A very sad, and deathly sight. CNN showed Ukraine's now useless Patriot air defence systems. Under President Trump, for the first time ever, llies have been left short of the missiles they use.

20 finalist teams were chosen for the clinical phase of the $101 million XPRIZE Healthspan. The Utah Data Coordinating Center will oversee trial and data management. https://bit.ly/4gCKW92

A New Chapter in Healthy Aging

Finalists compete for the XPRIZE Healthspan $101 million prize. The University of Utah-based Utah Data Coordinating Center will determine whether the science delivers results.

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The timing… Congress blocked enforcement of a food-safety rule designed to help the FDA quickly trace contaminated food back to its source. Until July 2028.

Scandal #3: The money doesn't go to help Democrats win elections Upwards of 70-75% of what's raised via fundraising spam is plowed back into more fundraising. The consultants profit whether Democrats win or lose. As the DNC's autopsy warned, these consultants are getting generationally wealthy.

Every Republican elected official has voted lock-step with Donald Trump 99% of the time. If you’re Republican and don’t like what Trump is doing then you have two choices… 1) Vote Democrat  2) Don’t vote at all Thank you for your attention to this matter.

“What an absolute crook” — Ossoff on Trump

"Based on my very good relationship with Kim Jong Un, of North Korea, I am not happy with the fact that the United States has, long ago, agreed to participate in Joint Military Exercises with South Korea” This is what a traitor who is destroying America looks like.

Nobody will ever convince me he is not being paid to destroy the United States.

NEWS: Trump says he has ordered Pete Hegseth to “substantially reduce” joint U.S.-South Korea military exercises, citing his relationship with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un. Trump says he is helping North Korea because South Korea refused to join his failed war against Iran.

Philosophers often bring up the "principle of charity": a willingness to assume good faith in an interlocutor and treat them accordingly. It's good to do in many circumstances. But it is worth formulating a principle of not being a fucking mark. If not during the rise of fascism, then when? 12/

Just north of Park City, the bubbling McLeod Creek has become the focus of Utah and federal officials' hopes of finding low-tech ways to combat drought and wildfires. Here's what they're seeing.

Dam good idea? Utah eyes beavers for wildfire and drought resilience

Just north of Park City, the bubbling McLeod Creek has become the focus of Utah and federal officials' hopes of finding low-tech ways to combat drought and wildfires. Here's what they're seeing.

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They’ve been described by groups like Amnesty International as “readily misused for torture.” And this week, ICE published a plan to order $20 million worth of them.

The Orwellian Company Behind ICE’s New Electric Shock Gloves

“With a glove, there are no burn marks or scars.” That makes it hard for victims to sue.

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CapitalOne closed 300 of Trump’s accounts on suspicions of money laundering, so the Trump family just decided to start their own bank. Problem solved!

The Wall Street Journal@wsj.com · 3d ago

Exclusive: World Liberty Financial, the Trump family’s flagship crypto venture, says its trust company has received preliminary approval from the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency to become a bank. on.wsj.com/4wyvwat

It’s been a year since President Trump declared a “crime emergency” in the nation’s capital and deployed thousands of members of the National Guard to its streets. Questions continue to mount over the mission’s cost, its legality and its effectiveness in fighting crime. https://to.pbs.org/4wWQ1Pt

The effectiveness and cost of the National Guard deployment in D.C.

It has now been one year since President Trump declared a “crime emergency” in the nation’s capital and deployed thousands of members of the National Guard to its streets. Questions continue to mount ...

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The cyclospora outbreak has reached 13,895 cases across 47 states. The FDA has recalled 1.6 million eggs due to salmonella contamination. Screwworm cases continue to rise. And we’ve just surpassed 2,500 measles cases — breaking 2025’s record. “Make America Healthy Again.”

It’s not radical to believe you should be able to afford groceries, see a doctor, breathe clean air, and drink clean water. There’s nothing more American than fighting for a government of, by, and for the people.

It's incredible how the admin is dealing with this by being like "well you know the troops are all fucking liars"

MeidasTouch@meidastouch.com · 4d ago

🚨EXCLUSIVE: Military families and service members are now describing horrific conditions across MULTIPLE ships: human waste flooding bathrooms, virtually no food, water or soap, months without port calls, exhausted crews, and no end in sight. This crisis is far bigger than just the Lincoln.

Data centers require a reliable supply of electricity at all times. To maintain uninterrupted operations during extreme heat, data centers are increasingly forced to rely on backup generators in times of high demand.

Why Heat and Data Centers Could Be a Deadly Combo

Emergency power for data centers could pollute the air when people are at their most vulnerable

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In West Texas, locals are near unanimous in their feeling that the Trump administration's plans for a border wall will change the Big Bend region irreparably. But just days ago, contractors arrived in Big Bend National Park (BBNP) to start blasting roads and leveling mountains.

The Big Bend Region Is Losing Irreplaceable Pieces of US History

Beyond its environmental harms, border wall construction in West Texas is destroying archaeological sites

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So a reactor designed to meet the regulations in one country WILL require substantial paperwork and may require substantial redesign to be acceptable to another country. Oh, and good luck persuading e.g. European publics to accept reactors designed by "break things and move fast" US techbros.

So to realise their lofty promises, these smooth operators have very little alternative than hoping to be the one who sells enough hitherto untested NUCLEAR REACTORS to make HIS offering eventually cheap enough to compete with other options. Like renewables. Which ARE getting cheaper and cheaper.

Here's Amazon's two new planned fossil-fuelled AI data centres next to the ENTIRE POWER GRIDS OF SEVERAL LARGE COUNTRIES Together, the two gas-burning data centres will emit more than Spain's entire grid, if built

Mike Davidson, a tour guide in Big Bend, told Newsweek; "They might as well send a bulldozer through the graveyard where my parents are buried or something like that. It hits me very strongly." Soulless, wretched people are responsible for this. They have to go. www.newsweek.com/bulldozers-p...

Bulldozers plow through Big Bend National Park, sparking fury in Texas

Video and photos show work underway in Big Bend National Park, the location of a border project which has sparked bipartisan fury.

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Wow! Not even nursing homes are sacred when it comes to voting rights and the Trump administration. New federal guidance could make it harder for 1.2 MILLION nursing home residents to vote, while warning staff they could face fraud investigations for crossing the line when helping residents.

Zero surprise that these are explicitly designed to cause pain without leaving a mark, not to incapacitate. Yes, we're spending $20M to buy ICE agents torture devices.

The Painful Truth of Exactly How ICE’s New Shock Gloves Actually Work

ICE is spending millions on shock gloves designed to overpower subjects through intense, localized pain.

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Carl T. Bergstrom@carlbergstrom.com · 6d ago

Let's give the unhinged, untrained, unaccountable bullies electroshock gloves. While we're at it, do a no-bid contract for this bullshit.

I'm usually very ready to yell at Democrats to do something, but in this instance, people are being dumb about it. Beshear is pushing hard on criticizing McConnell and Republicans on this. But he doesn't have any power to *do* anything about it, and claims to the contrary are bogus misinformation.

Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com · 3d ago

Beshear criticizes Mitch McConnell for not at least putting out a proof of life video, and John Thune for not caring that McConnell apparently doesn't the capacity to work anymore

Travis Smith (ran as the HD42 Dem) & Mike Marker (ran in GOP primary vs Okerlund) explain how Okerlund failed to keep promises to protect Little Cottonwood Canyon. “If you don’t like what’s happened in Box Elder, the Gondola is that on steroids!” Bipartisan support 4 Iva Williams - end corruption

Travis Smith ran against Clint Okerlund for UT HD42 2 yrs ago. Travis talked to everyone & came close to winning! Clint presented himself as a moderate GOP & has fooled some folks; here Travis explains how Clint has backed UT GOP leadership on too many issues! #PromisesNotKept Elect #IvaWilliams

It’s the water. It’s the electricity. It’s the noise. It’s the pollution. It’s the hubris. It’s the attitude. It’s the disrespect. It’s the arrogance. It’s the disinformation. It’s the unknown. It’s the disregard. Etc. etc.

Michigan voters sent a clear message: Data center opponents dominated the Aug. 4 primaries, with at least 14 anti data-center candidates defeating pro-data center opponents. The issue is emerging as a powerful political force across party lines.

Michigan Voters Just Sent a Resounding Message About Data Centers - Inside Climate News

In primary races for Congress, the state legislature and attorney general, data center opponents prevailed.

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