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Coffee lover. Friend of dogs. Voter. Views my own.
Different job; same story. First responders look out for us; our government does not look out for them. (Months ago I read a piece about a young firefighter who completed suicide due to his work-related illness that mirrors this new story, but I can't find it.) 1/2 www.nytimes.com/2026/07/30/u...
Rescue Boat Crews Show Signs of Brain Injuries, but Coast Guard Isn’t Looking (Gift Article)
Untreated and undiagnosed, the crews that save lives in the roughest seas face the relentless pounding of waves.
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J. Offir, PhD@joffirphd.bsky.social · 11mo agoAt 24, this firefighter got cancer. Here's why: "Many countries now routinely offer wildfire crews half-face respirator masks. But in the [US], the Forest Service tells its workers not to wear masks on the fire line. The agency says firefighters could... 1/3 www.nytimes.com/2025/09/07/u...
NEW/EXCLUSIVE: Deutsche Bank failed to promptly report to US authorities more than $250M in suspicious transactions tied to Epstein, including funds used to pay women in Russia & other Eastern European countries, according to a new report from @wyden.senate.gov 🎁 🧵 www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
Deutsche Bank, JPMorgan, BofA Enabled Epstein, Wyden Report Says
Democrat Ron Wyden cited nonpublic documents held by the US Treasury in a report that says banks delayed reporting suspicious financial transactions and calls for tougher anti-money-laundering rules, ...
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"Robyn’s death is not an isolated tragedy. Distracted driving continues to kill pedestrians and cyclists across the country, often with little accountability."
Robyn Avril Hightman, 20, NY |
Robyn Avril Hightman was many things at once. A daughter, a passionate cyclist, a writer, and an advocate for safer streets. She believed deeply in fairness, accountability, and the simple idea that e...
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I worked for New York’s largest medical center at the start of the pandemic. There were morgue trucks on the streets. They set up emergency medical tents in Central Park. Healthcare worker colleagues died. It is horrific that RFK Jr is on national TV lying that ICUs were empty.
Every law student in America should be required to read this as a cautionary tale. Every lawyer at Paul Weiss should be required to read this to understand what they have become. www.nytimes.com/2026/08/02/u...
How a Top Law Firm Went From Standing Up to Trump to Bending the Knee
Paul Weiss was a progressive stalwart for decades and led the legal resistance against President Trump in his first term. Then it surrendered without a fight. This is the inside story of its transform...
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New: We found 50 cops who misused Flock cameras and other license-plate readers for personal purposes, often to spy on their girlfriends or ex-wives. He "watched every single move I made. ... Who do you turn the chief of police in to?" wapo.st/3S6rTuo
She left her ex. He secretly tracked her through a network of policing cameras.
Flock’s array of license-plate cameras was built to fight crime. But at least 50 law enforcement officers were charged with or accused of misusing it and other systems.
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You can’t spend every minute of every day being angry. Find one thing that makes you happy and hold onto it. Doesn’t matter what it is. Just be happy for a moment. For me it’s music. Find your joy.
Max Miller released audio recordings of conversations he has with his ex wife. In one of them, she accuses him of clandestinely recording their conversations. “I have never recorded our conversations” he says, while recording their conversation. This is domestic violence. Ask me how I know.
Five years ago, I left a partnership at a large, prestigious law firm because I wanted to more fully engage in representing clients in the political process at this unique moment in history. newsletters.democracydocket.com/paul-weiss-f...
Paul Weiss Folded. Democracy Docket Never Will.
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Things I and friends have done to calm an angry abusive man from further escalating and killing us or our children: -Smiled -Kept normal schedules in order not to trigger a fight -Appeased with kind acts (cooking, cleaning, favors) -Forced friendly tones and words
The Bulwark@thebulwark.com · 3d agoRep. Max Miller: "My former wife has claimed that during a custody exchange at my home that day, I assaulted her…If I had assaulted her, would she have offered to cook me dinner six days later?"
Live your life in such a way that @marisakabas.bsky.social never writes "Exclusive from me" about you.
This thread - documenting the rapid growth of a new fire into Spokane, WA today - is terrifying. We’re used to wildfires in the Northwest but what’s happening right now in eastern Washington is not normal.
Spokane Rising@spokanerising.com · 4d agoHoly crap. Level 3 (GO NOW!) zone now includes urban Spokane, south of Francis to Wellesley. Level 2 (GET SET!) zone now extends east of Division. Not to be alarmist, but at this rate, it’s not inconceivable that the Old Trails Fire merges with the Fairview Fire.
I’m going to tell y’all’s kids that this is Charlie Brown & Friends.
Great reporting from @emilybregel.bsky.social about a gay man who’s been in the US since he was four, imprisoned in a “hotel” in Equatorial Guinea since April. He says he’s being denied soap and toilet paper in retaliation for filing a complaint w African Commission. 1/ tucson.com/news/local/b...
Arizona man languishes in African hotel after third-country deportation
A 30-year-old man, Ahmed Soliman, is confined in a decommissioned hotel in Equatorial Guinea after being deported there by ICE without warning. He faces the threat of return to Egypt, where he may fac...
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Can someone explain how Axios could publish this and not note that DOJ has lost 18 of these cases and not won a single one? 0-18 is smart brevity.
As a PSA: In the last week, two people I know got tricked by scam websites that used AI to replicate the websites of real businesses they had bought things from in the past.
When I was an auto journalist for Transport Evolved, I covered a GM Investor Day event. GM talked brazenly about monetizing driver data, such as selling windshield wiper data to The Weather Channel, or telling state police about roads where seatbelt use is low. And it only got bleaker from there.
Tours ended after a volunteer tour guide was highlighted in a NYT article about Trump's dismantling of the. Before the message was sent out Thursday, 3 volunteers told a reporter that the Kennedy Center might target the tour program in retaliation...and so they did. 🤬 www.nytimes.com/2026/07/30/u...
Kennedy Center Halts Free Public Tours After Five Decades of Service (Gift Article)
The decision to suspend tours indefinitely came after a volunteer tour guide was featured in a Times article detailing President Trump’s dramatic revamp of the Kennedy Center.
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Warsh: I won't tell you what I will do. Markets: Things are going in the wrong direction. What will you do? Warsh: I will listen to the markets. Markets: Are you sure? Warsh: Yes Markets: ("Holy shit. No one is driving") #EconSky
Pls read & share--incredibly important info about preventing ovarian cancer by offering prophylactic removal of fallopian tubes during any other abdominal surgery. This cancer is usually found far too late--I would do this in a heartbeat 💓 "Most ‘Ovarian Cancer’ Isn’t. And That Fact Can Save Lives"
There’s a Way to Prevent Ovarian Cancer. Few Know About It. (Gift Article)
The vast majority of cases begin in the fallopian tubes — and removing them can reduce the risk by nearly 80 percent.
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LOL. I don't know what is going on today, but y'all need to be drinking more water. At the least.
Beautifully written. If you aren't familiar with the horrors of Andrew Tate-- you need to be familiar with "manosphere." Tell me if you disagree.
The Masculinity Scam
The manosphere’s campaign strategy
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“If you’re running a text past AI to check whether it sounds OK, you’re kind of slowly teaching yourself that your own read can’t be trusted,” Golden says. Fascinating discussion about the creep of AI into text messages and personal conversations. www.wsj.com/tech/ai/ai-c...
Young Adults Are Letting AI Do Their Talking for Them—Even in Person
People are leaning on AI for a task more dreaded than homework: navigating social situations with their fellow humans.
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Here's a gift link: www.nytimes.com/2026/07/23/w...
‘We Will All Die From Ebola Here’: Virus Stalks Crowded Camps in Congo (Gift Article)
There are a million people displaced by violence in the epicenter. They live in dangerous conditions and are fighting the virus with very little clean water.
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