Poland Says It Shot Down Russian Drones That Entered Its Airspace The Polish military called the incursions an “act of aggression.” It said the drones crossed the border during a wave of Russian strikes in Ukraine.

Breaking News: Poland said it had shot down Russian drones that entered its airspace during strikes on Ukraine, calling the incursions an “act of aggression.”

The union representing Air Canada’s 10,000 flight attendants said that it would defy the government’s back-to-work order and continue a strike that shut down Canada’s dominant carrier and severely disrupted travel throughout the country. nyti.ms/4oHu7M7

WHY WOULD I.C.E. WEAR MASKS?
FUNNY YOU SHOULD ASK!

Engineers: 6.99 is 7
Programming languages: 6.99 is 6
Math: 6.99 is 6.99
Excel: 6.99 is June 1999

Canada wildfires force 17,000 to evacuate, with smoke blowing toward U.S. Authorities in Manitoba, which shares a border with the U.S., issued a state of emergency. Winds will likely blow wildfire smoke into Midwestern states.

Wildfires in the Canadian province of Manitoba, which shares a border with the United States, have prompted authorities to declare a state of emergency and order tens of thousands of people to leave their homes.

Winds will likely blow wildfire smoke into Midwestern states.

Fandamtastic day! #HandsOff

More of these!

#Handsoff Charlotte, NC

Man disguised as injured migrant tries to drain water barrel, volunteers say Amid a surge in vandalism of Humane Borders’ life-saving water barrels in Arizona’s borderlands, volunteers with the humanitarian group said they encountered a new situation on Tuesday: an apparent vi...

Amid a surge in vandalism of Humane Borders’ life-saving water barrels, volunteers encountered a new situation Tuesday: an apparent vigilante disguised as a wounded migrant who tried to empty the group’s water barrel and blocked volunteers and HS students from leaving. tucson.com/news/local/s...

Fixed it.
#ourpoopisnotforsale

WTH

Trump administration orders half of national forests open for logging An emergency order removes protections covering over half the land managed by the U.S. Forest Service as the president aims to boost timber production.

The Trump administration has removed environmental protections covering more than half of the land managed by the U.S. Forest Service as part of the president’s aim to significantly bolster the U.S. logging industry.

Winning?

2ff

I kind of want to go

flippers up

Praying

Thank you WI

The ability to control mass party opinion this directly is unlike anything I’ve really seen in my time covering politics.

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White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt, wearing a navy blue pinstriped blazer, a white shirt and a cross necklace, speaks during a press briefing at the White House as reporters raise their hands. Text reads: "White House Moves to Pick the Pool Reporters Who Cover Trump." Eric Lee/The New York Times

Peter Baker reported from Moscow in the early days of President Vladimir Putin’s reign. "This reminds me of how the Kremlin took over its own press pool and made sure that only compliant journalists were given access," he wrote of the White House's plan to handpick reporters. nyti.ms/41uUaN0

VA fires 1,400 more staffers in second round of workforce reductions About 2,500 VA workers have been forced out of their jobs in the last few weeks.

1400 more firings at Veterans Affairs:

"Officials said specifically that Veterans Crisis Line responders were not affected by the dismissals. But workers within the department said that support staff for the crisis line were among the workers let go..."

www.militarytimes.com/veterans/202...

Lol

"the Department of Veterans Affairs announced the dismissal of more than 1,000 employees who had served for less than two years. That included researchers working on cancer treatment, opioid addiction, prosthetics and burn pit exposure, U.S. Sen. Patty Murray, a Democrat, said Thursday."

Shark Bites Tourist Who Was Trying to Take Photo With It The woman was flown off the island to receive medical care, according to the Turks and Caicos government.

A tourist trying to photograph a shark in shallow water at a beach in the Turks and Caicos Islands this month was bitten by it and flown off the island to receive medical care, the local government said.

Trans Man Killed in New York Was Tortured for Two Months, Police Say The body of Sam Nordquist, 24, was found in a field after he had been reported missing. The district attorney in Ontario County, N.Y., called the circumstances surrounding the death “beyond depraved.”

A 24-year-old transgender man from Minnesota who had been missing since December was subjected to violence and torture before his body was found last week in a field in New York, the authorities said. Five people were arrested in connection with his death and charged with murder, the police said.

I've chosen to avoid this wave of AI altogether. I'm not interested in becoming one with the machine. If they are willing to spend time and money training artificial intelligence, why wouldn't I do the same for the real thing.