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“San Francisco Pride loses $300,000 after sponsors drop out: ‘The tone has changed in this country.’” — Them, 3/17/25

Dear Queer Organization,

This isn’t an easy letter to write, but after so many years together, we owe you honesty and transparency, so we will say this as plainly as we can: We, a multinational corporation, will no longer be funding your pride parade or any of its associated homosexual activities. We know that for years we donated funds, shamelessly appropriated rainbow branding for the month of June, and gave away countless branded T-shirts at pride parades, but now, we think it’s best that we go our separate ways.

Donald Trump and Vice President JD Vance’s public dressing down of Ukrainian leader Volodymyr Zelensky at the Oval Office sent shockwaves across the Western political establishment.

The post Trump wants a deal with Putin to loot Ukraine for US interests first appeared on Solidarity Online.

Israel has flagrantly broken the terms of the ceasefire with Hamas, killing over 700 Palestinians, mostly women and children, as it renewed the bombing of Gaza.

The post Israel unleashes more terror on Gaza, aided by Trump and Albanese first appeared on Solidarity Online.

There has been a wave of outrage following Donald Trump’s attempt to deport Palestinian activist Mahmoud Khalil.

The post Protests erupt across US following attempt to deport Mahmoud Khalil first appeared on Solidarity Online.

Trump’s bullying and threats against US allies are part of a crude effort to restore US power, and a display of naked imperialism, writes James Supple

The post Trump, imperialism and the new world order first appeared on Solidarity Online.

Erima Dall looks at Labor’s drop in support and why it has disappointed its supporters

The post As the threat of Dutton looms: Why has Labor been such a failure? first appeared on Solidarity Online.

Adam Adelpour looks at the difference between fascism in power and other forms of far right politics, and the lessons from history on how to stop them

The post Will Trump lead to a fascist America? first appeared on Solidarity Online.

‘My dad will be gone by the time I reach him’ – a filmmaker captures the first time their father forgets who they are

- by Aeon Video

Watch at Aeon

An exquisite mix of fear and awe, pleasure and pain, the sublime stretches the imagination and reveals the limits of reason

- by Nicole A Hall

Read at Psyche

Employees at the federal tech unit 18F say that their role in preventing overspending put a Musk-sized target on their back.

The post Musk Is Firing Federal Workers Who Prevent Bloated Tech Contracts appeared first on The Intercept.

After dismissing Bitcoin as a scam during his first White House stint, Trump warmed to cryptocurrencies during his re-election campaign. To complete his conversion, on the 6th of March the 47th President signed an executive order to set up a “Strategic Bitcoin Reserve and a US Digital Asset Stockpile”. The United States government sensibly stockpiles […]

The post Crypto’s role in Trump’s economic masterplan (with special emphasis on stablecoins) – UNHERD appeared first on Yanis Varoufakis.

Marco Rubio justified Khalil’s arrest using the same protest-related charges Columbia brought against him — but dismissed a day later.

The post Columbia Apologized to Mahmoud Khalil in May 2024 for One-Day Suspension appeared first on The Intercept.

An Update Regarding the 2025 Open Source Initiative Elections

I've explained in other posts that I ran for the 2025 Open Source Initative Board of Directors in the “Affiliate” district.

Voting closed on MON 2025-03-17 at 10:00 US/Pacific. One hour later, candidates were surprised to receive an email from OSI demanding that all candidates sign a Board agreement before results were posted. This was surprising because during mandatory orientation, candidates were told the opposite: that a Board agreement need not be signed until the Board formally appointed you as a Director (as the elections are only advisory &mdash: OSI's Board need not follow election results in any event. It was also surprising because the deadline was a mere 47 hours later (WED 2025-03-19 at 10:00 US/Pacific).

Campaigners are targeting the stock price of Elon Musk's electric vehicle maker as the backlash against his support for far right movements grows

Keir Starmer must change course from this performative cruelty towards the sick and disabled, argues Neal Lawson

It’s been evident since Trump’s inauguration that the US, as we knew it, is over. I’ve been looking at some of the US-centred organisations and economic dependencies that will need to be rebuilt. But I hadn’t given much thought to the university sector, where I work, until I got an urgent email asking everyone at […]

The world awakens to the news that Israel has broken the ceasefire and now continues its bombardment in the Gaza Strip. Francesca Albanese states we cannot bear witness to global leaders doing nothing. Al Jazeera comments that the ceasefire did not collapse, it was part of Israel’s plan. In Gaza, Palestinian journalist Bisan Owda gives Continue reading »

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“In the wake of votes by a handful of key Democrats, led by Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, to pass a GOP-led continuing resolution funding federal operations through the end of September, fissures have expanded within the Democratic Party on how best to counter Donald Trump and Elon Musk’s ongoing assault on government agencies.” — Mother Jones

SCHUMER: My fellow Trojans, we are gathered to discuss what to do with the big wooden horse statue that the Greeks left behind.

TOWNSMAN: It’s a ruse to kill us all! I say we burn it, then uncork some wine—and enjoy centuries of peace and prosperity.

SCHUMER: Yes, there’s danger in opening our gates to this statue. But there’s also danger in keeping it out… the danger of eroding the sanctity of the gift-giving process. Now, what do we know about this thing?

I’ve always found the performative use of religious language, as an excoriation or a scold,...

Some wild fish may recognize individual humans in the sea

The post When Fish Follow You appeared first on Nautilus.