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“Unruly”? Here’s what really happened. FAFO: Mile High Edition. This man hurled the N-word at a Black flight attendant, screamed anti-gay slurs, assaulted the passenger next to him, smashed his computer, shoved a woman who tried to help, and BIT one of the men who stepped in.

63 years later to the day, and the fight for equal rights is still very much unfinished. A new generation. Same responsibility. Keep marching. Keep fighting. ✊🏿✊🏾✊🏽✊🏼

Randy Villegas knows what’s at stake because he lived it. He grew up on Medicaid. Healthcare wasn’t some abstract policy debate. It helped his family get by. Randy is running for Congress in CA-22 to protect Medicaid, defend the ACA and make healthcare more affordable. #BlueWaveIn70Days

Shapiro: When he sits behind the desk in the Oval Office, making $2.2 billion off his corruption for him and his kids, it costs you money. When he sits behind that desk, he’s not thinking about how to put money in your pocket. He’s thinking about how to put money in his own pocket.

RECORD BROKEN 🚨 With 25,433 fans at Sanford Stadium, the University of Georgia’s women’s soccer team set a new record for the largest attendance at an NCAA soccer game, women’s or men’s! 👏

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Trying to bite my tongue until we know what's actually in the deal but by the looks of this Globe story the list of things we're expected to give remains about 20x longer than the list of things we're hoping to get. (And much more in dollar value.) www.theglobeandmail.com/world/us-pol...

Proposed Canada-U.S. trade deal would lock in 15% auto tariffs, sources say

Deal would lower duties on sector from 25 per cent with no carve-out for Canadian and Mexican components

theglobeandmail.com

🚨 EXCLUSIVE: An attorney says his client suffered a brain bleed and traumatic brain injury after a violent ICE apprehension, then woke up in a hospital with no memory of what happened. His family didn't know where he was for days. Now his lawyer is demanding answers.

Lawyer Says ICE Detainee Suffered Brain Bleed After Violent Apprehension, Was Guarded by Agents Instead of Given Private Medical Care

MeidasTouch has obtained a detailed narrative from the attorney representing Jose Mejia Hernandez, describing a violent apprehension by immigration

meidasnews.com

“Older adults will bear the brunt of frequent sustained spells of extreme heat globally as the world continues to warm up, Lancet Public Health. ”https://www.theguardian.com/society/2026/aug/17/extreme-heat-more-dangerous-for-people-60-and-over-than-previously-thought?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other

Extreme heat more dangerous for people 60 and over than previously thought

Study finds older adults could face harmful heat stress at just 1.5C of warming above preindustrial levels

theguardian.com

"new state laws and safety codes are reclassifying these plug-in kits as standard appliances — meaning renters can finally treat home solar like a simple toaster oven, plugging a personal power plant into any wall socket and cutting electricity bills by up to 25% with zero landlord approval."

Renters have been locked out of solar energy for years, and a tiny balcony device now "picking the lock" is spreading through 8 states

Renters have been locked out of solar energy for years, and a tiny balcony device now "picking the lock" is spreading through 8 states to make it available.

energiesmedia.com

It’s still hard to believe that mofo tore down the East Wing without permission. And somehow, it’s gotten THIS far. Leave it an open pit until the East Wing can be resurrected.