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Pa. House holds a Sunday vote on transit funding as the consequences of a late budget loom • Pennsylvania Capital-Star The move to advance a standalone transit funding bill is something of a pressure tactic on the part of House Democrats, who say Senate Republicans need to do their part to ensure funding reaches trans...

The move to advance a standalone transit funding bill is something of a pressure tactic on the part of House Democrats, who say Senate Republicans need to do their part to ensure funding reaches transit agencies, and a budget is passed.

From @iankarbal.bsky.social

CDC shooter believed COVID vaccine was harmful; union says misinformation put staff at risk A Georgia man who had blamed the COVID-19 vaccine for making him depressed and suicidal has been identified as the shooter who opened fire late Friday on the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and…

A Georgia man who had blamed the COVID-19 vaccine for making him depressed and suicidal has been identified as the shooter who opened fire late Friday on the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention headquarters, killing a police officer.
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Karoline Leavitt’s 2022 congressional campaign still owes over $325K in debts, per FEC filing • New Hampshire Bulletin White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt’s 2022 congressional campaign still owes more than 100 creditors a total of $326,370.50 as of last month. Most of the money is illegal donations the…

"During the 2022 congressional race, Leavitt’s campaign accepted donations that exceeded the legal limit a single donor can contribute, according to the campaign’s amended FEC filings." From @willskipworth.bsky.social #NHPolitics

ICE returns to Emiliano’s restaurants, detains 16 workers after aborted June sting Federal agents forcibly entered two locations of Emiliano’s Mexican Restaurant to arrest workers after targeting the same location in June.

“One employee at the Gibsonia restaurant said they witnessed agents entering with assault rifles and using a battering ram to break into parts of the restaurant, including a door to offices roughly 15 minutes before the restaurant was set to open at 11 a.m.”

“The Army is not going to check the political affiliation of our soldiers before we recognize them,” the official said. “A man or woman serving is not a Democrat or Republican, they are an American. Their political affiliation has nothing to do with their service.”

If by tariffs are working you mean taxes on American consumers and businesses, then sure

IRS, White House clashed over immigrants’ data before tax chief was ousted The Trump administration’s move to push out IRS Commissioner Billy Long came after the agency said it couldn’t release some information on taxpayers suspected of being here illegally.

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Hours before Trump removed Billy Long as IRS commissioner, his agency clashed with the White House over sharing immigrants’ tax data.

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Federal records contradict what FEMA leader told Congress about Texas flood response Funding for FEMA's disaster survivor hotline lapsed the day after the Texas floods, federal records show. It took DHS Secretary Kristi Noem five days to approve more money.

"The call center staffing meltdown appears to have happened because of an administrative bottleneck created by the Trump administration.

Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem personally signs off on all funding requests for more than $100,000..."

Astronaut Jim Lovell, famed Apollo 13 commander, dies at 97 Lovell was also the first astronaut to go to space four times and part of the Apollo 8 crew, the first to launch on the Saturn V rocket and first to orbit the moon.

BREAKING: Astronaut Jim Lovell, famed for leading the Apollo 13 mission safely back to Earth after a life-threatening explosion, dies at 97, according to a family statement.

Gun Sales Drop Below One Million a Month for the First Time in Six Years

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Happy Friday, friendos.

Looks like a beautiful day to lead us into the weekend.

Let's let the best song I heard on my commute to work get us started:

"Cyanide ride down the turnpike
Hundred hours on the miracle mic
Grinding the gears eighteen wheels
Rigs and robots riding on their heels."

Terrific thread by @hansilowang.bsky.social

How Arlington National Cemetery Came to Be The fight over Robert E. Lee's beloved home—seized by the U.S. government during the Civil War—went on for decades

"To enforce his orders—and to make Arlington uninhabitable for the Lees—Meigs....installed a military chaplain and a loyal lieutenant to oversee cemetery operations, and proceeded with new burials, encircling Mrs. Lee's garden with the tombstones of prominent Union officers."

US Air Force to deny retirement pay to transgender service members being separated from the service The U.S. Air Force has decided to deny early retirement options for transgender service members with 15 to 18 years of service.

BREAKING: The U.S. Air Force has decided to deny early retirement options for transgender service members with 15 to 18 years of service.

Video shows Department of Justice official urging Jan. 6 rioters to 'kill' cops The Department of Justice hired a former Jan. 6 defendant who was caught on tape urging rioters to "kill" police. The department calls him a "valued member" of the administration.

On Jan. 6, Jared Wise urged rioters to "kill" cops.

"You are the Nazi. You are the Gestapo," Wise yelled.

Trump dismissed Wise's Jan. 6 case, and the DOJ hired him as a senior adviser.

We got the bodycam video showing Wise on Jan. 6.

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(WSJ) - President Trump’s tariff war has inflicted almost $12 billion of losses on global automakers, the biggest hit they have faced since the pandemic. The scary reality: This may be just the beginning.

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Does he know who owned the property before it became Arlington and why it was decided to be the final resting place of those who gave their last full measure of devotion to their nation?

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A good Thursday morning to you, friendos.

Let's get this Thursday over with already.

Here's the best song I heard on my commute to work:

"Hey, I ain't never coming home
Hey, I'll just wander my own road
Hey, hey, I can't meet you here tomorrow, no
Say goodbye, don't follow
Misery so hollow"

If any other industry suffered the losses journalism has dealt with in the last decade, elected leaders would be running around like their hair was on fire to try to fix it.

Safety net programs are likely to be the first affected by a continued Pa. budget impasse • Pennsylvania Capital-Star If the state budget paralysis in Harrisburg continues much longer, Pennsylvanians with real problems will be the first to feel the pain, advocates for county governments and human services say. Pennsy...

If the state budget paralysis in Harrisburg continues much longer, Pennsylvanians with real problems will be the first to feel the pain, advocates for county governments and human services say.

From @petehallpa.bsky.social

Newly unsealed docs in POLITICO's effort to access Kash Patel's grand jury materials show that Judge Howell said his behavior "borders on the contemptuous" as he sought to repeatedly postpone his testimony to Jack Smith investigators. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...

Redefining our mission to deepen journalism and empathy for the Pittsburgh region Behind Public Source’s mission and commitment to inform and inspire the Pittsburgh region with deep, independent journalism.

Love the transparency by a tremendous news organization, @publicsource.org.

If you live in the Pittsburgh area, I hope this team is part of your news diet.

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Good morning, my brothers & sisters.

It's the middle of the work week and I've got your daily ear worm -- aka the best song I heard on my commute:

"Rumor spreading 'round in that Texas town
About that shack outside La Grange
And you know what I'm talking about
Just let me know if you wanna go"

Proposal would require human trafficking recognition training for hospitality workers in Pa. • Pennsylvania Capital-Star Pennsylvania hotels, short-term rentals and third-party contractors would have to ensure workers have been trained to recognize and report human trafficking – or risk losing their license to operate –...

Pennsylvania hotels, short-term rentals and third-party contractors would have to ensure workers have been trained to recognize and report human trafficking – or risk losing their license to operate – under a measure in the state House.

From @ejprev.bsky.social

Far-right militias adored the Constitution. Then came Trump. Right-wing activists have long warned of the coming federal invasion. Where are they now that it's happened?

“The principles enshrined in the US Constitution apply to all people equally...” Ammon Bundy said. What Trump is doing by sending masked ICE agents out to grab people off the street “stands in direct opposition to the founding principles of this nation.”

The company operates a parts distribution center in York.

If you put in your newscast that President Trump says he will “probably“not run again, and then you don’t follow it by saying he is constitutionally barred from doing so, you are failing.

The Legacy Of 'Adam's Song,' An Anthem To Darkness, Loss — And Recovery The Blink-182 hit was a surprise in 1999: a raw look at suicide and depression from a band more known for naked antics and fart jokes. Two decades later, it stands as an unlikely salve for survivors.

This one hold a special place for me.

I leaned on it pretty heavily on during a particularly difficult time in my life.