donnadawa.bsky.social @donnadawa.bsky.social · 27/08/2026crookedmedia.substack.com/p/open-tabs-...crookedmedia.substack.comOpen Tabs: Dog Bites ManRFK Jr. is as bad for public health as everyone feared. Why aren’t we talking about it more? 000
Reposted by @donnadawa.bsky.socialBloomberg News @bloomberg.com · 14/08/2026US retail sales fell in July by the most in more than a year as consumers pulled back on purchases of autos and at online storesbloom.bgUS Retail Sales Fall by the Most in More Than a YearUS retail sales fell in July by the most in more than a year as consumers pulled back on purchases at online stores and auto dealers. 96238
Reposted by @donnadawa.bsky.socialOhio Capital Journal @ohiocapitaljournal.com · 14/08/2026Federal immigration agents may soon be outfitted with a device – electrical shock gloves – manufactured by a Kentucky company. ohiocapitaljournal.com/briefs/ice-t...ohiocapitaljournal.comICE to outfit agents with electric shock gloves from KY company in $20 million no-bid contract • Ohio Capital JournalFederal immigration agents may soon be outfitted with a device – electrical shock gloves – manufactured by a Kentucky company. 273729
Reposted by @donnadawa.bsky.socialProPublica @propublica.org · 09/08/2026The complaints cite a ProPublica report detailing how CBS and Paramount have for years given FCC commissioners luxury gala tickets, which the commissioners accepted even as the FCC was reviewing or about to review major Paramount business decisions.propublica.orgFCC Commissioners Face Ethics Complaints for Taking Luxury Gifts From ParamountCiting a ProPublica report on Paramount providing luxury Kennedy Center gala tickets to FCC officials, the complaints note that commissioners accepted the gifts while the FCC was reviewing or about… 541843779
Reposted by @donnadawa.bsky.socialThe Independent @the-independent.com · 03/08/2026Ex-60 Minutes boss wants to create rival broadcast with fired staffers: reporttrib.alEx-60 Minutes boss wants to create rival broadcast with fired staffers: reportA new current affairs program is reportedly being pitched to streaming giants and could involve talent frozen out or dismissed by controversial CBS News editor-in-chief Bari Weiss 45315
Reposted by @donnadawa.bsky.socialWBUR @wbur.org · 03/08/2026Massachusetts is on the way to giving doctors the final say on whether an abortion should be allowed late in pregnancy, a move expected to affect few cases but that supporters say is needed because hospitals are now turning away women they should be serving.trib.alMass. close to giving doctors the final word on whether to perform late abortionsMassachusetts is on the way to giving doctors the final say on whether an abortion should be allowed late in pregnancy, a move expected to affect few cases but that supporters say is needed because hospitals are now turning away women they should be serving. 16920
Reposted by @donnadawa.bsky.socialChicago Sun-Times @chicago.suntimes.com · 31/07/2026"The president's latest round of broad import taxes, like his past tariffs, treats his statutory authority as an afterthought," writes Jacob Sullum.chicago.suntimes.comTrump's new tariffs are just as questionable as his previous ones 2124
Reposted by @donnadawa.bsky.socialWIRED @wired.com · 31/07/2026As OpenAI and Anthropic employees grow quieter online, researchers at Chinese AI labs are flocking to X to explain their work, recruit talent, and shape the global conversation on AI. www.wired.com/story/chines...wired.comChinese AI Researchers Are Finding Their Voice on XAs OpenAI and Anthropic employees grow quieter online, researchers at Chinese AI labs are flocking to X to explain their work, recruit talent, and shape the global conversation on AI. 55420
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Reposted by @donnadawa.bsky.socialThe Kyiv Independent @kyivindependent.com · 06/07/2026Supplies of Patriot PAC-3 interceptors have dried up, leaving Ukrainian air defense units powerless to defend Kyiv against Russia's fastest and most deadly munitions.kyivindependent.com'We have nothing to use:' Kyiv currently defenseless against Russia's ballistic missilesSupplies of Patriot PAC-3 interceptors have dried up, leaving Ukrainian air defense units powerless to defend Kyiv against Russia's fastest and most deadly munitions. "We simply don’t have the miss... 1620995
Reposted by @donnadawa.bsky.socialThe New Republic @newrepublic.com · 23/06/2026The Department of Homeland Security is planning to wildly increase citizenship application fees. trib.al/d52SEIotrib.alTrump Moves to Make It a Whole Lot More Expensive to Become a CitizenThe Department of Homeland Security is planning to wildly increase citizenship application fees. 63934
Reposted by @donnadawa.bsky.socialThe Independent @the-independent.com · 20/06/2026Iran closes Strait of Hormuz after accusing US and Israel of breaching ceasefiretrib.alIran closes Strait of Hormuz after accusing US and Israel of breaching ceasefireOn Saturday, Tehran warned ships not to approach the waterway, a vital conduit for global oil and gas supplies 65118
Reposted by @donnadawa.bsky.socialTexas Observer @texasobserver.org · 08/06/2026Earlier: Under Trump, more than 50 American kids per day have an undocumented parent yanked into ICE detention. These children are citizens and the government has left them, and their remaining families, struggling to survive.texasobserver.orgRuptured Families: The U.S. Citizen Children Left Behind by DeportationsMore than 800,000 Texan kids with citizenship depend on an undocumented parent. Trump’s immigration crackdown is tearing their households apart. 47650
Reposted by @donnadawa.bsky.socialArizona Mirror @azmirror.com · 08/06/2026Arizona was one of 20 states that sued, arguing the fee on highly skilled foreign workers exceeded the president's authorityazmirror.comTrump's $100K fee for high-skilled visas is an illegal tax, federal judge rules | Arizona MirrorTrump H-1B visa fee of $100,000 struck down as an unlawful tax by a federal judge in Massachusetts 43812
Reposted by @donnadawa.bsky.socialArs Technica @arstechnica.com · 08/06/2026The ability to turn a Bluetooth device into a PC-pwned proxy and remote bugging device raises an important question: What other similar gadgets expose users to the same threat?arstechnica.comHow a USB-connected speaker can infect a PC without ever being touchedSeller of the Sound Blaster Katana V2X doesn't consider the behavior a vulnerability. 14415
Reposted by @donnadawa.bsky.socialPolitico @politico.com · 07/06/2026How sick is sick enough? New Medicaid work rule worries patient advocates, statesdlvr.itHow sick is sick enough? New Medicaid work rule worries patient advocates, statesTrump administration wants ill recipients to prove they can’t work every six months. Doctors, advocates and state officials wonder how. 154926
Reposted by @donnadawa.bsky.socialThe Journal @thejournal.ie · 07/06/2026Health insurers are reducing benefits in several ways - and many policyholders have no choice but to take on extra risk to keep their premium affordable. Health insurnance shrinkflation is bad news for anyone who allows their plan to renew automatically each year. jrnl.ie/7060604jrnl.ieLess for more: shrinkflation is coming for health insuranceIt’s bad news for anyone who allows their plan to renew automatically each year, according to one market analyst. 199
Reposted by @donnadawa.bsky.socialHell Gate *subscribe today!* @hellgatenyc.com · 05/06/2026The parents of LaGuardia High School student Oliver, 17, are raising the alarm after getting a surprise call from Mount Sinai on Thursday informing them that the hospital would be handing over trans children's medical records—including their son's—to the Trump administration. 6286127
Reposted by @donnadawa.bsky.socialColorado Newsline @coloradonewsline.com · 05/06/2026Fifty for 150: Two decades before federal immigration agents achieved infamy pursuing the Trump administration’s crackdown on undocumented residents, they spearheaded an early act of controversial enforcement at a meatpacking plant in Greeley.coloradonewsline.comFifty for 150: ICE raids meatpacking plant in Greeley in 2006 | Colorado NewslineAn ICE raid in 2006 was the largest instance of workplace immigration enforcement in U.S. history. It included a Greeley meatpacking plant. 183
Reposted by @donnadawa.bsky.socialMother Jones @motherjones.com · 05/06/2026From nationalizing voter suppression to flooding the streets with federal agents, the president and his allies are using all the tricks in the authoritarian playbook to tilt the midterms in their favor.motherjones.comProject 2026: Trump's plan to rig the next electionFrom nationalizing voter suppression to flooding the streets with federal agents, the president and his allies are using all the tricks in the authoritarian playbook to tilt the midterms in their… 4189118
Reposted by @donnadawa.bsky.socialPBS News @pbsnews.org · 05/06/2026The Senate blocked an extension early Friday of a key surveillance program used by U.S. intelligence agencies as concerns mounted over President Donald Trump's selection of federal housing finance regulator Bill Pulte to serve as director of national intelligence. to.pbs.org/4er6QLe to.pbs.orgSenate blocks extending key surveillance program following backlash over Trump pick to lead intelSome Republicans joined Democrats in the 47-52 vote against a procedural motion that would have set up a final vote on the extension next week, complicating efforts to extend the critical program befo... 19829
Reposted by @donnadawa.bsky.socialColorado Newsline @coloradonewsline.com · 21/05/2026President Donald Trump is again demanding Congress pass a sweeping set of voting restrictions and refuses to rule out sending troops to the polls, as Democrats and voting rights groups assemble a sprawling effort to guard against federal election interference. By @jonshorman.bsky.socialcoloradonewsline.comTrump won’t give up on stalled SAVE America bill, as Dems prep election protections | Colorado NewslinePresident Trump is again demanding Congress pass a sweeping set of voting restrictions and refuses to rule out sending troops to the polls. 0136
Reposted by @donnadawa.bsky.socialAxios @axios.com · 20/05/2026Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has fired the co-chairs of the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force.axios.comKennedy fires heads of task force that sets insurance coverage rulesThe move could open the task force up to more political influence. 54030
Reposted by @donnadawa.bsky.socialAxios @axios.com · 20/05/2026The top Democrat on the House Judiciary Committee is introducing legislation that would block Trump's $1.8 billion fund to pay people who say they were the targets of politically motivated prosecutions.axios.comDemocrats move to shut down Trump's $1.8 billion "anti-weaponization" fundThe bill may garner bipartisan support, with some Republicans criticizing the fund. 921968
Reposted by @donnadawa.bsky.socialThe Kyiv Independent @kyivindependent.com · 20/05/2026⚡️Zelensky warns Russia may launch northern Ukraine offensive. Russia may be preparing a new offensive toward Ukraine's Chernihiv-Kyiv direction, potentially with involvement from Belarus, President Volodymyr Zelensky said May 20.kyivindependent.comZelensky warns Russia may launch northern Ukraine offensiveRussia may be preparing a new offensive toward Ukraine's Chernihiv-Kyiv direction, potentially with involvement from Belarus, President Volodymyr Zelensky said May 20. 620381
Reposted by @donnadawa.bsky.socialThe New York Times @nytimes.com · 20/05/2026Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. fired two leaders of the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force, an influential panel of experts who determine what medical screenings and procedures insurance companies must cover for millions of Americans at no cost.nyti.msRFK Jr. Fires Leaders of Key Health Task ForceThe health secretary has undermined the work of the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force over the past year. 2011449
Reposted by @donnadawa.bsky.socialNieman Lab @niemanlab.org · 20/05/2026A legal watchdog group is asking bar associations to investigate FCC chairman Brendan Carr thedesk.net/2026/05/lega...thedesk.netBipartisan legal group complaint against FCC's Brendan CarrThe Legal Accountability Center accused FCC Chairman Brendan Carr of abusing his authority and questioned whether he is still fit to hold a license to practice law. 02212
Reposted by @donnadawa.bsky.socialNieman Lab @niemanlab.org · 20/05/2026Jeff Bezos justifies massive layoffs at The Washington Post by arguing poetry without rhyming is too easy finance.yahoo.com/markets/stoc...finance.yahoo.com‘What Went Wrong?’ CNBC Host Presses Jeff Bezos on Washington Post LayoffsCNBC's Andrew Ross Sorkin pressed Jeff Bezos on whether it was necessary to lay off 30% of The Washington Post's staff and what "went wrong" at the paper. 796
Reposted by @donnadawa.bsky.socialIndivisible ❌👑 @indivisible.org · 24/04/2026DHS is moving to lock thousands of people in massive detention warehouses — disappearing them from their families, their lawyers, and their communities. This Saturday, we’re taking to the streets to make it clear that Americans stand for dignity, justice, and the rule of law.axios.comICE detention center expansion sparks national protestAt least 24 new facilities are in the Trump administration's plans, making the situation "hard to ignore," one organizer said. 6328163
Reposted by @donnadawa.bsky.socialRobert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 24/04/2026Political corruption is even worse than you think. To build a functioning one-person-one-vote system where oligarchs don’t pull the strings, we need to make anti-corruption the central focus of our politics. @davidsirota.com explains why.youtube.comIs the Supreme Court About to Legalize Corruption? (ft. David Sirota)For decades, rich and powerful interests and their right-wing political allies have been executing a secret plot to buy 781470534
Reposted by @donnadawa.bsky.socialGeorge Takei @georgetakei.bsky.social · 24/04/2026The GOP wants to give ICE more money. Dems want to rein them in and make them accountable for their actions. The choice is clear, America. 632645825
Reposted by @donnadawa.bsky.socialRick Paisano @sicilianrick.bsky.social · 15/04/2026Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche admited that the DOJ excluded all images showing “death, physical abuse, or injury” from the Epstein files release. DEATH? The truth is probably far worse than anyone can imagine. Blanche needs to be proescuted as well. 25770412372
Reposted by @donnadawa.bsky.socialMarc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 15/04/2026The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) admitted it has no evidence that Vermont is not complying with federal voter roll maintenance laws — an admission that could further weaken its case for amassing voters’ sensitive data. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...democracydocket.comDOJ said Vermont was violating federal voting laws. Asked for evidence, it couldn’t provide anyThe hearing comes less than a week after a federal judge dismissed a similar DOJ lawsuit against Massachusetts on comparable grounds. 11650431765