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Kissing is ubiquitous among many animals, especially primates, suggesting deep evolutionary roots of the behavior.
Scientists Discover the Origin of Kissing — And It’s Not Human
Kissing is ubiquitous among many animals, especially primates, suggesting deep evolutionary roots of the behavior.
www.404media.co
November 19, 2025 at 12:30 AM
Kissing is ubiquitous among many animals, especially primates, suggesting deep evolutionary roots of the behavior.
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“It’s 2025 and the book burners are back. Along with a form of neo-McCarthyism that is tantamount to a witch hunt.” 📚 #canpoli #uspoli
‘The Librarians’ Traces the Battle of a Lifetime | The Tyee
As rightward forces campaign to pull books from library shelves, a gripping new documentary exposes what’s at stake.
thetyee.ca
November 15, 2025 at 1:44 AM
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The judge who oversaw the initial challenge to Trump’s attempt to use the Alien Enemies Act to quickly remove people from the country will soon have the authority to continue any contempt proceedings over whether the admin violated his first orders in the case on March 15.
I explain:
I explain:
D.C. Circuit won't review Trump admin contempt appeal further, sending matter back to Boasberg
The latest order over the Trump administration's actions sending flights to El Salvador on March 15.
www.lawdork.com
November 15, 2025 at 1:34 AM
The judge who oversaw the initial challenge to Trump’s attempt to use the Alien Enemies Act to quickly remove people from the country will soon have the authority to continue any contempt proceedings over whether the admin violated his first orders in the case on March 15.
I explain:
I explain:
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BREAKING NEWS: Senators quietly put language into the shutdown deal helping their donors block rules to prevent food contamination & foodborne illnesses at farms & restaurants, according to bill text reviewed by @levernews.com.
The provisions come amid an explosion of foodborne illnesses.
The provisions come amid an explosion of foodborne illnesses.
Shutdown Deal Kills Food Safety Rules
After lobbyists spent big on the Trump administration and Democratic defectors, the government funding bill cut food-contamination rules and limited ultraprocessed-food research.
www.levernews.com
November 12, 2025 at 1:50 AM
BREAKING NEWS: Senators quietly put language into the shutdown deal helping their donors block rules to prevent food contamination & foodborne illnesses at farms & restaurants, according to bill text reviewed by @levernews.com.
The provisions come amid an explosion of foodborne illnesses.
The provisions come amid an explosion of foodborne illnesses.
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Congress’s shutdown deal eliminated key food safety rules, blocking agencies from enforcing measures to prevent contamination and trace outbreaks. This rollback has coincided with a surge in hospitalizations and deaths from foodborne illnesses.
Shutdown Deal Kills Rules to Prevent Food Contamination and Foodborne Illnesses
The gutting of these rules coincides with a huge increase in hospitalizations and deaths from foodborne illnesses.
truthout.org
November 12, 2025 at 9:30 PM
Congress’s shutdown deal eliminated key food safety rules, blocking agencies from enforcing measures to prevent contamination and trace outbreaks. This rollback has coincided with a surge in hospitalizations and deaths from foodborne illnesses.
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UPDATE: Person infected with bird flu in Washington state has H5N5. It's the first time H5N5 has been found in a human
The person is an older adult with underlying health conditions and remains hospitalized.
The patient keeps a mixed backyard flock that had contact with wild birds.
The person is an older adult with underlying health conditions and remains hospitalized.
The patient keeps a mixed backyard flock that had contact with wild birds.
November 15, 2025 at 3:15 AM
UPDATE: Person infected with bird flu in Washington state has H5N5. It's the first time H5N5 has been found in a human
The person is an older adult with underlying health conditions and remains hospitalized.
The patient keeps a mixed backyard flock that had contact with wild birds.
The person is an older adult with underlying health conditions and remains hospitalized.
The patient keeps a mixed backyard flock that had contact with wild birds.
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The DOT also reportedly plans to rescind requirements that airlines disclose junk fees. It's also planning to redefine what flight cancellations would require refunds for passengers.
Both Delta and United gave $1 million to the Trump inauguration fund.
Everything is for sale.
Both Delta and United gave $1 million to the Trump inauguration fund.
Everything is for sale.
BREAKING: The Trump administration is officially withdrawing a Biden-era plan to require airlines to pay passengers cash compensation when flight disruptions are caused by the airlines.
November 14, 2025 at 7:05 PM
The DOT also reportedly plans to rescind requirements that airlines disclose junk fees. It's also planning to redefine what flight cancellations would require refunds for passengers.
Both Delta and United gave $1 million to the Trump inauguration fund.
Everything is for sale.
Both Delta and United gave $1 million to the Trump inauguration fund.
Everything is for sale.
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"In 2025, the US is France. As impunity and lawlessness have grown in the US over the last several decades, it has also grown everywhere else. Even now, in the days of dwindling US status as a global endo-ideal, US news is watched more than anywhere on earth." #3E #EndImpunity 🧵
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November 15, 2025 at 1:59 AM
"In 2025, the US is France. As impunity and lawlessness have grown in the US over the last several decades, it has also grown everywhere else. Even now, in the days of dwindling US status as a global endo-ideal, US news is watched more than anywhere on earth." #3E #EndImpunity 🧵
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Authoritarian movements seek legitimacy by invoking a “Christian America,” but a growing number of faith leaders and faith-rooted institutions are pushing back. nonprofitquarterly.org/voices-from-... @deepaiyer.bsky.social @buildingmovement.bsky.social
Voices from the Frontlines of Christian Organizing - Non Profit News | Nonprofit Quarterly
Authoritarian movements seek legitimacy by invoking a “Christian America,” but a growing number of faith leaders and faith-rooted institutions are pushing back.
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October 30, 2025 at 1:49 PM
Authoritarian movements seek legitimacy by invoking a “Christian America,” but a growing number of faith leaders and faith-rooted institutions are pushing back. nonprofitquarterly.org/voices-from-... @deepaiyer.bsky.social @buildingmovement.bsky.social
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People get attached to tools/devices that either improve their lives, expand their lives, or reinforce their sense of personal identity. Sounds like not having a strong attachment to a device is more a design problem than a user one.
"Booty said consumers no longer have a strong attachment to the actual devices they use to play games."
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/24/a...
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/24/a...
October 25, 2025 at 12:54 AM
People get attached to tools/devices that either improve their lives, expand their lives, or reinforce their sense of personal identity. Sounds like not having a strong attachment to a device is more a design problem than a user one.
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But Trump gets a ballroom and Argentina gets a $40 billion bailout
BREAKING—40 million set to lose food aid next week after Trump USDA says it refuses use emergency funds for food stamps. www.axios.com/2025/10/24/g...
Exclusive: USDA says it won't use emergency funds for food stamps
States also won't be reimbursed if they cover SNAP expenses on their own, the memo says.
www.axios.com
October 25, 2025 at 12:41 AM
But Trump gets a ballroom and Argentina gets a $40 billion bailout
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Voter suppression.
Trump and MAGA are planning for permanent power. All in front of us.
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/24/u...
Trump and MAGA are planning for permanent power. All in front of us.
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/24/u...
Justice Department Will Monitor Elections in California and New Jersey
www.nytimes.com
October 25, 2025 at 1:08 AM
Voter suppression.
Trump and MAGA are planning for permanent power. All in front of us.
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/24/u...
Trump and MAGA are planning for permanent power. All in front of us.
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/24/u...
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FULL STORY: U.S. District Court Judge Sara Ellis ordered Border Patrol chief Greg Bovino, who has led a series of increasingly aggressive raids across Chicago and the suburbs, to appear in her courtroom in person at 10 a.m. Tuesday. @wttw.bsky.social
Federal Judge Orders Border Patrol Chief Greg Bovino, Who Fired Tear Gas at Little Village Crowd, Into Court
The judge’s order came less than 24 hours after Border Patrol Chief Greg Bovino fired tear gas at a crowd during an aggressive raid in Little Village.
news.wttw.com
October 24, 2025 at 9:01 PM
FULL STORY: U.S. District Court Judge Sara Ellis ordered Border Patrol chief Greg Bovino, who has led a series of increasingly aggressive raids across Chicago and the suburbs, to appear in her courtroom in person at 10 a.m. Tuesday. @wttw.bsky.social
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Wells Fargo scammed millions of people by opening fake accounts. The Trump Administration just reduced a former Wells Fargo exec's $10 million fine to $0.
Trump is making life more affordable for Wall Street executives — and more expensive for everyone else.
Trump is making life more affordable for Wall Street executives — and more expensive for everyone else.
October 24, 2025 at 6:59 PM
Wells Fargo scammed millions of people by opening fake accounts. The Trump Administration just reduced a former Wells Fargo exec's $10 million fine to $0.
Trump is making life more affordable for Wall Street executives — and more expensive for everyone else.
Trump is making life more affordable for Wall Street executives — and more expensive for everyone else.
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The amount is meaningless — less than one day of salary. But the principle is important: once the armed services are paid by the oligarchs, they become a private militia, and we no longer have a country.
www.nytimes.com/live/2025/10...
www.nytimes.com/live/2025/10...
Trump Administration Live Updates: Pentagon Accepts $130 Million Donation to Help Pay Troops During Shutdown
www.nytimes.com
October 24, 2025 at 9:18 PM
The amount is meaningless — less than one day of salary. But the principle is important: once the armed services are paid by the oligarchs, they become a private militia, and we no longer have a country.
www.nytimes.com/live/2025/10...
www.nytimes.com/live/2025/10...
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This is what oligarchy looks like:
Trump gave corporate America a $920 billion tax break.
Now, corporations like Amazon, Meta, Apple, Google & Lockheed Martin are returning the favor by giving Trump $300 million for a fancy ballroom.
That’s a pretty good return on investment.
Trump gave corporate America a $920 billion tax break.
Now, corporations like Amazon, Meta, Apple, Google & Lockheed Martin are returning the favor by giving Trump $300 million for a fancy ballroom.
That’s a pretty good return on investment.
October 24, 2025 at 9:40 PM
This is what oligarchy looks like:
Trump gave corporate America a $920 billion tax break.
Now, corporations like Amazon, Meta, Apple, Google & Lockheed Martin are returning the favor by giving Trump $300 million for a fancy ballroom.
That’s a pretty good return on investment.
Trump gave corporate America a $920 billion tax break.
Now, corporations like Amazon, Meta, Apple, Google & Lockheed Martin are returning the favor by giving Trump $300 million for a fancy ballroom.
That’s a pretty good return on investment.
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Ontario premier says he'll pull ad that upset Trump.
Ontario premier says he'll pull ad that upset Trump so trade talks between Canada and US can resume
The leader of Canada’s most populous province says he’ll pull the anti-tariff ad that prompted U.S. President Donald Trump to end trade talks with Canada.
apnews.com
October 24, 2025 at 9:41 PM
Ontario premier says he'll pull ad that upset Trump.
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They're going to try and scare minorities away from the polls. They'll probably do this with larger minority swing districts to deter [Stephen Miller's favorite slur] from voting. Restricting voting access and gerrymandering aren't enough. They want people scared to go to the polls.
Breaking: The Department of Justice announced it will "monitor polling sites in six jurisdictions [in New Jersey and California] ahead of the upcoming November 4, 2025, general election to ensure transparency, ballot security, and compliance with federal law." www.justice.gov/opa/pr/justi...
Justice Department to Monitor Polling Sites in California, New Jersey
WASHINGTON – Today, the Department of Justice announced that it will monitor polling sites in six jurisdictions ahead of the upcoming November 4, 2025, general election to ensure transparency, ballot ...
www.justice.gov
October 24, 2025 at 9:44 PM
They're going to try and scare minorities away from the polls. They'll probably do this with larger minority swing districts to deter [Stephen Miller's favorite slur] from voting. Restricting voting access and gerrymandering aren't enough. They want people scared to go to the polls.
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Retired intelligence analysts confirm what the political scientists are telling us — and what the world outside is telling us — the goal of these people is the end of law, the end of democracy, and the end of a recognizable republic.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
US ‘on a trajectory’ toward authoritarian rule, ex-officials warn
A network of former intelligence and security officers says democratic decline is accelerating under Trump’s rule
www.theguardian.com
October 24, 2025 at 5:32 PM
Retired intelligence analysts confirm what the political scientists are telling us — and what the world outside is telling us — the goal of these people is the end of law, the end of democracy, and the end of a recognizable republic.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
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If you’re driving around in unmarked cars, wearing masks, and kidnapping people, you’re not one of the good guys.
October 22, 2025 at 11:47 PM
If you’re driving around in unmarked cars, wearing masks, and kidnapping people, you’re not one of the good guys.
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Why does everyone keep calling it “The Epstein Ballroom?” Please stop repeating “The Epstein Ballroom” because it is not called “The Epstein Ballroom!” Don’t tell the news that it’s called “The Epstein Ballroom” and please don’t repost this!!!!!
October 22, 2025 at 10:33 PM
Why does everyone keep calling it “The Epstein Ballroom?” Please stop repeating “The Epstein Ballroom” because it is not called “The Epstein Ballroom!” Don’t tell the news that it’s called “The Epstein Ballroom” and please don’t repost this!!!!!
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Speaker of the House Mike Johnson (R, LA) is a Christian Nationalist; he thinks he's got God on his side, he's a liar for Jesus as the title of Chris Rodda's book says.
Several members of SCOTUS appear to be Christian Nationalists, as well.
We're in a dark, deep hole.
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Several members of SCOTUS appear to be Christian Nationalists, as well.
We're in a dark, deep hole.
bsky.app/profile/arbi...
There's a school of thought which suggests that the only way to disable the fascist movement is to stop shielding MAGA voters from the consequences of their actions.
Well, now that the GOP administration is disabling disease surveillance, response, and even basic research, there's no shield. 1/ 🧵
Well, now that the GOP administration is disabling disease surveillance, response, and even basic research, there's no shield. 1/ 🧵
We appear to be seeing an uptick of devastating flu-associated Acute Necrotizing Encephalitis in children this season. We've had reports here in No. Cal. Others out of Boston. We're piecemealing things together because there's no active surveillance for ANE, and CDC can't communicate with partners.
October 22, 2025 at 10:49 PM
Speaker of the House Mike Johnson (R, LA) is a Christian Nationalist; he thinks he's got God on his side, he's a liar for Jesus as the title of Chris Rodda's book says.
Several members of SCOTUS appear to be Christian Nationalists, as well.
We're in a dark, deep hole.
bsky.app/profile/arbi...
Several members of SCOTUS appear to be Christian Nationalists, as well.
We're in a dark, deep hole.
bsky.app/profile/arbi...