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The agency spent hundreds of millions on lead remediation in Omaha, Nebraska, home of the nation’s largest residential Superfund site. New soil tests by the Flatwater Free Press and ProPublica show th...

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Oh, what a tangled web she wove. #AuGhost

How I wish that Polish history books got an English translation. Below is me, paraphrasing a story I'd found in *Chłopki* by Joanna Kuciel-Frydryszak.

I have 5 spots remaining for my September queue!

key-lime pie@keymonster.bsky.social · last wk.

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For as flawed as it is in many places, and for as incomplete as it is, I honestly think it’s beautiful that history is a school subject. When done right, it’s like telling our young ones “This is what you are, this is where we came from, and this is what happened before you arrived. Godspeed.”

Well he's not in a super-litigious and harmful cult so I'm gonna say "no."

Pajiba@pajiba.com · yesterday

Is Ryan Gosling the Next Tom Cruise?

would you trust them with yout trinkets? 🦝

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Nothing wrong with that... or with the rest of us drivers being able to find a quick and decent Punjabi restaurant meal at every fourth truck stop.

Shiv Ramdas Mens Rice Activist@nameshiv.bsky.social · 7h ago

the funny thing about people in the western world being angry at sikhs for taking all the trucking jobs is that people in India are also angry with them for taking all the trucking jobs. It's not you. It's what we do. We are the Truck Guys.

This is Stock's "collateral damage" in action

Lee Hurley@hleehurley.com · 8h ago

Cis woman on now speaking about how much she has been challenged, had security called on her because she has PCOS. Says she's never had a problem with trans women but multiple problems with GC women. She's on the verge of tears.

I don't normally post stuff like this on my social media, but I'm Desperate and am in need of help. Hi there, my name is Katra (25, She / Her) and I'm getting kicked out of my parents' house at the start of next month and desperately need a place to move to (Preferably in the Chicago area). 1/3

This is the guy in charge of overhauling the Pentagon's security clearance program. www.motherjones.com/politics/202...

Oh look, another far-right extremist at the Pentagon

He oversees defense intelligence and security agencies and helps shape military operations.

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Brown University has a widget that tracks the cost of the Iran war to American consumers (as contrasted to whatever the Pentagon is spending). Per-household cost now exceeds $600. iranwarcost.watson.brown.edu

@rikiwilchins.bsky.social 2026 Jul Pix11 NYC therapist Remington Yhap, 47, who specialized in LGBTQ+ mental health and sex issues, is accused of raping a 17-year-old trans boy during a session in his Manhattan office in June, sources and prosecutors said Tuesday. pix11.com/news/local-n...

NYC therapist accused of raping transgender teen during session: DA

NEW YORK (PIX11) — A therapist is accused of raping a 17-year-old transgender boy during a session in his Manhattan office in June, sources and prosecutors said Tuesday. Remington Yhap, 47, a…

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Daeodon character idea

Menagerie Lightning Round of animals I am recently interested in

Judge grants DoJ bid to dismiss January 6 cases against rightwing Oath Keepers Ruling vacates convictions of founder Stewart Rhodes and other militia members who took part in 2021 Capitol attack www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...

Judge grants DoJ bid to dismiss January 6 cases against rightwing Oath Keepers

Ruling vacates convictions of founder Stewart Rhodes and other militia members who took part in 2021 Capitol attack

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hello everyone. The kickstarter for Rigsby WI Volume 3: Flux will launch in the fall. I will be a few pages from Flux every day in this thread, in the hopes that someone will see it and think "hey that's cool" You can also read the entire series FOR FREE at rigsbywi.com

"President Donald Trump’s administration has detained dozens of parents and spouses of active-duty U.S. troops as it rolls back immigration protections for military families to pursue its mass deportation agenda." https://bit.ly/4br4M4m

AP Exclusive: Trump's immigration crackdown has detained more than 50 military spouses and parents

An Associated Press investigation reveals that President Donald Trump’s administration has detained dozens of parents and spouses of active-duty U.S. troops.

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this is a great mindset but also a hilarious drag on hong kong phooey, a multiaxial gimbal of racism

Raven Lyn Clemens@ravenlynclemens.bsky.social · 16h ago

i think about this all the time

No more Sims games for us. No more EA games either, for that matter. Some words on why.

yup. unrestricted internet access is what allowed me to learn who i am, while being stuck in an environment that was extremely hostile to the idea. its also what made me who i am, in a way, and i don’t have a single regret about it either. it’s what saved me from becoming a bigoted idiot, really.

aegisiondure 🫍@equalnotequals.com · 18h ago

this isn't very popular to say, but for me personally, it was good that i had unrestricted internet access when i was a minor. i was aware of what i was doing and enjoyed it. i don't look back on it and go "well that was a mistake", i look back on it and wish i could do it for the first time again

Cat got your tongue?

If investors believe this, they deserve to have their money taken. I will shed no tears for someone who loses everything when the grift is this obvious.

FinTwitter@fintwitter.bsky.social · 7h ago

$SPCX - SPACEX PLANS MOON FACTORIES POWERED BY HUMANOID ROBOTS

Oh hell yes @ifbookspod.bsky.social did Three Cups of Tea, where we learned that “don’t be an asshole” was so much better tactical advice than the entire counterinsurgency manual that a conman figured it out before David Petraeus did.

Three Cups of Tea

Podcast Episode · If Books Could Kill · August 5 · 1h 52m

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Maine set to lose $68.4 million in federal transportation funds under the stopgap spending proposal. mainemorningstar.com/2026/08/05/r...

US Senate stopgap fails to renew more than $38B a year in state transportation funding • Maine Morning Star

WASHINGTON — The stopgap spending bill supported by an overwhelming majority of U.S. senators does not address tens of billions in expiring transportation funding, leaving states facing a massive…

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