Melissa Whitler

I feel we could all use a timeline cleanse, so how about another puppy picture from when I went and visited that one place in Seward back in September. #AlaskaLife #SledDog #DogLife #Alaska #SledDogLife #DogPhotography #MushLoveDog

Time is short for an ACA premium fix in the shutdown fight, says GOP insurance leader After warning Congress for months about premium spikes, the leader of the country's insurance commissioners — a Republican from North Dakota — says he's hopeful there could be a last minute fix.

After warning Congress for months about premium spikes, the leader of the country's insurance commissioners — a Republican from North Dakota — says he's hopeful there could be a last minute fix.

Lumi, a fluffy black and grey dog with pointed ears and bright eyes, sits on a bed covered with a colorful patterned blanket, her face very close to the camera. Soft daylight filters through the window behind her, giving the scene a calm, cozy atmosphere as she looks directly at the camera with quiet attention.

Are you sure you don't want your nostrils cleaned?

Understanding and Addressing Temperature Impacts on Mortality Marshall Burke, Andrew J. Wilson, Tumenkhusel Avirmed, Jonas Wallstein, Mariana C. M. Martins, Patrick Behrer, Christopher W. Callahan, Marissa Childs, June Choi, Karina French, Carlos F. Gould, Sam Heft-Neal, Renzhi Jing, Minghao Qiu, Lisa Rennels, Emma Krasovich Southworth #34313 Abstract: A large literature documents how ambient temperature affects human mortality. Using decades of detailed data from 30 countries, we revisit and synthesize key findings from this literature. We confirm that ambient temperature is among the largest external threats to human health, and is responsible for a remarkable 5-12% of total deaths across countries in our sample, or hundreds of thousands of deaths per year in both the U.S. and EU. In all contexts we consider, cold kills more than heat, though the temperature of minimum risk rises with age, making younger individuals more vulnerable to heat and older individuals more vulnerable to cold. We find evidence for adaptation to the local climate, with hotter places experiencing somewhat lower risk at higher temperatures, but still more overall mortality from heat due to more frequent exposure. Within countries, higher income is not associated with uniformly lower vulnerability to ambient temperature, and the overall burden of mo! rtality from ambient temperature is not falling over time. Finally, we systematically summarize the limited set of studies that rigorously evaluate interventions that can reduce the impact of heat and cold on health. We find that many proposed and implemented policy interventions lack empirical support and do not target temperature exposures that generate the highest health burden, and that some of the most beneficial interventions for reducing the health impacts of cold or heat have little explicit to do with climate.

"...ambient temperature is among the largest external threats to human health, and is responsible for a remarkable 5-12% of total deaths across countries in our sample, or hundreds of thousands of deaths per year in both the U.S. and EU."
www.nber.org/papers/w34313

House of South Carolina Judge Criticized by Trump Administration Set Ablaze Authorities are investigating a fire at the home of a South Carolina judge who had reportedly received death threats in what could be the latest incident of political violence across the country.

Over the weekend, Trump's deputy chief of staff for policy Stephen Miller repeatedly attacked judges, calling them part of an "organized terrorist attack" on the US government....

On Saturday, the home of a judge who ruled against Trump, went up in flames

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Stephen Miller Melts Down as MAGA Is Blamed for Fire at Judge’s House A judge’s $1.1 million beach home has gone up in flames.

Stephen Miller lashed out after MAGA was blamed for a fire that ripped through a judge's $1.1 million home, burning it to the ground.

🎃 Our grizzly brothers, Huckleberry and Hawthorne, are diving into pumpkin fun—crunching, smashing, and rolling these treats around for a beary good enrichment. Watch them smash and eat pumpkin treats this weekend during our Pumpkin Chomp & Stomp event. 🐻

I was going to guess their phrase was “why would you say that?” But yours also works.

Populist party of billionaire Andrej Babiš wins big in Czech parliamentary election Babiš's victory deprives Ukraine of a staunch supporter and steers Czechia toward the pro-Russian path taken by Hungary and Slovakia.

Andrej Babiš’s victory deprives Ukraine of a staunch supporter and steers Czechia toward the pro-Russian path taken by Hungary and Slovakia.
https://to.pbs.org/4mQ0ENZ

A Texas megachurch pastor and GOP leader has been arrested for crimes against children. Not Robert Morris, a different one. Not Josiah Anthony, a different one. Not Luke Cunningham, a different one. Not Tony Evans, a different one. Not Scott Crenshaw, a different one. Not Steve Lawson, a different o

Best personality winner, Kronk the bulldozer:

That’s great progress!

FBI Director Kash Patel * ® @FBIDirectorKash X.com BREAKING: MSNBC still an ass clown factory of disinformation. Same circus animals that slobbered all over perp walks of Stone, Navarro, Bannon... MSNBC has no facts and no audience In this @fbi, follow the chain of command or get relieved. & Barb McQuade @ @BarbMcQuade • 15h DOJ policy prohibits "perp walks," in which arrestees are paraded before the cameras.

Among other things, it remains extremely weird that the [checks notes] director of the FBI uses phrases like “ass clown factory” in public statements posted on his official account

School schedules are breaking parents — and hurting kids - The Boston Globe With early releases and endless days off, parents are forced to choose between staying home or spending money.

"School schedules are breaking parents — and hurting kids"

- With early releases and endless days off, parents are forced to choose between staying home or spending money.

By the @bostonglobe.com's Kara Miller

www.bostonglobe.com/2025/10/02/m...

Youths attack Black teen in Simi Valley parking lot while shouting racial slurs, authorities say A Black teenager was assaulted by a group of teens shouting racial slurs in Simi Valley. The teens face a variety of charges, and three face special allegations of a hate crime.

Youths attack Black teen in Simi Valley parking lot while shouting racial slurs, authorities say

If H‑1Bs “took jobs,” you’d expect lower wages for U.S. grads. The best available studies show the opposite: 1990–2010 H‑1B inflows raised wages of American college grads by 4.2% and non‑college by ~2%, with native employment unchanged.

Think complements, not substitutes.

Black Crossword Puzzle: Black Crossword is a free mini crossword puzzle that places emphasis on terms and clues from across the Black diaspora. baltimorebeat.com/black-crossw...

this is wild: while Stephen Miller's guy was in Minnesota for his uncle's funeral, somebody was able to see his entire phone and take pictures of his Signal group chats talking about military deployments to Portland, and brought them to the Strib (gift link: www.startribune.com/trump-offici...)

Trump administration offers unaccompanied migrant children $2,500 to voluntarily leave US, letter shows The Trump administration is offering unaccompanied migrant children $2,500 to leave the U.S. voluntarily, according to a letter seen by Reuters that was sent to migrant shelters.

Trump administration offers unaccompanied migrant children $2,500 to voluntarily leave US, letter shows reut.rs/4mRdkE9

Journalist Mario Guevara Is Deported After Being Held Over 100 Days The Salvadoran journalist was arrested in June while covering a “No Kings” protest outside Atlanta. Those charges were dropped, his lawyers said.

Mario Guevara, a Spanish-language journalist known for livestreaming immigration raids, was deported on Friday by ICE after being held for more than 100 days in Georgia.

Kickies. All. Day. You might even need a nap.

If you were here Syvie I have a not as small as he used to be human who would literally kick the soccer ball to you for hours on end.

Making myself close some browser tabs after finishing an article. Fell down a small rabbit hole from a previous article. Remembered why it made me mad. Mad about it all over again. Rinse and repeat. This is why I have 500 tabs open.

FBI Agent Fired For Refusing James Comey Perp Walk Comey, who has denied wrongdoing, is due to appear in court on Thursday.

An FBI agent was reportedly fired for refusing to arrange a “perp walk” of the bureau’s former director, James Comey, in front of news media cameras

I view today's decision as yet another grave misuse of our emergency docket. This Court should have stayed its hand. Having opted instead to join the fray, the Court plainly mis- judges the irreparable harm and balance-of-the-equities factors by privileging the bald assertion of unconstrained executive power over countless families’ pleas for the sta- bility our Government has promised them. Because, re- spectfully, I cannot abide our repeated, gratuitous, and harmful interference with cases pending in the lower courts while lives hang in the balance, I dissent.

NEW: By a 6–3 vote, the Supreme Court allows the Trump administration to cancel Temporary Protected Status for Venezuelan migrants.

KBJ, dissenting, says she "cannot abide our repeated, gratuitous, and harmful interference" while "lives hang in the balance."
www.documentcloud.org/documents/26...

hit the 80s already and they played nicely with every dog they met today so they earned a nice little bonus treat

single scoop vanilla culver’s like the wisconsin dogs they are

hope you all have an equally great start to your weekend

(apologies for the noise, neighbors having their septic pumped)

MAGA’s “Voter Fraud” Watchdog Votes in a Swing State. He Doesn’t Live There. A long paper trail shows that Jack Posobiec casts a ballot in one state and lives in another.

SCOOP — Pennsylvania prosecutors were alerted to possible voting irregularities by one of MAGA's leading voices against voter fraud. A long paper trail shows Jack Posobiec has been living in Maryland but voting using his parents' PA address for years.

From @jsweetli.bsky.social, @slate.com + me:

Sean 'Diddy' Combs Sentenced to 50 Months in Federal Prison The judge also fined the music mogul $500,000, adding that exploitation and violence against women must be met "with real accountability."

The judge also fined the music mogul $500,000, adding that exploitation and violence against women must be met “with real accountability.” capitalbnews.org/diddy-split-...

#UglyDogs

“.. no modern American president has positioned his family to make so much money while in the White House. Already, since the early days of his reelection campaign, he’s more than doubled his net worth to about $5.4 billion.”

@bloomberg.com
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