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US to rewrite its past national climate reports US President Donald Trump's administration is revising past editions of the nation's premier climate report -- its latest move to undermine the scientific consensus on human-caused global warming.

The Trump administration has announced that the US will rewrite past climate reports, in a clear attempt to erase scientific history and undermine the consensus on human-caused climate change.

Body Count gangsta rapper Ice-T, famous in part for the controversial song “Cop Killer,” celebrates the joys of a heart-healthy breakfast as a Cheerios pitchman.

You either die a villain, or you live long enough to see yourself become the hero.

Fresh graffiti on a parking deck garage wall, inclusive of a stylized bottle of liquor, reads “Fireball Whiskey — Yay or Nay?” with five votes tallied in the affirmative and none in the other column.

Poll-based graffiti really feels like trenchant social commentary, and a referendum on our time.

Man who shut down the largest collective effort by America to help the most vulnerable people in the world, condemning millions to death, suggests that his businesses will save them donmoynihan.substack.com/p/the-death-...

“My name is George Retes. I’m a 25-year-old U.S. Army veteran, a U.S. citizen, and I work as a security guard at Glass House Farms in Camarillo, California.

On July 10th, I was wrongfully detained by ICE agents while simply trying to report to work.

Our staff is on the ground supporting families. Many workers-including US citizens, were held by federal authorities at the farm for 8 hours or more. US citizen workers report only being released after they were forced to delete photos and videos of the raid from their phones. 4/

Bar graph showing the change in percentage of calls answered after FEMA laid off contractors on July 5th (over 99% on July 5, about 36% on July 6 and 16% of calls answered on July 7)

Two days after deadly Texas floods, the agency struggled to answer calls from survivors because of call center contracts that weren’t extended.

This is so horrifying I made a bar graph www.nytimes.com/2025/07/11/c...

Bono's unvarnished earnestness makes his Stories Of Surrender worth hearing The U2 frontman continues opening up in the engaging, moving filmed stage memoir Bono: Stories Of Surrender.

BONO: STORIES OF SURRENDER, which I reviewed for @avclub.com, captures the inner conflict of a man who's never stopped trying to throw his arms around the world, even as he grapples with the roots, personal cost of that zealotry. www.avclub.com/bono-stories... #Cannes #FilmSky #Cannes2025 #Cannes78

The real surprise came after the experiment. Fred Lambert, who writes for the blog Electrek, pointed out the same autopilot disengagement that the NHTSA had documented. “Autopilot appears to automatically disengage a fraction of a second before the impact as the crash becomes inevitable,” Lambert noted.

In a horrifying article about the dangers of Teslas, one point stands out: Teslas automatically disengage self-driving mode <1 second before an imminent crash--not enough time for the driver to react, but enough for Tesla to deny responsibility for fatal crashes, since self-driving "wasn't engaged."

She gets you.

Clarence Thomas Secretly Accepted Luxury Trips From Major GOP Donor Island-hopping on a superyacht. Private jet rides around the world. The undisclosed gifts to Thomas have no known precedent in the modern history of the Supreme Court. “It’s incomprehensible to me tha...

Every time the Supreme Court dumps a load of decisions right before heading off for vacation, I'm reminded of how Clarence Thomas marked the conclusion of one SCOTUS session by boarding a private jet to Indonesia where he and Ginny island-hopped aboard Harlan Crow's 162-foot superyacht:

Per the NYTimes, a Disciples of Christ pastor confronted agents (presumably ICE) in front of her church as they detained a man.

When the pastor shouted instructions in Spanish at the man as he was detained, an agent pointed a gun at her.

Then, they laughed.

Every flashbang could instead be a meal for a poor kid. Every hotel room for a National Guardsman deployed to fire at our neighbors could house a homeless vet. Every "less-than-lethal" bullet pulled from a journalist's eye could be already needed healthcare for anyone else. All of this is a choice.

Sources said that even at the start of his second term, Trump was discussing with multiple advisers where & when it would make sense to send in federal troops, either for supposed crime control or in response to larger-scale public activism against his agenda.

🔗 www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...

Grant Park in downtown Los Angeles, full of union members peacefully singing and talking and carrying their signs.

For those who live elsewhere, this is the heart of downtown #LosAngeles. My friends are here. My union is here (sup @wgawest.bsky.social). My teenager is here. People are passing out pastries & singing & praying. All we want is for our neighbors not to be kidnapped off the streets.

Department of Defense Security for the Protection of Department of Homeland Security Functions MEMORANDUM FOR THE SECRETARY OF DEFENSE                THE ATTORNEY GENERAL

There is no bigger story right now than the White House asserting that California residents are in a state "of rebellion against the authority of the Government of the United States."

Nancy Mace ran bot army, had staff run fake accounts boosting her, report claims South Carolina congresswoman previously accused four men of sexual misconduct in committee hearing

I got a lot of death threats after I confronted Nancy Mace at a tech conference in DC and I guess it's nice to know that most of them were probably just from her and her bot army? www.independent.co.uk/news/world/a...

What Are People Still Doing on X? Imagine if your favorite neighborhood bar turned into a Nazi hangout

I realize posting this here is preaching to the choir. But after the Grok White Genocide thing & Ye essentially launching an exclusive Neo Nazi single on the platform... I felt motivated to write about X and how bizarre it is that so many people (news outlets, celebrities, politicians) use it

Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy Sold Stocks Two Days Before Trump Announced a Plan for Reciprocal Tariffs Duffy is the second member of Trump’s cabinet who sold securities shortly before the president’s tariff announcements sent markets plunging. A spokesperson for Duffy said an account manager made the t...

NEW: Former Real World cast member Duffy is the second cabinet secretary to have sold stock shortly before a Trump tariff announcement.

Last week, @propublica.org reported Pam Bondi sold at least $1M worth of Trump Media shares on “Liberation Day.”

By @robert-faturechi.bsky.social @bxroberts.org

Bono's unvarnished earnestness makes his Stories Of Surrender worth hearing The U2 frontman continues opening up in the engaging, moving filmed stage memoir Bono: Stories Of Surrender.

BONO: STORIES OF SURRENDER, which I reviewed for @avclub.com, captures the inner conflict of a man who's never stopped trying to throw his arms around the world, even as he grapples with the roots, personal cost of that zealotry. www.avclub.com/bono-stories... #Cannes #FilmSky #Cannes2025 #Cannes78

The smallest minds. And yet a demographic on uptick, sadly, I feel.

There’s often so much in genre films especially that is communicated in mood, staging — nothing to do with language. These directors have typically absorbed American culture (high and low), are using its language to press forward.

Fresh graffiti on a parking deck garage wall, inclusive of a stylized bottle of liquor, reads “Fireball Whiskey — Yay or Nay?” with five votes tallied in the affirmative and none in the other column.

Poll-based graffiti really feels like trenchant social commentary, and a referendum on our time.

Page One must have been crowded.

So NYT puts it on Page 13. 🤡

@schooley.bsky.social

Whenever I’m angry or depressed over the abundance of awfulness in the world — which is most of the time these days — I try to stop and think about all those poor, unfortunate souls throughout human history who never had a chance to enjoy proper mashed potatoes, or tacos, or biscuits, or a burger.

Griffin Dunne finds truth in low-key father-sons dramedy Ex-Husbands A fantastic cast and grounded aspirations make Noah Pritzker's father-and-sons dramedy Ex-Husbands connect on a personal level.

An intergenerational snapshot of masculine emotional drift, @greenwichent.bsky.social's EX-HUSBANDS may strike some as lightweight, but will connect with more attuned viewers as a compassionately observed collection of just-so moments — a worthwhile cinematic novella. www.avclub.com/ex-husbands-...

YouTube video by Books That Make You The BookFest Spring 2025 - Day 1, For Readers - April 5th 10:30am PT

Join right now for a Free online talk about writing about #davidlynch and living the Art Live. www.youtube.com/watch?v=S8CP...

Radish marketing executive: We need to boost our profile.

Me: I’m an idea man.

Radish marketing executive: What do you have?

Me: “Radishes,” but set to Hot Hot Heat’s “Bandages.”

Radish marketing executive: Umm…

Me: Radishes on my plate and my salad from you…!

Radish marketing executive: Pass.

Join in the quest for new stories at your soon-to-be favorite book festival. Black Chateau Enterprise and Books That Make You bring you The BookFest. With events showcasing prominent authors, literary luminaries, journalists, speakers, thought leaders, and publishing professionals, you don’t want to miss a thing.

Thrilled to be part of #TheBookFest "David Lynch: Living the Art Life" panel tomorrow, Saturday, April 5, at 1:30pm PT/4:30pm ET, with @willowcatelyn.bsky.social, @scottryanfmp.bsky.social and @courtenaycal.bsky.social! Free to attend. Livestream great panels, more all weekend. www.thebookfest.com

YouTube video by Music Box Theatre Chicago DAVID LYNCH: Moving Through Time - April 11-20, 2025

Tickets on sale now
DAVID LYNCH: Moving Through Time
April 11-20 at @musicboxtheatre.bsky.social
Curated by me ▵▵

Sponsored by MUBI

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Full Schedule & Advance Tickets:
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Incredible slate, Daniel! 👏🏼 🏔️🏔️ Very much would like to get there.