This is what democracy in #Indiana looks like: a long line of concerned citizens deploying their critical thinking skills in collegial fashion, after the WLPD police chief discusses how Flock cameras are a good thing. 9-22-2026 in #WestLafayette. #DeFlock
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For decades, the political project has been remarkably consistent: Cut taxes for the wealthy → reduce public revenue → increase deficits → use the resulting debt to justify cutting social programs. This not a non-political fiscal policy choice. It's a mechanism for redistributing wealth upward.
🇪🇸 "Netanyahu is perpetrating genocide!" Spanish President Pedro Sánchez delivered a scathing speech at the UN, banning arms to Israel and rejecting 5% military spending demands. youtu.be/znvulfQjPh0?...
FULL: 'Netanyahu Is Perpetrating Genocide', Spain PM Delivers Blistering Attack On Israel at UNGA
YouTube video by NDTV World
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Construction workers in Southern California have uncovered the remains of a giant mammal from around 40 million years ago. It might be a “thunder beast,” a huge hoofed mammal related to modern horses and rhinos, or a “swamp rhino,” a barrel-bodied herbivore that lived partly in water.
Construction Workers Stumble Across Stunning Prehistoric Discovery
Scientists still don’t know exactly what it is.
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Noa & Una’s Marginalia 📜 Soapwort In the Middle Ages, soap wasn’t something that could be mass-produced like it is today. So what if you wanted to wash your hands but felt that water alone wasn’t enough? That’s where “soapwort” came in! full article below! medium.com/@SisterNoa20...
Nolan Wells’ death does not sit right. Grand jury or not. Hakeem Jeffries is asking the questions that still haven’t been answered. And this: Justice delayed will not be justice denied.
“Benjamin Netanyahu’s disgraceful policy of expanding West Bank settlements crosses a clear red line and makes Palestinian statehood and lasting peace even more difficult.” www.commondreams.org/news/e1-sett...
Senate Democrats Push Sanctions Over E1 Settlement Construction in Israeli-Occupied West Bank | Common Dreams
US Senate Democrats introduced a bill to sanction those facilitating Israeli settlement construction in the E1 area of the illegally occupied West Bank.
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Predicting the economic impact of the #HiLumiLHC 📈 The upgrade of the Large Hadron Collider is expected to return nearly twice its cost to society. Read more: home.cern/predicting-t... 📸 Cédric Favero/CERN 2025 Photowalk
“The Department of Health and Human Services informed congressional appropriators earlier this year that it was moving about $12 million from its Office of Minority Health to help cover the ballooning cost of security for Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.” www.wsj.com/politics/pol...
Exclusive | RFK Jr.’s Enhanced Security Was Funded With Money From Minority Health Office
The cost of the health secretary’s security grew from roughly $10 million in fiscal year 2025 to $17 million in fiscal year 2026.
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A massive rally against antisemitism was held Wednesday September 23rd across the street from the United Nations near East 47th Street and Second Avenue. www.cbsnews.com/newyork/news...
Rally against antisemitism held across the street from United Nations in NYC as world leaders gather
A massive rally against antisemitism was held Wednesday across from the United Nations near East 47th Street and Second Avenue.
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Lily Emmanuel developed fatigue, brain fog, breathing problems and multi-system illness after suspected COVID. Years of fluctuating disability led her into Long COVID research, where she now helps shape clinical trials. fnih.org/patient-enga...
Long COVID Struggle Inspires Interest in Medical Research | FNIH
Grappling with Long COVID as a high school freshman changed everything for Lily Emmanuel. Over time, this led to an enduring interest in science and research.
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Zelenskyy’s UN speech hit the nail on the head: "Something always seems to stop Putin from simply saying that’s it, enough, peace. He is always looking for someone who can help take another country instead of stopping and running his own country." Dictators don't want peace; they want empire. 🇺🇦
'He is a private citizen!' GOP leader comes unglued as Republicans 'attack' Trump Jr. Source: Raw Story Wasn’t Hunter a private citizen
Ukraine’s First Deputy Foreign Minister Serhiy Kyslytsya used the aging UN Conference Room 1 as a metaphor for the institution itself, saying both need fundamental renewal. He argued the UN is no longer a pillar of the world and questioned whether its next Secretary-General could change that.
From Josh Helfgott: Gretchen Whitmer just ordered the Michigan State Police to investigate ICE after a man fleeing immigration agents CRASHED into a tree in Grand Rapids and BURNED to death.
This is revolting! Rabbiatu, a dedicated nurse who served in the US for over 30 years, was forcibly deported to a country she’s never even set foot in—despite a court ruling halting her removal! Seeing her dragged on the floor is heartbreaking. Humanity where? 🎥 The Guardian
ICYMI: Beluga whales need your help! The Cook Inlet, where these sensitive whales live, is being eyed as the new home for an underwater #DataCenter. The noise alone could spell destruction for these precious animals! Don't let Cook Inlet belugas become the latest casualty of the #AI boom.
Save Cook Inlet Belugas From an Underwater Data Center
The Trump administration is considering a preliminary permit application for an underwater data center in Alaska, right in the middle of critical habitat for endangered Cook Inlet beluga whales. Tell ...
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REPORTER: Why not ask Russia to stop targeting energy sites first? MARCO RUBIO: Well, how do you know we haven't asked Russia to stop?
A carved "pillar-biter" from the church of St. Bavo in Haarlem, from 1509-1517. With roots in Medieval iconography, pillar-biters represented hypocrisy and false piety. More here: www.leidenmedievalistsblog.nl/articles/dev...
An umbrella review of more than 3 million participants finds the apparent risk shrinks toward zero as study quality rises.
No Convincing Link Found Between Tylenol In Pregnancy And Autism, Major Review Says
An umbrella review of more than 3 million participants finds the apparent risk shrinks toward zero as study quality rises.
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Carl Sagan summarizes the 2,000+ year history of books in 2 minutes: Video Credit: Cosmos Studios
UN rights chief says civilians are bearing the brunt of fighting in Yemen reut.rs/4rw9dkX
UN rights chief says civilians are bearing the brunt of fighting in Yemen
Civilians are being hardest hit by surging violence in Yemen between Saudi-backed Yemeni government forces and Iran-backed Houthis, the UN human rights chief said on Thursday.
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We are at the break glass moment on the Democratic Party and its treatment of transgender people, and it is my opinion that if we don’t act now and loudly demand to be heard, we will suffer the consequences of their shift.