#Senate Judiciary Committee Has Yet to Subpoena Harlan Crow or Leonard Leo
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More than two months after authorizing subpoenas for two key figures in the Supreme Court’s ethics crisis, Senate #Democrats have yet to issue them.
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Hugely profitable ExxonMobil has received $580 million in property tax breaks in Louisiana since 2000, much of which would otherwise have gone into public school budgets.
It’s part of a nationwide pattern that starves school budgets to deliver tax breaks to businesses.
Poorer neighborhoods pay the price of substandard schools.
Our investigative unit worked with 3 of the leading academic experts on this issue to uncover the full scope:
https://theconversation.com/students-lose-out-as-cities-and-states-give-billions-in-property-tax-breaks-to-businesses-draining-school-budgets-and-especially-hurting-the-poorest-students-222940
#News #USPolitics
#Cannabis – in order to provide #health benefits – needs to be free of fungal toxins that cause illness. Unfortunately, many states aren’t using methods that identify and eliminate these toxins
https://theconversation.com/cannabis-products-may-harbor-fungal-toxins-harmful-to-human-health-but-regulations-are-uneven-or-nonexistent-218690
#News
"Denmark has decided to send all its artillery to Ukraine"
- Mette Frederiksen, Prime Minister of Denmark.
"Ukraine is asking us for ammunition and artillery now. We, Denmark, have decided to transfer all our artillery to Ukraine. We have weapons, ammunition, air defense systems, which we do not use yet. They must be handed over to Ukraine."
Thank you, Denmark! You are true friends of Freedom!
#AureFreePress #News #press #headline #Ukraine #denmark
A #data broker boasted having info on “1.6B people across 44 countries.”
Then it went bankrupt.
So... what happened to people’s data? #News:
https://themarkup.org/privacy/2024/02/23/what-happens-to-your-sensitive-data-when-a-data-broker-goes-bankrupt
I am SICK and TIRED of unfairness in women's sports. That's right, I'm talking about the bullying of Riley Gaines, who's been picking on a Division III trans woman swimmer who Gaines far outpaced when she was still in HIGH SCHOOL.
That's right, I got so fed up with Gaines I went and dug up her old high school times. Turns out the first time she beat the "record" set by Meghan Cortes-Fields she's been calling the end of Title IX she was 14 yrs old. #trans #sports #news
What happened to Harris County’s plans for criminal justice reforms? The Democratic district attorney in #Texas’ biggest county has made enemies—even among her former friends.
From the March/April 2023 issue of our magazine: https://www.texasobserver.org/kim-ogg-harris-county-democratic-revolt?utm_campaign=mastodon
#politics #USpol #CriminalJustice #prison #Houston #Democrats #election2024 #GulfCoast #news
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Community members chanted “Classrooms, not courtrooms!,” “Homework, not handcuffs!” “Education, not incarceration!,” and “Free, free Timothy!” as a young #Brownsville resident emerged from Cameron County juvenile court.
All charges were dropped against 11-year-old Timothy Murray, the boy who, we previously reported, had been placed in #solitary confinement. @josephinelee brings us this update: https://www.texasobserver.org/judge-dismisses-charges-against-brownsville-isd-honor-student?utm_campaign=mastodon
#news #politics #USpol #education #police #PublicSchools #students #schools
NEW: The Texas Observer and @Bellingcat identified the leader of "white nationalist fight club" in Parker County who distributed antisemitic and racist flyers in Weatherford, Mineral Wells, and Eagle Pass. He blurred his face but forgot to scrub his socials. From Special Investigative Correspondent @stevanzetti. https://www.texasobserver.org/rhett-murry-loftis-white-nationalist-active-club?utm_campaign=mastodon
#news #politics #USpol #Texas #racism #extremism #WhiteSupremacy #NorthTexas
Judd Legum on his substack has some VERY eyebrow raising quotes from an Owasso Police officer.
Really needs to be read but this particularly stood out to me: "Boatman told Popular Information that the Owasso Police 'reached out to the medical examiner's office to try to head off some of this national scrutiny.'"
https://popular.info/p/nex-benedicts-mom-raises-doubts-about
For over a decade, @Flipboard has been curating the best content around the clock. Today we're taking the next step to making all that excellent curation available to everyone in the Fediverse.
With the federation of @thenewsdesk and @ElectionCentral you can now follow niche Flipboard Magazines here on Mastodon. To avoid confusion, we're renaming this flipboard.social account to "Flipboard Picks in News." We recommend you follow both our Mastodon account and our newly federated Flipboard Magazines for the latest in news.
Here are just four great new Flipboard Magazines to follow:
U.S. and world news: @news-thenewsdesk
Trending news: @trending-thenewsdesk
Business news: @business-thenewsdesk
Politics fact checks: @fact-check-ElectionCentral
🚨BOMBSHELL 🚨
Russia and Republican Ties Exposed!
Russian Intelligence was the source of false information Republicans used to start President Biden Impeachment Inquiry!
GOP’S Biden Impeachment Witness Told Feds He Got Stories from Russian Officials
#AureFreePress #News #press #headline #GOP #Politics #USA #Trump #MAGA #BreakingNews #Breaking
I'm still finding verified #accounts from #news sites and #media organizations on #Mastodon for my list:
Now it contains more than 270 accounts in 16 languages. #German is still far in front, but #english is growing fast. And there are accounts in #italian, #spanish, #swedish, #dutch, #french, #catalan, #basque, #welsh, #turkish, #slovakian, #portuguese, #finnish, #danish & #czech.
The majority is very active.
Have a look:
⏩ https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1ixsccIFQ4uD2HFlf92Ag7VS3rNOGwa97wFsSb3JxCwo/edit#gid=876665327
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Please welcome Flipboard U.K. to the Fediverse! 🇬🇧 You can follow the main account, @FlipboardUK, to see all the stories the team is flipping, or these Magazines for specific topics that interest you. Everything is curated by human editors and updated multiple times a day.
News — @news-uk-edition-FlipboardUK
Israel-Hamas War — @israel-hamas-war-FlipboardUK
Ukraine War — @ukraine-war-FlipboardUK
U.K. Government — @rishi-sunak-s-government-FlipboardUK
Business News — @business-uk-edition-FlipboardUK
Technology — @technology-uk-edition-FlipboardUK
Sport — @news-uk-edition-FlipboardUK
Celebrity — @celebrity-uk-edition-FlipboardUK
Royal Family — @royal-family-news-FlipboardUK
#Flipboard #Federation #Fediverse #UnitedKingdom #News #Technology #Business #Celebrity #Sports
We're Investigating Mental Health Care Access. Share Your Insights.
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ProPublica’s reporters want to talk to #MentalHealth providers, health #insurance insiders and #patients as we examine the U.S. mental health care system.
If that’s you, reach out.
#Health #News #Doctors #HealthCare #Hospitals #Nurses #Wellness
Ukrainian architectural treasures such as the Cathedral of the Transfiguration in Odesa, the Mariupol Drama Theater and the Korolenko Kharkiv State Scientific Library, have been riddled with bullet holes. Trenches were dug through archaeological sites, like the Bronze Age and Medieval settlements of Irpin and Bucha (and then covered in minefields).
Russia has made a concerted effort to destroy cultural symbols to erase Ukraine’s sense of identity.
https://theconversation.com/the-russia-ukraine-war-has-caused-a-staggering-amount-of-cultural-destruction-both-seen-and-unseen-221082
#news #Ukraine
#Syphilis Is Killing #Babies. The U.S. Government Is Failing to Stop the Disease From Spreading.
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The only drug that treats syphilis during #pregnancy is in short supply.
Untreated, the #disease can pass to newborns, killing them or leaving them with disabilities. As cases rise sharply, the #government isn’t doing much to prevent shortages.
‼️🇬🇧UK invests €280 million in purchase and production of artillery for Ukraine (more) https://www.ukrinform.net/rubric-ato/3831513-uk-invests-280-million-in-purchase-and-production-of-artillery-for-ukraine.html #Ukraine #UK #UnitedKingdom #Press #News #russiaUkraineWar #10yrInvasionofUkraine #USHouseVacayDay9
#AmericaOnVacationDoNotDisturb
#SupportEUfarmingBoycottPolishFarms
#NoUSRepublicans2024
#BetterOldThanSeditious
#PolesAreNotFriends
#PolandIsNotAEuropeanCountry #PolishTerrorism
⛔️🇵🇱Cargo not safe passing through poland as pro-Russian Polish vandals attacked another train on the border destroying rapeseed cargo in second destructive act of Polish terrorism, PM Tuck remains on vacation refusing to address emergency (more) https://www.ukrinform.net/rubric-economy/3831068-ukrainianproduced-rapeseed-spilled-on-polish-border.html #Ukraine #Mastodon #Press #News #russiaUkraineWar #OSCe #EU #EuropeanUnion #poland #10yrInvasionofUkraine #USHouseVacayDay8
#SupportEUfarmingBoycottPolishFarms
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https://t.me/liveukraine_media/18408
#Evidence101
⛔️🇵🇱Meet Petr Panasiuk, an “ordinary peaceful farmer”, protesting on the Poland-Ukraine border. Coincidentally, Mr. Panasiuk is registered on Russian social media platform “VKontakte” and is listed in the “Peacemaker” database as an agent of the Russian special services. On social media, Mr. Panasiuk enjoys posting Russian propaganda narratives and calling to end all support for Ukraine. (PHOTOS) #Ukraine #Press #News #OSCE #EU #EuropeanUnion #poland
Ukraine signs first security agreement with a non-European nation
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy announced on 24 February the signing of a "cooperation agreement in the field of security" with the Prime Minister of Canada, Justin Trudeau, who is currently in Kyiv.
https://www.pravda.com.ua/eng/news/2024/02/24/7443522/ #news #ukraine
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Judge Cannon tells Trump co-defendants they can't see confidential docs in new ruling
Judge Aileen Cannon told former President Donald Trump's co-defendants in his federal Florida case that they cannot look at classified documents, court records show.
The Trump-appointed judge sided with special prosecutor Jack Smith and barred Walt Nauta and Carlos De Oliveira from receiving access to secret materials produced in discovery...
https://www.rawstory.com/trump-cannon-mar-a-lago/
David Zaslav is the guy who started cutting content and killing films to "save money" and bolster the APPEARANCE of WBD's stock price. Seems his tactics were exactly what we expected, a short term gimmick, good for a single fiscal quarter, and disastrous in the long term.
He will absolutely earn MILLIONS from this terrible performance as CEO. There need to be more significant consequences for millionaire CEOs running companies into the ground.
There are jobs and livelihoods at stake.
https://variety.com/2024/tv/news/warner-bros-discovery-zaslav-stock-down-q4-earnings-1235920343/
#business #news #businessnews #streaming #WarnerBrosDiscovery #stocks
Yulia Navalnaya spoke in the European Parliament.
"You are dealing not with a politician but with a bloody mafiosi. Putin is the head of an organized criminal group....The political innovation is that the methods that need to be used are ones used to fight organized crime, not political competition.
#AureFreePress #News #press #headline #Ukraine #Russia #Navalny