Marina Yankina, head of the department of financial provisions for the Western Military District, was found dead on a sidewalk on Wednesday morning, according to multiple local reports. She is just the latest in a growing list of Russian military officials, defense industry figures, war critics, and gas and oil execs to die suddenly and mysteriously since the start of the full-scale invasion last year. Source: Top Russian Military Official Marina Yankina Dead After Fall From 16th Floor

“I feel I am just another human being, a part of the world in which I live. Therefore, I’m never lonely. I think of whoever I meet as being the same as me. We don’t need to be introduced. If they have two eyes, one nose and a mouth, I think of other people as being human like me.”

His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama

Source: We are all human – Silent Songs of Sonsnow

Mayor Eric Adams on Thursday announced that Ya-Ting Liu, a former transit advocate, will become New York City’s director of the public realms. The highly anticipated new role in City Hall is expected to expand and manage popular programs such as Open Streets and outdoor dining, which took off during the pandemic. Source: Mayor Adams taps former transit advocate to oversee NYC’s public spaces – Gothamist

DeSantis told all public universities to hand over the medical data about all trans students. Students are calling it a breach of trans rights.
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DeSatan wants to make a list of who to put into work camps aka concentration camps

County Supervisor Janice Hahn, who spearheaded the effort, said the partnership involves more than helping Farmer John’s employees find work.

“Before workers even begin to talk to employers or get information about job training, we make sure they have everything they need to support their families right now,” she said.

That includes connecting them with CalFresh benefits and healthcare coverage through Covered California, as well as helping them file for unemployment and connecting them with housing assistance if needed.

“Many of these workers have spent years, if not decades, working at this meatpacking plant doing grueling work,” Hahn said. “And it is our hope that out of this bad situation, we can open doors for people to start new careers and improve their quality of life.”

Source: Farmer John’s laid-off workers offered free training, new prospects – San Gabriel Valley Tribune

Source: Free Tax Filing and Tax Prep in 2023: IRS Free File & More – NerdWallet

A look at IRS data from fiscal year 2021 — the most recent available — finds that while 70% of taxpayers qualified for Free File, just 3.1% used it.

Source: Vast majority of taxpayers qualify to file for free, but very few take advantage – San Gabriel Valley Tribune

Source: Long-COVID patients report job, money issues in addition to lingering symptoms | CIDRAP