Notices by Sue Stone (knittingknots2@mstdn.social)

Falling fertility rates globally pose a long-term economic threat

https://www.axios.com/2025/01/16/fertility-rates-economy-pensions

UnitedHealth, employer of slain exec Brian Thompson, found to have overcharged cancer patients for drugs by over 1,000% | Fortune

https://archive.ph/lUkHV

MSNBC's president steps down as network prepares for Trump's return to office - Raw Story

https://www.rawstory.com/rashida-jones-msnbc/

Trump’s Offshore Wind Ban Is Coming, Congressman Says - Heatmap News

https://heatmap.news/sparks/offshore-wind-ban-order

'Quite the opposite': GOP's 'Make America Healthy' promise torn apart in fact-check - Raw Story

https://www.rawstory.com/make-america-healthy-again-rfk/

Jen Rubin exits Washington Post, joins Norm Eisen to launch new outlet countering ‘authoritarian threat’ | CNN Business

https://www.cnn.com/2025/01/13/media/jennifer-rubin-norm-eisen-contrarian-washington-post/index.html

'C'mon. We aren't idiots': Onlookers blast GOP lawmaker over conditions on L.A. fire funds - Raw Story

https://www.rawstory.com/barrasso-blasted-strings-la-fire/

Former Canadian leader's blunt advice for Trump: 'Give your head a shake!' | AP News

https://apnews.com/article/canada-trump-chretien-51st-state-ad9749047d0b627eed56be22f43ea7cd

Shein: Inside the Chinese factories fuelling the company's success

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cdrylgvr77jo

As the world burns, young Australians are feeling disbelief – and looking for answers | Anjali Sharma | The Guardian

https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2025/jan/13/as-the-world-burns-young-australians-are-feeling-disbelief-and-looking-for-answers

Gavin Newsom blasts Trump for ‘threatening our first responders’

https://thehill.com/homenews/state-watch/5081549-newsom-blasts-trump-for-threatening-our-first-responders/

'Where's the line?' MSNBC's Steele hammers Zuckerberg for allowing attacks on young girls - Raw Story

https://www.rawstory.com/zuckerberg-fact-checking-young-girls/

GOP's Britt put on the spot by CNN's Tapper for supporting an election denier to head DOJ - Raw Story

https://www.rawstory.com/katie-britt-2670801937/

Steve Bannon Goes Nuclear on ‘Truly Evil’ Elon Musk

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https://www.mediaite.com/politics/steve-bannon-goes-nuclear-on-truly-evil-and-racist-elon-musk-pledges-to-take-this-guy-down/

Literacy By Any Means Necessary: The History of Anti-Literacy Laws in the U.S – Oakland Literacy Coalition

https://oaklandliteracycoalition.org/literacy-by-any-means-necessary-the-history-of-anti-literacy-laws-in-the-u-s/

'We always have troops in Greenland': J.D. Vance hints at Trump's use of military force - Raw Story

https://www.rawstory.com/jd-vance-greenland/

LA area fires: Climate change playing key contributing role

https://www.axios.com/2025/01/12/la-fires-climate-change-drought-extreme-weather

#ClimateChange

US supreme court curbed public scrutiny as it boosted security before Roe ruling | US supreme court | The Guardian

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/jan/12/us-supreme-court-roe

'Appearance of a cover-up': Senate Dem raises alarm over missing FBI info on Trump nominee - Raw Story

https://www.rawstory.com/hegseth-fbi/

GOP Sen Dismisses Trump’s Refusal to Rule Out Conquering Greenland: US ‘Not Going to Invade Another Country’

https://www.thedailybeast.com/gop-sen-dismisses-trumps-refusal-to-rule-out-conquering-greenland-us-not-going-to-invade-another-country/