Quote
On-Site
|
Announcements
- 2021-06-17 Removed Patreon link (nobody was donating and Patreon suspended the page for inactivity)
- 2020-07-21
Issuepedia now has a Patreon page!
- 2017-10-29 Issuepedia has been moved to a new server, and finally supports https!
- 2016-11-16 Issuepedia's database is now over 15 gigabytes. I'm not sure how much of that is spam (and reversions of same), but still...
- 2016-01-20 MediaWiki has been upgraded to version 1.26.2, in the hope that this would resolve some errors. It didn't really, so I eventually had to block AhRefsbot, which was overloading the system and ignoring my changes to robots.txt. Sorry, guys, I can't wait 2 weeks for your bots to slow down. (Also upgraded SMW to v2.3.)
- 2015-10-31 MediaWiki has been upgraded to version 1.25.3. SCARY!!!
|
Did You Know
...that at least 24.1% of the United States*, including most of most of Washington DC, is behind walls of unofficial, unaccountable censorship rather like the so-called Great Firewall of China? (*Verizon 8.8%, Comcast 15.3%) Update: In 2010, a federal appeals court ruled that this is ok. past editions
Filed Links
|
- 2025/05/05 15:00 UTC [L..T] Strange Bedfellows and Long Knives «The fracture lines are appearing. Project 2025 is a map to some of the most important ones. More will come in the days and years ahead of us. For opponents of the Trump agenda, Project 2025 is a cheat book telling us where to find the weak spots in his coalition.»
- 2025/04/05 23:23 UTC [L..T] You Can Stop Asking Where the Mass Opposition Is. It's Everywhere. «It is a cliche to begin a story about a rally with a quote from a funny sign, but one small piece of floppy brown cardboard floating down 40th Street in Manhattan on Saturday seemed to capture the mood of this weekend’s "Hands Off" protests against President Donald Trump: "Where do I start?"» [...] «People weren't taking action just to protest what the president and his movement represented, but because of visceral fear – real fear – of what he had already done, and that once impossible things were now very much possible.» Article also references the "Ikea has better cabinets" sign.
- 2025/04/05 22:34 UTC [L..T] My Trump-Loving Massachusetts Hometown Just Showed The Hell Up «Marshfield votes more red than Massachusetts does overall. But their massive protest on Saturday suggests Trump might be changing that.»
- 2025/04/05 19:37 UTC [L..T] In Carthage, Protesters Join Nationwide "Hands Off" Rally Against Trump, Musk «In Carthage on Saturday afternoon, opponents of President Donald Trump and billionaire Elon Musk gathered around the Moore County Courthouse to protest the administration's actions on government downsizing, the economy and human rights. [/] The protest, which lasted from 1 p.m. to about 2:30 p.m., was, at its peak, attended by close to 200 people. A counter protest of about three cars began at around 1:10 p.m. and lasted a little less than an hour.»
- 2025/04/03 09:41 UTC [L..T] Climate crisis on track to destroy capitalism, warns top insurer «The world is fast approaching temperature levels where insurers will no longer be able to offer cover for many climate risks, said Günther Thallinger, on the board of Allianz SE, one of the world's biggest insurance companies. He said that without insurance, which is already being pulled in some places, many other financial services become unviable, from mortgages to investments.»
- 2025/04/03 [L..T] Exclusive: Trump White House directs NIH to study 'regret' after transgender people transition «As the US National Institutes of Health (NIH) continues to defund nearly every research project on transgender health, the White House has directed the agency to focus on studying "regret" after a person transitions to align their body with their gender identity.»
- 2025/04/02 04:00 UTC [L..T] How to Judge a Basic-Research Proposal «The reasons for this distrust are many: fraud [...]; thousands of retracted papers (most justified, some not); massive failure to replicate studies; and weak experimental and analytic methods. Not to mention the authoritarian failure of the medical-science establishment over the Covid epidemic.» ... «Among the causes of these problems are bad incentives on campus and elsewhere, a system that encourages careerism over love of knowledge, and epistemologically irrelevant race-and-sex policies (aka DEI). Another problem, however, is how basic science is funded.»
- 2025/03/19 22:22 UTC [L..T] Subsidized Europe Cries in Despair «Europe wonders: how will we maintain our lifestyles, if we can't rip off the American taxpayer anymore?» Article quotes The Financial Times: «Europe enjoyed its years of low military spending thanks to a prolonged period of protection [by] the US, allowing it to build one of the most generous social security systems in the world...» « the cost of rearmament will ultimately be shouldered by taxpayers and beneficiaries of the continent’s social security nets.» The article is filled with false narratives woven around mostly-true facts.
- 2025/03/10 13:21 UTC [L..T] Amazon to begin streaming Trump's 'The Apprentice' «Amazon has announced it will begin streaming "The Apprentice" – the reality TV show famous for boosting Donald Trump's profile – on its Prime Video service on Monday.» [...] «The show's executive producer, Mark Burnett, remains one of his closest allies. [/] Burnett, the British producer behind "The Apprentice," as well as "Survivor" and "Shark Tank," was appointed special envoy to the United Kingdom in December. [/] "'The Apprentice' is one of the best shows that I ever produced. The charismatic onscreen presence of President Donald J. Trump made it a bona fide hit!" Burnett said in a press release.»
- 2025/03/05 20:01 UTC [L..T] Warning users that upvote violent content «Today we are rolling out a new (sort of) enforcement action across the site. Historically, the only person actioned for posting violating content was the user who posted the content. The Reddit ecosystem relies on engaged users to downvote bad content and report potentially violative content. This not only minimizes the distribution of the bad content, but it also ensures that the bad content is more likely to be removed. On the other hand, upvoting bad or violating content interferes with this system.» TLDR: You're not allowed to like content Reddit doesn't like. The general user consensus seems to be that this is a crackdown on criticism of the Trump-Vance administration and its courtiers in the oligarchy.
- 2025/03/05 10:30 UTC [L..T] A 40-day Target boycott starts today. It couldn't come at a worse time for the company «Target is facing a 40-day consumer boycott starting Wednesday over the company's shift away from diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) policies. [/] "We're asking people to divest from Target because they have turned their back on our community," Rev. Jamal Bryant, a prominent Atlanta-area megachurch pastor who started the boycott, said in an interview with CNN.»
- 2025/03/05 01:15 UTC [L..T] A landmark verdict for LGBT+ people, initiated by Zbigniew Ziobro in Poland: «The Supreme Court issued a judgment regarding transition, demanded by former Minister of Justice Zbigniew Ziobro. Transgender people no longer have to sue their own parents, according to the court's decision. The groundbreaking case is commented on by, among others, Piotr Jacoń, who repeatedly drew attention to the ruthlessness of the requirement that has just been abolished.»
- 2025/03/04 21:08 UTC [L..T] (fedi post) full text: «Today I stood in the rain with a couple 100 people to support Democracy. My favorite sign "Fascism starts with Silence" #protectdemocracy #50501protests #50501chicago #DemocracyFTW»
- 2025/03/04 13:22 UTC [L..T] (fedi post) Signed up to Threads, made a polite but firm comment about right-wing philosophy, got suspended.
- 2025/03/04 06:20 UTC [L..T] '79% Of Americans' Trends As Dems Block Bill Banning Trans Athletes In Girls' Sports «Senate Democrats have overwhelmingly voted against a bill that will prohibit transgender students from playing in girls' sports, paving the way for the phrase "79% of Americans" to trend on Elon Musk-owned social media platform X overnight.» ... «The Congressional Equality Caucus thanked "Senate allies who voted 'No'" to the bill, saying the proposed legislation was "so extreme" and could have "opened up any girl – trans or cisgender – to invasive physical inspections."» ...but of course, "protecting women" was only ever just an excuse.
- 2025/03/04 00:45 UTC [L..T] GOP bill to ban trans athletes from women's sports blocked in Senate «Legislation to prevent transgender athletes from participating in girls' and women's sports failed to advance in the Senate on Monday after all Democrats voted against it. [/] The Protection of Women and Girls in Sports Act failed to clear an initial procedural hurdle on a 51-45 vote. It needed 60 votes to advance, which would have required at least seven Democrats to vote with all Republicans to move it. The bill cleared the House in January on an almost entirely party-line vote.» ... «On Monday, Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-S.D.) said that evening's vote "will be a time of choosing for Democrats." [/] "If the Democrats vote to oppose this legislation, they’ll have to answer to the women and girls they vote to disenfranchise," he said.» From what I can tell, most women/girls strongly support trans inclusion...
- 2025/02/27 05:17 UTC [L..T] 'Duke, don't comply': Duke, Durham community members protest to demand University stand up to Trump, end PPD policy «Around 200 Duke community members and Durham residents protested Wednesday afternoon to demand that Duke not comply with the Trump administration's efforts to end diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives[1] and target undocumented communities. [/] Many participants also condemned the University's Pickets, Protests and Demonstrations policy as "prohibitive" of free speech, saying it allows for student activists to be "target[ed]." [/] The protest was attended by various local groups, including the Duke Graduate Student Union, Jewish Voice for Peace, Socialist Alternative, Duke Respects Durham and Duke Academics and Staff for Justice in Palestine. Organizers and participants gathered at 5 p.m. at Trinity Park before marching around East Campus.»
- 2025/02/26 14:53 UTC [L..T] Americans have grown more supportive of restrictions for trans people in recent years «A new Pew Research Center survey finds that majorities of U.S. adults favor or strongly favor laws and policies that: (1) Require trans athletes to compete on teams that match their sex assigned at birth (66%), [and] (2) Ban health care professionals from providing care related to gender transitions for minors (56%). At the same time, 56% of adults express support for policies aimed at protecting trans people from discrimination in jobs, housing and public spaces.»
- 2025/02/19 22:02 UTC [L..T] LGBTQ history videos find new home after PBS pulls content due to Trump executive orders «In response to a blizzard of executive orders from President Donald Trump, the Public Broadcasting Service recently erased a series of videos made in partnership with New York City Public Schools focused on LGBTQ history. [/] This week, the city's Education Department found a new home for them: its own website.»
- 2025/02/17 21:25 UTC [L..T] 'No Kings on Presidents Day' Rallies Target Trump-Musk Assault on Democracy and Working Class «Democracy defenders from blizzard-bound Maine to sunny southern California and cities and towns in between took to America's streets and public spaces Monday for a "No Kings on Presidents Day" action against what organizers called the "anti-democratic and illegal actions of the Trump administration and its plutocratic allies."»
- 2025/02/17 18:58 UTC [L..T] Tesla was hit by a wave of protests over Musk, sales are crashing, insiders are waking up «Tesla was hit by a wave of protests across dozens of its stores in North America this weekend. With sales crashing and the board selling, it looks like some insiders are finally waking up. [/] As we reported last week, a grassroots movement has sprung to organize protests against Elon Musk at Tesla stores around North America.»
- 2025/02/17 16:29 UTC [L..T] (fedi post) full text: «Massive turnout in Portland, OR at City Hall to protest against Trump & Musk and the fascist American regime. Thousands of people out. A group broke away from city hall and is now marching. I cannot see where the march starts nor where it ends.» (with 4 photos)
- 2025/02/17 16:16 UTC [L..T] Hundreds of FAA employees are let go as Trump's mass layoffs continue «The Trump administration fired hundreds of employees with the Federal Aviation Administration over the weekend, just weeks after a fatal crash over Washington, D.C. exposed understaffing at the agency.» ... «"This decision did not consider the staffing needs of the FAA, which is already challenged by understaffing," David Spero, the national president of the Professional Aviation Safety Specialists, AFL-CIO, said in a statement. "Staffing decisions should be based on an individual agency's mission-critical needs. To do otherwise is dangerous when it comes to public safety. And it is especially unconscionable in the aftermath of three deadly aircraft accidents in the past month."»
- 2025/02/16 23:46 UTC [L..T] Washington Post backs out of 'Fire Elon Musk' ad order «"Is it because we're critical of what's happening with Elon Musk? Is it only OK to run things in the Post now that won't anger the president or won't have him calling Jeff Bezos asking why this was allowed?" she said, referring to the Post's owner, who is also the founder of Amazon and the space company Blue Origin. [/] She said the Post did not provide an explanation for why it decided not to run the wrap ad.»
- 2025/02/15 01:49 UTC [L..T] DHS cuts at least 405 employees from workforce «The Department of Homeland Security has cut 405 employees from its workforce, a DHS official first told ABC News on Friday. [/] The bulk of the cuts were at the Federal Emergency Management Agency, which saw over 200 people cut, and then the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency, which saw 130 people cut. U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services saw under 50 people cut, and DHS Science and Technology Directorate saw 10 people cut.»
- 2025/02/14 17:56 UTC [L..T] NC State hiring freeze: Faculty, staff positions on hold amid federal budget uncertainty «North Carolina State University Executive Vice Chancellor Warwick Arden told college deans, vice provosts and senior vice provosts on Friday that he was implementing an immediate "pause on all hiring activities" in response to uncertainty about the federal budget. [/] "Given the uncertain impacts of the presidential administration's Executive Orders and guidance, the potential shut down of the federal government on March 14, and financial challenges that the state government is dealing with, leadership is becoming increasingly concerned with our budgets over the next year or two," Arden wrote in part in a memorandum. [/] Arden wrote that the hiring pause would be "until further notice."»
- 2025/02/14 17:38 UTC [L..T] The Government Is Literally Erasing Trans People from American History «The National Park Service, following orders from the Trump administration, has begun removing references to transgender people from the Stonewall National Monument's website. They're quite literally trying to erase trans people from American history. And no, I'm not being hyperbolic here: they are systematically going through government websites and removing references to trans people's existence, including one of the most important sites in LGBTQ history.»
- 2025/02/13 16:33 UTC [L..T] RFK Jr. confirmed as Trump's health secretary, over Democrats' loud objections «Kennedy faced opposition from the left for his decades of espousing conspiracy theories on vaccines and from the right for his past support of abortion rights. For several weeks, it was uncertain whether he had enough senators backing him to get through. Yesterday, Democratic senators made speeches on the floor past midnight in protest. But on Thursday morning, he had the votes to be confirmed. The vote was 52 to 48. Sen. Mitch McConnell, the former Republican majority leader and a polio survivor, was the sole Republican joining Democrats to vote against Kennedy.»
- 2025/02/13 05:00 UTC [L..T] Seattle voters embrace excess compensation tax to build social housing, reject Chamber-conceived alternative «A grassroots initiative that would create a new source of progressive revenue to build publicly-owned social housing in Seattle appears to be on its way to a decisive victory tonight despite an onslaught of corporate cash in opposition, suggesting that voters in the Emerald City are eager to try a new approach to tackling our housing crisis.» [...] «The Seattle Times and the region’s largest corporations campaigned emphatically for the alternative conceived by the Chamber. Amazon, Microsoft, T‑Mobile, and Russell Investments underwrote the 1B campaign with large checks. Mailers sent out by the campaign for 1B carried the endorsement of Mayor Bruce Harrell.»
- 2025/02/13 05:00 UTC [L..T] Worcester passes sanctuary city resolution for transgender community «Every Tuesday for the past month, dozens of members of the LGBTQ+ community have shown up to Worcester City Council meetings and told elected officials how scared they are. For themselves. For their families. For their communities. [/] On Tuesday night the city council responded to the community's petition and voted in favor of becoming a sanctuary city for transgender and gender-diverse people.»... further results
|
|
