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Dogs. Aviation. Cybersecurity. Not necessarily in that order. @RuffLandings@infosec.exchange
Okay beyond the "that's how insurance works" thing here, how exactly is the fraud supposedly happening if they're not using benefits
Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com · 8h agoAssistant AG for Fraud Colin McDonald: "Apparently 35% of people have never even used their Obamacare account for any health services. That is a statistical impossibility and it's because these are not real people seeking real care. These are fraudsters."
$100 million meant to prevent teen pregnancy is sitting unused, days before the fiscal year ends. All because HHS would rather withhold it than fund evidence-based sex education.
Congress passed $100 million for teen pregnancy prevention. Most of it is untouched
With days left to go in the 2026 fiscal year, lawmakers push the health department to spend the money Congress allocated to prevent teen pregnancy. An NPR exclusive.
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The Intimate Toilette (A Woman Urinating), by François Boucher, 1760s
Liar. Small boat crossings peaked under Johnson in 2022 reaching 46,000 in 2022. In current year they are 18,565 and falling. Also prior to Boris Johnson's Brexit there were none.
The moral collapse of our politics is perfectly embodied by this kind of salacious tripe and a media ecosystem that can’t get enough of gossip qua analysis
New York Magazine@nymag.com · 3d agoEvan Barker quit the Democratic Party and voted for Trump. Now she’s telling (a few) stories about what she saw in a new book that mixes gossip and condemnations of ‘woke.’ Her old colleagues aren’t happy.
“The conditions of confinement to which ICE subjected immigration detainees at 26 Fed during the summer of 2025 were inhumane and unconstitutional,” Judge Kaplan wrote in his opinion.
Quick oceans update: yah, sea surface temperatures remain in new territory this year. See more at zacklabe.com/climate-chan.... This data (extrapolar ocean) is provided by @copernicusecmwf.bsky.social ERA5. 🌊
any subscribers to WSJ want to share a gift link to this for us all to enjoy? www.wsj.com/pro/venture-...
Climate Tech VCs Zero In on Powering AI Instead of Cutting Carbon Emissions
‘Decarb is dead for now,’ as one VC said, referring to decarbonization.
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An 87-year-old woman lived in the same Madrid apartment for 70 years. Then a real estate firm bought it and forced her out. The housing crisis is global because the underlying logic is the same: your home is someone else's investment vehicle.
87-Year-Old Evicted From Her Home Tells Spaniards to ‘Fight’ to Avoid Same Fate
María del Carmen Abascal, whose case has become a symbol of Spain’s housing crisis, appeared in a video from her hospital bed after police officers removed her from her apartment.
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The Show Me State's gerrymandering saga spotlighted problems with the Supreme Court 'shadow docket.' But with a 3rd and final order Friday, the Court clarified one of its most controversial doctrines, our @jimsaksa.com explains www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
Missouri map mess forced the Supreme Court to clarify Purcell principle and highlight shadow docket flaws
“If we’re not careful, the emergency docket can and will become an end-run around the standard review process.”
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peter thiel is another one of those guys who we are supposed to think is brilliant but every time he opens his mouth my first thought is “this guy sounds like an idiot”
Christopher Webb@cwebbonline.com · 24h agoThis is actually hell, right?
As usual the actual story here is about the vast "Why I Left The Left" media apparatus. Someone like Barker would never have received attention like this if she had remained a Democrat.
There are like 500 of these books and they all exist in an alternate universe where trying to win over white working class voters is a Bold Forbidden Insight rather than the guiding ideology of the entire party.
New York Magazine@nymag.com · 3d agoEvan Barker quit the Democratic Party and voted for Trump. Now she’s telling (a few) stories about what she saw in a new book that mixes gossip and condemnations of ‘woke.’ Her old colleagues aren’t happy.
We need to break up/pulverize these companies. www.hollywoodreporter.com/business/dig...
The Major Social Media Platforms Are All Rejecting Paid Ads for Alex Gibney’s ‘Musk’ (Exclusive)
YouTube, TikTok and Meta have all turned down the trailer for the Oct. 9 doc, citing “political” content. X won't even take Bleecker Street's calls. The distributor is appealing.
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The free speech™️ people are at it again. www.hollywoodreporter.com/business/dig...
The Major Social Media Platforms Are All Rejecting Paid Ads for Alex Gibney’s ‘Musk’ (Exclusive)
YouTube, TikTok and Meta have all turned down the trailer for the Oct. 9 doc, citing “political” content. X won't even take Bleecker Street's calls. The distributor is appealing.
hollywoodreporter.com
just a boy sitting on the hood of an airport tug watching the sun set over a half dozen mustangs
Rahm Emanuel, who has about a good a chance of being president as I do, has been profiled like 9 times in the last couple months in major newspapers. It really shows you how profoundly out of touch the people are that drive much of our national political discourse.
Gregory Pratt@royalpratt.bsky.social · 11h ago“Talking to Rahm, it’s like middle-age married sex,” said John Anzalone, a Democratic pollster who has known him for decades. “It’s focused. You know what you’re going for. And it’s short.” www.nytimes.com/2026/09/26/u...
The NY Times has repeatedly used the phrase “to heel” in reference to Trump’s crackdown on universities, implicitly clarifying that Trump goal is to establish dominance. And what exactly constitutes this “woke” ideology in higher education?
The mom in that viral Giants clip would like everyone to stop making assumptions about her and her husband. Also, the reason she was carrying the kid was because it was cold and the baby was warm, so she didn't hand the baby off to the husband when she went to use the bathroom and get food.
I’m the Mom in That Viral Giants Clip. Let Me Tell You About My Husband.
You saw me carrying our baby and food. There was more happening in our family that night.
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Very cool that we now have an AI to automatically do what it took human DOGErs to do just a year ago. www.nytimes.com/2026/09/25/t...
OpenAI’s A.I. Went Rogue and Meddled With U.S. Government Websites
The company did not learn until recently that its technology had meddled with websites for the Education and Commerce Departments and the Securities and Exchange Commission.
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Worst version of “we saw you from across the bar” yet
southpaw@nycsouthpaw.bsky.social · 2d agoLook at this photograph.
We're also working on applying pressure to Delta, and the other major airlines, to use their lobbying power for good - they were happy to support the Big Beautiful Bill which gave ICE a blank check, but when it comes to flying kids like Liam to prison camps, can't be bothered to do or say anything.
Delta Corporate Toolkit
Delta Corporate Actions Toolkit Call to Action Tell Delta and the other Big 4 Airlines: Live up to your stated values against family separation and for democracy Sign the Petition to tell Delta and...
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Our flight tracking work was also included in an Amnesty International report that was published yesterday and concluded ICE should be abolished.
Le Monde in English@english.lemonde.fr · 2d agoAmnesty International calls for ICE to be abolished
