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The other day, my friend shared this video on consulting collectives, which is when "a small group of independent consultants or freelancers share clients, resources, and revenue on specific projects while maintaining their independence on others" :
https://www.instagram.com/p/DUDtOqGkTmY/…

JANEL ABRAHAMI | Career Advice for the Future of Work on Instagram: "Are you already doing this? How does it work for you? ⚡️ Consulting Collective (noun): when a small group of independent consultants or freelancers share clients, resources, and revenue on specific projects while maintaining their independence on others. Like the Avengers, but for client work. The solo consultant life is lonely and limiting, because you can only take on so much work, you have no backup when you’re sick or on vacation, and big clients often want teams, not individuals. But going back to a traditional agency or corporate job means giving up your autonomy + flexibility. So, consulting collectives are the clever middle ground no one’s talking about. Here’s how they actually work. @freelancingfemales @dreamersdoers @linkedinnews @entrepreneur @entreprenistas"
55K likes, 1,355 comments - janelabrahami on January 28, 2026: "Are you already doing this? How does it work for you? ⚡️ Consulting Collective (noun): when a small group of independent consultants or freelancers share clients, resources, and revenue on specific projects while maintaining their independence on others. Like the Avengers, but for client work. The solo consultant life is lonely and limiting, because you can only take on so much work, you have no backup when you’re sick or o…

'Speech and debate' excuse.
MAGA New York City Councilmember Sues To Block Discipline By Council For Her Islamophobic Tweets - Joe.My.God.
https://www.joemygod.com/2026/03/maga-new-york-city-councilmember-sues-to-block-discipline-by-council-for-her-islamophobic-tweets/

The Trump administration’s cancellation of more than $
100 million in humanities grants to scholars, writers, research groups and other organizations
was unconstitutional, and the Department of Government Efficiency had no authority to end the funding, a federal judge in New York ruled on Thursday.
U.S. District Judge Colleen McMahon in Manhattan sided with The Authors Guild, several other groups and several people who had their grants canceled and sued DOGE and the National…

Judge rules government illegally canceled more than $100 million in humanities grants
A federal judge in New York has ruled that the Trump administration's cancellation of over $100 million in humanities grants was unconstitutional. Judge Colleen McMahon on Thursday sided with The Authors Guild and others who sued DOGE and the National Endowment for the Humanities. She permanently barred the administration from terminating the grants. The judge also criticized DOGE's use of artificial intelligence to label and target projects as "diversity, equity and inclusion. Several groups t…

Local elections 2026 | Manchester City Council
On a quick scan, it looks like while some of the Greens have decent majorities, the Reform Ltd ones are small and based on low turnout.
Plenty of scope to defeat the fascists next time.

Gullible, Cynical America (Adam Serwer/The Atlantic)
https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/03/cynical-gullible-american-man/686079/?gift=Je3D9AQS-C17lUTOnl2W8JR2s_y5pH5bL_qSLl5Pavc&utm_source=copy-link&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=share
http://www.memeorandum.com/260309/p54#a260309p54

Mira, censurando obras de teatro, como con Franco https://www.eldiario.es/madrid/concejala-pp-collado-villalba-cancela-directo-monologo-mujer-luego-pide-perdon_1_13050067.html

Groundwater contamination was top of mind when Medcalf heard about a new draft bill crafted by the House of Representatives in January.
The bill would amend large portions of the 1976 Toxic Substances Control Act
— a series of EPA regulations meant to police the manufacturing, processing and use of chemical substances,
including such contaminants as those found at Jones Road.
In 2016, Congress reformed the act, commonly referred to as

After Years of Gains, GOP Pushes to Roll Back Chemical Regulations
In Texas, environmental activists and experts raise the alarm about the impact on the state's petrochemical industry.

Judge Rules U.S. Unlawfully Canceled Harvard Medical School Researcher's Visa (The Harvard Crimson)
https://www.thecrimson.com/article/2026/4/8/petrova-visa-cancelled-unlawful/
http://www.memeorandum.com/260408/p67#a260408p67

Obviously difficult. I did better than chance.
Guess the Party — Can you tell a UK councillor's party from their face?
https://guesstheparty.co.uk/

Guess the Party — Can you tell a UK councillor's party from their face?
A UK political face-guessing game. 2,000+ real councillor photos, live stats from millions of guesses. Can you pick Labour from Reform on sight alone?

Lincolnshire were going carbon neutral at the pace of a tortoise.
The Reform sic) leadership thought that was too fast.
Lincolnshire County Councillors scrap 2050 carbon neutral target - BBC News

Lincolnshire County Councillors scrap 2050 carbon neutral target
The Reform UK-led Lincolnshire County Council has agreed to scrap the net zero target.