First, the idea of converting a national park to a sports venue is obscene and stupid. Second, Grand Tetons is a long way from anywhere - so only rich jerks could go to a game there. apnews.com/article/wyom...

MLB won't consider game at Grand Teton National Park, says was only conducting initial due diligence

Major League Baseball has decided not to consider Grand Teton National Park in Wyoming for a game. Baseball Commissioner Rob Manfred sent a letter to local officials and community leaders, stating tha...

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Good. AI generated victim statements are just BS. apnews.com/article/ariz...

Sentence tossed in Arizona case where deceased victim was depicted speaking in AI-generated video

An Arizona man’s 10-year manslaughter sentence has been tossed in a case where a video generated by artificial intelligence portrayed the deceased victim addressing a judge before the punishment was i...

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Good. Prison is not supposed to be a spa. www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news...

Diddy placed in solitary following NBC News report on his VIP prison life

The disgraced hip-hop mogul has been paying several inmates who do his laundry, make his bed, clean the toilet before he uses it and even give him Chinese-style massages.

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Judge overturns Trump’s decision to fire court-appointed U.S. attorney in Seattle

The Justice Department said it disagreed with the decision and will appeal.

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FINALLY! This poor guy. www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news...

Venezuelan delivery driver shot by ICE has surgery to remove bullet

Wilber Rafael Garces Perez, 28, appeared in court in a wheelchair on Wednesday, wearing a sling on his arm. He remains in custody.

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Once again - vaccines prevent diseases. Get vaccinated, and stay up to date on your vaccinations. www.nbcnews.com/health/healt...

Shingles cases dropping among people who got chickenpox vaccine, data shows

The virus that causes chickenpox can reactivate during adulthood, causing the painful, itchy rash known as shingles.

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As promised, PBS has just re-posted, streaming for all, my Emmy-nominated film "The First Attack Ads: Hollywood vs. Upton Sinclair" in time for the midterms--and the 2026 efforts to destroy lefty candidates. 26 minutes: www.pbs.org/video/the-fi... www.pbs.org/video/the-fi...

The First Attack Ads: Hollywood vs. Upton Sinclair

The California campaign that gave birth to the political attack ad.

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And I’ll say it again 🗣️ FUCK ICE We were able to successfully chase out five 🧊 vehicles from their hiding spot in Passaic, NJ. ‼️ ICE OUT OF PASSAIC ‼️

They seem to be taking this seriously. 0https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/hochul-replaces-da-ag-letitia-james-special-prosecutor-cornell-rcna601054

Governor replaces DA with New York AG Letitia James as special prosecutor in Cornell case

Jane Doe, who has said she was raped and plied with drugs at a Cornell fraternity house in 2024, “deserves to know that every fact will be examined and justice pursued,” Gov. Kathy Hochul said.

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#ChinaCapital, ICIJ's latest investigation, lays bare what experts describe as the Industrial and Commercial Bank of China's “muscular” lending tactics, which have burdened some of Africa’s most economically vulnerable states. Learn more: buff.ly/ER4aoxT

About the China Capital investigation - ICIJ

A global investigation by ICIJ lays bare the hidden playbook of one of China’s most powerful banks.

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"Surveillance is not safety," EFF's Rindala Alajaji said, via @nbcbayarea.com. "That’s why EFF and the ACLU of Northern California are suing the city of San Jose on behalf of SIREN and CAIR - because in a single year, San Jose PD ran over 250,000 warrantless searches on this location data."

'Surveillance is not safety': Protesters push San Jose to shut down Flock camera network

Protesters issued a renewed call for San Jose to shut down its network of roughly 500 automated license plate reading cameras.

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In October 2023, Samantha Pennington put in a request to take time off for childbirth. Later that same day, she was fired.

Fred Meyer faces federal discrimination suit over treatment of 2 pregnant employees at Vancouver store

The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission filed a lawsuit against the grocery chain in district court, saying the Kroger subsidiary fired two employees after failing to give them reasonable pregnancy accommodations.

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The Pacific Northwest can expect the coming winter to worsen its multiyear drought.

El Niño could put Washington’s coastal towns in hot water

Some communities in Washington are stepping up their efforts to prepare for higher seas.

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Hearing Pete Hegseth say "simple translation... no fatties, no trannies, no beardos, no weirdos" as official policy for our armed forces is absolute clown show behavior. Our military leadership has devolved into playground slurs and cheap theatrics. #Blues

Every person who was abused, harassed, detained, arrested, or deported by ICE must be given amnesty and a path to citizenship, should they want it.

Donald Trump and every one of his appointees and cabinet members and advisors must be destroyed financially, stripped of literally all their money and assets, and denied all future government employment. Let them live off of whatever UBI and public housing/health care they can scrounge up.

ICE must be defunded and destroyed in its entirety and every person who enabled and worked for it must be stripped of all honor and government employment forever. Their names should be added to registries and people should be notified if they're moving into their neighborhoods. They're dangerous.

Christopher Webb@cwebbonline.com · 19h ago

This is the most heartbreaking stories I’ve heard in a long time. ICE detained 2-year-old Orlin Hernandez Reyes’ mother. She begged to be reunited with him before deportation. ICE refused. What happened next is horrific. No matter how you feel about immigration, normal people don’t like cruelty.

The eye-catching sum, the largest single political donation on record in the state, arrived Sept. 16 in the account of Building a Stronger Oregon, a political action committee controlled by carpenter unions.

$10 million political check is not aimed at any particular Oregon race this year, union says

The union representing Oregon carpenters says the money is meant for long-term political giving, not just the 2026 elections.

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And, for the coup de grace, two bills protecting fire survivors from predatory insurance companies, which he vetoed, deliberately, to punish fire survivors for rejecting his "reform" bill that was actually a huge payout to SCE for starting fires. calmatters.org/economy/2026...

Newsom vetoes insurance-claim bills: Is it ‘petty’ politics?

California governor rejects legislation sponsored by LA fire victims, who had spoken out against his wildfire-liability effort.

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Things Gavin Newsom has vetoed this week: -A ban on secretly recording people with smart glasses -A ban on ICE agents working for the state government -A ban on websites selling your data -A bill giving native tribes more say over water rights -A bill protecting transgender healthcare providers

It was a great sunset tonight.

CA law requires employers to provide tools unless workers earn double min. wage. Many growers and contractors ignore the law despite farm workers making far less. With a union contract they can stand up to the bosses. Make your donation today. act.seiu.org/a/tools?ms=b... #WeFeedYou

A UFW union contract can stop farm workers being ripped off by growers

CA law requires employers to provide tools unless workers earn double min. wage. Many growers and contractors ignore the law despite farmworkers making far less. With a union contract they can stand u...

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Good job, California. 15 states to go. No child should marry. A child who marries isn’t emancipated, her (and it’s usually a girl) new spouse becomes her guardian. If he abuses her, she cannot go to a domestic violence shelter. She cannot initiate a divorce. She can’t have her own money.

California bans child marriage, even with parental permission

Supporters hail ban on child marriage and companion bill to address forced marriages as “most comprehensive framework” in the U.S.

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Dancers stand along the Mirroir d'Eau (Water Mirror) reflecting pool before an attempt to break the world record for the highest number of participants in a French Cancan performance, in Bordeaux, south-western France 📸 Christophe Archambault

Well, happy Charles Darwin is “very poorly today & very stupid & hate[s] everybody & everything” to all who celebrate, because he wrote those words in a letter to his friend (and author of Principles of Geology) Charles Lyell 161 years ago today

🇷🇺 Kremlin critic and chess legend Garry Kasparov said Thursday that US and Lithuanian security services had told him and his ally that their lives were in danger and urged them to take security precautions. ➡️ u.afp.com/S92K

Link for anyone who may want the PDF of the Deluxe: www.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/1...

Deluxe Tunnels & Trolls (2015 edition) | Flying Buffalo | Flying Buffalo | DriveThruRPG

This is it! The new and improved, Deluxe Tunnels & Trolls. T&T is the second ever fantasy role playing game, and the easiest to use. This book contains everything you need to play the game solo (with ...

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Bruce Blakeman, the Republican nominee for New York governor, has received millions of dollars in donations from the family and businesses of James Dolan, the owner of Madison Square Garden.

Madison Square Garden’s James Dolan Is Spending Big on New York’s Governor Race

James Dolan has put surveillance at the center of his sports and entertainment empire. Now he’s getting involved in GOP politics by backing a candidate who supports Flock, ICE, and AI data centers.

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Sen Ron Wyden is accusing DOJ and the FBI of withholding a key record from the Epstein files, demanding that AG Todd Blanche and FBI Dir Kash Patel immediately turn over every FBI interview report tied to the investigation into Jeffrey Epstein and his associates. Wyden reveals that his investigators

EXCLUSIVE: Senator Accuses DOJ and FBI of Withholding Secret Epstein Banker Interview, Demands Release of All FBI 302s

Senator Ron Wyden is accusing the Justice Department and the FBI of withholding a key record from the Epstein files, demanding in a letter obtained exclusively

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🚨 EXCLUSIVE: Sen. Ron Wyden says the DOJ and FBI withheld a secret interview with a banker tied to Jeffrey Epstein from the files released to the public. And he says there may be more.

EXCLUSIVE: Senator Accuses DOJ and FBI of Withholding Secret Epstein Banker Interview, Demands Release of All FBI 302s

Senator Ron Wyden is accusing the Justice Department and the FBI of withholding a key record from the Epstein files, demanding in a letter obtained exclusively

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