Saga over contestantโs nationality reflects hatred of other Africans fuelled by poverty among black population
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What would an adequate COVID response look like? By Julia Doubleday
"And unfortunately, we have a public that is largely uneducated about and unaware of the problem, thanks to the tireless efforts of our political leaders and corporate media outlets who pushed for a โnew normalโ of forever COVID reinfections."
"The first hurdle is making people aware of the problem."
"The problem underlying all the current failures is that, quite simply, our government is not trying to end this pandemic. It is trying to hide this pandemic. And youโre not going to solve a problem you wonโt acknowledge."
Donald Trump could turn Elon Musk into an American oligarch (Politico)
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Two ex-senior Labour advisers reveal strategy Keir Starmer used to turn its fortunes around by targeting disillusioned โhero votersโ โ and how it could benefit the Democrats
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A sign of defeat and despair.
KEEP EYES OPEN EXCEPT TO BLINK
KEEP STEERING WHEEL STRAIGHT EXCEPT TO TURN
KEEP FOOT ON ACCELERATOR EXCEPT TO BRAKE
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I interviewed Steven Thrasher for my GLAAD Media Award nominated story critiquing the New York Times' coverage of trans people. He's a smart, and incredibly compassionate man who I've continued to follow. This breaks my heart for him and his students.
EXCLUSIVE: Northwestern Suspends Journalism Professor Steven Thrasher After Gaza Solidarity Protest | Democracy Now!
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#Palestine #education #news #politics #USpol #media #journalism
Part 2 of today's interview with Steven Thrasher, on the #health crisis in #Gaza and the ongoing #COVID pandemic is also worth a read/watch/listen: democracynow.org/2024/9/5/stevโฆ
Hey #AskFedi,
I see the term "MC" being used here and there, and I don't think it refers to "emcee."
What does it mean?
UPDATE: "Minecraft" in most cases, but I just realized that in the context I was looking at, it was "Main Character."
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Oklahoma City Apple Store workers have a tentative union deal.
Employees at the Penn Square Mall store, represented by the Communication Workers of America (CWA), will vote on September 22nd whether to ratify the agreement, which includes โup to 11.5%โ wage increases, paid time off, and health benefits, according to the CWA.
The agreement follows a Maryland Apple Store that ratified its own union deal last month.
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Jumashekh and Willing mated to produce Findy.
They are the product of 5 generations of breeding.
They have a lot to say.
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Findy moves.
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in reply to Denis - The COVID info guy - • • •Americans in this thread may find this feed useful or interesting.
Each Friday the total number of Americans killed by Covid 19 is updated.
Each Friday the number of Americans killed in the last week by Covid 19 is posted.
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Only the percentage of global covid-19 deaths was frozen.
The weekly number of American deaths was not frozen.