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COVID-19 cases, vaccine campaigns helped prompt mask mandate's return, doctor says | CBC News

Dr. Natalie Bridger says a rise in reported COVID-19 cases in Newfoundland and Labrador is driving the return of a temporary mask mandate in clinical settings across the province.

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G.G. Reads 📚 Writes ✍🏾 Edits 📝 @ggwynterwrites.bsky.social · 2d

Trump is president again because he promised to hurt non-white people. The reason America doesn't have better support systems, better healthcare, better *everything* is because of racism. This isn't opinion, it's fact, yet legacy media, republicans, and even many dems refuse to admit this.

GunnyJKJ @gunnyjkj.bsky.social · 2d

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John Scalzi @scalzi.com · 2d

1. Campaign on big issues that are directly relevant to your voters

2. Don't get distracted from point one

3. Present as a decent human with manageable baggage

4. Don't be old as fuck.

Go forth and do likewise

Naomi Smith @pimlicat.bsky.social · 2d

Several European left-wing officials said they had been in contact with members of Zohran Mamdani’s campaign in New York in the hope of emulating his success in future local elections.

www.politico.eu/article/zohr...

Europe’s left flocks to New York to take notes on Mamdani’s meteoric rise

Several European left-wing officials said they had been in contact with members of Zohran Mamdani’s campaign in New York in the hope of emulating his success in future local elections.

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Rahawa Haile @rahawahaile.bsky.social · 1d

Ask any of your favorite Black women writers from a decade ago why their bylines stopped appearing, and you’ll likely hear the same response: There is no place for us in media. In TV. In publishing or academia. For the majority of us, there’s no place but gone.

Lex McMenamin (they/them) @leximcmenamin.com · 2d

thank you for all the support; the statement from our union is now live here with some more reporting.

now that this is public I can confirm that the majority of today’s layoffs were women of color. there are no longer any Black women working at Teen Vogue.

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Ezra Levin ❌👑 @ezralevin.bsky.social · 2d

This sucks. Teen Vogue has been a real bright spot in political media. I hope the excellent journalists there find a home quickly.

Lex McMenamin (they/them) @leximcmenamin.com · 2d

I was laid off from Teen Vogue today along with multiple other staffers, and today is my last day.

certainly more to come from me when the dust has settled more, but to my knowledge, after today, there will be no politics staffers at Teen Vogue.

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Senate Gabe @senategabe.bsky.social · 2d

I know people have argued with me about the specifics for months now but the truth is a lot of people are way overthinking this and if even a small minority of the Congress actually really wanted Trump out of office, he would be out of there in very short order.

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Dave Schultz (she/her) @imeanwegotguys.bsky.social · 2d

Shot by who? SHOT BY WHO?

Los Angeles Times @latimes.com · 3d

US citizen shot from behind as he warned ICE agents children would be coming to get bus, lawyers say

U.S. citizen shot from behind as he warned ICE agents about children gathering at bus stop, lawyers say

Lawyers for Carlos Jimenez said he was in fear after an agent threatened him with chemical spray, then pointed a gun at him.

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Dave Schultz (she/her) @imeanwegotguys.bsky.social · 3d

My plan for today was to do my chores and then make art. But a fucking mouse just walked into my living room like it’s paying the mortgage and now I have to do rodent control. 🤬

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Trevor Aleo @mraleosays.bsky.social · 6d

When multiple students say stuff like “You aren’t going to tell us how many paragraphs our paper has to have or how many pieces of evidence we have to have per paragraph? But that’s how we were trained!” it really shows how algorithms replaced writing well before chatbots.

It’s about pedagogy. 🤷‍♂️

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Dave Schultz (she/her) @imeanwegotguys.bsky.social · 5d

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Michael Harriot @michaelharriot.bsky.social · 5d

I've seen so many people online using the government shutdown as an opportunity to demonize people who receive SNAP benefits, WIC and any kind of government assistance.

Here's the thing:

I agree with those people.

We need to end the WHITE welfare state

BECAUSE welfare works.

A thread:

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Michael Hobbes @michaelhobbes.bsky.social · 6d

I found this piece sad too, but mostly because it is part of a years-long effort by progressives to understand what "really" animates Trump voters.

We already know! It is racism, misogyny and misinformation. I know that sounds condescending or whatever but it's simply what all evidence suggests.

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Dave Schultz (she/her) @imeanwegotguys.bsky.social · 6d

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Petter Törnberg @pettertornberg.com · 6d

In short, the ANES data shows:
📉 Social media use is shrinking
💥 Twitter/X posting has moved ~50 points to the right
🧩 Platforms are splintering
🔊 Fewer people are talking — but those still talking are more politically extreme

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Alex Shevrin Venet @asv.bsky.social · 8d

I have yet to see a use case for AI in the classroom that wouldn't also be addressed by smaller class sizes & more paid prep time for teachers.

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🦃 Gobblescribbits @jibblescribbits.bsky.social · 8d

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Dave Karpf @davekarpf.bsky.social · 8d

Okay I’m reading it now and, no surprise, it suuuucks in exactly the ways you would expect.

Dave Karpf @davekarpf.bsky.social · 9d

Should I have a couple drinks and rip apart the new centrist dem manifesto tonight?

Y/N

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Dave Karpf @davekarpf.bsky.social · 8d

(4) Trump and the Republicans don't have an advantage over Democrats because they *better understand heartland Americans.*

They have an advantage over Democrats because they created their own universe of propaganda outlets, and then went out and bought all the mainstream outlets.

Duh.

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JayJ 📸 @jayjshootin.blacksky.app · 9d

I hate A.I. man and i hate how normalize the shit is getting

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Dominique Baker @bakerdphd.bsky.social · 10d

Take a lesson from the Black Panthers who understood how to feed people

Daniel Abraham @abraham.bsky.social · 10d

If I were running the DNC, there would be Democratic Party sponsored food relief banks across the country right now that specifically welcomed anyone regardless of party affiliation.

Along with the food, there could be voter registration and links to runforsomething.net

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Dave Schultz (she/her) @imeanwegotguys.bsky.social · 10d

Folks who do airport travel around the holidays—worth it or avoid at all costs?

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Olúfẹ́mi O. Táíwò @olufemiotaiwo.bsky.social · Nov 13

if i've learned one thing from doing union stuff while also doing other forms of organizing, it's that you're better off with people you disagree with who are nevertheless trying to do the same thing as you than with people you agree with who aren't trying to do anything

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jamelle @jamellebouie.net · 11d

i think i would honestly find this whole discourse more tolerable if people simply said what they were actually saying, which is that they think the Democratic Party is too associated with femininity (and secondarily, with black people) and that they want to correct this

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Brian Goldstone @brian-goldstone.bsky.social · 12d

With millions at risk of losing SNAP in the coming days, a reminder: hunger doesn't happen in isolation. When food assistance disappears, families use rent money to eat. Then come evictions and homelessness.

Housing, food, healthcare—it's all connected. Cut one thread and the whole thing unravels.

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Deanna @deestemteach.bsky.social · 12d

Someone on threads said they hope teachers are buying snacks for their students due to food stamps being cut off.

Excuse me? You hope what!?!?!

We’re supposed to fix everything while also being accused of not doing anything.

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Larry Ferlazzo @larryferlazzo.bsky.social · 12d

If you are a teacher who reports your student or their parent/guardian to ICE, you are a terrible human being and have no business being an educator. cdt.org/wp-content/u...

Center for Democracy & Technology | 61
Four in ten teachers say that their school provided training on data privacy-
related school policies and procedures and immigration enforcement.
Figure 46. Percentage (%) of teachers who say this topic was discussed or covered as part of the training on
their school’s data privacy-related policies and procedures for if/when immigration enforcement officials (e.g.,
ICE) come to their school
0% 20% 40% 60%
Whether or not one could confirm the attendance
of a student if asked by immigration enforcement officials
Whether or not one should provide information
on a student to immigration enforcement officials
A review of what information the school is
legally obligated to provide to immigration
enforcement officials
How and to whom to direct questions received
from immigration enforcement officials
A review of legal obligations (e.g., the Family Educational Rights and Privacy
Act (FERPA), state student privacy laws) to protect student privacy if asked for
information about a student by immigration enforcement officials (e.g., ICE)
Any training on data privacy-related school policies and procedures
for if/when immigration enforcement officials come to their
school during the 2024-25 school year
17%
19%
21%
22%
29%
41%
Increased immigration enforcement efforts across the country are also
coinciding with school staff reporting members of the school community to
immigration enforcement officials (e.g., ICE) on their own accord.
Table 14. Percentage (%) of teachers who report that this happened at their school in the last school year
(2024-25)
Teachers
Any independent reporting by a staff member, without being asked for this information 13%
A staff member reported a student to immigration enforcement 9%
A staff member reported a student’s parent(s)/guardian(s) to immigration enforcement 9%
A staff member reported a teacher or other school employee to immigration enforcement 7%

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Yvonne Lam @yvonnezlam.bsky.social · 14d

WA state people:

Hypervisible @hypervisible.blacksky.app · 14d

Report by the University of Washington Center for Human Rights on the use of Flock cameras in the state.

Leaving the Door Wide Open: Flock Surveillance Systems Expose Washington Data to Immigration Enforcement - Center for Human Rights

Summary Flock Safety automated license plate reader (ALPR) networks have become increasingly common in Washington state. Records obtained by UWCHR researchers via public records requests reveal that at least eight Washington state law enforcement agencies enabled direct, 1:1 sharing of their networks with U.S. Border Patrol at some point during 2025; effectively opening the “front

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derek guy @dieworkwear.bsky.social · 15d

the year is 2030. the white house remains half demolished because president trump refused to pay construction workers and musk gutted government spending. two thieves sneak into the white house using a truck mounted ladder and steal the constitution

The White White East Wing has a big gaping hole.

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