Ray Roberts
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They believe the rules don’t really apply to them — they’re “above” all those silly things and there aren’t consequences that they will be held to account for.
A New Book Seeks to Shame the Elites Who Caved to Trump www.nytimes.com/2026/09/14/o...
A New Book Seeks to Shame the Elites Who Caved to Trump www.nytimes.com/2026/09/14/o...
Opinion | They Could Afford to Stand Up to Trump. Why Didn’t They? (Gift Article)
The more the logic of capitalism pervades the rest of life, the less room there is for compassion, honor or heroism.
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September 15, 2026 at 1:06 AM
They believe the rules don’t really apply to them — they’re “above” all those silly things and there aren’t consequences that they will be held to account for.
A New Book Seeks to Shame the Elites Who Caved to Trump www.nytimes.com/2026/09/14/o...
A New Book Seeks to Shame the Elites Who Caved to Trump www.nytimes.com/2026/09/14/o...
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This is a big deal and it deserves a lot more attention. A federal whistleblower is sounding the alarm about a nationwide DHS operation called the “Unlawful Voter Initiative.”
According to the disclosure, hundreds of employees at U.S. Citizenship and
According to the disclosure, hundreds of employees at U.S. Citizenship and
September 14, 2026 at 9:15 PM
This is a big deal and it deserves a lot more attention. A federal whistleblower is sounding the alarm about a nationwide DHS operation called the “Unlawful Voter Initiative.”
According to the disclosure, hundreds of employees at U.S. Citizenship and
According to the disclosure, hundreds of employees at U.S. Citizenship and
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Immigration Services have been assigned to search for supposed noncitizen voters. Officers are expected to review at least 40 people every day, using DHS data that employees themselves are warning contain bad naturalization dates, duplicate records and other errors.
September 14, 2026 at 9:15 PM
Immigration Services have been assigned to search for supposed noncitizen voters. Officers are expected to review at least 40 people every day, using DHS data that employees themselves are warning contain bad naturalization dates, duplicate records and other errors.
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The whistleblower says employees have also been directed to use people’s personal information, including dates of birth and portions of Social Security numbers, to access state voter websites.
September 14, 2026 at 9:15 PM
The whistleblower says employees have also been directed to use people’s personal information, including dates of birth and portions of Social Security numbers, to access state voter websites.
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As a new NFL season begins, here’s a reminder: publicly funded stadiums for billionaire sports team owners are a scam. Watch.
The Sports Stadium Scam | Robert Reich
Billionaires have found one more way to fleece the public: sports stadiums.And if we don’t play ball, they’ll take our f
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September 13, 2026 at 8:00 PM
As a new NFL season begins, here’s a reminder: publicly funded stadiums for billionaire sports team owners are a scam. Watch.
Well worth reading all the way to the end.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/ng-i...
www.theguardian.com/us-news/ng-i...
The end times fascists are plotting their escape from our world. Our mission is clear | Naomi Klein and Astra Taylor
An unholy alliance is working toward an apocalyptic future from which only a chosen few will emerge unscathed. It’s becoming clear how we stop them
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September 13, 2026 at 8:23 PM
Well worth reading all the way to the end.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/ng-i...
www.theguardian.com/us-news/ng-i...
Billions of dollars of grift: “Board of Peace” which in this Bizzarro world, every word means the Orwellian opposite.
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We Investigated The Board Of Peace. The Corruption We Found Will Shock You.
YouTube video by More Perfect Union
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September 13, 2026 at 6:55 PM
Billions of dollars of grift: “Board of Peace” which in this Bizzarro world, every word means the Orwellian opposite.
youtu.be/iSHR_tEYJUs?...
youtu.be/iSHR_tEYJUs?...
This gift article offers one insight into the zealotry, but neglects to address their overarching GREED.
Why Tech Oligarchs Are Willing to Risk Apocalypse www.nytimes.com/2026/09/12/o...
Why Tech Oligarchs Are Willing to Risk Apocalypse www.nytimes.com/2026/09/12/o...
Opinion | Why Tech Oligarchs Are Willing to Risk Apocalypse (Gift Article)
Silicon Valley’s strange new theology.
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September 12, 2026 at 12:47 PM
This gift article offers one insight into the zealotry, but neglects to address their overarching GREED.
Why Tech Oligarchs Are Willing to Risk Apocalypse www.nytimes.com/2026/09/12/o...
Why Tech Oligarchs Are Willing to Risk Apocalypse www.nytimes.com/2026/09/12/o...
Hopeful “positive” tipping points are within reach but are being slowed down by the USA
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Climate solutions most likely to reach ‘positive tipping points’ revealed by scientists
Global shift towards clean electricity could trigger ‘cascade’ of progress, helping reduce air pollution, cut waste and revive oceans
www.theguardian.com
September 10, 2026 at 12:02 PM
Hopeful “positive” tipping points are within reach but are being slowed down by the USA
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
From bad to worse
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Climate ‘feedback loops’ could worsen global warming by 30%, study finds
Emissions of planet-heating methane and CO2 from natural sources are worsening the climate crisis, paper says
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September 10, 2026 at 11:53 AM
From bad to worse
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
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We have already crossed a one-way , irreversible tipping point , losing coral reefs worldwide: I.e. the habitat for 70% of the diversity of the world’s fish. This also means a primary food source for nearly 1 billion people is dangerously at risk .
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
August was joint-hottest month ever recorded globally
Temperatures reached 1.65C above preindustrial levels, months before El Niño system reaches full strength
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September 10, 2026 at 2:47 AM
We have already crossed a one-way , irreversible tipping point , losing coral reefs worldwide: I.e. the habitat for 70% of the diversity of the world’s fish. This also means a primary food source for nearly 1 billion people is dangerously at risk .
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Do androids (actually) dream of electronic sheep? 🐑
Or is it more like Deep Thought answering “42” — are we asking the right questions?
OpenAI Says It Has Cracked One of Math’s ‘Millennium Problems’ www.nytimes.com/2026/09/08/s...
Or is it more like Deep Thought answering “42” — are we asking the right questions?
OpenAI Says It Has Cracked One of Math’s ‘Millennium Problems’ www.nytimes.com/2026/09/08/s...
OpenAI Says It Has Cracked One of Math’s ‘Millennium Problems’ (Gift Article)
The company’s announcement is the most dramatic sign yet that artificial intelligence is fundamentally transforming the field of higher mathematics.
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September 8, 2026 at 8:36 PM
Do androids (actually) dream of electronic sheep? 🐑
Or is it more like Deep Thought answering “42” — are we asking the right questions?
OpenAI Says It Has Cracked One of Math’s ‘Millennium Problems’ www.nytimes.com/2026/09/08/s...
Or is it more like Deep Thought answering “42” — are we asking the right questions?
OpenAI Says It Has Cracked One of Math’s ‘Millennium Problems’ www.nytimes.com/2026/09/08/s...
This meeting of mayors was almost canceled due to extreme heat: about how to manage extreme heat.
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We’re the mayors of Paris, Milan and Phoenix. The heat crisis has us all facing the same question | Emmanuel Grégoire, Giuseppe Sala and Kate Gallego
Our three cities are learning from each other about how to protect residents. These climate policies are also public health measures
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September 7, 2026 at 12:42 PM
This meeting of mayors was almost canceled due to extreme heat: about how to manage extreme heat.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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This also means the costs and risks have increased considerably where YOU live.
It’s Not Just You. America Has Gotten Much Hotter. www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
It’s Not Just You. America Has Gotten Much Hotter. www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
Opinion | Summer Has Gotten Much Hotter. See How Bad It Is Where You Live.
The notion of enduring the summer rather than embracing it has spread far beyond the Sun Belt.
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September 5, 2026 at 2:26 PM
This also means the costs and risks have increased considerably where YOU live.
It’s Not Just You. America Has Gotten Much Hotter. www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
It’s Not Just You. America Has Gotten Much Hotter. www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
Private equity and billionaires are making everything “Worse on purpose” and through “Enshittification” — here’s how to do better for yourself because the Calvary isn’t coming anytime soon
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Not your imagination: from backpacks to food, consumer goods are getting worse
Is it possible to avoid the continuing decline in quality of consumer products brought on by corporate greed?
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September 4, 2026 at 10:49 AM
Private equity and billionaires are making everything “Worse on purpose” and through “Enshittification” — here’s how to do better for yourself because the Calvary isn’t coming anytime soon
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
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For the second time in a year, a federal judge has found that Google is an illegal monopoly — but stopped short of breaking it up.
As former FTC Chair Lina Khan explains, monopolies like Google are a direct threat to our freedom.
As former FTC Chair Lina Khan explains, monopolies like Google are a direct threat to our freedom.
The Illusion of Choice: How Big Business Controls Your Life (ft. Lina Khan)
From your grocery bill to your paycheck, monopolies are making you less financially secure and ultimately less free. For
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September 3, 2026 at 8:00 PM
For the second time in a year, a federal judge has found that Google is an illegal monopoly — but stopped short of breaking it up.
As former FTC Chair Lina Khan explains, monopolies like Google are a direct threat to our freedom.
As former FTC Chair Lina Khan explains, monopolies like Google are a direct threat to our freedom.
The adjectives which would normally sound
hyperbolic (“supersized”) will actually turn out to be gobsmacking, flabbergasting, stunning understatements
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hyperbolic (“supersized”) will actually turn out to be gobsmacking, flabbergasting, stunning understatements
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
‘Supersizing before our eyes’: UN warns of record El Niño approaching
Event is likely to be largest in at least 1,000 years and will pile extra heat into a world already in a climate crisis
www.theguardian.com
September 3, 2026 at 12:17 PM
The adjectives which would normally sound
hyperbolic (“supersized”) will actually turn out to be gobsmacking, flabbergasting, stunning understatements
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
hyperbolic (“supersized”) will actually turn out to be gobsmacking, flabbergasting, stunning understatements
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
