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Police Search X’s Premises in France as Prosecutors Summon Elon Musk

“The cybercrime division of the Paris prosecutor’s office is investigating X in relation to seven accusations, including complicity in distributing images of a child of pornographic nature, denial of crimes against humanity and fraudulent extraction of data…” www.nytimes.com/2026/02/03/w...

Block the Vote Trump's coming assault on American elections.

"We’re going to see the Trump administration use a now-familiar strategy: Flood the zone with sh*t; commit such an overwhelming barrage of bad acts that the very worst are thwarted, but many more continue. Our job is to be the most indefatigable whack-a-mole players the world has ever seen."

Journalist Don Lemon taken into custody after Minnesota church protest | CNN Politics Lemon and another independent journalist, George Fort, have been taken into federal custody in connection to a protest at a church earlier this month in St. Paul, Minnesota.

Journalists Don Lemon and Georgia Fort were taken into custody today by DOJ. www.cnn.com/2026/01/30/p... For reasons obscure. Gharges have not been released yet. The First Amendment alarm is about as high as it gets.

She ruled. Very sad.

Minnesota confrontations mirror simulation of how civil war begins, law professor says Minnesota is the latest flashpoint in a federal crackdown involving ICE, Border Patrol and other agencies. But it's far from the only place targeted. The protests, the clashes and the violence have ra...

The protests and clashes in Minnesota have raised questions about where this all leads. Claire Finkelstein says it closely mirrors a U.S. civil war simulation she oversaw in 2024. https://to.pbs.org/4a23RWq

CBS News Veers Toward Dysfunction Under Bari Weiss Following Gaffes at 60 Minutes, Evening News CBS News is veering toward dysfunction under editor in chief Bari Weiss whose inexperience managing mainsteam TV has put her at odds with staff

Ten people familiar with the workings of CBS News say the Paramount unit is veering toward dysfunction, with a management team that doesn’t value standards held by veteran journalists — and a staff that views its editor-in-chief with great skepticism

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US teachers union says it's leaving X over sexualized AI images of children The American Federation of Teachers says it is leaving X, citing the social media site's creation and dissemination of "sickening" images of children in various states of undress.

New: The @aft.org, which represents some 1.8 million education workers, is ditching X over the proliferation of Grok-generated indecent images of children.

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Imagine you're a scientist trying to publish a new study, and being told you can't, unless you do background checks on co-authors who aren't U.S. citizens and send their names to national security staff.

Also, studies about climate change or DEI written w/foreign scientists = rejected. ⬇️

Congress Is Rejecting Trump’s Steep Budget Cuts to Science

Congress is waking up:
"After the White House called for billions of dollars in funding reductions, senators and representatives said they wanted to safeguard and even boost funds for basic research."
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/10/s...

OpenAI Is Asking Contractors to Upload Work From Past Jobs to Evaluate the Performance of AI Agents To prepare AI agents for office work, the company is asking contractors to upload projects from past jobs, leaving it to them to strip out confidential and personally identifiable information.

To prepare AI agents for office work, the company is asking contractors to upload projects from past jobs, leaving it to them to strip out confidential and personally identifiable information. www.wired.com/story/openai...

Mass. unveils $250 million in subsidies to protect residents from premium hikes - The Boston Globe Officials said the move virtually negates insurance premium increases for 270,000 people.

Thank you @massgovernor.bsky.social for your proactive leadership.

While Trump and Republicans rip away healthcare from millions, this action will save lives and help keep healthcare affordable for families in Massachusetts. www.bostonglobe.com/2026/01/08/m...

Ugh, I don’t want this “help”. I like thinking!

A friend in Minneapolis just sent me this video. Looks like thousands have come together for a vigil after an ICE agent shot and killed 37-year-old Renee Nicole Good. This was my neighborhood for several years before coming to Portland.

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A white image with text that reads "scope of the work The 19th is hiring two editors to work closely with the editorial director to assign, shape, edit and publish stories to fulfill The 19th’s mission of serving women and LGBTQ+ people with timely, high-quality and distinctive journalism across formats and platforms. Remote u.s. Only $105-$140k full-time apply by january 19 @ 9 am CT" the logo of the 19th appears at the top right of the image and the bottom right is a purple button with text reading "19thnews.org/jobs"

We're hiring two editors to join our newsroom! Responsibilities include:

🟣 Supporting a team of reporters to center our story standards and audience needs
🟣 Designing and implement short- and long-term coverage plans
🟣 Editing stories across types and formats

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More than 90% of streaming shows created by white people, study shows Annual UCLA study finds declines in cultural diversity behind and in front of the camera since last year

Shameful. UCLA study found that “of the top 250 most-viewed current and library scripted series in 2024, more than 91.7% were created by a white person, with white men accounting for 79% of all show creators”
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Five Facets of the Attack on Venezuela by the Rogue Nation the US Has Become 1 They are saying it baldly: this is an oil grab. There is a history of oil grabs going back to British imperialism in the middle east in the late nineteenth century and murders of Osage Nation triba...

Wrote a thing:
The carnage associated with fossil fuel is why speeding the transition to renewables is good for international stability as well as everything else. Fossil fuel is inseparable from violence, and dependence on it it has created a brutal world order....

Trump's bombing of Venezuela, kidnapping of Maduro & attempt to run the country are brazen violations of our Constitution & int'l law.

It will endanger US lives, destabilize the region, & cost us billions of dollars.

Congress must stop this endless war & hold Trump accountable.

Here's your daily reminder that Donald Trump is not a king and we will not bow down to him.

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The Engagement Is Better on Bluesky - Bluesky Bluesky is the lobby to the open web. Find and build your community here.

We could go on about how we welcome publishers, we don't demote links, we encourage independent developers to build apps and extensions on top of Bluesky's network.... but instead, we'll show you.

All thanks to the incredible community here! 🦋

Graphic that reads: "The average hourly wage necessary to afford a one-bedroom apartment in the United States is $28.17. The federal minimum wage is currently $7.25." -- National Low Income Housing Coalition

I really appreciate that @pbsnews.org ended the interview with this graphic.

It captures, in the simplest and starkest terms, the brutal arithmetic driving this country's homelessness catastrophe.

Full List of Degrees Not Classed As ‘Professional’ by Trump Admin
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EPA just approved new ‘forever chemical’ pesticides for use on food Critics warn the EPA’s approvals of new PFAS pesticides could expose more Americans to “forever chemicals” through their food.

The EPA is moving forward with approvals for pesticides containing “forever chemicals” as an active ingredient, dismissing concerns about health and environmental impacts raised by some scientists and activists.

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The moment when 30 million American's received healthcare (2010) The moment when insurance companies had to start covering preexisting conditions, young adults could stay on their family's policy and I could trust that the small print couldn't screw me if I needed serious medical assistance. 🇺🇸

So proud of our new report with @caringacross.org @jaimieworker.bsky.social about the care imperative.

Time to make care a national priority. #carecantwait
#carefest

Yes to reporting on the abuse of women (especially when it’s systemic and by people in power) but/and has anyone done a study about how it impacts women to see constant headlines and articles about the abuse of persistent, systemic abuse of women?

Federal judges block Texas from using its new US House map in the 2026 midterms A panel of three federal judges has blocked Texas from using a new congressional map that Republicans drew in hopes of picking up five U.S. House seats.

BREAKING: Federal judges block Texas from using redrawn congressional maps that would boost the GOP in the 2026 midterm elections.

CPB agrees to revive a $36 million deal with NPR killed after Trump's pressure The Corporation for Public Broadcasting agreed Monday to fulfill a $35.9 million, multi-year contract with NPR that it had yanked after pressure from the Trump White House.

The Corporation for Public Broadcasting agreed Monday to fulfill a $35.9 million, multi-year contract with NPR that it had yanked after pressure from the Trump White House.

“Quiet! Quiet, piggy,” Trump snapped at a female reporter on Monday when asked about the Epstein files.

Today, the GOP-controlled House is expected to overwhelmingly pass a bill seeking to force the Justice Department to release a huge trove of files related to Jeffrey Epstein.