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Today in Labor History 6/12/1963: Civil Rights activist Medgar Evers was assassinated in Mississippi by white supremacist Byron De La Beckwith. Bob Dylan's "Only a Pawn in Their Game" is about Evers’s assassination.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NSmkeb_7uq0&list=RDNSmkeb_7uq0&start_radio=1

#workingclass #LaborHistory #medgarevers #civilrights #civildisobedience #mississippi #whitesupremacy #racism #segregation #naacp #kukluxklan #kkk #folkmusic #protest #jazz #bobdylan #ninasimone #medgarevers #BlackMastodon

Bob Dylan - Only a Pawn in Their Game (Live At Newport Folk Festival - 1963) - 4K Restoration

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John Coates 2d ago

Personally, I don't love the inflation.

John Coates 3d ago

Crypto in a nutshell:

President Trump and his sons have reportedly made $2.3 billion from crypto since he returned to the White House. Investors in many of those same ventures have lost a similar amount. (Reuters)

John Coates 3d ago

“In the entire history of this great tournament, only eight nations have lifted the Jules Rimet trophy: Brazil, Italy, Germany, Spain, Argentina, England, France and the original winners Uruguay.” - ESPN #worldcup

John Coates 4d ago

Seems clear the Knicks lost last night because of Trump.

John Coates Jun 3

And we wonder why people doubt the value of prediction markets:

“George Santos is reportedly under investigation for insider trading. The CFTC began looking into the former congressman’s actions on the prediction market Kalshi after it reported Santos had bet against his own attendance at Trump’s State of the Union in February, after announcing on social media he planned to attend. (He missed the speech.)“

John Coates Jun 1

A new statement from the Shadow SEC, this one on the all-GOP SEC's proposal to reduce public information about public companies.

https://clsbluesky.law.columbia.edu/2026/06/01/shadow-sec-statement-no-8-comment-on-sec-proposal-to-allow-companies-to-file-semiannual-reports-on-new-form-10-s-in-lieu-of-quarterly-form-10-q-filings/

Shadow SEC Statement No. 8: Comment on SEC Proposal to Allow Companies to File Semiannual Reports on New Form 10-S in Lieu of Quarterly Form 10-Q Filings

In a statement published last September, here, we argued that the SEC should maintain its current system of mandatory quarterly reporting and not adopt President Trump’s recommendation that the Uni…

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John Coates May 31

petersuber May 31

"The Justice Department Erases History; Lawfare Restores It."
https://www.lawfaremedia.org/article/the-justice-department-erases-history--lawfare-restores-it

"Last week, the Justice Department deleted thousands of press releases related to the Jan. 6 insurrection and other matters. Here they are…We have restored the vast bulk of what was deleted. We have also started to preemptively archive a raft of material that has not yet been deleted but probably will be, given its thematic relationship to the material that was 86ed."

#Censorship #DefendResearch #Preservation #Takedowns #Trump #TrumpVResearch #USPol #USPolitics

The Justice Department Erases History; Lawfare Restores It

Last week, the Justice Department deleted thousands of press releases related to the Jan. 6 insurrection and other matters. Here they are.

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John Coates May 31

“While A.I. isn’t without risk, government control is likely to result in an even greater concentration of power,” The Wall Street Journal’s editorial board writes.

That tells you all you need to know about the WSJ editorial board. They think the only way to regulate is with complete and centralized control.

Ever heard of speed limits, guys?

Does having speed limits mean our cars are under government control?

John Coates May 31

Here's a fun sub-page title:

"Report a Fireball"

https://fireball.amsmeteors.org/members/imo/report_intro

American Meteor Society Report a Fireball: it's fun and easy!

You saw something bright and fast? Like a huge shooting star? Report it: it may be a fireball.