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"Baltimore City's 2024 early voting ballot went out of its way to purposely misspell Frederick Douglass's name." ⸱ drwiii ⸱ May 6
Early voting begins in Maryland's high-profile racesbaltimoresun.com Early voting in the races for the United States Senate, Baltimore mayor, the United States House of Representatives and more kicked off May 2nd with thousands of voters getting a jump-start ahead of the May 14th primary day. |
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Trump says Biden is running a Gestapo administrationlatimes.com Donald Trump said that President Joe Biden is running a "Gestapo administration", the latest example of that president using Nazi Germany references in his campaign rhetoric. Additionally, the New York Times reported that Trump told his audience that Democrats effectively purchase votes through economic safety net programs. |
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Lowest-cost factory autos of April 2024cars.com 2024 Mitsubishi Mirage ES |
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drwiii ⸱ May 6
Israeli army tells Palestinians to evacuate Rafahnbcdfw.com The Israeli army has told Palestinians to begin evacuating eastern Rafah, according to an Israeli Defense Force statement on May 6th, signaling that a ground invasion is imminent. People were told to move to Muwasi, an Israeli-declared humanitarian area near the coast. |
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"Mayor Scott is a seen as a 'white' mayor when he isn't hiding what he's doing in office. Term usage such as 'black actor' is old in politics." ⸱ drwiii ⸱ May 6
Brandon Scott says he doesn't regret arts funding commentsfoxbaltimore.com At an announcement where two dozen small arts organizations were awarded $3.5 million in COVID relief funds, Mayor Brandon Scott made a comment he acknowledged in real time could get him in trouble. "For too long public dollars have simply gone to the big names and big players in town. Dare I say, I know my staff is going to hate this. The big names and big players in town just happen to be white ran organizations in Baltimore," he said. |
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"I applied to a supermarket job within the past week because I need some money so I can enjoy life before paying taxes. I have $0 to spend." ⸱ drwiii ⸱ May 6
Food prices are rising following minimum wage hikefoxbusiness.com "Fast-food" workers make $20 an hour in California, per the new minimum wage law. The minimum wage for other workers in California is $15.50 an hour, among the highest of any state. The federal minimum wage, the same since 2009, is $7.25 an hour. |
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Local content creators weigh in on ban of Tik Tok company kesq.com Content creators throughout the U.S. are on edge about a potential Tik Tok ban. President Biden signed a foreign aid package that included a measure that could lead to a Tik Tok ban in the United States. The bill gives ByteDance, Tik Tok's Chinese owned parent company, nine months to sell the app with a potential 90 day extension if a sale is in progress. |
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"I'm being run as the kid in 1985 who liked the Mac demo and needs money to buy it, not as Steve Jobs. You knew that, right?" ⸱ drwiii ⸱ May 6
What to expect at Apple’s May 7 "Let loose" eventarstechnica.com Apple has been criticized by commentators over the past few weeks. iPads have not been selling well. The Vision Pro didn't sell that well. Apple is perceived by many as behind on generative AI tech. |
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"What I replied to studentaid.gov with is: 'You're not going to run a $0 country and I'm not going to pay you until you hire me.'" ⸱ drwiii ⸱ May 6
Biden Has Now Cancelled 10% Of All Student Debtforbes.com Biden's administration has allegedly approved upwards of $160 billion in loan forgiveness, representing 10% of all outstanding student debt. |
