Doug Coulson

Black and white photograph of a naked young woman sitting curled up in an armchair playing in the ukulele

Albert Arthur Allen, 1920s

WATCH: ‘Portland Frog’ pepper balled by ICE agents

YouTube video by Robert Isaiah Dakota Staton - I Can’t Quit You Baby

Dakota Staton - I Can’t Quit You Baby www.youtube.com/watch?v=scxY...

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Georgia lawmakers grapple with AI threats to children

Georgia lawmakers grapple with AI threats to children www.courthousenews.com/georgia-lawm...

Waiting on those $1000 tariff rebate checks. 🤡

Apparently the Texas National Guard is being deployed at the Chicago ICE facility tonight.

I hope everyone stays home, and the Guard is bored and feel foolish for being there.

Why This Essay Could Cause the University of Virginia to Shut Down How Linda McMahon’s latest “compact” would do deep and permanent harm to American higher education

The “compact” for higher ed is an unserious document written by unserious people from a position of spectacular ignorance. No one should take it seriously. Sadly, my bosses are taking it seriously.

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JUST IN: The Republican Mayor of Fairbanks, Alaska’s second biggest city, lost re-election last night to a Democrat.

Mayor David Pruhs is a conservative who fought protections for LGBTQ+ residents; he made comments this year drew condemnation this year from Alaska Natives. He lost to Mindy O'Neall.

Rutgers professor moving to Europe after threats over antifa accusations Mark Bray says threats intensified after a Turning Point USA petition accused him of promoting political violence

Solidarity with @mark-bray.bsky.social, a fantastic, thoughtful, and generous scholar whose work about antifa is so important in this moment.

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Mass atrocity.

FCC Reveals Plan to Nearly Double Price Caps for Prison, Jail Phone Calls The FCC has published its proposal for a new pricing structure, which would effectively gut the historic regulations approved in 2024.

These motherfuckers. filtermag.org/fcc-plan-pri...

Almost 55,000 children in Gaza acutely malnourished, Lancet study estimates Study shows clear link between Israeli restrictions on aid entering Gaza and levels of malnutrition among children Almost 55,000 children in Gaza are estimated to be acutely malnourished, far more than have so far been identified as victims of the potentially lethal condition, a study published in the Lancet, the respected international medical periodical, has revealed. The study, published on Wednesday, and led by the UN Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (Unrwa), offers a month-by-month breakdown through much of the two-year conflict, and shows for the first time a clear link between Israeli restrictions on supplies entering Gaza and levels of malnutrition among children. Continue reading...

Almost 55,000 children in Gaza acutely malnourished, Lancet study estimates

Dems can just clip the "we took the freedom of speech away" and make an ad

Donald Trump is breaching the Constitution and breaking the law.

A show of force so he can militarize our cities because of the 2026 elections.

We need to stand up together and speak up.

"We took the freedom of speech away," says the president

Oversight Democrats have one message for Speaker Johnson: Stop the Shutdown, Release the Files!

Tweet from Alex Tabarrok reads: “Sergio Garcia, celebrated Chef who came to the US before ICE even existed. Deported after 36 years. The picture tells you a lot about the decline of the Republican party.” Attached photo shows Sergio Garcia standing with Laura and George W. Bush outdoors. The photo is signed: “To Sergio Garcia, With best wishes – George & Laura Bush.”

This was never about deporting criminals. It’s about Stephen Miller’s campaign of ethnic cleansing.

IRS shutters 'most operations' amid government shutdown Much of the agency is going dark until Congress restores federal funding, but it will still be collecting tax revenue

The IRS shutters 'most operations' with no end in sight for government shutdown qz.com/irs-governme...

Pravda Publisher Dies After Fall From a Window in Putin’s Moscow Authorities claimed Vyacheslav Leontyev had a “nervous breakdown” and stumbled out of a window.

Some dream of a surprise birthday party. Putin’s involves a defenestration. www.thedailybeast.com/pravda-publi...

Under this GOP Measure, All of Missouri’s Recent Popular Initiatives Would Have Failed Lawmakers just advanced a constitutional amendment to drastically raise the bar for approving citizen ballot measures. Voters get to weigh in on the scheme next year.

“If we can’t use the citizen-led initiative petition process, we’re done, we’re cooked. We don’t even have the ability to do a petition to get the initiative petition process back,” says the president of the League of Women Voters Missouri.

Jury Refuses To Indict Chicago ICE Protesters In Latest Revolt Against Trump Overreach A grand jury Tuesday night declined to indict two protesters in the...

A grand jury Tuesday night declined to indict two protesters in the Chicago area accused of assaulting law enforcement, the latest in a shocking string of failures by the Trump Department of Justice.
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El Sabio Frestón.

Guess Which Two Cabinet Members Trump Advisers Hate the Most? Donald Trump’s advisers are pretty clear on who they think will get fired first.

All considered, Bondi now ranks as the White House’s least favorite Cabinet secretary, according to an informal survey of several presidential advisers by Wired’s newsletter.

“Worst, Bondi,” they begin. “2/ Bondi. 3/ Bondi. 4/ Bondi. 5/ HegsethRFKTulsiNoem.”
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As I read it, the 9th Circuit's administrative stay of the 1st TRO in Portland allows federalization of the Oregon National Guard troops for now *but still bars deployment of any NG troops in Portland.* That's because 2d TRO was not appealed & barred deployments of any federalized NG troops.

North Korean hackers stealing record sums, researchers say Analysts estimate cyber-criminals linked to Pyongyang have taken more than $2bn so far in 2025.

"Targeting high net worth crypto holders has helped North Korean hackers steal more than $2bn (£1.49bn) so far this year according to researchers." www.bbc.com/news/article...

‘I think you’re testing me’: Anthropic’s newest Claude model knows when it’s being evaluated | Fortune Anthropic’s Claude Sonnet 4.5 shows some “situational awareness,” raising safety and performance concerns.

‘I think you’re testing me’: Anthropic’s newest Claude model knows when it’s being evaluated fortune.com/2025/10/06/a...

Unknown Ancient Writing System Discovered in Teotihuacan, Mexico - GreekReporter.com Unknown ancient writing in Teotihuacan, Mexico, points to early Uto-Aztecan language and the identity of its inhabitants.

"Some signs represent literal meanings, like an image of a coyote indicating the word 'coyote.' Others act more like a rebus, where the sound of each symbol contributes to a more abstract word." greekreporter.com/2025/10/07/a...

SCOTUS Sounds Skeptical of Right-Wing Push for Flood of Election Law Challenges SCOTUS Sounds Skeptical of Right-Wing Push for Flood of Election Law Challenges

SCOTUS Sounds Skeptical of Right-Wing Push for Flood of Election Law Challenges www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...

One of the (many) legal gaps that needs to be filled after this nightmare is over is to prohibit federal law enforcement agencies from using federal funds to create propaganda videos with anyone in custody. This is all about spectacle and content creation, remove the incentive and the means