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Trump Factchecked Live on TV on Dire Polls and Stats Boss Firing The president got into a spirited debate with “Squawkbox” host Joe Kernen about the 2020 election and his firing of the commissioner of Bureau of Labor Statistics.

Trump's rambling interview saw the CNBC host laugh and fact-check the president live as he repeated already debunked claims.

"Tax the rich" chants erupt at U.S. Rep. Mike Flood's (R-WI) town hall.

Effect of gluten and wheat on symptoms and behaviours in adults with irritable bowel syndrome: a single-centre, randomised, double-blind, sham-controlled crossover trial IBS patients with self-perceived gluten sensitivity reacted similarly to gluten, wheat, and sham challenges. These findings suggest that expectations played a major role in symptom generation, and tha...

"IBS patients with self-perceived gluten sensitivity reacted similarly to gluten, wheat, & sham challenges.

"...findings suggest that expectations played a major role in symptom generation"

Gluten & IBS www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...

Wellness industry & gluten-free hype played a big role here

Childcare isn’t a luxury—it’s a basic need.

@kim.senate.gov cuts through the myths about childcare costs & reminds us: it’s a necessity and it’s unaffordable for too many families.

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Why Dolores Huerta Is Hopeful About the Fight for a Feminist Future: ‘We're Going to Be Able to Overcome’ Dolores Huerta has spent 70 years at the frontlines of the intertwined fights for economic justice and women's rights. Huerta has pioneered campaigns to expand political representation for women and p...

The legendary organizer and movement leader reflects on her “lifelong struggle” for intersectional economic justice—and what feminists need to do next. “We’ve got to keep on marching. We’ve got to keep on protesting. It is going to make a difference.”

Linda Yaccarino is named CEO of digital health platform eMed Population Health less than a month after stepping down as CEO of X (Todd Spangler/Variety)

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Cornyn Urges FBI to Investigate & Hold Fleeing Texas Legislators Accountable AUSTIN – U.S. Senator John Cornyn (R-TX) sent a letter to Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) Director Kash Patel encouraging federal cooperation with Texas Governor Greg Abbott and state law enforcement to investigate potential criminal acts, including bribery, and hold accountable legislators who have fled the state in a shameful attempt to stall the legislative process in the Texas House of Representatives: “As a maneuver to avoid legislative responsibilities, on August 3, 2025, many members in the Texas House of Representatives absconded from the state. Their stated goal was to prevent the legislature from properly meeting, in violation of their oath of office,” wrote Sen. Cornyn. “Out-of-state actors have made public comments about protecting the Texas legislators who are currently hiding out of state from any accountability for their actions. I request the FBI’s assistance, as federal resources are necessary to locate the out-of-state Texas legislators who are potentially acting in violation of the law. The FBI has tools to aid state law enforcement when parties cross state lines, including to avoid testifying or fleeing a scene of a crime. Specifically, I am concerned that legislators who solicited or accepted funds to aid in their efforts to avoid their legislative duties may be guilty of bribery or other public corruption offenses,” he continued. “Governor Abbott and Texas state law enforcement officers are doing what they can within the confines of the law, but federal help may be necessary. These legislators have committed potential criminal acts in their rush to avoid their constitutional responsibilities and must be fully investigated and held accountable. I urge you to work with Texas public officials to provide them the support they need,” he concluded.

John Cornyn, who is running against Attorney General Ken Paxton in a cockfight of Republican primary, wants FBI Director Kash Patel to investigate Texas Democrats who left for Illinois for "potential criminal acts, including bribery."

The AI Data-Center Boom Is a Job-Creation Bust Tech and political leaders tout them as an employment bonanza, but data centers need very few workers in very large spaces.

“Patmos is erecting a data center in Missouri that will employ 40 to 50 people in a building that previously housed the printing press for the Kansas City Star.” www.wsj.com/tech/ai-data...

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Tennessee executes inmate by lethal injection without deactivating his implanted defibrillator Tennessee executed an inmate Tuesday without deactivating his implanted defibrillator. It happened despite uncertainty about whether the device would shock his heart when the lethal chemicals took effect.

Tennessee executed an inmate without deactivating his implanted defibrillator, despite uncertainty about whether the device would shock his heart when the lethal chemicals took effect.

What’s really going on in Texas? I give you Rep. Jolanda Jones in two parts speaking from temporary exile while they deny a quorum to state Republicans. She lays out every bit of it out - chapter and verse. These Texas Dems are the real deal. @texasdemocrats.bsky.social
Here’s Part 1:

Prison bosses make room for possible influx before planned protests across England Exclusive: possible arrests at protests against Palestine Action ban and asylum hotels likely to stretch prisons Prison bosses will make room for a possible influx of arrested demonstrators this weekend amid concerns that some jails are close to full, the head of the national governors’ body has revealed. Police have threatened to make hundreds of arrests if a planned protest in London this weekend over the proscription of Palestine Action goes ahead. There are also at least eight planned demonstrations outside hotels housing asylum seekers. Continue reading...

Prison bosses make room for possible influx before planned protests across England

Engineer Builds Increasingly Complex LEGO Vehicles to Scale Increasingly Taller Walls Brick Technology built a series of increasingly complex remote controlled LEGO machines to scale increasingly taller LEGO walls.

Brick Technology built a series of increasingly complex, remote controlled LEGO machines to scale increasingly taller LEGO walls. laughingsquid.com/lego-vehicle...

ICE Is About To Go on a Social Media and TV Ad Recruiting Blitz Contracting records reviewed by 404 Media show that ICE wants to target Gen Z, including with ads on Hulu and HBO Max.

ICE is seeking a woman-owned small business to help it plaster recruitment ads targeted at Gen Z all over social media: www.404media.co/ice-is-about...

With the Trump admin soft-launching their attack on birthright citizenship as well as intimating they might prevent Chinese Americans from buying property, feels like a good time to re-up my podcast on the Chinese Exclusion era. &, oh yeah, my favorite American story. 🗃️

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How Charlie Kirk turned to religion to level up his racism The "debate me" bro reveres a minister who claimed God cursed Black people to be "servile"

How Charlie Kirk turned to religion to level up his racism

Japan’s aging atomic bomb survivors speak out against nuclear weapons

Eighty years after the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, many of the remaining Japanese survivors are increasingly frustrated by growing nuclear threats and the acceptance of nuclear weapons by global leaders.

the same people who complain about taxes and government waste all the time actually like living in places where there are a lot of well-funded government services

Roundup Judge Threatens Sanctions For Unpaid Plaintiff Fees - Law360 The California federal judge presiding over multidistrict personal injury litigation over Monsanto's Roundup weed killer has threatened to sanction 37 plaintiffs' firms that have not held back a percentage of their recovery fees for a common benefit fund.

The California federal judge presiding over multidistrict personal injury litigation over Monsanto's Roundup weed killer has threatened to sanction 37 plaintiffs' firms that have not held back a percentage of their recovery fees for a common benefit fund. www.law360.com/artic...

“End the Starvation”: Jewish Rabbis & Allies Outside NY Trump Hotel Call for U.S. to Stop Arming Israel Police arrested over 40 people outside the Trump International Hotel in New York City as hundreds gathered for a peaceful action led by Jewish leaders calling for the end to Israel’s starvation and...

"End the Starvation": Jewish Rabbis & Allies Outside NY Trump Hotel Call for U.S. to Stop Arming Israel

Border Patrol and ICE Agents Are Arresting U.S. Citizens in Immigration Raids Capital & Main has documented nine Americans who have been held in federal custody after observing or protesting immigration raids.

Since federal agents began their mass deportation campaign in L.A. in early June, multiple U.S. citizens have been detained by immigration authorities. From ‪@cerisecastle.bsky.social‬ with ‪@capitalandmain.bsky.social‬:

How these LGBTQ+ icons are reclaiming the American flag A new documentary explores how, in a Trump-era America where queer symbols have been weaponized, LGBTQ+ people are reclaiming the country's flag.

A new documentary explores how, in a Trump-era America where queer symbols have been weaponized, LGBTQ+ people are reclaiming the country's flag.

healthcare pls

This perpetuates the “economic anxiety” bullshit of years past. It’s the bigotry, not the economy, stupid.

Your call to a local Social Security office may be picked up by someone who can't help Phone calls to local Social Security offices are currently being rerouted to other field offices — often to staff who don't have jurisdiction over the caller's case, employees say.

Phone calls to local Social Security offices are currently being rerouted to other field offices — often to staff who don't have jurisdiction over the caller's case, employees say.

ICE Is About To Go on a Social Media and TV Ad Recruiting Blitz Contracting records reviewed by 404 Media show that ICE wants to target Gen Z, including with ads on Hulu and HBO Max.

New from 404 Media: ICE is about to go on a social media and TV ad recruiting blitz, according to contracting records. Shows ICE wants to target Gen Z and have ads on Hulu, HBO Max, Amazon Prime. Will also geofence areas to target particular people. Wants to hire 14k www.404media.co/ice-is-about...

Your unwavering support of GBH and hundreds of public media stations across the country ensured free access to high quality educational programming for everyone. With you, we made a difference in the lives of millions through kids programs, docs, + community events. You will be deeply missed. (2/4)

A graphic featuring a broken heart is displayed on our digital mural. It reads "Thank you, CPB. You will be missed. Love, Viewers Like Us."

Dear CPB, we are 💔.

Thank you to the entire Corporation for Public Broadcasting team for being the trusted steward of federal funding for public media for nearly 60 years. (1/4)

Philadelphia stays on the Trump administration’s new, dramatically shorter list of sanctuary jurisdictions While Philadelphia appears on the Trump administration's latest list of sanctuary jurisdictions, the collar counties surrounding the city are now noticeably absent.

The Trump administration published a shortened list of so-called sanctuary jurisdictions on Tuesday, winnowing the number of places that the president plans to target for their refusal to help enforce federal immigration laws.

Philadelphia is still on the list.

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