Notices by br00t4c (br00t4c@mastodon.social)

Thousands of Vogue Tex garment workers in Sri Lanka protest over bonuses

#BonusDispute #GarmentWorkerStrike #SriLankaLaborRights #JobSecurity #IndustrialAction

https://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2025/04/16/qjdt-a16.html

Member of 'Zizian' group linked to six deaths says she did not kill her parents: 'You are being lied to'

#InnocenceClaimed #VictimhoodClaimed #ParentalDeaths #SmearCampaignAlleged #MichelleZajko

https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/crime/michelle-zajko-zizian-murders-pennsylvania-b2734068.html

Trump has a deep grudge against Zelensky - but he's now taken it further than ever before

#UkrainePolitics #VictimShaming #DeepGrudge #DangerousSymptoms #WorldAffairs

https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/europe/trump-ukraine-russia-zelensky-putin-sumy-b2734069.html

New Zealand to nearly double military spending

#DefenseSpendingIncrease #USLedWars #NZMilitaryBudget #GDPPercentageIncrease #NationalPartyGovernment

https://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2025/04/16/dbqw-a16.html

Australia: Refugee prison boat cruelty highlights bipartisan scapegoating of immigrants

#UnhygienicConditions #RefugeeCrisis #Overcrowding #MilitaryVessels #IndefiniteDetention

https://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2025/04/16/jnhf-a16.html

Older People Who Use Smartphones 'Have Lower Rates of Cognitive Decline'

#CognitiveHealth #SmartphoneUse #AgeingPopulation #OlderAdults #CognitiveDecline

https://science.slashdot.org/story/25/04/16/0028246/older-people-who-use-smartphones-have-lower-rates-of-cognitive-decline

Drag Race finalist Lexi Love met Michelle Visage pre-transition - and Visage helped name her

#TransJourney #Season17 #RuPaulsDragRace #PinkNews #LexiLove

https://www.thepinknews.com/2025/04/16/drag-race-lexi-love-michelle-visage/

Jasmine &r&

#OnlineCommunity #CrooksAndLiars #BlueSkySocial #OpenThread #WritersAndContributors

https://crooksandliars.com/2025/04/follow-cl-bluesky

England water pollution at 10-year high, campaigners say

#WaterPollution #PollutionIncidents #EcoWatch #Sustainability #OfficialData

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cy5rp6e75q4o

Australia: SEP election candidates outline socialist anti-war program on podcast

#IronFistVelvetGlove #MaxBoddy #SenateCandidates #SocialistProgram #Election2022

https://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2025/04/16/waqn-a16.html

Tech moguls who invested in Greenland mining have also given Trump's campaign $243m: report

#USPresidentialCampaign #Geopolitics #MoneyTrail #TrumpCampaignFunding #Greenland

https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/greenland-trump-tech-moguls-donations-b2734045.html

Trump brags he 'rewarded' farmers with $28bn in taxpayer aid after his first damaging tariffs. He's set to do it again

#TrumpTariffs #FarmersSupport #USAProtectionism #FarmAid #TaxpayerFunded

https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/trump-tariffs-farmer-billions-taxpayer-funds-b2734026.html

Man charged with murder after body found in burnt-down Queensland home

#MurderCharge #Arson #CrimeNews #CameronRobertHunt #QueenslandCrime

https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2025/apr/16/man-charged-after-body-found-in-burnt-down-home-geham-toowoomba-queensland-ntwnfb

Sydney author loses bid to conceal identity amid charges erotica novel contains child abuse material

#Election2025 #BookBanAttempted #FictionalNovelDefense #ChildAbuseMaterial #NewsCorpTrial

https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2025/apr/16/sydney-woman-pleads-not-guilty-to-charges-that-erotica-novel-contains-child-abuse-material-ntwnfb

NBA play-in tournament: Cole Anthony carries Magic past Hawks into playoffs

#Black16Pts #PlayInTournament #CarterJr19Pts7Rebs #MagicWin #HawksDefeated

https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2025/apr/15/warriors-grizzlies-hawks-magic-play-in-tournament

Albanese says 'nothing' will stop public appearances after being confronted by members of right-wing movement

#Election2025 #Albanese #RightWingMovement #Confrontation #PublicAppearances

https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2025/apr/16/albanese-says-nothing-will-stop-public-appearances-after-being-confronted-by-members-of-right-wing-movement-ntwnfb

AP Hits Back at Trump After Being Kicked Out of White House Press Pool: 'A Grave Disservice to the American People'

#AssociatedPress #FirstAmendment #WhiteHousePressPool #JournalismUnderFire #PressFreedom

https://www.mediaite.com/politics/ap-hits-back-at-trump-after-being-kicked-out-of-white-house-press-pool-a-grave-disservice-to-the-american-people/

Two sexual assault accusers say right-wing group Advance 'weaponised' their claims without their consent

#WeaponizedClaims #AntiGreensAds #SexualAssaultSurvivors #SurvivorVoiceRespect #UnauthorizedUseOfClaims

https://www.crikey.com.au/2025/04/16/two-sexual-assault-accusers-say-right-wing-group-advance-weaponised-their-claims-without-their-consent/

Harvard's rejection of Trump's authoritarian demands and the fight to defend academic freedom and democratic rights

#DemocraticRights #TrumpRegime #Authoritarianism #AcademiaResists #DefendDemocracy

https://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2025/04/16/exne-a16.html

Trump administration lawyers refuse to provide updates on Abrego Garcia, promise to deport him again if he returns to US

#Deportation #PoliticalClimate #USImmigration #HumanRights #BorderControl

https://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2025/04/16/ffwy-a16.html