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DST does not save energy. “Arizona would consume more energy if it implemented Daylight Saving Time.” #DitchDST!

So true!!!!!

A cartoon of Aliens see a gigantic statue of a crucifix and one says to the other "You know what we need to do? We need to get the fuck out of here, that's what we need to do."

So repugnant!!!

Constantine's sword.

That is so sad. So sorry.

Trump's immigration agents detained over 170 US citizens - Salon.com A ProPublica investigation found that federal agents have held scores of U.S. citizens, some for more than 24 hours

www.salon.com/2025/10/16/t...

It’s amazing how all the reporting is just memory-holing this part

NEW: There’s a disaster unfolding in Alaska right now. And no major network is covering it.

The remnants of Typhoon Halong battered western Alaska overnight. Homes, with people in them, have literally been swept into the Bering Strait.

At least 20 are missing. No comment from any federal agency.

The largest solar project in Nevada has been canceled amidst the Trump administration's federal permitting freeze.
It would have delivered a gargantuan 6.2 gigawatts of power. heatmap.news/sparks/esmer...

Comet C/2025 A6 Lemmon taken from my backyard

Two nights of 3:45am alarms, blazing full moon lighting the sky like daytime and washing out the light of everything else, comet included. Then two days of post-processing battles, as comet processing is maddeningly tricky.

But I finally pulled it off: here is C/2025 A6 Lemmon. 🔭

#Astrophotography

Same!

New York Attorney General Letitia James indicted on fraud charge, AP source says A grand jury has indicted New York Attorney General Letitia James on a fraud charge, a person familiar with the matter told The Associated Press on Thursday.

apnews.com/article/leti...

Interstellar Object 3I/ATLAS May Have Been Caught In Perseverance Rover Photo People think they've found Martian images of interstellar object 3I/ATLAS on NASA's website. They might be right.

We *may* have the first ever images of an interstellar object, taken from the surface of another world!
www.iflscience.com/interstellar...

Congrats!

Casey Desantis’s charity that got $10 million redirected from a Medicaid fraud settlement the state entered into directly into its bank account rather than the FL treasury.

Posted to her Instagram account on 9/21/2025
Jane Goodall Institute 🇨🇦

Federal Shutdown and Water Operations | Western Water The October 2025 federal government shutdown has furloughed nearly 900,000 workers. The Bureau of Reclamation continues essential water and power services while long-term projects may face delays.

The clock is ticking on negotiations for an operating plan on the Colorado River, affecting millions of people. The Bureau of Reclamation has no leader and now, the federal shutdown is impacting Interior and Reclamation, www.western-water.com/2025/10/02/f...

"If we lose hope, we're doomed."

We must continue Dr. Jane Goodall's mission and all fight for the future of the planet.

Wow, so glad you had that opportunity! This is one of those obituaries that made me sad. What a wonderful gift to the world she was.

Jane Goodall, ethologist and conservationist, has died. She was 91

Trump administration brands critics of Christian nationalism as security threats The Freedom From Religion Foundation is denouncing a new presidential memorandum for dangerously equating dissent and nonbelief with terrorism.

President Trump issued a broadly worded memorandum on Sept. 25 titled “Countering Domestic Terrorism and Organized Political Violence” that briefly but explicitly singles out “anti-Christianity” as a supposed driver of terrorism. ffrf.us/4nVtYDx

New virus strain spikes in 9 US states with symptoms from brain fog to persistent cough The XFG variant, also known as Stratus, is now the predominant COVID-19 strain in the U.S. after spreading to 38 countries, according to WHO and CDC data.

Reminder
www.foxnews.com/health/new-v...
"Stratus COVID variant shows ability to evade immune system better than previous strains"

Yeah, from fox news

Microsoft Cuts Off Some Services Used by Israeli Military Unit to Spy on Palestinians Microsoft says it has barred the Israeli military from using technology it used to spy on millions of Palestinian civilian phone calls made each day in Gaza and the occupied West Bank and stored in Microsoft's vast Azure cloud computing platform. It's an unprecedented victory for No Azure

Microsoft Cuts Off Some Services Used by Israeli Military Unit to Spy on Palestinians

Wildfire Smoke Could Kill 70,000 Americans by 2050 | Western Water Stanford researchers project wildfire smoke could cause 70,000 U.S. deaths per year by 2050, with health costs surpassing all other climate damages.

Wildfire smoke could kill 70,000 Americans a year by 2050 www.western-water.com/2025/09/22/w...

Disgusting!

Trump FY2026 Cuts Threaten Colorado Basin Water | Western Water A congressional report says Trump’s 2026 budget would cut federal help for drinking water, sewers, water recycling, and storage across the Colorado River Basin. CRS review of Trump’s FY2026 budget ef...

A new congressional report finds that the Trump Administration’s FY2026 budget would reduce federal help for core water needs across the Colorado River Basin—drinking water upgrades, sewer systems, water recycling, desalination, and storage: www.western-water.com/2025/09/16/t...

"With thousands of federal workers either fired, placed on administrative leave, or at immediate risk of losing their jobs, AFGE members have concluded that a widespread government shutdown has been underway since January 20 and will continue to spread..." - Everett Kelley, AFGE President

Ex-CIA Whistleblower: "The NSA Audited The 2024 Election, Kamala Harris Won" Math doesn’t lie—people do. A buried NSA‑authorized audit paved the way for this unelected illegitimate regime.

This is from an Ex-CIA Whistleblower who says Kamala Harris, in fact, won the 2024 election. I have no opinion. What do you think? thiswillhold.substack.com/p/ex-cia-whi...