Regulators Bypassed Building 602. Then It Blew Up. The site of an explosion that killed 16 workers in Tennessee was part of an “industry that polices itself.”

"A spokesman for the Institute of Makers of Explosives said the industry is highly regulated and views safety as its top priority."

This is what PR experts tell corporate and trade association leaders to say after workers are killed on the job.

It is never true.

Thanks @johnkeilman.bsky.social

We created a searchable database with all 20,000 files from Epstein’s Estate Easily find every mention of Trump, Clinton, blackmail, and potential sex crimes in the thousands of private messages between Epstein and his close associates.

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He's a tool. Remember the cats and dogs in Springfield?

Supreme Court Won’t Consider Overturning Same-Sex Marriage The petition had garnered widespread fears that the court could overturn its precedent on same-sex marriage.

The petition had garnered widespread fears that the court could overturn its precedent on same-sex marriage.

Trump officials set to approve ‘forever chemical’ as pesticide ingredient Critics say that fifth Pfas Trump’s EPA has proposed for approval this year would put food and water supply at risk

www.theguardian.com/environment/...

"I stick up for Adolf Hitler. Not a lot of people do because in many cases they're jealous. They wish they did what he did. They would have no problems if they did what he did."

Yay! More states New York, Kansas, and Pennsylvania have announced they’ve started sending out full SNAP benefits. Meanwhile, Trump was apparently too busy napping to help make sure people got the assistance they need.

Really looking forward to the Speaker of the House claiming to be unaware of the election results.

‘They were careless people’ A cartoon by Michael de Adder

‘They were careless people’ — a cartoon by Michael de Adder

This is an excellent idea!!!

My 11-year-old sitting with her pile of Halloween candy, sorting it into a bar graph

We have progressed from data collection to data analysis.

I’m not going to take the turkey out of the freezer until it’s defrosted.

October 26, 2025 Economist Paul Krugman probably didn’t have the Erie Canal in mind today when he wrote about the rise of renewable energy, but he could have.

October 26, 2025

October 24, 2025 Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) has canceled House business again next week, meaning that over the last 17 weeks, the House of Representatives will have worked on Capitol Hill for just 20 days.

October 24, 2025

'Uncharted territory': Ongoing shutdown threatens food aid for 42 million people SNAP, the country's largest anti-hunger program, dates back to the Great Depression and has never been disrupted this way. Most recipients are seniors, families with kids, and those with disabilities.

SNAP, the country's largest anti-hunger program, dates back to the Great Depression and has never been disrupted this way. Most recipients are seniors, families with kids, and those with disabilities. n.pr/48PNNIt

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🚨 The Trump administration just withdrew its plan to roll back a Biden-era ban on asbestos. Public pressure and bad press made them back off. This shows even hostile administrations are sensitive to outrage - small wins like this are critical. Here’s why: 🧵

Anti-science bills hit statehouses, attacking longstanding public health protections More than 420 anti-science bills attacking longstanding public health protections – vaccines, milk safety and fluoride – have been introduced in statehouses across the U.S. this year.

All politics is local.

Vote out your state reps who peddle in this dangerous anti-science nonsense.

The cover of Project Manager’s report on “Project Dribble (Salmon Event)” by the US Atomic Energy Commission’s Nevada Operations Office, July 1966. Link: https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/6505987

A color map showing the location of the SALMON test site southwest of Hattiesburg, Mississippi, and southeast of Columbia, Mississippi.

A cross-section drawing of the SALMON test site showing the location of various aquifers and layers of limestone, sandstone, and other rocks, as well as the location of the borehole into the Tatum Salt Dome leading to the test cavity 2,710 feet underground.

Today in 1964, 22 miles from Hattiesburg, Mississippi, the first of two underground nuclear tests was conducted as part of Project Dribble (a joint DOD-AEC effort under the VELA Uniform program) to ascertain whether nuclear explosions in salt domes could be detected and accurately measured.

News Alerts Read more here.

🚨BREAKING: The State of Arizona filed a lawsuit accusing House Speaker Mike Johnson of violating the Constitution by refusing to swear in Representative-elect Adelita Grijalva. The plaintiffs argue that Johnson’s delay has deprived hundreds of thousands of Arizonans of representation.

Mass Call: What's Next After No Kings? · No Kings No Kings will be massive, powerful, and meaningful - but it won’t be the end of our work. Join movement leaders and fellow local activists after the big day to come together, celebrate what we accompl...

Good morning friends,

We start today with a call to action. #NoKings cannot just be a protest, it must be a movement.

Join the No Kings call this evening for next steps: www.mobilize.us/nokings/even...

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Kristi Noem defends $170M purchase of Gulfstream jets for DHS leaders Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem defended a contract to spend more than $170 million on new jets for the U.S. Coast Guard, including one that will be used for the secretary’s travel. The Dep…

Noem’s twin luxury jets cost taxpayers $170mil. What else could we have bought for that kind of cash?

💰The entire FY22 salary and benefits budget request for the Coast Guard (1)

💰Guaranteed loans for small businesses that are inaccessible during the shutdown. (2)

I'm not a West Wing obsessed lib or anything but the more I see pictures of this the more fucked up I think it is. It's like he cut off one of the hands of the Lincoln memorial with an angle grinder so he could add a big gun to it.

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#ONEV1
#Pinks 🌸
#Voices4Victory

Chamber of Commerce sues Trump to block $100,000 fee for H-1B visas The powerful business group said a new $100,000 fee is “plainly unlawful” and will hurt American businesses.

The chamber’s lawsuit alleges that Trump’s new $100,000 visa fees for the H-1B program, widely used by Silicon Valley, violates the Immigration and Nationality Act, according to a lawsuit filed in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia. www.washingtonpost.com/business/202...

Journalist here

I’m interested in talking to a federal agency scientist who was fired, then rehired. I can keep you anonymous. I’m on Signal ginnyg.04

Reposts are appreciated!

So far, no additional RIFs at NIOSH, but thousands of others in critically important programs across HHS and CDC.

Even including some folks who had been exempt from furlough and required to work without pay.

Abhorrent.

Judge Rules Feds Can't Pepper-Spray, Tear-Gas Journalists After Block Club Chicago And Others Sue Block Club and news organizations sued the federal government for its actions against journalists outside the Broadview ICE detention facility. Four of our journalists have been shot with pepper-spray...

Chicagoans won a temporary restraining order today that prevents federal agents from using tear gas, pepper spray and other weapons against journalists and peaceful protesters.
We’re fighting back peacefully in Chicago because — unlike Trump — we believe in the rule of law.

A screenshot of an X.com post by House Homeland Security Committee (@HouseHomelandSecCo) stating, "We're drawing a blank, let us get back to you," with an image of a crowd storming a government building, featuring individuals in red caps and carrying flags. Below, a reply from @Acyn , Acyn, posted 5 hours earlier, quotes Stephen Miller asking, "when in our history have we tolerated unlawful, riotous assemblies around government buildings," accompanied by a video thumbnail of Miller speaking on a news program, labeled "OANN 0:13" with text identifying him as the White House Deputy Chief of Staff for Policy.

Notice how they’re now calling everyone else an “insurrectionist.” Pure projection.