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Marangie

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Sociologist ~ Feminist ~ Activist ~ Mama Bear ~ Owned by Big Black Lab (Rico) … Love All Things Outdoors …. Gardening, Camping, Backpacking, & Hiking. When I Can’t Be Outdoors, I am Usually Reading, Cooking/Baking, or Binge Watching Something.

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Meet the Press @meetthepress.com · 07/09/2026
As Trump pushes for data centers, voters in key midterm races say they don’t want them nbcnews.to/4xb042w
As Trump pushes for data centers, voters in key midterm races say they don’t want them
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Mother Jones @motherjones.com · 07/09/2026
The story of Mother Jones (the labor organizer) that’s relevant a century later
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A story of Mother Jones (the labor organizer) that’s relevant a century later.
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bluevoter24.bsky.social @bluevoter24.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
True that! #music #activism
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Kasey Jones @nikitairoh.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
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Mother Jones @motherjones.com · 07/09/2026
A JBS plant’s largely immigrant workforce refused to back down after they accuse their employer of poor working conditions.
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These Haitian meatpacking workers face deportation. They voted to strike anyway.
A JBS plant’s largely immigrant workforce is refusing to back down after they accuse their employer of poor working conditions.
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Luca @lucagalletti.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
The US has a dark history of unaccountability.
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The Washington Post @washingtonpost.com · 30/08/2026
President Trump, angered by a comment that NBC anchor Kristen Welker made about his endorsements in the midterm elections, said he would report her to the Federal Communications Commission for a “rebuke or punishment.”
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Trump says he will report NBC host to FCC for ‘rebuke or punishment’
The president’s latest in a string of threats against broadcasters followed a comment by Kristen Welker about “some mixed results” from his midterm endorsements.
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Hoodlum 🇺🇸 @nothoodlum.bsky.social · 31/08/2026
Senile Satan: “I’m signing an Executive Order that changes the name of German Measles to American Measles.” 🇺🇸
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Transgender World @transgenderreport.com · 30/08/2026
A trans veteran became homeless after the military didn’t pay her severance www.washingtonpost.c... archive.ph/xgVjH #transgender #trans #LGBTQ #LGBTQIA
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Marangie @marangie.bsky.social · 31/08/2026
I have a client who has Faux News on TV 24/7. I just saw commercial for product below that teaches kids how to identify and fight #socialism. WTAF
The cover to “the Kids Guide to Fighting Socialism” with the American flag behind the capital building and a bald eagle.
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Marangie @marangie.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
Greeting from the #FieldMuseum in #Chicago
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Marangie @marangie.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
And we’re back! Thank you Illinois for welcoming out-of-state youth #Chicago #ProtectTransYouth #LGBT
Skyscrapers in downtown Chicago
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Mrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 14/08/2026
Congratulating people for being honest in secret when you know they are dishonest to the public is such an odd thing to do.
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Marangie @marangie.bsky.social · 14/08/2026
Celebrating my 16 year old daughter’s very 1st re-birthday. Support ~ Celebrate ~ Educate ~ Advocate
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Marangie @marangie.bsky.social · 01/08/2026
My picks from this morning. Flowers bring me joy!
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Brant Reeves @bireeves95.bsky.social · 20/07/2026
Very Well Said, Bruce….
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Forbes @forbes.com · 20/07/2026
Trump made it known he wanted an airport named for him and Florida obliged—but questions remain over who will ultimately pay for the rebranding.
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How Trump Could Profit From Fast-Tracked Rebrand Of Palm Beach’s Airport
Trump made it known he wanted an airport named for him and Florida obliged—but questions remain over who will ultimately pay for the rebranding.
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ProPublica @propublica.org · 20/07/2026
NEW: As ProPublica and @startribune.com investigated child sexual abuse in the Old Apostolic Lutheran Church, reporters found a common theme: children who were victims of sexual misconduct going on to repeat the behavior.
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Children in This Church Were Sexually Abused. Then They Began Abusing Other Kids. Some Continued as Adults.
As ProPublica and the Minnesota Star Tribune investigated child sexual abuse in the Old Apostolic Lutheran Church, reporters found a common theme: children who were victims of sexual misconduct going ...
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snkscoyote @snkscoyote.bsky.social · 20/07/2026
New York City Marched Against ICE's Reign of Terror open.substack.com/pub/politicu...
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New York City Marched Against ICE's Reign of Terror
New York City continued their "Good Trouble" marches against ICE's undemocratic reign of terror, with Friday's march honoring the death of John Lewis on July 17, 2020.
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Mrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 20/07/2026
The Pentagon is withholding causality and hit numbers. The CDC is withholding infection rates. The FDA is withholding information about food contamination. The EPA is withholding pollution and climate data. This corrupt administration is ALL about concealing the consequences of its incompetence.
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Laguna Beach Democratic Club @lagunabeachdems.bsky.social · 19/07/2026
West Virginia, one of the reddest, whitest states in the union, places children in foster care at roughly four times the national rate and terminates parental rights faster than any other state.
WEST VIRGINIA UNDER REPUBLICANS
WEST VIRGINIA IS #1
ALMOST HEAVEN
* Highest rate of newborns in drug withdrawal in America
* Highest adult obesity rate in America: 41.4 percent
* Highest adult smoking rate in America: 20.4 percent
* Highest opioid overdose death rate in America
* Highest disability rate in America: 19.6 percent
* Lowest labor force participation in America: 54.1 percent
* Most children in foster care per person of any state
* Terminates parental rights more than any other state
Republicans have run the West Virginia Legislature since 2015 and have held the governorship since 2017.
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Sources: CDC, U.S. Census Bureau, Bureau of Labor Statistics, KFF, HHS AFCARS, Trust for America's Health, WV Perinatal Partnership
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Mrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 19/07/2026
Jesse Watters, a man who let the air out of a coworker's tires so she would need a ride home, giving him the opportunity to prey on her, is warning women to be wary of sexually predatory men? Oh, please!
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'Beyond Disgusting': Critics Appalled By Jesse Watters' Joke About Women And U.S. Troops
“Well done Rupert Murdoch, well done,” one commentator wrote sarcastically.
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Laguna Beach Democratic Club @lagunabeachdems.bsky.social · 20/07/2026
Republicans have controlled the Arkansas governorship and both legislative chambers since 2015. Arkansas is now first in America for hunger and for opioid prescriptions, and near the bottom on nearly everything else. This is not bad luck. This is the #Republican way. #Arkansas
REPUBLICAN-RUN ARKANSAS
ARKANSAS
Republicans are busier than a one-legged man in a butt kicking contest, destroying Arkansas.
• OPIOIDS most in America. 68.8 scripts per 100 people.
• MOTHERS the only state refusing 12-month postpartum coverage.
• OVERALL HEALTH 49th out of 50 states.
• HEALTH CARE bottom five in America.
• INFANT DEATHS second worst in America.
• TEEN BIRTHS second worst in America.
• PAY 49th in America for median annual wages.
• CHILDREN bottom 10 for child well-being 9 of the last 10 years.
• MATERNITY CARE half of Arkansas counties lack obstetric care.
• VIOLENT CRIME 576 per 100,000 versus 359 nationally.
• WORKER DEATHS fifth highest job fatality rate in America.
• KIDS AND GUNS sixth highest child gun death rate in America.
• LIFE EXPECTANCY among the shortest in America.
• HUNGER worst in America, at 19.4% of households.
LAGUNA BEACH DEMOCRATIC CLUB
Sources: USDA • CDC • FBI • Bureau of Labor Statistics • America's Health Rankings
Commonwealth Fund • Annie E. Casey • March of Dimes • AFL-CIO • Georgetown CCF • Yale
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Transgender World @transgenderreport.com · 20/07/2026
Former San Francisco deputy charged in alleged jail sexual assault case, authorities say www.aol.com/articles... #transgender #trans #LGBTQ #LGBTQIA
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Former San Francisco deputy charged in alleged jail sexual assault case, authorities say - AOL
A former San Francisco sheriff's deputy has been charged in connection with the alleged sexual assault of an inmate at the San Francisco County Jail, authorities announced.
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Mrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 19/07/2026
White supremacists are carping about a black women playing a character in Greek mythology. Hollywood's most egregious casting was when it hired white people as non-white characters, not the other way around. LEFT: Katharine Hepburn in “Dragon Seed.” RIGHT: Mickey Rooney in “Breakfast at Tiffany’s.”
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Transgender World @transgenderreport.com · 19/07/2026
Anti-LGBTQ+ Rights Movement Sets Its Sights on South Africa with Cape Town Conference www.mambaonline.com/... #transgender #trans #LGBTQ #LGBTQIA
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Anti-LGBTQ+ Rights Movement Sets Its Sights on South Africa with Cape Town Conference
LGBTQ+ organisations warn a major anti-rights "family values" conference planned for Cape Town could threaten LGBTQ+ equality across Africa.
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🇨🇦 Allan @northernboomer.bsky.social · 19/07/2026
Remember when Mt. St. Helens erupted and we had ash in the air over Canada? Take care of your volcanoes, America!
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ChonginTommy @benrockstock57.bsky.social · 19/07/2026
🌬🎙~ Rock on Janis 🎸~
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Laguna Beach Democratic Club @lagunabeachdems.bsky.social · 19/07/2026
Nobody votes to raise their own minimum wage because they feel prosperous. They do it because electricity is up 42% in five years, home insurance is up 38% since 2021, childcare costs about $28,190 a year for two kids, and a median home now requires $116,780 in income.
MINIMUM WAGE AT THE BALLOT BOX
THREE RED STATES
VOTED ON $15
TWO SAID YES. REPUBLICANS ROLLED BACK BOTH.
What workers there earn today, after the votes MISSOURI*
$15.00
NEBRASKA *
$15.00
OKLAHOMA
$7.25
FEDERAL
$7.25
* Republicans later weakened both voter-approved laws.
WHAT THE VOTERS ACTUALLY GOT
Missouri voters approved $15, paid sick leave and future raises. Republicans repealed two of those three.
Nebraska voters approved $15 and cost of living raises.
Republicans capped the raises and cut teen pay to $13.50.
Oklahoma rejected $15 in June, about 56 percent against, on 26 percent turnout in a low profile June primary.
Winning the vote is only half the fight.
In both states, Republicans came back for the rest.
LAGUNA BEACH DEMOCRATIC CLUB
Sources: Ballotpedia • Missouri HB 567 • Nebraska LB 258
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Politico @politico.com · 19/07/2026
Troy Jackson has effectively secured the Maine Senate Democratic nomination
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Troy Jackson has effectively secured the Maine Senate Democratic nomination
Jackson’s preferred delegates have won a majority of the seats at next week’s nominating convention to replace Graham Platner.
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Transgender World @transgenderreport.com · 20/07/2026
SafeHavens is a free, community-driven atlas designed to help LGBTQ+ people understand the safety, legal, and practical realities of living in different parts of the United States. safehavens.live #transgender #trans #LGBTQ #LGBTQIA
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SafeHavens | LGBTQ+ Safety Atlas of the United States
Interactive US map of LGBTQ+ safety: legal protections, gender-affirming care, community, and more data for every state.
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ContempraInn 🌹 @contemprainn.bsky.social · 19/07/2026
📹| In a funny incident, two people tried to enter a movie theater screening [The Odyssey] without buying tickets after hiding inside a miniature model of the Trojan Horse in a comedic reenactment of the famous story.
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Mrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 20/07/2026
When the deeply disliked obnoxious kid tries to pretend he's with the cool, fun kids and gets completely ignored while they have a great time without him.
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Rae Radford @raeradford.bsky.social · 19/07/2026
They should have made him a 'saint'. #BookSky
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Mother Jones @motherjones.com · 20/07/2026
Rep. Max Miller (R-Ohio) previously denied a report, also alleged in court records, that he pushed a girl down a flight of stairs in high school. But the woman recently told Mother Jones the alleged incident remains "one of the more traumatic nights of my life." Inside the investigation:
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Assault, misogyny, verbal threats: Records detail new allegations against Rep. Max Miller
Police reports and filings in a bitter custody dispute raise new questions about the conduct of an Ohio Republican as he campaigns for a third term.
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Transgender World @transgenderreport.com · 20/07/2026
In the Middle of the Bible Belt, a Summer Camp Lets Trans Kids Exhale www.unclosetedmedia.... #transgender #trans #LGBTQ #LGBTQIA
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In the Middle of the Bible Belt, a Summer Camp Lets Trans Kids Exhale
Transcending Adolescence gives trans youth a place where their gender identity is understood, difficult questions are welcomed and adulthood feels possible.
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Meet the Press @meetthepress.com · 19/07/2026
In Graham Platner’s home county and across Maine, Troy Jackson gains early edge in Senate fight nbcnews.to/45b6JOv
In Graham Platner’s home county and across Maine, Troy Jackson gains early edge in Senate fight
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Politico @politico.com · 19/07/2026
Use of lights and sirens in Texas shooting case a crucial question, Homan says
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Use of lights and sirens in Texas shooting case a crucial question, Homan says
“If they didn't activate the lights, then it — then there's an issue there,” the border czar said.
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ACLU @aclu.org · 19/07/2026
From illegally targeting President Trump's perceived enemies, threatening the integrity of our elections, and helping the administration's mass deportation campaign, Todd Blanche has an extensive record that Congress must evaluate as they consider his nomination for Attorney General.
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Todd Blanche's Record Raises Alarming Questions About the Future of the DOJ | ACLU
With Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche set to appear before the Senate for a hearing to potentially confirm him to the post, senators have no shortage of questions to ask about his record.
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 19/07/2026
Reminder: there's NO legitimate use for crypto. Its only practical uses are tax evasion, money laundering, fraud, specualtion, and crime. No Democrat should vote for the so-called CLARITY Act, a bill backed by the crypto lobby that would make this Ponzi scheme even worse.
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Mother Jones @motherjones.com · 19/07/2026
When ICE agents shoot and kill people, they shouldn’t be allowed to run the investigation.
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ICE and DHS's growing record of deception
When their agents shoot and kill people, they shouldn't be allowed to run the investigation.
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The Washington Post @washingtonpost.com · 19/07/2026
Americans have grown increasingly frustrated with President Trump over his handling of the war. A majority of Americans disapprove. Beyond that, most do not think negotiations will return gas prices to normal, a new Washington Post-Ipsos poll found.
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Voters are struggling to keep up with Iran war’s twists and turns
Americans have grown frustrated with President Donald Trump over his handling of the war. Here’s what several said about how they’re processing the constant changes.
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QueerAF @wearequeeraf.com · 19/07/2026
The scrutiny period for the EHRC code of practice has passed. ICYMI: How the new code of practice could reshape public life for Trans+ people, treating them as a third gender
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Recommended but not forced segregation: New guidance could push Trans+ people out of public life
The long-awaiting Code of Practice may have been watered down, but it could roll back trans inclusion laws by more than two decades.
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The Washington Post @washingtonpost.com · 19/07/2026
In the first day of balloting, former state Senate president Troy Jackson’s preferred slates of delegates were elected o replace Graham Platner as their Senate nominee in nearly half of the state’s 16 counties.
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Maine Democrats rally around logger Troy Jackson to replace Graham Platner
Jackson, a progressive who champions worker rights and Medicare-for-all, has quickly emerged as the favorite to take on Republican Susan Collins in the Senate race in November.
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Laguna Beach Democratic Club @lagunabeachdems.bsky.social · 19/07/2026
Republicans have run Florida for 27 straight years and people are voting with moving trucks. Nearly one in seven homes listed for sale in the whole country is in Florida. About 45 percent of those listings have already cut price, and one in ten sells for less than the owner paid.








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FLORIDA UNDER REPUBLICAN RULE SINCE 1999
FLORIDA IS FIRST
IN AMERICA
IN EVERY WAY YOU WOULD NEVER WANT TO BE
WHAT FLORIDA LEADS THE NATION IN
Highest home insurance bills in America, about $8,292 a year, roughly 181% above the national average.
Premiums up 75% since 2021, double the national rate.
Highest share of homeowners dropped by their insurer.
Worst foreclosure rate in America, 1 in every 373 homes.
Punta Gorda and Lakeland are the two worst foreclosure
More book bans than any state, about 40% of the US
Republicans have held the governor's office since 1999.
This is what a generation of their governing produced.
LAGUNA BEACH DEMOCRATIC CLUB
Sources: ATTOM • Insurify • Coalition for an Insurable Future
PEN America • NEA
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Mother Jones @motherjones.com · 19/07/2026
The notion of a testosterone crisis in need of treatment is not backed by science. But that doesn’t stop online influencers from claiming it is exactly that.
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The manosphere and Christian Nationalist roots of Hegseth’s “Low-T” fixation
"We're keeping you on the leading edge of lethality.”
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The Washington Post @washingtonpost.com · 19/07/2026
When Linh Mai’s mother rejected her at birth, caretaker Robbie Clark didn’t leave the National Zoo for nearly a month. Zoo clinical nutritionist Erin Kendrick called it a “herculean effort” to figure out the calf’s diet.
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I spent a day with a baby elephant. Here’s why her survival is extraordinary.
When Linh Mai’s mother rejected her at birth, caretaker Robbie Clark didn’t leave the National Zoo for nearly a month.
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 19/07/2026
Reps. Pramila Jayapal, Chris Deluzio, and Pat Ryan have introduced a bill to break up meat monopolies. Good. Right now, 4 meat processing corporations control 80% of the market, allowing them to squeeze customers and farmers alike. Minimal competition means maximal price gouging.
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How Farmers Are Getting Shafted By Monopolies | Robert Reich
Just 4 firms control 85% of the beef market, 66% of the pork market, and 54% of the poultry market.The result?-Lower pay
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Politico @politico.com · 19/07/2026
‘A better way to be relevant’: Greens embrace data center fight
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‘A better way to be relevant’: Greens embrace data center fight
Opposition to the massive developments has given environmental groups a new rallying cause — and fundraising pitch.
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PBS News @pbsnews.org · 19/07/2026
There is growing opposition to the infrastructure surrounding data centers, too — particularly the transmission lines needed to power them, which often must cross land belonging to private citizens. (via @us.theconversation.com) to.pbs.org/4ypsxmZ
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When can a power company take your land for data center infrastructure?
There is growing opposition to the infrastructure surrounding data centers, too — particularly the transmission lines needed to power them, which often must cross land belonging to private citizens.
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