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Obama Presidential Center, Described As A 'Hub For Change' By Barack Obama, Is Set To Open In 2026 On Chicago’s South Side - AfroTech

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Saving sea turtles with solar-powered fishing nets

The LED lights reduced entanglements by 63 percent, according to a new study.

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likemind.bsky.social @likemind.bsky.social · 3d

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likemind.bsky.social @likemind.bsky.social · 3d

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Is Your Medication Made in a Contaminated Factory? The FDA Won’t Tell You.

The agency’s decision to conceal drug names on inspection reports has prevented doctors, pharmacists and patients from knowing whether medications made overseas are tainted by manufacturing failures t...

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likemind.bsky.social @likemind.bsky.social · 4d

US cyber policy goals have regressed during Trump 2.0 in ‘unprecedented setback,’ landmark report says - Nextgov/FCW www.nextgov.com/cybersecurit...

US cyber policy goals have regressed during Trump 2.0 in ‘unprecedented setback,’ landmark report says

Cuts to various agencies and the politicization of disinfo-tracking work have slowed implementation goals set out five years ago by a congressionally authorized cybersecurity policy group.

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likemind.bsky.social @likemind.bsky.social · 4d

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This Is Ground Zero in the Conservative Quest for More Patriotic and Christian Public Schools

Oklahoma has spent years reshaping public schools to integrate lessons about Jesus and encourage pride in America’s history. By the time the second Trump administration began espousing its “America Fi...

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likemind.bsky.social @likemind.bsky.social · 4d

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SSA is denying excepted workers’ time off and telework requests, seemingly defying shutdown guidance

Though OPM guidance states that agencies should seek to accommodate the needs of excepted workers during lapses in appropriation, employees who have fallen ill or simply can no longer afford to commut...

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likemind.bsky.social @likemind.bsky.social · 4d

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From Front Lines to Protest Lines: Veterans Speak Out For 'No Kings' Events

"I served this country because I believe in the promise of freedom, equality and democracy,” one veteran said in the lead-up to the Oct. 18 "No Kings" protests nationwide.

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likemind.bsky.social @likemind.bsky.social · 4d

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Inside the Trump Adminstration's Bluesky Invasion

On Friday, after months of internal discussions, federal agencies began posting on the left-friendly social network. Within days, they dominated a list of the most-blocked accounts.

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likemind.bsky.social @likemind.bsky.social · 5d

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This Illinois School District Just Expanded Its STEM Campus To Support Students Pursuing Careers In Aviation, Horticulture, And More - AfroTech

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likemind.bsky.social @likemind.bsky.social · 6d

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Tech Bros Have Been Accidentally Poisoning Themselves With Severe Brain Toxins for Years

Among the worst offenders was meal-replacement company Huel, a long-time favorite among Bay Area builders.

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likemind.bsky.social @likemind.bsky.social · 6d

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Green sea turtle no longer Endangered

These gentle, 400-pound giants are splashing back from the brink of extinction.

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likemind.bsky.social @likemind.bsky.social · 8d

How the Roberts Court Could Neuter the Voting Rights Act washingtonmonthly.com/2025/10/17/v... #SCOTUS

How the Roberts Court Could Neuter the Voting Rights Act

The Supreme Court may hollow out Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act by letting states defend racial bias in maps as partisan politics.

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likemind.bsky.social @likemind.bsky.social · 8d

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How Energy-Generating Sidewalks Work

These innovative pavings convert the kinetic energy of footsteps into clean electric energy.

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likemind.bsky.social @likemind.bsky.social · 8d

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How Trump is Building a Violent, Shadowy Federal Police Force

Trump’s DHS appointees have dismantled civil rights guardrails, protected agents’ anonymity and encouraged them to wear masks, threatened groups that stood in their way, and overwhelmed legal challeng...

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likemind.bsky.social @likemind.bsky.social · 9d

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How This Houston Solar Program Is Rebuilding Lives And Powering Historic Black Neighborhoods With Clean Energy - AfroTech

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likemind.bsky.social @likemind.bsky.social · 9d

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One Republican Now Controls a Huge Chunk of US Election Infrastructure

Former GOP operative Scott Leiendecker just bought Dominion Voting Systems, giving him ownership of voting systems used in 27 states. Election experts don't know what to think.

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likemind.bsky.social @likemind.bsky.social · 9d

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The Blurred Truths of Sora

Many will assume that OpenAI’s Sora app represents a new era of social media. But that’s wrong—all it does is reanimate our current one.

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likemind.bsky.social @likemind.bsky.social · 9d

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Russell Vought, Trump’s Shadow President

From the wholesale gutting of federal agencies to the ongoing government shutdown, Russell Vought has drawn the road map for Trump’s second term. Vought has consolidated power to an extent that inside...

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likemind.bsky.social @likemind.bsky.social · 10d

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Judge blocks shutdown layoffs after finding Trump's actions are likely illegal

The Trump administration is leveraging the shutdown to declare "the laws don't apply to them anymore," judge says, adding, "they can't do that."

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likemind.bsky.social @likemind.bsky.social · 10d

How National Service Can De-Polarize America washingtonmonthly.com/2025/10/16/h...

How National Service Can De-Polarize America

A national service revival could unite Americans, expand job paths, and rebuild civic trust in an age of polarization and AI disruption.

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likemind.bsky.social @likemind.bsky.social · 12d

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likemind.bsky.social @likemind.bsky.social · 16d

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“I Don’t Want to Be Here Anymore”: They Tried to Self-Deport, Then Got Stranded in Trump’s America

Venezuelan immigrants signed up for a Trump-promoted app called CBP Home, which promised a safe and easy way to leave the country, and prepared to leave on their given departure dates. Those dates hav...

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A law professor warns: James Comey’s indictment shows what happens when presidents turn prosecutors into political weapons — a hallmark of authoritarian rule.

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James Comey’s indictment is a trademark tactic of authoritarians

The former FBI director’s indictment breaks a principle that has protected American democracy for 50 years.

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likemind.bsky.social @likemind.bsky.social · 17d

Poll: Most Americans think military should face only external threats taskandpurpose.com/news/poll-ci...

Poll: Most Americans say military should be apolitical and face only 'external threats'

A new poll released Wednesday found most Americans want the military to remain politically neutral, but are split on domestic deployments.

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