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Nieman Reports - The swift loss of US funding for global media since President Trump took office a year ago has devastated journalism in many countries where the independent press was already on precarious footing […]
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journa.host
December 24, 2025 at 3:43 PM
Nieman Reports - The swift loss of US funding for global media since President Trump took office a year ago has devastated journalism in many countries where the independent press was already on precarious footing […]
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Trump has ordered “a total and complete” blockade of all ‘sanctioned’ oil tankers entering and leaving Venezuela ports,
-- which is technically an act of war.
How seriously should we take this?
Trump has certainly threatened war with Venezuela in the past.
Former US National Security advisor […]
-- which is technically an act of war.
How seriously should we take this?
Trump has certainly threatened war with Venezuela in the past.
Former US National Security advisor […]
Original post on c.im
c.im
December 24, 2025 at 3:46 AM
Trump has ordered “a total and complete” blockade of all ‘sanctioned’ oil tankers entering and leaving Venezuela ports,
-- which is technically an act of war.
How seriously should we take this?
Trump has certainly threatened war with Venezuela in the past.
Former US National Security advisor […]
-- which is technically an act of war.
How seriously should we take this?
Trump has certainly threatened war with Venezuela in the past.
Former US National Security advisor […]
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In her 48-page ruling, McElroy found that the #federal government was weighing #states’ police on federal #immigration enforcement on whether to reduce federal #funding for the #homelandsecurity Grant Program & others.
“What else could defendants’ decisions to cut funding to specific […]
“What else could defendants’ decisions to cut funding to specific […]
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masto.ai
December 24, 2025 at 3:49 AM
In her 48-page ruling, McElroy found that the #federal government was weighing #states’ police on federal #immigration enforcement on whether to reduce federal #funding for the #homelandsecurity Grant Program & others.
“What else could defendants’ decisions to cut funding to specific […]
“What else could defendants’ decisions to cut funding to specific […]
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“Defendants’ wanton abuse of their role in #federal grant administration is particularly troublesome given the fact that they have been entrusted with a most solemn duty: safeguarding our nation & its citizens,” McElroy wrote. “While the intricacies of administrative #law & the terms & […]
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masto.ai
December 24, 2025 at 3:52 AM
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@andybrwn Better link here
https://investor.pgecorp.com/news-events/press-releases/press-release-details/2025/PGE-Announces-Automatic-Bill-Credits-for-Customers-Impacted-by-San-Francisco-Power-Outage/default.aspx
https://investor.pgecorp.com/news-events/press-releases/press-release-details/2025/PGE-Announces-Automatic-Bill-Credits-for-Customers-Impacted-by-San-Francisco-Power-Outage/default.aspx
PG&E Announces Automatic Bill Credits for Customers Impacted by San Francisco Power Outage
Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PGE) today announced it will issue customer credits to residential and business customers affected by the power outage that occurred in San Francisco on December 20, 2025. The intent is to provide meaningful, timely relief without requiring customers to take additional steps. In response to the outage, PGE is making these credits available to help offset the inconvenience and disruption caused by the event. Residential customers will automatically receive a $200 bill credit, and business customers will receive an approximately $2,500 credit. Customers don't need to file a claim or take any action; credits will appear on bills as "Customer Satisfaction Adjustment." If customers choose to, they can also pursue a separate claims process for extended outages. "We recognize the significant impact this outage had on our customers, and we are committed to providing immediate and meaningful support," said Vincent Davis, Senior Vice President and
investor.pgecorp.com
December 23, 2025 at 10:20 PM
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Meanwhile... the US is in a rampant measles outbreak.
TUESDAY MEASLES UPDATE: DPH Reports Nine New Measles Cases in Upstate, Bringing Outbreak total to 153
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
Dec. 23, 2025
COLUMBIA, S.C. ― The South Carolina Department of Public Health (DPH) […]
[Original post on ai6yr.org]
TUESDAY MEASLES UPDATE: DPH Reports Nine New Measles Cases in Upstate, Bringing Outbreak total to 153
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
Dec. 23, 2025
COLUMBIA, S.C. ― The South Carolina Department of Public Health (DPH) […]
[Original post on ai6yr.org]
December 23, 2025 at 11:43 PM
Meanwhile... the US is in a rampant measles outbreak.
TUESDAY MEASLES UPDATE: DPH Reports Nine New Measles Cases in Upstate, Bringing Outbreak total to 153
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
Dec. 23, 2025
COLUMBIA, S.C. ― The South Carolina Department of Public Health (DPH) […]
[Original post on ai6yr.org]
TUESDAY MEASLES UPDATE: DPH Reports Nine New Measles Cases in Upstate, Bringing Outbreak total to 153
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
Dec. 23, 2025
COLUMBIA, S.C. ― The South Carolina Department of Public Health (DPH) […]
[Original post on ai6yr.org]
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Federal judges could end up deciding whether Kari Lake’s edict violates two laws: The Voice of America Charter and the Firewall, which prohibits interference by any US government official in VOA’s objective, independent reporting of news. https://www.insidevoa.com/p/5831.html
December 24, 2025 at 12:21 AM
Federal judges could end up deciding whether Kari Lake’s edict violates two laws: The Voice of America Charter and the Firewall, which prohibits interference by any US government official in VOA’s objective, independent reporting of news. https://www.insidevoa.com/p/5831.html
PG&E To Provide Automatic Bill Credits After San Francisco Power Outage | Nasdaq https://www.rttnews.com/3605911/pg-e-to-provide-automatic-bill-credits-after-san-francisco-power-outage.aspx https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/pge-provide-automatic-bill-credits-after-san-francisco-power-outage
PG&E To Provide Automatic Bill Credits After San Francisco Power Outage
Pacific Gas and Electric Co. (PG&E;) announced that it will issue credits to residential and business customers impacted by the San Francisco power outage on December 20, 2025.
www.rttnews.com
December 23, 2025 at 10:16 PM
PG&E To Provide Automatic Bill Credits After San Francisco Power Outage | Nasdaq https://www.rttnews.com/3605911/pg-e-to-provide-automatic-bill-credits-after-san-francisco-power-outage.aspx https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/pge-provide-automatic-bill-credits-after-san-francisco-power-outage
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Genuinely shocked at a rule-of-law based result from this Court.
NEW: By a 6-3 vote, the Supreme Court blocks Trump’s deployment of the National Guard to Chicago to assist immigration agents. A majority holds that he likely lacks authority to do so. Thomas, Alito, and Gorsuch dissent. www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/25p...
![The Government asked this Court to stay the District Court's order. After the response and reply were filed, JUSTICE BARRETT referred the application to the Court. We directed the parties to file supplemental letter briefs on an issue that the District Court had addressed but the parties' initial briefs had not: the meaning of the term "regular forces" in §12406(3). In its supplemental brief, the Government argues that the term refers to civilian law enforcement officers, such as those employed by Immigration and Customs Enforcement or the Federal Protective Service.
Respondents, echoing the District Court, maintain that the term refers to the regular forces of the United States mili-tary.
We conclude that the term "regular forces" in §12406(3) likely refers to the regular forces of the United States mili-tary. This interpretation means that to call the Guard into active federal service under §12406(3), the President must be "unable" with the regular military "to execute the laws of the United States." Because the statute requires an assessment of the military's ability to execute the laws, it likely applies only where the military could legally execute the laws. Such circumstances are exceptional: Under the Posse Comitatus Act, the military is prohibited from "execut[ing] the laws" "except in cases and under circumstances expressly authorized by the Constitution or Act of Congress."
18 U. S. C. §1385. So before the President can federalize the Guard under §12406(3), he likely must have statutory or constitutional authority to execute the laws with the regular military and must be "unable" with those forces to perform that function.](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:6h7b2i6ttw3l4t7pvbvxdith/bafkreiftbhzwvn3vgwhqsi7k2paizvdw4t26ailljvovso3chqupnmj364@jpeg)
December 23, 2025 at 8:30 PM
Genuinely shocked at a rule-of-law based result from this Court.
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Supreme Court Blocks National Guard Deployment to #chicago Area - WSJ (gift link) https://www.wsj.com/politics/policy/supreme-court-blocks-national-guard-deployment-to-chicago-area-7797cdea?st=A7uHGh&reflink=desktopwebshare_permalink #nationalguard #scotus
December 23, 2025 at 8:46 PM
Supreme Court Blocks National Guard Deployment to #chicago Area - WSJ (gift link) https://www.wsj.com/politics/policy/supreme-court-blocks-national-guard-deployment-to-chicago-area-7797cdea?st=A7uHGh&reflink=desktopwebshare_permalink #nationalguard #scotus
#waymos in San Francisco caused chaos during mass power outage | AP News https://apnews.com/article/waymo-cars-san-francisco-power-outage-traffic-81e6a00aa2be6b804fe0bdfbcf07401f #sfpoweroutage
Waymos blocked roads and caused chaos during San Francisco power outage
Waymos stopped in the middle of intersections during a mass power outage in San Francisco over the weekend, causing the robotaxi company to suspend service for a day.
apnews.com
December 23, 2025 at 8:20 PM
#waymos in San Francisco caused chaos during mass power outage | AP News https://apnews.com/article/waymo-cars-san-francisco-power-outage-traffic-81e6a00aa2be6b804fe0bdfbcf07401f #sfpoweroutage
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In one of the released emails, dated January 7, 2020, an unidentified NY prosecutor wrote that flight records showed #trump had flown on Epstein's private jet at least 8 times during the 1990s, stating that was "many more times than previously has been reported". Among those were "at least 4 […]
Original post on masto.ai
masto.ai
December 23, 2025 at 3:50 PM
In one of the released emails, dated January 7, 2020, an unidentified NY prosecutor wrote that flight records showed #trump had flown on Epstein's private jet at least 8 times during the 1990s, stating that was "many more times than previously has been reported". Among those were "at least 4 […]
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It was labeled “Spanish Flu” because allied forces in World War I embargoed any news about the spreading and deadly influenza, but Spain wasn’t involved in the war, so any focus or mentions about on the disease came out of Spanish press and media.
That’s why it’s called “Spanish Flu”.
This is […]
That’s why it’s called “Spanish Flu”.
This is […]
Original post on mastodon.world
mastodon.world
December 23, 2025 at 1:30 PM
It was labeled “Spanish Flu” because allied forces in World War I embargoed any news about the spreading and deadly influenza, but Spain wasn’t involved in the war, so any focus or mentions about on the disease came out of Spanish press and media.
That’s why it’s called “Spanish Flu”.
This is […]
That’s why it’s called “Spanish Flu”.
This is […]
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City of Malibu:
EVACUATION WARNINGS FOR FRANKLIN & PALISADES BURN AREAS 12/23 DUE TO HEAVY RAIN & POTENTIAL MUD/DEBRIS FLOWS
Heavy rain is forecast in Malibu Tues 12/23 through Sat night 12/27, with the heaviest rain late Tues and Wed nights. Rain totals up to 4–8 inches for coasts and valleys […]
EVACUATION WARNINGS FOR FRANKLIN & PALISADES BURN AREAS 12/23 DUE TO HEAVY RAIN & POTENTIAL MUD/DEBRIS FLOWS
Heavy rain is forecast in Malibu Tues 12/23 through Sat night 12/27, with the heaviest rain late Tues and Wed nights. Rain totals up to 4–8 inches for coasts and valleys […]
Original post on ai6yr.org
m.ai6yr.org
December 23, 2025 at 4:28 AM
City of Malibu:
EVACUATION WARNINGS FOR FRANKLIN & PALISADES BURN AREAS 12/23 DUE TO HEAVY RAIN & POTENTIAL MUD/DEBRIS FLOWS
Heavy rain is forecast in Malibu Tues 12/23 through Sat night 12/27, with the heaviest rain late Tues and Wed nights. Rain totals up to 4–8 inches for coasts and valleys […]
EVACUATION WARNINGS FOR FRANKLIN & PALISADES BURN AREAS 12/23 DUE TO HEAVY RAIN & POTENTIAL MUD/DEBRIS FLOWS
Heavy rain is forecast in Malibu Tues 12/23 through Sat night 12/27, with the heaviest rain late Tues and Wed nights. Rain totals up to 4–8 inches for coasts and valleys […]
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The Epstein file is the only thing Trump has ever taken his name off of
-- Senator Ron Wyden
-- Senator Ron Wyden
🚨 "The Justice Department redacted the names and identifiers of victims. Fox News Digital has learned that the same redaction standards were applied to politically exposed individuals and government officials. "
h/t @kleinmatic.bsky.social
h/t @kleinmatic.bsky.social
Epstein files explode open as DOJ details discovery of powerful figures and more than 1,200 victims
EXCLUSIVE: More than a dozen people and government officials' names appear in the hundreds of thousands of pages of Jeffrey Epstein files made public Friday, sources said.
www.foxnews.com
December 21, 2025 at 9:31 PM
The Epstein file is the only thing Trump has ever taken his name off of
-- Senator Ron Wyden
-- Senator Ron Wyden
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One of the more interesting storylines as we close this year is the rising anger with data center development. @gurleygg.bsky.social runs down the calls for moratoria, multiple incidents of local rejections, and the impact it's already having on data center financing:
prospect.org/2025/12/22/d...
prospect.org/2025/12/22/d...
Demands for Data Center Moratoriums Surge - The American Prospect
Americans are getting wise to the threats posed by the lightly regulated facilities competing with humans for resources.
prospect.org
December 22, 2025 at 3:44 PM
One of the more interesting storylines as we close this year is the rising anger with data center development. @gurleygg.bsky.social runs down the calls for moratoria, multiple incidents of local rejections, and the impact it's already having on data center financing:
prospect.org/2025/12/22/d...
prospect.org/2025/12/22/d...
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Anthony Edwards (Newsroom Meteorologist at the San Francisco Chronicle): "Ocean Prediction Center forecasts a 985 mb low tracking into Southern Oregon early Christmas Eve. That would bring significant wind to Northern California. High wind watch in effect across the Bay Area for gusts up to 60 […]
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m.ai6yr.org
December 22, 2025 at 7:43 PM
Anthony Edwards (Newsroom Meteorologist at the San Francisco Chronicle): "Ocean Prediction Center forecasts a 985 mb low tracking into Southern Oregon early Christmas Eve. That would bring significant wind to Northern California. High wind watch in effect across the Bay Area for gusts up to 60 […]
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There is a risk of a pretty strong wind storm impacting the I-5 corridor from Weed, California north to the US/BC border on Christmas Eve.
Wind gusts to 115 km/h appear possible (but are on the high end of what's possible) with the strongest winds likely in Western Oregon.
#WaWx #OrWx #cawx […]
Wind gusts to 115 km/h appear possible (but are on the high end of what's possible) with the strongest winds likely in Western Oregon.
#WaWx #OrWx #cawx […]
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mstdn.ca
December 22, 2025 at 8:48 PM