Now watch Elon claim colonization rights based on where his junk landed — much like his parenting style.
Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com · 6h agoNASA Administrator Jared Isaacman on rockets crashing into the moon: "It's not a big deal right now. The moon has clearly seen better days."
And beat 60mil in PAC and AIPAC funding against him. They smeared him, they contorted his resume and played racist anti Muslim games and they got nothing. We don’t want it anymore. We want justice, we want fairness ,and we want your money out of our political system. Get out.
Forbes@forbes.com · 5h agoAbdul El-Sayed, a former public health official, was backed by prominent progressives, including Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., and Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y.
Uruguay, the most politically stable country in Latin America. www.bbc.com/news/world-l...
Uruguay country profile
Provides an overview of Uruguay, including key dates and facts about this South American country.
bbc.com
Mark Chadbourn@chadbourn.bsky.social · 3h agoYour cut out and keep guide to how Trump is doing in Central and South America. (Credit on image.)
Approximately 350,000 Haitians and Syrians who have remade their lives in the U.S. are now at a crossroads. Their work permits and legal status have expired, yet their home countries haven't recovered from the crises that drove them to seek Temporary Protected Status. https://to.pbs.org/4hckHal
They lost their work permits and their legal status. Returning to Haiti is still ‘unimaginable’
Approximately 350,000 Haitians and Syrians who have remade their lives in the United States are now at a crossroads. Their work permits and legal status have expired, yet their home countries haven’t ...
to.pbs.org
I think obsession w/ ai is just patriarchy longing for female sycophancy. It’s not just academia but corporate too. Small minded men just can’t get over women not fawning over their “expertise”.
Hypervisible @hypervisible.blacksky.app · 3h ago“If it's this embedded in the world, then it needs to be embedded in the learning and in the coursework…”
This man might go to prison for allegedly wiping his phone before DHS officials could search it. No warrant for the phone, no specific claim of what 'evidence' might be on it. But he used a duress/wipe password, leading to the charge Watch more and subscribe here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=lmik...
Scientists have long suspected that how our bodies deal with calories is somewhat determined by our genetic makeup. Now, they’ve zoomed in on one gene—FNIP1—which plays an outsize role in how we burn energy www.scientificamerican.com/article/scie...
Scientists discover a ‘skinny gene’ mutation that acts like Ozempic
One in 7,000 people carry this gene mutation
scientificamerican.com
Russia has discovered a new purpose for drones, @anneapplebaum.wsocial.eu writes: “Instead of avoiding civilians, Russian operators can now target them, as if they were playing a video game”:
The Dystopian Future Dawns in Kherson
Putin’s human safari in Ukraine is the beginning of a grim new normal.
bit.ly
Imagine if we had good wages and UBI and Medicare for All and disability and fully-funded Social Security, and people could live without struggling.
Today the UK is putting into practice aggressive restrictions on trans people using toilets and changing rooms. This follows a complex legal/political mess over two years. The UK was among the best countries in Europe on LGBTQ rights; now it's among the worst. www.liberalcurrents.com/the-end-of-t...
The End of Trans Rights in the UK Is the Start of Democratic Collapse
It's never just one minority.
liberalcurrents.com
"Nolan’s film is not a misbegotten attempt to modernize a classic—it is a deft and purposeful reflection of America in this moment, seen through the glass of mythological metaphor." Jeff Yang writes about THE ODYSSEY and the “people from the sea.”
The People from the Sea: How "The Odyssey" is About America
A reading of Christopher Nolan's blockbuster as a commentary on the current state of America.
rogerebert.com
URGENT: Tell your Senator to vote NO on Erica “Abortion Surveillance” Schwartz for CDC. The confirmation vote is today. Call 202-224-3121 to be connected to your Senator.
Among the findings here, the Israeli government directly intervened with local law enforcement, and requested they travel to Israel for training. The Ministry that made the request has since changed its name to the Ministry of National Security and is now run by Itamar Ben-Gvir.
Prism@prismreports.org · 23h ago“What the hell is going on in Tacoma that would necessitate this?” Detective involved in WA's 2009 alleged Army spying scandal attended Israeli police training. In Part 1 of “The ASTI Files,” @glentalk.bsky.social uncovers new details of US law enforcement & emergency personnel training in Israel.
A year after declaring Texas the “epicenter of AI development,” Governor Greg Abbott has declared a moratorium on all new power grid connections for data centers—at least until developers provide more information.
Texas halts data center connections to power grid amid overwhelming demand
Governor who touted Texas as AI “epicenter” pauses data center grid connections.
arstechnica.com
Great reporting from @sethklamann.bsky.social at the Denver Post, on the pressures that federal immigration judges are under to deny due process to detainees. It profiles one of the judges who was fired after she challenged the system. @hcrichardson.bsky.social
The Denver Post@denverpost.com · 7h agoBrea C. Burgie was the second Colorado immigration judge fired under the Trump administration in his second term, and she joins roughly 120 judges nationwide who have lost their jobs in the past 18 months, said Jeremiah Johnson, vice president of the National Association of Immigration Judges
Progressive Democratic candidate Abdul El-Sayed has won the Michigan senatorial primary election. El-Sayed, an epidemiologist and former health officer for Detroit, ran on promises to address his state’s dire public health crisis.
Abdul El-Sayed Is an Epidemiologist Running for Senate. His State Is a Public Health Disaster
Michigan has been at the epicenter of the wildfire smoke and explosive diarrhea outbreaks. The progressive Democrat talks to WIRED about how he would tackle the forces behind them if he’s elected.
wired.com
NEW: A series of issues in Apple’s web browser engine — the tech underlying all browsers on iOS — means that Apple’s iCloud Private Relay tool, which is supposed to hide a user’s IP address, in many cases doesn’t actually work. In fact, its exposing users' real IP addresses.
Apple's ‘Private Relay’ Is Exposing Users' Real IP Addresses
Researchers found a group of issues that mean Private Relay isn't actually protecting users' real IP addresses. 404 Media verified the issues do expose IP addresses.
404media.co
🚨BREAKING: Voting advocates filed a lawsuit Tuesday, asking a state court to quickly put a redistricting referendum on the November ballot as Missouri Republicans inch closer to thwarting voters’ efforts to block gerrymandered new voting maps. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
Missouri voting advocates sue after redistricting referendum rejected
Missouri voters have fought for nearly a year to put the gerrymander to a statewide referendum vote in November.
democracydocket.com
Having played Sid Meyer’s Civilization, I’ve conquered the world in many simulations. I even tried nuclear strikes but they weren’t the easy win everyone thinks it is. www.livescience.com/technology/a...
AI war games almost always escalate to nuclear strikes, simulation shows
A new study reveals that AI decision-making during conflicts is naturally prone to escalation.
livescience.com
Congrats @abdulelsayed.bsky.social! If he wins in November, he will be the first Senate member with an advanced public health degree, which we so desperately need right now!
Abdul El-Sayed@abdulelsayed.bsky.social · 8h agoMoney out of politics. Money in your pocket. Medicare for All. Michigan... We won. I am so proud to be your Democratic nominee for US Senate. Let's win in November.
"If not for Frances Perkins, Social Security, as Americans understand the program today, would not have been created." A timely reminder from @prospect.org that Social Security was built through intentional political choices and can be strengthened through them, too.
Frances Perkins: The Architect of Social Security - The American Prospect
In her words, Frances Perkins, the first woman cabinet secretary, ‘came to Washington to work for God, FDR, and the millions of forgotten, plain, common workingmen.’
prospect.org
This is how it's done. Fight it out in the primary, and then link arms to defeat the common enemy in the general. Great demonstration of post-primary leadership from @mallorymcmorrow.bsky.social.
A study shows male mice recovering from severe COVID-19 can pass anxiety-like traits to their offspring. The virus alters RNA molecules inside their sperm, suggesting a father's infection before conception could change how the next generation develops mentally. Source: archive.md/U7dad
I am so triggered by RJK Jr's comment about ICU's being empty during #COVID. I re-read what I wrote after one of the surges. How do others forget. The trauma was--and is--real.
I'm An ICU Doctor. I’m Haunted By What I’ve Seen During The Recent COVID-19 Surge.
“I can’t stop thinking about the 40-something man who told me, ‘I can’t die like this. I just got engaged and have a 6-month-old baby.’ I encouraged him to be positive, but that didn’t stop him from d...
huffpost.com
THIS SEEMS LIKE SOMETHING THE HEAD OF SPACE X SHOULD GO TO JAIL FOR
The Independent@the-independent.com · 12h agoBREAKING | An out-of-control SpaceX rocket has collided with the Moon READ MORE: trib.al/mGkWuJh
honestly can't stress enough, as a former family law attorney, how depressingly common Max Miller's behavior and words are, right down to the petty fixation on custody procedure and rules when faced with allegations of shocking violence.
Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com · 22h agoRep. Max Miller: "When I was reported for child abuse of my daughter for a broken collarbone, my daughter was in my ex-wife's care 9 out of the last 11 days and she took her to the emergency room, which is a contempt violation from our shared parenting plan."
The White House Military Office Coast Guard aide is on “Football” duty tonight for Trump’s short flight to his Rancho Palos Verdes golf club for a RNC fundraiser. The ~45-lb. satchel trails Trump 24/7, enabling him alone to authorize the use of any of our ~1,770 deployed nuclear weapons at any time.
![An image of The Villeneuve Scale of Air Pollution (aka the Milleneuve)
Arrival
< 100 milleneuves
(normal particulate levels)
Prisoners
200 milleneuves
(chimney smoke and rage)
Sicario
300 milleneuves
(gunsmoke and drugs maybe?)
Enemy
600 milleneuves
(C'mon, Toronto, you used to be cool)
Dune
750 milleneuves
(stillsuits are a must!)
Blade Runner 2049
900 milleneuves
(omg why are you even outside, Ryan Gosling??)
[each entry has a still from the film showing the sky color, from clear to deep orange]](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:e3adzvtg56lfn3wpdlfjwnoc/bafkreifderpx4gkosjxomcme5gtboehesquihk5usfuv75aq7naejsitie)