Rake
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Wrangling the news & other varmints
A powerful blast ripped through a slow-moving car at a traffic signal near Red Fort, killing nine people and leaving 20 others injured.
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November 11, 2025 at 7:07 AM
A powerful blast ripped through a slow-moving car at a traffic signal near Red Fort, killing nine people and leaving 20 others injured.
www.ndtv.com/india-news/a...
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Surge in antisemitism investigations at US universities after October 7 attacks, data shows bit.ly/3JmCEoc
November 8, 2025 at 7:53 AM
Surge in antisemitism investigations at US universities after October 7 attacks, data shows bit.ly/3JmCEoc
25,000 Barrels Possibly Laced With DDT Are Found Off California Coast www.nytimes.com/2021/04/28/u...
25,000 Barrels Possibly Laced With DDT Are Found Off California Coast (Published 2021)
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November 7, 2025 at 10:08 PM
25,000 Barrels Possibly Laced With DDT Are Found Off California Coast www.nytimes.com/2021/04/28/u...
China’s clean-energy revolution will reshape markets and politics
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from The Economist
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from The Economist
November 7, 2025 at 9:10 AM
China’s clean-energy revolution will reshape markets and politics
economist.com/leaders/2025...
from The Economist
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from The Economist
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The US government's decision to stop supporting a telescope facility that would have given us unprecedented insight into the early universe is calamitous, says Chanda Prescod-Weinstein
The end of US support for the CMB-S4 telescope is devastating
The US government's decision to stop supporting a telescope facility that would have given us unprecedented insight into the early universe is calamitous, says Chanda Prescod-Weinstein
www.newscientist.com
November 6, 2025 at 6:14 AM
The US government's decision to stop supporting a telescope facility that would have given us unprecedented insight into the early universe is calamitous, says Chanda Prescod-Weinstein
Trump & and Elon Musk’s USAID’s dismantling is estimated to have already killed 600,000 people, ⅔ of them children.
Officials simply deny any harm, while halting data collection
www.impactcounter.com/dashboard?vi...
Officials simply deny any harm, while halting data collection
www.impactcounter.com/dashboard?vi...
Impact Dashboard - Impact Counter | Impact Counter
Visualize the human impact of funding changes for aid and support organizations.
www.impactcounter.com
November 6, 2025 at 5:45 AM
Trump & and Elon Musk’s USAID’s dismantling is estimated to have already killed 600,000 people, ⅔ of them children.
Officials simply deny any harm, while halting data collection
www.impactcounter.com/dashboard?vi...
Officials simply deny any harm, while halting data collection
www.impactcounter.com/dashboard?vi...
“The AI algorithm accurately identified the people with structural heart disease 86 per cent of the time. It correctly ruled it out 99 per cent of the time in the participants who didn’t suffer from it.”
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Apple Watch data teamed with AI reveals heart damage
Researchers say advance could make early screening for structural heart disease possible on a large scale
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November 5, 2025 at 11:08 AM
“The AI algorithm accurately identified the people with structural heart disease 86 per cent of the time. It correctly ruled it out 99 per cent of the time in the participants who didn’t suffer from it.”
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“Nitazenes, a class of synthetic drugs 40 times more potent than fentanyl, are steadily becoming more common on both sides of the Atlantic.”
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A New Type of Opioid Is Killing People in the US, Europe, and Australia
Nitazenes, a class of synthetic drugs 40 times more potent than fentanyl, are steadily becoming more common on both sides of the Atlantic.
www.wired.com
November 4, 2025 at 7:49 PM
“Nitazenes, a class of synthetic drugs 40 times more potent than fentanyl, are steadily becoming more common on both sides of the Atlantic.”
www.wired.com/story/a-new-...
www.wired.com/story/a-new-...
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The fact a *single* Amazon full-time employee requires SNAP benefits should be a crime. The fact Amazon is the largest employer of SNAP recipients is a disgrace. Jeff Bezos shouldnt be that rich; he should be in jail.
November 3, 2025 at 4:01 PM
The fact a *single* Amazon full-time employee requires SNAP benefits should be a crime. The fact Amazon is the largest employer of SNAP recipients is a disgrace. Jeff Bezos shouldnt be that rich; he should be in jail.
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“A huge reason for that surge in new EV registrations is the social leasing program France introduced, allowing low-income citizens to afford long-term leasing of electric vehicles at amazingly low rates.”
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www.reddit.com/r/europe/com...
From the europe community on Reddit: Electric vehicle sales surge in France: Renault 5 tops the charts
Explore this post and more from the europe community
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November 4, 2025 at 6:54 PM
“A huge reason for that surge in new EV registrations is the social leasing program France introduced, allowing low-income citizens to afford long-term leasing of electric vehicles at amazingly low rates.”
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“national delegates had reported they had been threatened with personal consequences if they went against Washington”
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www.politico.eu/article/us-a...
US accused of threatening EU diplomats during bid to kill green shipping rules
Negotiators at shipping talks in London were told both they and their countries could be punished unless they voted with the U.S.
www.politico.eu
November 4, 2025 at 12:08 PM
“national delegates had reported they had been threatened with personal consequences if they went against Washington”
www.politico.eu/article/us-a...
www.politico.eu/article/us-a...
What Trade War? China’s Export Juggernaut Marches On www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
China’s Global Exports Continue to Grow Despite Trump Tariffs
As Trump has imposed steep tariffs on China, American importers are buying much less. But China has offset the decline from the United States with breathtaking speed.
www.nytimes.com
November 4, 2025 at 8:23 AM
What Trade War? China’s Export Juggernaut Marches On www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
Tesla “sales, dropped 89 percent in Sweden, 86 percent in Denmark, 31 percent in Spain, and 50 percent in Norway. Meanwhile, overall EV sales for Europe saw a bounce of 119 percent during the same period”
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Tesla's Sales Collapsed Nearly 90 Percent in Some Countries Last Month
In Europe, there's more bad news for Tesla.
gizmodo.com
November 4, 2025 at 8:14 AM
Tesla “sales, dropped 89 percent in Sweden, 86 percent in Denmark, 31 percent in Spain, and 50 percent in Norway. Meanwhile, overall EV sales for Europe saw a bounce of 119 percent during the same period”
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Forrest Smith, the only National Park Service engineer cleaning up abandoned oil and gas wells, lost his contract, leaving 93 orphaned wells on park lands unmanaged. These leaking wells release methane and toxins, threatening human health and the environment.
He Alone Tracked Leaky Oil Wells in National Parks. He Was Let Go.
www.nytimes.com
November 3, 2025 at 5:58 AM
Forrest Smith, the only National Park Service engineer cleaning up abandoned oil and gas wells, lost his contract, leaving 93 orphaned wells on park lands unmanaged. These leaking wells release methane and toxins, threatening human health and the environment.
Opinion | In Trump’s America, Are We Losing Our Democracy? nyti.ms/47JDzXY
November 2, 2025 at 9:22 AM
Opinion | In Trump’s America, Are We Losing Our Democracy? nyti.ms/47JDzXY
The world’s biggest humanitarian crisis
— a civil war that has forced 12 million people from their homes, spread famine across the country and killed as many as 400,000 people
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/30/w...
— a civil war that has forced 12 million people from their homes, spread famine across the country and killed as many as 400,000 people
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/30/w...
Executions and Mass Casualties: Videos Show Horror Unfolding in Sudan
www.nytimes.com
November 1, 2025 at 2:07 PM
The world’s biggest humanitarian crisis
— a civil war that has forced 12 million people from their homes, spread famine across the country and killed as many as 400,000 people
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/30/w...
— a civil war that has forced 12 million people from their homes, spread famine across the country and killed as many as 400,000 people
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/30/w...
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The Python Software Foundation rejected a $1.5 million U.S. government grant because it required them to renounce all diversity, equity, and inclusion initiatives.
www.theregister.com/2025/10/27/p...
www.theregister.com/2025/10/27/p...
www.theregister.com
October 31, 2025 at 12:44 PM
The Python Software Foundation rejected a $1.5 million U.S. government grant because it required them to renounce all diversity, equity, and inclusion initiatives.
www.theregister.com/2025/10/27/p...
www.theregister.com/2025/10/27/p...
“The stated reason for the September sanctions was that the three groups had helped the International Criminal Court in its investigation of Israel “without Israel’s consent.”
www.amnesty.org/en/latest/ne...
www.amnesty.org/en/latest/ne...
What happened to human rights for Palestinians?
The Trump administration is targeting those who support justice for Palestinians
www.amnesty.org
November 1, 2025 at 1:35 PM
“The stated reason for the September sanctions was that the three groups had helped the International Criminal Court in its investigation of Israel “without Israel’s consent.”
www.amnesty.org/en/latest/ne...
www.amnesty.org/en/latest/ne...
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i hate that AI has now caused me to question the authenticity of cute animal videos online, which is my primary use of social media. i don't even know if this baby penguin actually wore a beret to go buy a tiny baguette in paris
November 1, 2025 at 2:21 AM
i hate that AI has now caused me to question the authenticity of cute animal videos online, which is my primary use of social media. i don't even know if this baby penguin actually wore a beret to go buy a tiny baguette in paris
“It sounds crazy to say that Republicans are making children go hungry to protect pedophiles, but it’s actually a reasonable interpretation of the situation.”
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The Hunger Games Begin
40 million Americans are about to lose food stamps
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November 1, 2025 at 9:09 AM
“It sounds crazy to say that Republicans are making children go hungry to protect pedophiles, but it’s actually a reasonable interpretation of the situation.”
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DOJ Scrubs Jan. 6 Attack From Court Record After Suspending Career Prosecutors
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DOJ Scrubs Jan. 6 Attack From Court Record After Suspending Career Prosecutors
Read more here.
www.democracydocket.com
November 1, 2025 at 8:39 AM
DOJ Scrubs Jan. 6 Attack From Court Record After Suspending Career Prosecutors
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Pentagon Orders National Guard to Establish Quick-Reaction Forces for Civil Unrest, Riots on.wsj.com/4nzMzVc
November 1, 2025 at 8:08 AM
Pentagon Orders National Guard to Establish Quick-Reaction Forces for Civil Unrest, Riots on.wsj.com/4nzMzVc