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People aren’t always good at interpreting cues from dogs — or even noticing them, a new study suggests.
Think You Understand Your Dog? Think Again.
People interpret a dog’s emotions based on its situation and have “a big blind spot” for the actual animal, a new study found.
www.nytimes.com
March 10, 2025 at 4:06 PM
People aren’t always good at interpreting cues from dogs — or even noticing them, a new study suggests.
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“The pain is just all still there.”
Elizabeth Fusco’s relatives had their usual family dinner in New Jersey in early 2020. Within days, her mother, three siblings and aunt were all dead. At the time, only nine deaths had been attributed to Covid-19 in the state.
Elizabeth Fusco’s relatives had their usual family dinner in New Jersey in early 2020. Within days, her mother, three siblings and aunt were all dead. At the time, only nine deaths had been attributed to Covid-19 in the state.
For a Family That Lost 5 Loved Ones, ‘Covid Will Never Be Over’
Elizabeth Fusco’s relatives had their usual family dinner in New Jersey in early 2020. Soon, her mother, three siblings and aunt were all dead.
www.nytimes.com
March 10, 2025 at 4:22 PM
“The pain is just all still there.”
Elizabeth Fusco’s relatives had their usual family dinner in New Jersey in early 2020. Within days, her mother, three siblings and aunt were all dead. At the time, only nine deaths had been attributed to Covid-19 in the state.
Elizabeth Fusco’s relatives had their usual family dinner in New Jersey in early 2020. Within days, her mother, three siblings and aunt were all dead. At the time, only nine deaths had been attributed to Covid-19 in the state.
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A newly hired advisor at DOJ is a former judge who received what was then Oregon's longest-ever suspension for misconduct.
He also made the news for "for having hung a picture of Adolf Hitler in his courthouse."
talkingpointsmemo.com/news/doj-hir...
He also made the news for "for having hung a picture of Adolf Hitler in his courthouse."
talkingpointsmemo.com/news/doj-hir...
February 25, 2025 at 10:32 PM
A newly hired advisor at DOJ is a former judge who received what was then Oregon's longest-ever suspension for misconduct.
He also made the news for "for having hung a picture of Adolf Hitler in his courthouse."
talkingpointsmemo.com/news/doj-hir...
He also made the news for "for having hung a picture of Adolf Hitler in his courthouse."
talkingpointsmemo.com/news/doj-hir...
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Query: If she is on vacation, mustn't there be an acting acting DOGE administrator, or an official performing the duties of the acting DOGE administrator? 🫡
The new DOGE administrator, who the White House only named after media pressure, told associates she did not know she would be named publicly to the position. She’s currently scheduled to be on vacation in Mexico.
Meet Amy Gleason. We’ve been tracking her for a bit.
www.nytimes.com/live/2025/02...
Meet Amy Gleason. We’ve been tracking her for a bit.
www.nytimes.com/live/2025/02...
Amy Gleason Named Acting DOGE Administrator
Ms. Gleason is the acting administrator of the Department of Government Efficiency, according to a White House official. The news comes as a federal judge questioned who was leading the operation.
www.nytimes.com
February 26, 2025 at 12:09 AM
Query: If she is on vacation, mustn't there be an acting acting DOGE administrator, or an official performing the duties of the acting DOGE administrator? 🫡
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"We should not resist calling this for what it is—a deep animus toward anything that detracts from a white-centered view of American history.
Yes, racism." kevinmlevin.substack.com/p/frederick-...
Yes, racism." kevinmlevin.substack.com/p/frederick-...
Frederick Douglass Parade Canceled After 54th Massachusetts Pulls Out
The Trump administration’s ongoing crusade to roll back DEI initiatives was never out of a concern for fairness or challenging what it sees as unjust discrimination.
kevinmlevin.substack.com
February 21, 2025 at 11:39 PM
"We should not resist calling this for what it is—a deep animus toward anything that detracts from a white-centered view of American history.
Yes, racism." kevinmlevin.substack.com/p/frederick-...
Yes, racism." kevinmlevin.substack.com/p/frederick-...
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Remember when John Roberts gutted the Medicaid expansion because he said the *offer* of medicaid money was too coercive to the states bsky.app/profile/atru...
TRUMP: The NCAA has complied immediately. That's good. But I understand Maine -- is the governor of Maine here?
JANET MILLS: Yeah I'm here
TRUMP: Are you not gonna comply?
JM: I'm going to comply with state and federal law
T: You better do it bc you're not gonna get any federal funding at all
JANET MILLS: Yeah I'm here
TRUMP: Are you not gonna comply?
JM: I'm going to comply with state and federal law
T: You better do it bc you're not gonna get any federal funding at all
February 21, 2025 at 9:23 PM
Remember when John Roberts gutted the Medicaid expansion because he said the *offer* of medicaid money was too coercive to the states bsky.app/profile/atru...
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The mothers met in a Whatsapp group. They have vowed to fight until their sons, who they say have not committed crimes and do not have ties to gangs, are released.
Venezuelan mothers organize on chat group to fight Guantánamo detentions
The mothers met in a Whatsapp group. They have vowed to fight until their sons, who they say have not committed crimes and do not have ties to gangs, are released.
www.npr.org
February 20, 2025 at 11:59 PM
The mothers met in a Whatsapp group. They have vowed to fight until their sons, who they say have not committed crimes and do not have ties to gangs, are released.
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So, here's what will happen: Republican members of Congress will stop holding town halls and all these angry old people will reelect them anyway.
www.ajc.com/politics/mcc...
www.ajc.com/politics/mcc...
Angry crowd boos Georgia congressman Rich McCormick over support for Donald Trump agenda, DOGE
U.S. Rep. Rich McCormick said during a town hall that he does not want to see any president be “too powerful.”
www.ajc.com
February 21, 2025 at 2:44 PM
So, here's what will happen: Republican members of Congress will stop holding town halls and all these angry old people will reelect them anyway.
www.ajc.com/politics/mcc...
www.ajc.com/politics/mcc...
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No, but if you’re looking for one, I am aware of a guy you work with that was indicted four times and convicted of thirty-four felonies.
February 20, 2025 at 8:04 PM
No, but if you’re looking for one, I am aware of a guy you work with that was indicted four times and convicted of thirty-four felonies.
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Listen to “The Headlines,” which brings you the biggest stories of the day from the New York Times reporters who are covering them, all in about five minutes.
The F.B.I.’s New Boss, and the Foreign Aid Fallout
Plus, a James Bond takeover.
www.nytimes.com
February 21, 2025 at 11:15 AM
Listen to “The Headlines,” which brings you the biggest stories of the day from the New York Times reporters who are covering them, all in about five minutes.
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above all else the current crop of republicans in congress are the most pathetic cowards to ever serve in washington www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
After ceding power of the purse, GOP lawmakers beg Trump team for funds
Republican senators find themselves in an unusual position these days: begging Trump officials to release funds they themselves appropriated.
www.washingtonpost.com
February 19, 2025 at 2:15 PM
above all else the current crop of republicans in congress are the most pathetic cowards to ever serve in washington www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
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And fully half of it is a humiliating error where they mistake the value of a contract by 1000x confusing 8 million with 8 BILLION
DOGE says it has saved $55 billion in federal spending so far, but its website only accounts for $16.6 billion of that
DOGE Says It’s Saved $55 Billion, Itemized Data Show Far Less
The federal cost-cutting effort dubbed the Department of Government Efficiency says it has saved $55 billion in federal spending so far, but its website only accounts for $16.6 billion of that.
www.bloomberg.com
February 19, 2025 at 12:58 PM
And fully half of it is a humiliating error where they mistake the value of a contract by 1000x confusing 8 million with 8 BILLION
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the “make america healthy again” agenda appears to be an elaborate op conjured up by sentient strains of listeria and salmonella www.nytimes.com/2025/02/18/u...
FDA’s Food Safety Chief Resigns
The chief said the loss of critical employees overseeing the nation’s food supply made his work impossible. Robert F. Kennedy Jr., the nation’s new health secretary, has pledged to gut the division.
www.nytimes.com
February 19, 2025 at 2:20 PM
the “make america healthy again” agenda appears to be an elaborate op conjured up by sentient strains of listeria and salmonella www.nytimes.com/2025/02/18/u...
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Does anyone know anything about how the changes to the website (including the changes to Prof. @wendylrouse.bsky.social's essay) at Stonewall National Monument is impacting front line interpreters? Are they complying with the new language? Thanks. 🗃️ cc: @altnps.bsky.social
February 18, 2025 at 12:14 PM
Does anyone know anything about how the changes to the website (including the changes to Prof. @wendylrouse.bsky.social's essay) at Stonewall National Monument is impacting front line interpreters? Are they complying with the new language? Thanks. 🗃️ cc: @altnps.bsky.social
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LAW DORK: On Monday night, the Justice Department doubled down and refused to answer U.S. District Judge Tanya Chutkan’s question from a hearing on Monday morning about how many people were fired from the federal government this past Friday.
Chris Geidner on Substack
On Monday night, the Justice Department doubled down and refused to answer U.S. District Judge Tanya Chutkan’s question from a hearing on Monday morning about how many people were fired from the feder...
substack.com
February 18, 2025 at 4:44 AM
LAW DORK: On Monday night, the Justice Department doubled down and refused to answer U.S. District Judge Tanya Chutkan’s question from a hearing on Monday morning about how many people were fired from the federal government this past Friday.
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taking black kids away from their parents and putting them on farms seems really familiar to me! what could it be?
Even the most disturbing RFK Jr. headline always manages to have a detail inside creepier than you could have imagined. I’m sorry, did you just say Black kids should have a chance to get “re-parented”???? Gift link wapo.st/4hW2xGI
February 17, 2025 at 9:54 PM
taking black kids away from their parents and putting them on farms seems really familiar to me! what could it be?
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This is why you fight these cowards.
The moment you stand up to them, they crumble.
Homan has nothing. The Fourth Amendment is clear and I am well within my duties to educate people of their rights.
He can threaten me with jail and call names all he wants. He’s got nothing else.
The moment you stand up to them, they crumble.
Homan has nothing. The Fourth Amendment is clear and I am well within my duties to educate people of their rights.
He can threaten me with jail and call names all he wants. He’s got nothing else.
a stammering Tom Homan on AOC: "She's the dumbest congresswoman ever elected to Congress."
February 18, 2025 at 3:17 AM
This is why you fight these cowards.
The moment you stand up to them, they crumble.
Homan has nothing. The Fourth Amendment is clear and I am well within my duties to educate people of their rights.
He can threaten me with jail and call names all he wants. He’s got nothing else.
The moment you stand up to them, they crumble.
Homan has nothing. The Fourth Amendment is clear and I am well within my duties to educate people of their rights.
He can threaten me with jail and call names all he wants. He’s got nothing else.
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Sorry but this is plainly a lie as anyone with eyes to see can tell.
www.politico.com/news/2025/02...
www.politico.com/news/2025/02...
Who’s in charge of DOGE? Not Elon Musk, White House says
A Trump administration personnel official says Musk has "no actual or formal authority to make government decisions."
www.politico.com
February 18, 2025 at 3:33 AM
Sorry but this is plainly a lie as anyone with eyes to see can tell.
www.politico.com/news/2025/02...
www.politico.com/news/2025/02...
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Just to be clear, because I don’t think the Post story highlights it enough: This was Trump’s day-one pick to lead the Social Security Admin until his nominee got confirmed who RESIGNED a career job rather than do what Musk’s DOGE team wants.
This is Treasury (DOGE) and DOJ (Adams) all over again.
This is Treasury (DOGE) and DOJ (Adams) all over again.
Top Social Security official exits after clash with Musk’s DOGE over data
Yet another top career staffer is leaving the administration amid a disagreement over a request by Elon Musk’s team for sensitive government information.
www.washingtonpost.com
February 18, 2025 at 5:03 AM
Just to be clear, because I don’t think the Post story highlights it enough: This was Trump’s day-one pick to lead the Social Security Admin until his nominee got confirmed who RESIGNED a career job rather than do what Musk’s DOGE team wants.
This is Treasury (DOGE) and DOJ (Adams) all over again.
This is Treasury (DOGE) and DOJ (Adams) all over again.
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This guy was once banned from Twitter by Musk for posting child exploitation photos.
He spread the crazy conspiracy that Hillary Clinton & Huma Abedin raped/abused little girls & used their skin as masks.
Now he’s invited to the Trump White House. No words. You can’t even do an ‘Imagine if Biden…’
He spread the crazy conspiracy that Hillary Clinton & Huma Abedin raped/abused little girls & used their skin as masks.
Now he’s invited to the Trump White House. No words. You can’t even do an ‘Imagine if Biden…’
February 16, 2025 at 8:00 PM
This guy was once banned from Twitter by Musk for posting child exploitation photos.
He spread the crazy conspiracy that Hillary Clinton & Huma Abedin raped/abused little girls & used their skin as masks.
Now he’s invited to the Trump White House. No words. You can’t even do an ‘Imagine if Biden…’
He spread the crazy conspiracy that Hillary Clinton & Huma Abedin raped/abused little girls & used their skin as masks.
Now he’s invited to the Trump White House. No words. You can’t even do an ‘Imagine if Biden…’
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Muhsin Hendricks, world’s ‘first openly gay imam’, shot dead in South Africa | South Africa | The Guardian
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Muhsin Hendricks, world’s ‘first openly gay imam’, shot dead in South Africa
Police say motive for killing of Hendricks, who ran a mosque for LGBTQ+ Muslims near Cape Town, is unknown
www.theguardian.com
February 17, 2025 at 1:52 AM
Muhsin Hendricks, world’s ‘first openly gay imam’, shot dead in South Africa | South Africa | The Guardian
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seems like it is a big deal that the unifying ideology of the doge team is neo nazism
February 16, 2025 at 12:50 PM
seems like it is a big deal that the unifying ideology of the doge team is neo nazism