Massachusetts passed a law requiring cars make data accessible to independent shops to allow repairs. Automakers sued. ~transport Article 1155 words 31 votes
The Republican Revolution and how the party switch actually happened ~humanities.history Article 1390 words 13 votes
New College: How Ron DeSantis is forcing Florida brain drain by targeting an LGBTQ+ campus ~lgbt Article 3201 words 24 votes
Nationalist leader convicted for ordering violence against Polish abortion rights, lgbtq rights, protester “Grandma Kate” ~news poland politics crime Link 17 votes
Uber and Lyft to pay New York drivers $328 million following state attorney general wage theft investigation ~transport Article 998 words 20 votes
Swedish ports threaten to block Teslas from entering the country – strike that started with mechanics is beginning to spread ~transport Article 356 words 28 votes
An Idaho woman and her son have been charged with kidnapping after prosecutors say they took the son’s minor girlfriend to Oregon to get an abortion ~health Article 539 words 31 votes
Why Amarillo, Texas hit pause on proposed abortion travel ban adopted elsewhere in Texas ~health Article 1133 words, published Oct 25 2023 15 votes
Why the “privacy” wars rage on ~humanities.history Article 3397 words, published Jun 17 2022 12 votes
When foster parents don’t want to give back the baby ~life parenting Article 6899 words, published Oct 16 2023 24 votes
Israel's Gaza evacuation order could breach international law [by forcibly transferring civilians] ~news israel palestine law.international Article 432 words 34 votes
After many years, migrant workers in Norway won legal protection from exploitative agencies – but now a European Free Trade Association ruling puts progress in peril ~life work Article 1236 words 3 votes
Meta (Facebook / Instagram) to move to a "Pay for your Rights" approach ~tech facebook social media privacy Article 688 words 33 votes
California public school students will learn about labor rights under first-of-its-kind law ~life education work Article 635 words, published Oct 3 2023 44 votes
South Korean teachers seek protection from harassment by students' parents ~life education parenting work Article 1094 words 38 votes
Alliance Defending Freedom has won fifteen Supreme Court cases. Now it wants religious exemptions to anti-discrimination laws—and is going after trans rights. ~lgbt transgender Article 10 470 words, published Oct 2 2023 36 votes
US state of Arizona cancels leases and water rights for Saudi company that grows alfalfa ~enviro water.ground Article 1007 words 45 votes
Over 75,000 workers poised for largest healthcare strike in US history ~health healthcare Article 720 words 36 votes
Dozens of Greenlandic women who say they were fitted with the contraceptive coil without their consent or knowledge are planning to sue the Danish state ~health healthcare Article 447 words 26 votes
Finland faces autumn of discontent with strikes and protests over government's austerity budget ~misc politics Link 8 votes
Video game voice actors are ready to strike over AI ~games Article 1661 words, published Sep 26 2023 42 votes
‘Once we win California, the nation is next’: What a caste discrimination ban means for Americans ~life housing work education Article 1335 words 19 votes
India ‘weaponising global anti-terror fund’ to crack down on civil society groups, Amnesty says ~news india politics Article 671 words 16 votes
Joe Biden administration grants Seattle Children's Hospital $240K for LGBT sex education tool ~lgbt transgender Link 11 votes
‘We can’t drink oil’: How a seventy-year-old pipeline imperils the Great Lakes ~enviro water energy Article 2281 words 31 votes
Montana judge temporarily blocks enforcement of law to ban gender-affirming medical care for minors ~lgbt transgender Article 886 words 16 votes
Gainesville, Florida is giving trans punk legend Laura Jane Grace a key to the city ~lgbt transgender Article 377 words 11 votes
European Commission blocks US travel giant Booking from acquiring its Swedish rival eTraveli – Booking commands 60% market share in Europe ~finance business Article 267 words 13 votes
Professionals in Sweden are pushing back hard against a rightwing plan to make them snitch on undocumented migrants ~life Article 885 words 23 votes
New Mexico Governor bans public carry of guns in Albuquerque ~news usa.nm.albuquerque politics Article 897 words, published Sep 8 2023 33 votes
Women who were denied emergency abortions file lawsuits in three states: Lawsuits want to clarify abortion ban exceptions for ‘medical emergencies’ in Idaho, Oklahoma and Tennessee ~health healthcare.emergency Article 36 votes
Bad-faith coverage of trans issues — who does it serve? ~lgbt transgender Article 787 words, published Sep 8 2023 16 votes
Indigenous Sámi activist set up camp outside the Norwegian parliament to protest against wind turbines built on land traditionally used by reindeer herders ~enviro energy.renewable Article 497 words 16 votes
G20 leaders must hold Indian government to account for its human rights violations and political persecution ~misc politics Link 20 votes
European Union Digital Markets Act aims to allow more competition and let consumers delete preloaded phone apps ~tech Article 751 words, published Sep 6 2023 27 votes
The ordeal of Tigrayan women in Ethiopia: 'Whether you shout or not, no one is going to come and rescue you' ~life.women Article 527 words, published Sep 6 2023 13 votes
Inside one family's decision to move from Texas to California to protect their transgender teenager ~lgbt transgender Article 4261 words, published Aug 31 2023 41 votes
We lost the war - Come to terms with the imminent loss of privacy and civil rights without going lethargic ~life Link 16 votes
Twitter accused of helping Saudi Arabia commit human rights abuses ~tech social media Article 1155 words 21 votes
From fights over LGBT rights to prayer at school board meetings, Chino Valley California public schools have become ground zero for the culture wars ~life education Article 6151 words 9 votes
The endless battle to banish the world’s most notorious stalker website Kiwi Farms ~lgbt transgender Article 1961 words 22 votes
With no dedicated government minister or national representation, the Sámi go to the polls in a vote to elect twenty-one members of the Sámi Parliament in Inari, Finland ~misc politics Article 827 words 12 votes
Senator admits "Kids Online Safety Act" will target trans content online ~lgbt transgender Article 597 words 28 votes
US veterans discharged under ‘Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell’ are still fighting for justice — and benefits ~lgbt Article 1518 words 28 votes
Kansas officials are no longer required to change trans people’s birth certificates, judge says ~lgbt transgender Article 1054 words 12 votes
Judge denies request to halt Missouri’s gender-affirming medical care ban ~lgbt transgender Article 1951 words 15 votes