Trump Officials Move Into Military Residences in D.C. Area

Former residents of Quarters 8 expressed frustration that Hegseth has taken the traditional residence of the Army's vice chief at Fort McNair. Other officials have followed suit and moved into homes reserved for admirals and generals in the DC area www.nytimes.com/2025/10/30/u...

How Nontoxic Is ‘Nontoxic’ Cookware? Many brands claim to have safer chemical coatings on their pots and pans. But can you trust what’s on the label?

How much should you worry about chemical coatings on your cookware, and what do "nontoxic" labels actually mean? Here’s what you should know.

A Donor-Funded Army Wouldn’t Just Be Illegal—It Would be Dangerous You don’t need a political-science degree to understand why wealthy individuals cutting secret checks to the president to pay the military is a bad idea.

“You don’t need a political-science degree to understand why having wealthy individuals cutting secret checks to the president to pay the military is a bad idea,” @dgraham.bsky.social argues in The Atlantic Daily.

Antidepressant side effects differ greatly depending on the drug, study finds Millions of Americans take antidepressants. And like all medication, they come with side effects. Researchers studied 30 different antidepressants and found side effects vary from drug to drug.

Antidepressant side effects vary depending on the drug : Shots - Health News www.npr.org/sections/sho...

Study finds mRNA coronavirus vaccines prolonged life of cancer patients A study found that covid-19 vaccines appeared to awaken the immune system in lung and skin cancer patients, helping them live longer than those not vaccinated.

This makes RFK Jr. look even worse. mRNA vaccines have been one of the biggest scientific advances in recent memory, saving millions of people, and now we learn they can prolong the lives of cancer patients. And Kennedy is trying to kill them. The dude is a dangerous freakshow. Why is he even here?

Trump Would Rather Let Birth Control Expire Than Give It to Africans as Aid Time is running out to deliver a stockpile of contraceptives intended as aid for low-income women, primarily in sub-Saharan Africa.

Time is running out to deliver a stockpile of contraceptives intended as aid for low-income women, primarily in sub-Saharan Africa.

Some viruses can play a deadly game of hide and seek inside the human body Ebola is one of the nasty viruses that can hide in the body even after a patient recovers and tests negative. It can reemerge and trigger a new outbreak years later. How do they survive? And how can they be kayoed?

Ebola is one of the nasty viruses that can hide in the body even after a patient recovers and tests negative. It can reemerge and trigger a new outbreak years later. How do they survive? And how can they be kayoed? n.pr/4hB9gXN

DHS Is Billing Unaccompanied Immigrant Kids $5,000 The Trump administration is slapping teenagers in federal custody with fees for crossing the border under the One Big Beautiful Bill Act.

The Trump administration is slapping teenagers in federal custody with fees for crossing the border under the One Big Beautiful Bill Act.

Article excerpt with a section of the second paragraph highlighted: State social studies standards for years have included discussion of how white Tulsans murdered as many as 300 Black people. But once the 2021 state law that restricted teaching about race and gender passed, some teachers avoided the topic. The law prohibits teachers from singling out specific racial groups as responsible for past racism. It specifies that individuals of a certain race shouldn’t be portrayed as inherently racist, “whether consciously or unconsciously.” In addition to teachers’ licensure being on the line, repeated failure to comply would allow the state to revoke district accreditation, which could result in a state takeover. When educators questioned how to teach about a race massacre without running afoul of the law, state legislators and the Tulsa County chapter of the conservative parent group Moms for Liberty weighed in to say that white people today shouldn’t feel shame and that the massacre’s perpetrators shouldn’t be cast as racists. A Moms for Liberty chapter representative did not respond to questions from ProPublica.

Changes to Oklahoma’s curriculum rules make it so teachers aren’t supposed to tell students that the Tulsa Race Massacre of 1921 — a defining incident of racial violence in Oklahoma history — was perpetrated by racists.

➡️ Full story: https://propub.li/3WXTkFm

What it's like to have an AI wearable record everything you say A new generation of wearable AI gadgets can record, transcribe and analyze your every interaction. Here’s how early adopters say it’s changing their relationships.

"At a recent AI conference, Miller found out another speaker secretly recorded what she thought was a private conversation without her consent. In most states, that’s actually legal."

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Mechanicsburg residents confront council after KKK business cards handed out at parade Officials at Tuesday's council meeting issued a statement condemning hate literature and racism while some residents demanded action.

Several Mechanicsburg residents Tuesday night shared frustrations with council members after they said business cards for the “Women of the Ku Klux Klan” (WKKK) were found in children’s candy bags following the borough’s Oct. 14 Halloween parade.

Pa. ICE detention centers have among the highest number of immigrants in solitary: report The number of ICE detainees held in solitary confinement in Pennsylvania is second highest behind Texas. The United Nations considers solitary confinement in excess of 15 days psychological torture.

ICE detention centers in Pa. rank 2nd highest in the nation with detainees in solitary confinement, a practice the UN says is unlawful under international law for individuals with physical and mental health issues. www.pennlive.com/politics/202...

More Than 170 U.S. Citizens Have Been Held by Immigration Agents. They’ve Been Kicked, Dragged and Detained for Days. The government does not track how often immigration agents grab citizens. So ProPublica did. Our tally — almost certainly incomplete — includes people who were held for days without a lawyer. And near...

@propublica.org found more than 170 U.S. citizens who have been held against their will by immigration agents. They’ve been kicked, dragged and detained for days.

Full story by immigration reporter @nicolefoy.bsky.social w/ photos by me here: www.propublica.org/article/immi...

People Who Say They’re Experiencing AI Psychosis Beg the FTC for Help The Federal Trade Commission received 200 complaints mentioning ChatGPT between November 2022 and August 2025. Several attributed delusions, paranoia, and spiritual crises to the chatbot.

@carolinehaskins.bsky.social got all of the complaints Americans sent to the Federal Trade Commission about ChatGPT. A handful of them are from people who said the chatbot reinforced their delusions and made psychotic episodes worse www.wired.com/story/ftc-co...

Iceland reports the presence of mosquitoes for the first time, as climate warms The discovery of three Culiseta annulata mosquitoes was confirmed this week by the Natural Science Institute of Iceland, which said the mosquitoes likely arrived by freight.

The discovery of three Culiseta annulata mosquitoes was confirmed this week by the Icelandic Institute of Natural History, which said the mosquitoes likely arrived by freight. n.pr/4qeQhWS

Monster Hoaxes In The Age Of AI: Seeing Isn’t Believing Anymore As AI continues to advance, will we see new and increasingly sophisticated monster hoaxes like the classic ones of the Loch Ness Monster or Bigfoot?

As AI continues to advance, will we see new and increasingly sophisticated monster hoaxes like the classic ones of the Loch Ness Monster or Bigfoot?

www.iflscience.com/monster-hoax...

Scientists are trying to understand how Ebola hides inside the bodies of survivors Congo is suffering from an Ebola outbreak, but even when the virus is contained there remains a risk. Scientists are trying to understand how the virus can hide out inside the bodies of survivors.

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St. Louis Can Banish People From Entire Neighborhoods. Police Can Arrest Them if They Come Back. A St. Louis ordinance lets courts banish people from huge swaths of the city as a punishment for petty crimes. These neighborhood orders of protection often prevent people from accessing the services ...

A St. Louis ordinance lets courts banish people from huge swaths of the city as a punishment for petty crimes.

These neighborhood orders of protection often prevent people from accessing the services they need and raise constitutional questions.

(Published 2022)
By @jeremykohler.bsky.social

Students With Hearing and Vision Loss Get Funding Back Despite Trump’s Anti-DEI Campaign Following public outcry, the Department of Education has reversed its decision to cut funding for students who have both hearing and vision loss, opting instead to reroute grants to an organization th...

While the Education Dept.’s decision will allow these programs to continue receiving grant funding for another year, the affected organizations were supposed to be funded through September 2028 before the Trump administration canceled the grants.

Experimental Nanoparticle “Super-Vaccines” Stop Breast, Pancreatic, And Skin Cancers In Their Tracks

Up to 88 percent of the mice in the study remained tumor-free, and the team are now turning their attention to human cancers.

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A GOP attack ad deepfakes Chuck Schumer with AI The 30-second video from the National Republican Senatorial Committee is raising alarms among many observers who warn it crosses a new boundary in politics and could unleash a flood of AI-generated deepfake attack ads.

The 30-second video from the National Republican Senatorial Committee is raising alarms among many observers who warn it crosses a new boundary in politics and could unleash a flood of AI-generated deepfake attack ads. n.pr/4qhNL2c

AI is screening your resume. Here's how to make it past the bots Applying for a job? You might be interviewing with an algorithm before a person. Journalist Hilke Schellmann shares how AI is reshaping hiring—and what job seekers can do to make it past the bots.

AI is reshaping the workplace, but at what cost? Journalist Hilke Schellmann reveals the flaws of algorithmic hiring and how workers can adapt to a world where machines decide who gets in the door.

An ad shows a pendant and the text reads “friend, noun, someone who listens, responds, and supports you, and points to friend.com.” Written in marker it says, “We don’t have to accept this future.”

An ad campaign for a wearable A.I. companion has blanketed New York City, starting conversations and inspiring vandalism. nyti.ms/4o8teez

Trump Sacrifices Alaska Wilderness to Help AI Companies Trump’s approval of the 211-mile Ambler Road Project through Gates of the Arctic National Park hinges on winning an “AI arms race.”

Trump’s approval of the 211-mile Ambler Road Project through Gates of the Arctic National Park hinges on winning an “AI arms race.”

‘Bluetoothing’: Blood-Sharing Drug Trend Fuels Alarming Global H.I.V. Surge The practice, in which users inject the blood of already intoxicated individuals, has fueled one of the fastest-growing H.I.V. epidemics in the Pacific and grown widespread in South Africa.

A dangerous drug trend called “bluetoothing,” in which people inject themselves with the blood of other drug users to get a cheap high, is contributing to spikes in HIV rates in infection hot spots around the world.

A photo of the Trump administration’s Operation Midway Blitz in Chicago on Oct. 4, 2025, overlaid with the headline, "Black People Knew This Would Happen," and the DEK, "Generational experience has taught us what happens when the state builds a weapon for someone else: Sooner or later, it finds a way back to us."

"For some, the Trump administration’s Chicago assault was a shock. But for Black Americans, none of it felt extraordinary. It felt remembered." interc.pt/4h2hBUd

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Excellent local piece here from @ashleyhiruko.bsky.social + @kuow.org + @propublica.org.

“While vaccines are critically important public health tools, they're not magic. You know, you can have an allergic reaction to aspirin,” says attorney Renée Gentry, a leading vaccine injury litigator. cbsn.ws/46ANpvQ

The vaccine court concluded there’s no link between vaccines and autism. It was a decision that was unanimously upheld by eight additional federal judges. cbsn.ws/4h0eOuH