What We Know About the C.D.C. Shooting in Atlanta A gunman who believed the Covid-19 vaccine had made him ill fired at the agency’s Atlanta offices, killing a police officer and rattling the public health community.

A deadly shooting at the CDC’s Atlanta headquarters on Friday rattled the community of public health workers, who said the attack was a manifestation of rampant misinformation surrounding vaccines. Here’s what to know about the shooting.

Pro-Trump group wages campaign to purge “subversive” federal workers Federal employees faced a barrage of intimidation and harassment after a group linked to the Trump administration posted their personal information on online “watchlists” denouncing them as liberals. Some have been fired. Two have moved abroad, fearing for their safety.

A US group with ties to senior Trump administration officials posted ‘watchlists' of federal employees involved in immigration, education and DEI work. Many are speaking out about what they consider a campaign of intimidation — and some are taking legal action reut.rs/4mdS10o

Library of Congress blames "coding error" for missing sections of online Constitution The missing sections included foundational clauses, such as the right to habeas corpus.

The missing sections from the Constitution's website included foundational provisions, such as the right to habeas corpus, which protects people from unlawful detention.

Tennessee executes inmate by lethal injection without deactivating his implanted defibrillator Witnesses say Black told a spiritual advisor in the room that he was hurting so badly shortly after the lethal injection started.

Tennessee executed an inmate Tuesday without deactivating his implanted defibrillator, despite uncertainty about whether the device would shock his heart when the lethal chemicals took effect. www.pbs.org/newshour/nat...

THIS IS COMPLETELY INSANE

Obama rebukes Trump's accusations in rare response "These bizarre allegations are ridiculous," a spokesperson for Obama said.

Obama swung back at Trump in a rare response to unfounded accusations:

"Our office does not normally dignify the constant nonsense and misinformation flowing out of this White House with a response...But these claims are outrageous enough to merit one."

holy shit lmao

Non-criminal ICE arrests spiked in June People without criminal charges made up nearly 45% of ICE arrests in June, up from about 20% in January.

ICE arrests of people without criminal charges or convictions surged in June, newly obtained data shows

When ICE Raided Their Community, These Churches Were Ready - Christianity Today Decades-long relationships helped Pasadena churches respond to wildfires—and now immigration arrests.

Pasadena pastors have been showing up to sites of ICE arrests often within an hour.

Years of coordination among Christian leaders has prepared them to respond to the recent raids.

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Are seed oils actually bad for your health? Here's the science behind the controversy Health Secretary RFK Jr. has said vegetable oils, like canola and soybean, are "poisoning Americans." But many researchers say the evidence isn't there. So, what does the science say about seed oils?

Health Secretary RFK Jr. has said vegetable oils, like canola and soybean, are "poisoning Americans." But many researchers say the evidence isn't there. So, what does the science say about seed oils?

So….the exact opposite of what it should be. Cool cool

Reject Despair; Embrace Folly Part One of Tolkien's Guide to Defiant Joy

Today in Jokien with Tolkien, guest author Marc Sims begins a series on how Tolkien’s writing presents an imaginative blueprint for how Christians can categorically, decisively, and intentionally reject the despair they will inevitably feel.

Read it here:

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The GOP Wants to Give Big Oil a Handout It Doesn’t Need Lawmakers are proposing giveaways to fossil-fuel producers that would cost the US $17.9 billion over a decade.

For those keeping score, the Senate Bill adds $18 billion in new handouts for Big Oil.
We are a joke nation, and it's a bad joke
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I HAVE DECLARED A CEASEFIRE BETWEEN THE DRAGON SMAUG AND THE DWARVES OF EREBOR. SMAUG, YOU HAVE 24 HOURS TO VACATE THE LONELY MOUNTAIN. THE ARKENSTONE IS SAFE NOW. THANK YOU FOR YOUR ATTENTION TO THIS MATTER.

Explosions heard in Qatar, home to U.S. airbase, amid Iranian threats to retaliate for strike on nuclear sites Reports of explosions emerged as Qatar closed its airspace amid Iranian threats to retaliate against the United States over its bombing Sunday of three Iranian nuclear sites.

Iran said Monday night that it attacked American forces stationed at Qatar’s Al Udeid Air Base.

Israeli Attacks Bring Iranian Christians Both Fear and Hope - Christianity Today Many in the Iranian diaspora want to see a regime change yet fear the toll on their homeland and the underground church.

Amid attacks on their homeland, Iranian ministry leaders pray for the underground Christian minority and hold out hope for a regime change.

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U.S. completes strikes on Iran nuclear sites, Trump says The attack marks a major escalation in the burgeoning war between Iran and Israel and came despite years of promises by President Trump to keep the U.S. from entering another Middle East conflict.

UPDATE: The attack marks a major escalation in the burgeoning war between Iran and Israel and came despite years of promises by President Trump to keep the U.S. from entering another Middle East conflict.

Here Are the Three Iranian Nuclear Sites the U.S. Attacked Maps and satellite images of the sites the U.S. struck on Saturday night.

The U.S. struck three key nuclear sites in Iran overnight on Saturday, joining Israel’s war against Iran and potentially triggering a more dangerous phase in the conflict. Here are the nuclear facilities that the U.S. hit.

Bilbo looking at the Ring and asking "After all... why not?"

Looking at an iced coffee at 4pm:

Sorry if original post wasn’t entirely clear: ICE had an accountability policy for handling warrantless arrests and now they do not.

WATCH: Sen. Alex Padilla, D-Calif., was forcibly removed by law enforcement officials after interrupting a news conference in Los Angeles led by Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem, who vowed that the Trump immigration crackdown in the city was “not going away.”

RFK Jr. ousts entire 17-person CDC vaccine advisory committee Kennedy says the committee members had too many conflicts of interest.

Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. on Monday removed every member of a scientific committee that advises the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on how to use vaccines and pledged to replace them with his own picks.

WATCH LIVE: Hegseth to face Congress for first time since journalist included Yemen Signal group He’s expected to field sharp questions from members of Congress about his tumultuous start as Pentagon chief, including his sharing of sensitive military details over a Signal chat, in separate Capito...

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth is expected to field sharp questions from members of Congress about his tumultuous start as Pentagon chief, including his sharing of sensitive military details over a Signal chat, in three separate Capitol Hill hearings beginning Tuesday.

Kennedy Removes All C.D.C. Vaccine Panel Experts

This is on all the Senators who turned a blind eye and voted to confirm. www.nytimes.com/2025/06/09/h...

California Sues Trump for Sending National Guard Troops Into LA After ICE Protests | KQED Gov. Gavin Newsom and Attorney General Rob Bonta filed the federal lawsuit on Monday afternoon, arguing President Trump’s order federalizing 2,000 California National Guard troops — who normally opera...

UPDATE: The lawsuit, which says Trump's deployment order was unconstitutional, comes as the Department of Defense has mobilized 700 Marines for Los Angeles. via @kqednews.kqed.org

'We all are going to die': Sen. Ernst offers bleak response to grilling over Medicaid The Republican senator offered a glib response to constituent questions at a town hall regarding cuts to Medicaid under the Trump-endorsed One Big Beautiful Bill Act.

The Republican senator offered a glib response to constituent questions at a town hall regarding cuts to Medicaid under the Trump-endorsed One Big Beautiful Bill Act.

State Department set to launch ‘Office of Remigration’ The concept of remigration has explicitly neo-Nazi roots and has been popularized in Europe.

SCOOP: The State Department's new reorganization plan includes the opening of an "Office for Remigration," a term popularized by far right extremists and neo-Nazis in Europe. The office will coordinate directly with DHS "to advance the President’s immigration agenda."

My report:

Super frustrating. WoT was getting better with each season.

Graphic of Evan Longoria and his lifetime Rays statistics.

Cue the violins 🎻

Longo returns on June 7 to officially retire as a Tampa Bay Ray.