Michael Hawthorne

How a California desalination plant could ease water shortages on the Colorado River Relying on desalination, the San Diego County Water Authority will consider transferring water to cities in Arizona and Nevada that soon will face cuts in Colorado River water.

San Diego has so much desalinated water, it might sell some of its supplies to Arizona and Nevada cities strapped by megadrought on the Colorado River: www.latimes.com/environment/... via @ianjames.bsky.social

‘Nazi heaven’: Inside Miami campus Republicans’ racist group chat The chat is the subject of a Florida International University police investigation.

The secretary of Miami-Dade County’s GOP started a group chat for conservative students — and within 3 weeks, it was filled with over 400 instances of the N-word, Nazi rhetoric and writings of "dozens of ways of violently killing Black people"

How America Chose Not to Hold the Powerful to Account Our national project of elite impunity

"You can even take a sack of cash from an undercover FBI agent if you’re the Trump immigration czar Tom Homan," @adamserwer.bsky.social writes. "But if you overstayed your visa or got an abortion, you deserve to have the book thrown at you."

More details emerge about proposed Joliet data center as final approval nears Massive project has alarmed residents, but rapid advances in technology and water from Lake Michigan could make it viable.

"These companies have made billions and trillions of dollars on our data. Then they exploit our labor forces, exploit our water and energy, and then put all the debt and all the cleanup onto taxpayers."

A data-driven look at rising U.S. electricity costs and policy solutions Low-cost power has long underpinned U.S. economic strength, but recent data highlights a notable shift.

So what's really driving up electricity prices?

Basically everything but renewables, according to LBNL and CATF.

Suspect they could go all night if you let them

Gabriel absolutely colossal for Arsenal tonight. Outstanding performance, as was Hincapie - especially when he moved into the centre.

Havertz, Calafiori & Trossard really helped change things in the second half.

Three huge wins on the spin after the disappointment at Wolves.

Stone-cold killer.

Chicago Fire Break Ground on New $750M Stadium Site Amid Gentrification Concerns The Chicago Fire broke ground on a new stadium development site Tuesday at The 78 in Chicago’s 3rd Ward. The stadium is expected to open before the 2028 Major League Soccer season following a $750 mil...

The Chicago Fire broke ground on a new stadium development site Tuesday at The 78 in Chicago’s 3rd Ward. The stadium is expected to open before the 2028 Major League Soccer season following a $750 million private investment from the club’s owner, Joe Mansueto. 🔥⚽️

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US troops were told war on Iran was ‘all part of God’s divine plan’, watchdog alleges Religious freedom group says 200 troops sent complaints of superiors using extremist Christian rhetoric to justify war

"Their commander had “urged us to tell our troops that this was ‘all part of God’s divine plan’ and he specifically referenced numerous citations out of the Book of Revelation referring to Armageddon and the imminent return of Jesus Christ."

This gets said a lot, but "we went proactively in a defensive way" is one of those lines that would've been a months-long news cycle 10 years ago.

"I don't even wait. And when you're a star, they let you do it. You can do anything."

they didn’t do it with CA, but are now toying with the idea that the constitution means “Republicans get to gerrymander but Democrats can’t”

YouTube video by Lund Peterson Lou Reed Guess I'm Falling in love live

velvet underground researchers have apparently confirmed that this audio from a random youtube user is genuinely the long-lost july '67 performance from upbeat, a cleveland teen tv show, doing the unreleased "guess i'm falling in love" complete with screaming girls. www.youtube.com/watch?v=GU2U...

Exclusive | Trump Administration to Drop Defense of Law Firm Sanctions The Justice Dept. plans to abandon its defense of the president’s executive orders that targeted Jenner & Block, WilmerHale, Perkins Coie, and Susman Godfrey.

Breaking WSJ:

The Trump admin plans to abandon its defense of Trump's executive orders sanctioning several law firms.

DOJ — as soon as today — is expected to drop its appeals of four rulings that struck down Trump's actions against Jenner & Block, WilmerHale, Perkins Coie, and Susman Godfrey.

You cannot talk like this about any other minority in America.

And if it was any other president’s adviser who said something like this about any other minority, it’d be the instant end of their presidency.

Bari Weiss and Trump are trying to run it back with the shah.

The Trouble Covering Tehran As U.S. and Israeli forces launch deadly strikes on Iran, the inherent challenges of covering the country are exacerbated by recent newsroom cuts, social media distortion, and a White House prone to t...

“In January, WashPost reporter Yeganeh Torbati, who had been covering Iran, appealed to Jeff Bezos on social media, noting she had spent months covering developments inside the country and wanted to continue the work.

“The appeals to Bezos went unheeded.”

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Epstein’s New Mexico Ranch Gets Scrutiny at Last. It May Be Too Late.

"A state-led inquiry into Mr. Epstein’s actions was taken over by federal prosecutors (during President Donald Trump's first term) in 2019, and then apparently fizzled, according to New Mexico officials and recently unsealed records."

Wtf @cbsnews.com

IRAN DOESN’T HAVE NUCLEAR WEAPONS.

I repeat: IRAN DOESN’T HAVE NUCLEAR WEAPONS.

This post is a lie.

As Indiana extends coal and builds data centers, Illinois may be on the hook for neighbor’s AI boom Postponing the closure of the Schahfer coal plant also means continued exposure to toxic emissions and leaks for nearby communities like Wheatfield.

Postponing the closure of the Schahfer coal plant also means continued exposure to toxic emissions and leaks for nearby communities like Wheatfield.

Chlorine Dioxide, Raw Camel Milk: The FDA No Longer Warns Against These and Other Ineffective Autism Treatments The FDA has taken down a webpage warning about therapies and products making “false claims” of treating autism. It’s part of a series of actions the agency has taken under Secretary Robert F. Kennedy ...

Chlorine dioxide, a chemical used for disinfecting and bleaching.

Pressurized pure oxygen.

Raw camel milk.

Under RFK Jr., the FDA has taken down a webpage warning about these and other dangerous remedies claiming to treat autism.

sure the pedophile felon president just illegally bombed a country that may have nukes while federal forces under his command murder and harass people in america and immigrants are tortured and he moves forward with plans to build concentration camps and sorry idk where i was going fuck all of this

“The point is that both Hitler and Stalin held out promises of stability in order to hide their intention of creating a state of permanent instability.”

― Hannah Arendt, The Origins of Totalitarianism

Polymarket Iran Bets Hit $529 Million as New Wallets Draw Notice As US and Israeli bombs fell on Iran this weekend, bettors on Polymarket — where $529 million was traded on contracts tied to the timing of the strikes — were cashing in. Almost immediately, blockchain sleuths began hunting for unusual patterns in recent bets.

As US and Israeli bombs fell on Iran this weekend, bettors on Polymarket — where $529 million was traded on contracts tied to the timing of the strikes — were cashing in

Fairly amazing that these people just...don't do counterintelligence at all? Any adversary worth their salt knows everything that's happening at one of these little executive watch parties.

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Reported airstrike hits Iranian girls’ school Iran’s ambassador to the United Nations said the strike killed more than 100 children at the girls’ elementary school in southern Iran.

The U.S. military is “looking into” reports of a strike on a girls’ elementary school in Minab after Iran’s ambassador to the U.N. said more than 100 children were killed.

Footage verified by the Post showed a frantic crowd outside the school.