Intimate partner homicide is preventable. In the Fairfax case, red flags that should have prompted intervention: his unemployment, drinking & firearm access; a prior concern for suicide; a separation that involved a court case for divorce & child custody.
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Young women have been shamed for decades for not having babies under the right circumstances. Now they are waiting. "What is actually scaring the right is that young women, by taking responsibility, are building real power in the world." @amandamarcotte.bsky.social
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Whatever happens with the ceasefire, it's worth remembering that even if the war ends, the damage remains. The broader economic consequences are large, and persistent, and affect all of us.
Painting featuring tall trees in a landscape as if being blown by the wind against a blue sky
Canadian painter Emily Carr, Arbutus Trees, c.1933 #WomensArt
Tuesday's vote will give one party momentum heading into midterms, as five U.S. House seats could hang in the balance.
Exclusive: A previously hidden document sheds new light on ethical questions surrounding GOP Senate candidate and Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton.
Israel has killed more than 700 people in Gaza since last year's US-brokered 'ceasefire'
Israel has killed more than 700 people in Gaza since last year's US-brokered 'ceasefire' https://aje.news/niqwe0
Elon Musk is suing Sam Altman in a case that could cost OpenAI billions. He also asked the judge to consider removing Altman as CEO. https://bit.ly/3OtHItp
President Trump's insults geared toward California Gov. Gavin Newsom's struggle with dyslexia are stirring anguish and anger from the president's supporters and critics.
At a moment when there's a lot of political attention around questions of affordability, rising health care costs are a growing concern for many Americans. https://to.pbs.org/4chEUsn
⚠️ For 70 years, a bachelor's degree was the most reliable on-ramp to a stable career.
That's no longer true. And that's before AI hits entry-level work at scale.
A lawyer revealed on Monday that FBI Director Kash Patel's latest "terrible" decision just put President Donald Trump's Department of Justice in a bad spot.
California's attorney general alleges that Amazon uses its market power to pressure vendors like Levi Strauss and retailers like Walmart to raise prices on their websites.
The leaders of the United States, Israel and Russia are seeking to impose a new "predatory" world order while most countries are too cowardly to stop them, rights group Amnesty International has said.
Dozens of American veterans and military family members were detained after they started protesting the Iran war inside a congressional office building in Washington D.C.
Devin Stone turned punchy legal explainers into a YouTube empire. Now he’s warning that the sheer volume of Trump administration scandals is distorting reality itself. www.wired.com/story/the-bi...
Americans are getting more worried about having enough money for a comfortable retirement, because of rising costs and fears about the health of entitlement programs.
For decades, economists gave short shrift to the idea of monopsony — a power employers can have to suppress wages. Now a wave of research suggests it's everywhere, and a new book argues it's key to understanding today's inequality. n.pr/4e0RHRi
ProPublica obtained a vast cache of IRS information showing how billionaires like Jeff Bezos and Elon Musk pay little in income tax compared to their massive wealth — sometimes, even nothing.
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Lol Spike Lee is courtside wearing a Knicks jersey with “Pope Leo” on the back
#NBAsky
This was such an early and corrupt unconstitutional executive order. Jared is the Nepo Negotiator and Chief Grifter. Follow his money.
#Maddow
@ossoff.bsky.social rocks
The president is currently trying to steal 10 BILLION DOLLARS from the American people and it’s not the main news story in the country… not even close
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I worried about my Grandma being alone after Grandpa died and got her a rescue dog. She named him Buddy, which was my Grandfather’s nickname when he was a kid. They seem to be getting along pretty well…
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If you live in Virginia, tomorrow you have a huge opportunity to make it clear to the GOP that if they want to win, it won’t be by changing the rules and redrawing maps. At least, not without a fight. Vote YES on the redistricting vote, and push back!
Tim Cook donated $1M to Trump’s inauguration.
He fawned over Trump and gifted him a 24-karat gold plaque (as Apple lobbied for tariff exemptions).
Apple donated to Trump’s White House ballroom.
And it removed ICE tracking apps from its stores following a demand from the DOJ.
Remember this.
