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Cornell University told her Ōlelo Hawaiʻi did not meet language requirements to graduate. She pushed back, and won. Cultivating Culture Q&A Kaylah Toves spoke with Cultivating Culture about her work in language revitalization and what she's learned living between cultural and academic settings. Kaylah Toves took…

Kayla Toves, who is Kanaka‘ Oiwi and Acoma Pueblo, needed a language credit to graduate from Cornell. She fought to have her Indigenous language of Ōlelo Hawaiʻi count and won!

Finally, we can move toward more progressive taxation.

This is genuinely insane. Oregon’s population is less than five million people.

ICE detains Marlborough 14-year-old, apparently as ‘hostage’ to target her father, Rep. Trahan says The teenage girl was apparently used to bait her father during an "overnight attempt," Rep. Lori Trahan said.

“On Tuesday, [a 14-year-old] girl from #Marlborough with no criminal history was detained by immigration agents, [U.S. Rep. Lori Trahan] said. The girl was apparently used to ’coerce’ her father into turning himself in during an ’overnight attempt,’ according to Trahan.”

#Massachusetts

"We realized we were making ourselves deeply vulnerable to a class action suit that absolutely would have wiped us out financially so we're going to find a way to do this without actual human names attached."

The US-Canadian Road Safety Gap Is Getting Wider Despite similar infrastructure and vehicle fleets, the US and Canada are going in very different directions when it comes to traffic safety. A new study breaks down the divergence.

What about the physical enormity of the US? Does that force people to drive more?

No, it doesn't.

Canada is an even more spacious country, and residents drive a lot less (and are <1/2 as likely to die in a crash).

Hey @grahamformaine.bsky.social, heads up!

Deaf boy deported without hearing aids as mom sought asylum for domestic violence, lawyer says Rep. Eric Swalwell and State Sup. Tony Thurmond are blasting ICE for the deportation of a deaf 6-year-old boy, who according to his lawyer, was detained in California under false pretenses and then…

A 6yo deaf boy and his family were deported during what they believed was a routine immigration check-in

His mother was seeking asylum for domestic violence and had no criminal record

DHS defended the deportation, saying the mother was under a removal order and chose to be deported w/ her children

Seattle City Council passes ban on new immigration detention centers The moratorium focuses on land use concerns with a new facility, rather than immigration enforcement, but the intent is clear to people for and against the bill.

To the constituents of Seattle, we hear you loud and clear. You’ve been asking us to use every tool in our toolbox to get ICE out of Seattle. Yesterday's action is a step forward in that effort. We will not facilitate this cruel, inhumane, and lawless agenda.

Judge Orders Colorado to Stop Throwing Prisoners in Solitary for Refusing to Work - Bolts Years after voters amended the state's constitution to ban forced labor in prison, a court ruling could finally make Colorado change how prison guards "compel and coerce" work.

Remember, as Jared Polis argues that Tina Peters was punished too harshly, that this is how his Department of Corrections has treated everyday, non-famous prisoners: required labor for almost zero pay, and possible solitary confinement if you decline to work.

Read this by @brycecovert.bsky.social:

Cracking up filling out the doc's pre-visit depression/anxiety screening questionnaire. Like, are these even valid in these times? "How many days this month have you had trouble relaxing?"

No. Please don’t. Substack promotes and monetizes Nazis/white supremacists/misogynists.

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I love the smell of schadenfreude in the morning.

The problem is, everyone I’ve spoken to in MAGAworld content creation — comms staff, influencers, whomever — knows their identity. In off-the-record conversations, people will simply tell me their name as soon as I ask the question, as they’re familiar with the memelord’s style from interactions in the disappearing MAGA group chats. (I do have to pause for a second and acknowledge that the meme zoomers have better opsec than the senior officials who did Signalgate a year ago.) But the moment I ask if they’d be willing to go on background about it — surely they aren’t Nazis, and shouldn’t they call out behavior in their own ranks? — sources immediately clam up. If I prod, they’ll shrug it off as everyone’s just having fun.

So @tinanguyen.bsky.social has spent weeks trying to identify the person at DHS who posts all the racist memes, and instead uncovered a fascinating code of silence: everyone in Trump's Washington knows who it is, but refuses to say. Gift link! -> www.theverge.com/column/89298...

Nadia Schadlow, Trump’s former Deputy National Security Adviser, hasn’t read the Constitution

So many average citizens have stood up to Trump.

Alex Pretti went to the street to protect his fellow humans, who the Trump regime was harming. He lost his life for it. Renee Good lost her life for resisting.

And sorry, but—these fucking cowards in the Senate can’t vote against Trump nominees?

House Oversight Committee to depose Epstein's longtime accountant The House Oversight Committee is set to depose Jeffrey Epstein's longtime accountant on Wednesday.

Today, Richard Kahn, Jeffrey Epstein’s accountant, will appear before our Committee for a deposition. Kahn was a central facilitator of Epstein’s ability to exploit girls and women. We will leave no stone unturned as we seek answers.

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It strikes me that the Democratic speeches were based on joy, hope, and a bright vision for the future of our state. Republican speeches are very...bleak. I believe in this state and what it can do, that's why I want it to have the resources to unlock our neighbors' potential. #waleg

Rep Street also notes: That's extra cash for medications and what you buy in the grocery store. "I'm voting to cut taxes on working families... that's why I've been here for over 24 hours to vote yes" #waleg

"This tax on income over $1 million/year will double the working families tax credit, putting money back in families' pockets... a married couple today has to make $64,000 to qualify, after today's expansion they can make up to $114,000. That's extra cash for the mortgage or rent" #waleg

I wish Republicans would actually just let a Seattle member talk about what it's like in Seattle, I wouldn't talk about what's going on in Puyallup businesses. #waleg

We're officially over 24 hours, friends. I'm going to burn my clothes after this. #waleg

Hey fellow scientists, I'm just letting you know that if you're promoting something with some junky AI image, I'm not gonna click. You've got a workshop, a conference, a new paper?

Just not gonna bother. You want a bespoke image? Hire an illustrator.

Sure sounds like somebody at DOGE took the Social Security numbers and personal information of every American on record, and put it on a thumb drive to bring home to Elon Musk’s AI company.

Lindsey Graham must be stopped.

Together, we have the power to do just that.

Is that why they show up online in the novelty category?? I always wondered.

Military Platner enlisted in the Marine Corps shortly after graduating from high school in 2003.['1] He attended the Marine Corps School of Infantry, then deployed to Iraq in 2005.[6] He served a total of eight years in the military, including three combat tours in Iraq, in areas including Ramadi and Fallujah.[121 Asked why he served in the Iraq War after protesting it, Platner said, "I thought I could do some good. And I wanted to play soldier. I might have read too much Hemingway."[13]

Collins didn’t vote to send him to Iraq. He enlisted *after* the US invasion of Iraq, because he wanted to go to Iraq.

#WALeg House members have been it at getting close to 20 hours of debate over the Millionaire's Tax....cheering on the members fighting for economic justice, progressive revenue, and a WA that works for everyone. Let's get this passed!

Chris Murphy: "I Just came from a two hour, closed door classified briefing on the war. It just confirmed to me it's totally incoherent. We are not gonna be able to achieve any of our stated objectives ... this is a disaster of epic proportions, a 10 day debacle"