Tradwives Use Sexism, Racism and Transphobia to Police Other Women There's a lot of talk about teen boys and the internet, but there's plenty of sexist influencers for women, too.

“There’s a lot of talk about teen boys and the internet, but there’s plenty of sexist influencers for women, too.” Read an excerpt from extremism researcher Dr. @milleridriss.bsky.social‘s new book ‘Man Up: The New Misogyny and the Rise of Violent Extremism.’ www.teenvogue.com/story/how-tr...

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"The fascists want us depleted, numb, and cynical." - I keep this top of mind daily and I actively refuse.

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'It's a Heist': Real Federal Auditors Are Horrified by DOGE WIRED talked to actual federal auditors about how government auditing works—and how DOGE is doing the opposite.

So WIRED talked to actual federal auditors about how government auditing works—and how DOGE is doing the opposite.

“In no uncertain terms is this an audit,” claims the second auditor. “It’s a heist, stealing a vast amount of government data."

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Dorothy Porter in 1939, at her desk in the Carnegie Library at Howard University. Moorland-Spingarn Research Center, Manuscript Division, Howard University

Dorothy B. Porter changed libraries 💜

The Dewey Decimal System used to only have two classifications for Black people: 325 (colonization) & 326 (slavery). Each book by a Black person was put into one of these classifications. A book of poetry? Classified as colonization.

Enter Dorothy B. Porter 🧵

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How to Keep Tabs on ICE Agents Who May Be Surveilling Your Neighborhood Here’s a step-by-step guide.

This op-ed explains how to start an ICE Watch neighborhood program in your community. ⤵️

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Sleeping brown and black Tabby cat on gray loveseat next to hand made acoustic guitar.

Just holding onto some peace with my sweet girl Maddie.

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PFAS in Maine can travel from stream to ski trail through snowmaking Harmful and persistent forever chemicals that accumulate in some water bodies can be sprayed onto slopes by machine, but the extent of the risk is unknown.

As winters grow warmer, ski resorts are increasingly relying on machine-made snow to keep their trails open and powder-loving customers happy.
But what happens when the water used to make the snow contains forever chemicals?

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L.A. restaurants offering shelter, discounts and food to fire evacuees and first responders These L.A. restaurants and coffee shops are staying open to shelter evacuees, offering discounts and, in some cases, free food to evacuees and first responders to the numerous ongoing fires in Souther...

Here is an ongoing list of LA restaurants that are offering shelter, food, and support to first responders and evacuees:

bit.ly/LAaid

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Linda Lavin, Maine-raised actor who starred in the sitcom ‘Alice,’ dies at 87 The Tony Award-winning stage actor, who became a working class icon as a waitress on the TV sitcom 'Alice,' has died at age 87.

Lavin grew up in Portland and graduated from Deering High. After Broadway success, she landed a sitcom based on the film “Alice Doesn’t Live Here Anymore.”
The show, “Alice,” made her a role model for working moms as Alice Hyatt, a widow with a son working in a roadside diner outside Phoenix.

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How This Teen Labor Organizer Became an International Symbol of Resistance Angelo Herndon was jailed after leading a march of 1,000 people through Atlanta.

During the Great Depression, the American labor movement was at a crossroads. A young Black labor organizer emerged as a pivotal figure in the struggle for workers' rights. ⤵️

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Watch now: ‘Breakdown in Maine’ a FRONTLINE documentary FRONTLINE, the Portland Press Herald and Maine Public present a one-hour documentary film on the deadliest mass shooting in Maine history and the missed opportunities to prevent it.

A new documentary from FRONTLINE, the Portland Press Herald and @mainepublic.org investigates the deadliest mass shooting in Maine history – when an Army reservist killed 18 people and wounded 13 in October 2023 – and the missed opportunities to prevent it.

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Across the country, people are starting meal preparations and traveling to be with friends and family.

Tell us your favorite dish on the Thanksgiving table, and we’ll share our knowledge about the work behind the ingredients. #WeFeedYou

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