The U.S. Court of Appeals affirmed a district court’s findings that the Alabama Department of Corrections (ADOC) showed “deliberate indifference” toward the care of thousands of people incarcerated with serious mental health needs.
Kepano Kolohe
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#RESIST Democrat. Hawaii was home for 35 years. Now in the Desert Southwest, Arizona. Please do not ask me for money. I’m unable to donate. No Crypto or investing. Please NO DM’s, thank you. If you don’t have a BIO, I will not follow, also no posts.
So you can’t afford groceries, gas, healthcare, utilities, or your mortgage. But hey, I got gold horses.
and a pet peave of mine: it is amazing how many folks say we should listen to the experts/scientists on topics ranging from healthcare to climate change, but then don't listen to the experts on political strategy.
Three former students say they were forced to provide free labor at troubled teen treatment programs in Utah. The facilities insist they were simply doing chores. www.courthousenews.com/utah-teen-pr...
Utah teen program tries to dodge forced labor claims
Three former students say they were forced to provide free labor at troubled teen treatment programs in Utah, but the facilities insist they were simply doing chores.
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Bari Weiss in Sun Valley with Sheryl Sandberg, who’s carrying a copy of John Fetterman’s book. Zoom in and you can see the title.
You know things are bad when John Roberts starts contradicting Trump. He's usually happy to go along with the MAGA talking points...
Mediaite@mediaite.com · 15m ago‘Ironic’: Fox News Anchor Points Out Inconsistencies in Trump’s Statements on Iran War
And the fact El-Sayed was outspent nearly ten to one by SuperPacs shows how good of a candidate he is and how quality of a communicator he is. Candidates of strength/passion/clarity is what is making a difference.
Matthew Dowd@matthewjdowd.bsky.social · 40m agoMichigan Senate Dem primary yesterday again demonstrated the most important factors in competitive races are quality of candidate/communication ability and being strong and clear as the person of change (not establishment/status quo). Michigan primary results were not fundamentally about ideology.
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A federal judge has officially allowed the Trump administration to end Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for about 330,000 Haitians who have been living and working legally in the United States for years.
We should probably acknowledge CDC now has a new Director. Welcome 👋 Your boss may be NotAScientist RFK Jr., but your mission is public health. When politics ignores evidence, CDC should choose science. Every. Single. Time.
Erica Schwartz confirmed as CDC director, filling nearly yearlong vacancy
Now confirmed, Erica Schwartz is the third CDC nominee since Trump took office for his second term.
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Sure looks like Trump is gonna get beaten by Murdoch once again over that stupid Wall Street Journal lawsuit. www.theguardian.com/media/2026/a...
Judge signals Trump’s defamation lawsuit against Wall Street Journal may be dismissed again
Obama-appointed judge seemed unmoved by Trump attorneys’ arguments in case also naming Murdoch
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Mike Lindell, America’s leading pillow crack enthusiast: “I know a guy. I have an advantage over everyone up here. I can call up the president.”
A quietly powerful, even historic, article on the largely hidden lives of LGBTQ Catholics in China. outreach.faith/2026/08/the-...
The hidden stories of China’s LGBTQ Catholics - Outreach
In this reflection, Eros Shaw traces the growth of China’s LGBTQ Catholic community over the last decade.
outreach.faith
