Phang: So for this federal judge to be at his wit's end, but to still be giving the grace to these people to do the right thing, shows that he's really laying the foundation for them to be held in contempt.
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‘Living proof damaged landscapes can recover’: exploring a vast restored forest in southern Sweden
Söderåsen national park is one of Europe’s largest protected broadleaf woods, offering wild swimming, spectacular hiking trails and an inspiring story of regeneration
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nautil.us/theres-no-li... Another study demonstrates that immigrants do not increase crime rates.
There’s No Link Between Crime and Unauthorized Immigration
There’s No Link Between Crime and Unauthorized Immigration: A massive new first-of-its-kind study zooms into the neighborhood level
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throughthestatic.org/2026/08/12/o... ICE Detention Centers
Over 140 immigrants detained in Tacoma’s Northwest Detention Center on hunger strike to demand humane treatment
By Hannah Saunders Beginning on August 12, over 140 immigrants who are being detained at Tacoma’s Northwest Detention Center (NWDC) have gone on a hunger strike to demand humane treatment, in…
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BREAKING: Judge Sullivan says he needs PROOF the handwritten FBI notes in the Epstein files are actually duplicative of the typed reports and can be withheld. The court is asking for the handwritten notes.
Department of veterans 'scrambling' to clear backlog after massive mistakes The Veterans Administration (VA) was part of an ongoing effort to make the government run more efficiently while also eliminating staff. Now, veterans are having claims denied by the VA that they counted on for healthcare. N
Department of veterans 'scrambling' to clear backlog after massive mistakes
The Veterans Administration (VA) was part of an ongoing effort to make the government run more efficiently while also eliminating staff. Now, veterans are having claims denied by the VA that they counted on for healthcare. NOTUS told a story of Paul Rushing, who had a stroke at age 54 and a pulmonar...
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Sen. @ossoff.senate.gov on Navy sailors trying to jump ship due to horrific conditions: “We have to step back & recognize this entire war is based on lies... Iran still has uranium. Hormuz remains closed. A catastrophic failure by the commander in chief + his team.” (Follow: @acyn.bsky.social )
heathercoxrichardson.substack.com/p/august-12-... Trump's latest poll numbers are abysmal.
August 12, 2026
In Minnesota yesterday, close Trump ally Mike Lindell, the former chief executive officer of MyPillow, lost the Republican primary for governor to Republican state house speaker Lisa Demuth.
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Nolan Wells’ team is standing firm on its decision to keep his phone as an attorney takes the case to a podcast with a damaging allegation that critics say leaves out a crucial piece of context. #NolanWells #Investigation
'Our Position Has Not Changed': Nolan Wells’ Team Defends Keeping Phone as Attorney Takes to Podcast with Damning Claim—But Leaves Out Crucial Context
Attorneys representing Nolan Wells' family are pushing back on claims that they are deliberately keeping his phone from local authorities. The 18-year-old
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We take for granted that our waterways are too gross for recreation. We don't believe that could change. But that's not true. I wrote about how, and why, we should demand better a couple of years ago: 🌎🧪
All Urban Rivers Should Be Swimmable
Despite the bad press, Paris's Seine cleanup should be an inspiration to cities everywhere.
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Ethan Freedman@ethanpfreedman.com · yesterdayFun Fact: The 1972 Clean Water Act said that American waterways should be both "fishable" and "swimmable" by the mid-1980s And yet, according to this report, many of the country's lakes and rivers are still – still! – often too contaminated to swim in
This idiotic tweet reminds me of when a friend and I visited Oakland Cemetery in Atlanta. Founded in 1850, it reveals a fascinating history. We noticed how many gravestones were for infants. And for many young sibling dying in the same week. We realized that it was before vaccines and antibiotics.
open.substack.com/pub/heated/p... AI is worsening the climate crisis in ways that you haven't even considered.
AI’s climate problem is worse than we thought
A new study reveals that AI’s climate impact extends far beyond its massive data center footprint.
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open.substack.com/pub/defiance... Trump is stealing money from other government agencies to fund his White House makeover.
Trump plans $1 billion extreme home makeover. When he's gone, we'll undo all of it.
Report reveals that administration has secretly moved staggering amounts of money from other agencies to help the president redecorate the White House.
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They really are the Gestapo, and they just keep escalating their use of force. The Department of Homeland Security is now moving to equip ICE officers with gloves capable of delivering electrical shocks.
Scientists Warn Carney's Changes Will Bring 'Wilful Extinction' via @thetyee.ca thetyee.ca/News/2026/08... Killing wildlife for pipelines
Scientists Warn Carney’s Changes Will Bring ‘Wilful Extinction’ | The Tyee
Proposed amendments to make building ports and pipelines easier could destroy entire species.
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If they thought they could have secured a conviction, the case wouldn’t have been dropped in the first place. This is really getting pathetic.
Kyle Griffin@kylegriffin1.bsky.social · 2d agoBREAKING WSJ: Trump White House officials have asked the Trump Justice Department to consider a new prosecution of David Hearn, the man accused of vandalizing the Reflecting Pool — as Trump fumes over U.S. Attorney Jeanine Pirro's decision to drop the case.
Forget the solar eclipse, there's a far more important thing happening today: Happy #WorldElephantDay everyone! There are 3 species of elephant: Asian, African Savanna and African Forest. All are endangered, Forest critically, due to lost habitat, human-wildlife interactions and the ivory trade 🐘
Following the Lockerbie bombing, Congress passed a law stating that if the government has information so troubling that it causes them to change travel or other plans, the government MUST inform any Americans who cold be impacted. Trump skipped of AF-1 without a word. Unethical. Illegal.
The wrong answer machine sure pollutes a lot. 🌎 We're hearing also that it might also use lots of water?? And increase ambient temperatures by as much as 16°F locally? I guess it makes sense that 71% of Americans oppose them, spanning Independents, Republicans, Democrats—every political ideology.
Amazon's New AI Data Center Is So Enormous That It Appears It Will Become the Largest Single Source of Pollution in the United States
Amazon's planned data center for Pecos County, Texas would come with a gas plant capable of emitting 33 million tons of CO2 every year.
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