@ellis78.bsky.social
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South Tucson Mayor Roxy Valenzuela rejects calls to increase policing as a response to rising homelessness.
“Sometimes the best people to offer those resources are not the cops — it can be a community member or a clinician,” she says.
“Sometimes the best people to offer those resources are not the cops — it can be a community member or a clinician,” she says.
Facing Arizona’s Crackdown on Homelessness, Two Cities Offer Different Responses
State intervention has led Tucson to ramp up sweeps and pass harsh new policies. Officials in the small town of South Tucson have emphasized support and services, even as they face blowback.
boltsmag.org
December 30, 2025 at 1:00 AM
South Tucson Mayor Roxy Valenzuela rejects calls to increase policing as a response to rising homelessness.
“Sometimes the best people to offer those resources are not the cops — it can be a community member or a clinician,” she says.
“Sometimes the best people to offer those resources are not the cops — it can be a community member or a clinician,” she says.
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A Hampton Inn in Asheville just canceled my family's reservation because our address (incorrectly) showed Asheville—and the hotel bars locals within 50 miles.
When I asked why, they said, "because of our homeless population," adding that most hotels here have similar policies.
This is outrageous.
When I asked why, they said, "because of our homeless population," adding that most hotels here have similar policies.
This is outrageous.
December 28, 2025 at 9:21 PM
A Hampton Inn in Asheville just canceled my family's reservation because our address (incorrectly) showed Asheville—and the hotel bars locals within 50 miles.
When I asked why, they said, "because of our homeless population," adding that most hotels here have similar policies.
This is outrageous.
When I asked why, they said, "because of our homeless population," adding that most hotels here have similar policies.
This is outrageous.
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So far, the only outlet that has an accurate Brigitte Bardot obit headline is @aljazeera.com:
December 28, 2025 at 11:15 AM
So far, the only outlet that has an accurate Brigitte Bardot obit headline is @aljazeera.com:
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Chicago police are required by law to document every time they pull someone over. But an investigation by Bolts and Injustice Watch last year revealed the department failed to report hundreds of thousands of stops.
Chicago Police Made Nearly 200,000 Secret Traffic Stops Last Year
Chicago police are required to document every time they pull someone over. But a new investigation reveals the department is releasing vastly incomplete data to oversight agencies, even as the superintendent pledges reforms.
boltsmag.org
December 28, 2025 at 1:01 AM
Chicago police are required by law to document every time they pull someone over. But an investigation by Bolts and Injustice Watch last year revealed the department failed to report hundreds of thousands of stops.
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This is an absolutely brutal journalism prediction for 2026. And it might be right.
December 25, 2025 at 1:35 AM
This is an absolutely brutal journalism prediction for 2026. And it might be right.
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Year 1 data on congestion pricing in Manhattan…
* Vehicle traffic: -11%
* Foot traffic: +3.4%
* Storefront vacancy: -0.9%
* Pollution: -22%
* Revenue for mass transit: $548M
So YES this has been a huge success.
* Vehicle traffic: -11%
* Foot traffic: +3.4%
* Storefront vacancy: -0.9%
* Pollution: -22%
* Revenue for mass transit: $548M
So YES this has been a huge success.
December 23, 2025 at 2:00 PM
Year 1 data on congestion pricing in Manhattan…
* Vehicle traffic: -11%
* Foot traffic: +3.4%
* Storefront vacancy: -0.9%
* Pollution: -22%
* Revenue for mass transit: $548M
So YES this has been a huge success.
* Vehicle traffic: -11%
* Foot traffic: +3.4%
* Storefront vacancy: -0.9%
* Pollution: -22%
* Revenue for mass transit: $548M
So YES this has been a huge success.
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via The New Yorker, Ellis Rosen cartoon
December 23, 2025 at 5:31 AM
via The New Yorker, Ellis Rosen cartoon
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BREAKING: Israel’s Cabinet approves proposal for 19 new settlements in occupied West Bank.
This is Israel breaking the ceasefire, violating international law, & forcibly & violently stealing land—all while having killed more than 1000 Palestinian civilians in the West Bank over last 2 years.
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This is Israel breaking the ceasefire, violating international law, & forcibly & violently stealing land—all while having killed more than 1000 Palestinian civilians in the West Bank over last 2 years.
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December 21, 2025 at 5:49 PM
BREAKING: Israel’s Cabinet approves proposal for 19 new settlements in occupied West Bank.
This is Israel breaking the ceasefire, violating international law, & forcibly & violently stealing land—all while having killed more than 1000 Palestinian civilians in the West Bank over last 2 years.
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This is Israel breaking the ceasefire, violating international law, & forcibly & violently stealing land—all while having killed more than 1000 Palestinian civilians in the West Bank over last 2 years.
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"The historical events that the New York Times has most clearly remembered as genocides, as crimes that demand outrage and accountability, are those where American complicity was not part of the story."
Analysis by Zachary Jablow:
jewishcurrents.org/the-genocide...
Analysis by Zachary Jablow:
jewishcurrents.org/the-genocide...
The Genocides The New York Times Forgot
The paper’s Gaza coverage continues its pattern of downplaying US-backed atrocities in Bangladesh, East Timor, and Guatemala.
jewishcurrents.org
December 19, 2025 at 10:42 PM
"The historical events that the New York Times has most clearly remembered as genocides, as crimes that demand outrage and accountability, are those where American complicity was not part of the story."
Analysis by Zachary Jablow:
jewishcurrents.org/the-genocide...
Analysis by Zachary Jablow:
jewishcurrents.org/the-genocide...
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NEW: A Texas district in which Black students were allegedly taunted with monkey noises.
An Arizona school where students admitted saying “slavery is good.”
These are some of the incidents Trump’s Education Department has ignored:
An Arizona school where students admitted saying “slavery is good.”
These are some of the incidents Trump’s Education Department has ignored:
Monkey Sounds, “White Power” and the N-Word: Racial Harassment Against Black Students Ignored Under Trump
Since Trump returned to office, the Education Department’s civil rights office has not resolved a single racial harassment investigation. It sends a message that “people impacted by racial discriminat...
www.propublica.org
December 19, 2025 at 12:34 PM
NEW: A Texas district in which Black students were allegedly taunted with monkey noises.
An Arizona school where students admitted saying “slavery is good.”
These are some of the incidents Trump’s Education Department has ignored:
An Arizona school where students admitted saying “slavery is good.”
These are some of the incidents Trump’s Education Department has ignored:
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A group of endangered “galaxy frogs” are missing, presumed dead, after trespassing photographers reportedly destroyed their microhabitats for photos.
Melanobatrachus indicus lives under logs in the lush rainforest in Kerala, India. #ClimateChange
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Melanobatrachus indicus lives under logs in the lush rainforest in Kerala, India. #ClimateChange
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
‘Magical’ galaxy frogs disappear after reports of photographers destroying their habitats
Researcher in Kerala rainforest sounds alarm after being told frogs had died after being handled by humans
www.theguardian.com
December 18, 2025 at 6:00 PM
A group of endangered “galaxy frogs” are missing, presumed dead, after trespassing photographers reportedly destroyed their microhabitats for photos.
Melanobatrachus indicus lives under logs in the lush rainforest in Kerala, India. #ClimateChange
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Melanobatrachus indicus lives under logs in the lush rainforest in Kerala, India. #ClimateChange
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
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“Every blue moon I might buy a bag of chips or a soda. I can’t afford much anymore because inflation has decreased the amount of food and supplies I can buy. I spend more to get less,” says Colell Steele, who is incarcerated in a North Carolina prison.
North Carolina Prison Officials Raise Prices for Those Who Can Least Afford It
An increased markup on canteen goods adds to the financial burden on incarcerated people and their families, highlighting how prison systems squeeze them for revenue.
boltsmag.org
December 18, 2025 at 2:00 PM
“Every blue moon I might buy a bag of chips or a soda. I can’t afford much anymore because inflation has decreased the amount of food and supplies I can buy. I spend more to get less,” says Colell Steele, who is incarcerated in a North Carolina prison.
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This is the fossil fuel industry spraypainting the lens on the security cameras while they carry off the heist
www.usatoday.com/story/news/p...
www.usatoday.com/story/news/p...
Trump moves to dismantle major US climate research center in Colorado
The Trump administration is breaking up the National Center for Atmospheric Research, taking aim at one of the world's leading climate research labs.
www.usatoday.com
December 17, 2025 at 3:16 AM
This is the fossil fuel industry spraypainting the lens on the security cameras while they carry off the heist
www.usatoday.com/story/news/p...
www.usatoday.com/story/news/p...
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NEW: Without USAID funding to help buy food for refugees, the World Food Program rushed to prioritize families based on need, determining that only half the population would get food.
Refugees learned which half they were in from a number stamped on the back of their ration card.
Refugees learned which half they were in from a number stamped on the back of their ration card.
After Trump Officials Cut Food Aid to Kenya, Children Starved to Death
“Brutal and traumatizing”: Interviews and a trove of internal documents show government officials and aid workers desperately tried to warn Trump advisers about impending disaster and death.
www.propublica.org
December 17, 2025 at 12:00 PM
NEW: Without USAID funding to help buy food for refugees, the World Food Program rushed to prioritize families based on need, determining that only half the population would get food.
Refugees learned which half they were in from a number stamped on the back of their ration card.
Refugees learned which half they were in from a number stamped on the back of their ration card.
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“thank you, I guess, to Krysten Sinema” did really make me laugh
it’s what she deserves
it’s what she deserves
kyrsten sinema seemingly had a long-term plan to cash out of her senate job by establishing a reputation as someone who was connected to both parties, so at minimum it is good to see her get to find out that her name is mud
December 16, 2025 at 8:21 AM
“thank you, I guess, to Krysten Sinema” did really make me laugh
it’s what she deserves
it’s what she deserves
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Anyway, remember all of this when our parasitic, lying Pennsylvania-owned utility (RIE is owned by PPL) tries to tell you that high power prices are due to renewables.
Ironic, given that solar already depressed summer prices & #offshorewind is the solution to high winter power prices. /10/end
Ironic, given that solar already depressed summer prices & #offshorewind is the solution to high winter power prices. /10/end
December 15, 2025 at 11:51 PM
Anyway, remember all of this when our parasitic, lying Pennsylvania-owned utility (RIE is owned by PPL) tries to tell you that high power prices are due to renewables.
Ironic, given that solar already depressed summer prices & #offshorewind is the solution to high winter power prices. /10/end
Ironic, given that solar already depressed summer prices & #offshorewind is the solution to high winter power prices. /10/end
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Israel’s Gaza proxy strategy is collapsing
The killing of gang leader Yasser Abu Shabab, a known felon and drug lord, by one of his own men has exposed the bankruptcy of Israel’s vision for the Strip.
www.972mag.com/israel-gaza-...
The killing of gang leader Yasser Abu Shabab, a known felon and drug lord, by one of his own men has exposed the bankruptcy of Israel’s vision for the Strip.
www.972mag.com/israel-gaza-...
Israel’s Gaza proxy strategy is collapsing
The killing of gang leader Yasser Abu Shabab, a known felon and druglord, by one of his own men has exposed the bankruptcy of Israel’s vision for the Strip.
www.972mag.com
December 14, 2025 at 10:16 PM
Israel’s Gaza proxy strategy is collapsing
The killing of gang leader Yasser Abu Shabab, a known felon and drug lord, by one of his own men has exposed the bankruptcy of Israel’s vision for the Strip.
www.972mag.com/israel-gaza-...
The killing of gang leader Yasser Abu Shabab, a known felon and drug lord, by one of his own men has exposed the bankruptcy of Israel’s vision for the Strip.
www.972mag.com/israel-gaza-...
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Financial markets see the end of fossil fuels on the horizon & they're beginning to price it in.
www.forbes.com/sites/we-don...
www.forbes.com/sites/we-don...
www.forbes.com
December 14, 2025 at 8:51 PM
Financial markets see the end of fossil fuels on the horizon & they're beginning to price it in.
www.forbes.com/sites/we-don...
www.forbes.com/sites/we-don...
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Phoenix stretches on and on #astrophotography
December 14, 2025 at 3:08 PM
Phoenix stretches on and on #astrophotography
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"South Fork Wind, the first commercial-scale offshore wind farm in the US, is exceeding expectations for power generation and co-existing with the marine environment."
Offshore Wind, Despite Facing Stiff Federal Headwinds, is Working
South Fork Wind, the first commercial-scale offshore wind farm in the US, is exceeding expectations for power generation and co-existing with the marine environment.
www.oneearthnow.org
December 14, 2025 at 1:55 AM
"South Fork Wind, the first commercial-scale offshore wind farm in the US, is exceeding expectations for power generation and co-existing with the marine environment."
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This is a good detailed story. At one point, direct resistance electric heating protected the early vine shoots from frost...
I remain skeptical that grapevines in Germany really need protection from the sun.
Also the last bit is basically "winegrowing is way harder than PV", which, yeah.
I remain skeptical that grapevines in Germany really need protection from the sun.
Also the last bit is basically "winegrowing is way harder than PV", which, yeah.
December 13, 2025 at 12:13 PM
This is a good detailed story. At one point, direct resistance electric heating protected the early vine shoots from frost...
I remain skeptical that grapevines in Germany really need protection from the sun.
Also the last bit is basically "winegrowing is way harder than PV", which, yeah.
I remain skeptical that grapevines in Germany really need protection from the sun.
Also the last bit is basically "winegrowing is way harder than PV", which, yeah.
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"Although AIPAC’s campaign and lobbying machine have attracted more critical attention, paid trips offer another way to provide policymakers with a curated perspective on America’s most controversial ally."
mondoweiss.net/2025/12/insi...
mondoweiss.net/2025/12/insi...
Inside the Israel lobby’s lesser-known tool for influencing Congress: free travel
This year, Israel will account for nearly one-quarter of all free travel gifted to Congress members, and AIPAC is overwhelmingly setting the agenda.
mondoweiss.net
December 13, 2025 at 6:48 AM
"Although AIPAC’s campaign and lobbying machine have attracted more critical attention, paid trips offer another way to provide policymakers with a curated perspective on America’s most controversial ally."
mondoweiss.net/2025/12/insi...
mondoweiss.net/2025/12/insi...
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This iPhone update sucks. Why on earth would you make the buttons transparent and endlessly animated?
December 12, 2025 at 6:28 AM
This iPhone update sucks. Why on earth would you make the buttons transparent and endlessly animated?
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Ambushed, dragged to a hilltop outpost, beaten unconscious: Palestinian teen Owais Hammam recounts his brutal torture by Israeli settlers and soldiers.
www.972mag.com/owais-hammam...
www.972mag.com/owais-hammam...
December 12, 2025 at 11:00 AM
Ambushed, dragged to a hilltop outpost, beaten unconscious: Palestinian teen Owais Hammam recounts his brutal torture by Israeli settlers and soldiers.
www.972mag.com/owais-hammam...
www.972mag.com/owais-hammam...
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“My entire portfolio was focused on white supremacists and violent extremists. After October 7th, it was exclusively pro-Palestine.”
Read @maricohen.bsky.social and @alexbkane.bsky.social's report on the state of the ADL as it faces isolation from the FBI:
jewishcurrents.org/the-adl-trie...
Read @maricohen.bsky.social and @alexbkane.bsky.social's report on the state of the ADL as it faces isolation from the FBI:
jewishcurrents.org/the-adl-trie...
The ADL Tried to Appease MAGA. The FBI Cut Ties with Them Anyway.
The Jewish defense group—whose partnership with federal law enforcement goes back decades—has never been more isolated.
jewishcurrents.org
December 10, 2025 at 9:07 PM
“My entire portfolio was focused on white supremacists and violent extremists. After October 7th, it was exclusively pro-Palestine.”
Read @maricohen.bsky.social and @alexbkane.bsky.social's report on the state of the ADL as it faces isolation from the FBI:
jewishcurrents.org/the-adl-trie...
Read @maricohen.bsky.social and @alexbkane.bsky.social's report on the state of the ADL as it faces isolation from the FBI:
jewishcurrents.org/the-adl-trie...