Donna Martinez

Health experts urge caution after poliovirus found in Germany's sewage The wastewater finding underscores the ongoing health threat, decades after Europe was declared polio-free.

The wastewater finding underscores the ongoing health threat, decades after Europe was declared polio-free.

Inclusive cycling event kicks off weeklong coastal California ride in The Challenged Athletes Foundation increases visibility of disabled athletes while raising money to cover the high cost of adaptive sports equipment.

120+ cyclists, including two dozen athletes with physical disabilities, are embarking on a journey down the California coast. Their aim is to help level the playing field in adaptive sports. The week-long event kicks off in Santa Rosa on Friday, October 17th.

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Well, duh!

Kamala Harris: "I think he has a vengeance campaign, which is really exposing the petty nature of who he is and his deep level of insecurity."

There is "should you" and then there's "would you"

DANIELS: Should the next Democratic president be a little bit more involved with the DOJ than Democrats have been in the past?

KAMALA HARRIS: No president should think of the DOJ as being their personal attorney

Kamala Harris: "The Supreme Court made the decision that the president would be immune from any of his conduct while in office. So we went into the election with this individual, Donald Trump, knowing that he would essentially be immune from any consequence for misbehavior while in office."

STEPHANOPOULOS: I didn't insinuate anything. I asked you whether Tom Homan accepted $50k as was heard on an audio tape recorded by the FBI in September 2024. You did not answer the question. Thank you for your time.

VANCE: No, George, I sai--

STEPHANOPOULOS: We'll be right back

And then how they handle the aftermath —flood X🐦 with bot responses.

And this is what HUD has on it’s page- illegal partisan bovine fecal matter — and they won’t let you click out
@governor.ca.gov @gtconway.bsky.social
@maddow.msnbc.com

In so many ways than one.

When I was little, the U.S. military came to our home at gunpoint and took me and my family away. We were imprisoned for years in barbed wire camps simply because we were Japanese American. I have spent my life telling that story, hoping it would never be repeated.

whatever else republican house speaker mike johnson (and the congressional republicans who serve under him) ever do in this life, this headline will last forever and ever, for their whole blessed lives.

(gift link, no paywall)

www.nytimes.com/2025/07/22/u...

holy shit -- GOP Rep. Mike Turner tries to "help out" Hegseth by getting him to confirm that the Pentagon does not in fact have plans to take Greenland by force, but Hegseth instead more or less testifies that yep, they have devised plans for that

YouTube video by Guardian News 'A rapist in your path': Chilean protest song becomes feminist anthem

@lincolnproject.us
In the theme of peaceful protest- I suggest we take a page from Chile's ¡Eres Tú! method of protest- Perhaps a unifying song/anthem would be helpful. Sorry I'm not that talented to help there.
youtu.be/s5AAscy7qbI

YouTube video by Guardian News 'A rapist in your path': Chilean protest song becomes feminist anthem

In the theme of peaceful protest- I suggest we take a page from Chile's ¡Eres Tú! method of protest- Perhaps a unifying song/anthem would be helpful. Sorry I'm not that talented to help there.
youtu.be/s5AAscy7qbI

YouTube video by MSNBC Confronting ‘cowardice’: How to fight Trump & racism with Ta-Nehisi Coates (Longform Melber intv)

New with Coates:

youtu.be/Wbz37lWzAtQ?...

As the Marines start their half-time show...

Not a building is on fire in LA.

Ten years ago, Dylann Roof walked into a church in Charleston, South Carolina and murdered nine African Americans. That's what happened, jackass.

BREAKING: Judge says Mahmoud Khalil cannot be detained or deported based on Rubio’s determination. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...

Head's up the Babysitter's Club is on the move!
"This calling is one that only we can answer. Because while many desire to make a difference, only a few can earn their place among Marines."

MARINES WERE MADE FOR THIS- Marines to Join National Guard Troops Protecting ICE Agents in LA- This calling is one that only we can answer.
www.nytimes.com/2025/06/11/u...

Where’s DOGE when you really need it?

The conditions that have led to what’s happening in the US today exist in democracies around the world.
They are an inevitable outcome of our collective failure to adapt to fundamental changes in the information ecosystem on which our democracies were originally built.

Dig safely when building sandcastles and tunnels this summer – collapsing sand holes can cause suffocation and even death Kids love digging and may not realize the dangers a hole in the sand can pose.

⚠️Dig safely at the beach this summer ⚠️

More people die from sand collapses than shark attacks. Keep holes shallow (no deeper than the knee height of the shortest person in your group) and remember to fill them in before you leave.

More tips to stay safe in the sand:

Human rights groups challenge Hungary's anti-Pride law in court Five human rights groups including Amnesty International challenged in court Hungary's legislation that created a legal basis for police to ban Pride marches by the LGBTQ community, the groups said in a statement on Friday.

Human rights groups challenge Hungary's anti-Pride law in court reut.rs/43m8vMW

YouTube video by Mr. Newberger's AI Funnies NEW HIT SINGLE - Taco Taco Taco (Trump Always Chickens Out)

🎶🌮 TACO TACO TACO - Official Music Video 🌮🎶 🔥 Trump 🔥 Always 🔥 Chickens 🔥 Out When the tariffs get tough… the chicken gets tweeting. 🐔📱 From Mexico to the EU to Canada, he talks tough — then backpedals faster than you can say “trade war.” 💃
youtu.be/kaJ2jni3D4I

Zelensky slams Russia's delay on peace memorandum as 'mockery of the whole world' "We need a ceasefire. We need diplomatic steps toward real peace. And it's definitely time to put more pressure on Russia," President Volodymyr Zelensky said.

⚡️ Zelensky slams Russia's delay on peace memorandum as 'mockery of the whole world'

"We need a ceasefire. We need diplomatic steps toward real peace. And it's definitely time to put more pressure on Russia," President Volodymyr Zelensky said.

Millions of People Depend on the Great Lakes’ Water Supply. Trump Decimated the Lab Protecting It. The Trump administration’s slashing of budgets and staff have Great Lakes scientists concerned that they have lost the ability to protect the public from toxic algal blooms, which can kill animals…

The office of JD Vance, who once extolled the need to protect the freshwater of the Great Lakes, didn’t respond to questions from ProPublica about how the Trump administration’s cuts have affected Great Lakes research.