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Two killed in attack on Manchester synagogue – what we know A car was rammed into pedestrians and at least one person stabbed as worshippers arrived to celebrate Yom Kippur.

A car was rammed into pedestrians and at least one person stabbed as worshippers arrived to celebrate Yom Kippur.

The White House was playing Trump’s racist videos in the press room.

Energy Department tries to stifle workers’ use of climate-related words Employees are told to avoid terms like “decarbonization,” “sustainable,” “emissions,” and “green.”

Energy Department tries to stifle workers’ use of climate-related words [via @theguardian.com]

On trial for journalism in Kentucky. Two months after their arrests while covering a protest, a pair of local reporters face criminal charges.

Student journalist Lucas Griffith faces trial today for covering a protest against the deportation of Ayman Soliman, who himself fled persecution for his journalism in Egypt.

Lucas did nothing wrong. This is a big deal and would be national news in normal times.

I have stopped counting the number of time that TACO and the muskrat admitted out loud that they cheated the 2024 election.

The reason my party infuriates me is because the other side spent 4 years spreading lies about 2020,

while Dems refused to spend even 4 minutes investigating what

Most businesses expect tariff price hikes, KPMG says Inflation has turned into a slow burn that shows no signs of abating.

Nearly half of big businesses raised prices in the last six months due to tariffs, and a large majority expect to do so in coming months, a new survey out today finds.

Hours before the Eaton fire, distribution lines failed and fire started in Altadena Transmission lines have been linked to the start of the Eaton fire in January. But another kind of line — distribution lines that power homes — were also wreaking havoc before that fire sparked.

Transmission lines have been linked to the start of the Eaton fire in January. But another kind of line — distribution lines that power homes — were also wreaking havoc before that fire sparked.

Hegseth's public dressing down of flag officers and their senior enlisted advisors undermines this nation's ability to defend itself; it diminishes and belittles career officers and soldiers, and his call to eliminate rules of engagement is incredibly alarming. We are becoming Russia XL. #RuleOfLaw

btw this is from an ex-military and national security guy, now an ex-pat looking at his beloved United States in horror. @chattjazz.bsky.social gives us regular dispatches from abroad on what the rest of the world's media is reporting on the U.S. and Trump, since our own media is compromised.

Investors are spooked because Trump’s government looks increasingly unreliable. They’re hedging against a drawn-out shutdown.

📌 Investors dumped U.S. assets overnight in favor of gold, Bitcoin, and foreign stocks as the government shutdown leaves Wall Street “flying blind.”

Another shutdown casualty: Medicare telehealth coverage It's got bipartisan support—and millions of Americans need it. But Congress keeps failing to lock in telehealth funding.

Another shutdown casualty: Medicare telehealth coverage

On Monday, RFK posted a rambling video on the HHS X account showing a series of graphs and directly stating that vaccines have had minimal impact on human health and saving lives.

Today, in response, we brought our own graphs.

We will not let his dangerous nonsense go unanswered.

Sometimes the word “deplorable” is too tame.

Lone flotilla vessel sails towards Gaza as Israel seizes aid activists Global condemnation after Israel illegally detains activist boats headed to starved Gaza to break deadly blockade.

Gaza aid flotilla ships — Capten Nikos under a Greek flag, and Estrella y Manuel and Adara under the Spanish flag — are being forcibly held at Israel’s Ashdod port after being intercepted, Al Jazeera's fact-checking agency Sanad confirms.

🔴LIVE updates: aje.io/qngd86

Dictator

Most Americans want the Epstein files released, poll finds About three-quarters of Americans support the release of all files related to the Jeffrey Epstein case, a new PBS News/NPR/Marist poll finds.

About three-quarters of Americans support the release of all files related to the Jeffrey Epstein case, a new PBS News/NPR/Marist poll finds.

Another 13% want some of the Epstein files released, while only 9% don’t want any documents released. https://to.pbs.org/4nZ5B82

Thou shalt not refuse to swear in elected officials because you’re desperately trying to cover up sex crimes by billionaire pedophiles.

White House targets Democratic states in shutdown fight The Office of Management and Budget is withholding billions in energy and infrastructure money in more than a dozen states that voted against Trump.

The White House is targeting blue states with its first wave of cuts to federal projects following the government shutdown.

The Office of Management and Budget is withholding billions in energy and infrastructure money in more than a dozen states that voted against Trump.

Pope Leo rebukes climate skeptics after Trump calls warming a ‘con job’ The Illinois native’s comments come a week after the U.S. president derided the fight against climate change.

Pope Leo XIV denounced people who deny climate change today, arguing that they are contributing to the destruction of God's creation.

When miscarriages become crimes 412 women faced criminal charges for pregnancy outcomes. This is what fetal personhood looks like.

“Four hundred and twelve women were charged with crimes that would not have been crimes if they were not pregnant. That is exactly what happens when we give rights and status to embryos and fetuses.”

Eight decades after Hollywood legends like Henry Fonda, Lucille Ball, Humphrey Bogart, Frank Sinatra and Judy Garland launched the Committee for the First Amendment to stand up to McCarthyism, Jane Fonda is bringing back the organization. https://cnn.it/3KsdDYR

Pope Leo XIV says 'inhuman treatment of immigrants' in the U.S. isn't 'pro-life' Pope Leo XIV weighed in on U.S. politics, saying that Catholic politicians must be judged on the full range of their policy positions and suggesting that the country's immigration policy is "inhuman."

Pope Leo XIV weighed in on U.S. politics, saying Catholic politicians must be judged on the full range of their policy positions and suggesting the country's immigration policy is "inhuman."

We don't need to make sense of what this man does or think. We need to get him out of the government.

Longfellow's Poem - Paul Revere House

Happy 250th anniversary to Paul Revere's famous ride. May it light a beacon of justice and illuminate what this country could be freed from the shackles of tyranny and hate.
www.paulreverehouse.org/longfellows-...

Keep standing up to the bullies. Don’t comply in advance and never bend the knee. It’s going to take all of us to make it through this.

Arizona governor vetoes bill requiring local officials to help with federal immigration efforts Democratic Gov. Katie Hobbs has vetoed a Republican-backed bill intended to support the Trump administration’s immigration crackdown.

Arizona's governor vetoes bill requiring local officials to help with federal immigration efforts.

Who Is J. Harvie Wilkinson, the Judge Behind a Scathing Rebuke of Trump? The judge, a conservative Reagan appointee, wrote a blistering opinion accusing the administration of failing to give a man wrongly deported to El Salvador any semblance of due process.

Judge J. Harvie Wilkinson, a conservative Reagan appointee, wrote a blistering opinion accusing the Trump administration of failing to give a man wrongly deported to El Salvador any semblance of due process.

Judge Blocks DOGE From Laying Off 90 Percent of CFPB The Trump administration and DOGE tried to cut more than 1,400 employees at the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau. An employee union and other groups are fighting to keep the regulator intact.

NEW: The Trump administration and DOGE tried to cut more than 1,400 employees at the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB). An employee union and other groups are fighting to keep the regulator intact.

Judge orders new limits on DOGE data access at Social Security Administration A federal judge in Maryland granted a preliminary injunction that bars DOGE staffers from accessing non-anonymized personal data at the Social Security Administration.

A federal judge in Maryland granted a preliminary injunction that bars DOGE staffers from accessing non-anonymized personal data at the Social Security Administration.