Do Democrats Know What They’re For? The problem with the politics of the government shutdown.

"As the government reopens and Obamacare teeters without subsidies, Democrats should articulate a greater vision for what they actually want to do even while out of power. Why should Americans want Democrats back in charge? What can they look forward to?"
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Autumn in New York....

In an encrypted group chat, National Guard members question Trump deployments As President Trump's call for National Guard deployments rings out across the U.S., a small contingent of Ohio guard members is quietly expressing concern in an encrypted group chat.

"I swore an oath to the Constitution, not a person. I just really, really implore my peers and everybody outside looking in, to just think about that. Really think about that, and think about what that means. And if there are questions, ask them. Keep talking."
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The most important issues facing New York City were never addressed in the campaign. What will Mayor Mamdani do? We have no idea....
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Cuts to NOAA are increasing uncertainty in forecasting for climate change and weather. Greatest uncertainties situation in recent history.

We are already losing data thanks to Trump shutdowns of NOAA funding...so mysteries abound regarding weather, heat, and climate change

An ICE agent, who is being arrested for drunk driving and nearly killing his little kids & others, tries to stop the arrest by racially profiling the officers arresting him. Amazing to watch the courtesy given to him as he is belligerent and uncooperative

Today I was nearly killed riding in that bike lane by a driver who made a speedy left turn, cutting across the lane, without looking for oncoming cyclists. I screamed, & he yelled obscene sexist slurs & then shouted, "Next time I'll kill you!"
On every block obstructions were placed in the bike lane

Jesus. You'd think the "tough" guys in today's Gestapo wouldn't be afraid of frogs but, here we are ...

The following is REAL footage from Portland, 2025. Viewer discretion is advised.

Poor Donald. Went to so much trouble making phoe calls to Bibi for nothing. (Certainly didn't use his art of the deal finesse on behalf of the Palestinian people.)

My latest -- why yesterday's fantastic Nobel Prize announcement will be ignored, or squelched, by the Kennedy/Trump biomedical regime.
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The Convicted FElon has finally united the people on one thing.
#ReleaseTheEpsteinFiles

Q: You called the judge's ruling 'legal insurrection.' Are you recommending the president take action against judges who rule against him?

STEPHEN MILLER: No. It's simply a factually accurate statement

Sound Up 🔊

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Jane Goodall, Eminent Primatologist Who Chronicled the Lives of Chimps, Dies at 91

RIP Jane Goodall
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JPLers Get Layoff Update Letter JPLers got this email this morning from JPL Human Resources

Some of the greatest times of my life were spent covering space missions at JPL. Sitting beside Carl Sagan, holding my mic to him as Voyager passed by a planet, he'd do play-by-play of Humanity's first close looks at our planets.
SNAP! it's gone. Thanks, Donald Trump.
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It's Fat Bear Week -- check out these behemoths and cast your votes.
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Jimmy Kimmel will break records tonight w/numbers of viewers to his show, and both Fallon and Colbert will use their shows in part to cheer Kimmel's return. Last night Colbert said Kimmel is back "because of you, America," protesting ABC's actions by cancelling streaming subs for Hulu and Disney+.

Q: Did the president ask the DOJ to close the Homan investigation and does he have to return the $50,000

LEAVITT: Mr. Homan never took the $50,000, so you should get your facts straight ... you had FBI agents going undercover to try and entrap one of the president's top allies and supporters

Laurie Garrett on X: "Donald Trump is now addressed the UN General Assembly. He notes the teleprompter isn't working and, "whoever is responsible for this teleprompter is in big trouble." He reads from printed text on the podium. "This is the Golden Age of America." https://t.co/Dl9zcL5pJH" / X Donald Trump is now addressed the UN General Assembly. He notes the teleprompter isn't working and, "whoever is responsible for this teleprompter is in big trouble." He reads from printed text on the podium. "This is the Golden Age of America." https://t.co/Dl9zcL5pJH

As he just addressed the UN General Assembly I streamed Donald Trump's remarks, which were wildly off-script.
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In contrast to Obama's 8 speeches to UNGA, which were interrupted by cheers & applause, Trump got ONE applause during his talk & only short, polite clapping at the end.

It is getting much harder to comprehend President Trump's long diatribes posted late at night on TruthSocial. I think, but concede that it's hard to be sure, that this posting is meant to say that I, Donald Trump, can do what I want to people because I am POTUS-the-Powerful.

ME! For decades, BTW. My parents put we Garrett kids in the front of every vaccine line as the polio, measles, tetanus, pertussis -- each new vaccine rolled out. And as an adult I've eagerly taken each new vax, suffering no more than shoulder aches at injection sites.

In case you haven't noticed, GOOGLE has eliminated its primary search portal for climate and environmental news.
The entire tech world is buckling to Trump, largely because they need more energy to power their AI and cybercurrency data farms.

When are right wing opportunists going to get it through their thick skulls that going to work for Donald Trump is a job from Hell?
He demands absolute loyalty.
He gives back nothing in return.
And SNAP! he can turn around and destroy you.

"A lot of the things that Democrats fight for, which in many cases aren’t very good things, we’ll not be able to be paid.”

Translation: Yes, there is no approved budget and it's lights-out on the US government on Sept 30th. We'll cover some stuff, but not anything the Dems want.

Here's my direct transcription:
“We’ll continue to talk to the Democrats but I think you could very well end up with a closed, closed country for a period of time & we’ll take care of the military. We’ll take care of Social Security. We’ll take care of the things that we have to take care of."
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Health losses attributed to anthropogenic climate change - Nature Climate Change The authors assess the growing field of climate change health impact attribution. They show literature bias towards direct heat effects and extreme weather in high-income countries, highlighting the l...

🌍 Climate change & health

New research shows human-caused climate change has already led to millions of deaths, illnesses, and economic losses worldwide. Heat, air pollution, infectious disease, & extreme weather are among the major drivers.

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#SciComm #ClimateHealth 🧪

Parachutes have some adverse events. Sometimes, they fail to deploy.

The harness can cause localized swelling, redness and pain.

If it were up to RFK Jr.’s ACIP, parachutes would be banned.

Trump Tariffs on Australia and New Zealand Risk U.S. Pacific Strategy The Trump administration's trade policy toward Australia and New Zealand has threatened its ties with two normally stalwart allies, as both countries openly consider foreign policy shifts away from d...

It will likely only become more difficult to reverse the fallout of these policy decisions on the United States’ relations with its closest allies, writes Josh Kurlantzick.