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"Today, +972 Magazine joins over 250 media organizations in a global appeal calling for the protection of Palestinian journalists in Gaza." "We call on governments, international institutions and heads of state to end their complicit silence." #Gaza #Palestine #Israel #Genocide
NEW: This morning, DOJ's Drew Ensign confirmed that the last of 76 children the Trump administration tried to put on planes & send to Guatemala in the middle of the holiday weekend are back in the custody of the Office of Refugee Resettlement, the result of a well-timed lawsuit & fast-moving judge.
More than 445,000 federal employees saw their union protections disappear in August, as agencies moved to comply with an executive order President Trump signed earlier this year that called for ignoring collective bargaining contracts with nearly one million workers.
Critics of Andrew Bailey, Trump's pick to help run the FBI, say the Missouri AG got the attention of the White House by following Trump’s tactic of targeting political opponents. “What better way to show loyalty than to do exactly what Trump wants,” one said. By @jeremykohler.bsky.social
Will the awards ceremony be held at The Four Seasons?
I'm guessing it's renovations and the Contractor-in-Chief is either too lazy or too proud to spring for the orange garbage cute (regardless of how much it might compliment his complexion)
Mighty persuasive argument here that by subtracting members of a group you make it stronger. This is absolutely the dynamic and inclusive solidarity the Democratic Party is currently lacking.
Michelle Obama: kids should have healthier school lunches RFK Jr: maybe if we let the plague run wild we can build a master race Media: wow these are the same thing
Read the article, but here’s the report with the numbers. Absolutely devastating how our economy has destroyed livability in our ‘rich’ nation: nlihc.org/oor/about
A Labor Day reminder: today there isn't a single city, metro area, or state in the U.S. where a full-time minimum-wage worker can afford a modest 2-bedroom apartment. Millions of people with jobs—even multiple jobs—aren't safe from homelessness in this country.
Had a similar thought ... Pretty sure polonium is faster-acting though.
You love to see it: National Security in the form of Rewilding.
Trump may ban irony after he sees this headline www.nytimes.com/2025/09/01/u...
wow
A good reminder that the main reason people travel anywhere - especially older people - is to get to shops. If we make driving to shops compulsory we can't be surprised when people get no exercise. Mind you, 2 things can be true and the lazy arses in my village who drive 300m to the Co-op can do one
Israel continues its genocide and war on international law and morality with “exploding robots,” tanks, bombs, famine and civilian assassinations “The majority of people in those areas do not have the luxury to pack up and leave because there is no safety anywhere.”
The Philippines has seen a spike in 10 to 14-year-olds giving birth. It comes amid fierce debate over sex education in the deeply Catholic country. https://cnn.it/45UL1OL
The Trump administration tried to snatch unaccompanied minors from foster homes, put them on planes and deport them illegally, on the weekend, during the night lawyers worked through the night to prevent it, while kids sat on the tarmac words fail me
She was arrested on the morning of Feb. 20 at her home in Charlotte while caring for her three younger siblings — the youngest of whom has autism — while her mother was at work.
murder in DC is down a whopping 16% this year compared to 2024!!! mighty impressive considering that last year is only went down 32% compared to 2023 mpdc.dc.gov/dailycrime
“Stop or I’ll say stop again” is proving to be about as effective a strategy for containing bigoted fascism as one would expect
JUST IN: Judge Sooknanan ordered the government to file a status report by 4 pm to address whether the children have been deplaned. DOJ blew the deadline. Now she orders them to show cause why they didn’t file the report in time — and sets new 6:30 pm deadline.
“if we don’t let the authoritarians do *waves hands around* it’ll be the end of faith, democracy, freedom and everything good!” *runs around with hair on fire*
and was rear-ended by the pimp
BURGUM: “I was shocked to find out, like, ‘oh, [USPP] pull somebody over and they just drive away and you can't pursue them?’ And they said ‘no, we can't.’ We got that rule changed in 24 hours because of President Trump's leadership. The next night they had so much fun. They pulled people over.”
I'm sure this will work out fine.
Some context: The USPP restricted vehicular pursuits after two officers chased, shot and killed a driver named Bijan Gisar in 2017. The government settled with Gisar's family for $5 million, but neither officer was charged nor lost his job. (www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/202...)
Jesus fucking christ. The Trump administration tried to send a bunch of children to Guatemala at 3 am and justified it by saying that the kids just wanted to return to their parents in Guatemala, but the kids actually told the court that they are afraid of being sent back to Guatemala.
When Guard get pulled away from their civilian jobs to go on orders, many are taking a pay cut. BAH supplements the base salary w/ a special allotment specifically for housing. That isn’t EXTRA money. That PLUS salary is just APPROACHING civilian pay. Shorting them BAH is putting them in poverty.
RADDATZ: One of the things they are trying to do in DC with the National Guard is have them back up local law enforcement WES MOORE: They are picking up trash
Federal rules restrict who gets COVID shots. New Mexico stepped in—removing barriers so all ages 6 months & up can get protected. Let’s all get on board 💉 #BlueSky #MedSky 🧪 #IDSky #SciSky #EMSky #EMedSky #NurseSky #FmSky #PedsSky #CardioSky #ObSky
‘police’ is a very broad category to generalize as is ‘the enemy’ I’m sure they're not all terrible all the time
Texas AG Partizan Attack On Beto Ken Paxton threatens to arrest Beto O'Rourke for fighting the illegal gerrymander of five congressional seats. Speech is no longer Free in Texas! open.substack.com/pub/betoorou...
it’s kinda sounding like he’s more upset about the secrecy than the plans coordinating with authoritarianism doesn’t sound like the best option to me
#ReleaseTheEpsteinFiles #Pinks
I really hope this becomes the black eye it deserves to be www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
US president is seeking to overhaul country’s electoral system, falsely claiming his 2020 loss was a result of fraud.
No matter what @MarshaBlackburn keeps saying, it’s not criminals they’re targeting. www.cnn.com/2025/08/30/u...
💉 Shingles vaccine and heart health A global review found the shingles jab was linked to an 18% lower risk of heart attack or stroke, with protective effects seen even in younger adults. 🔗 www.theguardian.com/society/2025... #SciComm #HeartHealth #Vaccines 🧪
New Mexico is overriding the federal government on the topic of COVID19 vaccines to ensure their residents can access them. States hold a tremendous amount of public health power. They should use it.
Cracker Barrel quietly removes DEI and Pride pages from its website after logo upheaval | CNN Business www.cnn.com/2025/08/28/b...
This “explicit” is a weird editorial choice. The constitution gives the president no power over this at all. It’s not ambiguous.
One disabled Marine veteran has not had a primary care doctor assigned to him since his previous doctor left in the winter, his wife said. The VA “was never like this before. There’s a lack of staff, empty rooms, locked doors.”
projecting his own mortality here is he?
Yes please. EVs solve just a few issues with cars, while also creating some new issues. All cars are bastards. #urbanism
CNN: “At least 47 killed in Gaza City on Saturday, 6 children… footage showed a row of dead children shrouded in floral blankets… Video from after the attack showed numerous children wandering dazed, covered in blood and dust…” www.cnn.com/2025/08/30/m...
Why don’t you send everyone proof of life first? (Either way, Chicago doesn’t want you here)
Israel is now denying US senators (aka their patrons) from even seeing what they have done to Gaza. But the genocide is made up.
I feel like there's maybe something more to 'she found out [where he was]" ... It sounds a lot like no one was going to tell her.
“ILLEGALS” MY ASS! Green card holder Rami Othmane speaks out after being snatched off the street by ICE while driving to the grocery store. He’s a documented immigrant and the husband of Dr Wafaa Alrashid, chief of staff at a local hospital. He was locked in detention for 13 days.
I'm sure that many of us primarily live in three homes.
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In Ghislaine Maxwell’s Justice Department interview, she comes off as pathetic, loathsome, and utterly lacking in remorse. The entire operation was damage control—an attempt to exculpate President Trump from his own involvement with Jeffrey Epstein.
The schools to prisons pipelines are collapsing down It's never too soon to enroll your LO in a private penitentiary of the mind But act fast Spaces will be unlimited
If you're arrested in Illinois protesting the planned ICE HQ in North Chicago, I can represent you pro bono. Email me at sheryl@weikallaw.com. As always, I will take as many cases as I can.
If only people had any idea about how unfit he was before the confirmation.
The USDA is giving the public just three weeks to weigh in on a key step of its attempt to scrap the Roadless Rule, which protects almost 59 million acres of forest land from road construction and timber harvesting.
The DeSantis administration currently has at least seven Florida Highway Patrol troopers just on anti-chalk duty: Two watching from a Dunkin Donuts next door and five more parked in the lot right behind them.
This is what I mean when I talk about how Google is actively deciding to bake energy-intensive text generation into the basic infrastructure of the internet. They are *choosing* to make the digital world absurdly, eye-wateringly more energy hungry whether you request it or not. And it'll get worse
“The federal occupation of DC, w/the help of Congress and other authorities, is not keeping our streets and communities safe,” said Rev. Yoimel González Hernández, who canceled services to help protect his congregants. “They are disappearing people without due process and infringing their rights.”
This isn’t a ‘crime crackdown’ as far too many news outlets keep insisting. It’s a grotesque immigration hunt that so far, has rounded up mostly non- criminals.
This is good: With Trump/RFK destroying CDC, JB Pritzker's officials are exploring the possibility of buying Covid vaccines from manufacturers and distributing them in-state themselves, source tells me. Dem govs must step up and fill the void. New piece from me: newrepublic.com/article/1998...
“The first wave of grocery-price increases will likely hit this winter. Roberson predicted produce prices could rise 50% to 100% by early next year as inventories clear and new contracts kick in.”
California lawmakers reach an agreement with Uber and Lyft that will open the door for app-based drivers to form unions. This is a victory for organized labor that could lay the groundwork for similar efforts in other states.
Old Soviet joke for today: A man walks into a newsstand every day, looks around, and leaves. After a long time of this, the owner says “Can I help you find something?” “I’m looking for the obituaries.” “The obituaries are in the back of the newspaper, comrade.” “Not the one I’m looking for.”
imagine being the person in the newsroom who pre-writes donald trump’s obituary
Yep. Point of access is so important. FWIW: in CO, I was not able to get an appt at Walgreens, CVS, or King Soopers even if I marked that I had a prescription. But Kaiser (my insurer) gave me an appt right away. I think if you are insured, try contacting your pcp
Zohran Mamdani is the happiest politician in America, his whole campaign is about how New York is awesome and can be even awesomer. Meanwhile, there has never been a politician in history who talked as much about what a shithole he thinks America is as Donald Trump does.
Taco Bell rethinks AI drive-through after man orders 18,000 waters www.bbc.com/news/article...
Art depicting “Sandwich Guy” now at the scene of the alleged misdemeanor.
the whole framing of ‘allowing people to compensate donors’ in order to ‘incentivize’ donations is abhorrent
some dieties welcome sacrifices three prayers could be accompaniments
People are often surprised to learn that Lee was an officer who never made it past colonel. The purported promotion to general was awarded by a treasonous cabal calling itself the "confederate states of america" which was put down by force by the Union army, which also had superior generals.
The maddening thing is that we know EXACTLY how to prevent this. Yes, kids should get vaccinated, test, stay home when sick, mask as much as possible. But even without any of that: Better ventilation and filtration in schools can MASSIVELY reduce viral spread, for all sorts of respiratory diseases.
If this oleaginous haircut thinks local crime rates merit a federal military intervention, then he should be leading the armored column down to his home state of Louisiana, which is one of the worst in the nation.
When Meduza visited Dobropillia in early August, the remaining residents compared it to a ghost town — and that was before Russian troops pierced Ukraine’s defenses in the area. Read more in our new dispatch. meduza.io/en/feature/2...
The stupidity of this administration is boundless www.theatlantic.com/national-sec...
Hello American friends: The US government is deleting large-scale information from the internet that doesn't fit the MAGA worldview. If you ever need a backup, a young man from Cologne is trying to back it up faster than Trump can delete it.
So this time the Death Panels are real⁉️ AI is reviewing claims⁉️ The A.I. companies selected to oversee the program would have a strong financial incentive to deny claims. Medicare plans to pay them a share of the savings generated from rejections. www.nytimes.com/2025/08/28/h...
🧪 Researchers are turning to Substack to connect directly with the public. However, I'd advise against Substack, and find an alternative, as the platform has a documented Nazi problem: arstechnica.com/tech-policy/...
If they want ChatGPT to be safe, they should offer bounties to people who can demonstrate problems like this. It would bankrupt them, because millions of devious people will always outperform their QA team.
"Pat, why do you carry that ridiculous 600mm lens on long hikes?" Buddy, I can see mountains reflected in the eyes of a trailside pika.
NEW: Israel struck Nasser Hospital at least 4 times in its attack which killed journalists, BBC Verify found. We found Israel hit two staircases in the first wave. Minutes later it struck one of the staircases twice more. @benedictgarman.com @sebkilli.bsky.social www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
there’s nothing wrong with this though our neighbor charges their car this way saw an article about how many USians are held back from electric car ownership bc their garages are full of crap and that’s some weak tea excuse-making tbqh
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Children are ***82%*** more likely to be killed when hit by an SUV than by a regular passenger car. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
For 12 months, America had a limited proof of concept for universal healthcare, and it was so uniformly successful we had no choice but to obliterate our society
you got two working kidneys nobody’s suggesting waiting until ‘after’
“there are plenty of healthy spare kidneys walking around unused” oookay
WSJ: ChatGPT fueled a 56-year-old tech industry veteran’s paranoia, encouraging his suspicions that his mother was plotting against him.... On Aug. 5, Greenwich police discovered that Soelberg killed his mother and himself in the $2.7 million Dutch colonial-style home where they lived together.
if we can put speed limiters on automobiles why can’t we put shot limiters on weapons
Given the scope of the next ACIP meeting it’s tempting to speculate this was not just about RFK actions to date reducing covid vaccine access but possibly about what ACIP might want to do for the other vax it was reviewing
“These oversized vehicles are not just swallowing our public space, they’re also far more dangerous, especially for children.” www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
NEW: More than two decades after victims and families of the 9/11 attacks began trying to hold the Saudi government responsible for aiding the Qaida terrorists who carried out the plot, a judge has ruled that a lawsuit against the kingdom can go to trial.
ice et al should really compensate the sandwich thrower for his jail time and lawyer fees
If I were charged with a federal crime, I’d hire Pam Bondi’s brother as my lawyer. Because I don’t think this is a coincidence.
The new CDC director is trying to kill you. Not just “the most vulnerable”; you, me, everyone. This is a comic book-level evil scenario.
Everyone knows about the continued Nevada cybersecurity attack that has downed all their state governmental services from the DMV to business licensing to all police offices to state departments of education to state parks for days… Right?
