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"That's a real nice Congressionally-approved arts center you've got there. Shame if something were to happen to it."
September 15, 2026 at 7:09 PM
"That's a real nice Congressionally-approved arts center you've got there. Shame if something were to happen to it."
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Important: the USPS rule that SCOTUS blocked tonight was Trump’s big plan to control and restrict mail voting.
But a separate policy remains in place: USPS is no longer postmarking mail as soon it gets it, which is hugely important for deadlines.
So people must mail back with plenty of time.
But a separate policy remains in place: USPS is no longer postmarking mail as soon it gets it, which is hugely important for deadlines.
So people must mail back with plenty of time.
In an Intense Election Year, New Post Office Rules Could Trip Up Voter Registration - Bolts
A change in how mail is postmarked could lead some voters to miss key deadlines, including voter registration. Advocates worry the people most affected will be those already facing voting barriers.
boltsmag.org
September 15, 2026 at 12:47 AM
Important: the USPS rule that SCOTUS blocked tonight was Trump’s big plan to control and restrict mail voting.
But a separate policy remains in place: USPS is no longer postmarking mail as soon it gets it, which is hugely important for deadlines.
So people must mail back with plenty of time.
But a separate policy remains in place: USPS is no longer postmarking mail as soon it gets it, which is hugely important for deadlines.
So people must mail back with plenty of time.
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Ectopic pregnancy deaths have nearly doubled. It’s worse in states with abortion bans. floridaphoenix.com/2026/09/14/r...
Ectopic pregnancy deaths have nearly doubled. It’s worse in states with abortion bans. • Florida Phoenix
The number of women who died after an ectopic pregnancy has spiked in recent years, a ProPublica analysis found. The mounting deaths in Centers for Disease Control and Prevention data have drawn littl...
floridaphoenix.com
September 14, 2026 at 7:16 PM
Ectopic pregnancy deaths have nearly doubled. It’s worse in states with abortion bans. floridaphoenix.com/2026/09/14/r...
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Thousands of immigrants did the hard, dirty work of clearing rubble and toxic dust and debris from Ground Zero. Many were undocumented laborers sent to work every day with no special PPE, and got cancer as a result. Now some of those same people are living in fear of ICE.
www.npr.org/2026/09/11/n...
www.npr.org/2026/09/11/n...
They cleaned up ground zero. Now many are hiding from ICE
After 9/11, thousands of rescue and cleanup crews went to work at ground zero. They were exposed to toxic debris and experienced psychological trauma. Today, many say they live in fear of deportation.
www.npr.org
September 11, 2026 at 5:55 PM
Thousands of immigrants did the hard, dirty work of clearing rubble and toxic dust and debris from Ground Zero. Many were undocumented laborers sent to work every day with no special PPE, and got cancer as a result. Now some of those same people are living in fear of ICE.
www.npr.org/2026/09/11/n...
www.npr.org/2026/09/11/n...
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john fetterman is the first rat in history to climb onto a sinking ship.
September 10, 2026 at 4:32 AM
john fetterman is the first rat in history to climb onto a sinking ship.
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*looks directly at camera*
You don't have a right to safe drinking water, a US court just ruled. A Trump-appointed judge also said Americans have no “constitutional right to truthful information” during a public health crisis.
You don't have a right to safe drinking water, US court rules
A Trump-appointed judge also said Americans have no “constitutional right to truthful information” during a public health crisis.
www.motherjones.com
September 6, 2026 at 7:47 AM
*looks directly at camera*
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feeling unexpectedly emotional as we visit saerbeck, a town of just 7200 in central germany that formed a climate municipality. they produce 4.5x the electricity they need, and have developed a whole array of climate solutions.
one of them? a climate action curriculum that starts in kindergarten.
one of them? a climate action curriculum that starts in kindergarten.
September 3, 2026 at 2:49 PM
feeling unexpectedly emotional as we visit saerbeck, a town of just 7200 in central germany that formed a climate municipality. they produce 4.5x the electricity they need, and have developed a whole array of climate solutions.
one of them? a climate action curriculum that starts in kindergarten.
one of them? a climate action curriculum that starts in kindergarten.
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US has paid $34 million for Trump's redo of the Reflecting Pool
US is sending $500 thousand to help Nepal flood victims
US is sending $500 thousand to help Nepal flood victims
August 29, 2026 at 9:32 PM
US has paid $34 million for Trump's redo of the Reflecting Pool
US is sending $500 thousand to help Nepal flood victims
US is sending $500 thousand to help Nepal flood victims
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Fun fact — and reminder: For all their focus on “officer safety” and arguments about aggressive tactics being necessary, no ICE officer has ever been killed in the line of duty.
It is more deadly in the US to be an elementary school student than an ICE officer.
It is more deadly in the US to be an elementary school student than an ICE officer.
New: ICE plans to spend millions of dollars on Boston Dynamics dog robots. ICE says this is to improve "officer safety." The robots can open doors, pick up objects, have 360 cameras, infrared vision, etc. Boston Dynamics didn't respond to question on its stance on ICE www.404media.co/ice-plans-to...
ICE Plans to Spends Millions on Boston Dynamics Dog Robots
ICE wants the robot dogs to improve “officer safety.”
www.404media.co
August 30, 2026 at 12:57 AM
Fun fact — and reminder: For all their focus on “officer safety” and arguments about aggressive tactics being necessary, no ICE officer has ever been killed in the line of duty.
It is more deadly in the US to be an elementary school student than an ICE officer.
It is more deadly in the US to be an elementary school student than an ICE officer.
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Wake up, babe. The Prime Minister just dropped “hydronym”.
August 27, 2026 at 9:39 PM
Wake up, babe. The Prime Minister just dropped “hydronym”.
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Tim Curry was not the 80-year-old Home Alone 2 cast member we were asking for.
August 26, 2026 at 4:01 PM
Tim Curry was not the 80-year-old Home Alone 2 cast member we were asking for.
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Gary, Indiana is 77% percent Black.
Thousands have been without power for nearly two weeks.
Many are without safe water.
Yet every data center is operational & using enormous amounts of both power and water.
This is what oligarchy looks like.
Everyone suffers so the 1% can make even more.
Thousands have been without power for nearly two weeks.
Many are without safe water.
Yet every data center is operational & using enormous amounts of both power and water.
This is what oligarchy looks like.
Everyone suffers so the 1% can make even more.
August 23, 2026 at 4:20 AM
Gary, Indiana is 77% percent Black.
Thousands have been without power for nearly two weeks.
Many are without safe water.
Yet every data center is operational & using enormous amounts of both power and water.
This is what oligarchy looks like.
Everyone suffers so the 1% can make even more.
Thousands have been without power for nearly two weeks.
Many are without safe water.
Yet every data center is operational & using enormous amounts of both power and water.
This is what oligarchy looks like.
Everyone suffers so the 1% can make even more.
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Natalie Harp is a year older than Martin Luther King Jr. was when he gave his I Have a Dream speech. She has agency and is running the propaganda operation that serves to put people in concentration camps. She does not get a pass because she looks like a dipshit teenager.
August 21, 2026 at 3:20 PM
Natalie Harp is a year older than Martin Luther King Jr. was when he gave his I Have a Dream speech. She has agency and is running the propaganda operation that serves to put people in concentration camps. She does not get a pass because she looks like a dipshit teenager.
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Republicans have the majority in the Senate and House and they're telling you they cannot rein Trump in, so stop giving them power. They're telling you they refuse to use it.
August 6, 2026 at 6:36 PM
Republicans have the majority in the Senate and House and they're telling you they cannot rein Trump in, so stop giving them power. They're telling you they refuse to use it.
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An important lesson given RFK's claims he's doing a "cooking show."
Transportation secretary Sean Duffy benefited from millions in corporate donations to make a show about road trips. But two months after Duffy said the show would premiere, it doesn't appear to exist at all.
My latest False Flag @thebulwark.com:
www.thebulwark.com/p/what-the-h...
My latest False Flag @thebulwark.com:
www.thebulwark.com/p/what-the-h...
What the Hell Happened to Sean Duffy’s Road-Trip TV Show?
Three months after it was announced, the secretary of transportation’s summer show—funded by companies he regulates—hasn’t aired a single episode.
www.thebulwark.com
August 4, 2026 at 12:20 AM
An important lesson given RFK's claims he's doing a "cooking show."
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I can’t afford gas or groceries and Trump won’t allow disaster relief to my state because our governor is a Democrat. But at least the federal government is banning workplace heat protections.
August 2, 2026 at 7:10 PM
I can’t afford gas or groceries and Trump won’t allow disaster relief to my state because our governor is a Democrat. But at least the federal government is banning workplace heat protections.
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When Justice is blind, bad guys take the fifth. When justice is corrupt, good guys take the fifth.
Feel free to share.
Feel free to share.
July 30, 2026 at 3:57 AM
When Justice is blind, bad guys take the fifth. When justice is corrupt, good guys take the fifth.
Feel free to share.
Feel free to share.
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We found that the sepsis rate in second-trimester pregnancy loss hospitalizations increased by more than 50% under Texas’ abortion ban.
Here’s how we did our analysis.
(Published Feb. 2025)
Here’s how we did our analysis.
(Published Feb. 2025)
Texas Won’t Study How Its Abortion Ban Impacts Women, So We Did
Since Texas banned abortion, no one has studied the statewide effects on pregnant women experiencing complications. Here’s how we sifted through data on millions of pregnancy hospitalizations and anal...
www.propublica.org
July 24, 2026 at 2:25 AM
We found that the sepsis rate in second-trimester pregnancy loss hospitalizations increased by more than 50% under Texas’ abortion ban.
Here’s how we did our analysis.
(Published Feb. 2025)
Here’s how we did our analysis.
(Published Feb. 2025)
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The claim “RFK Jr. does not fuck chickens” is not an evidence-based claim because studies have not ruled out the possibility that RFK Jr. fucks chickens.
July 24, 2026 at 12:57 AM
The claim “RFK Jr. does not fuck chickens” is not an evidence-based claim because studies have not ruled out the possibility that RFK Jr. fucks chickens.
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In Texas, a Border Patrol agent was just indicted by a local grand jury for aggravated assault for running down a migrant with his car on January 31, 2025.
Video from a homeowner showed the agent driving straight into a man who was calmly walking on the side of the road. myrgv.com/local-news/2...
Video from a homeowner showed the agent driving straight into a man who was calmly walking on the side of the road. myrgv.com/local-news/2...
myrgv.com
July 23, 2026 at 12:47 PM
In Texas, a Border Patrol agent was just indicted by a local grand jury for aggravated assault for running down a migrant with his car on January 31, 2025.
Video from a homeowner showed the agent driving straight into a man who was calmly walking on the side of the road. myrgv.com/local-news/2...
Video from a homeowner showed the agent driving straight into a man who was calmly walking on the side of the road. myrgv.com/local-news/2...
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President Trump has no legal authority over elections and is running out of plays, so he has resorted to rehashing old tropes and nothingburgers. The only way his administration's campaign to undermine our elections works is if voters stay home this fall.
July 17, 2026 at 1:56 AM
President Trump has no legal authority over elections and is running out of plays, so he has resorted to rehashing old tropes and nothingburgers. The only way his administration's campaign to undermine our elections works is if voters stay home this fall.
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this is 2x Chicago Public Library’s FY25 budget
NEW: Chicago taxpayers spent nearly $259 million in 2025 to resolve lawsuits alleging CPD officers committed a wide range of misconduct — including wrongful convictions & improper pursuits, according to a city report required by the federal court order known as the consent decree. @wttw.bsky.social
Chicago Taxpayers Spent $259M to Resolve Police Misconduct Lawsuits in 2025: City Analysis
Chicago taxpayers paid three times more to resolve police misconduct lawsuits in 2025, as compared with 2024, according to the annual report detailing the cost of lawsuits filed against the Chicago Po...
news.wttw.com
July 10, 2026 at 4:22 PM
this is 2x Chicago Public Library’s FY25 budget
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Graham Platner just posted a video claiming he "intends to withdraw" and that he's "suspending" his campaign.
I think he's lying. I think this is strategy. It's Nixonian. Let me explain.
(thread)
I think he's lying. I think this is strategy. It's Nixonian. Let me explain.
(thread)
July 9, 2026 at 1:11 AM
Graham Platner just posted a video claiming he "intends to withdraw" and that he's "suspending" his campaign.
I think he's lying. I think this is strategy. It's Nixonian. Let me explain.
(thread)
I think he's lying. I think this is strategy. It's Nixonian. Let me explain.
(thread)
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One thing I don’t think men understand is that rape and assault are so ubiquitous—and so perpetually immune from consequence or recognition—that many women learn to talk about these incidents as of they’re mere inconveniences. We are not allowed to treat them with more gravity.
July 8, 2026 at 2:52 AM
One thing I don’t think men understand is that rape and assault are so ubiquitous—and so perpetually immune from consequence or recognition—that many women learn to talk about these incidents as of they’re mere inconveniences. We are not allowed to treat them with more gravity.