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Republicans refuse to swear in newly elected Democrat, delaying success of Epstein petition Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) and House Republican leaders refused requests from Democrats to swear in Rep.-elect Adelita Grijalva (D-Ariz.) on Tuesday, saying she will be sworn in when the House re…

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The ozone layer is steadily recovering – all thanks to global treaties And now for a spot of good news: the protective layer of ozone continues to heal, with the hole in our stratospheric shield having shrunk to a smaller size in 2024 than in the period between 2020-2023...

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Yanking Jimmy Kimmel’s show is a new low for free speech in America | Margaret Sullivan Kimmel’s sudden defenestration may be a political success for Trump but it’s a dire sign for free speech in America

Yanking Jimmy Kimmel’s show is a new low for free speech in America | Margaret Sullivan

Can someone tell me of a corporation that is actually good? Too many companies are labeled as folding fascists..who can I put my money behind that is fighting the good fight?

The upward redistribution of wealth over the past 50 years has shifted $80 trillion from the bottom 90% of Americans to the top 1%. 

That’s $80 trillion that would have gone into the paychecks of the working class.

The greatest trick of all is trickle-down economics.

Let’s do this California!!

Why a NASA satellite that scientists and farmers rely on may be destroyed on purpose The Trump administration has asked NASA staffers to draw up plans to end at least two satellite missions that measure carbon dioxide in the atmosphere, according to current and former NASA employees.

Deleting any chance of refuting climate change claims in progress: www.npr.org/2025/08/04/n...

This is what I feel like at work…

At least 81 dead in catastrophic Texas floods as governor warns of more rain to come | CNN Another day of rescue and recovery efforts is underway in central Texas after a torrential downpour caused deadly floods early Friday. Follow for live updates.

At least 82 people have died in connection with the flash floods that struck central Texas, according to officials. Follow live updates: cnn.it/46zMFHs

Lol. Just give me more Murderbot!

Love the Murderbot TV adaptation and reread all the books envisioning the actors as the characters! Nailed it. Would prefer book ending over TV ending though.

Assassination attempts on our Unites States representatives and the President of the United States says “that’s terrible” and continues his day. Where is the outrage? What kind of leader is this?!

Hegseth takes fire from Republicans at heated Senate hearing Republican senators came out firing during Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s hearing on Wednesday before the Senate Appropriations subcommittee on armed forces. Sen. Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) im…

Enjoying hearing some sense when interacting with the administration thehill.com/policy/defen...

Enforcing illegal immigration would be more accepted if they didn’t detain-and deport legal immigrant, prevent international students from going to college here, and didn’t have an obvious bias for some refugees over others; racist, facing, and illegal.

I heard that ICE is stopping people at locations. I avoided it today..what will tomorrow bring? Might be posting a video

Transcript: Read Gavin Newsom’s Speech Criticizing Trump Over Protests In a prime time address, Gov. Gavin Newsom of California sharply criticized President Trump for sending in the military to handle the protests in Los Angeles.

In a prime time address, Gov. Gavin Newsom of California sharply criticized President Trump for sending in the military to handle the protests in Los Angeles. Read a transcript of his full remarks. https://trib.al/hufkabG

Inside Nike's all-women half-marathon in L.A.: the good, the bad and the surprising From long lines to a delayed start time and a finale concert with Doechii, here's everything that happened at the Nike After Dark tour at SoFi Stadium.

Inside Nike's all-women half-marathon in L.A.: the good, the bad and the surprising

Gov. Gavin Newsom made the case in a televised address Tuesday evening that President Trump’s decisions to send military forces to immigration protests in Los Angeles have put the U.S. at the precipice of authoritarianism. https://trib.al/EpbF098

I’ve heard that ICE doesn’t identify themselves in any way and are legally obligated to…so what’s stopping anyone from impersonating one?

Throwing some electrical engineering nerdiness in the political response and making an analogy to the underdamped system; we swing hard left, then we swing hard right, now everyone is moving toward the center pressbooks.atlanticoer-relatlantique.ca/heatlightsou...

I love the Murderbot books and am pleased with the acting of him in the Apple TV series. I just wish the episodes weren’t so dang short! Also, can’t wait for them to get rid of the non book character; cringe.

How can they be divided?

So people based on their race were able to jump the line for South African refugees..and that is legal and not an example of DEI in action?

Oklahoma students will be taught how to double think… This is what the country has come to!! We are going to turn into one of those countries now

DHS Spokesperson: More Dem arrests are ‘on the table’ after ICE facility scrum New Jersey Reps. Bonnie Watson Coleman, Rob Menendez and LaMonica McIver were there for a tour when ICE agents arrested the mayor of New Jersey's largest city.

www.politico.com/news/2025/05.... WTF

The measles is making a comeback…what’s next?

Yup..microscopes are now double the cost .. it affects everything

Homeland security is following up someone posting addresses of ICE agents…did they do that for all the officials that Trump’s goons have pointed out as well?

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NIH halts funding for new projects with foreign collaborators, citing national security concerns NIH announced it will no longer allow subawards to foreign institutions, as part of a national security-minded overhaul to how it manages research funding

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1. National security risks..look no further than the White House
2. Isolation practices in science don’t make sense

I find the Administration’s targeting of Harvard to be another display of his despicable character. I stand with Harvard!