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Retired from higher ed, active in the arts. Support LGBTQ, Ukraine, Peace & intelligent discourse. Feminist, no tolerance for rapists, pedophiles, felons, racists, antisemitism, misogyny, maga. Married. Ah, Maine. "No matter where you go, there you are..."

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.

Schiff: "The president is entitled to his own views about me or anybody else. He is not entitled, however, to use the DOJ to go after his political opponents. The day we say that's ok and the day we confirm an AG who says that's ok is the day the rule of law becomes merely an unenforceable idea."

⚡️Ukraine pairs deep strikes on Russian targets with new sanctions on Moscow's defense industry. The latest round of sanctions, imposed on Aug. 3, targets 23 individuals and 20 entities with ties to Russia's military-industrial complex.

Ukraine pairs deep strikes on Russian targets with new sanctions on Moscow's defense industry

Ukraine has imposed a new round of sanctions on the Russian defense industry, according to a presidential decree signed on Aug. 3.

kyivindependent.com

I’ve been notified of another death in ICE custody. This is the 55th death under Trump’s second term and the second reported death at Delaney Hall in less than 8 months. We must end the use of these deadly private prisons and reform our country’s cruel detention policies.

Corporate spending on elections has already topped $500 million this year. That's one third of the $1.58 billion in total that corporations have spent since Citizens United in 2010. Hawaii and Montana both have plans to neutralize this disastrous SCOTUS ruling. Other states must get on board.

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England had just 7 per cent of the long-term average rainfall for July and southern England just 1 per cent, damaging greenery in parks, protected land and sports fields. The dry spell has also led to shrinking rivers and lakes: the Thames at Reading has recorded its lowest ever level.

Relentless UK heatwaves turn ‘green and pleasant land’ brown

Visible impact of warming climate is impossible to ignore across landscapes that have been starved of rainfall

theguardian.com

And the highest rates in counties that vote the Trump/Collins ticket. Maine's food insecurity rates rise, according to data from 2024, hit the highest point in a decade. Statewide food insecurity rate, according to 2024 data: 14.5% SOURCE: Feeding America Map | JAKE LAWS... Portland Press Herald

LA Dodgers owner Mark Walters had a very good reason to corral the players into a WH visit. His company is under investigation by the DOJ & SEC. Private credit, billions in undisclosed loans transferred from his investment firms to his insurance firms. Gift link: www.wsj.com/finance/regu...

Exclusive | Federal Probe Into Dodgers Owner’s Financial Empire Was Sparked by Whistleblower

Authorities are examining about $16 billion in private-credit deals involving Mark Walter’s insurance companies to determine whether fraud occurred.

wsj.com

Trump's net job approval is -22 points: 39% approve and 61% disapprove in a new CBS/YouGov poll. Among independents, he's at 27-73%. He's underwater on key issues: -16 on the economy -30 on Iran -42 on inflation Just 13% said Trump's policies are making them financially better off.

Absolutely heartbreaking letter from the mother of Alex Pretti, six months after his murder by ICE agents. How is it possible that we still haven’t seen even a hint of justice for such a heinous crime?

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