On his first day in office, Donald Trump removed restrictions on Israeli settlers, coinciding with a surge in settler attacks against Palestinian civilians.
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With the return of Donald Trump to the White House, advocates for peace, social justice, racial and economic equality, fair immigration policies, climate renewal, trans rights, and other movements for change are bracing for hard times. The new administration will be doggedly opposed to so many of the values we hold dear, as well as programs that have helped keep millions of Americans above the poverty line. Only recently, newly reelected Speaker of the House Mike Johnson reaffirmed his commitment to an “America First” agenda, which distills the most harmful aspirations of the Heritage Foundation’s Project 2025 into 10 priority areas, including slashing social welfare, healthcare programs, and public education; supporting increased military spending to promote “peace through strength”; unleashing... Read more
The CIA director nominee’s tour through the revolving door included work on AI — an industry now angling to pick up major government contracts.
The post Democrats Are Worried About John Ratcliffe’s Role in the 2020 Election. They Should Also Take a Look At His AI Gigs. appeared first on The Intercept.
Two unglazed clay pinch pots you made in the third grade that your parents recently regifted you after Swedish death-cleaning their house.
The multicolored wool throw blanket your grandma crocheted in 1982 before she switched to polyester yarns.1
A single $125 organic cotton GOTS-certified long-sleeve slate gray crew neck shirt you purchased after freaking out about your favorite fleece shedding synthetic poisons into the ocean every time it’s washed.
The broken children’s rocking chair, box of rare marbles, and shelf of painted ballerina figurines with demonic eyes2 that your partner made you haul home from those antique shops you only wander into during road trips.
That hemp choker you got at Claire’s in middle school after sharing a Cinnabon classic roll at the mall with your best friend.
The sticky beeswax-coated food wraps shoved behind your box of polyethylene Press ’n’ Seal that your same best friend bought you last year during her zero-waste phase.
As of January 5, 2025, the Drupal 7 End-of-Life (EOL) has officially passed, marking the end of an era for a platform that has powered countless digital experiences for well over a decade. While many organizations have already migrated to newer versions of Drupal, thousands of mission-critical Drupal 7 sites are still in use. For these organizations, the challenge now is keeping their sites secure, stable, and compliant in a post-EOL world. At Dropsolid, we’ve taken on the responsibility of helping the Drupal community navigate this transition, ensuring that Drupal 7 sites can continue to thrive while organizations plan their next steps.
There’s a lot of pushback on DEI these days, with some major companies ending their DEI programs. This has been tied into the competence crisis, which is bullshit.
Let’s put the idea that there isn’t massive discrimination to rest. There have been many studies. One found that identical resumes from people with black names vs. people with white names had half the interview requests. A meta-study found the effect less overall: 24%.
Now I don’t know if DEI overcomes that, but modern studies don’t find any less of a gap, so I’m guessing “no”, though the effect on promotion may be more significant.
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Elon Musk, the world’s richest man, has embraced the far right and fascist forces in the US and abroad. He even gave a fascist salute in a speech following Donald Trump’s inauguration.
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After the toppling of the Assad regime in Syria, Maeve Larkins looks at key questions on the legacy of the 2011 revolution and what his fall means for Syria and the region
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The government is waging a major attack on Treaty principles in Aotearoa-New Zealand, writes Jayden Rivers, but gains for Maori did not come from the Treaty itself
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Erima Dall explains why the working class is still the only force with the power to bring fundamental change—and a world run in the interests of people and planet.
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