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One week ago, thousands of New Yorkers tried something new.

They heard about it last minute. They didn’t know where it would take them or who they would meet. It was free, earnest, even educational.

It was the #ZcavengerHunt and it was a thing of beauty.

Look at this graph.

The share of national income going to the richest 10 percent was lowest (and share to lower 90 percent highest) when union membership was at its highest. As unions have weakened, inequality has widened.

This is why we must build back union power.

The NRA buys off Congress. No action on guns.

The oil industry buys off Congress. No action on climate.

Insurance companies buy off Congress. No action on health care.

The list goes on and on.

Money in politics is the root of our dysfunction.

Zohran holding a shirt that says “It’s A Mamdani Ting” next to the man selling it.

Easily top five bootleg merch.

Fearless Man Bravely Ventures Out Into U.S. Economy

Fearless Man Bravely Ventures Out Into U.S. Economy
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60 Minutes found no criminal record for 75% of the Venezuelan migrants the U.S. sent to a mega-prison in El Salvador. https://cbsn.ws/4lC4Vp5

Vivian Wilson is Teen Vogue’s special issue cover star. The 20-year-old estranged daughter of Elon Musk discusses her modeling and TV aspirations, unusual extended family, and what she describes as the “cartoonishly evil” Trump admin. Read the full interview here: www.teenvogue.com/story/vivian...

Children dying of measles is the price of freedom. It's a price I'm happy to pay.

HAHAHA this is too funny!

I hope inspiration strikes you less

Visibility matters. As the latest polling from @dataforprogress.org shows, when adults know a trans person, they are more supportive of trans people.

I like all of it. The vast coverage helps me.

Idaho signs new immigration law as lawsuit swiftly follows A district court judge blocks Idaho's new immigration act the same day Gov. Brad Little signs it into law.

Idaho passed a bill allowing local law enforcement to act as federal immigration agents without any oversight, helping to facilitate President Trump's mass deportation agenda.

The ACLU of Idaho sued and a judge immediately blocked the law in court.

WASHINGTON (AP) — Federal judge blocks mass firings of employees at the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau.

RIP USAID — all remaining 900 employees will be fired.

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Twitter/X logo.

Twitter/X is currently down, again.

YESSS. Explains why I love them

Teriyaki burgers are bisexual

Opinion | Trump's plan to turn Guantánamo back into an island of despair Congress should deny Trump the opportunity to turn Guantánamo into an island of despair.

For decades, our government has violated the rights of people detained at Guantánamo Bay.

President Trump’s plan to add a massive immigrant detention camp would have horrific consequences.

Trump Says He Wants U.S. To Take Ownership Of Gaza Strip Trump renewed his call to Arab nations to relocate displaced Palestinians as he welcomed Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to the White House.

Trump says "US will take over the Gaza Strip” during joint press conference with Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu

Families and doctors sue over Trump's order to halt funding for gender-affirming care President Donald Trump's effort to ban federal funding for gender-affirming care for young people is facing a legal challenge.

Breaking news: Lambda Legal and ACLU are suing on behalf of PFLAG and GLMA to end Trump's illegal executive order banning trans care under 19 years old.

The suit has been brought in Maryland.

A similar suit was brought on behalf of PFLAG to end child abuse investigations in TX 3 years ago.

if we staff ICE with Uvalde police officers, they'll never enter schools

Unemployment insurance for striking workers: A low-cost policy that’s good for workers and state economies Lawmakers across the country are increasingly recognizing that making striking workers eligible for unemployment insurance (UI) is good for workers and good economics.

Given the brazen attacks on labor rights and the current federal administration, extending unemployment insurance to striking workers is a low-cost policy that is good for workers AND state economies 🌇

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N.Y. Attorney General Warns Hospitals Against Canceling Transgender Care (Gift Article) A White House executive order last week threatened to pull federal funding from hospitals that provide gender-affirming care. But not providing the care could violate state law, Letitia James said in ...

The New York attorney general, Letitia James, has warned New York hospitals that complying with the White House’s executive order to end gender-affirming medical care for transgender youth could well violate state law.

Why some disabled workers are paid less than the federal minimum wage The national minimum wage today is just over $7 an hour. But a provision in a landmark labor law from nearly 90 years ago allows employers to pay certain workers with disabilities less than that. Ali…

The national minimum wage was established in a landmark labor law nearly 90 years ago.

But, a provision in the law allows employers to pay certain workers with disabilities less than that.

BREAKING: US to withdraw from United Nations Human Rights Council, per POLITICO