Before the Day is Done.... #RIP Graham Greene, Dances with Wolves actor, dies aged 73. www.theguardian.com/film/2025/se...
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Before the Day is Done.... #RIP Graham Greene, Dances with Wolves actor, dies aged 73. www.theguardian.com/film/2025/se...
WP Word of the Day: Oblige - to constrain by physical, moral, or legal force or by the exigencies of circumstance. ~ Merriam-Webster Is that a transitive verb - oblige? ~ Bonnie Raitt (Indeed, it is)
AP reports >> Trump plans a hefty tax on imported drugs, risking higher prices and shortages. apnews.com/article/trum...
āDictatorships are taking over the world, including in the US,ā she adds. āToo many people are not standing up for their rights and for what matters in life, like truth and honour and decency. For our democracy and freedoms." www.theguardian.com/film/2025/au...
Leaked āGaza Rivieraā plan dismissed as āinsaneā attempt to cover ethnic cleansing. Prospectus proposes forced displacement of entire population and puts territory into US trusteeship. www.theguardian.com/world/2025/s...
This photo was taken of miners at the end of their shift during the Gilded Age before they were unionized. A Labor Day reminder of the blood, sweat, and tears that those before us paid to give the working class the basic rights that Trump and his thugs are trying to strip away.
AFL-CIO President @lizshuler.bsky.social: āWorking people will stand up every single day and protect our brothers and sistersā¦ we will all stand up for each other and we deserve to live with dignity.ā
Happy Labor Day. Today, we marked 1,049 days on strike against @post-gazette.com management who have been running the most lawless union-busting campaign in America. The longest active strikers in the country marched in Pittsburgh's Labor Day parade wearing our new Union Progress newshound shirts.
Chicago this Labor Dayā¦ Thousands fighting for what #WorkersDeserve
12,000+ union baristas. Nearly 650 union elections won. We're strong, we're united, and we're ready for our union contracts. Happy Labor Day, Starbucks... it's your move.
Trump Is Wiping Out Unions. Why Are They So Quiet? www.nytimes.com/2025/09/01/o...
President Trump has ended collective bargaining rights for more than one million federal workers. Unions have sued to block the move, but agencies are terminating contracts as litigation continues.
EU chief von der Leyen's plane hit by suspected Russian GPS jamming. www.bbc.com/news/article...
A plane carrying European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen was hit by GPS interference yesterday, with Russia suspected of being behind the attack.
Crime Festers in Republican States While Their Troops Patrol Washington www.nytimes.com/2025/09/01/u...
Trump says he plans unconstitutional executive order to mandate ID for voters. President also wants to ban most voting by mail in push stemming from baseless claims related to 2020 election loss. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
āHeās brazenly anti-workerā: US marks the first Labor Day under Trump 2.0. Advocates say Trump has hurt workers in many ways, often by cutting their pay or making their jobs more dangerous. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
US expands visa restrictions for Palestinians, NY Times reports reut.rs/45XzZIN
Excerpt: Most station managers are like Jeff Hanks of PBSā LPTV in Lakeland, Minnesota. He lies awake wondering where he will find $1 million to pay for things like his stationās nightly newscast, a primary news source for central and northern Minnesota.
AP reports >> PBS, NPR stations struggle with Trump-fueled government funding cuts. apnews.com/article/npr-...
Tracking Dangerous Heat in the U.S. www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
Vineyards assess damage as wildfire rips through California wine country: āa devastating situationā. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
Alarm as US far-right extremists eye drones for use in domestic attacks. Experts say extremists openly talking of how home-built drones will be critical tool in so-called second civil war. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
.... The struggle of to-day is not altogether for to-day; it is for a vast future also. With a reliance on Providence all the more firm and earnest. Let us proceed in the great task which events have devolved upon us.. - Abraham Lincoln, December 3, 1861 The Civil War began on April 12, 1861.
.... Let them [those who toil up from poverty] beware of surrendering a political power which they already possess, and which if surrendered will surely be used to close the door of advancement against such as they and to fix new disabilities and burdens upon them till all of liberty shall be lost.
.... A disloyal portion of the American people have during the whole year been engaged in an attempt to divide and destroy the Union. A nation which endures factious domestic division is exposed to disrespect abroad, and one party, if not both, is sure sooner or later to invoke foreign intervention.
āCapital is only the fruit of labor, and could never have existed if labor had not first existed. Labor is the superior of capital, and deserves much the higher consideration.ā - Abraham Lincoln, Annual Message to Congress, December 3, 1861. cont......
Excerpt: The US Court of Appeals also ruled: Trump's tariffs remain in effect until 14 October, to give time for supreme court appeal.
US appeals court rules most of Trumpās sweeping global tariffs illegal ā live. www.theguardian.com/us-news/live...
Indeed. This guy is in need of validation so has hopped onto the Trump train of lies, fantasies, fictions, and fabrications.
Right on, brother.
What do you say California? Fair is fair and Californians should not be paying more than what is fair. š
Copy that;
DOGE š is š a š scam. After the courts refused to stop DOGE and Administration staff from hacking your private Social Security data, DOGEāers uploaded the entire database to an unsecured server. This is why we filed the Hands Off Our Social Security Act.
OP-ED >> The Cracker Barrel mess exposes the cynicism of the rightwing culture war. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
New Trump rule to ban VA abortions for veterans even in cases of rape and incest. Trump administration to end nearly all abortions even though third of female veterans are sexual assault survivors. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
Public health experts warn that the Centers for Disease Control and Preventionās leadership crisisāsparked by the White Houseās efforts to oust CDC director Susan Monarezācould jeopardize national biosecurity, pandemic preparedness and disease outbreak surveillance
Trump Administration Live Updates: Judge Hears Lisa Cookās Suit to Block Her Firing From the Fed www.nytimes.com/live/2025/08...
NWS Los Angeles >> Labor Day Holiday Weekend Outlook. It will be warm. Elevated fire risks. Strong rip currents at the crowded beaches.
āļø Thunderstorms have been active for several days now across Northern California, the Sierras, Southern Cascades, and Coastal Range. Stay alert to changing conditions and be prepared for potential new fire starts. #CALFIRE #CAwx #Lightning #WildfirePreparedness
Watch: Timelapse shows massive clouds of smoke from California wildfire. www.bbc.com/news/videos/...
CVS Holds Off on Offering Covid Vaccines in 16 States www.nytimes.com/2025/08/28/w...
Core Inflation Up.... š AP reports >> Key US inflation gauge holds mostly steady though core inflation ticks higher. apnews.com/article/infl...
On average, states with a Republican trifecta spend $141 less per kid on education than states without a Republican trifecta. For districts in high-poverty neighborhoods, Republican trifecta states spend $244 less per pupil. Education funding is a policy decision. www.epi.org/publication/...
Trump revokes Kamala Harrisās Secret Service detail extended by Biden. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
Thou shalt not listen to a damn thing that RFK Jr. says.
CDC leaders on why the left: āI resigned because I could not be part of the weaponization of public health and CDCā¦ we should always be questioning - but you shouldnāt have a preconceived idea before you have the data.ā
Profile: Who is Jim OāNeill? CDC chief set to bolster RFK Jr plan to remake vaccine policy. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
I am not so keen on this group.... decide for yourself. š A Dark Money Group Is Secretly Funding High-Profile Democratic Influencers. www.wired.com/story/dark-m...
Meanwhile.... š The Mysterious Shortwave Radio Station Stoking US-Russia Nuclear Fears. www.wired.com/story/uvb-76...
And so we find ourselves with a despot for a president....
"Despotism often promises to make amends for a thousand previous ills". ~ Alexis de Tocqueville, Democracy in America And this is the false-promise Trump offered to MAGAs and Republicans who lost faith in America. Trump appeals to the person who feels they have not gotten their deserved share.
The Trump administration just opened up its first military base for ICE detention ā and plans to expand others throughout the country. Detaining thousands of people in these camps is inhumane, ineffective, and unnecessary.
Martin Luther King, Jr. delivered his historic I Have A Dream speech at the March on Washington 62 years ago today. Today and every day, we honor him and all those who demanded an end to racial segregation when they marched all those years ago. Our fight is far from over and we're not slowing down.
Trump has suggested hosting a pre-midterm GOP convention. The president's message comes just a day after Axios reported that senior Democratic officials were considering a similar move.
RFK Jr. will testify before a Senate panel next week. The Finance Committee hearing was in the works before Wednesdayās CDC shakeup.
Bondi and Patel are expected to testify before the House Judiciary Committee in the coming weeks amid fallout over the administrationās handling of the Epstein case.
Donald Trump is attempting a hostile takeover of the Fedās board of governors, Lev Menand argues. Capturing it would provide the president with a big prize.
This..... š
Where is Trumpās attention to this matter?
424.87 parts per million (ppm) CO2 in air 26-Aug-2025 keelingcurve.ucsd.edu
The planet cannot sustain 9-10 billion people. Massive extinction of various species is already occurring. Human societies emit 100 million+ metric tons of CO2 per day. The daily PPM reading for today: 425PPM. Continuing on this path could double that number - then we will see catastrophic effects.
Russian Lies..... š
ā”ļø 'Engulfed in flames' ā Ukraine strikes Russia's railway infrastructure, fuel tanks, HUR source says, releases video. The attack on the junction station occurred around 5 a.m. in Tver, a Russian city northwest of Moscow.
Russia wants peace? No! Russia does not want peace. It wants to expand its war on Ukraine while provoking the EU. š European leaders outraged after Russian strikes kill 21 and damage EU's HQ. www.bbc.com/news/article...
Chicago police Supt. Larry Snelling said Thursday he will not direct his officers to obstruct a potential federal crackdown on the streets but expressed hope that some communication with his department could lower tensions in a city already on edge.
#ICYMI from my earlier post this morning.... š
MAGA Puts Wikipedia in Its Crosshairs
KTLA >> Newsom expands CHP crime suppression teams across California. ktla.com/news/califor...
Collapse of critical Atlantic current is no longer low-likelihood, study finds. Scientists say āshockingā discovery shows rapid cuts in carbon emissions are needed to avoid catastrophic fallout. www.theguardian.com/environment/...
The Posse Comitatus Act Explained. The law generally prevents the president from using the military as a domestic police force. Read more here >> www.brennancenter.org/our-work/res....
Updated 2025 >> The Posse Comitatus Act Explained. The law generally prevents the president from using the military as a domestic police force. www.brennancenter.org/our-work/res....
According to federal data, 13 of the top 20 cities in homicide rates have Republican governors. None of those cities are Chicago. 8 of the top 10 states in homicide rates are led by Republicans. None of those states are Illinois. And yet Trump is sending troops here.
This would be in violation of the Posse Comitatus Act.
White House seeks to use Chicago-area military base for āsanctuary citiesā crackdown. Naval Station Great Lakes said Trump administration asked for assistance in federal takeover of policing in US cities. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
Bottom trawling is a fishing practice that is notoriously destructive to seafloor ecosystems. Now thereās growing evidence that it might unleash planet-warming carbon
Russian Drones Are Flying Over U.S. Weapons Routes in Germany, Officials Say www.nytimes.com/2025/08/28/u...
Tracking Dangerous Heat in the U.S. www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
Excerpt: Detainees were being held for weeks without any charges, they had disappeared from ICEās online detainee locator and no one at the facility was making initial custody or bond determinations, they said.
AP reports >> Top Florida official says āAlligator Alcatrazā will likely be empty within days, email shows. apnews.com/article/flor...
To me, this revision looks like Trump wants his commerce dept to boost the markets. š US economy grows 3.3% in second quarter, government says, in second estimate of April-June growth. apnews.com/article/econ...
A secret letter from Xi Jinping to Indian officials, raising concerns about any US trade deals that would harm Chinaās interests, helped pave the way for improved Beijing-Delhi ties
Exxon said net zero goals for the global energy sector are likely to drift further beyond 2050.
Tesla's Europe sales crater 40% in July as BYD, competitors gain. finance.yahoo.com/news/teslas-...
I am sure you know but worth noting: Trump has been convicted of fraud (over-evaluating real estate assets). He is also anti-regulatory as well. DOGE was unleashed to do deep dives into Americans personal data. I see this as something related. Trump is scheming and it does not bode well for anyone.
To add to my remarks to you: Aside from Micro-plastics > "Particulates from wildfires are tiny pieces of burnt organic matter and other chemicals, with the most dangerous being fine particulate matter (PM2.5) that can easily enter the lungs and even the bloodstream." www.epa.gov/wildfire-smo...
Water my plants in my patio where I have a pool deck. Have to wash down the deck every time as there is always brown soot from the wildfire particulates that linger for months on end. I cannot walk on my deck barefooted; got a foot inflammation "thing" in 2020 due to the Jamul wildfire.
It would be a violation of all sorts of banking/mortgage state laws. As for Fannie-Mae.... Trump wants to take that public: www.nytimes.com/2025/08/08/b...
Have some direct experience here in SoCal: Title searches can be done at the county office to reveal a deed of trust and who the lender is if there is a mortgage through a bank, credit union, etc. But the details of the mortgage are mostly kept private. This is a pretty good article on the subject.
Russia bombarded the Ukrainian capital with drones and missiles early Thursday, including a rare strike in the city center, killing at least 15 people and wounding 48, local authorities said.
Mother Nature is grossly contaminated - and toxic.
Your Mortgage Data Is Probably Public. Can You Hide it? www.nytimes.com/2025/08/28/b...
CDC erupts in chaos after ousted chief Susan Monarez refuses to resign. Lawyers for Monarez say she was ātargetedā for āprotecting the publicā by not endorsing āunscientificā orders. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
Humans inhale as much as 68,000 microplastic particles daily, study finds. Particles are small enough to burrow into lungs, says report, with health impacts āmore substantial than we realizeā. www.theguardian.com/environment/...
"We were good civilized people, and then evil got over the wall, and we looked to the law for justice, and the law let us down." Caroline Hubbard, Murder on the Orient Express by Agatha Christie who wrote brilliantly about moral imperatives and how we behave when justice has not been served.
There are no words that will heal the pain of this community.
Many Canadian companies arenāt yet charging their customers higher prices because of tariffs, a sign that inflation pressure stemming from the ongoing trade dispute with the US may be delayed
Consumers already shelling out more for their morning cups of coffee canāt catch a break, as tariffs fuel price hikes and put futures markets on track for the biggest monthly gain in over a decade
KTLA >> Major mall retailer to close nearly 300 stores nationwide. ktla.com/news/nationw...
