mostaurelius

mostaurelius, 1 month ago to baltimore

FBI opens criminal probe into Key Bridge collapse, raids Dali

The criminal investigation will examine, at least in part, whether the ship’s crew knew there were mechanical or electrical issues aboard the Dali before it left the Port of Baltimore three weeks ago, according to an official familiar with the investigation

https://www.thebaltimorebanner.com/community/criminal-justice/fbi-key-bridge-criminal-baltimore-GF7FAD7OINHC3IELLKHAG7HROY/

#USnews #Baltimore #Maryland #KeyBridge #FBI #investigation #Dali #shipping

mostaurelius, 1 month ago to oregon

Can homeless people be fined for sleeping outside? A rural Oregon city asks the US Supreme Court

https://apnews.com/article/grants-pass-oregon-supreme-court-homeless-encampments-a8dcddb518bd76b11d409666c06701b8

#USnews #homelessness #housing #SupremeCourt #Oregon #California #Washington #NewYork #government #law

mostaurelius, 1 month ago to workersrights

America’s Last Violent Strike Has Been Wrongly Forgotten

The 1937 Little Steel strike is often dismissed as a failure and relegated to a footnote. But it was a courageous organizing effort and a crucial moment in US labor history — revealing the limits of the New Deal order and the deepest dynamics of capitalism.

https://jacobin.com/2024/04/cio-little-steel-strike-swoc
#USnews #labor #union #strike #WorkersRights

mostaurelius, 1 month ago to books

A pack horse librarian delivering books in rural Kentucky in 1938. During the Great Depression, the Pack Horse Library Project was a Works Progress Administration (WPA) program in which the librarians, who were often called "book women" or "book ladies," delivered books to remote parts of Appalachia.

source: https://www.facebook.com/GoodwillLibrarian

#books #library #PublicWorks #WPA #reading #bookstodon @bookstodon

mostaurelius, 1 month ago to random

Remember when men would call their significant other their "main squeeze"? Those were halcyon days

mostaurelius, 1 month ago to baltimore

Baltimore bridge collapse has dockworkers in fear for their future

Shutdown of the Port of Baltimore has resulted in the loss of around 8,000 jobs.

https://abcnews.go.com/US/baltimore-bridge-collapse-dockworkers-fear-future/story?id=109082947

#USnews #Baltimore #Maryland #KeyBridge #work #labor #jobs #employment #shipping #dockworkers

mostaurelius, 1 month ago to worldnews

Iran seizes cargo ship in Strait of Hormuz, Iranian media says | Reuters

Iran's Revolutionary Guards seized an Israeli-linked cargo ship in the Strait of Hormuz on Saturday, the Iranian state-run IRNA news agency reported, days after Tehran warned it could close the area to sea traffic.

https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/ukmto-receives-report-incident-50nm-northeast-uaes-fujairah-2024-04-13/
#WorldNews #middleeast #Iran #Israel

mostaurelius, 1 month ago to television

I watch the latest episodes on Fridays so I just caught up. Episode 8 might be one of the most tense episodes of television I've ever seen.

#Shogun #FX #hulu #television

mostaurelius, 1 month ago (edited 1 month ago) to ukteachers

"The goal of [the] Wilks and those that share their ideology is to gain control of levers of power and control information," Texas-based campaign finance analyst Chris Tackett told the outlet. "That's why they invest heavily into politicians, agenda-driven nonprofits and media organizations like PragerU and the Daily Wire. It is all connected."

https://www.yahoo.com/news/billionaire-brothers-bankroll-education-programs-000000351.html

#USnews #education #politics #energy #indoctrination #media

mostaurelius, 1 month ago to random

Trump says migrants are fueling violent crime. Here is what the research shows | Reuters

https://www.reuters.com/world/us/trump-focuses-migrants-crime-here-is-what-research-shows-2024-04-11/

#USnews #USborder #immigration #crime

mostaurelius, 1 month ago to Israel

Muslim leaders are 'out of words' as they tire of the White House outreach on the war in Gaza

https://apnews.com/article/white-house-biden-muslims-gaza-israel-war-32cbf8d76872863a6c672bdce087be23

#USnews #Israel #Gaza #Palestine #Muslims #politics #ceasefire

mostaurelius, 1 month ago to worldnews

Biden Administration Fears Iran Might Target U.S. Forces Over Israel Strike

Iran threatens to attack the U.S. if it assists Israel in defending against any Damascus retaliation.

https://theintercept.com/2024/04/10/iran-israel-strike/
#WorldNews #Israel #Iran #UnitedStates #Syria

mostaurelius, 1 month ago to worldnews

‘AUTOMATED MURDER’: ISRAEL’S ‘ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE’ IN GAZA

https://popularresistance.org/automated-murder-israels-ai-in-gaza/

#WorldNews #Israel #Palestine #Gaza #AI #technology

mostaurelius, 1 month ago to workersrights

Big Brother Is Watching Amazon and Walmart Warehouse Workers

Both Amazon and Walmart invest massively in highly invasive technological surveillance of their warehouse workforce — surveillance that then enables the hyperexploitation both companies’ workers are subject to.

https://jacobin.com/2024/04/surveillance-amazon-walmart-warehouse-workers-oxfam
#USnews #labor #WorkersRights #surveillance #technology #walmart #amazon

mostaurelius, 1 month ago to random

Now we'll never find the real killer...

mostaurelius, 1 month ago to random

My 8-year old has jokes.

Brielle: Knock knock.
Me: Who's there?
Brielle: Lou Diamond.
Me: Lou Diamond who?
Brielle: Lou Diamond Phillips.

mostaurelius, 1 month ago to random

My 8-year old has some interesting jokes.

Brielle: Knock knock.
Me: Who's there?
Brielle: Lou Diamond.
Me: Lou Diamond who?
Brielle: Lou Diamond Phillips.

mostaurelius, 2 months ago to maryland

I'm not leaving but I am giving Bluesky a spin as well. Give me a follow if you're there.

https://bsky.app/profile/mostaurelius.bsky.social

About me/Interests:
#UnitedStates #Maryland #Baltimore #philosophy #Stoicism #philanthropy #outdoors #camping #bushcraft #meditation #deism #socialism #film #art #journaling #writing #reading #books #socialjustice #mentalhealth #life #food

mostaurelius, 2 months ago to maryland

My Maryland Presidential Primary ballot arrived in the mail today and, yes, UNCOMMITTED is an option.

#Election2024 #Maryland #PresidentialPrimary #Biden #uncommitted #ceasefire #Israel #Palestine #Gaza

mostaurelius, 2 months ago to workersrights

#WorkersRights #OrganizedLabor #Unions #labor #memes #mtcstw

mostaurelius, 2 months ago to Journaling

It turned out to be a good day for journaling ️📖 ✍️ 🧠 ✨️

#journaling #wellness #SelfCare #MentalHealth #mindfulness

mostaurelius, 2 months ago to worldnews

World Central Kitchen halts operations in Gaza after strike kills staff

International food charity World Central Kitchen (WCK) is suspending its operations in Gaza following the death of seven of its workers in an Israeli air strike.

https://www.bbc.com/news/world-68710515

#WorldNews #Israel #Palestine #Gaza #HumanitarianAid #ceasefire

mostaurelius, 2 months ago to worldnews

Israeli airstrike on Gaza kills seven working for food aid NGO | Reuters

Citizens from Australia, Britain and Poland were among seven people working for celebrity chef Jose Andres' World Central Kitchen who were killed in an Israeli airstrike in central Gaza on Monday, the NGO said.

https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/israel-airstrike-gaza-kills-foreign-aid-workers-hamas-run-media-office-says-2024-04-01/

#WorldNews #Israel #Palestine #Gaza #WCK #HumanitarianAid #ceasefire