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it is prime day so you could (ugh) get it from That Place, or you could use bookshop or just order from/go to your local bookstore! bookshop.org/p/books/the-...

and just like that, THE WEST PASSAGE is out in the world!

The West Passage a book by Jared Pechačekbookshop.org THE LADIES REIGN. THE PALACE ROTS. THE BEAST RISES. "The West Passage is a dangerous book of secrets." --Travis Baldree, #1 New York Times bestselling author of Legends & Lattes "A weird and wonde...

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Support Boltsboltsmag.org We are a nonprofit publication that covers the nuts and bolts of political change, from the local up, and we need reader support to build our journalism.

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If you wish you had a succinct, mainstream explanation of the horrors of Trump's Project 2025 you could send to your friends and relatives, People magazine has provided one. Please spread this link. No matter how bad you think it is, it's worse. people.com/what-is-proj...

What Is Project 2025? Inside the Far-Right Plan Threatening Everything from the Word 'Gender' to Public Educationpeople.com Donald Trump's far-right allies created Project 2025 as a blueprint for his possible second term. The controversial plan would push a Christian nationalist agenda that dramatically reshapes the U.S. g...

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While the Democratic Party decides which presidential candidate has the best chance to defeat Trump, the Republican Party focuses on making sure that the election doesn't matter. Plan accordingly. www.nytimes.com/2024/07/13/u...

Unbowed by Jan. 6 Charges, Republicans Pursue Plans to Contest a Trump Defeatwww.nytimes.com Mr. Trump’s allies are preparing to try to short-circuit the election system, if he does not win.

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Quoting Trump spokespeople, the most dishonest human beings on planet earth, and taking them at their word on every subject is a grotesque practice that both undercuts and defines modern mainstream journalism

Donald Trump's running-mate search, as much a theatrical production as a political one, is in its final act. Who will it be? A campaign spokesman said that only Trump knows who he will select.

Trump’s V.P. Reveal May Be This Week. Or Not.www.nytimes.com Donald J. Trump’s monthslong search for a running mate, orchestrated to feed speculation and attention, is nearing an end, but questions of who, and when, remain.

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If you've come here from X we're not having the same issue on this platform as we have there. The link to this article is still being miscategorized as spam despite our reports to X. The link to the investigation below should work on Bluesky as it appears to be an X only issue.

Latest: An analysis of open source evidence, as well as multiple missile experts, have pointed to a Russian launched Kh-101 cruise missile being the weapon that struck a children’s hospital in Kyiv www.bellingcat.com/news/2024/07...

Russian Missile Identified in Kyiv Children’s Hospital Attack - bellingcatwww.bellingcat.com An analysis of open source evidence, as well as missile experts, have pointed to a Russian launched Kh-101 cruise missile being the weapon that struck a children’s hospital in Kyiv.

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france, currently on its 86th republic or whatever, renowned for its governability

France: Defeats fascists. NYT:

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So voting is better than *not* voting when it comes to getting what you want? Huh.

BREAKING NEWS: Voters turned out in numbers not seen in decades to stop the far-right National Rally from taking power in the French National Assembly. Polls predicted a first-place finish for National Rally, which instead came in third in initial results as polling stations closed.

Projections in France's election show voters rejecting the far rightwww.npr.org Voters turned out in numbers not seen in decades to stop the far-right National Rally from taking power in the French National Assembly. Polls predicted a first-place finish for National Rally, which ...

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Tldr Fuck : - overtime pay - osha - student loan forgiveness - trans rights - net neutrality - climate regulation - transport regulation - lab test regulation - and a partridge in a pear tree

8 policies that could be vulnerable to new legal challengeswapo.st The Supreme Court jettisoned longstanding precedent that helped the federal government make regulations. Now broad policies could be determined by judges.

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Massachusetts' millionaire tax has already brought in $1.8 billion for schools and roads. #ShareGoodNewsToo www.npr.org/2024/06/12/n...

Massachusetts' millionaire taxwww.npr.org Massachusetts voters passed a new tax on people with incomes over a million dollars and got more money than expected - but it might drive some wealthy people and business away.

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Why is the pundit class so desperate to push Biden out of the race? - Rebecca Solnit www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

Why is the pundit class so desparate to push Biden out of the race? | Rebecca Solnitwww.theguardian.com Yes, Biden had a bad debate – but so did Trump. The media is once again repeating the mistakes of 2016

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As a side note, this is John McEntee, Trump's Director of White House Personnel and the primary architect of Project 2025. On Tik Tok he said he gives counterfeit bills to homeless people so they will be arrested when they go to spend them.

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For the people who don’t have time, here’s your Readers Digest version. You’re welcome.

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I wrote about the election and the American project. www.ositanwanevu.com/will-america...

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Google’s emissions are up 48% in 5 years. Microsoft’s are up 30% since 2020. Those soaring figures are being driven by mass investments in data centers to power AI tools. Generative AI is a climate disaster and data center expansion must be stopped.

Generative AI is a climate disasterdisconnect.blog Tech companies are abandoning emissions pledges to chase AI market share

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BREAKING: Britain’s Labour Party has won enough seats to have a majority in the UK Parliament

Britain’s Labour Party has won enough seats to have a majority in the UK Parliamentapnews.com An exit poll and partial returns indicate that Britain’s Labour Party is headed for a landslide victory in a parliamentary election, as voters punish the governing Conservatives.

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BREAKING: Assad's forces and Russia bombard the vicinity of the village of Kansafra in the Idlib countryside, Syria, with cluster bombs.

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This fucking guy voted in the last two elections voteref.com/voters/MI/vi...

How many times does Matthew Walther get to publish his essay about why he doesn't vote in a prominent outlet? Because two seems like too many bsky.app/profile/greg...

Voter Referencevoteref.com VoteRef.com is dedicated to ensuring transparent, accurate and fair elections in the United States of America.

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Polling stations in the UK close at 10 pm BST tonight. After that, the exit poll will give us a better idea of how millions of Brits voted across the country. To see the results as soon as they come in, follow us here: trib.al/74ITkyr

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Hezbollah’s massive military response to killing of senior commander feeds fear of Israel-Lebanon war: The head of Hezbollah’s executive council told mourners that the military response to Mohammed Nasser’s killing ‘will continue to target new sites that the enemy did not think would be hit’

Hezbollah’s massive military response to killing of senior commander feeds fear of Israel-Lebanon warwww.theglobeandmail.com The head of Hezbollah’s executive council told mourners that the military response to Mohammed Nasser’s killing ‘will continue to target new sites that the enemy did not think would be hit’

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I saw this was trending and had to google it "The post alleges that Trump, the presumptive Republican nominee for this year's presidential election, "forced" young girls to "perform lesbian sex acts."

Donald Trump, Katie Johnson allegations: Everything we knowwww.newsweek.com Allegations from a lawsuit that was dismissed in 2016 are circulating on social media.

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I'm being serious though. Where should we get our news?

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“Taraji P. Henson made Project 2025 the talk of the BET Awards. The host of this year's BET Awards warned viewers on multiple occasions about the far-right plan to dismantle and remake the government in Trump's image.” www.msnbc.com/msnbc/amp/sh...

Taraji P. Henson made Project 2025 the talk of the BET Awardswww.msnbc.com The draconian plan supported by conservative groups to dismantle the government if Donald Trump is elected was the talk of the Black Entertainment Television Awards.