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Donald Trump doesn’t understand the drug war he’s fighting
The president's war on fentanyl is just another way to expand state power and inflame fear
www.salon.com
if you’re baffled by how trump plans to lower overdose deaths, you’re not alone. it’s pretty clear he doesn’t know what he’s fighting against. as usual, it’s not about the drugs at all. my latest for @salon.com
www.salon.com/2025/11/05/d...
www.salon.com/2025/11/05/d...
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An unusually strong storm system called an atmospheric river is dousing Southern California. National Weather Service forecasters warned it could produce rockslides and debris flows in Los Angeles areas ravaged by wildfires earlier this year.
Atmospheric river douses Southern California, threatening rockslides in LA's fire-ravaged areas
An unusually strong storm system called an atmospheric river is dousing Southern California. More than four inches of rain fell over coastal Santa Barbara County early Friday as the storm moved south toward Los Angeles.
bit.ly
November 15, 2025 at 2:30 AM
An unusually strong storm system called an atmospheric river is dousing Southern California. National Weather Service forecasters warned it could produce rockslides and debris flows in Los Angeles areas ravaged by wildfires earlier this year.
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The Fermi paradox asks why we've yet to find evidence of intelligent extraterrestrial life. The odds are we should!
A NASA scientist suggests that "alien societies might plateau at modest technological levels and even grow bored with exploration."
www.sciencefocus.com/news/aliens-...
A NASA scientist suggests that "alien societies might plateau at modest technological levels and even grow bored with exploration."
www.sciencefocus.com/news/aliens-...
Why aliens are (probably) too lazy to make first contact | BBC Science Focus Magazine
Space is big. Why not kick back, relax, and wait for them to come to you?
www.sciencefocus.com
November 14, 2025 at 5:49 PM
The Fermi paradox asks why we've yet to find evidence of intelligent extraterrestrial life. The odds are we should!
A NASA scientist suggests that "alien societies might plateau at modest technological levels and even grow bored with exploration."
www.sciencefocus.com/news/aliens-...
A NASA scientist suggests that "alien societies might plateau at modest technological levels and even grow bored with exploration."
www.sciencefocus.com/news/aliens-...
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I think the people who's brains are so broke on nothing matters considering the last 3 weeks or so really need to take some deep breaths and maybe just stop being online for like a year.
November 15, 2025 at 3:41 AM
I think the people who's brains are so broke on nothing matters considering the last 3 weeks or so really need to take some deep breaths and maybe just stop being online for like a year.
is Greene positioning herself to fill the void when trump no longer leads MAGA? would that even work?
President Trump said he no longer supports Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, who is pushing for the release of the Epstein files.
Trump Says He No Longer Supports Marjorie Taylor Greene
The president accused the Georgia congresswoman of turning on him and being disloyal.
nyti.ms
November 15, 2025 at 4:26 AM
is Greene positioning herself to fill the void when trump no longer leads MAGA? would that even work?
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This flu season looks grim as H3N2 emerges with mutations arstechnica.com/health/2025/...
This flu season looks grim as H3N2 emerges with mutations
UK facing one of worst flu seasons in history—and the US is next.
arstechnica.com
November 14, 2025 at 12:31 PM
This flu season looks grim as H3N2 emerges with mutations arstechnica.com/health/2025/...
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November 14, 2025 at 8:01 PM
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Holy smokes, will you look at the size of this thing
November 14, 2025 at 2:36 AM
Holy smokes, will you look at the size of this thing
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The furor over the death of a Colombian fisherman has ignited a feud over the huge U.S. military buildup in the Caribbean and the legality of the deadly attacks on nearly 20 vessels since September.
Family of Fisherman Killed in U.S. Military Strike Says It Wants Justice
www.nytimes.com
November 13, 2025 at 7:44 PM
The furor over the death of a Colombian fisherman has ignited a feud over the huge U.S. military buildup in the Caribbean and the legality of the deadly attacks on nearly 20 vessels since September.
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I will no doubt read and enjoy all your very good Nuzzi jokes, but I also want to say earnestly, so many of us (myself included) are on the verge of being pushed out of this industry and it's genuinely so dispiriting to see the worst among us, ethics-wise, get such preferential treatment.
November 14, 2025 at 5:54 PM
I will no doubt read and enjoy all your very good Nuzzi jokes, but I also want to say earnestly, so many of us (myself included) are on the verge of being pushed out of this industry and it's genuinely so dispiriting to see the worst among us, ethics-wise, get such preferential treatment.
essential reporting from Nicole Karlis for @salon.com on how ICE is traumatizing kids for life.
www.salon.com/2025/11/14/i...
www.salon.com/2025/11/14/i...
ICE arrest at Chicago day care was
Parents and toddlers watched in terror as ICE agents seized a beloved teacher during morning drop-off.
www.salon.com
November 14, 2025 at 7:50 PM
essential reporting from Nicole Karlis for @salon.com on how ICE is traumatizing kids for life.
www.salon.com/2025/11/14/i...
www.salon.com/2025/11/14/i...
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Judge orders release of hundreds of immigrants arrested in Chicago ICE operation. MSNBC's Nnamdi Egwuonwu has the latest
November 14, 2025 at 4:06 PM
Judge orders release of hundreds of immigrants arrested in Chicago ICE operation. MSNBC's Nnamdi Egwuonwu has the latest
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“I think that’s honestly the hardest part. We have to lose our humanity in order to try to save other people. We’re all very distraught by that. People were suffering and you can’t hold their hand. I can’t be there in their last moments.”
we are not doing enough.
thetyee.ca/News/2025/06...
we are not doing enough.
thetyee.ca/News/2025/06...
November 14, 2025 at 4:25 AM
“I think that’s honestly the hardest part. We have to lose our humanity in order to try to save other people. We’re all very distraught by that. People were suffering and you can’t hold their hand. I can’t be there in their last moments.”
we are not doing enough.
thetyee.ca/News/2025/06...
we are not doing enough.
thetyee.ca/News/2025/06...
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A human rights-based approach to the toxic drug crisis would require public policy that recognizes the full humanity of people who use unregulated drugs
which would be a whole new thing
which would be a whole new thing
November 14, 2025 at 1:26 AM
A human rights-based approach to the toxic drug crisis would require public policy that recognizes the full humanity of people who use unregulated drugs
which would be a whole new thing
which would be a whole new thing
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There are things that shouldn't be in private control, and water is one of them.
In East Maui, Hawaiʻi, a decision is pending on whether to grant a 30-year water license to a private Canadian company whose predecessors have a long history of devastating the ecosystem or give control to the county.
In East Maui, Hawaiʻi, a decision is pending on whether to grant a 30-year water license to a private Canadian company whose predecessors have a long history of devastating the ecosystem or give control to the county.
East Maui Water Fight Returns To State Land Board
The battle over who controls one of the island's major water sources — a foreign company or a county board — appears headed to a contested case hearing.
www.civilbeat.org
November 14, 2025 at 11:59 AM
There are things that shouldn't be in private control, and water is one of them.
In East Maui, Hawaiʻi, a decision is pending on whether to grant a 30-year water license to a private Canadian company whose predecessors have a long history of devastating the ecosystem or give control to the county.
In East Maui, Hawaiʻi, a decision is pending on whether to grant a 30-year water license to a private Canadian company whose predecessors have a long history of devastating the ecosystem or give control to the county.
New Jersey man's death first one to be tied to tick-related meat allergy
www.cidrap.umn.edu
November 14, 2025 at 2:19 PM
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This is super bad for US citizens, especially on the left of the spectrum. Gives this authoritarian administration potentially the power to surveil & go after US citizens on spurious "funding of FTO" grounds. This whole antifa boogeyman is being fully weaponized. So dangerous.
My NSPM-7 coverage has for weeks been met with smug assurances that there's no law for domestic terrorism. Well, the Trump admin just designated Antifa groups as Foreign Terror Orgs - for which there is a law:
www.kenklippenstein.com/p/trump-slap...
www.kenklippenstein.com/p/trump-slap...
Trump Escalates War on Leftists With Antifa Foreign Terror Label
Move cites NSPM-7, saying four European Antifa groups espoused "anti-Christianity," "anti-capitalism," and "anti-Americanism"
www.kenklippenstein.com
November 14, 2025 at 3:49 AM
This is super bad for US citizens, especially on the left of the spectrum. Gives this authoritarian administration potentially the power to surveil & go after US citizens on spurious "funding of FTO" grounds. This whole antifa boogeyman is being fully weaponized. So dangerous.
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⚡️ Russia plans to import 12,000 North Koreans to work in its massive Shahed drone plant, HUR says.
Russia has actively recruited, hoodwinked and kidnapped workers for its war machine from across the developing world.
Russia has actively recruited, hoodwinked and kidnapped workers for its war machine from across the developing world.
Russia plans to import 12,000 North Koreans to work in its massive Shahed drone plant, HUR says
Russia has actively recruited, hoodwinked and kidnapped workers for its war machine from across the developing world.
kyivindependent.com
November 14, 2025 at 10:13 AM
⚡️ Russia plans to import 12,000 North Koreans to work in its massive Shahed drone plant, HUR says.
Russia has actively recruited, hoodwinked and kidnapped workers for its war machine from across the developing world.
Russia has actively recruited, hoodwinked and kidnapped workers for its war machine from across the developing world.
the implications of behavioral evolution being driven by gut microbes is so profound
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Selection and transmission of the gut microbiome alone can shift mammalian behavior - Nature Communications
Here, the authors present evidence that the gut microbiome alone, without changes in the host genome, can shape how animals respond to selection, identifying a bacterium and its metabolite that indepe...
www.nature.com
November 14, 2025 at 1:06 PM
the implications of behavioral evolution being driven by gut microbes is so profound
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
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I know I am a biased observer so maybe I have no idea but it sure feels like COP30 has less attention on it, in the US, than any previous COP. Which I guess tracks given the admin’s failure to participate, but… well.
November 14, 2025 at 4:09 AM
I know I am a biased observer so maybe I have no idea but it sure feels like COP30 has less attention on it, in the US, than any previous COP. Which I guess tracks given the admin’s failure to participate, but… well.
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Slightly?!
AP News: Relentless rise in carbon pollution from fossil fuels slightly dampens climate-fighting hopes apnews.com/article/emis...
Relentless rise in carbon pollution from fossil fuels slightly dampens climate-fighting hopes
Scientists report that emissions from fossil fuels rose by 1.1% in 2025, marking the second consecutive year of a small increase.
apnews.com
November 14, 2025 at 5:07 AM
Slightly?!
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Lots of folks captioning aurora photos like "for a few minutes we didn't think about politics"
guess I'm built different, every time I'm out trying to see night sky stuff I frequently think about how much light pollution is entirely preventable with just a tiny bit of regulation
guess I'm built different, every time I'm out trying to see night sky stuff I frequently think about how much light pollution is entirely preventable with just a tiny bit of regulation
November 13, 2025 at 10:03 PM
Lots of folks captioning aurora photos like "for a few minutes we didn't think about politics"
guess I'm built different, every time I'm out trying to see night sky stuff I frequently think about how much light pollution is entirely preventable with just a tiny bit of regulation
guess I'm built different, every time I'm out trying to see night sky stuff I frequently think about how much light pollution is entirely preventable with just a tiny bit of regulation
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Starbucks workers launched a nationwide strike on Thursday, with more than 1,000 union baristas walking out across 40+ U.S. cities. The open-ended work stoppage, organized by Starbucks Workers United, began on the company’s high-traffic “Red Cup Day” to maximize pressure.
Roughly 65 stores were...
Roughly 65 stores were...
November 13, 2025 at 5:45 PM
Starbucks workers launched a nationwide strike on Thursday, with more than 1,000 union baristas walking out across 40+ U.S. cities. The open-ended work stoppage, organized by Starbucks Workers United, began on the company’s high-traffic “Red Cup Day” to maximize pressure.
Roughly 65 stores were...
Roughly 65 stores were...
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November 14, 2025 at 12:52 AM
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Check out this hawk's wing / scaly hedgehog. A new-to-me mushroom, and there are two of them! Double happiness. 🍄🍄 #FungiFriends
November 13, 2025 at 10:57 PM
Check out this hawk's wing / scaly hedgehog. A new-to-me mushroom, and there are two of them! Double happiness. 🍄🍄 #FungiFriends
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When Covid caused NYC offices to hollow out what they found was that yeah the core business districts suffered but the neighborhoods where people actually live, thrived.
All WFH means is rethinking business districts, not cities.
All WFH means is rethinking business districts, not cities.
if you cant go in to the office 3 days a week then you really can't complain when cities are hollowed out. cities are places where ppl work and network. getting rid of that makes cities useless
And it's usually something like "but that's not what the literal DNC does!" as if I don't know, as someone who has worked on Dem campaigns, sometimes in conjunction with the DNC what they do. So I'm going to be very specific here: this is the DNC being shitty: www.nytimes.com/2025/11/12/u...
November 13, 2025 at 3:54 PM
When Covid caused NYC offices to hollow out what they found was that yeah the core business districts suffered but the neighborhoods where people actually live, thrived.
All WFH means is rethinking business districts, not cities.
All WFH means is rethinking business districts, not cities.