Support Fight for Public Media Funding | Office of the Vermont Attorney General Attorney General Charity Clark today filed an amicus brief along with 21 other attorneys general in support of two lawsuits brought by National Public Radio (NPR) and the Public Broadcasting Service (...

“Here in Vermont, public media is a critical source of news and means of connecting community…[it] is also an important source of safe, educational programming for children.”

ago.vermont.gov/blog/2025/06... #NPR #PBS

protesters including a knight in full armor.

O Portland, I love the vibe of your ICE protests. (From Keep Portland Weird).

rrrkay

THREAD: Under a new law, thousands of prisoners in Louisiana have been cut off from ever getting a chance at parole.

Why?

Because an algorithm said so. 1/

Tracking changes to federal funds in Vermont under the Trump administration This table summarizes federal funding cuts in Vermont and their impacts, when known.

President Donald Trump's administration has moved to reshape federal government spending, including rescinding money that had been promised to groups in Vermont.

Vermont Public is tracking these cuts and their impacts on the state.

YouTube video by Vermont Public From every corner of Vermont, thousands protest Trump

From the Barton village square to the South Royalton green, the sidewalks of Brattleboro to the brick walkway of Church Street in Burlington, thousands of Vermonters rallied Saturday afternoon in opposition to President Donald Trump and his policies.

Read more: www.vermontpublic.org/local-news/2...

These get confused with one another.

Journalism is a social practice: reporting the news.

The Media is the attention business. The product is audiences.

The Press is an institution that endures over time as people come in and out.

The news industry is a seller of information with recency value.

Knight Institute Says Threats to Deport Student Protesters Pose “Existential Threat” to Universities

Statement from @jameeljaffer.bsky.social below and at link.

knightcolumbia.org/content/knig...

Looks like the @nhlbruins.bsky.social are about to announce Elon Musk has their next GM 😭

Klask. Hands down. There’s a board and it’s a super fun game.

Boston Globe reports antics of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem at Vermont/Quebec library that sits on Canada-U.S. border. She repeatedly stepped over taped boundary marker in middle of the library, referring to Canada as the "51st State" every time she stood in Canada.

Why would anyone sacrifice their own giggles by doing this?

DOGE Staffers at HUD Are From an AI Real Estate Firm and a Mobile Home Operator Elon Musk's men at HUD come from the real estate sector. They have access to vast stores of personal and financial data—and control over who can access which HUD systems.

SCOOP: Elon Musk's men at HUD are from an AI real estate firm and a mobile home operator. They have access to vast stores of personal and financial data—and control over who can access which HUD systems. www.wired.com/story/doge-h...

Denver Roller Derby keeps sport thriving 20 years on The Denver Roller Derby squads are gearing up for their next seasons, and to start the year off, various teams that play out of the Overland neighborhood rink competed against one another in late January in friendly exhibition matches. There are several levels of travel teams that practice and compete under the Denver Roller Derby umbrella as well as junior levels.

Denver Roller Derby keeps sport thriving 20 years on

The Denver Roller Derby squads are gearing up for their next seasons, and to start the year off, various teams that play out of the Overland neighborhood rink competed against one another in late January in friendly exhibition matches. There are…

Hey maybe we should invest in airport infrastructure and staff to support increased congestion and improve safety. Who’s going to ask that DOGE guy if this is cool with him?

Watching severance while reading the comments in this post is ill-advised

Dude when you think about it “slob Marley” could just as easily be embraced as it can be rejected.

I don’t disagree

Twitter owes ex-employees $500 million in severance, lawsuit claims Twitter Inc on Wednesday was hit with a lawsuit accusing it of refusing to pay at least $500 million in promised severance to thousands of employees who were laid off after Elon Musk acquired the company.

weird www.reuters.com/legal/twitte...

I hear ya but then that’s me doing the work to reach them vs. them doing the work to reach an audience. It’s a brave new world for news“papers”.

Lol. Feed me “non-public, sensitive information” please. Everything will be fine.

Whenever I hit this point I usually find myself severed from the story and space out on the cinematography and set design

If a glass half full falls in the woods can anyone see that it’s empty?

Was interested in reading this but apparently I’ve reached my 3 article limit? No idea how but oh well.

Two people are walking down the street with grim looks on their faces. One says to the other, “Just like last time, it’s unprecedented.”

A cartoon by Shannon Wheeler. #NewYorkerCartoons

now that DeepSeek has completed AI, we hope that Silicon Valley will turn its attention to the next best thing: investing in rural history museums

Well forget what I was about to say