Hawaii just passed the first state law in the country banning corporations from making political donations in state elections.
Now a Koch-backed legal group is suing to overturn it.
Big Money won't get out of our politics without a fight — one that we the people must win.
(via @levernews.com)
I REALLY hate the idea of opposing a D.C. mayoral candidate because Trump threatened to punish us if we elect her. It’s worse than obeying in advance; it’s doing the fascists’ work for them. It’s letting Trump trick you into sacrificing D.C.’s autonomy. You can’t defend home rule by surrendering it.
I really like @olivia.science's use of the word "displacement" and I think we should stop using "hallucination" for the problem with AI for cognitive labour.
AI displaces or is set in place of work that typically requires cognition. When that work is load bearing, it ultimately fails.
This is why racism is so persistent; despite its claims, it's not attached to anything real, so it can be endlessly adapted to maintain hegemonic power.
"model minorities," the Irish, Italians, biracial/light-skinned Black ppl. Offered seats at the table, so long as they don't make a fuss.
Yeeeeep.
Watching the right wing Belfast reaction and understanding how a lot of outlets would have covered the Tulsa race massacre
The US Preventive Services Task Force used to be one of the best respected public health panels in the nation—its guidance was trusted, it had a reputation for being very careful on conflicts of interest
But MAHA is just grift & conflicts of interest & RFK Jr is intent on destroying the USPSTF 😢