I really don't the ins and outs of this, but the Feds will no longer protect species now on the Endangered list, and the states can't afford to do it. This means development heaven, apparently. However, doesn't it take more than 2 years for big projects? And the election is in November.

I called Tom Massie's DC office and got a person. My complaint was Massie's non-releasing of names, and the staffer said that was because survivors Massie's met with don't want more names out. I called bullshit, the staffer said Massie wanted DOJ to release names, I called bullshit again.

Why is fossil Chuck Grassley attacking Biden's pardon attorney rather than looking into Blanche's fitness for AG??

I finally figured out what the orange rapist is doing. If he gets Iran (or someone) to bomb us he'll be a war president and can eliminate elections. I hope Congress pulls its head out of its collective ass and prevents this. Although arms dealers make big political donations.

I like DSA, but prefer Jared. "The DSA has endorsed Oliver Larkin in a challenge against Rep. Jared Moskowitz (D-Fla.) to represent Florida’s 25th District, a previously Democratic-leaning seat which state Republicans redrew earlier this year to favor the GOP." www.huffpost.com/entry/oliver...

The DSA Challenger Who Could Actually Cost Democrats A Seat

Socialist Oliver Larkin is challenging Rep. Jared Moskowitz (D-Fla.) in a Republican-leaning district.

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Who needs Netflix or HBO???? Johnson Follows Kavanaugh’s Lead, Says Congress Will ‘Deal With’ Birthright Citizenship talkingpointsmemo.com/where-things...

Johnson Follows Kavanaugh’s Lead, Says Congress Will ‘Deal With’ Birthright Citizenship

Johnson Acknowledged That Kavanaugh Did Not Have Majority With Him House Speaker...

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Well, sex continues to sell. The Epstein files, and this guy. MT GOP Senate nominee Kurt Alme, with a plea deal, let a tribal police officer who sexually abused a 6-year-old girl to serve less than a year in prison and avoid being registered as a sex offender. www.huffpost.com/entry/montan...

Trump-Backed Senate Nominee Let A Man Who Sexually Abused A 6-Year-Old Serve Less Than A Year In Prison

As U.S. attorney, Alme cut a plea deal in 2020 that let Mychal Thomas Damon serve less than a year in prison after sexually abusing a 6-year-old.

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Fix the News: Asia is likely to be the engine room of this next, electric century, because it now generates more than half the world’s electricity, accounts for three-quarters of demand growth since 2000, and manufactures over 95% of solar panels, 85% of batteries and 75% of wind turbines. Ember

For approximately 200 7ears, Black people in what would become America were enslaved by whites. Yet you would never know about this long and horrific era of U.S. history if you read the 85-page document about historical heroes that a MAGA-aligned group put out. www.huffpost.com/entry/trump-...

A MAGA Group Released An 85-Page Doc Of 'Historical Heroes.' Guess What's Not Mentioned Once?

If the Trump administration’s efforts to revise history are even partly successful, we could see a startling policy shift in the U.S.

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From Fix the News: Health officials in Guyana report no postpartum haemorrhage deaths for the last three years. Increased training saves the day! Guyana Chronicle Also, Guyana’s ‘waiting homes’ now allow rural women to stay near delivery wards before labour. Newsroom.gy

From Fix the News: To block illegal bottom trawlers, Cambodia is building concrete towers. It’s very clever: 3 ton concrete towers disable trawl nets while creating shelter & nursery space for fish. Early monitoring found fish abundance 6 times higher at protected sites than control. Oceanographic

From Fix the News: 1) New medical treatments are reaching more people, across more diseases. No mice. Check out this list of medical news from just the last few weeks. In San Francisco, researchers are preparint the first human trial of in utero gene therapy, starting with a rare lysosomal

From Fix the News, as Abbott won't mention it: Texas has overtaken California in utility-scale solar New US energy data shows Texas added roughly 12.9 gigawatts of utility-scale solar in 2025 alone, pushing it past California for the first time.

From Fix the News: Preliminary CDC data suggests MMR coverage among three-year-olds rose from 93% to 97% between 2024 and 2025 — higher than pre-COVID levels and the 95% threshold needed to prevent outbreaks. It looks like the South Carolina outbreak scared people straight.

Well fuck. James Murdoch Buys Vox Media James Murdoch, son of media magnate Rupert, is buying roughly half of Vox Media for more than $300 million, The NYT reported, marking another major addition to the family's media empire and influence over the American media landscape.

Drones have been killing soldiers and civilians in Ukraine for years now. What makes this different is that machines advanced, applied pressure, forced a surrender, and then held ground. That’s terrain seizure, and that has always required boots on the ground. www.wearethemighty.com/tactical/dro...

No Boots, No Problem: Ukraine captured a Russian position using only robots and drones

Ukraine confirmed that a force of robots and drones captured an enemy position without infantry for the first time ever.

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and hospital admissions - but now we have the first official figures, from Burkina Faso, one of the world’s ten highest burden countries. Between 2024 and 2025 malaria cases fell by 32% and malaria‑related deaths by 44%. That’s in a single year.

We have the first national-level evidence that the malaria vaccines are working. With the exception of COVID-19, malaria vaccines have seen the fastest rollout in history; they are now in routine use across 25 African countries. Anecdotal data has suggested substantial reductions in severe cases

I knew USAID saved millions of lives in Africa. They are dying now. Josh at TPM has a look at where the remaining $$ is going, and it is not to save lives. talkingpointsmemo.com/news/senate-...

Senate Dems Accuse Admin of ‘Impoundment’ Over USAID Funds

As the Trump administration puts the finishing touches on its plans to...

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President Donald Trump calls environmentalists “terrorists.” Yet he is responsible for destroying more oil and gas infrastructure, and possibly more fossil-fuel demand, than the most optimistic ecoterrorist could in their wildest dreams. By going to war with Iran, the president, who has been openly

From Fix the News: For the 1st time, clean energy has met all of the world’s growth in electricity demand. Last year global electricity demand rose by 2.8%, but, for the first time ever, every additional bit of that new demand was met by clean power. Solar & wind - 99%; nuclear & hydro past 100%.

I don't pretend to be any sort of legal person, but why does the House Oversight Commission need G. Maxwell to testify about Epstein?? She will lie. There are the files that have been released, there are the survivors, is law enforcement so incompetent they can't run an investigation from there?

Malawi is reporting measurable declines in maternal mortality as safer childbirth helps more women. The health ministry says maternal mortality fell to 225 deaths per 100K live births in 2024, down from 381 in 2020, with 97% of women now delivering in health facilities with trained staff. Now USA.

Rural Dialysis Unit Closes Despite State Getting $219M in Rural Health Funding www.medpagetoday.com/nephrology/g... Red states actively killing residents under the orange rapist.

Rural Dialysis Unit Closes Despite State Getting $219M in Rural Health Funding

The influx of money is out of reach

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The Swalwell mess shows any man if they want to get laid just go to California and hang around campaigns. The women are eager to get so drunk they won't realize what is going on, and then the men can just leave the state after and no complications.

Ok, I like Katie Porter but I never expected this: "Multiple women accused Rep. Eric Swalwell (D-Calif.), one of the top contenders to replace Gov. Gavin Newsom, of sexual assault and misconduct in two bombshell reports Friday." www.huffpost.com/entry/eric-s...

So Pam Bondi is banished to the private sector while Kristi Noem gets another cushy government job?? I want DETAILS!!!

The United States is now building enough grid batteries to meet its own demand The US has rapidly scaled domestic battery manufacturing to the point where it can now meet 100% of its grid storage demand, with capacity expected to reach 145 GWh in 2026. Driven by Infln Red Act incentives. Canary

Fix the News: Child mortality down 60% in 2 generations, as low-cost tools save millions. Since 1990, global deaths have fallen from 13 million to 4.9 million a year for children under 5. The tools to prevent most remaining deaths exist. The gap is now political will rather than innovation. UNICEF

Australian farmers want to help fight famine in Sudan: "No one involved believes 500 tonnes of wheat will end famine. But it may challenge something just as entrenched: the assumption that distance equals helplessness, and that someone else will step up." fixthenews.com/p/grain-of-h...

Grain of Hope

How six people in rural Australia are shipping 500 tonnes of wheat to Sudan.

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