DHeber
@dheber.bsky.social
Eclectic reader and lover of books & music, tree hugger, nature observer. Proficient daydreamer. PhD in aquatic biology.
A civilian medical plane went down after an experimental US military GPS jamming test reportedly disrupted its radar. Every person aboard lost their life. www.yahoo.com/news/us/arti...
This is how it's done. Fight it out in the primary, and then link arms to defeat the common enemy in the general. Great demonstration of post-primary leadership from @mallorymcmorrow.bsky.social.
Let's all sit with the fact that the president wants to jail some random person who is self-evidently innocent. It's not surprising, but it's amazing that much of the media is almost completely disinterested in this fact.
Greg Sargent@gregsargent.bsky.social · 6h agoIt's funny that Jeanine Pirro brought a box of evidence to WH to persuade Trump. He wants her to consciously *throw out* exculpatory facts and *knowingly* prosecute innocent people. So facts can't persuade him by definition. Me and @barbmcquade.bsky.social on this: newrepublic.com/article/2139...
RE: the last screenshot, on Doug Burgum: It's worth noting that Burgum ended up being the point man in Trump's war against wind power, and so had to get comfortable blatantly and publicly lying to do that. Once you start getting comfortable with it, future instances become easy.
Greg Sargent@gregsargent.bsky.social · 6h agoIt's funny that Jeanine Pirro brought a box of evidence to WH to persuade Trump. He wants her to consciously *throw out* exculpatory facts and *knowingly* prosecute innocent people. So facts can't persuade him by definition. Me and @barbmcquade.bsky.social on this: newrepublic.com/article/2139...
The stock market seems like a reverse indicator of over-all national financial health: The worse things get for regular people, the better it looks for the connected few.
Paul Weiss, a law firm once famous for civil rights battles and progressive litigation, ultimately caved to the Trump administration. A detailed report from the 'New York Times' reveals the culture shift inside the storied legal practice
'New York Times' Report Details Shock and Turmoil Inside Paul Weiss After Trump Capitulation
A detailed story reveals how Paul Weiss, a firm once famous for civil rights battles and progressive litigation, ultimately caved to the Trump administration.
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⚠️ Haley Stevens concedes and offers Abdul El-Sayed her “full support”: haleyformi.com/news/haley-s...
apnews.com/article/warm... summer isn't breaking heat records — yet. Wait until El Nino kicks in, scientists say
This summer isn't breaking heat records — yet. Wait until El Nino kicks in, scientists say
With parts of the globe aflame in wildfires, deadly heat waves parking over cities, record hot oceans and a strengthening super El Nino, it seems like we’re baking through the hottest year on record.
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Diseases don’t stop at borders. Pandemics, climate change and conflicts demand a collective approach, says Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus go.nature.com/4hMuDHB
Why the need for the WHO has never been greater
Diseases don’t stop at borders. Pandemics, climate change and conflicts demand a collective approach.
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apnews.com/article/fbi-... agents fired over Trump investigation get broad backing in lawsuit against administration
FBI agents fired over Trump investigation get broad backing in lawsuit against administration
An association of thousands of FBI agents is backing a lawsuit filed by three bureau employees who were fired last year for their roles in an investigation into President Donald Trump’s efforts to und...
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Hannibal Lecter: The Critics Are Wrong About My Diet
David Ellison: I Hired Bari Weiss to Ruin CBS and 60 Minutes But I Don't Plan to Become Death, Destroyer of Worlds, Really I Don't, Please, Please Just Let Me Run All U.S. Media
Maria Bustillos@mariabustillos.com · yesterdaysure that's the issue. and absolutely not go live on a yacht! have some fun!! find some people who like you
I used to be completely convinced that a guy like Cornyn cared about how he would be remembered. Yet he must know he's going to look like an absolute patsy when Blanche reinstates all this terrible stuff.
Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com · yesterdayCornyn: "As to the idea it could be revived in the future, I think it's highly unlikely that could happen without the cooperation of the DOJ. And I think Mr Blanche gave us the assurances that it was dead and would not be revived and in this case we have no alternative but to take his word" 🙃
Read it here if you haven't yet. Today is the very best day of all days to read it for the first time. short-stories.co/@raybradbury...
There Will Come Soft Rains by Ray Bradbury
The voice-clock sang, breakfast was ejected, but no doors slammed. The garage chimed and lifted its door to reveal the waiting car. The house sat alone in a city of rubble and…
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Adam Rawnsley@arawnsley.bsky.social · yesterdayToday, August 4, 2026, is the setting of Ray Bradbury’s short story “There Will Come Soft Rains” about a fully automated house continuing on after the family who lived there and the world around it died in a nuclear blast.
A reminder, Trump's 2024 victory was nowhere near a "Landslide", or a "Mandate". Note his slim 1.5% margin in the popular vote.
Paul Simon's "Love", but he forgot 'mosques', "The price that we pay When evil walks the planet and love is crushed like clay The master races, the chosen people The burning temple, the weeping "cathedrals"@paulsimonmusic genius.com/Paul-simon-l...
Paul Simon – Love
[Verse 1] / Cool me, cool my fever high / Hold me when I cry / I need it so much / Makes you want to get down and crawl like a beggar for its touch / And all the while it's free as
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Paul Simon's "Love", but he forgot 'mosques', "The price that we pay When evil walks the planet and love is crushed like clay The master races, the chosen people The burning temple, the weeping "cathedrals" youtu.be/9t9XdTcR4sQ?... via @YouTube
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YouTube video by Paul Simon - Topic
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Isn't it about time we quit calling these Israeli vandals and hooligans "settlers". www.theguardian.com/world/2026/a...
Jerusalem’s most important Muslim religious site facing ‘imminent’ threat of Israeli takeover, says Jordan
Country convenes emergency meeting of ministers from Arab and Islamic world, fearing such a move could ‘trigger a religious conflict’
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Insight: Trump vowed to 'bring free speech back.' Judges in 75 cases ruled that he has stifled it
U.S. President Donald Trump repeatedly campaigned for his second term as a champion of free expression, vowing in his January 2025 inaugural address to stop what he described as years of "government c...
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Insight: Trump vowed to 'bring free speech back.' Judges in 75 cases ruled that he has stifled it
U.S. President Donald Trump repeatedly campaigned for his second term as a champion of free expression, vowing in his January 2025 inaugural address to stop what he described as years of "government c...
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The shortage is due to decision by Trump to avoid riskier attack methods, such as piloted planes to drop bombs. These weapons allow attack from a distance and would be valuable in a war against an adversary with strong air defenses, such as China. 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 th...
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