In January, The Lever reported on Boeing/Spirit whistleblower Josh Dean's safety warnings about the company.

The Seattle Times is now reporting that Dean has just died: seattletimes.com/business/whist…

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Awkward situation at a Senate Foreign Relations Committee hearing today

As the US envoy for Sudan testified on how little attention Sudan gets, senators cycled out due to conflicting schedules, leaving for long periods only 1 senator in the hearing room (and 20 empty seats)

Pope Francis met with BRICS Bank President Dilma Rousseff today in the Vatican.

Boeing whistleblowers keep suddenly dying.

Welcome to America, where life is sacred until you’re born.

Newborn twins fight rare disease, family says it’ll cost $4.2 million to save their lives. Insurance stopped coverage on their condition day after they were born. Their mom works for the insurer. wbtv.com/2024/04/30/new…

🚨NEW: Israeli warned the Biden administration that if the International Criminal Court issues arrest warrants against Israeli leaders, it will take retaliatory steps against the Palestinian Authority that could lead to its collapse. My story on Axios axios.com/2024/05/01/us-…

The wheelchair industry is now controlled by two private equity firms.

They won't prioritize repairs, which aren't as profitable. So countless users have broken chairs and can't afford new ones.

'My bones are deforming,' said one senior who's waited for a repair for 3 years.

Israeli Weapons Firms Required to Buy Cloud Services from Google and Amazon theintercept.com/2024/05/01/goo… by Sam Biddle

Recently, Americans for Prosperity staffer attacked Payday for doing coverage in Brazil.

Solidarity is international tho

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NEW from kate briquelet: Jessica Seinfeld and Bill Ackman both donated thousands to fund pro-Israel counter-protesters at UCLA, in the lead up to last night's violent attack on the university's Pro-Palestinian encampment. The Daily Beast

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First picketing shift is over! 🪧Now we’re moving on to discussing what this contract means to each other and why we are on strike 💪

UCLA ⁦UAW⁩ members move to strike following the attack last night uaw4811.org/updates/strike…

Boomers should re-learn their history the way I did: Listening to 80s indie bands on cassette and looking up who 'the contras' were.

'If they have a pothole or a rough street that they’re hoping to get fixed, it’s probably not going to happen until at least 2027.'

Pittsburgh could be headed for some serious belt tightening. publicsource.org/pittsburgh-fin…

From Columbia Journalism School dean Jelani Cobb to students: 'We believe that journalists have a fundamental right to cover the news. Your efforts turned those sentiments into reality. You told the stories the global public deserved to hear. You helped the School to meet its…

Stunning violence last night at UCLA after pro-Israel mob attacks pro-Palestinian encampment. Several injuries reported. Los Angeles Times Safi Nazzal rushed to the scene with eyewitness reports. latimes.com/california/sto…

Students at the largest university in Latin America, UNAM, hold an assembly to decide how they will join international solidarity movements for Palestine. On Thursday, students set up an encampment on campus. Worldwide solidarity from Mexico City! ❤️🖤🤍💚📸:Miguel Angel

The tents are gone, but they left their mark.

All praise to Prof. Sami Schalk, who protected her students w her body. They ripped off her dress and hurt her so badly that she is now at the hospital. Dr. Schalk literally wrote the book on Black Disability Politics. Talk about putting your body on the line for your politics!