"A lawyer representing [an AI startup company] Anthropic admitted to using an erroneous citation created by the company’s Claude AI chatbot in its ongoing legal battle with music publishers, according to a filing made in a Northern California court on Thursday."
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The Department of Education Forced Idaho to Stop Denying Disabled Students an Education. Then Trump Gutted Its Staff.
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For years, the Education Department was the only agency that could ensure states would improve conditions for disabled children. Now, Trump’s cuts threaten to hamper its oversight.
https://www.propublica.org/article/department-of-education-idaho-students-disabilities-trump?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post
#News #Education #Idaho #Parents #Children #School #Disability #Trump
Despite a $1.3 billion investment that Portland said would improve the safety of homeless people, deaths in Multnomah County have quadrupled — from 113 in 2019 to more than 450 in 2023.
Of the 238 men deported to the prison in El Salvador, DHS data shows:
• 130 had no U.S. criminal histories aside from immigration violations;
• 32 had been convicted of crimes in the U.S.;
• 6 of those were violent crimes.
#News #ElSalvador #Venezuela #Deportation #Trump #Immigration #Crime #Data
When Trump took office, the administration set up a tip line for employees to identify and assist in slashing programs focused on diversity, equity, inclusion and accessibility.
Not one of the EPA’s more than 15,000 employees used it, ProPublica learned via a public records request.
https://www.propublica.org/article/epa-diversity-initiatives-trump?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post
![Avatar for Axios [National News] 🤖](/proxy/identity_icon/366208678877592282/8645706047.jpeg){kind=icon}
Americans are skeptical of corporate Pride support https://www.axios.com/2025/06/03/pride-month-corporate-sponsorship-poll-survey
#axios #news #usnews
Refugees in Kenya have died at food distribution centers, officials noted, including a pregnant woman crushed to death during a stampede.
Aid workers said they expected more people to get hurt “as vulnerable households become increasingly desperate.”
https://www.propublica.org/article/trump-usaid-malawi-state-department-crime-sexual-violence-trafficking?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post
https://youtube.com/watch?v=GdszLB13vw8
🔴🇺🇸An Old American Sting In Progress: Rubio attempts to create a framework for Trump to blame Ukrainians for refusing Putin’s terms after Trump agrees to them using Kremlin propaganda of ‘Putin’s terms are reasonable’, and “let’s just get it over with” (The Guardian VIDEO) #Ukraine #Mastodon #Germany #France #Italy #OSCE #PACE #CoE #SouthKorea #Press #News #Taiwan #Media #Japan #USA #US #UK #EU #NATO #UnitedStates #UnitedKingdom
#EuropeanUnion #russiaUkraineWar
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https://youtu.be/UQAk0qwi5DY
⛔️🇺🇸Trump is ‘a weak president’ after giving up on unified 30-day unconditional ceasefire for “unreconcilable” talks (Times Radio VIDEO) #Ukraine #Mastodon #NukesForUkraine #Germany #France #Italy #OSCE #PACE #CoE #SouthKorea #Press #News #Taiwan #Media #Turkey #Japan #USA #US #UK #EU #NATO #UnitedStates #UnitedKingdom
#EuropeanUnion #russiaUkraineWar
#11yrInvasionofUkraine #RussiaIsATerroristState
https://youtube.com/watch?v=kdHng46MrrA
⛔️🇺🇸Trump revisionist history has Putin reacting to him, rather than he cancelling after Putin no-showed, then pities Russian soldiers over Ukrainian civilians yet again (AP News VIDEO) #Ukraine #Mastodon #NukesForUkraine #Germany #France #Italy #OSCE #PACE #CoE #SouthKorea #Press #News #Taiwan #Media #Japan #USA #US #UK #EU #NATO #UnitedStates #UnitedKingdom
#EuropeanUnion #russiaUkraineWar
#11yrInvasionofUkraine #RussiaIsATerroristState
⛔️⚠️Russian invaders guilty of another war crime involving ethnic cleansing in temporarily occupied Ukrainian territories through eviction, assimilation (more) https://www.ukrinform.net/rubric-ato/3993881-russia-conducts-ethnic-cleansing-in-occupied-territories-through-eviction-assimilation.html #Ukraine #Mastodon #WarCrime #ICC #ICJ #Hague #UN #ICRC #UnitedNations #ECHR #NukesForUkraine #Germany #France #Italy #OSCE #PACE #CoE #SouthKorea #Press #News #Taiwan #Media #Japan #USA #US #UK #EU #NATO #UnitedStates #UnitedKingdom
#EuropeanUnion #russiaUkraineWar
#11yrInvasionofUkraine #RussiaIsATerroristState
Trump threatens Walmart, demands it "eat the tariffs" https://www.axios.com/2025/05/17/trump-walmart-tariffs
#axios #news #usnews
Trump Wants to Cut Tribal College Funding by Nearly 90%, Putting Them at Risk of Closing
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ProPublica found that Congress was underfunding tribal colleges by a quarter-billion dollars per year. Rather than fixing the problem, proposed federal funding cuts unveiled this week would devastate the schools, tribal education leaders say.
https://www.propublica.org/article/tribal-colleges-universities-trump-cuts-funding?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post
#News #Native #Indigenous #Education #College #University #HigherEd #Trump
Minnesota shootings set off five-alarm fire in Congress https://www.axios.com/2025/06/14/minnesota-melissa-hortman-john-hoffman-congress
#axios #news #usnews
Scoop: Democrats' bill hits back at Hegseth on renaming USNS Harvey Milk, other ships https://www.axios.com/2025/06/13/harvey-milk-ship-navy-hegseth-renaming
#axios #news #usnews
The Air Force revealed earlier this year that a general who oversaw its lobbying before Congress had inappropriate relationships with five women.
Sources say one of the women whose relationship with him was scrutinized was Sen. Joni Ernst.
(Published March 2025)
https://www.propublica.org/article/joni-ernst-congress-military-relationships?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post
#News #JoniErnst #Military #Ethics #Government #USPolitics #Congress
As Trump's ban looms, transgender service members defend their fitness to serve https://www.axios.com/2025/05/17/trump-transgender-service-members-veterans-ban
#axios #news #usnews
#News accounts on the Fediverse by country or region.
NOTE: Use Mastodon's Lists feature if an account is posting too much (more info at https://fedi.tips/how-to-use-the-lists-feature-on-mastodon)..
🌍 AFRICA
@thecontinent
@beverly_ochieng
@ZekuZelalem
🇦🇹 AUSTRIA
@derStandard
🇦🇺 AUSTRALIA
@www.9news.com.au.rss
@www.theage.com.au.rss.feed.xml
@www.crikey.com.au
@theshovel.com.au
@www.smh.com.au.rss.feed.xml
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Incredible listing of international #news accounts on Mastodon courtesy of @FediFollows in this thread:
https://social.growyourown.services/@FediFollows/114529543463507635
BTW if you want to find all sorts of wonderful accounts you should definitely follow @FediFollows. Also @FediTips is an essential guide for all things Fedi and Mastodon!
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Budget head Vought floats impoundment to sidestep Congress on DOGE cuts https://www.axios.com/2025/06/01/vought-impoundment-doge-cuts-rescissions-congress
#axios #news #usnews
Behind the Curtain: Top AI CEO foresees white-collar bloodbath https://www.axios.com/2025/05/28/ai-jobs-white-collar-unemployment-anthropic
#axios #news #usnews
NEW: "The State of #Texas has long been an experimental project of fascism for this country. Which strategies can they equip themselves with, what strategies are effective in forcing public opinion and forcing local municipalities to do whatever they want?"
Here's the extended interview with San Marcos City council member Amanda Rodriguez as a FREE bonus on my Patreon:
https://www.patreon.com/posts/free-bonus-and-130206440
#Palestine #Texas #activism #politics #USpol #news #capitalism #SanMarcos #fascism #GregAbbott
🎉We're honored to announce the winner and finalists of the 2025 MOLLY National Journalism Prize. This annual contest celebrates the best in impactful accountability reporting and narrative storytelling.
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“Palestinian Liberation has always shown us that everything is interconnected.”
Out today in Deceleration: San Marcos' city council wouldn't acknowledge the genocide in #Gaza, so Amanda Rodriguez ran for city council and won. My interview with her and others from Palestine Solidarity SMTX. https://deceleration.news/gaza-ceasefire-vote-a-first-in-texas-san-marcos/
#Texas #politics #USpol #news #GregAbbott #Palestine #democracy #solidarity #activism
"There’s no opting out of being tracked: if you drive, you should simply assume that these cameras are logging your movements.
A Texas police officer used Flock to perform a nationwide search of more than 83,000 ALPR cameras while looking for a woman who had had an abortion."
But who cares?
The only danger to women are trans women in bathroom and sports! /s
#feminism #texas #abortion #civilright #womensrights #health #science #tech #privacy #news #media #women