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Trump proposal would limit protections for U.S. waterways The EPA proposed curtailing broader definitions of wetlands embraced by the Obama and Biden administrations, removing protections under the Clean Water Act.

The Trump administration has unveiled a rule that could significantly decrease the amount of federally protected wetlands, the latest chapter in a high-stakes policy fight that has played out over decades.

Excellent suggestion!
-It involves the reader in the scene, rather than flatly dictating the conditions with no context.

-I prefer my fiction reading to welcome my part in the story, rather than drive me away with factual statements and no relationship to the story context.

What Happens When The Government Loses Its Credibility: The Comey Prosecution This is one of those long posts we occasionally have when a judge files a highly significant order.

Making sense of what’s happening in the Comey prosecution, after a day of ping pong action with court orders & the government’s efforts to avoid turning over grand jury material to the defense—& why it’s critically important for the future of our democracy joycevance.substack.com/p/what-happe...

MAGA is a 3rd party,
like Germany's AfD.

AfD claims it's all about
- Germany first,
- traditional values,
- anti-immigrant.

Its leader is
- lives in Swizerland
- is lesbian
- un-married partner to Sri Lanken woman.

Looks like "truth" is stranger than fiction.
Always follow $ trail to the rot.

I’m not sure I see the logic in continuing to teach but stepping back from, like, making public appearances? The issue is with behavior while teaching. Why would it do anything to, like, step off the lecture circuit or whatever? That’s emphatically not the problem.

JUST IN: A federal judge has thrown out DOJ’s lawsuit to compel NY to aid in immigration arrests at state courthouses.

storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...

If this picture was of Obama, you know @FoxNews would do three weeks solid on why the flag was on the ground.

At least three weeks

It seriously blows my mind that the other reporters present let him get away with that. That they didn’t show support for their colleague, and stand up for their profession.

Cowards.

The White House Intervened on Behalf of Accused Sex Trafficker Andrew Tate During a Federal Investigation Federal authorities were chided for seizing electronic devices from Tate and his brother, and told to return them, records and interviews show. Experts said the intervention was highly inappropriate.

SCOOP: Paul Ingrassia, a lawyer who previously represented the Tate brothers before joining the White House, chided authorities for seizing the brothers’ devices, saying it was not a good use of time or resources. He told DHS officials to give them back.

Slight changes to the forecast:
- nudged things north slightly
- best chance of slush/slippery roads is in the south metro
- downtowns could see a slushy dusting

Overall, don’t drive like a jackwagon if you see snow in the morning, and you’ll be golden.

this would have been a month-long scandal in 2011

Hi Goose.
You’re going to go live with a nice lady in Lakeville.
You’re going home.
You’ve been adopted.
Good girl, Goosie.

Larry Summers stepping back from ‘public commitments’ over Epstein emails A longtime Democratic adviser, Summers has had significant influence over economic policymaking for decades.

Breaking news: Former Democratic treasury secretary Larry Summers is “deeply ashamed” of his years-long communication with Jeffrey Epstein and will be “stepping back from public commitments,” he said in a statement Monday night.

THIS IS BIG

For non-academics who might not understand why:
1. Sen. Warren is still a Harvard professor so this is a call coming from inside the house
2. As a tenured law prof, Warren knows it is a VERY big deal from a labor standpoint to call on Harvard to ignore tenure. The bar for this is HIGH.

Whatever you can put on a stick.

Massive leak exposes Chinese cyber capabilities, including its targets Leaked documents appear to offer a rare look into China’s cyber ecosystem

I totally forgot to post about this huge leak from Chinese government linked infosec company KnownSec (a name that makes me think of 2013 Anonymous more than anything else).
www.techradar.com/pro/data-bre...

I’m still struggling with the fact that ICE “brown shirts” went to a taco shop and thought they would get served.

F that!

The truth will have its day.

That day is now.

Release all the Epstein files.

YouTube video by AtlanticCouncil Report launch: How Russia subjugated Belarus without annexation

The Power Vertical Podcast did not appear last week. In its place I moderated a panel at The Atlantic Council launching a great paper by Hanna Liubakova, Minsk in Moscow's Grip, on Russia's de facto takeover of Belarus. Panelists included Agnia Grigas & Giselle Bosse www.youtube.com/watch?v=KCdV...

Looking to finish what they started.

Indiana won't go along with Trump’s gerrymander scheme—and he’s pissed Things are really not going President Donald Trump's way. First, he faced the embarrassing prospect of hundreds of GOP lawmakers defying his orders by voting for a bill that seeks to release the ...

Trump is so desperate to keep the House that he’s attacking Republicans who won’t break democracy for him.

www.dailykos.com/stories/2025...

Justice Department official told prosecutors that U.S. should 'just sink' drug boats NPR interviews with current and former officials reveal more of the backstory around the military's strikes in the Caribbean.

if dems win congress next year they need to introduce an impeachment resolution against emil bove

No one is above the law. Off to jail, ICE. A 45-year-old Riverside County man, identified as an agent with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, has been arrested for allegedly detaining a minor at gunpoint while off duty.

BREAKING: Magistrate orders DOJ to turn over grand jury materials to Comey, finding real prospect that "government misconduct" may have tainted the case.

Cationic nanogel–based nasal therapeutic HPV vaccine prevents the development of cervical cancer Cationic nanogel–based nasal therapeutic vaccine induces cancer-specific immune responses and inhibits cancer development in cervical tissue.

Immunization for HPV w/ nasal gel, also prevents cervical cancer...how soon to market, please?

Cationic nanogel–based nasal therapeutic HPV vaccine prevents the development of cervical cancer Cationic nanogel–based nasal therapeutic vaccine induces cancer-specific immune responses and inhibits cancer development in cervical tissue.

#ScienceSunday
#Vaccines
Here is another example where scientists have generated systemic immunity against human papilloma virus using nasal delivery of a cationic nanogel containing the HPV16 E7 protein as an antigen. In addition, an anti-tumor effect was seen. Game-changing!
Vaccines save lives.

NEW: Epstein survivors release the most powerful PSA I have ever seen.

Make this go viral so every member of the House of Representatives sees it.

An incredible exchange. MTG is clearly challenging Trumpism very, very directly now.