Ukrainian Civilian Death Toll Likely “Considerably Higher” Than 351, UN Says
Ten days into Russia’s war on Ukraine, United Nations monitors announced Saturday that at least 351 Ukrainian civilians have been killed and another 707 injured — though the actual figures for both are likely much higher. The Office of the U.N. High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) said it believes that “the real figures are […]
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New York Times Tech Workers Win Union Vote by a Landslide
Tech workers for the New York Timesoverwhelmingly voted in favor of forming a union. The National Labor Relations Board, (NLRB), made its decision on Thursday night. The union won 404 to 88With 80 percent of the voters supporting it. Representative about 600Software engineers, data analysts, and other tech workers can be found in the New […]
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Supreme Court Reinstates Boston Marathon Bomber’s Death Penalty Sentence
Friday’s ruling by the United States Supreme Court saw the reinstatement of the death penalty sentence against Dzhokhar Takarov, Boston Marathon bomber. The 6-3 decision was made strictly along ideological lines — all six conservative bloc justices voted in favor of reinstating Tsarnaev’s death sentence, while all three liberals dissented. The decision is supported by […]
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War Is Forcing Ukrainian Leftists to Make Difficult Decisions About Violence
On the 5th anniversary of the Russian invasions in Ukraine, the Ukrainian territorial defense forces were seen in a basement that was used as a military base. This was in Dnipro (Ukraine), February 28, 2022. Andrea Carrubba / Anadolu Agency via Getty ImagesSounds of sirens and explosions have rocked Yurii Sheliazhenko’s five-story house in Kyiv […]
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Big Tech Promotes a Big Lie
Google and Amazon are now under scrutiny by Washington for their anti-competitive practices which limit choice and lower quality online. They have taken to a national security defense and claimed that breaking up the US will only benefit China. It’s an ironic move. These tech giants have extensive, well-documented ties to Beijing, doing high-volume business […]
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Texas College Protesters Shut Down Event for Anti-Trans Candidate Jeff Younger
Students protestors at the University of North Texas (UNT), drove out an anti-trans candidate to the Texas House of Representatives at an event hosted on campus by a conservative student group. The UNT chapter of Young Conservatives of Texas (YCT) invited Jeff Younger, a Republican running in the 63rd House district in Texas’s state legislature, […]
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Investigation Shows Police Are Still Secretly Surveilling Minnesota Activists
A new investigationThe revelations show that federal and state law enforcement agencies have been watching journalists and activists participating in protests that followed George Floyd’s death for over a decade under a secretive program called Operation Safety Net, despite claims to have closed the operation down last April. Officials announced OSN in February 2021, one […]
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Neoliberalism Is Normalizing Extreme-Right Discourse in the UK
Populist demagogues are well-known for shifting the agenda away form reality when they are under pressure. They do this by using smears and false equivalences to create a fantasy world. This causes the boundary to be eroded the civil and the uncivil, resulting in what scholar Ruth Wodak calls the “shameless normalization” of far right […]
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Trump Just Endorsed an Oath Keeper’s Plan to Seize Control of the GOP
Former President Donald Trump officially endorsed a plan created by a man who is affiliated with the Oath Keeper militia. It aims to consolidate the Republican Party’s control. The plan, known as the “precinct strategy,” has been repeatedly promoted on Steve Bannon’s popular podcast. As ProPublica detailedIt inspired thousands of people last year to fill […]
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Fire Is Out at Nuclear Plant Seized by Russian Forces, Officials Watch for Leaks
Russian forces reportedly took control of a Ukrainian nuclear plant on Friday, shortly after a fire at the facility. This intensified global fears about a major and imminent Russian invasion. unprecedented radioactive disaster. Officials in Ukraine claimed that the Russian shelling caused the fire. extinguishedFriday morning was a quiet day, but there were concerns about […]
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