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🚨 President Trump already has sole authority to launch nuclear weapons on a moment's notice. A secret Pentagon review will soon give him more types to choose from.
Donald Trump Will Soon Have New Ways to Start a Nuclear War
Hawks inside and outside the Pentagon are preparing secret plans that would make nuclear war far more likely.
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September 25, 2026 at 4:02 PM
🚨 President Trump already has sole authority to launch nuclear weapons on a moment's notice. A secret Pentagon review will soon give him more types to choose from.
Zero. That's how many four-star women generals remain in the military.
Trump World Is Determined to Man Up
Its embrace of misogyny has harmed decades of women's progress.
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September 25, 2026 at 3:02 PM
Zero. That's how many four-star women generals remain in the military.
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New from Justin Nobel, in collaboration with @truthdig.com: We previously reported on homes and a school built atop a former drilling waste site. Homeowners still want to know, did they have a right to be informed of the land's filthy past?
Did These North Texas Developers Have a Duty to Disclose Oil and Gas Waste History?
A housing development and school was built atop an old drilling waste site in Johnson County. New test results came back safe, but it’s unclear what the homebuyers had a legal right to know.
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September 24, 2026 at 2:00 PM
New from Justin Nobel, in collaboration with @truthdig.com: We previously reported on homes and a school built atop a former drilling waste site. Homeowners still want to know, did they have a right to be informed of the land's filthy past?
Trending Story — Stuxnet Versus Skynet
Stuxnet Versus Skynet: The AI Apocalypse May Not Require ‘conscious’ Machines At All
The AI apocalypse may not require ‘conscious’ machines at all, but only supercharged digital attack worms like the one released against Iran in 2010.
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September 25, 2026 at 2:02 PM
Trending Story — Stuxnet Versus Skynet
Cartoon — The Hegseth Bomb
The Hegseth Bomb
An Independent, Progressive Journal of News and Opinion.
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September 25, 2026 at 2:00 AM
Cartoon — The Hegseth Bomb
Suspecting someone of illegal activity does not make them a military target.
In Manta, Ecuador, a Community Is Devastated by U.S. Boat Strikes
As Ecuador and the U.S. continue their aggressive campaign in the Pacific, victims' families are trying to hold them accountable.
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September 25, 2026 at 12:00 AM
Suspecting someone of illegal activity does not make them a military target.
AI may not be able to do your job. But the threat of it works as a disciplinary mechanism to hold down wages.
Discipline and Punish: How to Think About the AI Industry’s Extinction Pitch
The hyped-up threat of AI apocalypse is used to misdirect both opposition and regulation. Don’t fall for it.
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September 24, 2026 at 11:00 PM
AI may not be able to do your job. But the threat of it works as a disciplinary mechanism to hold down wages.
India's women wrestlers became celebrated athletes — but that gave them no power within the institutions that governed their sport.
In India, Women Wrestlers Grapple With Sexual Harassment
Despite facing obstacles to hold a powerful official accountable, top athletes keep fighting to help the next generation.
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September 24, 2026 at 10:00 PM
India's women wrestlers became celebrated athletes — but that gave them no power within the institutions that governed their sport.
The administration plans to install anti-woke warning signs outside the institution’s 21 museums—and rid them of “improper ideology.”
How the Smithsonian Became the Latest Front in Trump’s Culture War
The administration plans to install anti-woke warning signs outside the institution’s 21 museums—and rid them of “improper ideology.”
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September 24, 2026 at 7:00 PM
The administration plans to install anti-woke warning signs outside the institution’s 21 museums—and rid them of “improper ideology.”
New documents add alarming details to the tale of a North Texas housing development built atop millions of tons of drilling waste.
In partnership with @texasobserver.org
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In partnership with @texasobserver.org
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Did a Texas Developer Have a Duty to Disclose Toxic Oil and Gas Waste?
New documents add alarming details to the tale of a North Texas housing development built atop millions of tons of drilling waste.
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September 24, 2026 at 5:51 PM
New documents add alarming details to the tale of a North Texas housing development built atop millions of tons of drilling waste.
In partnership with @texasobserver.org
www.truthdig.com/articles/did...
In partnership with @texasobserver.org
www.truthdig.com/articles/did...
John Wilson’s off-the-cuff documentary explores people through their material world, and vice versa.
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By @siddhantadlakha.bsky.social
"The History of Concrete" Review: Where Dreams Are Made
John Wilson’s off-the-cuff documentary explores people through their material world, and vice versa.
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September 24, 2026 at 5:19 PM
John Wilson’s off-the-cuff documentary explores people through their material world, and vice versa.
By @siddhantadlakha.bsky.social
By @siddhantadlakha.bsky.social
Today's Gen Z protests against inequality didn't start with Gen Z — they've been building for generations.
15 Years on From Occupy, the Long Fight of the 99% Continues
Gen Z-led protest movements are building on a long legacy of struggle against economic inequality.
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September 24, 2026 at 4:03 PM
Today's Gen Z protests against inequality didn't start with Gen Z — they've been building for generations.
Kids are showing up to daycare with an extra bag packed in case their parents don't pick them up.
How ICE is Destabilizing a Generation of Immigrant Children
Fear of federal immigration enforcement has pushed parents to avoid schools, doctors, social activities and health and nutrition programs.
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September 24, 2026 at 3:02 PM
Kids are showing up to daycare with an extra bag packed in case their parents don't pick them up.
Once again, the worst parts of the NFL and real life converge on ownership.
Robert Kraft Enters the Concussion Protocol
Once again, the worst parts of the NFL and real life converge on ownership.
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September 24, 2026 at 2:03 PM
Once again, the worst parts of the NFL and real life converge on ownership.
Trending Story — Blue Dogs, Red in the Face
Blue Dogs, Red in the Face: Centrist Crusade Against the Left is Doomed to Fail
The centrist crusade against a rising left is just beginning. It’s also hypocritical, out of touch and doomed to fail.
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September 24, 2026 at 1:03 PM
Trending Story — Blue Dogs, Red in the Face
Cartoon — Democracy Land as Past Attraction
Democracy Land as Past Attraction
An Independent, Progressive Journal of News and Opinion.
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September 24, 2026 at 2:00 AM
Cartoon — Democracy Land as Past Attraction
Every state is losing money to health care cuts from Trump and Republicans. Only California is asking its billionaires to help cover the gap.
California Unions Back the Fight for a Wealth Tax
Labor federation president says Proposition 40 — opposed by the ultrarich — is needed to maintain basic healthcare services after cuts by Trump and Republicans.
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September 24, 2026 at 1:01 AM
Every state is losing money to health care cuts from Trump and Republicans. Only California is asking its billionaires to help cover the gap.
A handful of Pentagon officials, aided by contractors, are deciding nuclear war policy in secret. That secrecy is an authoritarian model of governance.
Donald Trump Will Soon Have New Ways to Start a Nuclear War
Hawks inside and outside the Pentagon are preparing secret plans that would make nuclear war far more likely.
www.truthdig.com
September 24, 2026 at 12:00 AM
A handful of Pentagon officials, aided by contractors, are deciding nuclear war policy in secret. That secrecy is an authoritarian model of governance.
The first Trump administration wasted no time in weakening many rights and legal protections for women in the workplace, but it’s been outpaced by Trump’s second administration — with two years left to go.
Trump World Is Determined to Man Up
Its embrace of misogyny has harmed decades of women's progress.
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September 23, 2026 at 11:01 PM
The first Trump administration wasted no time in weakening many rights and legal protections for women in the workplace, but it’s been outpaced by Trump’s second administration — with two years left to go.
Stuxnet only worked because its creators anticipated every step. AI is already improvising steps no one wrote.
Stuxnet Versus Skynet
The AI apocalypse may not require ‘conscious’ machines at all, but only supercharged digital attack worms like the one released against Iran in 2010.
www.truthdig.com
September 23, 2026 at 10:02 PM
Stuxnet only worked because its creators anticipated every step. AI is already improvising steps no one wrote.
So far, Trump TV is a ratings flop but the threat to press freedom should be the top news.
Now Streaming: Constitutional Misconduct
So far, Trump TV is a ratings flop but the threat to press freedom should be the top news.
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September 23, 2026 at 8:00 PM
So far, Trump TV is a ratings flop but the threat to press freedom should be the top news.
As he stumps in Iowa, the defense secretary is depending on a "replacement press corps" to rewrite his role in a disastrous war.
Pete Hegseth Wants to Be President
As he stumps in Iowa, the defense secretary is depending on a "replacement press corps" to rewrite his role in a disastrous war.
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September 23, 2026 at 7:00 PM
As he stumps in Iowa, the defense secretary is depending on a "replacement press corps" to rewrite his role in a disastrous war.
From Sudan to Iran, children are losing their parents at a pace the world no longer finds shocking.
A Generation of Orphans
From Sudan to Iran, children are losing their parents at a pace the world no longer finds shocking.
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September 23, 2026 at 6:00 PM
From Sudan to Iran, children are losing their parents at a pace the world no longer finds shocking.
Iran's influence over the Houthis has always been complex — something to investigate, not assume.
To Understand the Houthis, Begin With Yemen
Iran’s degree of influence over the Houthis has always been complex — something to investigate, not assume.
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September 23, 2026 at 4:03 PM
Iran's influence over the Houthis has always been complex — something to investigate, not assume.
Under the EPA's new proposal, a wetland qualifies for protection only if it flows every day of the year, with one exception: a single dry spell under 30 days.
Trump Wants to Further Destroy the Clean Water Act
The new, updated proposal for America's wetlands is even worse than the last one.
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September 23, 2026 at 3:02 PM
Under the EPA's new proposal, a wetland qualifies for protection only if it flows every day of the year, with one exception: a single dry spell under 30 days.