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Aiming for a slower semi analogue life. 🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️
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🥖Kekeflipnote🥖
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The truth 🐊
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Pickwick The Dodo
28 days ago
Best Christmas ad yet! Knocks John Lewis into a cocked hat.
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MarkGlad
about 1 month ago
Wish list. Pentax K1000 | Arista Edu 400
#filmphotography
#streetphotography
#photography
#filmisnotdead
#analog
#believeinfilm
#Pentax
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American Fietser
about 1 month ago
It really is just simple geometry. You cannot build a functional city if everyone brings a 2-ton living room on wheels with them.
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Freedom of the Press Foundation
about 1 month ago
The hate crime charge against Alexa Wilkinson for photographing vandalism of the New York Times building is a dangerous precedent, no matter what you think of Wilkinson.
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Journalist or not, photography isn’t a hate crime
Gatekeeping over hate crime charges misses the forest for the trees
https://freedom.press/issues/journalist-or-not-photography-isnt-a-hate-crime/
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Freedom of the Press Foundation
about 1 month ago
Every journalist hit with a stinger grenade or pepper ball by law enforcement while covering a protest is a message from the government: Stop showing the truth. Journalists must speak out.
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Journalists’ cameras become targets at Oregon protests
Federal agents in Portland are waging war on the press
https://freedom.press/issues/journalists-cameras-become-targets-at-oregon-protests/
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Electronic Frontier Foundation
about 1 month ago
Everyone should have the right to speak up against injustice without ending up in a database.
www.eff.org/deeplinks/2...
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How Cops Are Using Flock Safety's ALPR Network to Surveil Protesters
Through an analysis of 10 months of nationwide searches on Flock Safety's servers, we discovered that more than 50 federal, state, and local agencies ran hundreds of searches through Flock's national
https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2025/11/how-cops-are-using-flock-safetys-alpr-network-surveil-protesters-and-activists
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Lex McMenamin (they/them)
about 2 months ago
if you want to know what happened to Teen Vogue yesterday, my work wife
@allegrak.bsky.social
— who ran our politics section for 6 years until this past June — said it all in this. can't even pull out a favorite part til I sign my separation letter lol, just read the whole thing.
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What We Lost When Condé Nast Unceremoniously Shuttered Teen Vogue
This article is part of TPM Cafe, TPM’s home for opinion and news...
https://talkingpointsmemo.com/cafe/what-we-lost-when-conde-nast-unceremoniously-shuttered-teen-vogue
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Distill Social
about 2 months ago
Nearly half of America’s children—48.9%—now grow up in families considered poor, according to Oxfam’s 2025 inequality report. It’s a statistic that should shake the nation to its core: in the wealthiest country in human history, almost one in two kids are struggling to meet basic needs.
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Governor Wes Moore
about 2 months ago
In the face of this cruel government shutdown, we’re taking another significant step to protect Maryland families and children: I’ve signed an executive order releasing $62 million to help Marylanders who rely on SNAP benefits put food on the table.
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BikeLoudPDX
about 2 months ago
PDX has a generational opportunity to rebuild NE 82nd into a delightful street that supports people walking, taking the bus, biking, driving, making deliveries, gathering outside. So far the designs we're seeing aren't rising to this opportunity. Really hope you can help
@senkhanhpham.bsky.social
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Electronic Frontier Foundation
about 2 months ago
EFF was created for scary moments like the one we’re facing now. For 35 years, EFF has fought to ensure your rights follow you online and wherever you use technology, and we're here and ready to Take Back CTRL. Join us at
www.takebackctrl.org
. Music: how the future dies by mobygratis.
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Aram Zucker-Scharff
about 2 months ago
This is good, but when people talk about this I want to emphasize: we have not run out of money for SNAP. The money is there, it has been allotted and saved specifically for this instance. Trump refuses to release the billions of dollars that Americans have already allotted to continue food stamps!
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Kyle Cheney
about 2 months ago
BREAKING: The full bench of the 9th circuit has agreed to take up the Portland National Guard case and vacated the panel decision that had blessed Trump’s deployment.
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.˚⊹cat fionola‧₊˚⤾ 🌸🎀
about 2 months ago
i'm sure it was coincidental that the only pop star making massive donations to trans youth and spotlighting black trans women faced a misogynistic smear campaign for nearly a year.
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Kat Tenbarge
2 months ago
I wish people defended smeared victims of sexual violence the way they defend problematic male candidates for office
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Bruno J. Navarro
2 months ago
In the two years since the state started charging a 4% surtax on incomes over $1 million, the effort has created a $5.7 billion windfall, with the surplus being used to fund bridge repairs, bolster literacy programs and address the transportation system’s budget deficit.
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Millionaire Tax That Inspired Mamdani Fuels $5.7 Billion Haul in Massachusetts
A millionaire levy in Massachusetts that New York City mayoral frontrunner Zohran Mamdani holds up as a model for taxing the rich has generated $3 billion more in revenue than expected without forcing...
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-10-21/millionaire-tax-that-inspired-mamdani-fuels-5-7-billion-haul-in-massachusetts
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BikePortland
2 months ago
If BRT, TOD, TSP, or LRT mean anything to you, and/or you just care about transit, cycling, housing, land use — or any facet of transportation and urban planning — you should find a way to participate in this conference.
bikeportland.org/2025/10/14/t...
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The 'railvolution' returns to Portland as Mpact Transit + Community conference
If the thought of fast, frequent bus service makes your heart go pitter-pat, I have some good news
https://bikeportland.org/2025/10/14/the-railvolution-returns-to-portland-as-mpact-transit-community-conference-397492
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Councilor Sameer Kanal
2 months ago
On Wednesday 10/15 at 6 PM, City Council will be hearing the first two pieces of legislation related to Portland's response to the federal government. A short 🧵on this meeting: There are three items on the agenda: The first is the Urban Forest Plan. The other two are about the federal gov't. 1/5
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City Council | Portland.gov
City Council holds regular meetings at 9:30 a.m. on the first, second, fourth and fifth Wednesday and 6:00 p.m. on the third Wednesday of each month. If there is sufficient business, additional meetin...
https://www.portland.gov/council/agenda
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eileen chengyin chow
3 months ago
The South Korean Ministry of Defense has awarded medals of merit to 11 officers for disobeying direct orders of superiors during the martial law fiasco, orders that they deemed to be contrary to the constitution and endangerment to democracy.
www.chosun.com/english/nati...
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National Defense Ministry Honors 11 Soldiers for Refusing Illegal Orders
National Defense Ministry Honors 11 Soldiers for Refusing Illegal Orders Honored for rejecting illegal orders during martial law, Marine death probe
https://www.chosun.com/english/national-en/2025/09/23/B3ZEYVBMNBDMRHJL5SP7SJOLAI/?fbclid=IwY2xjawNFD0pleHRuA2FlbQIxMQBicmlkETEwTXFDWlNHMW53b1JYeWtRAR6V8x5LAZN5dVoEgFMldFSwOPLYQINc6MHEyd8gXuMn6rzGrGz5N173OUUIvg_aem_w2CmH92vGXbEx2Q9Pac4-g
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FoxyRyanx 🌈 🏳️⚧️
3 months ago
I *firmly believe* that autism was *selected* in nature, due to there being a benefit in having people in your tribe that see the world differently, and approach problems in a different way, than one that was full of people who all operated similarly. Autistic people improve their communities.
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Oh The Urbanity!
3 months ago
The most underappreciated issue in urbanism is the Anglosphere’s transit construction cost problem. It’s not just that we’re spending too much money on any particular project. It’s that we could be getting *much more transit* for the *same amount of money we’re currently spending*.
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How This Small City Built Light Rail For Cheap
YouTube video by Oh The Urbanity!
https://youtu.be/uttoyAX4ntc
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Senator Ron Wyden
3 months ago
Oregon has been the national leader on vote-by-mail for decades. Now Donald Trump thinks he can undermine our elections for his own benefit. Hell no.
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Trump administration sues Oregon to force it to turn over full information about every state voter
"I look forward to seeing them in court," Oregon's secretary of state said.
https://www.oregonlive.com/politics/2025/09/trump-administration-sues-oregon-to-force-it-to-turn-over-full-information-about-each-oregon-voter.html?utm_campaign=theoregonian_sf&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter
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Ariel Méndez
3 months ago
"An 83-year-old Bend man was cited for reckless driving Friday morning after crossing the double-yellow line..." People don't want to give up driving because we've made driving a prerequisite to participating in society. This is why investing in transit, walking, biking and rolling are important.
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Bend driver, 83, cited after police say he crossed center line while passing, causing 3-vehicle crash at Third Street underpass
An 83-year-old Bend man was cited for reckless driving Friday morning after crossing the double-yellow line on Third Street while trying to pass several vehicles near the railroad underpass, causing a...
https://ktvz.com/news/accidents-crashes/2025/09/19/bend-driver-83-cited-after-police-say-he-crossed-center-line-while-passing-causing-3-vehicle-crash-at-third-street-underpass/
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Plus flowers, plant all the native flowers you can find. Overseed at first and let nature sort the balance.
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Melissa & Chris Bruntlett
4 months ago
The global phenomenon of “bikelash” has become one of the biggest barriers to implementing interventions that make our streets more liveable, accessible and sustainable. So how do we best manage it as advocates for change? Here are eight strategies we recently presented at the Velo-city Conference.🧵
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Ariel Méndez
5 months ago
Don’t take safe space away without expanding it nearby. There’s a reason why people were riding on the sidewalk in the first place!
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David Grimm
5 months ago
Crab-like creatures are famed for having evolved five times in evolutionary history. But anteaters have evolved at least 12 times--in half the evolutionary span. Cool story by
@jakebuehler.bsky.social
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@science.org
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‘Things keep evolving into anteaters.’ Odd animals arose at least 12 separate times
Findings speak to the dramatic impact ants and termites can have on mammalian evolution
https://www.science.org/content/article/things-keep-evolving-anteaters-odd-animals-arose-least-12-separate-times
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American Library Association
5 months ago
Public libraries have overwhelming public support, so why are they under attack? Thank you to
@itpi.bsky.social
for highlighting how the fight for libraries is part of a broader assault on public knowledge and democracy. Read SHHH! NO MORE →
inthepublicinterest.org/shhh-no-more/
#ForOurLibraries
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SHHH! NO MORE
Public libraries have widespread public support. It’s time to shout it from the top of the shelves.
https://inthepublicinterest.org/shhh-no-more/
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Seattle Bike Blog
5 months ago
With Alaskan Way bikeway opening, Seattle has a complete bike route along its downtown waterfront for the first time in city history
#SEAbikes
#Seattle
www.seattlebikeblog.com/2025/07/25/w...
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With Alaskan Way bikeway opening, Seattle has a complete bike route along its downtown waterfront for the first time in city history
Photo from the brand new SDOT Bluesky account. SDOT finished up work on the new Alaskan Way bikeway between Myrtle Edwards Park and the Overlook Walk, just in time for Friday’s much-awaited o…
https://www.seattlebikeblog.com/2025/07/25/with-alaskan-way-bikeway-opening-seattle-has-a-complete-bike-route-along-its-downtown-waterfront-for-the-first-time-in-city-history/
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Brent Toderian
5 months ago
Never forget, a 13-year study found that protected bike-lanes led to a drastic decline in fatalities for all road users. ALL ROAD USERS. And painted bike-lanes? No safety improvement at all. For sharrows, it’s actually safer to NOT have them. Via
@usa.streetsblog.org
@nyc.streetsblog.org
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Separated Bike Lanes Means Safer Streets, Study Says — Streetsblog USA
Cities that build protected lanes for cyclists end up with safer roads for people on bikes and people in cars and on foot, a new study of 12 large metropolises revealed Wednesday.
https://usa.streetsblog.org/2019/05/29/protect-yourself-separated-bike-lanes-means-safer-streets-study-says
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Brent Toderian
5 months ago
“The United States, with its enormous highways, sprawling suburbs and neglected public transport systems, is one of the most car-dependent countries in the world. But this arrangement of obligatory driving is making many Americans actively unhappy, new research has found.” Via
@theguardian.com
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How extreme car dependency is driving Americans to unhappiness
A car is often essential in the US but while owning a vehicle is better than not for life satisfaction, a study has found, having to drive too much sends happiness plummeting
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2024/dec/29/extreme-car-dependency-unhappiness-americans
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Andrew Clark
6 months ago
Game changer!
#cycling
#Bangkok
www.nationthailand.com/thailand/ban...
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Bangkok begins development of 47.5 km walkway and cycle path along Saen Saeb Canal to promote sustainable transport
Bangkok's new 47.5 km walkway and cycle path project aims to enhance safety and connectivity for pedestrians and cyclists, linking key districts and public transport systems.
https://www.nationthailand.com/thailand/bangkok/40052290
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In Otter News
6 months ago
Floating around with mum!
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Megan Ranney MD MPH
6 months ago
Grateful for journalists who keep their eyes on the things that most of us can’t/don’t. Including this: HHS is proposing to stop NIH support for HIV clinical guidelines. Uh oh. 🫣🧪🛟
www.washingtonpost.com/science/2025...
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Administration to phase out NIH support of HIV clinical guidelines
The National Institutes of Health will phase out its support of the clinical practice guidelines that advise doctors how to diagnose and treat HIV.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/science/2025/06/21/hiv-aids-rfk-guidelines-nih/
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Committee to Protect Journalists
6 months ago
💬Journalists covering protests: Use CPJ's WhatApp chatbot to access all of our physical, digital, and psychosocial
#JournalistSafety
resources. 📲 Add CPJ’s chatbot using the number +1 206-590-6191, and text the number “Hello” to select from a menu of safety resources.
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Robin Agnew
7 months ago
The "Penguincubator" or book vending machine launched by Allen Lane at Penguin/Bodley Head in 1937. For the price of a pack of cigarettes, you could get a novel. The machines were set up in busy spots in London, and the authors published aimed to raise the bar of what was available in paperback.
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Marisa Kabas
7 months ago
show me where the rainbow hurt you, ron
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Ken McLeod
7 months ago
"30 km/h (20 mph) speed limits work. From Brussels to Bologna, recent evidence suggest that they work best at their simplest, when the limit applies across a whole city. In Bologna, road deaths have dropped by half. In Wales... deaths and serious injuries have fallen by more than a third."
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OPB
7 months ago
Since he started at Crater Lake in January, Kevin Heatley has seen Crater Lake’s permanent workforce cut in half, and onboarding seasonal staff was delayed by a month. "Things are not OK," he said.
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Crater Lake superintendent resigns, citing staff shortages
Since he started at Crater Lake in January, Kevin Heatley has seen Crater Lake’s permanent workforce cut in half, and onboarding seasonal staff was delayed by a month. "Things are not OK," he said.
https://www.opb.org/article/2025/06/02/crater-lake-national-park-superintendent-kevin-heatley-staff-shortages/
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Portland Mercury
7 months ago
After almost two years of work led by Portland nonprofit Depave (including a spat with the city over convoluted zoning codes), an unused parking lot at a historically Black church in Cully is now a green oasis, complete with garden beds, a picnic area, play structures, and more.
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At This Cully Church, an Unwanted Parking Lot Is Now a Garden Refuge
Morning Star Missionary Baptist Church had a pavement problem. The church, located in Northeast Portland’s Cully neighborhood, was surrounded with space for car parking—well beyond what congregants ne...
https://www.portlandmercury.com/news/2025/05/19/47793130/at-this-cully-church-an-unwanted-parking-lot-is-now-a-garden-refuge
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7 months ago
A man tried to make a statement by burning 100 library books — the community responded by donating over 1,000 more. Book burners always lose in the long run. Reason, facts, and free thought can't be silenced.
www.news5cleveland.com/news/local-n...
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Man burns 100 library books; residents donate 1,000 more to local libraries
In Beachwood, the community is rallying together after a man reportedly burned 100 books from the local library — and filmed himself doing it.
https://www.news5cleveland.com/news/local-news/man-burns-100-library-books-residents-donate-1-000-more-to-local-libraries
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Will Pollock 🏳️🌈🌻🐶🫘 turn 🔔 on
8 months ago
staffers are still cleaning up the Kristi Noem mess after she got gutted/filleted by
@chrismurphyct.bsky.social
this is A MOMENT.
#MustWatch
🧢
@trumpfile.org
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Electronic Frontier Foundation
8 months ago
The U.S. mail is a vital system of communication and commerce that should not be distorted into infrastructure for dragnet surveillance.
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No Postal Service Data Sharing to Deport Immigrants
The law enforcement arm of the U.S. Postal Service (USPS) recently joined a U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) task force geared towards finding and deporting immigrants, according to a report...
https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2025/05/no-postal-service-data-sharing-deport-immigrants
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Led By Donkeys
8 months ago
TANK vs TESLA "We've crushed fascism before and we'll crush it again" - WW2 veteran Ken, 98, in the tank
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jamelle
8 months ago
vandalism
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Department of Education Eliminates Grant for PBS Children’s Shows
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/05/06/us/politics/doe-kills-grant-pbs-childrens-shows.html
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Kea Wilson
8 months ago
Like every other late 30-something I know, I'm thinking a lot lately about how the transportation system will shape my parents' lives as they age (which to some extent is already happening). Learned a lot from this conversation with
@gregshill.com
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Is U.S. Transportation Policy Ready For The 'Silver Tsunami'? — Streetsblog USA
America's car-dependent communities aren't prepared for the rising proportion of seniors who can't safely drive.
https://usa.streetsblog.org/2025/05/07/is-american-transportation-policy-ready-for-the-silver-tsunami
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Benjamin Park
8 months ago
The radical right-wing legislature in Utah passed a bill that banned public schools and buildings from flying pride flags. But they are still allowed to fly city flags. So check out Salt Lake City’s newly adopted city flags.
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Freedom of the Press Foundation
8 months ago
“Everyone predicted this would happen in a second Trump administration, yet politicians in a position to prevent it prioritized empty rhetoric over putting up a meaningful fight." Read our statement on the repeal of DOJ guidelines protecting journalists.
freedom.press/issues/trump...
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Trump DOJ repeals protections for journalist-source confidentiality
Democrats to blame for ignoring repeated warnings that this would happen if they didn't pass the PRESS Act
https://freedom.press/issues/trump-doj-repeals-protections-for-journalist-source-confidentiality/
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