NPR journalist David Folkenflik writes that this donation, and another $33 million from an anonymous donor, “were intended for specific purposes, not to build the endowment or to expand news coverage.”
Most of us have been warning of this for MORE than 30 years! 🤨
Researchers found system is on course to slow by more than 50% by end of century &could pass significant tipping point mid-century, at which point decline would become irreversible.”https://www.commondreams.org/news/amoc-collapse-study
"There is no justification for a regressive system in which the super-rich contribute less than the rest of us," write @josephestiglitz.bsky.social, @gabrielzucman.bsky.social, and @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social.
Tonight in Budapest’s Heroes’ Square, a sea of young Hungarians—who’ve only ever known Orbán’s corrupt, suffocating regime—are packed together, singing, chanting, and daring to dream of freedom again.
Their hope is raw, their courage is real. The heart of Europe is beating in Budapest tonight. 🇭🇺❤️🇪🇺
For those in NYC, come on out to the Baseball as Good Medicine event at the Old Stone House in Brooklyn! We’ll be sharing stories about the game and raising money for charity.
4 p.m. today. Tickets and info here: www.eventbrite.com/e/baseball-a...
Reports of a meeting between a Vatican representative and the Pentagon went viral, with allegations that the church had been warned to cease its criticism.
I just wrote a @theactionnetwork.bsky.social letter: Congress: No War With Iran! Write one here: action.moveon.org/letters/cong...
Big Oil companies have lied for DECADES about the "catastrophic" dangers of their fossil fuel products, and are now "afraid of being held to account for their own lies," says @govjayinslee.bsky.social.
Big Oil must not be above the law.
With Tax Day coming up, here's our reminder that TurboTax owner Intuit spent two decades fighting to prevent Americans from filing their taxes online for free.
(Published 2019)
There's going to be a new manager in the dugout for the USA Baseball Women's National Team at the World Cup group stage this summer: Mike Kinkade, a hero for the 2000 gold-medal winning USA Olympic team, takes over from Veronica Alvarez.
"'There is a divide between the young and old in the party,' said Aiden Hoffses, 19, who had traveled from Maine to attend his first CPAC. … 'I feel like I have closer views with liberals than more conservatives at this point.' ...
"Even an elaborate cheating scheme won’t be enough to deliver Orbán victory if the polls are correct." This is a big deal:
Courage matters…
The harms include massive amounts of electronic waste (e-waste), unrelenting noise pollution, loss of farmland, political instability from deepfake videos, lost revenue from data center tax incentives, and child endangerment from AI chatbots.
www.commondreams.org/news/ai-data...
I hope you know how amazing you are!! And I’m not just saying that because I’m your aunt - Lol!
I just wrote a letter to Congress: Defend the Affordable Care Act and Make Health Insurance More Affordable Now, via @voicesofhealthcare.org Write one here: actionnetwork.org/letters/prot...
While Spending Billions on Iran War, Trump Quietly Moves to Boot Millions More Off Food Aid www.commondreams.org/news/trump-f...
Company advertising for workers for potential Trump prison camp in Merrimack New Hampshire faces questions in the local press and Boston Globe. Now says it, uh, well, maybe not...
“It is not looking likely that we will ever bid on any of these facilities...”
www.bostonglobe.com/2026/02/22/m...
I think he nailed it 😄
#SocialMedia
“The ignorance of one voter in a democracy impairs the security of all.”
— President John F. Kennedy, Address at Vanderbilt University, May 18, 1963
👉79% of homeowners report rising home insurance premiums.
👉66% of voters see a connection between Big Oil, extreme weather, and rising insurance costs.
👉61% of voters support legislation that would empower states to sue Big Oil companies to recover insurance-related costs from climate disasters.
Bensky: And then we have the moment where all of my information is released. All of these other survivors — all of our information is literally out there for the world to see. And you’re like, “Wow, the DOJ really — our government doesn’t care.”
Don't let Government decide what books you & your family are allowed to read. Federal Book Ban Bill threatens the freedom to read using federal funding as leverage to pressure schools & educators to restrict books legislators don't like. action.everylibrary.org/hr_7661 @everylibrary.bsky.social
