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U.S. Sen. Cory Booker has broken the record for longest floor speech in the U.S. Senate's history as a demonstration of resistance towards the policies and actions of the Trump administration.
"That's what we need in our generation now. We need a dream to call the nation together...but as long as this is a democracy, we can say the power of the people is greater than the people in power."
The record previously belonged to Strom Thurmond, who filibustered against the Civil Rights Act of 1957.
Photos show inside of Connecticut house where man says he was held captive for 20 years
https://apnews.com/article/captive-man-connecticut-fire-photos-96efeeb094eb4540e021989977565248
Connecticut police have released more than 100 photos showing the inside of a home where a 32-year-old man said he started a fire in a desperate attempt to free himself from more than 20 years of captivity.
Two words for these people: ____ ___.
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Passengers face fallout of WestJet dropping Winnipeg-Palm Springs route early https://www.winnipegfreepress.com/business/2025/04/01/passengers-face-fallout-of-westjet-dropping-winnipeg-palm-springs-route-early
Family of Portage teen sues RCMP after fatal shooting https://www.winnipegfreepress.com/breakingnews/2025/04/01/family-of-portage-teen-sues-rcmp-after-fatal-shooting
Have you ever walked past a vehicle with people in it and heard the locks click and then visibly snarled back at them in reassurance?
Costco and Target took opposite positions after the Trump administration began to pressure private companies to ditch diversity, equity and inclusion programs. Costco resisted and reaffirmed its support for DEI, while Target dumped its programs. So how has it affected foot traffic for the two chains? Retail Brew takes a look.
#DiversityEquityInclusion #DEI #Lifestyle #Retail #Costco #Target #Business
Hooray for Open Government. Best practices for local boards and agencies https://highlandscurrent.org/?p=5804125
Congrats to @johnonolan and the team at Ghost, which today announced a public beta for users to connect their publications to the fediverse. If you're in their beta, you'll be able to find, follow and interact with people and publications on platforms including Ghost, WordPress, Threads, Mastodon, BlueSky, Flipboard and more. Get details in the blogpost here. If you want to know more about Ghost's approach to decentralization and the open social web, check out John's DotSocial conversation with @mike at the second link.
https://ghost.org/changelog/social-web-beta/
https://flipboard.video/w/sQCNmXx332xi3Y3dVVjd37
#OpenSocial #OpenSocialWeb #Ghost #ActivityPub #Decentralization #Fediverse #Publishing
City councillor calls for traffic-calming measures at crash-prone West End intersection https://www.winnipegfreepress.com/breakingnews/2025/04/01/west-end-bakery-restaurant-supply-company-weary-of-doing-business-in-crash-zone
