Good morning, and congrats to Congresswoman Haley Stevens, future MSNOW or The Free Press contributor

Per Ellis Bates at @votehub.com: Abdul El-Sayed is netting more votes in Dearborn in the primary than Kamala Harris received in 2024 El-Sayed 2026 primary: 15,899 votes Kamala Harris in 2024: 15,208 votehub.com/2026_mi_sen_...

Michigan U.S. Senator Democratic Primary

Michigan Democrats remain locked in a struggle between their moderate and progressive factions, leaving their path to holding the Wolverine State uncertain.

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NBC calling it for El-Sayed! Hope is alive! For at least 3 seconds!

I’d bet almost anything (I have nothing, so, I mean, grain of salt or whatever) that Stevens is already in talks to write a tell-all campaign book

If she loses, I’ll be curious to see how serious AIPAC’s supporters are about winning. But. As with any election at any level, no matter whether you won or lost, I believe everyone gets a week to feel their feelings and then everyone has to get back to work. Democracy is a ceaseless endeavor.

Once again, its faculty protecting the university, the students, and the very idea of education FROM administrators and boards. 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

AAUP@aaup.org · yesterday

BOOM. The AAUP is suing Texas A&M University System over their censorship policy that prohibits faculty from discussing topics & viewpoints related to race, sexual orientation, & gender. www.aclutx.org/app/uploads/... 1

Since Florida banned abortion at six weeks of gestation in May 2024, the number of pregnant women traveling out of state for the procedure has tripled: from 2,800 in 2023 to 10,200 in 2025, according to late-July data from the @guttmacher.org Institute english.elpais.com/usa/2026-08-...

‘I had to travel, my life was in danger’: more Florida women seeking out-of-state abortions

Since a ban on abortion at six weeks of gestation was introduced in May 2024, the number of pregnant women seeking care elsewhere has tripled

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"Yebra has spearheaded an innovative project, bringing together millennia-old knowledge in Australia's Indigenous communities with cutting-edge satellite imagery to help detect where fires are most likely to break out." www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

How Australia combines modern tech and Indigenous knowledge to fight fire

As Europe faces its worst wildfires in decades, Australia offers lessons in disaster preparedness.

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"History involves sorting and organizing hundreds of thousands of facts" I remain astounded by how loud and wrong people are about what history actually is.

One of my top 10 fave straight, cis, white guys

Michael Warburton@michaelwarburton.bsky.social · 2d ago

PETER FALK making his debut as ‘Lt. Columbo’ in 1968’s “Prescription: Murder”.

Imagine knowing over 1.2 million people died (and we know that’s likely a wildly low estimate) and thinking we went too hard

Stop reading the NYT it’s making you look bad.

Summer break —> Fall semester

Michelle says: Be kind. Always. ❤️@snarkysillysad.bsky.social · 3d ago

The Southern Three-Banded Armadillo (Tolypeutes matacus) is one of the only armadillo species capable of rolling into a completely sealed sphere: #AGoodPlace Source: www.reddit.com/r/NatureIsFu...

"Maria" is working in Coachella CA doing maintenance on the lemon trees. She wears thick gloves and sleeves to protect herself against the lemon thorns. She shares, "I will work any job to feed my children." Today Coachella temps are predicted to reach a high of 118°. #WeFeedYou

What's even worse about this is that the Knicks owner, James Dolan, was caught specifically tracking trans women for years, including when they went to the bathroom. No suspension there but speaking out against transphobia nets you a 5 game suspension. www.them.us/story/jim-do...

MSG Security Allegedly Tracked a Trans Woman’s Movements, Including Bathroom Breaks, Down to the Second

A bombshell report in Wired details an extensive use of the venue’s facial recognition system.

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Alejandra Caraballo@esqueer.net · 6d ago

Seattle Storm co-owner suspended for 5 home games. The WNBA has chosen a side. Now, transphobic protesters have an incentive to goad players, team staff, and fans into reacting to get them kicked out or suspended. sports.yahoo.com/wnba/article...

I see today we lost Ken Jennings

Chicago teen shares his experience in ICE detention centers: I am 18 years old and I just graduated from high school in Chicago. I was in ICE detention for 2 months and 10 days. They kept me in solitary for 2 days for no reason, alone in a room with just a toilet. They never let us go outside.

yes, actually I do think AI-use/adoption is a fundamental declaration of what you value and what you don't and its really silly to believe that such declarations won't be noticed by those around you

Hypervisible @hypervisible.blacksky.app · 6d ago

“…the same mechanisms that drive people to grow wary of — and hostile toward — friends, co-workers and family members with different political beliefs are beginning to shape attitudes toward AI.”

📢 The Journal of Palestine Studies is seeking submissions for a special issue on Health and Palestine, guest edited by Yara Asi. 📅 Abstract deadline: October 2, 2026 Read more about the call for papers: bit.ly/HealthPalestineJPS Please direct questions to jpshealth2027@gmail.com.

Not personal: e.g. IMO, this work is incoherent, superficial and badly-written. Personal: e.g. You're ugly. You're hideous. Your tattoos are ugly. You're a bitter old woman. You're jealous. You're evil. You're ungrateful. You should shut up forever. I hope you die. I hope this helps!

Analysis: Democratic socialists have been winning in New York, Colorado and Washington, in some cases knocking longtime Democratic members of Congress out of office. Here’s what democratic socialists stand for and why they seem to be surging right now.

While Madrid braces for "difficult hours ahead", Portugal puts municipalities on maximum wildfire alert. Which countries have suffered the worst damage so far? #EuropeInMotion

Wildfires: Burned area across Europe reaches size of Luxembourg

While Madrid braces for "difficult hours ahead", Portugal puts municipalities on maximum wildfire alert. Which countries have suffered the worst damage so far?

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It‘s quite possible that with this move, @harvard.edu could become the only Ivy League university without a writing center. www.thecrimson.com/article/2026...

Harvard College Lays Off Writing Center Director, Consolidates Center | News | The Harvard Crimson

The Harvard College Writing Center will no longer operate as a standalone unit after its director was laid off and its functions were consolidated as part of a restructuring in the Faculty of Arts and...

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Blood supply meet climate crisis

The Washington Post@washingtonpost.com · last wk.

The American Red Cross declared a national blood supply crisis for only the second time in its history. Extreme heat, poor air quality and the spread of foodborne illnesses all contributed to a lower donor turnout this summer, according to the group.

I have blogged it

Republicans Senators Are Turning Todd Blanche’s Confirmation Fight Into an Anti-Abortion Free-For-All

Blanche needs the support of every Republican senator on the Judiciary Committee. They are taking full advantage.

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Susan Rinkunas@susanrinkunas.com · 2w ago

Alarming stuff happening. Republicans on the Senate Judiciary Committee know they have the power to block Todd Blanche from becoming Attorney General permanently—he can't lose a single vote. Several Senators are now extorting Blanche into tackling an anti-abortion wish list to get their approval 🧵

Matt Damon was a horrible choice.

Welp, add it to the list. Who needs water? Clean air? Edible food? Blood?

Matt Novak@paleofuture.bsky.social · last wk.

"On Monday, the Red Cross declared a national blood crisis for the second time ever in its history."

Intriguing to watch a gen of women who were fed a lie - if they assimilate to male-dominated systems & climb the ladder “the right way” that they will be a) respected & b) able to occupy those spaces differently - confront the fact that men still hate them & their presence alone is insufficient.

While we are in this Greek Mythology moment, may I remind you that Emma Thompson is adapting Pat Barker’s take on The Iliad, and she’s struggled to get it made bc the focus on what acts of war against women and survival thereafter actually look like (the core of Barker’s narrative) is too intense.

Emma Thompson adapting feminist retelling of Iliad for big screen

The actress told the Hay Festival she is writing a film version of Pat Barker’s The Silence of the Girls to draw attention to sexual abuse in war zones

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