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Ask yourself why there wasn’t this level of wall to wall coverage for this shooting wgme.com/news/local/i...
ICE agent who shot woman in Chicago drove Border Patrol vehicle back to Maine
An unnamed ICE agent, who shot and injured a woman in Chicago, is now back in Maine after driving the Border Patrol vehicle he was in 1,100 miles.
wgme.com
November 28, 2025 at 5:49 AM
Ask yourself why there wasn’t this level of wall to wall coverage for this shooting wgme.com/news/local/i...
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IL transit reform: "Does something rare in U.S. transportation politics: it writes a coherent vision into law. [O]ther states have good reason to watch what happens next, as Illinois has quietly become the most important state to follow on transit and rail policy." www.railway.supply/illinois-int...
www.railway.supply
November 23, 2025 at 5:19 PM
IL transit reform: "Does something rare in U.S. transportation politics: it writes a coherent vision into law. [O]ther states have good reason to watch what happens next, as Illinois has quietly become the most important state to follow on transit and rail policy." www.railway.supply/illinois-int...
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"Warming is going to exceed 1.5°C. We are heading into overshoot within the next few years": a stark message by PIK Director Rockström & James Dyke in @theconversation.com. Yet, science shows a way back: fossil-fuel phase-out, nature protection, carbon removal.
theconversation.com/the-world-lo...
theconversation.com/the-world-lo...
The world lost the climate gamble. Now it faces a dangerous new reality
The world bet on collective but voluntary action to keep global warming at a safe level.
theconversation.com
November 22, 2025 at 2:07 PM
"Warming is going to exceed 1.5°C. We are heading into overshoot within the next few years": a stark message by PIK Director Rockström & James Dyke in @theconversation.com. Yet, science shows a way back: fossil-fuel phase-out, nature protection, carbon removal.
theconversation.com/the-world-lo...
theconversation.com/the-world-lo...
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COP30 overpromised, underdelivered, empowered distractions, backtracked on issues and once again gave big oil and big ag a free pass.
Unfortunately, the suspicions of climate scientists (here in Brazil and abroad) were confirmed again.
Unfortunately, the suspicions of climate scientists (here in Brazil and abroad) were confirmed again.
November 22, 2025 at 7:47 PM
COP30 overpromised, underdelivered, empowered distractions, backtracked on issues and once again gave big oil and big ag a free pass.
Unfortunately, the suspicions of climate scientists (here in Brazil and abroad) were confirmed again.
Unfortunately, the suspicions of climate scientists (here in Brazil and abroad) were confirmed again.
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The Founders were so concerned about bribery that the Constitution forbids it three separate times. Two emoluments clauses ban officials—unambiguously including the president—from accepting things of value, plus bribery is the only named impeachable offense besides treason.
Unprecedentedly corrupt.
Unprecedentedly corrupt.
To negotiate a trade deal with the President of the United States, the Swiss government arrived with a "special Rolex desktop clock" and "a 1-kilogram personalized gold bar"
www.axios.com/2025/11/14/t...
www.axios.com/2025/11/14/t...
How to lobby Trump with Swiss precision: gifts, gold and gab
How the Swiss broke a diplomatic logjam on tariffs by arriving with tributes fit for a king.
www.axios.com
November 16, 2025 at 1:50 PM
The Founders were so concerned about bribery that the Constitution forbids it three separate times. Two emoluments clauses ban officials—unambiguously including the president—from accepting things of value, plus bribery is the only named impeachable offense besides treason.
Unprecedentedly corrupt.
Unprecedentedly corrupt.
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#Agrivoltaics moving into the mainstream in #Italy
Would be good to see some horticultural production in the mix, beyond sheep.
Italy awards 2 GW in agrivoltaic tender backed by #EU funds.
#agsky #energysky
www.pv-magazine.com/2025/11/12/i...
Would be good to see some horticultural production in the mix, beyond sheep.
Italy awards 2 GW in agrivoltaic tender backed by #EU funds.
#agsky #energysky
www.pv-magazine.com/2025/11/12/i...
Italy awards 2 GW in agrivoltaic tender backed by EU funds
Italy’s Ministry of the Environment and Energy Security (MASE) says 747 projects have been selected under the nation’s first agrivoltaic program, backed by €1.7 billion ($1.9 billion) from European re...
www.pv-magazine.com
November 15, 2025 at 8:45 PM
#Agrivoltaics moving into the mainstream in #Italy
Would be good to see some horticultural production in the mix, beyond sheep.
Italy awards 2 GW in agrivoltaic tender backed by #EU funds.
#agsky #energysky
www.pv-magazine.com/2025/11/12/i...
Would be good to see some horticultural production in the mix, beyond sheep.
Italy awards 2 GW in agrivoltaic tender backed by #EU funds.
#agsky #energysky
www.pv-magazine.com/2025/11/12/i...
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New Yorkers: we have to run it through the tape for Mamdani.
Assume nothing until it’s all over.
Vote, and get everyone you know to vote.
We all know how things have gone in the last decade when folks got comfortable thinking we had it in the bag.
It’s not over until it’s over.
Assume nothing until it’s all over.
Vote, and get everyone you know to vote.
We all know how things have gone in the last decade when folks got comfortable thinking we had it in the bag.
It’s not over until it’s over.
October 29, 2025 at 9:43 AM
New Yorkers: we have to run it through the tape for Mamdani.
Assume nothing until it’s all over.
Vote, and get everyone you know to vote.
We all know how things have gone in the last decade when folks got comfortable thinking we had it in the bag.
It’s not over until it’s over.
Assume nothing until it’s all over.
Vote, and get everyone you know to vote.
We all know how things have gone in the last decade when folks got comfortable thinking we had it in the bag.
It’s not over until it’s over.
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California, don't forget to vote on Prop 50. Turnout is expected to be low, and we can't afford to unilaterally disarm while rightwingers pack congress.
October 25, 2025 at 7:25 PM
California, don't forget to vote on Prop 50. Turnout is expected to be low, and we can't afford to unilaterally disarm while rightwingers pack congress.
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There’s 1,000 times more chatter about the Maine senate race in a year than about Maine’s ballot measure in 3 weeks that’d bring voter ID and crack down on mail voting… maybe let’s start there??? boltsmag.org/maine-questi...
A Ballot Measure Targets Mail Voting in Maine - Bolts
Question 1, on the November ballot, would set up a barrage of new restrictions on absentee ballots that would considerably affect older voters and people with disabilities.
boltsmag.org
October 16, 2025 at 4:58 AM
There’s 1,000 times more chatter about the Maine senate race in a year than about Maine’s ballot measure in 3 weeks that’d bring voter ID and crack down on mail voting… maybe let’s start there??? boltsmag.org/maine-questi...
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Remember Pennsylvanians to vote YES to retain our three state supreme court justices
Don't forget down ballot and retain Dubow and Wojick on the other courts as well
Don't forget down ballot and retain Dubow and Wojick on the other courts as well
October 22, 2025 at 1:34 PM
Remember Pennsylvanians to vote YES to retain our three state supreme court justices
Don't forget down ballot and retain Dubow and Wojick on the other courts as well
Don't forget down ballot and retain Dubow and Wojick on the other courts as well
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Here's my take for @the-independent.com on the AWS outage today and what it tells us about the future of relying on a handful of names www.independent.co.uk/voices/inter...
The AWS outage is proof someone is breaking the internet
A three-hour global outage at Amazon Web Services was enough to halt banks, games and government services – exposing the fragile foundations on which our digital world rests, says Chris Stokel-Walker
www.independent.co.uk
October 20, 2025 at 1:39 PM
Here's my take for @the-independent.com on the AWS outage today and what it tells us about the future of relying on a handful of names www.independent.co.uk/voices/inter...
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1866 law forbids putting a living person on currency.
2020 law allows coinage “with designs emblematic of the United States semiquincentennial”; Treasury Secretary asserts that this overrides the 1866 law, since what’s more emblematic than Trump?
Now, I did not graduate from law school, but … WTF?
2020 law allows coinage “with designs emblematic of the United States semiquincentennial”; Treasury Secretary asserts that this overrides the 1866 law, since what’s more emblematic than Trump?
Now, I did not graduate from law school, but … WTF?
October 7, 2025 at 7:49 PM
1866 law forbids putting a living person on currency.
2020 law allows coinage “with designs emblematic of the United States semiquincentennial”; Treasury Secretary asserts that this overrides the 1866 law, since what’s more emblematic than Trump?
Now, I did not graduate from law school, but … WTF?
2020 law allows coinage “with designs emblematic of the United States semiquincentennial”; Treasury Secretary asserts that this overrides the 1866 law, since what’s more emblematic than Trump?
Now, I did not graduate from law school, but … WTF?
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"everybody has a smartphone these days lol" false. that's something you made up. only 91% of Americans have smartphones. those last 9% are still people who deserve services (and probably need them more than anybody else). that's still like 30.6 million people
October 6, 2025 at 11:06 PM
"everybody has a smartphone these days lol" false. that's something you made up. only 91% of Americans have smartphones. those last 9% are still people who deserve services (and probably need them more than anybody else). that's still like 30.6 million people
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# of paragraphs for news orgs to mention there's no discernable need to deploy troops to Portland, Oregon
The Guardian: 1st paragraph
BBC: 4th paragraph
AP: 5th paragraph
Time: 6th paragraph
Politico: 8th paragraph
NPR: 9th paragraph
CNN: 10th paragraph
NBC: 12th paragraph
Fox News: never mentions
The Guardian: 1st paragraph
BBC: 4th paragraph
AP: 5th paragraph
Time: 6th paragraph
Politico: 8th paragraph
NPR: 9th paragraph
CNN: 10th paragraph
NBC: 12th paragraph
Fox News: never mentions
September 27, 2025 at 7:24 PM
# of paragraphs for news orgs to mention there's no discernable need to deploy troops to Portland, Oregon
The Guardian: 1st paragraph
BBC: 4th paragraph
AP: 5th paragraph
Time: 6th paragraph
Politico: 8th paragraph
NPR: 9th paragraph
CNN: 10th paragraph
NBC: 12th paragraph
Fox News: never mentions
The Guardian: 1st paragraph
BBC: 4th paragraph
AP: 5th paragraph
Time: 6th paragraph
Politico: 8th paragraph
NPR: 9th paragraph
CNN: 10th paragraph
NBC: 12th paragraph
Fox News: never mentions
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I can't believe I have spent my entire life being told to shut up about feminism and now it's 2025 and women are not allowed to have acetaminophen.
September 26, 2025 at 6:16 PM
I can't believe I have spent my entire life being told to shut up about feminism and now it's 2025 and women are not allowed to have acetaminophen.
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So how much longer till everything that's running on some USA based cloud system (even if what's run is running in an EU datacenter) is going to be monitored and vetted by the US government?
September 18, 2025 at 7:20 AM
So how much longer till everything that's running on some USA based cloud system (even if what's run is running in an EU datacenter) is going to be monitored and vetted by the US government?
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Today is the day of the special election to fill the seat of former MN State Rep Melissa Hortman, who was shot by a right-wing extremist.
September 16, 2025 at 12:11 PM
Today is the day of the special election to fill the seat of former MN State Rep Melissa Hortman, who was shot by a right-wing extremist.
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You should say what the alternatives are so people understand what you mean by this.
Not that they should go back to X, but that they can migrate to PDS.witchcraft.systems, selfhosted.social, blacksky.app, @transrights.northsky.social
They can use zeppelin.social, blacksky.community, deer.social
Not that they should go back to X, but that they can migrate to PDS.witchcraft.systems, selfhosted.social, blacksky.app, @transrights.northsky.social
They can use zeppelin.social, blacksky.community, deer.social
We knew from the start we can’t get everything right. Moderation is a hard problem, and it’s impossible to please everyone. So we built a protocol where you always have the right to leave. If you don’t trust us, or don’t like our decisions, you deserve the right to choose an alternative.
September 13, 2025 at 1:33 PM
You should say what the alternatives are so people understand what you mean by this.
Not that they should go back to X, but that they can migrate to PDS.witchcraft.systems, selfhosted.social, blacksky.app, @transrights.northsky.social
They can use zeppelin.social, blacksky.community, deer.social
Not that they should go back to X, but that they can migrate to PDS.witchcraft.systems, selfhosted.social, blacksky.app, @transrights.northsky.social
They can use zeppelin.social, blacksky.community, deer.social
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I think it is always worth mentioning that Melissa Hortman and her husband Mark were killed with their beloved dog Gilbert: www.nytimes.com/2025/06/27/u...
A Minnesota Lawmaker and Her Husband Are Lying in State. Next to Them: Their Golden Retriever.
www.nytimes.com
September 11, 2025 at 2:40 AM
I think it is always worth mentioning that Melissa Hortman and her husband Mark were killed with their beloved dog Gilbert: www.nytimes.com/2025/06/27/u...
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This is a Melissa Hortman appreciation account for the next 24 hours.
Minnesota lawmaker Melissa Hortman remembered as funny, savvy and 'a true leader'
Friends and colleagues remembered her as grounded, kind and compassionate.
www.pbs.org
September 10, 2025 at 11:39 PM
This is a Melissa Hortman appreciation account for the next 24 hours.
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Is the US included among those countries?
US President Donald Trump on Friday signed an executive order creating a “state sponsor of wrongful detention” designation meant to penalize countries that wrongfully imprison Americans.
Trump signs executive order creating ‘state sponsor of wrongful detention’ designation | CNN Politics
US President Donald Trump on Friday signed an executive order creating a “state sponsor of wrongful detention” designation meant to penalize countries that wrongfully imprison Americans.
www.cnn.com
September 6, 2025 at 3:32 AM
Is the US included among those countries?
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So after the Epstein survivors themselves said this matter wasn't a hoax and told their stories, the President told them they were lying. That's the headline every reputable media outlet should be running.
September 3, 2025 at 5:23 PM
So after the Epstein survivors themselves said this matter wasn't a hoax and told their stories, the President told them they were lying. That's the headline every reputable media outlet should be running.
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Remember, kids: A real big goal of "AI" is to entirely sever capital from labor, and no, there will be no universal basic income, you can all just starve and die, thanks
www.axios.com/2025/08/26/a...
www.axios.com/2025/08/26/a...
AI is already taking jobs away from entry-level workers
Software and customer service are most at risk right now and could be the canary in the coal mine.
www.axios.com
August 31, 2025 at 6:04 PM
Remember, kids: A real big goal of "AI" is to entirely sever capital from labor, and no, there will be no universal basic income, you can all just starve and die, thanks
www.axios.com/2025/08/26/a...
www.axios.com/2025/08/26/a...
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CEOs are trying to convince you that quiet quitting is worse than wage theft, while they plan on replacing you with a robot.
Unions know better.
Happy Labor Day Weekend.
Unions know better.
Happy Labor Day Weekend.
August 31, 2025 at 5:45 AM
CEOs are trying to convince you that quiet quitting is worse than wage theft, while they plan on replacing you with a robot.
Unions know better.
Happy Labor Day Weekend.
Unions know better.
Happy Labor Day Weekend.