Out today: Feeding #Texas estimates that its 20 member banks have lost a total of $57.6 million in federal funding cuts, and that’s only in immediate canceled funding. But this could actually be on the low end of the potential impact range. https://www.texasobserver.org/trump-cuts-texas-food-banks/
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For years, a Phoenix nonprofit has run a mail room for thousands of homeless people, who use the address for job applications, for medication, to receive benefits like food stamp cards and even to vote.
Now the U.S. Postal Service is cutting its $24,000 investment, leaving the organization to raise the extra money to keep it open.
https://www.propublica.org/article/phoenix-post-office-homelessness-funding-cuts?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post
Senators Propose Sweeping Changes to Generic Drug Oversight
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Citing a ProPublica investigation, lawmakers are calling on the FDA to conduct more drug testing and to alert hospitals and other purchasers when foreign manufacturers with safety failures are given a special pass to send their products to the U.S.
https://www.propublica.org/article/lawmakers-propose-changes-drug-oversight-fda?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post
#News #Congress #Senate #Law #FDA #Drugs #Safety #Health #PublicHealth
As part of our mission to bring more high-quality journalism to the fediverse, we’re federating today the profiles of nine U.S. media sites, bringing their content to Mastodon and other platforms. We think this is especially important now as the world faces serious crises like Ukraine, Gaza and climate change — not to mention pivotal elections coming up this year in several countries.
We’re delighted to welcome this next wave of trusted publishers:
Bloomberg: @bloomberg
Bloomberg Law: @BloombergLaw
Bloomberg CityLab: @citylab
The Kyiv Independent: @KyivIndependent
Politico: @politico
Quartz: @quartz
Salon: @Salon
Time: @time
Vox: @Vox
Here are just a few of the amazing Magazines you’ll be able to follow:
Business News by Quartz, @business-news-quartz
Congress by Politico, @congress-politico
Markets by Bloomberg, @markets-bloomberg
News & Politics by Salon, @news-politics-Salon
Supreme Court by Vox, @supreme-court-Vox
Urban Planning by Bloomberg City Lab, @urban-planning-citylab
World News by Time, @world-time
More details on today's announcement: https://about.flipboard.com/inside-flipboard/flipboard-brings-more-news-to-the-fediverse/
#Journalism #News #Media #Fediverse #Mastodon #MastodonMigration #Flipboard #Federation
“The records that we have received demonstrate that senior TDA officials were well aware of the potentially unlawful nature of their policy.”
Last year, I broke the story about the #Texas Department of Agriculture's transphobic dress code for @TexasObserver. Now, I'm back with internal emails showing the turmoil it caused, especially in the nutrition department: https://www.texasobserver.org/sid-miller-transphobic-dress-code-emails/
#news #politics #USpol #transphobia #agriculture #LGBTQIA+ #trans #homophobia #WorkersRights
Suspects arrested in connection with the theft of crown jewels from Paris’ Louvre museum a week after the heist that stunned the world. @AssociatedPress reports:
https://t.me/liveukraine_media/22181
⛔️🇰🇵Europeans sit on their rumps, deny life-saving weapons, while terrorists states join together to commit genocidal war crimes against Ukrainians: Pyongyang Says It Will Send Military Invading Troops to Ukraine Within a Month. The June 19 defense pact signed between Russia and North Korea included a promise (more) #Ukraine #Press #News #russiaUkraineWar #10yrInvasionofUkraine
#FreeEUfromFascistAltRight
#NoUSRepublicans2024
#1936EuropeIn2024
#BetterOldThanSeditious
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I attended the Supreme Court of #Texas on Wednesday to help @deceleration cover a unique case involving #Indigenous religious freedom, pandemic restrictions on churches, and a cormorant rookery in a San Antonio park.
#politics #USpol #environment #ClimateChange #animals #news #law #religion #activism #SanAntonio #SouthTexas #trees
They Were Choked, Beaten and Tased by #NYPD Officers. The Commissioner Buried Their Cases.
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New York City’s #Police Commissioner Edward Caban has repeatedly used a little-known authority called “retention” to prevent officers accused of misconduct from facing public disciplinary trials.
Victims are never told their cases have been buried.
#NYC #LawEnforcement #CivilRights #Crime #News #Government #Courts
Legal experts called DHS’ move to use driver’s license data for citizenship checks more evidence of federal overreach.
“The administration wants to get as much data as it can, however it can, whenever it can.”
https://www.propublica.org/article/dhs-citizenship-checks-drivers-license-data?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post
#News #DHS #Immigration #Data #Privacy #Security #Law #Trump
#Maui Residents Have Been Forced From Their Homes to Make Room for #Wildfire Survivors. Property Owners Are Profiting.
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High prices offered by emergency #housing programs have encouraged property owners to chase the money.
Housing advocates say state officials haven’t moved aggressively enough to crack down on predatory behavior.
#News #Hawaii #Wildfires #Home #Government #RealEstate #climate
https://www.propublica.org/article/maui-wildifre-evictions-fema
Salt water laced with cancer-causing chemicals, a byproduct of oil and gas drilling, keeps shooting out of the ground in Oklahoma.
Experts say it means even more wastewater is spreading underground, poisoning the state’s water supply.
https://www.propublica.org/article/oklahoma-oil-gas-wastewater-pollution?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post
#News #Oklahoma #Oil #Gas #Environment #Pollution #Regulation
How America’s “Most Powerful Lobby” Is Stifling Efforts to Reform #Oil Well Cleanup in State After State
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In #NewMexico, oil companies agreed to work with regulators to find a solution to the state’s more than 70,000 unplugged wells. After months of negotiations, the industry turned against the bill it helped shape.
#News #Petroleum #Southwest #Pollution #Environment #Safety #PublicHealth
https://www.propublica.org/article/oil-industry-lobbying-unplugged-wells
About 90,000 people living near larger chemical plants face an unacceptable risk of developing cancer, the EPA says.
New rules adopted last year could’ve cut that number to 3,000 residents — a drop of 97%.
But Trump has halted those efforts.
https://www.propublica.org/article/epa-air-pollution-pittsburgh-clairton-coke-works?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post
#News #EPA #Environment #Pollution #Industry #Pittsburgh #Trump
Everything the Texas Observer accomplished over the last year was made possible through the generosity and support of our community!
Safeguard the future of independent, investigative journalism in #Texas by making a gift today. With your help, we can reach our goal of raising $10K in 10 days. https://texasobserver.fundjournalism.org/give/?campaign=701UQ00000AErl4YAD
#news #journalism #nonprofit #TexasNeedsAnObserver
Where's Laffy?
As you have probably noticed @GottaLaff has pretty much stopped posting on Mastodon in favor of #Bluesky. You can still get her posts by following @gottalaff.bsky.social
If bridging to Bluesky is not your thing, there are a few other very good 'newsgatherers' here on Mastodon, including:
Each of these accounts has their own style, but all are fabulous ways on Mastodon to keep up with the #news.
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“Biblical Justice, Equal Justice, for All”: How North Carolina’s Chief Justice Transformed His State and America
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Paul Newby, a born-again Christian, has turned his perch atop North Carolina’s Supreme Court into an instrument of political power. Over two decades, he’s driven changes that have reverberated well beyond the borders of his state.
https://www.propublica.org/article/paul-newby-north-carolina-supreme-court?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post
#News #NorthCarolina #Law #Justice #SupremeCourt #USPolitics #Christianity
Journalism tip: If someone says drop the story, that’s a sign to keep reporting.
Read our full investigation ➜ https://www.propublica.org/article/paul-newby-north-carolina-supreme-court?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post
Back reporters who won’t flinch. Support our independent journalism here ➜ https://give.propublica.org/campaign/726982/donate?c_src=mstdn&c_src2=adhoc_10.30.27
#Journalism #Nonprofit #News #Media #NorthCarolina #Law #USPolitics
These Researchers Study the Legacy of the #Segregation Academies They Grew Up Around
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Three young academics in #Alabama are examining these mostly white private #schools through the lenses of #economics, #education and #history to better understand the persistent division of schools in the #South.
#News #Race #School #Students #Teachers #CivilRights
https://www.propublica.org/article/alabama-researchers-segregation-academies-school-vouchers
Red State Workers Could Lose Out on Disability Benefits as Trump Administration Rewrites Eligibility Rules
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Planned changes to Social Security’s disability program could leave hundreds of thousands of older blue-collar workers ineligible for aid. These changes would fall disproportionately on some of President Trump’s most loyal supporters.
https://www.propublica.org/article/social-security-disability-eligibility-trump-red-states?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post
#News #SocialSecurity #Disability #Trump #USPolitics #Government
⚠️⛔️More proof western ‘partners’ are unreliable and uncommitted: President Zelensky notes that 14 AFU brigades are formed, but not equipped due to delay in arms supplies by allies (more) https://www.ukrinform.net/rubric-ato/3881874-zelensky-14-brigades-of-afu-are-not-equipped-due-to-delay-in-arms-supplies.html #Ukraine #Mastodon #USA #UK #EU #NATO #EuropeanUnion #UnitedStates #UnitedKingdom #Germany #Press #News #russiaUkraineWar #10yrInvasionofUkraine
#FreeEUfromFascistAltRight
#NoUSRepublicans2024
#1936EuropeIn2024
#BidenLost2024ScrewinUkraine
Rep. Al Green Files Resolution to Impeach President Trump for Abuse of Power and Incitement of Violence and Death Threats Against Lawmakers and Federal Judges
https://algreen.house.gov/media/press-releases/rep-al-green-files-resolution-impeach-president-trump-abuse-power-and
#Representative #RepAlGreen #AlGreen #Democrats #DonaldTrump #Impeach #Trump #Impeachment #POTUS #ImpeachTrump #House #Congress #USPol #Politics #News #Press #US #USA #UnitedStates #America
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群暉 NAS 硬碟政策大逆轉！DSM 7.3 重新開放第三方硬碟
2025 年對群暉（Synology）NAS 使用者來說，可說是充滿戲劇性的一年。年初時，群暉針對 2025 Plus 系列實施了嚴格的硬碟限制政策，要求使用者只能安裝官方認證的硬碟，這項決策引發了社群的強烈反彈。然而，就在今天（2025 年 10 月 8 日），群暉正式宣布在 DSM 7.3 版本中重新開放第三方硬碟支援，這個政策大逆轉背後究竟發生了什麼事？
這篇文章將完整解析群暉硬碟政策的來龍去脈、受影響的機型、市場反應，以及這次政策變化對 NAS 使用者的實際影響。
https://2025.data-recover.com.tw/news/%E7%BE%A4%E6%9A%89NAS%E7%A1%AC%E7%A2%9F%E6%94%BF%E7%AD%96%E5%A4%A7%E9%80%86%E8%BD%89-DSM73%E9%87%8D%E6%96%B0%E9%96%8B%E6%94%BE%E7%AC%AC%E4%B8%89%E6%96%B9%E7%A1%AC%E7%A2%9F
#fediverse #Synology #NAS #HDD #DSM #RAID #硬碟政策 #台灣 #TW #NEWS
⚠️⛔️Russian war criminals target babies - third kindergarten in a week hit, as public school in Mykolaiv region damaged (more) https://www.ukrinform.net/rubric-ato/4052234-russian-artillery-damages-kindergarten-school-in-mykolaiv-region.html #Ukraine #Poland #Warsaw #Mastodon #Hague #Netherlands #Norway #Sweden #Estonia #Latvia #Lithuania #Paris #Rome #London #Berlin #Canada #Finland #Brussels #Denmark #Germany #ICC #France #Italy #OSCE #PACE #CoE #SouthKorea #Press #News #Taiwan #Media #Japan #US #UN #UK #EU #NATO #UnitedStates #UnitedKingdom #EuropeanUnion #Czechia #Romania
⚠️⛔️Russia systematically commits war crimes against civilians in Ukraine – UN officially announced (more) https://www.ukrinform.net/rubric-society/4052356-russia-systematically-commits-war-crimes-against-civilians-in-ukraine-un.html #Ukraine #Hague #Poland #Netherlands #Norway #Sweden #Estonia #Latvia #Lithuania #Paris #Rome #London #Berlin #Canada #Finland #Brussels #Denmark #Germany #ICC #France #Italy #OSCE #PACE #CoE #SouthKorea #Press #News #Taiwan #Media #Japan #US #UN #UK #EU #NATO #UnitedStates #UnitedKingdom #EuropeanUnion #Czechia #Romania #11yrInvasionOfUkraine #RussiaIsATerroristState