Paraquat is a herbicide banned in over 70 countries. But not banned in the USA. It's linked to Parkinson Disease and cancer. Powerful chemical lobbyists prevent its ban by EPA, Congress, and state legislatures. www.theguardian.com/environment/...

‘Parkinson’s Valley’: the herbicide haunting a New York farm town

Paraquat is banned in over 70 countries. Some farmers and their families in Hebron believe the pesticide is causing Parkinson’s disease and are demanding that New York ban it

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Just what those migrant kids need: a law firm that, atop its home page, boasts about its expertise in advising “companies on complex environmental, regulatory, and enforcement matters.”

Politico@politico.com · 21h ago

26-employee Texas law firm gets $150M to represent 24,000 children in immigration court

Judge Wise finds that ICE coerced a 20-year-old Tongan man — admitted legally to the country three years ago — to sign a document accepting deportation, despite no criminal record or immigration proceedings against him. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...

To be very clear, extrajudiciously killing people you suspect are drug traffickers is *also* murder

CNN@cnn.com · 2d ago

The US military’s strikes on alleged drug boats have likely illegally killed “individuals who are not involved in narcotrafficking,” Sen. Tim Kaine told the White House, following “a careful review” of classified information he has seen so far.

A Pentagon GPS jamming drill in New Mexico disabled the navigation instruments of an air ambulance & caused the pilots to crash into a mountain. All died & crash sparked a 30,000-acre wildfire. Yet another reckless military endangerment of civilian aircraft under Hegseth, who remains silent.

Justin Ling@justinling.ca · 22h ago

Holy shit. www.wired.com/story/a-civi...

The war in Iran has shown that Trump’s inability to perceive reality has become truly dangerous. Iran is a disaster, but Trump’s irrationality could create other, even more perilous situations. www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/0...

Trump’s Irrationality Is Dangerous

The president’s recent rant is a sign of serious dysfunction in the Oval Office.

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DONALD “BRUISED HANDS” TRUMP IS IN LA TONIGHT RAISING MONEY FOR THE RNC — WHILE HIS OWN ADMINISTRATION BUYS OWNERSHIP IN CALIFORNIA COMPANIES LIKE IT'S THE SOVIET UNION!

Earlier this week, “[a] group of Democratic senators urged the Commodity Futures Trading Commission to rein in prediction market trading on wildfires, expressing concern that individuals could be tempted to commit arson to make their bets pay off.”

Prediction Market Bets on Wildfires Draw Scrutiny From Senators

A group of Democratic senators urged the Commodity Futures Trading Commission to rein in prediction market trading on wildfires, expressing concern that individuals could be tempted to commit arson to...

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37 Historic sites ‘adversely affected’ by the proposed arch: #Trump’s 250-foot-tall triumphal arch would change the skyline of DC to such an extent that it would intrude on views at dozens of historic sites around the capital, according to an assessment by National Park Service... By Emily Badger

Park Service Finds Trump’s Arch Could Detract From Dozens of Historic Places (Gift Article)

The 250-foot-tall edifice would alter views across Washington and Arlington Cemetery.

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These are some of the people who have been "moved" off of food assistance in the wake of the Republican reconciliation law's unprecedented SNAP cuts. The immense hardship these families are now facing is not, in fact, "a pretty big win." www.nytimes.com/2026/07/20/u...

Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com · yesterday

Rollins: "For those who love work and celebrate work and want people to work and not be on food stamps, it's a pretty big win when we've moved 5 million people off food stamps, y'all."

“While Trump officials have repeatedly asserted the National Guard was necessary to help address a crime emergency in the city,…crime rates were near a six-year low wapo.st/3UbneI5

Trump’s National Guard deployment in D.C. set to cost additional $1.4 billion

The estimate, provided to Democratic Sen. Elizabeth Warren, covers the period from Oct. 1, 2026, through the end of the president’s term.

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1/2 ❗ Trump is setting more taxpayer 💰 on 🔥 with his rushed helipad project. "He directed contractors to redo weeks of work on his planned White House helipad, frustrated with its appearance and questioning whether the slope of the White House lawn needs to be changed." 🎁 Link: wapo.st/4fYGqQW

Trump orders changes to new helipad after weeks of around-the-clock work

Contractors have removed the granite seal that had begun to take shape in recent days, after the president complained about the slope of the White House Lawn.

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Hernandez said he would “shove the drugs right up the noses of the gringos” by flooding the United States with cocaine…President Trump granted him a pardon in November.” www.nytimes.com/2026/08/03/w...

After Trump Pardon, Former Honduras President Hernández Faces Charges in His Home Country

Juan Orlando Hernández, the former leader, faces fraud and money laundering charges after a Trump pardon overturned a drug-trafficking sentence.

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That’s a heck of a lot of advanced weaponry to use up while losing a war in record time…. www.reuters.com/world/us-has...

EXCLUSIVE: US has used 'virtually all' of its long-range precision missiles during Iran war, sources say

The U.S. Army has used up much of its stockpile of highly accurate long-range missiles during its five-month war with Iran, according to three people familiar with the data, raising concerns about the...

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The In-N-Out Burger shooter comes from a family immersed in Trump propaganda. The shooter loved General Flynn, Elon Musk, and RFK Jr. He was pro-natalist and wanted to join ICE, but didn't have a college degree.

Andrew M. | Founder & Advisor 🇬🇷 🇺🇸@andrewmfounder.bsky.social · 3d ago

The shooter at the In-N-Out Burger in Twin Falls, Idaho that killed 3 people and injured 2 people is a Republican, white male. Shocked.

Trump endorsed both Ashley Moody and James Uthmeier in advance of the August 18 primary yesterday. Both are implicated in the suspected theft of $10M in Medicaid payments to use for political purposes--basically what Trump is trying to frame Tim Walz for. www.cbsnews.com/miami/news/f...

Congress: “We’ve tried nothing and we’re fresh out of ideas.”

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The man’s insanity will plague us for decades. (Gift Article) The Coast Guard risks ending up “like a lottery winner who spends all their money buying the mansion, and then goes broke once they realize they don’t have the money to maintain it.” www.nytimes.com/2026/08/01/c...

Trump’s Fixation on Arctic Ships Led to Billions in No-Bid Contracts (Gift Article)

The president decided to buy 11 polar icebreakers after a game of golf with Finland’s president. Experts say it’s far from clear the United States needs so many.

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russian culture manifests itself

Meanwhile in Ukraine@meanwhileua.bsky.social · yesterday

Russian war criminals hunted a vegetable seller through Kherson with an FPV drone. ㅤ He was unarmed. The drone followed him and struck. He was wounded, but survived. ㅤ This is deliberate FPV terror against civilians, filmed and treated as something to boast about. The world must see it.

Have you wondered who is pushing for disgusting ballot initiatives like mandatory genital exams for little girls in Washington state, possibly in group settings by school employees? It's billionaires who don't want to pay taxes - so they stir up culture wars. www.nytimes.com/2026/01/09/u...

A Financier’s Twist on Buying Influence: Bankrolling Ballot Measures (Gift Article)

Brian Heywood, a Seattle-area hedge fund founder, has spent millions to put conservative initiatives in front of Washington lawmakers and voters. Next up: parental rights and transgender athletes.

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Putin is determined to keep digging the graves of his country and thousands of its citizens. He is now pinning his malign hopes on destroying Ukraine's agricultural exports & power grid for the winter. Our task in Europe is to do everything we can to stop him. www.foreignaffairs.com/guest-pass/r...

Why a Weaker Russia Keeps Fighting

Putin sees little need to negotiate.

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Deutsche Bank, JPMorgan, BofA ALL Enabled Epstein Ron Wyden cited nonpublic documents held by the US Treasury in a report that says banks delayed reporting suspicious financial transactions and calls for tougher anti-money-laundering rules, greater oversight ...

Deutsche Bank, JPMorgan, BofA Enabled Epstein, Wyden Report Says

Democrat Ron Wyden cited nonpublic documents held by the US Treasury in a report that says banks delayed reporting suspicious financial transactions and calls for tougher anti-money-laundering rules, ...

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We are dumb. The US withdrew from WHO. DOGE severely downsized a CDC lab that deals with outbreaks like cyclospora. We are in the middle of a cyclospora outbreak, with 11,000 cases in Michigan. Measles hits a 30 yr high. Now this. 🧪 www.nytimes.com/2026/07/30/h...

Former Officials Protest U.S. Plan to Defund Pan American Health Organization (Gift Article)

The group of former health and national security officials warned that Americans will be more vulnerable to infectious disease threats.

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This is quite something. He says ICE detention was more inhuman than Russian prison. www.nytimes.com/2026/08/01/w...

The U.S. Deported Him to Jail in Russia. Then He Escaped.

Facing a long prison sentence or a forced trip to the front line of a war he opposes, Artyom Vovchenko believed it was worth taking a risk.

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Well, at least it was for a completely lawless and pointless cause.

CNBC@cnbc.com · yesterday

U.S. has used 'virtually all' of its long-range precision missiles during Iran war: Reuters

U.S. has used 'virtually all' of its long-range precision missiles during Iran war: Reuters

U.S. has used 'virtually all' of its long-range precision missiles during Iran war: Reuters

The U.S. Army has used up much of its stockpile of highly accurate long-range missiles during its war with Iran, people familiar ⁠with the data told Reuters.

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“Our future may depend in part on American voters deciding to give Congress a spinal transplant. But that requires us to…see the catastrophe coming and act decisively before a terrible war swallows the world.” www.nytimes.com/2026/08/02/o...

Opinion | The War That Could Swallow the World

Whatever is happening in Iran, it isn’t working.

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Re-upping my post from a few days ago along with the new article on the questionable editorial judgments by @economist.com 👇 nationalinterest.org/feature/why-...

Why Did ‘The Economist’ Platform a Russian Oligarch?

The magazine’s recent interview discussing the future of Russia merely restated Vladimir Putin’s talking points.

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Andrew Chakhoyan 🇺🇦@andrewchak.bsky.social · 4d ago

russia is attempting genocide in 🇺🇦 It won't stop until it is stopped! Yet 'diplomacy' is a go to word in our politics. It sounds humane while shifting responsibility from the aggressor to the victim. You don’t have to work for the kremlin to amplify its lies! chakhoyan.substack.com/p/the-london...

NEW: Todd Blanche doesn't believe in the rule of law, and John Cornyn and Thom Tillis don't care. Blanche's Sunday night moves should not save his nomination. The reaction from the pair of soon-departing Republican senators is not oversight and not principled. Tonight, at Law Dork:

Todd Blanche doesn't believe in the rule of law, and John Cornyn and Thom Tillis don't care

Blanche's Sunday night moves should not save his nomination. The reaction from the pair of soon-departing Republican senators is not oversight and not principled.

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