Rich Miller
@miller1652.bsky.social
Retired cop, writer of "The Sins of the Fathers," and part-time security guard.
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The cost of home heating is projected to rise 7.6%, another way that the basic necessities of life are becoming unbearably expensive.
December 10, 2025 at 3:02 PM
The cost of home heating is projected to rise 7.6%, another way that the basic necessities of life are becoming unbearably expensive.
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Somalis have come, like generations of immigrants before them, to build dreams for those who will follow.
Somalis are not 'garbage.' They are a gift that all Americans should treasure.
Somalis have come, like generations of immigrants before them, to build dreams for those who will follow.
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December 10, 2025 at 12:04 AM
Somalis have come, like generations of immigrants before them, to build dreams for those who will follow.
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Outstanding journalism (and a riveting read).
This is an excellent case study of so many issues in health care, and the relationship between hospital systems and their communities.
Kudos to PP and the reporting team. Independent journalism is filling a critical void.
This is an excellent case study of so many issues in health care, and the relationship between hospital systems and their communities.
Kudos to PP and the reporting team. Independent journalism is filling a critical void.
NEW: In a five-part series, “Sick in a Hospital Town,” ProPublica’s @gingerthompson.bsky.social pursues the question:
Why are people in Albany, Georgia, so sick when its most powerful institution is a hospital?
Start with Part 1 here:
Why are people in Albany, Georgia, so sick when its most powerful institution is a hospital?
Start with Part 1 here:
Sick in a Hospital Town, Part 1: The Business of Care
Welcome to Albany, Georgia, where one hospital dominates the political and economic landscape. The story of Phoebe Putney Memorial is the story of American health care.
projects.propublica.org
December 7, 2025 at 6:49 PM
Outstanding journalism (and a riveting read).
This is an excellent case study of so many issues in health care, and the relationship between hospital systems and their communities.
Kudos to PP and the reporting team. Independent journalism is filling a critical void.
This is an excellent case study of so many issues in health care, and the relationship between hospital systems and their communities.
Kudos to PP and the reporting team. Independent journalism is filling a critical void.
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On Nov. 26, Anderson Hay Enterprise, Inc., one of the largest companies trading in alfalfa and timothy hay on international markets, filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy relief. Anderson Hay was founded in 1960 and is based in Ellensburg, Washington. The company is currently run by CEO Mark T. Anderson.
Bale out: How a huge Northwest hay exporter got into trouble
If you’ve ever traveled east to west in Washington, hay trucks are a consistent sight, tracing the mountain pass over Interstate 90, funneling into Puget Sound ports where the hay is loaded on ships and sent across the world’s oceans.
But you might not know just how huge the hay business is in the Northwest.
www.opb.org
December 7, 2025 at 6:00 PM
On Nov. 26, Anderson Hay Enterprise, Inc., one of the largest companies trading in alfalfa and timothy hay on international markets, filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy relief. Anderson Hay was founded in 1960 and is based in Ellensburg, Washington. The company is currently run by CEO Mark T. Anderson.
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Five corporations control 90% of the US media market.
Airlines merged from 12 major carriers in 1980 to 4 today.
Four giants control 80% of meat processing.
The evidence of corporate consolidation is everywhere.
It means more power for them and less freedom for you.
Airlines merged from 12 major carriers in 1980 to 4 today.
Four giants control 80% of meat processing.
The evidence of corporate consolidation is everywhere.
It means more power for them and less freedom for you.
Netflix's $83 billion takeover of Warner Bros Discovery would mean more corporate consolidation.
Netflix, by far the #1 streamer, would take over HBO Max, the #3 streaming service.
This giant merger could violate antitrust law and hurt consumers.
Netflix, by far the #1 streamer, would take over HBO Max, the #3 streaming service.
This giant merger could violate antitrust law and hurt consumers.
December 5, 2025 at 4:24 PM
Five corporations control 90% of the US media market.
Airlines merged from 12 major carriers in 1980 to 4 today.
Four giants control 80% of meat processing.
The evidence of corporate consolidation is everywhere.
It means more power for them and less freedom for you.
Airlines merged from 12 major carriers in 1980 to 4 today.
Four giants control 80% of meat processing.
The evidence of corporate consolidation is everywhere.
It means more power for them and less freedom for you.
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Some 600 immigrant kids have been sent to federal custody by ICE this year.
A 17-year-old was detained at a traffic stop because officers couldn’t make contact with his dad, who is deaf.
Another kid ended up in a shelter after making a wrong turn.
A 17-year-old was detained at a traffic stop because officers couldn’t make contact with his dad, who is deaf.
Another kid ended up in a shelter after making a wrong turn.
ICE Sent 600 Immigrant Kids to Detention in Federal Shelters This Year. It’s a New Record.
Under a zero tolerance policy, the first Trump administration separated immigrant children from their families at the U.S.-Mexico border. New data suggests separations are happening all over the count...
www.propublica.org
December 3, 2025 at 2:00 AM
Some 600 immigrant kids have been sent to federal custody by ICE this year.
A 17-year-old was detained at a traffic stop because officers couldn’t make contact with his dad, who is deaf.
Another kid ended up in a shelter after making a wrong turn.
A 17-year-old was detained at a traffic stop because officers couldn’t make contact with his dad, who is deaf.
Another kid ended up in a shelter after making a wrong turn.
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Read the full reporting here: www.levernews.com/how-the-oil-...
How The Oil Summit Got Fracked
Fossil fuel lobbyists overwhelmed the COP30 climate negotiations in Brazil.
www.levernews.com
December 3, 2025 at 1:02 PM
Read the full reporting here: www.levernews.com/how-the-oil-...
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NEW: In the five years since Texas created a $1.4 billion fund to guard against destructive flooding, at least 90 local governments turned down tens of millions of dollars in grants and loans.
That money went unused for years.
With @texastribune.org
That money went unused for years.
With @texastribune.org
Texas Lawmakers Criticized Kerr Leaders for Rejecting State Flood Money. Other Communities Did the Same.
Texas created a $1.4 billion fund to help pay for projects to guard against destructive flooding. But after learning that so many local communities turned down the money, two lawmakers who approved th...
www.propublica.org
December 3, 2025 at 2:00 PM
NEW: In the five years since Texas created a $1.4 billion fund to guard against destructive flooding, at least 90 local governments turned down tens of millions of dollars in grants and loans.
That money went unused for years.
With @texastribune.org
That money went unused for years.
With @texastribune.org
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Here's what's fueling the operation. https://cnn.it/49USscE
December 3, 2025 at 2:01 PM
Here's what's fueling the operation. https://cnn.it/49USscE
From the story, ' Semafor's media reporter Max Tani wrote in May 2025 that some congressional staffers told him that they gave up on using Bluesky as an alternative to X, because "their bosses kept getting yelled at by Democratic users angry at their impotence."'
Graber spent her early years studying how technology interacts with society, and now leads Bluesky that is looking to be "billionaire-proof."
Meet Jay Graber, the CEO of Bluesky, who is building a 'billionaire-proof' and decentralized social media platform
Graber spent her early years studying how technology interacts with society, and now leads Bluesky that is looking to be "billionaire-proof."
www.businessinsider.com
November 30, 2025 at 3:17 PM
From the story, ' Semafor's media reporter Max Tani wrote in May 2025 that some congressional staffers told him that they gave up on using Bluesky as an alternative to X, because "their bosses kept getting yelled at by Democratic users angry at their impotence."'
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Suspect in National Guard attack struggled with ‘dark isolation’ as community raised concerns
Suspect in National Guard attack struggled with ‘dark isolation’ as community raised concerns
The Afghan man accused of gunning down two National Guard members blocks from the White House last week had been unraveling for years.
www.1011now.com
November 30, 2025 at 1:19 PM
Suspect in National Guard attack struggled with ‘dark isolation’ as community raised concerns
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The Palestinian death toll has surpassed 70,000 since the Israel-Hamas war began, as the toll continues to rise after the latest ceasefire took effect on Oct. 10, according to Gaza’s Health Ministry.
Palestinian death toll has surpassed 70,000 since the Israel-Hamas war began, Gaza ministry says
Gaza’s Health Ministry says the Palestinian death toll has surpassed 70,000 since the Israel-Hamas war began.
trib.al
November 30, 2025 at 2:30 PM
The Palestinian death toll has surpassed 70,000 since the Israel-Hamas war began, as the toll continues to rise after the latest ceasefire took effect on Oct. 10, according to Gaza’s Health Ministry.
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The DHS account continues to show the Trump regime’s true colors
November 28, 2025 at 9:22 PM
The DHS account continues to show the Trump regime’s true colors
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On June 21, 1970, a seven-man court-martial in Da Nang sentenced Michael Schwartz to imprisonment for life.
Private Schwartz, from Weirton, West Virginia, was 21 and married, with a three-year-old son.
Schwartz was convicted of killing 12 civilians. He was acting under orders. ...
Private Schwartz, from Weirton, West Virginia, was 21 and married, with a three-year-old son.
Schwartz was convicted of killing 12 civilians. He was acting under orders. ...
November 26, 2025 at 1:19 PM
On June 21, 1970, a seven-man court-martial in Da Nang sentenced Michael Schwartz to imprisonment for life.
Private Schwartz, from Weirton, West Virginia, was 21 and married, with a three-year-old son.
Schwartz was convicted of killing 12 civilians. He was acting under orders. ...
Private Schwartz, from Weirton, West Virginia, was 21 and married, with a three-year-old son.
Schwartz was convicted of killing 12 civilians. He was acting under orders. ...
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Largest US meat supplier closing vast beef plant as industry reckons with Trump
Largest US meat supplier closing vast beef plant as industry reckons with Trump
Largest US meat supplier closing vast beef plant as industry reckons with Trump
www.independent.co.uk
November 25, 2025 at 12:37 AM
Largest US meat supplier closing vast beef plant as industry reckons with Trump
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Republican President Donald Trump’s immigration enforcement operation in the Chicago area may have ebbed, but U.S. Rep. Lauren Underwood cautioned against assuming the effort is over after she was granted special access to the controversial immigration processing center in west suburban Broadview.
US Rep. Lauren Underwood warns Chicago immigration crackdown not over as ICE plans major staff expansion
After a rare visit inside ICE’s processing facility in Broadview, U.S. Rep. Lauren Underwood said the agency is looking to “probably triple” the size of the staff at Broadview and Chicago fie…
trib.al
November 25, 2025 at 12:42 AM
Republican President Donald Trump’s immigration enforcement operation in the Chicago area may have ebbed, but U.S. Rep. Lauren Underwood cautioned against assuming the effort is over after she was granted special access to the controversial immigration processing center in west suburban Broadview.
Very tall buildings generate a lot of tourism, like the Willis Tower in Chicago. According to this video, tourism revenue paid for the cost of building the Burj Khalifa, the current world's tallest building, in three years.
How tall could we really build? After a century of competition, skyscrapers are reaching new extremes.
Why building a mile-high skyscraper is almost impossible
How tall could we really build? After a century of competition, skyscrapers are reaching new extremes.
www.businessinsider.com
November 24, 2025 at 6:02 PM
Very tall buildings generate a lot of tourism, like the Willis Tower in Chicago. According to this video, tourism revenue paid for the cost of building the Burj Khalifa, the current world's tallest building, in three years.
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The UN climate summit COP30 concluded with a final text that avoided any roadmap for phasing out fossil fuels, being described as an "empty deal".
The EU is finding itself increasingly isolated in a world that is distancing itself from its climate ambitions.
➡️ https://l.euronews.com/2eiE
The EU is finding itself increasingly isolated in a world that is distancing itself from its climate ambitions.
➡️ https://l.euronews.com/2eiE
November 24, 2025 at 5:00 PM
The UN climate summit COP30 concluded with a final text that avoided any roadmap for phasing out fossil fuels, being described as an "empty deal".
The EU is finding itself increasingly isolated in a world that is distancing itself from its climate ambitions.
➡️ https://l.euronews.com/2eiE
The EU is finding itself increasingly isolated in a world that is distancing itself from its climate ambitions.
➡️ https://l.euronews.com/2eiE
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Despite all the evidence that this is your fairly typical comet (albeit extrasolar in nature), that hasn't stopped the usual suspects from speculating that it might be a spacecraft in disguise.
NASA really wants you to know that 3I/ATLAS is an interstellar comet
A rundown of what we know of the third extrasolar object we’ve identified.
arstechnica.com
November 20, 2025 at 4:23 PM
Despite all the evidence that this is your fairly typical comet (albeit extrasolar in nature), that hasn't stopped the usual suspects from speculating that it might be a spacecraft in disguise.
Another guote, "What I really came to realize writing this book is I increasingly view rural America as an extraction colony. The land is producing the most that it has ever produced, but none of that wealth is staying there."
“I don’t even like the term ‘factory farm’ because I don’t want to give them the dignity of being called a farm,” antitrust expert @austinfrerick.bsky.social tells @greymoran.bsky.social:
How the Trump Administration Is Deepening Food Monopolies: A Q&A with Anti-Trust Expert Austin Frerick
“The land is producing the most that it has ever produced, but none of that wealth is staying there. So we shouldn’t be shocked that we’re seeing the politics of rage fill that void.”
buff.ly
November 20, 2025 at 5:36 PM
Another guote, "What I really came to realize writing this book is I increasingly view rural America as an extraction colony. The land is producing the most that it has ever produced, but none of that wealth is staying there."
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Available data suggests the Democratic Party will win ten seats and gain control of the House of Representatives in the midterms.
Economic forecasts point to a Democrat win in the 2026 US midterm elections
Available data suggests the Democratic Party will win ten seats and gain control of the House of Representatives in the midterms.
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November 20, 2025 at 4:34 PM
Available data suggests the Democratic Party will win ten seats and gain control of the House of Representatives in the midterms.
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NEW: Both Pro-Life Wisconsin and Planned Parenthood have registered in support of a bill to expand Medicaid coverage for new low-income moms.
Despite the bipartisan unity, Assembly Speaker Robin Vos says, “We already have enough welfare in Wisconsin.”
Despite the bipartisan unity, Assembly Speaker Robin Vos says, “We already have enough welfare in Wisconsin.”
He Vowed to “Protect the Unborn.” Now He’s Blocking a Bill to Expand Medicaid for Wisconsin’s New Moms.
Splitting with anti-abortion members of his own party, Wisconsin Assembly Speaker Robin Vos has refused to join 48 other states in ensuring that vulnerable women have access to potentially lifesaving care for up to a year after giving birth.
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November 17, 2025 at 1:00 PM
NEW: Both Pro-Life Wisconsin and Planned Parenthood have registered in support of a bill to expand Medicaid coverage for new low-income moms.
Despite the bipartisan unity, Assembly Speaker Robin Vos says, “We already have enough welfare in Wisconsin.”
Despite the bipartisan unity, Assembly Speaker Robin Vos says, “We already have enough welfare in Wisconsin.”
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The vote serves as a barometer for the bishops’ priorities. In choosing Coakley, they are doubling down on their conservative bent, even as they push for more humane immigration policies from the Trump administration.
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US Catholic bishops select conservative culture warrior to lead them during Trump’s second term
BALTIMORE (AP) — In choosing Oklahoma City Archbishop Paul Coakley, they are doubling down on their conservative bent, even as they push for more humane immigration policies from the Trump…
religionnews.com
November 14, 2025 at 2:00 PM
The vote serves as a barometer for the bishops’ priorities. In choosing Coakley, they are doubling down on their conservative bent, even as they push for more humane immigration policies from the Trump administration.
religionnews.com/2025/11/13/u...
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