The diarrhea lettuce company, Taylor Farms, uses slave labor contracted from the Arizona Dept. of Corrections. The backbreaking labor is often performed by imprisoned Mexican nationals who would be otherwise ineligble to work in the US. They are paid $1.50 an hour.

The Diarrhea Lettuce Company Has Been Linked to Forced Labor

The lettuce-producing Taylor Farms was linked to the widespread use of prison labor before its involvement in a cyclospora outbreak.

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Trumps lawyers after his plea to SCOTUS to overturn the E. Jean Carroll award: “This is the first case in our nation’s history in which a court has imposed damages liability on a president for his conduct in office,” So… Trump raped her as part of his official duties as president? I’m confused.

James Lovelock is one of the greatest climate scientists that ever lived. We're about find out how on point his statements from over 18 years ago were.

I took a hard look at the financial donors to ICE’s biggest supporters in Congress. These are people who want to significantly expand ICE’s power and have sponsored or co-sponsored legislation to do so. Here are the top 25 consumer brands bankrolling the biggest ICE supporters in Congress:

Dolly Parton's Imagination Library has now gifted more than 200 million books to children around the world. The program provides free books from birth until they start school, regardless of family income.

Ditto this.

Race Bannon@racebannon.bsky.social · 3w ago

Everyone associated with the Trump regime, including federal agents carrying out horrific things, should remember that data lives forever somewhere. The tools available to crunch data are getting better every day. Their identities will be known at some point. www.niemanlab.org/2026/07/one-...

ICE is rapidly expanding its surveillance capabilities. The agency has spent hundreds of thousands of dollars on vehicles equipped to support cell-site simulators, also known as fake cellphone towers.

the quote that really got me from this was actually from a different article entirely (swimming naked does help)

Linette🌻🌸🏵️🌺🌱@ohtiniestplanet.bsky.social · 3y ago

i just found this article again, if anyone missed it earlier this summer. a good primer on / history of Riis Beach https://urbanomnibus.net/2023/06/turning-the-tide/

FYI Bandcamp users!

🇨🇦 🇺🇸 Zoë Keating@zoekeating.com · 4w ago

Songtradr has fired all the engineers at Bandcamp and while they say they are focusing resources on that beloved platform, we don’t know what is going to happen. I am worried. Now is the time to support member-owned cooperative music distribution platforms like @Subvert.fm

Woman at the pool is passing out Reflecting Pool Jell-O shots

Phew.

The War on Cars@thewaroncars.bsky.social · last mo.

"The research also found that the US has more new pediatric asthma cases attributable to vehicle pollution annually than any other country. In 2024, US children accounted for one in 10 new pediatric asthma cases attributable to vehicle pollution globally."

I have no idea how dishwasher tablets work. I've already taken 5 of them and I STILL don't feel like doing the dishes!!!

Never did I think I would see a cure for sickle cell in my lifetime. A friend of mine in fifth grade died from this disease. My parents kept me home from the funeral because they thought I was too young to handle it. Modern science is a miracle. www.wafb.com/2026/06/23/n...

New Orleans man becomes first in Louisiana functionally cured of sickle cell disease

Daniel Cressy, 23, underwent gene therapy at Manning Family Children’s Hospital.

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Is anyone really surprised that Trump was outsmarted by a single-cell organism?

Breaking News from The Halfway Post: BREAKING: Donald Trump is reportedly furious that the annual ranking of US presidents by a committee of 50 top presidential historians was released today, and the committee almost unanimously ranked Trump’s second term as the worst in US history.

Breaking News: the algae has agreed to accept $300 billion to consider vacating the reflecting pool

Can I let you in on a secret? It's easy to create lots of shitty jobs that don't pay well. Yes, the economy added jobs last month, but real wages are dropping. The paychecks of most American workers aren’t covering rising costs — they’re getting poorer. This isn't something to celebrate.

A livestream of a volcano in the Philippines captured a meteor crashing to Earth today. What are the odds? Mayon Volcano, Location: Albay, Luzon, Philippines

Sadly, every word is true. The American experiment is over. Killed in the middle of Fifth Avenue and no one in power blinked an eye to stop it.

😎🪴🌵 we want #EpsteinFiles names

No One be Surprised! Read the Response….

Please…Stop saying “Release The Epstein Files”. In this current political climate, they’ll never be released because the people in them built this government including the judiciary to protect themselves. Leak the Epstein Files instead. It’s the only way the truth will come out.

So much respect for this exceptional leader! Mamdani disputes Reagan claiming the 9 scariest words are “I’m from the government & I’m here to help,” saying: “9 more terrifying words are actually 'I worked all day, and can't feed my family.' Share everywhere! #uspoli substack.com/@rawstory/no...

Raw America (@rawstory)

LEADER: Mamdani disputes Reagan claiming the 9 scariest words are “I’m from the government and I’m here to help,” saying: “9 more terrifying words are actually 'I worked all day, and can't feed my fam...

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@theletterten.gay saw your request for low or no cost music. I’d be happy to oblige. I’m raging up an online class in mastering but I’ve got 1500+ pieces of my own work. And I’ve done music for podcasts before.

Just in case (although I doubt anyone of that ilk who follows me would read this) you need instruction or permission to do this…

Ron Filipkowski@ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 3mo ago

I approve this message.

#Iran #Epstein #EpsteinFiles