reading this, recalling how quickly the killing of Minnesota Rep. Melissa Hortman slipped out of the news

Congressional candidate is raped while repairing her campaign signs

Embarrassed, she initially didn’t want to report attack. Maricopa County Sheriff’s Office's investigation is ongoing.

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Another sign we're descending into conservativism bsky.app/profile/nyma...

New York Magazine@nymag.com · 2w ago

Men’s designers proposed extremely layered looks — shirts on top of shirts, socks on top of socks — on the fall runways.

They actually managed to make soap dirty. I'd say the competition for most overblown metaphor for where the US is right now is over, but that's tempting fate, and I know better by now.

Carolyn Fiddler@cfidd.bsky.social · 4w ago

um www.ksnblocal4.com/2026/09/16/h...

“trump will destroy everything he cannot own in perpetuity” is one reason i am filled with dread over 2028

Something weirdly not noted in a lot of the coverage of the extortionate threats to murder the Kennedy Center unless it’s reimagined as a shrine to Trump: There was no dire fiscal crisis until Trump’s goombahs started mucking with it. Its finances were fine. projects.propublica.org/nonprofits/o...

John F Kennedy Center For The Performing Arts - Nonprofit Explorer - ProPublica

Since 2013, the IRS has released data culled from millions of nonprofit tax filings. Use this database to find organizations and see details like their executive compensation, revenue and expenses, as...

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NEW: Food insecurity in the D.C. region is worse than it’s been in five years — even than during the height of the pandemic. That's according to a new report from Capital Area Food Bank, @samdelgado.bsky.social reports:

Food insecurity in the DC area hits a new high

Cuts to SNAP, surging costs, and federal layoffs are making it difficult for District residents to put food on the table.

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The FDA has announced a recall of 25 varieties of cream cheese due to possible contamination with listeria.

"I mean, obviously I'm hot, but you know what's not hot? Donald Trump's disgusting lies about 9/11. I'm outraged, and all Americans should be outraged."

Bright Horizons is a public company trying to make money in childcare, an industry notorious for incredibly thin profit margins, if providers make money at all. To do that, they have to enroll more kids, jack up tuition, and offer less. www.thecut.com/article/brig...

‘We Started Calling It Baby Prison’

A string of health and safety violations, including alleged abuse, has flattened Bright Horizons’ reputation. Why are parents still signing up?

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This story is indeed insane. They literally *discounted his correct answers* (on questions about the Constitution) so that a Trump supporting girl who wants to go to Hillsdale College could win $25K and be televised meeting Trump. So. Gross.

Charlotte Clymer@charlotteclymer.bsky.social · 3mo ago

This story is crazy. It would appear Trump admin officials rigged their nationally televised high school civics contest to keep a young man from a Sikh family out of the finalists. www.notus.org/national/ame...

My five year old has taken to checking the air quality each morning, and danced around going "it's green! it's green! it's safe to breathe!" this morning, which absolutely broke my heart.

"If it smells like fraud, we’re not paying for it any more.” -Mehmet Oz Apparently that's the bar for withholding taxpayer money from states -- vibes.

NEW: The HHS just paused $1 billion in Medicaid payments to California and Minnesota. They used AI to identify "suspected fraud and noncompliance." From me: www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...

RFK Jr pauses $1bn Medicaid funding to California and Minnesota

Trump’s health secretary says AI used to identify potential fraud in Democratic-run states

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This is really, really, really bad. I spoke to two mothers who lost food stamps who are eating less in order to feed their kids and still struggling to give their kids enough nutritious food www.thenation.com/article/econ...

The Trump Administration Is Making It Nearly Impossible to Get Food Stamps

New work requirements and restrictions on SNAP have kicked millions off the benefit rolls, with more reductions to come.

thenation.com

Katie Bergh@katiebergh.bsky.social · 3mo ago

🚨NEW: In the 9 months after last year’s reconciliation law enacted unprecedented SNAP cuts, the number of people receiving SNAP fell by more than 4.5 million. Based on available data, we estimate that at least 1.5 million fewer kids are receiving SNAP. www.cbpp.org/research/foo...

What a graphic. @cnn.com $NVDA $TSLA $AEO

Canadian firefighters hauled ass to get down here when half of Los Angeles was on fire last year. What a characteristically classy way to repay that favor.

Global News@globalnews.ca · 3mo ago

"If Canada will not manage its forests to prevent these fires, the United States will look elsewhere, and act on our own, to protect our people,” said a group of U.S. lawmakers. globalnews.ca/news/1196860...

In Trump’s first term, China gave Ivanka Trump trademarks for voting machines. Per AP in 2018, “The new approvals cover Ivanka-branded fashion gear including sunglasses, handbags, shoes and jewelry, as well as beauty services and voting machines.” apnews.com/article/0a32...

China grants 18 trademarks in 2 months to Trump, daughter

SHANGHAI (AP) — The Chinese government granted 18 trademarks to companies linked to President Donald Trump and his daughter Ivanka Trump over the last two months, Chinese public records show, raising ...

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Trump says that kids will have “potentially hundreds of thousands of dollars” at age 18 in their Trump accounts that will be seeded with $1,000. A 10% annual investment return would actually produce $5,560 after 18 years.

Donald Trump took 18 months to release documents that he now claims show election activities that would have taken place on his watch in 2020.

Trump was in charge in 2020 when all the foreign interference he alleges happened

A good mask is your friend right now, and/but "even a fabric mask or bandanna is better than nothing." nymag.com/strategist/a...

What Are the Best Face Masks for Smoke?

As multiple wildfires burn across Canada and the western U.S., millions are being exposed to the dangers of smoke inhalation.

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Take it from west coasters. Do not exercise in this shit and mask up or limit time outside as much as possible

molly taft@mollytaft.com · 3mo ago

i talked to several pollution + health experts about the wildfire smoke blanketing much of the northeast right now, and everyone agreed that even able-bodied adults may want to take some precautions today!!

ICE killed another person.

Miami Herald@miamiherald.com · 3mo ago

NEW: A 28-year-old man died Tuesday morning following an encounter with Immigration and Customs Enforcement and Homeland Security Investigations agents in St. Augustine, marking the third death involving ICE in a week.

Four years ago, Biden gave a speech warning about the dangers to democracy and the networks refused to air it because it was "political." I wonder if Trump making a partisan case for relitigating the 2020 election and calling for his political opponents to be jailed is going to be "political" too?

Matt Negrin still host of Hardball on MSNBC@mattnegrin.bsky.social · 3mo ago

As has been the case for six years any news outlet taking trump live thursday night after he said he’ll lie about the 2020 election and the legitimacy of georgia’s senators is explicitly endorsing that lie as a legitimate opinion

Doesn't look like many outlets had a prewritten obit for Lindsey. NYT certainly did not. www.nytimes.com/2026/07/12/u...

NYC currently has a shark problem DC currently has a jets problem there's only one solution

Diane Patterson@dianepatterson.bsky.social · 3mo ago

NOT NOW, SHARKS

Authorities are imposing a limit of “one bottle of water per person” for attendees on the DC Mall. This is on July 4, when the temp will exceed 100 degrees. Checkpoints open at 1 pm. Fireworks don’t start til after 1030 pm. Good luck to our EMS friends. www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/202...

What to know if you go to Trump’s potentially record-breaking fireworks show

The America 250 fireworks are expected to start later than normal on an unusually hot day. Here’s what to know if you plan to watch from the National Mall on July Fourth.

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"The Park Service, in a separate document, similarly said that people should ‘wear an n95 mask when outdoors’ and ‘remain indoors as much as possible during and after the show.’” The guidance is to remain indoors ... during the fireworks. www.washingtonpost.com/climate-envi...

Fireworks on Mall likely to cause hazardous air pollution, documents show

Internal modeling shows the July 4th fireworks display will cause hazardous pollution around the Mall and “very unhealthy conditions across central D.C.”

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For months, Trump hinted at a connection between his electoral priorities and disaster aid. This week, he abandoned all subtlety and started including campaign endorsements in his announcements about approved federal relief. That's ... not how this is supposed to work. www.ms.now/rachel-maddo...

Trump abandons subtlety, connects 2026 endorsements and federal disaster relief

Trump stopped hinting about a connection between his election goals and federal disaster assistance, and starting making the connection overt.

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