Some details: Kremlev, the Russian who sponsored Don Jr's wedding, is a former member of the Night Wolves biker gang, went to China with Putin and is personally sanctioned by Ukraine for his role in abducting children www.propublica.org/article/dona...

Donald Trump Jr.’s Wedding Bankrolled by Putin-Linked Russian Oligarch

The oligarch, Umar Kremlev, spent hundreds of thousands on expenses like renting out a private island. He appears to have met Trump Jr. only recently, but he attended the intimate wedding with a large...

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I recently learned the saying "OSHA regulations are written in blood" And I am sick and sad to learn this is the case for MANY regulations. Perhaps most. The FDA came about after evidence of poisoning and demands for change. The CDC started because too many soldiers were dying of malaria.

As far as I know, the weddings I have been to were paid for by a) the couple b) their parents. No one ever thought to get a foreign sponsor

9/11 victim's son: “I think the one parting thing I want to leave everyone with is that you do my dad’s legacy and the legacy of all these victims no honor by using this tragedy to spread hate.” “I want to use the little platform I have to ask for that to please stop."

9/11 victim's son says tragedy should not be used to 'spread hate'

In seemingly unscripted remarks at the ground zero memorial, the son of a Staten Island man killed on 9/11 urged people nationwide to “please stop” using

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"the firm is also implementing a 'pre-crime' approach" against anti-AI activists is not a sentence I want to be reading about Anthropic, or any company prospect.org/2026/09/09/a...

Anthropic Is Building a Predictive Surveillance System to Monitor Activists - The American Prospect

New hires and comments in interviews show that the AI giant is using its capabilities against dissenters.

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McClatchy, controlled by a hedge fund, doesn't want you to talk about all the journalists they're laying off today around the country!

Caitlin McGlade@caitmcglade.bsky.social · 5d ago

I, the only data reporter at the Charlotte Observer, am among the McClatchy layoffs in the bloodbath today. The HR person asked me not to talk about it! AMA. Anyway, here’s a link to one of my most important stories this year. www.charlotteobserver.com/news/local/a...

Is it strategic to publish my 2,000+ word manifesto about a UN climate report on Sunday night of a holiday weekend? Nope! Here ya go. Does the UN call for a “renewable energy revolution” and “transformational change” of our society? Yep! Here for it. ayanaelizabeth.substack.com/p/i-read-the...

I read the new UN climate report so you don't have to.

TL;DR they are calling for radical transformation of our society.

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Forever grateful that Kris Hansen bravely shared her story with me — and the world www.propublica.org/podcast/fore...

How the Planet-Altering Disaster of “Forever Chemicals” Was Kept Secret

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NEW: Over the “strongest possible” objections of a federal prosecutor handling the case, Trump DOJ officials quashed plans to bring civil rights charges against an ICE agent accused of shooting a Venezuelan immigrant and then lying about it.

Trump’s DOJ Blocked Serious ICE Shooting Charge Over Federal Prosecutor’s “Strongest Possible” Objections

A prosecutor planned to file civil rights charges — similar to those brought against the officers who killed George Floyd — against an ICE agent. In an email we exclusively obtained, he reveals that T...

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THE story to read today:

Jen Fifield@jenafifield.bsky.social · 2w ago

Exclusive from @propublica.org, details from inside USPS planning meetings that corroborate the whistleblower report warning of potential for mass disenfranchisement if mail voting regulations move forward for the midterms NEW: www.propublica.org/article/mail...

This is the best news: I love these clumsy, flightless birds www.nbcnews.com/world/asia/k...

Record baby boom brings world’s heaviest parrot back from the brink

A record 90 chicks have been added to the population count of the kakapo parrot in New Zealand, delighting conservationists.

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No words to describe how horrifying this is www.springfieldnewssun.com/tncms/asset/...

We are THRILLED to see @alexip718.com's thesis work being honored. Read his series here:

Alex Ip 葉清霖@alexip718.com · 3w ago

This series was my graduate thesis at @mitsciwrite.bsky.social. Student journalism matters! Although there is only one byline, this work wouldn't have been possible without @tomlevenson.bsky.social @amywestervelt.bsky.social @floodlightnews.org @drilledmedia.bsky.social @deceleration.news and more:

1/ Just in: An anonymous federal worker has filed a whistleblower disclosure warning that the U.S. Postal Service's attempt to create a system to regulate mail voting for the midterms has been "rushed, chaotic, and fundamentally flawed." @propublica.org has the details 👇

What an amazing correction.

Science Magazine@science.org · 2w ago

Correction: The previous image associated with this story showed a forest most consistent with forests during the Carboniferous and Permian periods, not the Jurassic period. The story has been updated.

Would it be easier if someone just made a list of the foods that ARE safe to eat?

This is the result of grindset. This is perfection. You may not like it but this is what the ideal male body looks like. This chonky lil' furrito is going to make it through the winter. www.npr.org/2026/08/30/n...

Exclusive: Meet the inaugural winner of Fat Marmot Week

Dawn was crowned fattest marmot by popular vote.

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NEW: ICE tased a man in Danbury on Thursday, sending him to the hospital. I got video and the 911 call. DHS says the man reached for a pocketknife. It comes after four days of ICE sweeps in the city and dozens of arrests. My latest at @ctinsider.bsky.social — www.ctinsider.com/news/article...

ICE agent uses Taser during Danbury arrest, sending man to hospital

ICE also criticized Sen. Chris Murphy Thursday, refuting reported arrests at a bus stop in Danbury.

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And now I want to know where else this is happening (in which other national parks/forests etc.)

Anna Kramer@annackramer.bsky.social · 3w ago

SCOOP: Trump officials are pressuring the National Park Service to find a way to give a small piece of Yosemite to a private developer. The land would be used for a road, to give the developer rare private access to the heart of the park.

This is so good 💛.

Katherine Bagley@katbagley.bsky.social · 3w ago

I spent most of this summer on sabbatical from @grist.org, driving cross-country and exploring national parks with my family. Turns out when you're a climate journalist, there really is no escaping work. grist.org/culture/grea...

In a first, Starbucks Workers United and its 12,000 members are calling for a boycott of the coffee chain, after spending nearly 5 years pressuring the company to negotiate a first contract since the first location unionized in 2021.

In First, Starbucks Workers United and Its 12,000 Members Call for Boycott

“[I]t is no longer possible to be both a Starbucks customer and in support of workers,” the union said.

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"The E.P.A. has also proposed another sweeping change that would let developers start building data centers before their permits are approved." Um...Data centers are already super contentious. What do you think will happen if people wake up to a surprise data center being built across the street?

Carl Quintanilla@carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 3w ago

NYT: “.. The move could prevent residents from raising concerns about — or even learning about — data centers before permits are approved and construction starts.” @nytimes.com www.nytimes.com/2026/08/25/c...

We are digging into the proposed USPS rule on mail voting and want to know more about Trump's executive order on the matter. Contact our tip line at 917-512-0201 or reach out to me on Signal at jenafifield.01.

Here's what to expect after the Supreme Court's ruling yesterday related to the Trump administration's plan to try to restrict mail voting in the midterms. Efforts to either block the plan or implement it before November will now progress rapidly, sources tell @propublica.org 🧵

The Library is devastated to learn of the passing of Dolly Parton, a music legend and titan of children's literacy. Her Imagination Library program has earned multiple Library Literacy Awards and, in 2018, she visited us to donate its 100 millionth book to our collection and host a story time. 🦋❤️

[Exit Queen.]

Live your life in such a way that your acknowledgement in the New England Journal of Medicine for personally funding the vaccine for a devastating pandemic is just one in a long list of your many contributions to human health, joy and well-being.

"In any Idaho household not steeped in faith-healing, those two deaths would be investigated as crimes." Guess what happened to the families who belong to faith-healing sects. Absolutely outrageous story by @audreydutton.bsky.social

ProPublica@propublica.org · 3w ago

NEW: For decades, Idaho laws have allowed parents who belong to the Followers of Christ and other faith-healing sects to pray rather than seek medical treatment as their children die. At least five sets of parents have lost multiple children.

We obtained 3,000 pages of emails sent by execs asking that their facilities be exempted from Clean Air Act rules. As of mid-July, the White House has approved ~200 requests. Tomorrow at 4 pm ET, join us for an event exploring the impact (w/ @chicagotribune.com @deepsouthtoday.org @latimes.com):

Clean Air Act: Dismantling One of the Country’s Bedrock Environmental Laws

Join us for a discussion about the rollback of the Clean Air Act and what it means for public health in communities across America.

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Nightmare fuel. Wtf, this is the last thing we need 😭

Ars Technica@arstechnica.com · last mo.