brassorchid

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When Eyes in the Sky Start Looking Right at You (www.nytimes.com)
 

New satellites that orbit the Earth at very low altitudes may result in a world where nothing is really off limits.

I want to rip out their eyes.

Humans Against Shitting in c/lemmyshitpost@lemmy.world
[–] brassorchid@kbin.social 2 points 8 months ago

gotta do as much disgusting shit as possible for the creepy watchers. this is what they get.

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A Wave of Progressive Reform Is Sweeping Through Big Unions. Is the UFCW Next? (truthout.org)
 

For too long, the United Food and Commercial Workers union has been missing in action for its essential workers.

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Unions Bring a Surprising Side Effect--Higher Vaccination Rates (www.scientificamerican.com)
 

Unions are good medicine, spurring vaccinations in their wider communities while overcoming pandemic politics

Meme inspired by the heroic last moments of Ryan Carson's noble life ! in c/lemmyshitpost@lemmy.world
[–] brassorchid@kbin.social 2 points 10 months ago

Meme warfare is real. Undercover fascists will come in and post things to try to divide us with race and culture wars. Report and block.

Meme inspired by the heroic last moments of Ryan Carson's noble life ! in c/memes@lemmy.ml
[–] brassorchid@kbin.social 16 points 10 months ago

Meme warfare is real. Undercover fascists will come in and post things to try to divide us with race and culture wars. Report and block.

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Trump-Era Ruling Weakened Unions at Religious Colleges. Labor Is Fighting Back. (truthout.org)
 

Trump’s NLRB removed board authority over religiously affiliated colleges, allowing unions to be weakened.

Defamation Lawsuit Against Afroman Filed by Ohio Cops Will Partially Proceed in c/news@lemmy.world
[–] brassorchid@kbin.social 8 points 10 months ago

when my mom was explaining police to me as a little black kid, this is exactly what she said. the people who apply to be police officers are just school bullies who wanted to continue their bullying as a profession.

Inside ICE’s Database for Finding ‘Derogatory’ Online Speech in c/privacy@lemmy.ml
[–] brassorchid@kbin.social 10 points 10 months ago

This is happening in the United States.

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Inside ICE’s Database for Finding ‘Derogatory’ Online Speech (www.404media.co)
 

Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) has used a system called Giant Oak Search Technology (GOST) to help the agency scrutinize social media posts, determine if they are “derogatory” to the U.S., and then use that information as part of immigration enforcement, according to a new cache of documents reviewed by 404 Media.

The documents peel back the curtain on a powerful system, both in a technological and a policy sense—how information is processed and used to decide who is allowed to remain in the country and who is not.

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Fighting to take back Houston’s schools (www.aft.org)
 

AFT members and leaders lined the streets of Houston Oct. 20 protesting the state takeover of the Houston Independent School District. Since the Texas Education Agency snatched control from the elected school board, parents and educators have been shut out of decisions that are harming schools: libraries have been shut down and turned into discipline centers; teachers have been required to teach from a script, and some have been fired or required to reapply for their jobs. “I’ve never heard of a district, much less a takeover target, that is doing everything possible to destroy schools, break teachers’ spirit and actually hurt students,” said Houston Federation of Teachers President Jackie Anderson. “It’s incredible, and we can’t let it continue.”