ICYMI— A Chicago ICE agent has been identified as the man who pointed his gun in a Virginia driver's face last week in videos that went viral. We found members of his team involved in a slew of violent incidents recorded across several states in the last year. They're still active in Chicago:

Chicago ICE team seen threatening drivers has roamed from Illinois to Minnesota to Virginia

A federal agent from Chicago identified by community members as 40-year-old Martin Lagunas was recorded pointing his gun in a Virginia woman’s face on Monday. His team of ICE agents has been doc...

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When you make it hard to build housing in the city, it gets built in the forest, with catastrophic consequences for the climate

While Seattle slows, the region’s fastest growth is on the fringes

Remote work is pulling growth away from the city and driving an exurban boom in fringe communities many Seattleites couldn't find on a map, writes FYI Guy.

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"I'm fairly certain I understand".

Apparently communism will be prevented in USA by a president who does what he's told by a North Korean Stalinist.

"Yikes, Odysseus -- you looke prettye roughe aftir your journeye." "Well, you Odyssey the othir guye!"

This geode that resembles the Cookie Monster was discovered by gemologist *Lucas Fassari* in November 2020 in the Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil. #AGoodPlace

January 6 was only 5 and a half years ago, and we’ve already cycled through investigation, indictment, conviction, pardon, and now gleeful promises to do it again only with actual hanging rather than just chants about it. Nice job GOP.

At the very least, he could point to rigorous, peer reviewed papers that others have written in support of his position. He also cannot do that, because there are none.

And we know why...he's the most corrupt president that the United States has ever had...

🚨EXCLUSIVE: Military families and service members are now describing horrific conditions across MULTIPLE ships: human waste flooding bathrooms, virtually no food, water or soap, months without port calls, exhausted crews, and no end in sight. This crisis is far bigger than just the Lincoln.

Not Just the Lincoln: Families Describe Human Waste, No Food, No End in Sight Across Multiple Ships

Since MeidasTouch began reporting on conditions aboard the USS Abraham Lincoln, messages have poured in to MeidasTouch from military families and service

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Rep. Max Miller has given campaign cash to 16 fellow Republicans competing in some of the midterm's tightest races. Just one has confirmed plans to return the money as Miller faces serious domestic abuse allegations. Rep. Mike Lawler says he will keep the money.

Republicans stay mum on whether they’ll return campaign cash from embattled Max Miller

So far, just one House Republican has said he relinquished the contribution.

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This should be much bigger news.

The legacy of the MAHA dudes—Wakefield (disgraced doc who tried to get rich from selling a separate measles vax), his buddy RFK Jr (who brought Wakefield into MAHA), & Jay Bhattacharya (RFK Jr's anti-vaxx ally who called the day of the anti-vaxx executive order a "historic day")—will be tiny coffins

Jen Keane@zenbuffy.bsky.social · last wk.

I'm loathe to share this man, but this one is personal. My masters thesis was on the MMR controversy, so believe me when I say that this path of separation of the MMR will result in nothing but increased sales of too-small coffins, and children with life-altering medical conditions.

Who’s the terrorist? What pastor radicalized him? What’s the matter with Utah?

The New York Times@nytimes.com · 7d ago

A man in Utah was indicted on a federal hate crime charge after he rode a scooter to a mall, bought a knife and repeatedly stabbed a Muslim man selling wares at a kiosk, the authorities said on Wednesday.

Imagine telling a court your cognitive problems reduced your ability to work, then years later getting handed the keys to the entire f*cking Department of Health and Human Services. . America is not a serious country.

I'm in DC now, and when you see the 10-foot fences now enclosing a vast acreage of public parkland around the White House, with burlap on them shielding everything from view and armed guards everywhere making it feel like a militarized zone, the vibe is not, "Yes, still a democracy."

Funny how no one asked russia to halt strikes on Ukrainian civilians.

Incredible. When E—n M—k & his crew obliterated USAID in a weekend, they deleted a vast trove of publicly-funded knowledge: the Development Experience Clearinghouse. A Canadian high school student (!) happened to have downloaded the entire thing for a project. AidData has now posted it for all.

Before reimagining development data, remember what we’ve learned

Why we’re publishing a free, searchable, and ungated archive featuring a quarter-century of USAID evaluation reports.

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The King and His Shiny Objects talkingpointsmemo.com/edblog/the-k...

I love that a @propublica.org reporter has Trump's mobile phone number. 😆

If only we'd known about this before the election www.theguardian.com/us-news/2024...

Trump dances for 40 minutes during campaign rally: ‘Let’s listen to music’

Ex-president swayed to songs such as YMCA and Ave Maria during Pennsylvania event after two attendees fainted

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Kevin M. Kruse@kevinmkruse.bsky.social · last wk.

There's so much psychotic shit in this story about Max Miller, but this part of his origin story might be the weirdest

the thing the right has been trying to say the Democratic Party did with Graham platner even tho the party got rid of him is just what the gop and trump White House are all doing with this asshole

Politico@politico.com · last wk.

EXCLUSIVE: Members of Trump’s political team asked Ohio Republicans last week not to wage a public pressure campaign against embattled GOP Rep. Max Miller, after they became increasingly convinced he wouldn’t end his reelection bid.

"Fascism will come at the hands of brainwashed, brainless, Americans."

All of you should let your mayors and councilmembers know that if your city does not embrace pro-housing reforms then it is very likely leaving federal grant money on the table. www.pew.org/en/research-...

The Success of the New Federal Housing Law Now Rests on States and Localities

The 21st Century ROAD to Housing Act, enacted on July 11, represents the first comprehensive federal law in decades designed to increase homebuilding. The bipartisan package contains more than 50 prov...

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"The death rate for pedestrians over 65 is higher than the average for all ages. Nearly 8,200 pedestrians 65 or older were injured that year — likely an undercount because not all serious crashes and injuries show up in police reports. More than 1,500 died. And the picture is not improving."

Why Older Pedestrians Fare Worse in Car Crashes (Gift Article)

They are more likely than other age groups to die after being hit by a vehicle.

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WE CAN DO THIS. VOTE.

Cartoon by Rick McKee | cagle.com/mckee

Sounds like we found our next Secretary of Health and Human Services.

Students Skinned a Bear in a Dorm. Cornell Realized It Should Ban That. (Gift Article)

After two Cornell University students skinned a black bear in a communal kitchen last year to make a meal, the school changed the rules.

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I blame the culture. Lack of respect for authority, pants too pulled up, getting hyped up on all that country music.

Solomon@solomonrmissouri.com · 2w ago

Heritage Foundation government relations director arrested for bringing guns and drugs into senate building share.google/VtyoauQypYAS...

The only way to use the toilet safely and without fear is to bring one with you wherever you go. Buy a portable AMERICAN bathroom now.