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'What is happening?' Milwaukee area recovers from record rain and flooding The Milwaukee area is drying out after weekend rain hits unofficial state records. Unofficially, more than 14 inches fell in less than 24 hours in one spot, causing rivers to flood, washing out vehicles, and cutting power to thousands.

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I think most people like it..

WA’s ‘longest and most intense’ marine heatwave killed coral across 1,500km stretch Scientists shocked by bleaching event that hit reefs from the world heritage-listed Ningaloo to the remote Ashmore Reef

Corals killed across a 1,500 km stretch of West Australia

"The marine heatwave in WA coincided with the most widespread global bleaching event on record that started in January 2023 & is ongoing. More than 80% of the planet’s reefs have seen heat stress high enough to cause corals to bleach."

$150 Billion to Deport Immigrants? Here Are 4 Other Ideas. Plus: Trump to deploy troops in federal takeover of nation's capital, White House abandons IVF promise, and NH bans gender-affirming care for minors.

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NPR: Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth reposts video of pastors saying women shouldn't vote

You know how people called women hysterical for predicting the right wing would take down Roe v. Wade (which they've done) and then attack access to birth control (which they're doing)?

Hear me when I say that women's very right to vote is next.

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An Illegal Gambling Ring in Trump Tower: the Taiwanchik-Trincher Organization This article describes an Eurasian organized crime-linked illegal gambling ring that operated out of Trump Tower.

An Illegal Gambling Ring in Trump Tower: the Taiwanchik-Trincher Organization medium.com/@petergrant_...

Here is how gerrymandering works in two images. - Democratic Underground Forums

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Breaking: A federal judge just denied DOJ's request to unseal Ghislaine Maxwell grand jury materials — and called out Trump officials for misrepresenting their value.

"[T]he public … might conclude that the Government's motion for their unsealing was aimed not at 'transparency' but at diversion."

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How Trump’s Grandfather Made a Fortune in Canada Before the Trump Tower, there was a gold rush brothel.

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Netanyahu defends his planned military offensive in Gaza Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says Israel “has no choice but to finish the job and complete the defeat of Hamas.”

apnews.com/article/isra... defends new military offensive in Gaza and says it will be wider than announced

Tweet from energy secretary praising Trump for ranting against and lying about wind.

Trump stopping lots of new utility-scale solar, wind, battery and transmission projects from being built will cause electricity rates to skyrocket.

He will hurt working people, but benefit the oil & gas billionaires he’s servicing.

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Russian Sanctions: Addition of Certain Entities to the Entity List The Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) amends the Export Administration Regulations (EAR) by adding ten entities to the Entity List. The ten entities that are added to the Entity List have been det...

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Trump threatens 100% secondary tariffs on Russia if no peace deal reached - UPI.com President Donald Trump warned Russia Monday that it may face "severe tariffs" if a peace deal with Ukraine isn't negotiated.

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'South Park' Ramps Up Its ICE Barbie Trolling as Ratings DOUBLE - Really American - Democratic Underground Forums

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Trump says he will meet Putin on Aug. 15 in Alaska President Donald Trump said he will meet with Russian President Vladimir Putin on Aug. 15 in Alaska.

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Relatives of Israeli hostages chain themselves outside Netanyahu's office in protest Hundreds of protesters holding chains gathered on Thursday, near the prime minister’s office in Jerusalem, as Israel’s Security Cabinet convened to discuss a possible expansion of military operations in the Gaza Strip.

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YouTube video by Al Zidan Giffari We Will Not Go Down (Song For Gaza) - Michael Heart | Fingerstyle Gitar Cover #Gaza #Palestine

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Of course Israelis are antisemites, just look what they’re doing to the Palestinian families, children, babies they cordoned off in a Gaza strip drop thousand pound bombs and then intentionally starve to death, so Brooklyneer Netanyahu can avoid prison and Trump can get his cheesy hotel.

This is not surprising because that was the reason for making Gaza their killing fields. The Israeli cabinet will go ahead with anything that the genocidal Netanyahu wants so that they get to keep their jobs. The same goes for Trump and his cabinet: they want to keep their jobs at any cost.

Netanyahu : He’s weak, easily pressured, and lacks decision-making ability — Golan On Takeover Plan According to a report by The Times of Israel on August 7, 2025, the recent decision by the Israeli cabinet to pursue the takeover of Gaza City, despite opposition from senior defense officials, has sparked intense criticism from political leaders Avigdor Liberman and Yair Golan. Liberman, chairman of the Yisrael Beytenu party and former defense minister, asserts that this move demonstrates that critical life-and-death decisions are being made in direct opposition to Israel’s security considerations and the stated objectives of the ongoing war.

Netanyahu : He’s weak, easily pressured, and lacks decision-making ability — Golan On Takeover Plan

According to a report by The Times of Israel on August 7, 2025, the recent decision by the Israeli cabinet to pursue the takeover of Gaza City, despite opposition from senior defense officials, has…

He is a butcher.

Netanyahu doesn't increase his credibility by quoting Mike Huckabee.

Meeting between Trump and Putin could take place as early as next week – media A meeting between US President Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin could take place as early as next week, Fox News reports.

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Deadly monsoon rains in Pakistan made worse by climate change: Study Unusually heavy monsoon rains that killed more than 300 people across Pakistan since late June were made 15% more intense by human-caused climate change, according to a new analysis. The study, by…

Unusually heavy monsoon rains that killed more than 300 people across Pakistan since late June were made 15% more intense by human-caused climate change, according to a new analysis.

‘Palestinian Pelé’ shot dead by Israeli forces in Gaza, football association says Suleiman al-Obeid, a former Palestine national football team player dubbed the "Palestinian Pelé", was shot dead Wednesday by Israeli troops who opened fire on people waiting to receive humanitarian…

‘Palestinian Pelé’ shot dead by Israeli forces in Gaza, football association says f24.my/BMLk.BS

US Air Force to deny retirement pay to transgender service members being separated from the service The U.S. Air Force has decided to deny early retirement options for transgender service members with 15 to 18 years of service.

apnews.com/article/air-... Air Force to deny retirement pay to transgender service members being separated from the service

South Park introduces Kristi Noem's ICE - Democratic Underground Forums

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