Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton gave a well-connected attorney who admitted to s*xually abusing an 8-year-old boy over multiple years just a 30-day jail sentence — and let him avoid the sex offender registry. Now, Paxton is running for U.S. Senate against James Talarico with Trump’s backing.

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Today we honor the memories of those who were lost on 9/11 by doing what America's attackers and detractors could never do. By building. We build an America that is bigger. More inclusive. More empowering. More just.

NETANYAHU BELONGS IN PRISON‼️ After being told Hamas was gonna attack by warnings not just from UAE President bin Zayed but also from Abbas Kamel, a former head of Egyptian intelligence. Netanyahu did NOTHING‼️ #USDemocracy The Warning Benjamin Netanyahu Ignored www.newyorker.com/news/the-led...

The Warning Benjamin Netanyahu Ignored

New reporting from Haaretz shows that, before October 7th, the Israeli Prime Minister was told to expect an “earthquake” from Gaza—and didn’t tell his security chiefs.

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Star Trek celebrates its 60th birthday today. I have a new story coming, but I'm now posting my fave past stories, including an NPR piece published exactly 10 years ago on the show's 50th anniversary, w/star George Takei revealing he never thought the show would last. READ: https://loom.ly/Mi0L9HI

Much More Than A 5-Year Mission: 'Star Trek' Turns 50

Star Trek debuted on TV in 1966, and Starship Enterprise is still seeking strange new worlds. Co-star George Takei credits creator Gene Roddenberry's inclusive vision for Trek's enduring popularity.

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Thank you Gloria Steinem for taking a stand for equality for all people, & working to get us closer to the ideals in our Declaration of Independence “we hold these truths to be self evident that all (people) are created equal and endowed…with unalienable rights..life, liberty & pursuit of happiness”

Applications are now open for the 2026 SETI Forward Award. This award recognizes undergraduates whose research contributes to astrobiology and the search for technosignatures, with $2,000 to support conference travel or continued research. 🧪 👩‍🔬 #SETI #Astrobiology #Technosignatures

The name Lake Ontario comes from the Wendat word Ontari’io 🧪🍁

Vaccines available in the next 2 weeks. Make sure you get one! #Covid #Vaccines #fuckrfkjr

Ruth Ann Crystal@drruth.bsky.social · last mo.

Covid-19 Cases Surge—Here’s What’s Different This Summer That Will Help buff.ly/snx3pvU Excellent article written by @drjudystone.bsky.social on the summer COVID wave, when the next vaccines will be available, and what medicines can reduce the risk of severe COVID and Long COVID. #medsky 😷🛟🧪

nbcconnecticut.app.link/KWihi5SfU5b This corn maze & related activities are part of ‘Get Lost With Dolly’, proceeds will benefit Parton’s Imagination Library kids’ literacy program. 20 corn mazes are participating. Dolly’s image was chosen prior to her death. Wave back if you see us, Dolly 🩷 RIP 🪽

‘A tribute to her legacy': Brookfield corn maze honors Dolly Parton

A Brookfield corn maze is supporting Dolly Parton’s children’s literacy program with its fall festival. The owners of the corn maze at Twins BBQ Co. chose Parton to be part of the maze months ago. From a bird’s-eye view, the maze includes Dolly’s face and her name, followed by “an American treasure.” The owners, Danielle and Mike Gallop, said her…

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AI data centers' gas turbines and backup diesel generators are polluting the air in our communities. But instead of protecting us, the Trump administration is using the AI boom as justification to gut pollution controls and the Clean Air Act. Tell the EPA to protect our air ⬇️

AI data centers are trying to avoid accountability

Tell the EPA you oppose its proposed rule that would allow AI data centers’ backup generators to avoid clean air rules and keep communities in the dark.

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Vivek Ramaswamy thinks the AI data center boom in Ohio is a “good thing.”

Thanks to a Democrat Gov. Who let her out of prison!

#TuckFrump@realtuckfrumper.bsky.social · last mo.

Election denier Tina Peters to be hired as elections consultant in conservative California county #TheGuardian

Vote like your life depends on it, or the life of a friend, relative, or neighbor. Because it does. We’re the decoys now.

Melania being out of the spotlight and missing in action makes a lot more sense now. She’s reading Natalie Harp’s love letters to Trump and adding another zero to the prenup.

The White House is pissed after Senator Jon Ossoff questioned Trump’s relationship with his much younger aide. trib.al/NDDnUUP

Ice says that these electric gloves are meant to "maintain compliance." Slave owners used to say the same thing about whips. If using shock collars on dogs is Animal Cruelty and Abuse, how is it fine for ICE to use Shock Gloves on people?

Now he wants to use your tax dollars to cover the majority of the almost $1 BILLION price tag of his vanity projects. Another broken promise on your tab. www.washingtonpost.com/investigatio...

Trump administration set to spend at least $900 million on White House construction

The price tag is much larger than what has been previously reported, according to a Post review of confidential contracts, and taxpayers would cover most of it.

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The Mesoamerican Long Count Calendar began #OnThisDay in 3114 BC (by some calculations). The calendar, in association with astronomical observations and complex mathematical calculations, framed and structured many key aspects of #Maya social, political and religious life 1/2 🏺 #Archaeology

Dr Abdul El-Sayed: "It's not radical to believe that people should be able to afford their groceries, have healthcare, or drink clean water." In a political landscape dominated by fear, focusing on core human needs isn't extreme—it's basic common sense for everyday Americans.

Have climate deniers got any valid alternative idea as to why the whole world is bursting into flame? www.dw.com/en/canada-br...

Canada: British Columbia wildfires burning out of control

Wildfires have grown in number and intensity across British Columbia, where a state of emergency has been declared. Evacuations are underway, but firefighters say almost half of BC's 102 fires are out...

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Todd Blanche quite obviously lied to the Senate Judiciary Committee when he told them this was dead. It was never dead. It was just on hold until he was confirmed.

Trump Regime: Bomb a girls elementary school - zero consequences for anyone. Refusal to accept responsibility. ICE shoots innocent people - zero consequences or acceptance of responsibility. Indict someone on false evidence - zero consequences or acceptance of responsibility.

Speaking of… someone sent me this the other day and it’s pretty amazing youtu.be/TGwCAICuBkY?...

Hayao Miyazaki's thoughts on an artificial intelligence

YouTube video by Victor Giers

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I hope they all end up in CECOT. Stephen Miller, Trump, his sons, everyone who helps and helped Trump destroy this country.

The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 3mo ago

If you’re not alarmed you’re not paying attention. www.propublica.org/article/fede...

www.brennancenter.org/our-work/res... Oh, I'm sure this won't matter when these thugs are sent to our polls in Nov. to intimidate voters in Blue States and Blue cities.

ICE and Customs and Border Protection Budgets to Exceed $200 Billion

Without congressional action, the money will allow the Trump administration to carry out its immigration crackdown unimpeded.

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Ken Paxton vowed to crack down on "illegal voting." He may have violated Texas election law. Paxton appears to have used an address where he did not live while voting in six elections in the past two years — despite warning that "it is illegal to misrepresent your residence on election records."

Ken Paxton’s voter registration may violate Texas election law - The Texas Tribune

The Texas attorney general appears to have used an address where he did not live while voting in six elections in the past two years — despite his warning voters that “it is illegal to misrepresent yo...

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The best ideas don't come from City Hall. They come from New Yorkers.

An eruption of Mount Etna, on the Italian island of Sicily, produced a spectacular lava show that turned part of Europe's largest active volcano orange.