@starthought.bsky.social
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The pilot of a JetBlue flight reported on Friday that he narrowly avoided colliding with a U.S. military aircraft over the Caribbean after an Air Force refueling tanker passed in front of the commercial plane without broadcasting its position, according to air traffic control radio communications.
U.S. Military Plane and JetBlue Flight Nearly Collided Over Caribbean, Radio Traffic Shows
The Air Force refueling tanker was flying without its location transponder activated and could not be detected by air traffic control.
nyti.ms
December 15, 2025 at 12:20 AM
The pilot of a JetBlue flight reported on Friday that he narrowly avoided colliding with a U.S. military aircraft over the Caribbean after an Air Force refueling tanker passed in front of the commercial plane without broadcasting its position, according to air traffic control radio communications.
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In a highly unusual move, the EPA is revising an assessment of the health dangers posed by formaldehyde, a widespread pollutant that causes far more cancer than any other chemical in the air.
By @fastlerner.bsky.social
By @fastlerner.bsky.social
Under Former Chemical Industry Insiders, Trump EPA Nearly Doubles Amount of Formaldehyde Considered Safe to Inhale
Chemical industry lobbyists have long pushed the government to adopt a less stringent approach to gauging the cancer risk from chemicals, one that would help ease regulations on companies that make or...
www.propublica.org
December 15, 2025 at 1:00 AM
In a highly unusual move, the EPA is revising an assessment of the health dangers posed by formaldehyde, a widespread pollutant that causes far more cancer than any other chemical in the air.
By @fastlerner.bsky.social
By @fastlerner.bsky.social
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ICE = Gestapo 2.0
December 15, 2025 at 2:13 AM
ICE = Gestapo 2.0
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This is fucking grim. Somebody invented a white guy, an "IT professional" named Edward Crabtree, who stopped the Bondi shooting and spread it all over the internet, which was picked up by AI agents and slop aggregation sites.
The real hero is a fruit stand owner named Ahmed el Ahmed.
The real hero is a fruit stand owner named Ahmed el Ahmed.
December 14, 2025 at 8:02 PM
This is fucking grim. Somebody invented a white guy, an "IT professional" named Edward Crabtree, who stopped the Bondi shooting and spread it all over the internet, which was picked up by AI agents and slop aggregation sites.
The real hero is a fruit stand owner named Ahmed el Ahmed.
The real hero is a fruit stand owner named Ahmed el Ahmed.
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BREAKING: Person of interest in Brown University killings to be released, search for suspect continues
December 15, 2025 at 4:31 AM
BREAKING: Person of interest in Brown University killings to be released, search for suspect continues
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Q: What exactly was the evidence that led you to this person of interest?
A: …this specific one it was actually picked up by the, by the FBI, and they followed through with it, and they ended up coming and locating this individual of interest.
A: …this specific one it was actually picked up by the, by the FBI, and they followed through with it, and they ended up coming and locating this individual of interest.
December 15, 2025 at 4:39 AM
Q: What exactly was the evidence that led you to this person of interest?
A: …this specific one it was actually picked up by the, by the FBI, and they followed through with it, and they ended up coming and locating this individual of interest.
A: …this specific one it was actually picked up by the, by the FBI, and they followed through with it, and they ended up coming and locating this individual of interest.
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One citizen said that federal agents in Idaho pointed guns at her children, ages 6 and 8, and dragged her 14-year-old daughter out of a truck and zip-tied her.
The mother told investigators that an agent threatened to “fucking blow your head off.”
By @nicolefoy.bsky.social
The mother told investigators that an agent threatened to “fucking blow your head off.”
By @nicolefoy.bsky.social
Immigration Agents Have Often Grabbed and Mistreated Citizens, Congressional Investigators Find
Prompted by ProPublica’s reporting, an investigation by Senate Democrats documented the experiences of nearly two dozen citizens wrongly detained by immigration agents, contradicting the Trump adminis...
www.propublica.org
December 15, 2025 at 2:30 AM
One citizen said that federal agents in Idaho pointed guns at her children, ages 6 and 8, and dragged her 14-year-old daughter out of a truck and zip-tied her.
The mother told investigators that an agent threatened to “fucking blow your head off.”
By @nicolefoy.bsky.social
The mother told investigators that an agent threatened to “fucking blow your head off.”
By @nicolefoy.bsky.social
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A peanut paste was saving Kenyan children - and then Trump took it away reut.rs/48QYDwa
A peanut paste was saving Kenyan children - and then Trump took it away
Long-term impacts could remain even as some aid resumes.
reut.rs
December 13, 2025 at 8:05 AM
A peanut paste was saving Kenyan children - and then Trump took it away reut.rs/48QYDwa
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The defense online of these photos is sickening. MAGA men congratulating Trump, MAGA women brushing it off as “boys being boys.” 🤮
December 13, 2025 at 12:14 AM
The defense online of these photos is sickening. MAGA men congratulating Trump, MAGA women brushing it off as “boys being boys.” 🤮
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NEW: Rubio's longtime goal of crippling or toppling Cuba's leaders is tied to Venezuela. He has said if the government in Caracas falls, Havana could follow. He and Trump are pressuring Maduro to abdicate — and could use the CIA or US military. Gift link to our story: www.nytimes.com/2025/12/12/u...
For Rubio the Cuba Hawk, the Road to Havana Runs Through Venezuela
www.nytimes.com
December 12, 2025 at 11:16 PM
NEW: Rubio's longtime goal of crippling or toppling Cuba's leaders is tied to Venezuela. He has said if the government in Caracas falls, Havana could follow. He and Trump are pressuring Maduro to abdicate — and could use the CIA or US military. Gift link to our story: www.nytimes.com/2025/12/12/u...
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Big brother is watching! 👀
Heads up for those taking domestic flights who might be at risk of ICE detainment ⚠️
Heads up for those taking domestic flights who might be at risk of ICE detainment ⚠️
WOW. @haleaziz.bsky.social with a new scoop: ICE now gets a running list of every person who is going to be taking a domestic flight inside the United States from the TSA and runs it through their database looking for targets. This explains the Babson College student's arrest.
Immigration Agents Are Using Air Passenger Data for Deportation Effort
www.nytimes.com
December 13, 2025 at 12:06 AM
Big brother is watching! 👀
Heads up for those taking domestic flights who might be at risk of ICE detainment ⚠️
Heads up for those taking domestic flights who might be at risk of ICE detainment ⚠️
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Mother of Karoline Leavitt’s Nephew speaks out after ICE arrest: I think what I would have to say to Karoline is just because you went to a catholic school doesn't make you a good catholic.
December 13, 2025 at 12:38 AM
Mother of Karoline Leavitt’s Nephew speaks out after ICE arrest: I think what I would have to say to Karoline is just because you went to a catholic school doesn't make you a good catholic.
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Police Chief O’Hara and Mayor Frey standing with American citizen Mobashir who was tackled and detained by ICE. He had a passport. Thanks to our local Fox9 for posting.
December 11, 2025 at 4:09 AM
Police Chief O’Hara and Mayor Frey standing with American citizen Mobashir who was tackled and detained by ICE. He had a passport. Thanks to our local Fox9 for posting.
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There is perhaps nothing more "on brand" for Trump than using all of the power of the US government to coerce a sovereign, democratic nation into releasing someone accused of raping children and trafficking women.
"Gift" article, so no subscription required to read.
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/10/u...
"Gift" article, so no subscription required to read.
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/10/u...
How a Manosphere Star Accused of Rape and Trafficking Was Freed
www.nytimes.com
December 11, 2025 at 3:18 AM
There is perhaps nothing more "on brand" for Trump than using all of the power of the US government to coerce a sovereign, democratic nation into releasing someone accused of raping children and trafficking women.
"Gift" article, so no subscription required to read.
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/10/u...
"Gift" article, so no subscription required to read.
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/10/u...
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"People often retreat into saying that democracy hasn’t fallen 'yet.'... But it’s not true for everyone currently living in America. Some people in America are already living under conditions that resemble dictatorship."
www.thebulwark.com/p/trump-wage...
www.thebulwark.com/p/trump-wage...
Trump’s Wager and the Authoritarian Shift
Is Trump getting weaker, or is the authoritarian danger increasing? Yes.
www.thebulwark.com
December 11, 2025 at 4:18 AM
"People often retreat into saying that democracy hasn’t fallen 'yet.'... But it’s not true for everyone currently living in America. Some people in America are already living under conditions that resemble dictatorship."
www.thebulwark.com/p/trump-wage...
www.thebulwark.com/p/trump-wage...
So now we pay the criminals and imprison innocent immigrants. This has to be the most corrupt government ever.
Almost 400 people pardoned or granted clemency by President Donald Trump in connection with the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the US Capitol are now seeking millions of dollars in payouts from the federal government.
Trump Pardoned Them for Jan. 6. Now They Want Millions of Dollars
Almost 400 people pardoned or granted clemency by President Donald Trump in connection with the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the US Capitol are now seeking millions of dollars in payouts from the federal government, according to their lawyer.
bloom.bg
December 11, 2025 at 4:39 AM
So now we pay the criminals and imprison innocent immigrants. This has to be the most corrupt government ever.
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The EPA has quietly removed the fact that human activity is driving climate change from a handful of pages on its website. The changes comes as the Trump administration takes aggressive action to boost oil, gas and coal, the burning of which is the main driver of global warming.
Some Mentions of Human Causes of Climate Change Removed From E.P.A. Site
An E.P.A. site listing the causes of climate change no longer includes the main one: human activity.
nyti.ms
December 9, 2025 at 9:50 PM
The EPA has quietly removed the fact that human activity is driving climate change from a handful of pages on its website. The changes comes as the Trump administration takes aggressive action to boost oil, gas and coal, the burning of which is the main driver of global warming.
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This is a time in our nation's history that will be remembered for all the broken fools who needed so much attention.
December 9, 2025 at 10:29 PM
This is a time in our nation's history that will be remembered for all the broken fools who needed so much attention.
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In @nytopinion.nytimes.com
Many Republican women have “internalized basic feminist assumptions about their entitlement to equal treatment. What they’ve failed to understand, however, is that those aren’t assumptions their party shares,” our columnist Michelle Goldberg writes.
Many Republican women have “internalized basic feminist assumptions about their entitlement to equal treatment. What they’ve failed to understand, however, is that those aren’t assumptions their party shares,” our columnist Michelle Goldberg writes.
Opinion | Republican Women Suddenly Realize They’re Surrounded by Misogynists
There’s a big difference between being useful and being respected.
nyti.ms
December 9, 2025 at 11:35 PM
In @nytopinion.nytimes.com
Many Republican women have “internalized basic feminist assumptions about their entitlement to equal treatment. What they’ve failed to understand, however, is that those aren’t assumptions their party shares,” our columnist Michelle Goldberg writes.
Many Republican women have “internalized basic feminist assumptions about their entitlement to equal treatment. What they’ve failed to understand, however, is that those aren’t assumptions their party shares,” our columnist Michelle Goldberg writes.
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The rank bigotry of today’s nativism is striking, but the utter stupidity of today’s nativism is almost as impressive.
Stephen Miller: "If you subtract immigration out of test scores, all of the sudden our test scores skyrocket"
December 9, 2025 at 11:52 PM
The rank bigotry of today’s nativism is striking, but the utter stupidity of today’s nativism is almost as impressive.
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The EPA has scrubbed most of its website of any mention that human activity is driving climate change.
Causes of Climate Change | US EPA
Burning fossil fuels changes the climate more than any other human activity.
www.epa.gov
December 10, 2025 at 12:03 AM
The EPA has scrubbed most of its website of any mention that human activity is driving climate change.
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I only know that Laura Ingraham went to Dartmouth because I once read an appalling account of her time there. She went to a Gay Students Association meeting. And then printed the members' names in the school newspaper. This was during the height of the AIDS crisis. She is evil.
December 10, 2025 at 12:55 AM
I only know that Laura Ingraham went to Dartmouth because I once read an appalling account of her time there. She went to a Gay Students Association meeting. And then printed the members' names in the school newspaper. This was during the height of the AIDS crisis. She is evil.
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Organizing against the fascist takeover is good for you.
Turns out fighting fascism helps you live longer
Retirees are mobilizing to defend democracy—and the benefits literally show up in their DNA.
www.motherjones.com
December 10, 2025 at 2:10 AM
Organizing against the fascist takeover is good for you.