Doug Walter (he/his)
@dougwalter5.bsky.social
Among my activities is serving on Boards of Directors. Currently [for ID only], I'm part of the boards for Davis Community Network, Coventry Carolers of California, and in the past have been with Cooperative Grocers Network and Davis Food Co-op.
Exclusive: More American service members have died in the Middle East during the ongoing Iran war than the Pentagon has disclosed publicly, according to six U.S. officials familiar with the data.
More U.S. troops have died amid Iran war than Pentagon has disclosed publicly
Officials who spoke with The Post expressed frustration that the additional loss of life in the Middle East is not reflected in the Defense Department’s casualty database.
washingtonpost.com
My question is about one of the three governments abiding by the agreement, and it's not Greenland or Denmark that I don't trust.
Le Monde in English@english.lemonde.fr · 6h agoTrump says US and Denmark reach deal to expand military presence in Greenland
alert the press: it is not normal for the president to be unable to stay conscious during televised events in the Oval Office
"A country true to its self-designation as the only democracy in the Middle East would not threaten with expulsion or violence those who say what its rulers do not want to hear." www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
This Israeli election could be the country’s last – this week I saw that for myself | Jonathan Freedland
Spend time on the ground and you see how high the stakes are for next month’s contest – for Israelis and Palestinians alike, says Guardian columnist Jonathan Freedland
theguardian.com
The owners of the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory self-regulated.
Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com · 4d agoMike Johnson on OpenAI and Anthropic: "They can self-police. They can self-regulate."
Ossoff: Blanche is a joke and a hack. These folks are not just corrupt, they're clowns. Here you have a Kremlin connected Russian oligarch giving massive cash gifts to the president's son…
Words in the dictionary that describe things that aren’t real. 1. unicorn 2. centaur 3. apolitical
"...in the last decade, the primary terrorism threat has become domestic actors — especially far-right white supremacists and mass shooters. DHS has specifically struggled to even name...the rising threat of far-right actors and former military veterans." www.politico.com/news/magazin...
The 3 Mistakes That Doomed the Department of Homeland Security
The 9/11 attacks showed we were vulnerable. DHS was the wrong response.
politico.com
I was told not to speak ill of the dead, so since he's still alive… 🖕🏽 you Mitch McConnell
Oil is king. It was under Maduro, and it is under Trump. People who fish are s.o.l.
Le Monde in English@english.lemonde.fr · 3d agoIn Venezuela, South America's largest lake is dying from oil pollution
"Already, there are AI proofs that no human understands, not because the ideas are impossible to grasp, but because no one has had the time to look through the solution carefully. It’s easy to imagine a future in which mathematicians use AI...but they don’t understand what they’re proving."
C.S. Lang@cslpoetry.bsky.social · 3d ago"...the push by AI companies to solve mathematical problems as a benchmark is detrimental to the science of mathematics, and to the mathematical community." mathandai.org
Declaration — Math and AI
Read the declaration and add your name.
mathandai.org
I largely gave up on this Senator years ago. I wouldn't call CA's Senators progressive, but over the last several decades they've been something of an upgrade over NY's. Who's ready for a Schumer vs. Feinstein historical smackdown?
Dr. Jack Brown@drjackbrown.bsky.social · 3d agoHey Kirsten Gillibrand, how much are you getting paid for this and who is paying you? Corporate Dems are Republican-lite.
Warren on the Senate floor making the case to kill the CLARITY Act. The cloture vote is in minutes. 👀
Wakefield is low for what he did, but RFK Jr sinks below him, by amplifying his discredited message.
Ars Technica@arstechnica.com · 3d agoAndrew Wakefield was stripped of his medical license over a fraudulent, now-retracted study that falsely claimed a link between autism and the measles, mumps, and rubella vaccine.
Happy Birthday, Woodsy Owl! Always remember: “Give a Hoot, Don’t Pollute!”
He ' posted a photo of a crowd of University of Texas football fans, most of them people of color, saying, “The problem is now obviously far worse than anyone imagined.” ...Still, no one [in TX GOP] explicitly called for him to drop out of the race.' www.politico.com/news/2026/09...
Texas Republicans are scrambling after Bo French’s outburst
GOP operatives fear Bo French’s rhetoric could undermine the party’s recent gains with Hispanic and Asian American voters.
politico.com
I don't use the G or A words when talking with explicitly Jewish audiences, because I find it shifts the focus. I also keep a list of Israelis who've consciously used one or the other, just to reassure myself that it isn't "just me" that sees the pattern.
Wajahat Ali@wajali.bsky.social · 4d agoI mean just look at this horrible, offensive, hateful statement by Macklemore! We must support his cancellation!!! We must!
NEW: DHS's Inspector General releases a scathing report about the Everglades detention camp known as "Alligator Alcatraz." The OIG finds that the now-closed camp, violated multiple ICE standards. The OIG also confirms detainees were punished with placement in a metal cage in the Florida heat.🧵
"[T]he Latino coalition behind the letter said they got snubbed" in an effort to get the Democratic Gov's. Assn. to invest in the TX Hinojosa vs. Abbot race. www.politico.com/news/2026/09...
The 2026 race that’s testing Andy Beshear’s 2028 reach
Latino leaders are frustrated that the Kentucky governor, who chairs the Democratic Governors Association, hasn't capitalized on momentum in Texas.
politico.com
With 50 days until the midterms, I urge you all to: 1) Help get out the vote. 2) Protect our electoral machinery from interference. 3) Not succumb to complacency, defeatism, or cynicism. We are the only ones who can end this nightmare. We are the leaders we’ve been waiting for.
Today is National Voter Registration Day! Make sure that you can exercise your right to vote in the upcoming midterm election! 🗳️ #NationalVoterRegistrationDay #RegisterToVote #register #vote #VoteEarly
This is what the U.S. Taxpayer & $40+ trillion national debt cannot afford!🗳️💙🗳️
TODAY: The Senate is expected to take up a bill that would turbocharge Trump’s corruption. There is absolutely no good reason for any Democrat to support this legislation. Email your senators and demand that they vote NO on the CLARITY Act.
Urge Your Senators to Oppose and Stop Trump's Crypto Corruption
Last year, the House passed the CLARITY Act (H.R. 3633), a bill disguised as “crypto regulation” that actually serves the billionaires and bad actors at the center of today’s crypto chaos. This bill d...
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"For tonight, let’s celebrate the win—and use this decision to encourage friends to register and have a plan to vote no matter what, because massive turnout will be our strongest response to Trump’s lies about the election. We know he won’t stop just because of this one loss."
Joyce White Vance@joycewhitevance.bsky.social · 4d agoIt’s been a remarkably good day for legal news. I’m celebrating the wins tonight. joycevance.substack.com/p/a-day-for-...
Iran won't surrender, so he uses this as an excuse to try to force our ally to surrender. This is the kind of shit he gets away with because the press will in no way force him to confront the reality that he's lost his war with Iran and keeps finding new ways to lose it.
Diesel prices set a new record as Trump calls on Ukraine to stop targeting Russian oil
On Monday, President Trump blamed surging fuel prices on the war in Ukraine, saying Ukraine's strikes on Russian oil refineries are contributing to a fuel shortage.
scrippsnews.com
