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Lowell Weicker, Maverick Connecticut Senator and Governor, Dies at 92
To Mr. Weicker’s admirers, the Watergate hearings revealed a man who was willing to buck power, question authority and follow his convictions, whatever the cost. nytimes.com/2023/06/28/us/po…
The reaction to the Titan submarine news shows that, in a time of immense crisis — social, ecological, political — social media has become a garbage dump of vile commentary publicly aired because that’s just what we do now. latimes.com/entertainment-ar…
NEW: 60% of the 340,000 workers at UPS are part-time.
And they don't get the pay that makes being a Teamster at UPS a good job for full-timer.
In fact, while many got $22/hr in early Covid, some make just $16 now and can't pay rent.
So they're ready to strike August 1st.
An extreme heat event currently ripping through Mexico has been described as "hands down the worst in the country's history." Children have been killed, athletes at the country's national games hospitalised and wild birds have died en masse as temperatures approach 50C (122F) 🧵
Some people think labels are bad (in general), but sometimes labels crystalize an experience (or a plant) and make it easier to recognize and say, 'Oh! That constellation of feelings (or leaf/stem/shape/habit), I know that!' and then you can see them and it can be a great relief.