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Hurricane Melissa rapidly intensified to a Category 5 on its way toward Jamaica, where up to 40 inches of rain is forecast to bring catastrophic flash flooding and landslides.
It may become the country’s strongest hurricane on record.
It may become the country’s strongest hurricane on record.
Hurricane Melissa threatens Jamaica with worst-case scenario as Category 5
Hurricane Melissa rapidly intensified on its way toward Jamaica, where it may become the country’s strongest storm on record when it hits late Monday.
www.washingtonpost.com
October 27, 2025 at 12:30 PM
Hurricane Melissa rapidly intensified to a Category 5 on its way toward Jamaica, where up to 40 inches of rain is forecast to bring catastrophic flash flooding and landslides.
It may become the country’s strongest hurricane on record.
It may become the country’s strongest hurricane on record.
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I am sounding the alarm that the GOP is engaged in an all out attack voting rights and free and fair elections. Voter suppression, gerrymandering, and troops in blue cities are just some of the ways they are using to try to rig the rules to keep power in 2026 and beyond.
Pay attention and act!
Pay attention and act!
October 15, 2025 at 10:34 PM
I am sounding the alarm that the GOP is engaged in an all out attack voting rights and free and fair elections. Voter suppression, gerrymandering, and troops in blue cities are just some of the ways they are using to try to rig the rules to keep power in 2026 and beyond.
Pay attention and act!
Pay attention and act!
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After 10 long days, the hearing challenging Texas' gerrymandering ended. By the end, all of legacy media had vanished. But Democracy Docket stayed to keep you informed about just how far Republicans went to manipulate the state’s maps.
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October 11, 2025 at 10:19 PM
After 10 long days, the hearing challenging Texas' gerrymandering ended. By the end, all of legacy media had vanished. But Democracy Docket stayed to keep you informed about just how far Republicans went to manipulate the state’s maps.
Support its vital work by subscribing now. hubs.ly/Q03M8rql0
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If you think you know why US newspapers died, this feature documentary now streaming for free on PBS might surprise you. It wasn't the Internet. Newspapers were specifically targeted by vulture capitalists.
I composed the score for the film, which features electric cello & Crowfoot guitars.
I composed the score for the film, which features electric cello & Crowfoot guitars.
Stripped for Parts: American Journalism on the Brink
A handful of journalists rebel against a hedge fund that is gutting newspapers nationwide.
www.pbs.org
October 11, 2025 at 3:13 PM
If you think you know why US newspapers died, this feature documentary now streaming for free on PBS might surprise you. It wasn't the Internet. Newspapers were specifically targeted by vulture capitalists.
I composed the score for the film, which features electric cello & Crowfoot guitars.
I composed the score for the film, which features electric cello & Crowfoot guitars.
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It’s no wonder that Trump has such a twisted view of war and sacrifice. And the utility of bribes.
October 11, 2025 at 11:04 PM
It’s no wonder that Trump has such a twisted view of war and sacrifice. And the utility of bribes.
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Republicans feel empowered by their leader's autocratic coup against the Constitution to pursue their most cartoonishly evil agenda items, like literally making it easier to kill seals and whales
abcnews.go.com/Politics/wir...
abcnews.go.com/Politics/wir...
October 11, 2025 at 10:14 PM
Republicans feel empowered by their leader's autocratic coup against the Constitution to pursue their most cartoonishly evil agenda items, like literally making it easier to kill seals and whales
abcnews.go.com/Politics/wir...
abcnews.go.com/Politics/wir...
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Utterly evil
After spending 43 years in prison for a crime he didn't commit, evidence hidden by the prosecution reversed his conviction. Rather than finally enjoying freedom, ICE abducted him for deportation
Depraved.
www.miamiherald.com/news/local/i...
Depraved.
www.miamiherald.com/news/local/i...
He was wrongfully imprisoned for 43 years. Moments after being released, ICE took him
Subramanyam “Subu” Vedam now faces deportation.
www.miamiherald.com
October 12, 2025 at 3:56 AM
Utterly evil
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Well, there it is. Sinclair is digging in for a fight, so please help push back -- find stations in your area, watch their local news to see what ads they run, then write those advertisers to tell them you're boycotting as long as they're on a Sinclair station.
List here: sbgi.net/tv-stations/
List here: sbgi.net/tv-stations/
September 22, 2025 at 11:23 PM
Well, there it is. Sinclair is digging in for a fight, so please help push back -- find stations in your area, watch their local news to see what ads they run, then write those advertisers to tell them you're boycotting as long as they're on a Sinclair station.
List here: sbgi.net/tv-stations/
List here: sbgi.net/tv-stations/
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The FDA statement ends with a paragraph undermining its own warning.
They signal parents to avoid acetaminophen. Except sometimes. And then:
No “causal relationship… established” with ADHD or autism
AND
Alternatives to acetaminophen have “well-documented adverse impacts.”
They signal parents to avoid acetaminophen. Except sometimes. And then:
No “causal relationship… established” with ADHD or autism
AND
Alternatives to acetaminophen have “well-documented adverse impacts.”
September 22, 2025 at 11:52 PM
The FDA statement ends with a paragraph undermining its own warning.
They signal parents to avoid acetaminophen. Except sometimes. And then:
No “causal relationship… established” with ADHD or autism
AND
Alternatives to acetaminophen have “well-documented adverse impacts.”
They signal parents to avoid acetaminophen. Except sometimes. And then:
No “causal relationship… established” with ADHD or autism
AND
Alternatives to acetaminophen have “well-documented adverse impacts.”
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Just so it's clear who is being targeted -
"The more than $30 million in federal funding, which was approved by Congress but halted by the administration, is targeted at students who are low-income or have disabilities or are the first in their family to go to college."
"The more than $30 million in federal funding, which was approved by Congress but halted by the administration, is targeted at students who are low-income or have disabilities or are the first in their family to go to college."
'Trump administration abruptly cuts academic support for more than 5,000 New Hampshire students'
www.nhpr.org/nh-news/2025...
www.nhpr.org/nh-news/2025...
Trump administration abruptly cuts academic support for more than 5,000 New Hampshire students
Two programs in New Hampshire lost more than $30 million in federal money designed for students who are low-income or have disabilities or are the first in their family to go to college.
www.nhpr.org
September 23, 2025 at 2:11 AM
Just so it's clear who is being targeted -
"The more than $30 million in federal funding, which was approved by Congress but halted by the administration, is targeted at students who are low-income or have disabilities or are the first in their family to go to college."
"The more than $30 million in federal funding, which was approved by Congress but halted by the administration, is targeted at students who are low-income or have disabilities or are the first in their family to go to college."
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A new surgically implanted device the size of a lima bean can help control rheumatoid arthritis that isn't responding to drugs.
Rheumatoid arthritis kept her captive. This nerve stimulator set her free
A new surgically implanted device the size of a lima bean can help control rheumatoid arthritis that isn't responding to drugs.
n.pr
September 23, 2025 at 2:19 AM
A new surgically implanted device the size of a lima bean can help control rheumatoid arthritis that isn't responding to drugs.
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Many American families struggle to put food on the table ...but we won't know how many after this year.
🍎 Food insecurity is apolitical
🍎 The fight against hunger is not a 🔴 or 🔵 issue, it's a human issue
@hcwvshunger.bsky.social @tmprowell.bsky.social
@shematologist.medsky.social
🍎 Food insecurity is apolitical
🍎 The fight against hunger is not a 🔴 or 🔵 issue, it's a human issue
@hcwvshunger.bsky.social @tmprowell.bsky.social
@shematologist.medsky.social
USDA cancels survey tracking how many Americans struggle to get enough food
The Department of Agriculture said it will end a longstanding annual food insecurity survey. Experts say the move will obscure the effects of recent changes that will lead to people losing food aid.
www.npr.org
September 22, 2025 at 9:04 PM
Many American families struggle to put food on the table ...but we won't know how many after this year.
🍎 Food insecurity is apolitical
🍎 The fight against hunger is not a 🔴 or 🔵 issue, it's a human issue
@hcwvshunger.bsky.social @tmprowell.bsky.social
@shematologist.medsky.social
🍎 Food insecurity is apolitical
🍎 The fight against hunger is not a 🔴 or 🔵 issue, it's a human issue
@hcwvshunger.bsky.social @tmprowell.bsky.social
@shematologist.medsky.social
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This is just the direct subsidy. It’s also an economic subsidy if you’re allowed to pollute for free. That subsidy of fossil fuel has hit $700 billion a year. Every year. It’s the biggest subsidy in world history.
Subsidies for Fossil Fuel Firms Have Doubled Since 2017, Now $35 Billion a Year
Oil and gas companies could gobble up billions in tax credits if lawmakers don’t act, warn the authors of a new report.
truthout.org
September 12, 2025 at 5:07 PM
This is just the direct subsidy. It’s also an economic subsidy if you’re allowed to pollute for free. That subsidy of fossil fuel has hit $700 billion a year. Every year. It’s the biggest subsidy in world history.
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In Hong Kong, intense storms in recent years has pushed the government and businesses to upgrade their responses to rain and flooding. Those efforts are working.
The Future of Flood-Fighting Is Being Charted in Hong Kong
Intense storms in recent years has pushed the government and businesses to upgrade their responses to rain and flooding, and those efforts are working.
bloom.bg
September 12, 2025 at 4:45 AM
In Hong Kong, intense storms in recent years has pushed the government and businesses to upgrade their responses to rain and flooding. Those efforts are working.
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This rollover for the criminals and kleptocrats who hide in U.S. shell corporations is a real national security problem.
POLITICO Pro: Treasury will delete beneficial ownership data after rule rollback, FinCEN chief says
subscriber.politicopro.com
September 11, 2025 at 7:17 PM
This rollover for the criminals and kleptocrats who hide in U.S. shell corporations is a real national security problem.
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UC-Berkeley gives Trump administration 160 names “related” to anti-semitism, mostly for voicing support for Palestinians. Judith Butler is among them, she calls this “McCarthyism” UC Berkeley gives Trump administration 160 names in antisemitism probe
www.sfchronicle.com/bayarea/arti...
www.sfchronicle.com/bayarea/arti...
UC Berkeley gives Trump administration 160 names in antisemitism probe
UC Berkeley gave the Trump administration the names of 160 students, faculty and staff and info about their “potential connection to reports of alleged antisemitism” — sparking due-process...
www.sfchronicle.com
September 12, 2025 at 4:34 AM
UC-Berkeley gives Trump administration 160 names “related” to anti-semitism, mostly for voicing support for Palestinians. Judith Butler is among them, she calls this “McCarthyism” UC Berkeley gives Trump administration 160 names in antisemitism probe
www.sfchronicle.com/bayarea/arti...
www.sfchronicle.com/bayarea/arti...
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It is wildly unusual for lower-court judges to so publicly express frustration with the Supreme Court’s *behavior* (versus, say, a confusing ruling in a specific case).
But the number of *different* examples is completely unprecedented—and pretty powerful evidence that something is seriously wrong.
But the number of *different* examples is completely unprecedented—and pretty powerful evidence that something is seriously wrong.
NEW: A group of appeals court judges openly struggled with — and in some cases criticized — the Supreme Court's terse and vague shadow docket rulings. One said they've left lower courts "in limbo," forcing them to interpret "signals"
w/ @joshgerstein.bsky.social
www.politico.com/news/2025/09...
w/ @joshgerstein.bsky.social
www.politico.com/news/2025/09...
September 12, 2025 at 12:24 AM
It is wildly unusual for lower-court judges to so publicly express frustration with the Supreme Court’s *behavior* (versus, say, a confusing ruling in a specific case).
But the number of *different* examples is completely unprecedented—and pretty powerful evidence that something is seriously wrong.
But the number of *different* examples is completely unprecedented—and pretty powerful evidence that something is seriously wrong.
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Trump’s FBI Director, Kash Patel, is under fire for spreading misinformation about the Charlie Kirk case, undermining confidence in the bureau, forcing out the counterterrorism agent in Utah with expertise in these types of investigations, and cursing out agents for his own failures.
Scrutiny Mounts of F.B.I. Under Patel as Kirk’s Killer Remains at Large
www.nytimes.com
September 12, 2025 at 4:14 AM
Trump’s FBI Director, Kash Patel, is under fire for spreading misinformation about the Charlie Kirk case, undermining confidence in the bureau, forcing out the counterterrorism agent in Utah with expertise in these types of investigations, and cursing out agents for his own failures.
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Pardon violent political terrorist and look what happens.
NEW @motherjones.com: Pardoned J6ers are using Kirk's killing to call for civil war
Stewart Rhodes will rebuild Oath Keepers; Proud Boys call for "retribution"; & ex-insurrectionists are coming "out of retirement."
Experts fear they could incite others to violence. W/ @kieraevebutler.bsky.social:
Stewart Rhodes will rebuild Oath Keepers; Proud Boys call for "retribution"; & ex-insurrectionists are coming "out of retirement."
Experts fear they could incite others to violence. W/ @kieraevebutler.bsky.social:
Pardoned insurrectionists are using Charlie Kirk’s death to call for civil war
“Charlie Kirk's assassination pulled me out of retirement. More work must be done.”
www.motherjones.com
September 11, 2025 at 10:40 PM
Pardon violent political terrorist and look what happens.
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Former SC state Rep. RJ May to represent himself in trial on child pornography charges
The disgraced right-wing South Carolina state legislator who was arrested on child pornography charges while allegedly using the handle “joebidennnn69” has opted to represent himself pro se, per reports
The disgraced right-wing South Carolina state legislator who was arrested on child pornography charges while allegedly using the handle “joebidennnn69” has opted to represent himself pro se, per reports
Former SC state Rep. RJ May to represent himself in trial on child pornography charges
Former State Rep. RJ May chose to represent himself in a federal trial pertaining to charges associated with child pornography in a court hearing Sept. 4.
www.postandcourier.com
September 12, 2025 at 4:21 AM
Former SC state Rep. RJ May to represent himself in trial on child pornography charges
The disgraced right-wing South Carolina state legislator who was arrested on child pornography charges while allegedly using the handle “joebidennnn69” has opted to represent himself pro se, per reports
The disgraced right-wing South Carolina state legislator who was arrested on child pornography charges while allegedly using the handle “joebidennnn69” has opted to represent himself pro se, per reports
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EVENT: Join me next Wednesday, Sep 17, 2025 at 6:00 PM for a special Constitution Day conversation featuring Congressman Jamie Raskin, Harvard Law Professor Nikolas Bowie, and Georgetown Law Professor Mary McCord.
Space is limited so register now for free!
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Space is limited so register now for free!
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Welcome! You are invited to join a webinar: Our Constitution in Crisis: Courts, Voting Rights & the Fight for Democracy. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email about joining the webi...
Join Democracy Docket for a special Constitution Day conversation featuring Congressman Jamie Raskin, Harvard Law Professor Nikolas Bowie, and Georgetown Law Professor Mary McCord, moderated by voting...
us06web.zoom.us
September 11, 2025 at 11:21 PM
EVENT: Join me next Wednesday, Sep 17, 2025 at 6:00 PM for a special Constitution Day conversation featuring Congressman Jamie Raskin, Harvard Law Professor Nikolas Bowie, and Georgetown Law Professor Mary McCord.
Space is limited so register now for free!
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Space is limited so register now for free!
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A federal appeals court is allowing the Trump administration to move forward in its plan to stop providing Medicaid reimbursement to large abortion providers, including Planned Parenthood, for now.
Trump administration can stop Medicaid spending to Planned Parenthood for now, appeals court rules | CNN Politics
A federal appeals court is allowing the Trump administration to move forward in its plan to stop providing Medicaid reimbursement to large abortion providers, including Planned Parenthood, for now.
www.cnn.com
September 12, 2025 at 4:31 AM
A federal appeals court is allowing the Trump administration to move forward in its plan to stop providing Medicaid reimbursement to large abortion providers, including Planned Parenthood, for now.
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JUST IN: Brazil’s top court sentences former President Jair Bolsonaro to 27 years and 3 months in prison over his attempted coup
September 11, 2025 at 10:16 PM
JUST IN: Brazil’s top court sentences former President Jair Bolsonaro to 27 years and 3 months in prison over his attempted coup
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If and when the GOP enacts this map, Missouri will be sued. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
Missouri Senate Committee Advances GOP Gerrymander
Read more here.
www.democracydocket.com
September 12, 2025 at 1:19 AM
If and when the GOP enacts this map, Missouri will be sued. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...