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Major corporations, despite their conspicuous rainbow insignias and high scores on the Corporate Equality Index—a measure of a company's commitment to LGBTQ+ equality—have been found to ...
by rrbrown2
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on Fri Jul 21, 2023 at 01:30 PM PDT
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It’s time, once more, to shrink your violins down to the quantum level, because conservatives are complaining about being persecuted. Again. Yes, the same characters who have a virtual stranglehold on the talk radio space, control the top-rated cable...
by Aldous J Pennyfarthing
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on Fri Jan 27, 2023 at 02:10 PM PST
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The latest pseudo-scandal to upset the fragile feelings of the conservative mediasphere is the report that DirecTV and Newsmax have failed to reach an agreement on renewing the Trump-fluffing network's contract. As a result, DirecTV has pulled Newsmax...
by News Corpse
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on Thu Jan 26, 2023 at 11:57 AM PST
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Following a city council hearing that resulted in a vote of 3-3 (our appeal was not denied), on October 28, 2022, the city of Long Beach California, through its outside counsel, requested that we (minkasmommy and her husband) sign a “tolling...
by Minkasmommy
54 comments
on Thu Jul 07, 2022 at 07:17 PM PDT
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This article was originally published at Prism Corporations began introducing plans to pay for abortion travel across state lines shortly after the draft opinion overturning Roe v. Wade leaked from the Supreme Court of the United States in May. Since...
by Alexandra Martinez
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on Sat Jul 09, 2022 at 06:00 PM PDT
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AT&T several weeks before the start of Pride Month 2022 announced a promotional campaign benefiting The Trevor Project, a commendable nonprofit organization dedicated to preventing suicide among LGBTQ children and teens. “Mention The Trevor Project...
by Gabe Ortiz
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on Thu Jun 02, 2022 at 08:40 AM PDT
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On Sunday, Comedian John Oliver’s HBO news show Last Week Tonight with John Oliver had a fun time with One American News Network’s (OANN) recent lawsuit against DirectTV, AT&T, and AT&T Chairman William Kennard. OANN has been facing an existential...
by Walter Einenkel
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on Mon Apr 11, 2022 at 01:10 PM PDT
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This is the 1st National 3D Day ever in America. 👓 3/22/22 it's the 3rd day of the 3rd week of the 3rd month. Just like the Simpson's held their Parents Teacher conference on the 13th hour of the 13th day of the 13th month. Lousy Smarch weather...
by Kaizar
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on Tue Mar 22, 2022 at 09:55 AM PDT
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AT&T and Walmart break their pledge.… You’ll want to know what incited this. It’s below, check it out for the details. Point1: And now you know why, as a strongly committed union retiree, i do not subscribe to AT&T phone services. The workers there are...
by bfbayha
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on Mon Mar 14, 2022 at 09:21 AM PDT
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Just in case anyone needed a reminder of the flaming hypocrisy of Donald Trump and his Republican flunkies, Trump himself provided an excellent one. In a tweet posted by his Twitter ban defying ...
by News Corpse
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on Sun Jan 30, 2022 at 07:10 PM PST
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This week Donald Trump's ultra-rightist media echo chamber suffered a crushing blow. One America News Network was informed by DirecTV that its contract would not be renewed when it expires in April. ...
by News Corpse
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on Sun Jan 16, 2022 at 01:00 PM PST
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The right-wing media landscape has long been dominated by Fox News. But in the Era of the Trump Cult a couple of wannabe "news" manglers have popped up to challenge the King of the Shill. And one of ...
by News Corpse
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on Sat Jan 15, 2022 at 12:08 PM PST
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Fresh off his losses in court over harassing the parents of murdered school children, Alex Jones is now suing the Jan. 6 Committee in hopes of stopping investigators from reviewing records that they say are key to understanding precisely who was...
by Brandi Buchman
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on Tue Dec 21, 2021 at 09:40 AM PST
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The email texts will speak for themselves. My email (very lightly redacted and edited) to AT&T headquarters: TO: investors@directv.com; nicholas.ammazzalorso@directv.com (See this page for context). Please see the following news articles about OAN’s...
by rmartin1241
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on Wed Nov 03, 2021 at 01:17 PM PDT
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The Senate must pass voting rights legislation. Now.
Republicans already enacted new laws severely limiting the number of votes Democrats can get in future elections—including Electoral Votes in ...
by Liberal Thinking
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on Thu Nov 04, 2021 at 04:00 PM PDT
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Male Lead movies get to be both in 3D + rated R at the same time; all the time, from Dredd (2012) to the upcoming The Batman (2022). But women never get to star in a movie thats both rated R + 3D at the same time. When Birds of Prey (2020) was suppose...
by Kaizar
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on Mon Nov 01, 2021 at 05:42 PM PDT
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by Mark Fiore
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on Fri Oct 15, 2021 at 05:00 AM PDT
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Lots of us are at Netroots Nation this week, so this is a bit of an abbreviated diary. As always, this is a group effort. thanks to mettle fatigue, ramara, Getting1, SandraLLAP, and the WOW crew for links and discussion. Reproductive Rights: Pregnant,...
by Tara the Antisocial Social Worker
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on Sat Oct 09, 2021 at 05:00 PM PDT
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The right-wing media world has been dominated by Fox News for nearly twenty-five years. That remains true today despite the emergence of a couple upstart, and even more extreme, networks, Newsmax ...
by News Corpse
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on Wed Oct 06, 2021 at 05:18 PM PDT
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As America grapples with the very real threat of fascism, the fledgling "One America News" network has staked out a position as one of the nation's dominant promoters of pro-Trump, anti-democratic hoaxes and fake news. A new Reuters investigation pins...
by Hunter
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on Wed Oct 06, 2021 at 11:14 AM PDT
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