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GOP Works to Preserve Tax Cut That Has Delivered $67 Billion to Top Corporations

"Should tell you where their priorities lie," responded one advocacy group.

Common Dreams
And the wildfire smoke has arrived once again #PNW #tacoma #wildfireSmoke #Wildfire #seattle

Many people have switched from Twitter to Mastodon, but not everyone who followed me before on Twitter knows that I'm active here also. Will you help me increase my reach on Mastodon? Share this post, boost it or comment and let me know why you're following me. Maybe with some smart hashtags. Thank you! 👍 😊

#Ukraine #NAFO #Ukrainewar #UkraineRussiaWar

Hello #WritingCommunity
Apparently #Google has changed their privacy policy and now says that they'll scrape everything you post online to train their AI tools.
I even post my #Fiction online on #Substack & my #Wordpress blog and now wonder if this is a bad idea.
They say paywalls could deter the scraping.
What do you think writers can do to protect their content? Or should we just roll over and accept that this is the way things will be from now on?

https://gizmodo.com/google-says-itll-scrape-everything-you-post-online-for-1850601486

Google Says It'll Scrape Everything You Post Online for AI

An update to Google's privacy policy suggests that the entire public internet is fair game for its AI projects.

Gizmodo

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LOS ANGELES (AP) — Thousands of hotel workers in Southern California walked off the job Sunday, demanding higher pay and better benefits in what the union is calling the largest strike in its history.
Thousands of Hotel Workers in Southern California Are on Strike, Demanding Better Pay and Benefits - The National Herald

Thousands of Hotel Workers in Southern California Are on Strike, Demanding Better Pay and Benefits - The National Herald

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The National Herald

Climate change is changing how trees grow, according to a new study. The researchers found that trees in temperate and boreal regions grow faster and taller, while trees in tropical regions grow slower and shorter. These changes could affect the carbon cycle, biodiversity, and ecosystem services.

#trees #climatechange #growth https://www.weforum.org/agenda/2023/06/climate-change-changing-how-trees-grow/?utm_source=flipboard&utm_content=HariTulsidas%2Fmagazine%2FArchetypes

Climate change is changing the way trees grow. Here's how

A study found that the density of wood has decreased by 8-12% over the last century as trees have grown faster. This decrease in density means that trees are less able to absorb and store carbon dioxide.

World Economic Forum

Just in case anyone was still running around out there believing Jack Dorsey was somehow a reasonable person who just got played by bad ol' Elon:

https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/4034584-ex-twitter-leader-jack-dorsey-endorses-rfk-jr-for-president/

Your call whether you think he's a fan of #RFKJR because he *likes* his particular brand of political inanity, or whether it's a roundabout effort to delegitimize Democrats by boosting a candidate who would give Trump some serious competition for "most unhinged President" if he somehow managed to win.

(H/t to https://mstdn.chrisalemany.ca/@chris/110650917963509672)

#USPOL #JackDorsey #ElonTwitter #Twitter #Bluesky #DumbestTimeline

Ex-Twitter leader Jack Dorsey endorses RFK Jr. for president

Former Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey appeared to endorse anti-vaccine activist Robert F. Kennedy Jr. for the Democratic presidential nomination over the weekend. Dorsey retweeted a video of Kennedy saying he could beat former President Trump and Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R), who announced his bid for the White House on Twitter last month. Dorsey captioned…

The Hill
I think I might have followed too many hashtags - there does seem to be a science to this. #TwitterMigrants #hashtag

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If you follow a guide on how to install and configure software and you found it helpful: make a copy.

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