A retired policeman posted a Charlie Kirk meme. He spent a month in jail. The 61-year-old Tennessee man plans to sue after authorities dropped charges over a political Facebook post. Free-speech advocates say it’s a symptom of a wider crackdown.

A 61-year-old Tennessee man posted a liberal meme on Facebook after Charlie Kirk's death. A conservative sheriff had him arrested. Bail was set at $2 million.

He spent nearly 40 days in jail before charges were dropped. Now he's planning to sue. Our story: www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2025/...

Threads post by Katie Notopoulos, responding to Will Oremus's question about how many of Threads' supposed 150 million daily active users even realize they're using Threads: "I don't think anyone knows they're here. I've always thought of Threads like the Bunuel movie where no one can leave the living room even though there's nothing to stop them and can't quite figure out why"

i think this is the best description of Threads i've seen yet and of course it's by @katienotopoulos.bsky.social

Harrison Ford says Trump’s assault on climate policy ‘scares the shit out of me’ Indiana Jones star calls US president one of history’s greatest criminals for attacks on science and boosting of fossil fuels

www.theguardian.com/environment/...

"three hops" is a *very* broad standard, depending on definitions.

i don't throw around the word "hero" too often,

Wonder how the folks in deep red Southern Utah feel about being irradiated again

The Telegraph Headline: New Covid virus found in wild Brazilian bats Subhed: The discovery of a ‘furin cleavage site’ suggests the mutation which helps the virus adapt to humans is naturally occurring

Sad day for the folks who staked their reputations on lab leak conspiracy theories.

www.telegraph.co.uk/global-healt...

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CBS News kills its climate unit David Ellison, the new pro-Trump chief executive of Paramount Skydance, has dismantled the best climate change reporting team in cable news.

A scoop that I’m not happy to report:

CBS News has gutted its climate change reporting team, one of the best in the business, and one of the only ones on cable news that consistently called out fossil fuels as the main source of climate pollution.

heated.world/p/cbs-news-k...

🚨Interview just before he met with the judge about excessive force. Now we know why she wants daily updates. 👀

REV. BLACK (who was shot in the head with a pepper ball): “If this is what they’re doing to pastors, journalists, teachers, mothers, and the elderly gathered to sing and pray outside ICE facilities… what might they be doing to our neighbors who are behind those walls?”

Kristi Noem is flat-out lying when she claims no U.S. citizen has been arrested in her violent crackdown. Do a web search on “immigration citizen arrested” and you’ll see. Here’s one of the many documented reports we found.

They don’t even know who they’re killing. www.nytimes.com/2025/10/30/u...

The underground section of the new cycle tunnel beneath the N322 near Zaltbommel has been successfully installed in just 10 days!

Once completed, the tunnel will provide a safer and faster connection as part of the F2 cycle route linking Zaltbommel and ’s-Hertogenbosch.

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This is the tragedy of our lifetime.

In Portland, Oregon, masked ICE GOONS abducted and vanished US citizen Gonzalo Catalan last week. Tragically, his family remains unaware of his whereabouts and has not received any communication from him as of today.

Shock Video Shows ICE Agent Assaulting Woman Who Asked If He’s A Good Christian Hundreds protested Tuesday at an ICE facility in southwest Colorado after agents detained two children on their way to school.

This is ugly. But the reason this lady was protesting is even worse. ICE thugs detained two children and their father on their way to school. One child appears to have been beaten in detention, and no one seems to know where the 12-year-old girl is right now. The family had been seeking asylum.

NEW: Devastating imagery from Jamaica, before & after Category 5 Hurricane Melissa.

Black River — near total destruction.

“The types and amounts of force being used by federal officers is disproportionate to the level of criminal conduct or violence we’re seeing down there,” the Portland Police Commander testified. trib.al/d66WaZa

Just found out my 12yo is getting recruiting ads for ICE on his school computer. “Help your country. $50k signing bonus.” Depraved and predatory

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You’ve probably heard but I have been federally indicted by Trump’s DOJ.

We now have to cover the costs of a campaign *and* a legal battle to preserve our First Amendment rights.

Help us win this fight by chipping in at katforillinois.com/legal

22 of Earth's 34 'vital signs' are flashing red, new climate report reveals — but there's still time to act Earth's systems are nearing tipping points that could plunge the planet into a "hothouse" regime — but there's still time to prevent that from happening, scientists say.

"22 of Earth's 34 'vital signs' are flashing red, new climate report reveals — but there's still time to act" | Nice article on our new #Bioscience article by @saschapare.bsky.social for @livescience.com: www.livescience.com/planet-earth...

Exclusive | How U.A.E. Arms Bolstered a Sudanese Militia Accused of Genocide Reports by U.S. intelligence agencies show an increase in the flow of materiel from the U.A.E. to the rebel Rapid Support Forces since the spring, according to U.S. officials.

As we witness horrific scenes in El-Fasher, the UAE continues arming the RSF — which the U.S. has determined is committing genocide.
 
Enough. We must pass my bill to block arms sales to the UAE until it stops fueling the RSF's war crimes in Sudan.

ICE and CBP Agents Are Scanning Peoples’ Faces on the Street To Verify Citizenship Videos on social media show officers from ICE and CBP using facial recognition technology on people in the field. One expert described the practice as “pure dystopian creep.”

Videos show officers from ICE and CBP using facial recognition technology on people in the field. One expert described the practice as “pure dystopian creep.”

🔗 www.404media.co/ice-and-cbp-...

Kash Patel is using $60 million FBI to fly around with his girlfriend

🧵Remember when Kash Patel called Christopher Wray a "government gangster" and accused him of jetting around on taxpayer money?

Patel has been using a $60 million FBI jet to fly around with his girlfriend for wrestling date nights, etc.

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Someone asked me the other day*:

How do we replace all the science that’s being lost across the US as NIH, NSF etc are being lawlessly destroyed?

The answer is: we cannot. It is impossible.
The task now is to defend #NIH and public funding for medical research.
1/ 🧪 #neuroscience

House candidate Kat Abughazaleh calls her indictment for protesting a "political prosecution” “This case is a major push by the Trump administration to criminalize protest and punish anyone who speaks out against them.”

The move is a stunning continuation of Trump’s weaponization of judicial and police power to crush dissent.

I'm shaking almost too hard to type. I entered SLC airport and heard screams and cries for help. I could see people gathered around, watching. I sped over to discover this woman face down on the floor, four grown men pushing her down, while she cried "HELP ME" and pled for her child.

This too is a legally distinct Bazzite gaming box

To the craven "comedians" who are STILL not speaking up: The manager at the Chicago Laugh Factory was arrested by ICE. They filed no charges, he's a US citizen, and his family doesn't know where he is.

They are coming for all of us. Grow a fucking spine and say something while you still can.