Kerr County did not use its most far-reaching alert system in deadly Texas floods Local officials used the system more than two days after the recorded height of the floods.

Exclusive: Kerr County, where nearly 100 people were killed and more than 160 remain missing, had the technology to turn every cellphone in the area into a blaring alarm, but officials did not do so before or during the river level rising to record heights.

I thought we were getting “no new wars.” 🤦🏾‍♀️ #israeliran

So Uber’s CEO supports the big beautiful bill? Time to actually use this @asklyft.bsky.social app

RFK Jr. fires the CDC vaccine experts—and the anti-vaxxers rejoice Public health leaders reacted to the news with horror.

"Long overdue."

"An awesome thing."

"Great news!"

Anti-vaxxers are rejoicing after RFK Jr. fired all the CDC's vaccine experts.

And remember, part of the “big beautiful bill” is that AI can’t be regulated for ten years.

The disparity btwn what’s actually happening in Los Angeles and the way it’s being mischaracterized is one of the biggest stress tests of modern media in recent memory. Botted socials, AI, old clips, declining literacy—it’s like seeing a broken emergency response system hit by a storm.

Book buying is a hobby entirely unrelated to book reading

No truer words #booksky

#FreeDavidEndRaids On Friday afternoon, military-gear-clad ICE agents launched aggressive raids throughout Los Angeles. At one location, SEIU-USWW President David Huerta was assaulted, injured and detained while advocat...

🚨 BREAKING 🚨

As you know, SEIU-USWW President David Huerta was assaulted, injured and detained by ICE while advocating for immigrant workers.

He remains in custody.

👉 There are now #FreeDavidEndRaids events popping up across the country!!

Find an event here: bit.ly/FreeDavidEndRaids

Pass it on!

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Funny how the party of small government and state’s rights ain’t “small governing” or “state’s righting” right now. Just wait until you see how 2A rights are gonna be flipped for many people too.

It was always going to be them.

BREAKING: Pete Hegseth just stated that he will mobilize the U.S. Marines, who are now on high alert, to California from Camp Pendleton in if he needs to.

Marines turned on US citizens.

Does this sound like America to you?

Pete Hegseth is threatening to send active-duty Marines into California. Pure madness. Pure authoritarianism.

Isn’t telling Walmart what its prices should be, like… communism? 🤔 #walmart

We’re in an age of digital (data) colonization & like the other age of imperialism/colonialism it couldn’t be achieved w/o some willing participation (knowing & unknowing) from many of those who’ll end up exploited/ victimized by it. That’s been most of US since at least the last 15+ yrs. #techsky

Honestly? The $400M plane from Qatar is quaint compared to his crypto scam, memecoin con, insider trading, and tariff shakedowns.

AOC: If anyone is breaking the law in this situation, it’s not members of Congress — it’s DHS. It’s people like Tom Homan and Secretary Kristi Noem. You lay a finger on Rep. Bonnie Watson Coleman or any of the Representatives that were there… we’re going to have a problem.

Fourth Estate Dereliction of Duty: Influential Newspaper Editors Normalize President Trump’s Refusal To Affirm His Oath To Defend the Constitution. A case study. New York Times, Washington Post & Wall Street Journal editors did not make Trump’s “I don’t know” interview a front page story. Several local editors did give it prominence and did a better job.

It ought to be a huge story when a President refuses to affirm his oath to uphold the Constitution. Trump's "I don't know" interview warranted substantial #FrontPage coverage

NYT/WaPo/WSJ gave it minimal A1 coverage

Local outlets did much better!
Our analysis:
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So let me get this straight: masks are bad and un-American if worn to fight a pandemic, but good if worn by people claiming to be government agents when they kidnap people off the street

URGENT MESSAGE! HBCUs are under attack and my beloved FAMU is in the bullseye. The dark clouds are LITERALLY gathering on the horizon Rattlers! It’s time to stand up for what we believe in!! 💪🏾🐍🧡💚 TikTok video by Will Packer

Will Packer issues warning to FAMU & all HBCUs. #blacksky www.tiktok.com/t/ZTjyFGTpD/

Chicago is on to something.

Under Texas’ Abortion Ban, Where a Woman Lives Can Determine Her Risk of Developing Sepsis While the rates of dangerous infections spiked across the state after it banned abortion in 2021, women in Houston fared far worse than those in Dallas, according to ProPublica’s first-of-its-kind ana...

NEW: The rate of sepsis in Houston surged 63% after Texas banned abortion.

In the Dallas-Fort Worth area, where hospital leaders empowered doctors to intervene before patients’ conditions worsened, it rose just 29%.

True facts are true

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… at the people who still believe they’re going to peacefully protest and “democracy” their way out of this. 🫠

When American citizens have to worry about returning to their own country from travel abroad, you ain’t living in a free republic.

US Economy Is Set to Lose Billions as Foreign Tourists Stay Away The US economy is set to lose billions of dollars in revenue in 2025 from a pullback in foreign tourism and boycotts of American products, adding to a growing list of headwinds keeping recession risk ...

The US economy is set to lose billions of dollars in revenue in 2025 from a pullback in foreign tourism and boycotts of American products.

YouTube video by Senator Chris Van Hollen Headed to El Salvador to meet with government officials and discuss return of Kilmar Abrego Garcia

I’m about to board my flight to El Salvador, where I hope to meet with senior government officials to discuss the return of Kilmar Abrego Garcia.

I also hope to see Kilmar and check on his condition — and remind him that we won’t stop fighting until he’s home.