Democrats use new tactic to highlight Trump’s gutting of Medicaid: billboards in the rural US
The road to four struggling rural hospitals now hosts a political message: “If this hospital closes, blame Trump.”In a series of black-and-yellow billboards erected near the facilities, the Democratic National Committee (DNC) seeks to tell voters in deep red states “who is responsible for gutting rural healthcare”.
“UNDER TRUMP’S WATCH, STILWELL GENERAL HOSPITAL IS CLOSING ITS DOORS,” one sign screams. The billboards are outside hospitals in Silex, Missouri; Columbus, Indiana; Stilwell, Oklahoma; and Missoula, Montana.
The fate of rural hospitals has become a politically contentious issue for Republicans, as historic cuts pushed through by the GOP are expected to come into effect over the next decade. Trump’s enormous One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBBA) cut more than $1tn from Medicaid, the public health insurance program for low-income and disabled Americans, insuring more than 71 million adults.
Democrats use new tactic to highlight Trump’s gutting of Medicaid: billboards in the rural US
The ‘big, beautiful’ bill will cut more than $1tn from the health plan, with rural hospitals feeling the brunt of itJessica Glenza (The Guardian)
Textbook publishers ignore far-right education chief’s demands to print Trumpian lies
Textbook publishers ignore far-right education chief’s demands to print Trumpian lies - LGBTQ Nation
The Oklahoma schools head continues to push Trump and the Bible down students' throats.Greg Owen (LGBTQ Nation)
Distorted sound of the early universe suggests we are living in a giant void
Distorted sound of the early universe suggests we are living in a giant void
A local void could settle contradicting measurements about how fast the universe is expanding.The Conversation
This Week in Plasma: Printer Ink Level Monitoring
This Week in Plasma: Printer Ink Level Monitoring
Welcome to a new issue of This Week in Plasma! Every week we cover the highlights of what’s happening in the world of KDE Plasma and its associated apps like Discover, System Monitor, and more.This Week in Plasma: Printer Ink Level Monitoring
Israeli army intercepts Gaza-bound ship loaded with much needed food aid
LIVE: Israeli army intercepts Gaza-bound ship Handala, attacks kill 71
Israeli soldiers storm ship, detain activists as vessel looses communications contact.Jillian Kestler-D'Amours (Al Jazeera)
Gaza Freedom Flotilla Handala has been entered by Israel commandos in international waters!
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Trump’s Panama Canal Chaos
Trump's Panama Canal chaos
The administration’s America First approach to foreign policy is perplexing and even destabilizing some longtime US allies.Mother Jones
It is criminal that the reporter didn't open with "A man, no plan, a canal ..."
I detest irrelevant ledes, but sometimes you have to bend the rules. The day Leslie Nielsen died, we nearly ran the refers of both sides of the flag (keying to the same story, and having horizontally flipped the cutout on the right) with the left saying "Nielsen dead at ##. Surely, you can't be serious." On the right was "I am serious, and don't call me Shirley." It went all the way to the top to get shot down ... my boss was totally on board.
California’s NPR and PBS Stations Will Cut Staff and Programs After Funding Slashed
California’s NPR and PBS Stations Will Cut Staff and Programs After Funding Slashed
Small NPR and PBS stations in California are teetering after Congress pulled funding from public broadcasting. Even big stations are bracing for cuts.KQED
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Spineless Mike Johnson Grovels to Trump and Shutters the House Early
The Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives, Mike Johnson—probably the worst speaker in American history—shut down the House early this week before its five-week vacation. He wants to avoid holding votes on releasing the Epstein files that reportedly include, among other notables, President Donald J. Trump.This is the latest valet service provided by a spineless Johnson, a Trump toady, whose groveling has no known boundaries. Imagine Johnson, a lawyer, took an oath to uphold the Constitution yet has no interest in safeguarding the independence of the congressional branch of our government.
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At Eleventh Hour, Enablers of Israel's Mass Starvation of Gaza Do 'Reputational Damage Control'
As Common Dreams reported this week, Integrated Food Security Phase Classification has said that 85% of people in Gaza are now in Phase 5 of famine, defined at "an extreme deprivation of food."Organizer and attorney Aaron Regunberg said that instead of simply doing "reputational damage control by speaking up in these very last moments," powerful political leaders must "shut shit down."
”You want history books to not record you as an evil genocide supporter?" said Regunberg. "One speech now—after countless speeches condemning those who have been speaking out—ain't gonna cut it... You need to go to Gaza. You need to actually make an impact, NOW."
At Eleventh Hour, Enablers of Israel's Mass Starvation of Gaza Do 'Reputational Damage Control'
"You want history books to not record you as an evil genocide supporter?" said one organizer. "You need to actually make an impact, NOW."julia-conley (Common Dreams)
It’s a sales tax, effectively, a nationwide sales tax.
An attempt to implement a sort of regressive tax to offset the tax cuts. Shifting the burden of government on to working class people who are disproportionately impacted by price hikes on everyday goods.
It was never about on-shoring manufacturing. Always about stealing from the poor to give to the rich.
E-Bikes are replacing cars, not bicycles, a study from Germany shows
E-Bikes are replacing cars, not bicycles, a study from Germany shows:"43.1% of electric bicycle trips and 63.2% of electric bicycle mileage would have been undertaken using a car if no e-bike had been available" tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.10…
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“Golden” Official Lyric Video | KPop Demon Hunters | Sony Animation
“Golden” Official Lyric Video | KPop Demon Hunters | Sony Animation
We’re going up, up, up. Watch the official lyric video for “Golden” from KPop Demon Hunters. KPop Demon Hunters is now on Netflix. Listen to the KPop Demon H...YouTube
Carrier vs Ehrman: “Did Jesus Really Exist?” Course Gets SHREDDED 🔥
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'Star Trek: Starfleet Academy' first look welcomes cadets, Paul Giamatti's alien
Star Trek: Starfleet Academy exclusive first look welcomes new cadets, Paul Giamatti's alien transformation
'Star Trek: Starfleet Academy' is in session! EW's exclusive first look reveals a new generation of cadets, Paul Giamatti's alien transformation, and returning 'Trek' veterans.Nick Romano (Entertainment Weekly)
A fifth of California homes are investor-owned as state’s affordability crisis deepens – report
It's been a while since I rented from a sole-proprietor, but we shouldn't be allowing corporate ownership of single-family housing at all.
Yeah, landlords generally suck, but the guy with six units is a hell of a lot more responsive than whatever out-of-state corporate office that bans calling the leasing office for maintenance.
A friend of mine owns two rental properties, and he's rarely available on weekends because he's fixing a deck or replacing a water heater.
A fifth of California homes are investor-owned as state’s affordability crisis deepens – report
New figures show that the Golden state’s rate of investor-owned homes is 19%, with mountain regions up to 83%Guardian staff reporter (The Guardian)
I'd guess it's not as bad as it is in CA, but this is starting to happen in my neighborhood in Portland, OR.
Houses are getting more expensive, so sellers are getting more and more offers from wealthy investors buying them to rent them out. Since people can't afford a home, they go ahead and rent the house (at least around us).
Its a bummer because the rent continually increases, so folks typically cannot stay there for too many years. For the renters, the rent is around what a mortgage payment would be at current interest rates, so they're not saving a lot of money.
The house across the street was sold when mortgage rates were ~3%, so the owners are making a good amount on the house. I just happen to hate that it's ruining our neighborhood, and I'd like more families with kids to move on to our street.
Trump order pushes local officials to clear unhoused people from streets
Trump order pushes local officials to clear unhoused people from streets
Order removes restrictions from municipalities and redirects funds toward rehabilitation and treatmentDani Anguiano (The Guardian)
Lay Your Silver Hands
Lay Your Silver Hands
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What Kind of America Survives After Trump?
What Kind of America Survives After Trump? | The Tyee
Crystal ball visions of a new constitution, a new kind of republic, perhaps even a split into two nations.Crawford Kilian (The Tyee)
‘Marines train for war:’ Veterans blast deployment of military to assist ICE in Florida
‘Marines train for war:’ Veterans blast deployment of military to assist ICE in Florida
Local veterans are speaking out against the deployment of 200 Marines to assist U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement in Florida. Over 200 veterans have signed an open letter opposing the use of the military in this capacity.Alex Cook (ClickOrlando | Orlando, Florida News, Local Headlines | WKMG News 6")
Surprising no one, new research says AI Overviews cause massive drop in search clicks
Surprising no one, new research says AI Overviews cause massive drop in search clicks
The Pew Research Center analysis shows how hard AI is hitting web traffic.Ryan Whitwam (Ars Technica)
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As intended.
First they're going to collapse the ad model by eliminating most clicks.
Then they're going to put all of the information they've been scraping from the now-bankrupt websites behind paywalls.
Why would they do that, when they can charge advertisers to bias the LLM? How much do you think Adidas would pay to have their products advantages mixed into any response about sports gear, undetectable?
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One of the biggest failures of the Democratic party over the past 20 years was the complete abandonment of some "red" areas. After winning with the 50-state strategy in 2008, they just abandoned it. They wouldn't run candidates in some congressional elections, let alone local ones. Pelosi prevented most congress people from going on Fox News for years, etc.
This made the Rove-inspired painting of the Democratic party as "elite", "coastal", "urban" etc etc much easier for OP-aligned messengers.
While the Democratic party policies are usually more beneficial to most citizens than GOP policies, it's not a surprise many voters still felt like the Democratic party was not theirs.