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Mike Benson

@mbensonster.eurosky.social
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Retired rancher, psychologist, happy to be living in Catalonia and making pipes.

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Mike @brechinbrae220031.bsky.social · 9h
Canada plans to destroy thousands of residential school testimonies. Survivors should have a choice. 38,000 testimonies are largest body of evidence about children’s experiences in these institutions. Losing it would mean losing history — both painful and illuminating. thenarwhal.ca/trc-resident...
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Canada plans to destroy thousands of residential school testimonies. These women think survivors should have a choice
The 38,000 testimonies are the largest body of evidence about children’s experiences in these institutions. Journalist Connie Walker and lawyer Kimberly Murray say losing it would mean losing history — both painful and illuminating
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Petzie (AMW) 🇨🇦🍁🇨🇦 @amwpetzie.bsky.social · 7h
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Alberta’s Referendum Fails Every Democratic Test We Have | The Walrus
Danielle Smith’s ten-question ballot doesn’t just measure discontent with Canada. It helps manufacture it
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Yung En Chee @yungenchee.bsky.social · 7h
This 'national interest' gambit is familiar to Australians--PR lingo for fossil fuel/mining project free pass Mark Carney is Canada's Anthony Albanese @albomp.bsky.social --unceasing new/extension fossil fuel projects in a world already deep in climate crisis
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Working Class History @workingclasshistory.com · 7h
#OtD 2 Oct 1984, railworkers from the NUR and ASLEF unions were sent home after refusing to move coal during the British miners' strike
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MayhemMel! @melindameyer.bsky.social · 17h
www.samsung-news.com/articles/KmC... This is the GOP response to being utterly humiliated in Congress. 🤦‍♀️
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Elizabeth Warren @warren.senate.gov · 17h
CEO compensation has increased 1,316% since 1978. And worker compensation? Just 28%. The system is rigged. We need to start taxing the rich so they pay their fair share.
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T Antony 🏳‍🌈 @t-antony.bsky.social · 13h
One of my favorites. Corporate welfare is socialism. When you live in a third-world nation. Pay discrepancy CEO vs. average worker. Japan 11:1 Germany 12:1 France 15:1 Italy 20:1 Canada 20:1 Britain 22:1 Mexico 47:1 Venezuela 50:1 U.S. 475:1 U.S. in 1970 20:1
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Center for Biological Diversity @biologicaldiversity.org · 12h
We're taking the Trump admin. to court to stop it from allowing endangered species to be killed. In September, FWS director, Brian Nesvik, issued a directive attempting to strip imperiled wildlife of protections from activities that can harm or kill them. In the #ESA, this is known as "take."
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Charles Keener @charleskeener.bsky.social · 9h
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Progressive International @progintl.bsky.social · 7h
Dockworkers' unions from over 35 ports across Europe and the Mediterranean declare their refusal to handle weapons and military cargo. buff.ly/PQankc6
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Istanbul Declaration: "Dockworkers will not become a link in the chain of their wars!"
Dockworkers' unions from over 35 ports across Europe and the Mediterranean declare their refusal to handle weapons and military cargo.
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Working Class History @workingclasshistory.com · 7h
New daily podcast: 2 October 1915: Morozov mill strike
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2 October 1915: Morozov mill strike
On this day, 2 October 1915, the mostly women workers at the weaving mill in Morozov, Russia walked out for a pay rise to compensate for the increasing cost of living. The strike spread to tens of thousands of other workers in nearby towns, who stayed out until 7 October when they received a 20% raise.  More information, sources and map: https://stories.workingclasshistory.com/article/9226/morozov-mill-women-workers-strike Our work is only possible because of support from you, our listeners on patreon. If you appreciate our work, please join us and access exclusive content and benefits at patreon.com/workingclasshistory. * See all of our anniversaries each day, alongside sources and maps on the On This Day section of our Stories app: stories.workingclasshistory.com/date/today * Browse all Stories by Date here on the Date index: https://stories.workingclasshistory.com/date * Check out our Map of historical Stories: https://map.workingclasshistory.com * Check out books, posters, clothing and more in our online store, here: https://shop.workingclasshistory.com * If you enjoy this podcast, make sure to check out our flagship longform podcast, Working Class History
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Mani Isna La 🇨🇺 🇵🇸 🇬🇱🕊️ 🪶 #IndigenousLivesMatter @maniisnala.bsky.social · 6h
The Iran War could Burst the AI Bubble open.substack.com/pub/gracebla...
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The Iran War could Burst the AI Bubble
The AI boom depends on cheap energy, easy credit, and global supply chains. War is putting all three at risk.
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Mani Isna La 🇨🇺 🇵🇸 🇬🇱🕊️ 🪶 #IndigenousLivesMatter @maniisnala.bsky.social · 6h
Jeremy Corbyn's message to Andy Burnham over genocide in Gaza youtu.be/GlJ_xD6hmA8?...
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Doug Hammond @hammie777.bsky.social · 14h
As hard as it is to believe, that is the actual position of the so-called law and order party.
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Mike Benson @mbensonster.eurosky.social · 8h
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Katixa Agirre: "La guerra civil no va ser entre germans, sinó entre una elit que volia mantenir els privilegis i el poble"
Entrevista a l'escriptora, ara que publica 'Servei Interior' (La Segona Perifèria), traduït al català per Pau Joan Hernàndez.
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Mike Benson @mbensonster.eurosky.social · 8h
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Joves pel Català, la nova entitat del Principat que vol implicar el jovent en la defensa de la llengua
Joves pel Català vol impulsar accions als municipis i promoure el català en l’associacionisme juvenil, les universitats o els espais d’oci.
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Mike Benson @mbensonster.eurosky.social · 8h
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Joves pel Català, la nova entitat del Principat que vol implicar el jovent en la defensa de la llengua
Joves pel Català vol impulsar accions als municipis i promoure el català en l’associacionisme juvenil, les universitats o els espais d’oci.
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Mike Benson @mbensonster.eurosky.social · 8h
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El documentari sobre Marta Torrecillas, símbol del Primer d'Octubre, arriba als cinemes
"Rebel", d’Anna Maria Bofarull, ressegueix durant cinc anys les conseqüències personals i mediàtiques de Marta Torrecillas.
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Mike Benson @mbensonster.eurosky.social · 8h
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El documentari sobre Marta Torrecillas, símbol del Primer d'Octubre, arriba als cinemes
"Rebel", d’Anna Maria Bofarull, ressegueix durant cinc anys les conseqüències personals i mediàtiques de Marta Torrecillas.
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Mike Benson @mbensonster.eurosky.social · 8h
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Els rellotges de París i el calendari del Primer d'Octubre
Walter Benjamin, poc abans de morir a Portbou, va deixar escrita en les Tesis sobre la filosofia de la història una observació que sembla pensada per a dies com avui. Deia que els calendaris no compte...
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Mike Benson @mbensonster.eurosky.social · 8h
These 22 California Billionaires Don't Want to Pay Their Fair Share www.commondreams.org/opinion/22-c...
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These 22 California Billionaires Don't Want to Pay Their Fair Share | Common Dreams
​A small segment of the state’s 200-plus billionaires has stepped up to oppose Prop 40, a ballot proposal to tax billionaires, contributing millions to opposition groups and vocally speaking out again...
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Mike Benson @mbensonster.eurosky.social · 8h
If the Voice of Voters Is Muffled This Year, Blame the Roberts Court www.commondreams.org/opinion/robe...
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If the Voice of Voters Is Muffled This Year, Blame the Roberts Court | Common Dreams
Daunting structural obstacles will make it harder for voters to be heard during the upcoming midterms, and we can trace many of these back to the Supreme Court and its destructive rulings on democracy...
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Mike Benson @mbensonster.eurosky.social · 8h
'Nebraska Is the Canary in the Coal Mine': Trump-GOP Medicaid Cuts Spark Mass Chaos, Coverage Loss www.commondreams.org/news/nebrask...
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'Nebraska Is the Canary in the Coal Mine': Trump-GOP Medicaid Cuts Spark Mass Chaos, Coverage Loss | Common Dreams
"Medicaid work reporting requirements are a flawed policy if the goal really is to incentivize work, but they are very effective at taking Medicaid coverage away by tangling folks up in red tape," sai...
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Mike Benson @mbensonster.eurosky.social · 8h
Renee Good's Family Sues Over ICE Killing and 'Nefarious' Trump Conspiracy to Invade US Cities www.commondreams.org/news/renee-g...
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Renee Good's Family Sues Over ICE Killing and 'Nefarious' Trump Conspiracy to Invade US Cities | Common Dreams
A lawyer for Renee Good's family called the lawsuits "the beginning of the ultimate legal weapon in uncovering the truth behind this unlawful use of deadly force and the nefarious conspiracies behind ...
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Mike Benson @mbensonster.eurosky.social · 8h
'Your Struggle Is Our Struggle' Says Hasidic Anti-Zionist Rabbi Facing ICE Deportation Over Pro-Palestinian Protest www.commondreams.org/news/rabbi-d...
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'Your Struggle Is Our Struggle' Says Hasidic Anti-Zionist Rabbi Facing ICE Deportation Over Pro-Palestinian Protest | Common Dreams
A lawyer for 35-year-old Yehonatan Ovadia said his arrest by ICE demonstrates how "equating anti-Zionism with antisemitism produces absurd results."
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Mike Benson @mbensonster.eurosky.social · 8h
Under Jayapal Bill, Every AI Company Would Need a Public Charter to Operate in the US www.commondreams.org/news/jaypal-...
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Under Jayapal Bill, Every AI Company Would Need a Public Charter to Operate in the US | Common Dreams
Rep. Pramila Jayapal introduces bill to regulate AI industry with public charters, aiming to protect public interest and prevent harmful practices.
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Mike Benson @mbensonster.eurosky.social · 8h
How the UAE Financed a Plan to Smear American Muslims open.substack.com/pub/dropsite...
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How the UAE Financed a Plan to Smear American Muslims
Leaked documents show how an Emirati defamation campaign extended into the United States, creating a blacklist that includes mainstream Muslim groups and dozens of American citizens.
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The Lever @levernews.com · 11h
From @davidsirota.com: The Bulwark's founders cheered on Kamala Harris's closing message. She lost. Now they want to steer the 2028 Democratic primary. www.levernews.com/bulwark-neoc...
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It’s Not A Bulwark. It’s A Plot.
The former GOP operatives behind The Bulwark helped sell Democrats a losing strategy. Now they’re positioning themselves to shape the party’s 2028 nominee.
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The Lever @levernews.com · 18h
She grew up drinking this water. At 15, she learned it was full of "forever chemicals." A decade later, Lever reporter Maia Siegel traced where corporations take that waste next — a trail stretching from North Carolina to Texas, the Netherlands to Italy to India.
Image of little girl on a little surfboard in the water
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hear-ye--hear-ye.bsky.social @hear-ye--hear-ye.bsky.social · 23h
Educated voters would not allow the people that ruin Georgia to stay in office. The people telling you the system is broken Are the people that broke the system to steal your tax dollars for the campaign donor Daddy's! That date wasn't free!
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Wilber Rafael Garces Perez was shot by ICE 10 days ago. The bullet is still lodged in his back. He’s been forced to sleep on the floor and hasn’t been given medication, according to his attorney. Now DHS is claiming he assaulted an agent. Can we trust anything DHS says given its track record?
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Michael @therightarticle.bsky.social · 21h
How Gaza’s genocide is reshaping U.S. domestic politics www.middleeastmonitor.com/20261001-…
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How Gaza’s genocide is reshaping US domestic politics
To claim that Israel’s genocidal war in Gaza has fundamentally changed the internal politics of the United States and the wider world might be an overstatement. But what cannot be overstated is a s…
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ballerina X @ballerinax.bsky.social · 21h
But DOMO's James gets to use his failed businesses losses as $900 million tax assets in his renamed venture should it make taxable income. Cocky. www.sltrib.com/news/2026/10...
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A Utah tech darling’s A.I. business just changed hands. Now, 175 local workers are losing their jobs.
Massachusetts-based Progress Software paid $400 million for almost all of Domo’s assets.
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DiEM25 @diem25.bsky.social · 21h
For nearly 2 years, #Serbia’s students have faced tear gas, police violence and intimidation- and kept coming back. Now the country heads to elections on 25.10.26, with a student-backed movement testing whether the anger built in the streets can break through at the ballot box. By Ivana Nenadović:
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What October 25 really means for Serbia: After smoke and mirrors comes tear gas and gaslighting - Ivana Nenadovic
From Novi Sad’s concrete canopy to the ballot box, a generation forces Serbia to choose between silence and courage. After nearly two years of brutal police crackdowns, bruised young bodies and souls,...
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New York Amsterdam News @nyamnews.bsky.social · 21h
$120,000 in city grants to 13 local organizations fighting hate violence, part of Mayor Mamdani's newly consolidated Office of Community Safety. #CommunitySafety #NYC
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Mamdani’s new Office of Community Safety tackles hate violence
Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s campaign promise to integrate community safety into city government remains underway.
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The Lever @levernews.com · 19h
From @davidsirota.com: Wall Street just said the quiet part out loud. Apollo's chief economist warned if households moved cash to higher-yield accounts, banks could lose cheap deposits they rely on. Translation: the system depends on paying you almost nothing. www.levernews.com/the-financia...
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The Financial System Can’t Afford To Treat You Fairly
One of Wall Street’s biggest firms just acknowledged that giving you a better deal could destabilize American banking.
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Learn Dirt @learndirt.bsky.social · 21h
🌱 "Food occupies a unique position among climate solutions because it influences both human health and environmental sustainability simultaneously." —FoodTank
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Maximillian Alvarez @maximillianalvarez.bsky.social · 21h
More info about tomorrow's event on @redemmas.org website: -- Ben Burgis and Mike Beggs present "The Blueprint" -- share.google/N0hULdEi4BGV...
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Ben Burgis and Mike Beggs present "The Blueprint"
Neither capitalism nor central planning, this is the future for socialism.
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The Real News Network @therealnews.com · 21h
Brazil braces for high-stakes elections this Sunday. Trump has been ramping up the pressure, placing the puzzle pieces of U.S. intervention on the country. New episode of the @undertheshadow.bsky.social
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Trump's plan to swing Brazil's election for Bolsonaro | Ep. 15
Brazil braces for high-stakes elections this Sunday. Trump has been ramping up the pressure, placing the puzzle pieces of U.S. intervention on the country.
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The Narwhal @thenarwhal.ca · 21h
Three hydroelectric dams on the Skagit River in Washington state have long blocked salmon from migrating north into British Columbia. Now, fish passage around the dams may be restored, and First Nations are preparing for the potential return of salmon to their territories.
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Seattle’s dams cut off Canada’s salmon. A century later, they may be coming back
After U.S. Tribes won a hard-fought agreement to restore fish passage around Seattle's dams, First Nations in British Columbia are preparing for the possible return of salmon to waters they've been absent from for more than a century
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Common Wealth @cmmonwealth.bsky.social · 21h
Nine years after Grenfell, the Met Police is filing charges against some of the companies involved. Read our report on Arconic — the company that produced the cladding behind the fire — to understand how these companies dodged accountability for so long. www.common-wealth.org/publications...
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Unpunished and Undeterred: Corporate Accountability After Grenfell
Legal frameworks governing corporate malpractice are not fit for purpose.
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Common Wealth @cmmonwealth.bsky.social · 21h
“One of the things we’re pushing for… is a ‘failure to prevent’ duty. This would ask companies to actively prevent things from happening, rather than just holding companies responsible after the fact.” Leela Jadhav on @channel4news.bsky.social about corporate accountability after Grenfell 👇
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North Dakota Monitor @northdakotamonitor.com · 21h
Names found for 11 girls from Turtle Mountain who died in the late 1800s at a boarding school, reports @ict-news.bsky.social buff.ly/9yumym8
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Names found for 11 girls from Turtle Mountain who died in the late 1800s at a boarding school • North Dakota Monitor
A 2022 federal report on federal involvement in Indian Boarding Schools sent shockwaves through Native communities across the country, including Milwaukee where the history was all but lost.
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conifergirl.bsky.social @conifergirl.bsky.social · 23h
"Saying no" is the 1st step in bringing change as it unleashes your personal power and contributes to the collective power of all people. History has shown that collective power has the ability to bring down governments! VOTE!
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Kaitlin Kal Lee @kaitlinkallee.bsky.social · 21h
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Zack Polanski @zackpolanski.bsky.social · 21h
Loved visiting GoodWork in Camden. Brilliant to listen to amazing young people speak about obstacles they've been facing finding jobs and how much skills and confidence they've gained from being on the programme. Excited to see what they do next!
Zack with staff, volunteers and young people smiling at the camera in front of the Goodwork sign
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Don Moynihan @donmoyn.bsky.social · 21h
One thing DOGE did was bring attention to the fact that there was another model for how tech could interact with government - one which was more people-centered and ethical. Here is an effort to sketch out the history of that movement, which I think will be relevant again in the future (Open access)
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Kaitlin Kal Lee @kaitlinkallee.bsky.social · 22h
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Mike Benson @mbensonster.eurosky.social · 01/10/2026
A quiet rule change could signal “the end of independent financial regulators” just as the SEC prepares to deregulate crypto, mega-IPOs, and corporate governance. www.levernews.com/sec-quorum-r...
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Trump SEC Quorum Rule Lets One Commissioner Act Alone
A quiet rule change could signal “the end of independent financial regulators” just as the SEC prepares to deregulate crypto, mega-IPOs, and corporate governance.
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Mike Benson @mbensonster.eurosky.social · 01/10/2026
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‘Explosion of melt rates’: 20% of Swiss glaciers lost in five years
Alpine regions in Europe experiencing extreme glacier collapse due to heat-trapping effects of fossil fuel pollution
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