#newstodonfriday — Public Fediverse posts

Last of all, given the fraught situation between the U.S. and Canadian governments, our @CultureDesk shared an explanation of the term “elbows up” by MP Charlie Angus. For an extra treat, here’s a video to inspire Canadians through the weekend and beyond: Joe Canada/Jeff Douglas’s updated “I am Canadian” ad, but this time it’s not for beer.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1LzhCLzfJFg

https://charlieangus.substack.com/p/elbows-up

#LIfestyle #Canada #IAmCanadian #JoeCanada #CharlieAngus #ElbowsUp #Newstodon #NewstodonFriday #FollowFriday

Boca Chica Beach in the RIo Grande Valley, Texas, has been a secret place for generations of locals to fish, barbecue and camp. And then SpaceX came to town. @TexasObserver writes about how the launchpad and production facility for Elon Musk’s space-technology company loom over Boca Chica, and the efforts of some residents to resist further development.

https://www.texasobserver.org/remembering-boca-chica-beach-before-spacex/

#Texas #BocaChicaBeach #SpaceX #ElonMusk #Newstodon #NewstodonFriday #FollowFriday

Wizkid is Nigeria’s most popular musician and a star around the world too. @thecontinent reviews his new album, “Morayo,” which combines Afrobeats, R&B, dancehall, reggae and fújì.

https://continent.substack.com/p/review-wizkids-on-cruise-control

#Africa #Nigeria #Music #Afrobeats #Wizkid #Newstodon #NewstodonFriday #FollowFriday

The searchable database of all cases stemming from the Jan. 6 insurrection has been removed from the Justice Department website and the perpetrators of the assault on the Capitol have been pardoned, their sentences commuted and their cases dismissed. For @ProPublica, Alec MacGillis examines the myriad problems with trying to make history vanish.

https://www.propublica.org/article/january-6-erasure-doj-database-trump-history

#Government #CapitolInsurrection #CapitolBuilding #TrumpAdministration #Newstodon #NewstodonFriday #FollowFriday

Texas has a dire shortage of social workers. @TexasObserver explores how the state is shooting itself in the foot by imposing a lifetime ban on candidates who’ve been convicted of certain crimes such as assault. The law came into place in 2019 and does not allow for rehabilitation or glowing recommendations — it’s one strike, and you’re out. James Knight and Daryl James spoke to Katherin Youniacutt, a grandmother and recovering alcoholic with more than 10 years of sobriety who is still being punished for a mistake she made in 2007.

https://www.texasobserver.org/social-worker-license-lawsuit-texas-law/

#SocialWork #Crime #Texas #TexasObserver #Newstodon #NewstodonFriday #FollowFriday

Documentary photographer Alan Pogue has been contributing to @TexasObserver for decades. Here’s a selection of some of his greatest work for the magazine, which is coming to the end of its 70th anniversary year.

https://www.texasobserver.org/alan-pogue-photo-essay-observer-seventieth-anniversary/

#Photography #PhotoJournalism #AlanPogue #Texas #TexasObserver #Newstodon #NewstodonFriday #FollowFriday

The fashion industry is bad for the environment, built upon exploitative labor, and really only designed for a narrow (slim, able-bodied) group of people.
@damemagazine’s Nicole Froio talked to crafters who are documenting their process on social media to show followers how much time and effort goes into making clothes — and therefore what’s being sacrificed if they opt for fast fashion.

https://www.damemagazine.com/2024/11/26/can-diy-clothes-unravel-fast-fashions-climate-disasters/

#Fashion #Clothing #ClimateCrisis #FastFashion #Lifestyle #EthicalConsumption #Newstodon #NewstodonFriday #FollowFriday

Last year, New Mexico adopted House Bill 4, which establishes that those convicted of a felony can still vote, providing they are not incarcerated. A crew of people set to work registering newly eligible voters and in doing so discovered thousands of people who had been wrongfully denied their voting rights, for many years before. They’ve successfully sued the state so that those affected will be able to vote next Tuesday. It’s a victory, but some voters still feel mistrustful of the government. @bolts explains more.

https://boltsmag.org/voting-rights-restoration-reform-in-new-mexico/

#NewMexico #Voting #USElection #VotingReform #Newstodon #NewstodonFriday #FollowFriday

Back in March, not long after the death of Nex Benedict, @damemagazine’s Catherine Caruso wrote about how schools became so dangerous for LGBTQ kids. The conclusion? Right-wing outlets are trying to start a moral panic; social media platforms have amplified this; and politicians have legislated to support it. “The real-word harm that has unfolded due to anti-LGBTQ bias and misinformation is immeasurable,” Caruso writes.

https://www.damemagazine.com/2024/03/28/how-did-schools-become-so-dangerous-for-lgbtq-kids/

#LGBTQ #NexBenedict #Newstodon #NewstodonFriday #FollowFriday