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A ProPublica analysis found that the spike in deaths has elicited almost no public health response.
Ectopic Pregnancy Deaths Have Nearly Doubled. Abortion Ban States Have It Worst.
A ProPublica analysis found that the spike in deaths has elicited almost no public health response.
truthout.org
September 12, 2026 at 6:30 PM
A ProPublica analysis found that the spike in deaths has elicited almost no public health response.
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How do “pro-lifers” not understand that a fetus cannot survive in a fallopian tube—and that the fallopian tube will eventually explode?! Perhaps we need to ask them to imagine a fertilized egg entering, embedding into and then growing in a penis. What will happen to the penis and the man it’s on?
September 13, 2026 at 7:22 AM
How do “pro-lifers” not understand that a fetus cannot survive in a fallopian tube—and that the fallopian tube will eventually explode?! Perhaps we need to ask them to imagine a fertilized egg entering, embedding into and then growing in a penis. What will happen to the penis and the man it’s on?
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Scientists and experts warned COVID could spread through airborne aerosols, but infection-control leaders relied on outdated views of aerosol transmission. The assumption that COVID couldn’t be airborne was a mistake, based on thinking already described as illogical in a 2006 SARS Commission report.
September 19, 2026 at 2:44 AM
Scientists and experts warned COVID could spread through airborne aerosols, but infection-control leaders relied on outdated views of aerosol transmission. The assumption that COVID couldn’t be airborne was a mistake, based on thinking already described as illogical in a 2006 SARS Commission report.
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Alex Karp of Palantir says the AI industry must be nationalized to protect it from lawsuits if it accidentally destroys the world. More likely, he sees the bubble about to burst and he wants to be bought out with our tax dollars before that happens.
September 18, 2026 at 10:58 PM
Alex Karp of Palantir says the AI industry must be nationalized to protect it from lawsuits if it accidentally destroys the world. More likely, he sees the bubble about to burst and he wants to be bought out with our tax dollars before that happens.
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A world without whales, grey wolves, sea turtles, ferrets, and manatees?
How about just getting rid of billionaires?
www.commondreams.org/news/endager...
How about just getting rid of billionaires?
www.commondreams.org/news/endager...
Conservationists Call Trump's Latest Endangered Species Policy 'All-Out War on America's Wildlife' | Common Dreams
Wildlife defenders criticize the Trump administration's latest move to weaken Endangered Species Act protections—allowing accidental injuries and deaths.
www.commondreams.org
September 19, 2026 at 2:45 AM
A world without whales, grey wolves, sea turtles, ferrets, and manatees?
How about just getting rid of billionaires?
www.commondreams.org/news/endager...
How about just getting rid of billionaires?
www.commondreams.org/news/endager...
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"The study found that most aerosol-generating procedures considered high risk produced fewer emissions than coughing or talking...This has effectively ended the use of the term "aerosol-generating procedure" in risk assessments, leading to a major change in how PPE is deployed in health care."
Scottish infection control guidelines informed by evidence on aerosol-generating procedures
Scotland is the first country in the world to use evidence gathered during the pandemic to transform its guidelines on reducing the spread of respiratory disease in health care settings. The new appro...
medicalxpress.com
September 19, 2026 at 2:32 AM
"The study found that most aerosol-generating procedures considered high risk produced fewer emissions than coughing or talking...This has effectively ended the use of the term "aerosol-generating procedure" in risk assessments, leading to a major change in how PPE is deployed in health care."
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New essay from @sarahkendzior.bsky.social:
"I am part of a movement against AI. A movement for accurate history, environmental protection, and human dignity."
"I am part of a movement against AI. A movement for accurate history, environmental protection, and human dignity."
September 15, 2026 at 11:15 PM
New essay from @sarahkendzior.bsky.social:
"I am part of a movement against AI. A movement for accurate history, environmental protection, and human dignity."
"I am part of a movement against AI. A movement for accurate history, environmental protection, and human dignity."
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Read the full story for more details on the wedding and Kremlev — including his earlier years in a Russian government-backed bike gang called the Night Wolves:
Donald Trump Jr.’s Wedding Bankrolled by Putin-Linked Russian Oligarch
The oligarch, Umar Kremlev, spent hundreds of thousands on expenses like renting out a private island. He appears to have met Trump Jr. only recently, but he attended the intimate wedding with a large...
www.propublica.org
September 14, 2026 at 11:21 AM
Read the full story for more details on the wedding and Kremlev — including his earlier years in a Russian government-backed bike gang called the Night Wolves:
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I used to think that religious people were only a threat to themselves, kinda like drug addicts just using a crutch to escape reality but now that they're organized into a hateful political party hell bent on destroying a multicultural America society I see them as a threat hand in hand with fascism
September 13, 2026 at 10:25 AM
I used to think that religious people were only a threat to themselves, kinda like drug addicts just using a crutch to escape reality but now that they're organized into a hateful political party hell bent on destroying a multicultural America society I see them as a threat hand in hand with fascism
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Only 28% of Texas #datacenters responded to a state-mandated #water use survey in the last three years. And this isn't just a Texas problem. Transparency is desperately needed for data center water (and #energy) use.
www.texastribune.org/2026/09/14/t...
www.texastribune.org/2026/09/14/t...
Texas could penalize data centers for not reporting water use
Last year, less than 30% of data centers responded to a state-mandated water usage survey conducted by the Texas Water Development Board.
www.texastribune.org
September 15, 2026 at 3:08 PM
Only 28% of Texas #datacenters responded to a state-mandated #water use survey in the last three years. And this isn't just a Texas problem. Transparency is desperately needed for data center water (and #energy) use.
www.texastribune.org/2026/09/14/t...
www.texastribune.org/2026/09/14/t...
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This story is nightmarish.
archive.is/uHshA for the depaywalled version. (I have a Wired subscription but there doesn't seem to be a "gift link" option.)
archive.is/uHshA for the depaywalled version. (I have a Wired subscription but there doesn't seem to be a "gift link" option.)
There is a corner of the internet I had never heard of before I started reporting this story.
It’s called the “burnerverse”: a network of anon burner accounts ostensibly discussing college sports. But they have another goal: destroying young girls’ lives.🧵:
www.wired.com/story/burner...
It’s called the “burnerverse”: a network of anon burner accounts ostensibly discussing college sports. But they have another goal: destroying young girls’ lives.🧵:
www.wired.com/story/burner...
A College Girl Was Exploited on Camera. A Network of Anonymous Men Got to Work
Maddie Kowalski is one of countless young women who’ve had their lives destroyed by the burnerverse, a loosely connected online community of sports fans. Now she’s fighting back.
www.wired.com
September 14, 2026 at 4:22 PM
This story is nightmarish.
archive.is/uHshA for the depaywalled version. (I have a Wired subscription but there doesn't seem to be a "gift link" option.)
archive.is/uHshA for the depaywalled version. (I have a Wired subscription but there doesn't seem to be a "gift link" option.)
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The article names three men, students at UF, who spread the (nonconsensual) video: Kamran Ahmed and Brendan Pitfield, members of the Theta Chi frat, and Jacob Gomberg, a pitcher for the school's D1 team, who has since transferred to Indiana University.
I wanted their names to be searchable on here.
I wanted their names to be searchable on here.
September 14, 2026 at 4:26 PM
The article names three men, students at UF, who spread the (nonconsensual) video: Kamran Ahmed and Brendan Pitfield, members of the Theta Chi frat, and Jacob Gomberg, a pitcher for the school's D1 team, who has since transferred to Indiana University.
I wanted their names to be searchable on here.
I wanted their names to be searchable on here.
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September 14, 2026 at 2:28 AM
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underrated part of El-Sayed’s messaging strategy seems to be shaming journalists who ask dumb questions that play into right-wing frames. you can’t answer these in a way that satisfies them, but you can make it embarrassing enough that you impose a toll on asking.
September 13, 2026 at 11:49 PM
underrated part of El-Sayed’s messaging strategy seems to be shaming journalists who ask dumb questions that play into right-wing frames. you can’t answer these in a way that satisfies them, but you can make it embarrassing enough that you impose a toll on asking.
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The U.S. has entered its 13th COVID wave, with an estimated 1 in 86 Americans currently infectious. Around 567,000 new infections are occurring daily, totalling 3.69 million in a week. PMC estimates a single week at this level could result in 900–1,600 excess deaths.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/...
www.wsws.org/en/articles/...
September 14, 2026 at 4:55 AM
The U.S. has entered its 13th COVID wave, with an estimated 1 in 86 Americans currently infectious. Around 567,000 new infections are occurring daily, totalling 3.69 million in a week. PMC estimates a single week at this level could result in 900–1,600 excess deaths.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/...
www.wsws.org/en/articles/...
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"The University of Chicago’s undergrad social-sciences division will go “analog” this fall, implementing a blanket policy banning technology in class and AI assistance on coursework across the division’s core courses."
www.chronicle.com/article/u-of...
www.chronicle.com/article/u-of...
U. of Chicago Bans Tech, AI in Social Sciences Core Courses
The new restrictions apply to students and faculty members.
www.chronicle.com
September 14, 2026 at 4:31 AM
"The University of Chicago’s undergrad social-sciences division will go “analog” this fall, implementing a blanket policy banning technology in class and AI assistance on coursework across the division’s core courses."
www.chronicle.com/article/u-of...
www.chronicle.com/article/u-of...
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UN: Climate change will reach at least 1.8 C, a point where there are no good outcomes
Trump: Great time to repeal limits on power plant pollution!
Trump: Great time to repeal limits on power plant pollution!
E.P.A. Will Erase Limits on Climate Pollution From Power Plants (Gift Article)
Generation of electricity is the second largest source of carbon dioxide and other planet-warming gases in the United States.
www.nytimes.com
September 14, 2026 at 3:44 AM
UN: Climate change will reach at least 1.8 C, a point where there are no good outcomes
Trump: Great time to repeal limits on power plant pollution!
Trump: Great time to repeal limits on power plant pollution!
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Breaking News: The E.P.A. is said to be planning to announce that the U.S. will no longer limit climate pollution from power plants.
E.P.A. Will Erase Limits on Climate Pollution From Power Plants
Generation of electricity is the second largest source of carbon dioxide and other planet-warming gases in the United States.
nyti.ms
September 14, 2026 at 2:34 AM
Breaking News: The E.P.A. is said to be planning to announce that the U.S. will no longer limit climate pollution from power plants.
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Who would benefit from such a policy change?
Elon Musk's company SpaceX (nee xAI) operates 59 gas turbine power generators at its Colossus site in Tennessee.
Illegally, without any permits.
www.cnbc.com/2026/04/14/e...
Elon Musk's company SpaceX (nee xAI) operates 59 gas turbine power generators at its Colossus site in Tennessee.
Illegally, without any permits.
www.cnbc.com/2026/04/14/e...
Breaking News: The E.P.A. is said to be planning to announce that the U.S. will no longer limit climate pollution from power plants.
E.P.A. Will Erase Limits on Climate Pollution From Power Plants
Generation of electricity is the second largest source of carbon dioxide and other planet-warming gases in the United States.
nyti.ms
September 14, 2026 at 4:13 AM
Who would benefit from such a policy change?
Elon Musk's company SpaceX (nee xAI) operates 59 gas turbine power generators at its Colossus site in Tennessee.
Illegally, without any permits.
www.cnbc.com/2026/04/14/e...
Elon Musk's company SpaceX (nee xAI) operates 59 gas turbine power generators at its Colossus site in Tennessee.
Illegally, without any permits.
www.cnbc.com/2026/04/14/e...
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TIL the Japanese soft serve place near me offers Lactaid and honestly? Brilliant
September 12, 2026 at 1:33 PM
TIL the Japanese soft serve place near me offers Lactaid and honestly? Brilliant
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On Labor Day, Mamdani Announces First-of-Its-Kind ‘Office of Worker Power’ in NYC
“We’re setting it up to help workers organize in an economy where more and more is stacked against them.”
“We’re setting it up to help workers organize in an economy where more and more is stacked against them.”
On Labor Day, Mamdani Announces First-of-Its-Kind 'Office of Worker Power' in NYC | Common Dreams
"We’re setting it up to help workers organize in an economy where more and more is stacked against them."
www.commondreams.org
September 7, 2026 at 10:06 PM
On Labor Day, Mamdani Announces First-of-Its-Kind ‘Office of Worker Power’ in NYC
“We’re setting it up to help workers organize in an economy where more and more is stacked against them.”
“We’re setting it up to help workers organize in an economy where more and more is stacked against them.”
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No one is "imagining" that prices keep rising. So much online discourse frustrates me because prices ARE UP IN FACT.
September 4, 2026 at 9:19 PM
No one is "imagining" that prices keep rising. So much online discourse frustrates me because prices ARE UP IN FACT.
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I used to love the “No Comment” section on the back page of every issue of Ms. Magazine.
“No Comment” featured images of ads/media that objectified women and were submitted by readers without comment.
It was an introduction to feminist media literacy for many girls and women of my generation.
“No Comment” featured images of ads/media that objectified women and were submitted by readers without comment.
It was an introduction to feminist media literacy for many girls and women of my generation.
September 3, 2026 at 4:32 PM
I used to love the “No Comment” section on the back page of every issue of Ms. Magazine.
“No Comment” featured images of ads/media that objectified women and were submitted by readers without comment.
It was an introduction to feminist media literacy for many girls and women of my generation.
“No Comment” featured images of ads/media that objectified women and were submitted by readers without comment.
It was an introduction to feminist media literacy for many girls and women of my generation.