Sunday, March 15, 2026

Tag: ProPublica

US Forest Service stops issuing firefighter pants that contain PFAS, following...

Despite knowing about the use of PFAS, officials with the Forest Service had not previously informed wildland firefighters about it.

ProPublica’s embrace of large language models echoes what I’ve been saying...

This distinction between “AI” as a vague, catch-all term and the specific type of advanced pattern-finding model actually at play here matters immensely.

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Make corporate complicity unprofitable: Gen Z campaign launches boycott of companies tied to ICE

As Trump intensifies immigration crackdowns, a new boycott movement targets the corporations supplying ICE with infrastructure, technology, and access to consumers.

UNICEF warns child casualties are becoming catastrophic as evidence grows in Iran school bombing

More than 1,100 children have been killed or wounded across the Middle East since the United States and Israel launched war on Iran while investigations point to outdated intelligence behind the Minab school strike.

Democrats’ last major obstacle to defeating MAGA for good

If all Americans regardless of their political beliefs, racial backgrounds, and economic standing were required to serve together and learn from each other to achieve a goal as a cohesive unit, it could be what helps future generations heal from the division that’s plaguing our political system.

Where’s the resistance to the Iran war?

A majority of Americans already oppose the war in Iran, but the bombs won’t stop until public opinion is converted into real pressure.

How accent discrimination reinforces America’s deepest divides

The American Southern accent reveals how linguistic prejudice reinforces classism, regionalism, and subconscious bias across generations.