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They wrote a book while locked in solitary confinement. Texas won’t let them read it
www.theguardian.com They wrote a book while locked in solitary confinement. Texas won’t let them read it

Incarcerated people are barred from reading a collection of their own letters – and 10,000 other texts – in a state where hundreds remain isolated after a decade or more

They wrote a book while locked in solitary confinement. Texas won’t let them read it
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In Texas’ Third-Largest County, the Far Right’s Vision for Local Governing Has Come to Life
www.propublica.org In Texas’ Third-Largest County, the Far Right’s Vision for Local Governing Has Come to Life

From cutting social services to changing election rules, Tarrant County Judge Tim O’Hare has pushed his agenda with an uncompromising approach. His term offers a rare look at what happens when hard-liners exert influence in a battleground county.

In Texas’ Third-Largest County, the Far Right’s Vision for Local Governing Has Come to Life
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University of Illinois dining and custodial workers go on strike
ipmnewsroom.org University of Illinois dining and custodial workers go on strike - IPM Newsroom

Food and building service workers, represented by Service Employees International Union Local 73, at the University of Illinois in Urbana-Champaign went on strike Monday morning. Wages are a major issue. “They give us just a little bit every year,” said building service worker Liem To. “A lot of dep...

University of Illinois dining and custodial workers go on strike - IPM Newsroom
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Comedian John Mulaney brutally roasts SF techies at Dreamforce
sfstandard.com Comedian John Mulaney roasts SF techies at Dreamforce

"Let me get this straight," he said. "You're hosting a 'future of AI' event in a city that has failed humanity so miserably?"

Comedian John Mulaney roasts SF techies at Dreamforce
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The University of North Texas' body parts business: Cutting up and leasing out the poor
www.nbcnews.com The University of North Texas' body parts business: Cutting up and leasing out the poor

The University of North Texas Health Science Center built a flourishing business using hundreds of unclaimed corpses. It suspended the program after NBC News exposed failures to treat the dead and their families with respect.

The University of North Texas' body parts business: Cutting up and leasing out the poor
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Some people don't appreciate cold weather

cross-posted from: https://lemmy.ca/post/28855210

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Why fascists hate universities | Jason Stanley
www.theguardian.com Why fascists hate universities | Jason Stanley

Authoritarians and would-be authoritarians are only too aware that universities are primary sites of critique and dissent

Why fascists hate universities | Jason Stanley
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US delivery workers swelter in record heat – many without AC in their vans
www.theguardian.com US delivery workers swelter in record heat – many without AC in their vans

Amid rising temperatures last year, unionized UPS workers made heat an issue – but despite a key contract win, workers say little progress has been made

US delivery workers swelter in record heat – many without AC in their vans
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For that discussion on education that the right-wing channels want to have
  • What is this bullshit credentialism? A degree tells you nothing about whether someone is good or bad, whether they’ll follow the law, whether they’d make a good leader. Is the argument supposed to be that psychopaths and war criminals can’t advanced degrees? Gtfo

  • Every company should be owned by its employees
  • How? The same way that every shareholder in every company who owns shares of stock and has voting rights in that company does, even though the company is the legal owner.

    The problem isn’t usually nationalization but the utter lack of democratic control of what is owned by the state.

  • JPMorgan Chase warns 86 million customers they might have to start paying for their bank accounts
  • Not sure about that case specifically, but in general lack of regulation unleashes enshittificatory impulses. This comment may be aimed more at conservative voters or politicians to convince them (or at least let them claim) that pro-consumer regulation actually harms “consumer welfare.”

  • JPMorgan Chase warns 86 million customers they might have to start paying for their bank accounts
  • Second the suggestion of credit unions, but to be clear they’re neither charities nor non-profits; they’re member co-ops, run for the benefit of members (instead of stockholders), in which each member gets one vote (instead of each share of stock having one vote).

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