Derek E. Baird

Sometimes, a cat decides your schedule.

Russia is providing Iran intelligence to target U.S. forces, officials say The targeting information has included the locations of American warships and aircraft in the Middle East, the officials said.

Russia is providing Iran with targeting information to attack American forces in the Middle East, the first indication that another major U.S. adversary is participating — even indirectly — in the war, according to three officials familiar with the intelligence.

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When Teenagers Are Banned From Public Life - Hopelab Teen bans are reshaping public life and third spaces for young people.

A powerful read from Hopelab: What happens when teenagers are banned from public life?

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What AI Executives Tell Their Own Kids About the Jobs of the Future We asked Anthropic’s Daniela Amodei and other AI luminaries about what they advise their own children on education and careers in an AI-driven world.

WSJ asked Anthropic’s Daniela Amodei and other AI luminaries about what they advise their own children on education and careers in an AI-driven world www.wsj.com/lifestyle/ca...

Exclusive: US investigation points to likely US responsibility in Iran school strike, sources say Military investigators believe it is likely that U.S. forces were responsible for an apparent strike on an Iranian girls' school that killed scores of children on Saturday, two U.S. officials told Reu...

Reuters Exclusive

"U.S. military investigators believe it is likely that U.S. forces were responsible for an apparent strike on an Iranian girls' school."

"The strike would rank among the worst cases of civilian casualties in decades of U.S. conflicts in the ​Middle East."

A Jan. 6 rioter pardoned by Trump was sentenced to life in prison for child sex abuse Since receiving presidential pardons, dozens of former Capitol rioters have gotten into more legal trouble. In Florida, Andrew Paul Johnson was sentenced to life in prison for child sex abuse.

A Jan. 6 defendant pardoned by Trump was just sentenced to life in prison for sexually abusing two middle-school aged children.

He tried to bribe his victims by saying he would share Jan. 6 restitution money from the Trump administration, according to police.

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BLM Announces Plan to Fell Oregon's Last Great Forests One billion board feet per year... 30 days to make your voice heard.

BLM Announces Plan to Fell Oregon's Last Great Forests
One billion board feet per year.

They filter drinking water for downstream communities. They hold soil on steep slopes above salmon streams that are already in crisis.

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States weigh limits, outright bans on ed tech in schools Momentum appears to be growing against any screen time in schools as states like Tennessee and Kansas propose prohibiting ed tech for grades K-5.

Banning edtech isn't the solution; better design is.

We must distinguish between unsupervised entertainment at home and curated tools in school.

Let’s shift to #WellbeingByDesign, mandate CRIAs, and co-design with students to ensure equity for every community.

www.k12dive.com/news/states-...

A Possible US Government iPhone-Hacking Toolkit Is Now in the Hands of Foreign Spies and Criminals A highly sophisticated set of iPhone hijacking techniques has likely infected tens of thousands of phones or more. Clues suggest it was originally built for the US government.

A highly sophisticated set of iPhone hijacking techniques has likely infected tens of thousands of phones or more. Clues suggest it was originally built for the US government. www.wired.com/story/coruna...

Soldier Details Chilling Messaging From Higher-Ups About ‘God’s Plan’ In Iran: ‘It Shocked Many Of Us’ One commander had a “big grin” on his face while saying Donald Trump “has been anointed by Jesus to light the signal fire in Iran," a service member said.

Insanity.

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This corrosive phenomenon is seeping its way into the lives of young men Passing Bill S-211 would be a good start.

ConnexOntario, the addictions helpline, found that over the last five years, average calls increased by 161% among boys and men ages 15-24 between 2022 and 2025. The authors of the study point to a likely contributing culprit: online sports betting games.

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NEWS EXPLAINED: THE IRAN CRISIS In this Children United Today special, we explain what is happening in Iran and why the US and Israel launched an attack.

Have children who are confused or worried about current events in Iran? Looking for a straightforward, brief overview that avoids sensationalism & fearmongering?

This Children United Today special, produced by Sky News, explains what is happening.

www.childrenunited.com/video/news-e...

Kuwait's air defense system, which it buys from US companies, shot down 3 American planes. My tax dollars just shot down my tax dollars.

Kash Patel’s latest firings ousted agents with expertise in Iran The FBI director gutted a specialized, global espionage unit of counterintelligence agents, just days before Operation Epic Fury.

Kash Patel’s latest firings ousted agents with expertise in Iran

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A clip from the moment Hillary Clinton found out Lauren Boebert took an unauthorized photo of her deposition: 'I'm done!'

AI-Generated CSAM: The Hidden Mental Health Crisis in High Schools Stanford research reveals how artificial intelligence is creating new forms of child exploitation that schools, platforms, and law…

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The AI child exploitation crisis is here The National Center for Missing and Exploited Children said it received over a million reports tied to AI-generated child sexual abuse material in just nine months.

The technology is outrunning the law, outrunning platform moderation, and outrunning law enforcement. And children are the ones absorbing the damage.

Share this. Talk about it. Demand better from the platforms and policymakers who have the power to act.

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Washington and Oregon:

They are coming for the forests. I know we have so much happening. But give them hell.

Trump two weeks ago: "We’ve done the biggest thing of all. We have peace in the Middle East right now."

A bit of good news in a challenging time. Last night, a federal judge granted a motion by conservation organizations to block ground-disturbing activities associated with construction of the Northern Corridor Highway through the Red Cliffs NCA.
Read more:
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Dear @ms.now,

Less John Bolton. More Reza Aslan.

Thank you.

“We thought we were living in a politically neutral slave state.”

He’s been on all day and he’s fantastic. I hope @ms.now has Reza on more. I’d love to see him on @maddow.bsky.social.

Eisenhower

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Delulu.

Okay, @ms.now, we don’t need to hear from Representative Luna again. Waste of time.

"Assemble the Board of Peace - I'm starting a war".

Burj Al Arab in Dubai was hit by an Iranian drone.