Mastodawn

Remember when Doug Ford’s conservatives targeted windmills, stating that they shouldn’t be forced onto rural communities?
Well, apparently, it’s OK to force garbage dumps on them.
#onpoli #giftarticle
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An Ontario town dreads garbage day as province plows ahead with landfill https://www.theglobeandmail.com/business/economy/article-dresden-ontario-garbage-landfill-waste/

An Ontario town dreads garbage day as province plows ahead with landfill

Dresden, fearing the loss of a picturesque way of life, resists a landfill project that signals bigger issues for the province’s waste

The Globe and Mail

Damper 🇨🇦1h ago

TikTok influencers apologize for campaign enticing South African women to drone-factory jobs in Russia
#giftarticle
https://www.theglobeandmail.com/gift/04ad12742b56eb0afced45317e510e159917dbee7cfad930490475b5a7c07284/UNYWX45BZBH7HKDNVP2YI7Q54Q

TikTok influencers apologize for campaign enticing South African women to drone-factory jobs in Russia

Russian-led campaign targeted women between the ages of 18 and 22 to work at a factory that produces military drones for Russia’s war against Ukraine

The Globe and Mail

Yappari 5h ago

What to Know About Jimmy Lai’s Trial in Hong Kong

https://www.nytimes.com/2025/08/27/world/asia/jimmy-lai-trial-what-to-know.html?unlocked_article_code=1.hk8.seCp.rc0JfqfzS8aM&smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare

#HongKong #HK #Democracy #FreedomOfThePress #China #JimmyLai #GiftArticle

What to Know About Jimmy Lai’s Trial in Hong Kong

The media tycoon, jailed since 2020, ran a now-defunct newspaper that was critical of the government.

The New York Times

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Yappari 14h ago

@gleick

⬆️⬆️⬆️⬆️⬆️ We Are Not ‘Property of Donald Trump’

#JamelleBouie #DC #Smithsonian #GiftArticle

David P 1d ago

“It is extremely unusual for prosecutors to come out of a grand jury without obtaining an indictment because they are in control of the information that grand jurors hear about a case and defendants are not allowed to have their lawyers in the room as evidence is presented.”

DC grand juries understand the assignment...

#GiftArticle #GiftLink

https://www.nytimes.com/2025/08/27/us/politics/trump-sandwich-assault-indictment-justice-department.html?unlocked_article_code=1.hU8.G_Vn.0212UlMrWA8F&smid=url-share

Prosecutors Fail to Secure Indictment Against Man Who Threw Sandwich at Federal Agent

It was a sharp rebuke to the prosecutors who were assigned to bring charges against those arrested after President Trump’s deployment of National Guard troops and federal agents to Washington.

The New York Times

Calishat 1d ago

#Google #legal #antitrust #GiftArticle

'The court has a menu of options. Will it break up Google (by ordering it to sell the Chrome browser or even Android)? Make it share valuable data with its rivals? All of the above?'

https://www.nytimes.com/2025/08/26/opinion/google-antitrust-remedy-ai.html?unlocked_article_code=1.hU8.rMjo.Rs7FmHRPQg5n&smid=url-share

Opinion | Google Could Get Broken Up This Week for Antitrust Violations. Here’s What It Would Mean.

It will be effective if people who work at big tech companies start quitting their jobs.

The New York Times

Ybrisali 1d ago

If you want to know what's really going on in the White House, check Aaron Rupars @atrupar.com feed. Aus einem Haus, das den Staat USA umbaut, aber innen eine Huldigungsveranstaltung eines dank SCOTUS Allmachts-Herrschers ist. Stop "sanewashing"! Auch die NYT kann nicht wegsehen: #giftarticle

What, Exactly, Was That Cabine...

Trump Plays Reality Television Host at Cabinet Meeting That Lasts Hours

As hours ticked by, President Trump played reality television host — “This has never been done before!” — as his cabinet members offered praise. It was a glimpse of how he runs his presidency.

The New York Times

Nonilex 1d ago

#GiftArticle

The #LisaCook Case Could Be the Whole Ball Game

If #SCOTUS lets #Trump replace Cook with a loyalist, he might soon achieve a full-blown takeover of the #FederalReserve.

Under the law, a president can fire a #Fed governor only “for cause.” To clear that bar, Trump has accused Cook of having made false statements on a mortgage application.

#law #economy #fascism #dictatorship #tyranny
https://www.theatlantic.com/economy/archive/2025/08/lisa-cook-federal-reserve/684013/?gift=guxsrl_dAdXUP9zqbQPWxURrjeonvxUycIW0r79pSro

The Lisa Cook Case Could Be the Whole Ball Game

<span>If the Supreme Court lets Trump replace Cook with a loyalist, he might soon achieve a full-blown takeover of the Federal Reserve. </span>

The Atlantic

Yappari 1d ago

Trump is targeting several Smithsonian artworks. Here they are.

https://wapo.st/4lMokST

#art #smithsonian #USpol #GiftArticle #museums

Trump is targeting several Smithsonian artworks. Here they are.

Artists defended their creations after the White House listed several examples, saying they represent a United States capable of containing multiple narratives.

The Washington Post

Nonilex 2d ago

#GiftArticle

#DOGE Put Critical #SocialSecurity Data at Risk, #WhistleBlower Says

DOGE team members uploaded a database with the #PersonalInformation of hundreds of millions of Americans to a vulnerable cloud server, according to the agency’s chief data officer.

#Trump #Musk #InfoSec #privacy #law
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/08/26/us/politics/doge-social-security-data.html?unlocked_article_code=1.hE8.TyKa.8TjUsntnon_C&smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare

DOGE Put Critical Social Security Data at Risk, Whistle-Blower Says

DOGE team members uploaded a database with the personal information of hundreds of millions of Americans to a vulnerable cloud server, according to the agency’s chief data officer.

The New York Times