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A long-neglected area in South Memphis, settled by formerly enslaved families, is at the center of a battle with the world’s richest man, Elon Musk, who built what his company xAI has dubbed the world’s largest supercomputer, Colossus, roughly 2 miles away.
Up against Musk's Colossus supercomputer, a Memphis neighborhood fights for clean air
xAI says it’s working collaboratively with local officials, but Boxtown residents remain wary.
nbcnews.to
May 17, 2025 at 10:30 PM
A long-neglected area in South Memphis, settled by formerly enslaved families, is at the center of a battle with the world’s richest man, Elon Musk, who built what his company xAI has dubbed the world’s largest supercomputer, Colossus, roughly 2 miles away.
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While airstrikes account for mass casualties, bulldozers and explosives are flattening Gaza from the ground — what soldiers say is a systematic campaign to make the Strip unlivable, a joint investigation reveals www.972mag.com/israel-gaza-...
‘Render it unusable’: Israel’s mission of total urban destruction
Bulldozers and explosives are flattening Gaza from the ground — what soldiers say is a systematic campaign to make the Strip unlivable.
www.972mag.com
May 18, 2025 at 8:23 AM
While airstrikes account for mass casualties, bulldozers and explosives are flattening Gaza from the ground — what soldiers say is a systematic campaign to make the Strip unlivable, a joint investigation reveals www.972mag.com/israel-gaza-...
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Republican cuts to Medicaid mean that people will die.
Families will face enormous medical bills and stop going to the doctor altogether.
It’s a betrayal of the American people — and Democrats are fighting it with everything we have.
Families will face enormous medical bills and stop going to the doctor altogether.
It’s a betrayal of the American people — and Democrats are fighting it with everything we have.
May 18, 2025 at 12:47 PM
Republican cuts to Medicaid mean that people will die.
Families will face enormous medical bills and stop going to the doctor altogether.
It’s a betrayal of the American people — and Democrats are fighting it with everything we have.
Families will face enormous medical bills and stop going to the doctor altogether.
It’s a betrayal of the American people — and Democrats are fighting it with everything we have.
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Israeli airstrikes in Gaza have killed 250 people in the last 36 hours, bringing the death toll to over 53,000, according to Palestinian health officials.
Israeli strikes kill scores in Gaza, officials say, as Trump wraps up Middle East tour
Trump's visit did not include Israel, focusing instead on deals with Gulf nations including the United Arab Emirates, Qatar, and Saudi Arabia.
nbcnews.to
May 16, 2025 at 12:03 PM
Israeli airstrikes in Gaza have killed 250 people in the last 36 hours, bringing the death toll to over 53,000, according to Palestinian health officials.
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I would call this disgusting but that’s not a strong enough word.
People’s lives are hanging in the balance and this administration wants to make it into a game show. It’s embarrassing and shows they have no value for human life or dignity. www.thedailybeast.com/kristi-noem-...
People’s lives are hanging in the balance and this administration wants to make it into a game show. It’s embarrassing and shows they have no value for human life or dignity. www.thedailybeast.com/kristi-noem-...
Noem Plots Reality Show Where Migrants Fight for Citizenship
A Homeland Security official told the Daily Beast that the show is in the early stages of vetting, though approval has not been given—or denied.
www.thedailybeast.com
May 16, 2025 at 1:08 PM
I would call this disgusting but that’s not a strong enough word.
People’s lives are hanging in the balance and this administration wants to make it into a game show. It’s embarrassing and shows they have no value for human life or dignity. www.thedailybeast.com/kristi-noem-...
People’s lives are hanging in the balance and this administration wants to make it into a game show. It’s embarrassing and shows they have no value for human life or dignity. www.thedailybeast.com/kristi-noem-...
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Arizona’s governor on Tuesday signed legislation to create an alert system for Native Americans who have gone missing in the state, a measure that won unanimous approval from lawmakers in the wake of the disappearance and death of a San Carlos Apache teen.
Arizona governor signs ‘Emily’s Law’ to alert when Native Americans go missing
Arizona is state to join a movement that began in 2022 in Washington state to quickly share information about cases involving Native Americans.
nbcnews.to
May 14, 2025 at 9:09 AM
Arizona’s governor on Tuesday signed legislation to create an alert system for Native Americans who have gone missing in the state, a measure that won unanimous approval from lawmakers in the wake of the disappearance and death of a San Carlos Apache teen.
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The similarities keep increasing
May 13, 2025 at 5:44 PM
The similarities keep increasing
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"why can’t timid Democrats call for the abolition of Ice, which was created only in 2003 by George W Bush, making it even younger than Leonardo DiCaprio’s current girlfriend?"
My latest for the Guardian:
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
My latest for the Guardian:
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Ice has become Trump’s private militia. It must be abolished | Mehdi Hasan
Violent apprehensions, warrantless arrests, deported children: how many more abuses of power will it take for Democrats to speak up?
www.theguardian.com
May 13, 2025 at 4:29 PM
"why can’t timid Democrats call for the abolition of Ice, which was created only in 2003 by George W Bush, making it even younger than Leonardo DiCaprio’s current girlfriend?"
My latest for the Guardian:
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
My latest for the Guardian:
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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The stock market is going to skyrocket today, but this is not bc Trump is a great president, an economic genius or a master deal maker. It is simply bc he’s an arsonist who almost burned the house down and is now putting out his own fire by caving on it all. Do not forget any of this…
May 12, 2025 at 11:07 AM
The stock market is going to skyrocket today, but this is not bc Trump is a great president, an economic genius or a master deal maker. It is simply bc he’s an arsonist who almost burned the house down and is now putting out his own fire by caving on it all. Do not forget any of this…
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This is still part of the Constitution, FYI: "[N]o Person holding any Office of Profit or Trust... shall, without the Consent of the Congress, accept of any present, Emolument, Office, or Title, of any kind whatever, from any King, Prince, or foreign State."
May 12, 2025 at 1:34 PM
This is still part of the Constitution, FYI: "[N]o Person holding any Office of Profit or Trust... shall, without the Consent of the Congress, accept of any present, Emolument, Office, or Title, of any kind whatever, from any King, Prince, or foreign State."
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#ResistanceRoots
“Believe in truth. To abandon facts is to abandon freedom. If nothing is true, then no one can criticize power, because there is no basis upon which to do so. If nothing is true, then all is spectacle. The biggest wallet pays for the most blinding lights.”
— Timothy Snyder
“Believe in truth. To abandon facts is to abandon freedom. If nothing is true, then no one can criticize power, because there is no basis upon which to do so. If nothing is true, then all is spectacle. The biggest wallet pays for the most blinding lights.”
— Timothy Snyder
May 11, 2025 at 3:19 PM
#ResistanceRoots
“Believe in truth. To abandon facts is to abandon freedom. If nothing is true, then no one can criticize power, because there is no basis upon which to do so. If nothing is true, then all is spectacle. The biggest wallet pays for the most blinding lights.”
— Timothy Snyder
“Believe in truth. To abandon facts is to abandon freedom. If nothing is true, then no one can criticize power, because there is no basis upon which to do so. If nothing is true, then all is spectacle. The biggest wallet pays for the most blinding lights.”
— Timothy Snyder
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Members of the press love to marvel at the ineptitude of their own industry. Like an FDA inspector idly musing about how wild it is that there are so many salmonella outbreaks and asking if EPA inspectors would get fired if water pollution closed the beaches in Florida
May 10, 2025 at 1:24 AM
Members of the press love to marvel at the ineptitude of their own industry. Like an FDA inspector idly musing about how wild it is that there are so many salmonella outbreaks and asking if EPA inspectors would get fired if water pollution closed the beaches in Florida
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The U.S. Postal Service's governing board has named David Steiner, a board member of USPS competitor FedEx, to be the next postmaster general following the controversial term of Louis DeJoy.
David Steiner of FedEx is tapped to be the U.S. Postal Service's new leader
The U.S. Postal Service's governing board has named David Steiner, a board member of USPS competitor FedEx, to be the next postmaster general following the controversial term of Louis DeJoy.
www.npr.org
May 9, 2025 at 2:54 PM
The U.S. Postal Service's governing board has named David Steiner, a board member of USPS competitor FedEx, to be the next postmaster general following the controversial term of Louis DeJoy.
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After officials said Israel’s security cabinet had approved a plan for “conquering” the Gaza Strip, Netanyahu has said new “intensified” offensive will involve Israeli troops holding on to seized territory and significant displacement of the population www.theguardian.com/world/2025/m...
Netanyahu says new offensive in Gaza focused on consolidating seizure of territory
Israeli PM says operation will lead to significant displacement of the population ‘for its own protection’
www.theguardian.com
May 5, 2025 at 9:08 PM
After officials said Israel’s security cabinet had approved a plan for “conquering” the Gaza Strip, Netanyahu has said new “intensified” offensive will involve Israeli troops holding on to seized territory and significant displacement of the population www.theguardian.com/world/2025/m...
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"Trump...has effectively given Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu a green light to do as he sees fit, Israeli officials say...The return to full-fledged war would come after Israel already cut off all supplies of food, water and medicine"
this era is so bleak
www.axios.com/2025/05/05/i...
this era is so bleak
www.axios.com/2025/05/05/i...
Israel plans to occupy and flatten all of Gaza if no deal by Trump's trip
Trump has effectively given Netanyahu a green light to do as he sees fit, Israeli officials say.
www.axios.com
May 6, 2025 at 11:27 AM
"Trump...has effectively given Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu a green light to do as he sees fit, Israeli officials say...The return to full-fledged war would come after Israel already cut off all supplies of food, water and medicine"
this era is so bleak
www.axios.com/2025/05/05/i...
this era is so bleak
www.axios.com/2025/05/05/i...
“They Actually Had a List”: ICE Arrests Workers Involved in Landmark Labor Rights Case
“They Actually Had a List”: ICE Arrests Workers Involved in Landmark Labor Rights Case
“We are concerned at the appearance of targeting publicly pro-union worker leaders,” said a UFW official about an ICE raid in New York.
theintercept.com
May 6, 2025 at 2:17 PM
“They Actually Had a List”: ICE Arrests Workers Involved in Landmark Labor Rights Case
Indian land. Hands off.
Dec. 22, 1969: Radio Free Alcatraz
Radio Free Alcatraz broadcasts for the first time.
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May 6, 2025 at 6:02 AM
Indian land. Hands off.
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