There is much to learn from Lieutenant General Hertling. A new lesson here: www.thebulwark.com/p/the-attack...
The Attack We Knew Was Coming
Effectively defending against cyber threats against critical infrastructure requires a long-term commitment of political will.
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A vote to confirm Todd Blanche is a vote “so that the Dobbs decision becomes permanent in every single state.” Those were his own words to anti-abortion extremists. Senators who vote for Blanche are voting for an Attorney General who will attack abortion rights in EVERY state.
Blanche assures anti-abortion supporters that Dobbs will be ‘permanent in every single state’
The acting attorney general made the remarks during a private call with faith leaders.
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Just a reminder that the president of the United States recently had to pay almost $6 million to the woman he sexually abused and defamed, and not one reporter has asked him about it.
The party has proven time and again it is anti-women. Abusers and rapists are not only protected, but rewarded with power. Victims retraumatized as justice is silent. Reproductive rights and care continually attacked. Roe is gone. Need I go on?
“This is the new extinction and we are half way through it. We are in terrible, terrible trouble and the longer we wait to do something about it the worse it is going to get.” www.vox.com/2019/4/12/18...
David Attenborough, the voice of Our Planet: “Things are going to get worse”
The voice of some of the most stunning nature documentaries ever made is pessimistic about the future of wildlife on earth.
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we posted the first 20 minutes of my show this week so you could hear as much as possible about the new revelations of disgusting and racist behavior by federal agents and allegations of abuse in Trump's ongoing mass deportation effort youtu.be/_DSI5DBTWss?...
“See bodies, chase bodies”: A look at DISTURBING bodycam footage and texts between ICE agents
YouTube video by MS NOW
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Pay attention to those corporations funding him, funding the party. History tells us sustained targeted boycotts work. But we all need to work together.
Americans have a high tolerance for scandal-plagued candidates. Especially Trump’s MAGA base, our new poll found. Two-thirds of self-identified MAGA Trump voters say they would continue supporting a GOP candidate accused of sexual assault. 🔗 politi.co/4g0TeHs
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Buy audiobooks & support local bookstores
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"A concentration camp, in its most basic definition, is a place where a targeted civilian population, not necessarily accused of a crime, is detained and at least some of their basic rights are suspended," writes @jwashing.bsky.social. "That’s precisely what’s happening in the United States today."
Don’t call them ICE detention centers. Call them camps | John Washington
I’ve spent a decade reporting on immigration enforcement. The word ‘camp’ best captures the political function of these facilities
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I'm joining a mass call tonight to learn how I can take action in the coming weeks to demand justice and accountability for Lorenzo, Johan, and all the families impacted by state violence. Here's the link to sign up. share.indvs.org/s/rNIHf0X8
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“People of conscience and morality should be unable to sleep.” johnpavlovitz.substack.com/p/ice-is-a-c...
ICE Is A Cancer Upon This Nation, And The Good People Here Should Not Tolerate It.
Lorenzo Salgado Araujo.
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Minn. school serving Somalis faces threats after Trump posts clip of students
Hateful emails and phone calls hit a Minnesota school serving Somali families after President Donald Trump shared a video of its kindergartners on Truth Social this week.
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Every so often the Earth produces a signal that is impossible to ignore. It shows sea-surface temperatures in the Niño 3.4 region of the equatorial Pacific, one of the most important parts of the Earth's climate system. #climatecrisis #auspol www.lyrebirddreaming.com/post/the-gra...
The Graph That Should Be Front-Page News
Every so often the Earth produces a signal that is impossible to ignore. This graph is one of them. It shows sea-surface temperatures in the Niño 3.4 region of the equatorial Pacific, one of the most ...
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Amazing how many people over the last few years have moved from person I sometimes disagree with, to person I disagree with who is also unpleasant online, to genuinely bad person whose soul has warped beyond recognition. the politics of our times are like a solvent for decency.
For all of the Republicans’ rhetoric about “election security,” Trump keeps undermining the nation’s election security infrastructure. The gutting of the Election Assistance Commission is indefensible, but it’s also part of an unsubtle and dangerous pattern. www.ms.now/rachel-maddo...
Why you should care about Trump gutting the Election Assistance Commission
For all of the Republicans’ overwrought rhetoric about “election security,” the gutting of the EAC moves the nation in the opposite direction.
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After many, many years, I’ve returned to college to complete my degree. 3 semesters and a 4.0 later, I think I may be able to do this after all.
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If you’re still on Elon Musk’s X, ask yourself this: why? | Jonathan Liew
Some argue that quitting the platform formerly known as Twitter cedes the space to malign actors. But it’s an open sewer, beyond redemption, says Guardian columnist Jonathan Liew
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The DNC and ActBlue could be running campaign ads right now for the Democratic Party as a whole. Ramp up efforts of individual campaigns to come. Talk about the platform. What the Democratic Party has to offer, and how it will rebuild our Country. Apply pressure until the bleeding stops.
I’m abandoning Facebook. I’m not supporting Zuckerberg any longer. So here I am.
