⛔️🇮🇳Trump’s tariffs working: Russian oil tankers idle off India as US and EU increase sanctions pressure – Bloomberg (more) https://www.pravda.com.ua/eng/news/2025/08/1/7524384/ #Ukraine #Brussels #Denmark #EC #NukesForUkraine #Germany #France #Italy #OSCE #PACE #CoE #SouthKorea #Press #News #Taiwan #Media #Japan #USA #US #UK #EU #NATO #UnitedStates #UnitedKingdom
#India #Brazil #Slovakia #Hungary #Turkey #EuropeanUnion #russiaUkraineWar
#11yrInvasionofUkraine #RussiaIsATerroristState
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North Carolina Supreme Court Secretly Squashed Discipline of Two #GOP Judges Who Admitted to Violating Judicial Code
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The decisions came despite the Judicial Standards Commission’s recommendations to publicly reprimand the judges, and these are likely the only times in more than a decade in which the court didn’t follow the commission’s guidance.
#News #NorthCarolina #Law #Courts
https://www.propublica.org/article/north-carolina-supreme-court-republican-judges-violations
This is quite spectacular! To be fair I'd be terrified to unexpectedly witness this not knowing what it was!!!
Meteor lights up sky over Portugal:
https://youtu.be/uKa-UDH4iMM?si=22XL-geoI-iByUlh
Toxic Gaslighting: How 3M Executives Convinced a Scientist the Forever Chemicals She Found in Human Blood Were Safe
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Decades ago, Kris Hansen showed 3M that its PFAS chemicals were in people’s bodies.
Her bosses halted her work.
As the #EPA now forces the removal of the chemicals from drinking #water, she wrestles with the secrets that 3M kept from her and the world.
#News #Science #Chemistry #Safety #Environment #Minnesota #PFAS #ForeverChemicals
“The Board and the Governor have put their politics over justice and made a mockery of our legal system.”
Yesterday, Governor Greg Abbott issued a full pardon for Daniel Perry, who killed Garrett Foster, a protester at a Black Lives Matter march in 2020. Special Investigative Correspondent @stevanzetti explains all the context the governor ignored: https://www.texasobserver.org/abbott-pardon-daniel-perry-garrett-foster/
#news #politics #USpol #GregAbbott #BlackLivesMatter #protest #GunViolence #Texas
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Trump keeps promising he would enact the largest domestic deportation operation in American history, exceeding 'Operation Wetback' in the 50s, which deported hundreds of thousands of Mexicans.
It's a disturbing and misleading proposal, says a migration scholar:
https://theconversation.com/trump-promises-to-deport-all-undocumented-immigrants-resurrecting-a-1950s-strategy-but-it-didnt-work-then-and-is-less-likely-to-do-so-now-226943
🙂 British Museum's Blockbuster Scandals | Vatican Museums Embarrassment | Museum's Bronze Age Treasure Theft | Conservators Tackle Barbie's Inherent Vice | Fake Van Gogh Museum Website Ticketing | More Museum News http://www.globalmuseum.org #museums #globalmuseum #museumnews #news #museumjobs #jobs #artgallery
Ticketed at #School as a Teen, a Young Black Woman Is Suing an #Illinois City for Violating Her Civil Rights
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It took four years and a jury trial for Amara Harris to beat the ticket that accused her of stealing another girl’s AirPods.
Now she’s heading back to court in the hope of stopping #schools from using #police to discipline #students.
#News #CivilRights #Lawsuits #Education #LawEnforcement #Law
9 things you need to know about the inside story of how 3M allowed PFOS to seep into all of us while sitting on research that showed the chemical is toxic.
#News #ForeverChemicals #Safety #3M #EPA #PFAS #PFOS
https://www.propublica.org/article/propublica-3m-pfos-forever-chemicals-investigation
Ian McKellen Hospitalized After Fall from West End Stage, Expected to Make ‘Speedy and Full Recovery’
#IndieWire #BreakingNews #News #Film #IanMcKellen #Theatre
The last time I asked for donations here, the fediverse delivered. So many more people care about investigating abuses of trust in the public interest on Mastodon than on any other social network. If you have the ability, please consider donating to ProPublica today: https://give.propublica.org/give/346423/#!/donation/checkout?c_src=ben-mastodon
👉 AI In An Art museum? | British Museum Teams With K-Pop Girl Group | Top Election Museum Advocacy Tips | Will Book Bans Threaten Museums? | First-Generation Museum Person Pains & Pleasures | Blue-Eyed Cicadas, Staff Walkouts & Ratcatchers | More Museum News.
http://www.globalmuseum.org #museums #globalmuseum #museumnews #news #museumjobs #jobs #artgallery
BREAKING NEWS 🚨
Multiple reports of 4 Western tourists stabbed in Beishan Park in Jilin City, China.
#AureFreePress #News #press #headline #breaking #breakingnews #China
“Of all people, you have a #disability so you can relate, I hope.”
Out today from Austin Free Press: Disability rights activists protested outside the Governor's Mansion, for the "liberation" of more people from institutions, marking the anniversary of a key #SCOTUS decision:
https://austinfreepress.org/wheres-abbott-austin-disability-activists-picket-one-of-their-own-at-governors-mansion/
#news #politics #activism #health #HumanRights #disabled #protest #GregAbbott #USpol #politics #law #CivilRights
⚠️🇺🇸Google becomes alt-right fascist’s largest advertiser: Orban's party becomes Google's biggest advertiser in EU (more) https://kyivindependent.com/orbans-party-biggest-spenders-of-google-advertising-in-eu/ #Ukraine #Press #USA #UnitedStates #Google #EU #EuropeanUnion #News #russiaUkraineWar #10yrInvasionofUkraine
#EUVote #SaveEUfromFarRight
#NoUSRepublicans2024
#BoycottPolishAgriculture
#BetterOldThanSeditious
https://t.me/WarriorsUkrainian/29713
🇫🇷🇺🇦France to transfer €650 million to Ukraine to support critical infrastructure, — Le Monde. According to the publication, on June 7, Presidents Volodymyr Zelenskyy and Emmanuel Macron will sign two agreements on loans and transfers to Ukraine to support (more) #Ukraine #France #Press #News #russiaUkraineWar #10yrInvasionofUkraine
#EUVote #SaveEUfromFarRight
#NoUSRepublicans2024
#BoycottPolishAgriculture
#BetterOldThanSeditious
“It certainly seems like an issue that could be ripe for litigation because it’s right on its face discriminating against people for sexual orientation or #transgender status.”
Out today, from Kit @oconnell: Emails obtained from the #Texas Department of Agriculture reveal the turmoil caused by Sid Miller's transphobic dress code, which the Observer first revealed last year. https://www.texasobserver.org/sid-miller-transphobic-dress-code-emails/
#news #politics #agriculture #transphobia #LGBTQIA+ #USpol #law
Sony Will Use AI to Cut Film Costs, Says CEO Tony Vinciquerra
"“We are very focused on AI. The biggest problem with making films today is the expense,” Vinciquerra said at Sony’s Thursday (Friday in Japan) investor event. “We will be looking at ways to…produce both films for theaters and television in a more efficient way, using AI primarily.”"
Wow. So I expect the quality will go way down.
#movies #film #AI #tech #news #media #press #entertainment #cinema #tv
https://www.indiewire.com/news/breaking-news/sony-pictures-will-cut-film-costs-using-ai-1235010605/
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
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
#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
Loving these @IceCubesApp updates from @dimillian based on recent updates to Mastodon that support author attribution.
https://apps.apple.com/us/app/ice-cubes-for-mastodon/id6444915884
