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Father of twin daughters, retired FDNY Lt. Walk out of any doorway Feel your way, feel your way like the day before Maybe you'll find direction Around some corner where it's been waiting to meet you Bob Hunter
"These markets risk creating perverse incentives, undermining public trust, and commodifying human suffering in ways that warrant careful scrutiny."
Senators Urge Regulator to 'Crack Down on Prediction Markets' Amid Wildfire Betting
"These markets risk creating perverse incentives, undermining public trust, and commodifying human suffering in ways that warrant careful scrutiny."
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Our adversaries know they don’t need to destroy infrastructure to achieve strategic effects; they only need to convince citizens that they are vulnerable. An attack on water infrastructure will certainly do just that.
The Attack We Knew Was Coming
Effectively defending against cyber threats against critical infrastructure requires a long-term commitment of political will.
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8 CORPORATIONS amassing obscene profits by fueling war & climate catastrophe. 8 BILLION PEOPLE on track to lose everything & everyone we love. Our children are screaming at us from the ashes of the future: “WHY THE FUCK ARE YOU LETTING THEM GET AWAY WITH THIS?!?”
Revealed: major oil firms make $93bn profits amid war and climate crisis
Iran conflict windfall over three months reignites calls for companies ‘cashing in on human misery’ to pay for environmental damage
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World rly be like ”what if we did environmental prometheanism but only the ”an eagle eats our liver for eternity” part”
Akshat Rathi@akshatrathi.bsky.social · 2d agoThis wasn't on my adaptation bingo card. "Romania used 180kg explosive to blow rock to divert water from drought-hit Danube to nuclear reactor." www.theguardian.com/world/2026/a...
Over 60,000 people were forced to evacuate the Spokane area over the weekend as it was hit by three wildfires amid a nationwide surge fueled by a hotter, drier climate. Meanwhile, the fossil fuel industry driving the crisis is enjoying record profits.
Climate Crisis 'Not Some Faraway Threat': Spokane Inferno Forces Mass Evacuations as Fossil Fuel Profits Surge
"The fossil fuel industry may not have struck the match, but the climate crisis they drove has loaded our landscapes with tinder," said an environmental activist.
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The goal isn't to prove Anthony Fauci lied. It's to convince Americans that the racist decisions that cost hundreds of thousands of lives were somebody else's fault… hartmannreport.com/p/the-cover-...
The Cover-Up Has Begun: First They Put Fauci on Trial, Then They Put History on Trial
The goal isn't to prove Anthony Fauci lied. It's to convince Americans that the racist decisions that cost hundreds of thousands of lives were somebody else's fault…
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The destruction of the American Dream isn’t just an abstraction; it’s measurable. In 1980 when Reagan was elected president, at the peak of the American Dream, fully two-thirds of American families were in the middle class. hartmannreport.com/p/chapter-9-...
Chapter 9: The Numbers Don’t Lie
Your weekly excerpt from one of my books. This week: "Who Killed the American Dream: The Greatest Political Crime Ever Told"
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Everyone in this administration is surrounded by sycophants who smile and laugh and clap at everything they say. When they step outside the bubble, it’s a real shock to the system.
Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com · 3d ago😳 RFK Jr's epic CNN crashout 😳 Dana Bash pressed RFK Jr on Trump's culpability for mishandling covid and the misinformation he pushes about vaccines, and the segment wound down with him getting mad and barking at her like a rabid dog Here's the full thing:
"The singer was at his snarling, poignant best across these powerful vignettes that put a modern spin on Irish folk traditions and gave us a timeless festive singalong." Punk, human spirit, and a Christmas classic — Shane MacGowan’s ten greatest recordings:
Shane MacGowan’s 10 greatest recordings
The singer was at his snarling, poignant best across these powerful vignettes that put a modern spin on Irish folk traditions and gave us a timeless festive singalong
theguardian.com
This is “one of the most catastrophic events we've seen in our lifetime here in Spokane," KHQ anchor @KHQSean says, noting it's impossible to know many homes have already burned. Now it's sunset. "Tomorrow morning is going to be devastating for our community," @KHQLeslie says.”
Rima I Anabtawi@rimaanabtawi.bsky.social · 4d agoHarrowing scenes on Spokane's local TV stations tonight – as thousands of structures are threatened by fast-moving fires – here are some of the live streams KHQ: khq.com/live/ KXLY: kxly.com KREM: krem.com/watch H/T to @brianstelter.bsky.social
This summer, outbreaks flared inside the United States: measles, cyclospora, and screwworm. A public health system at full strength catches threats when the risk is low and an effective response is easy. A weakened system finds outbreaks late, when they are big and much harder to stop.
Don't Take Health Progress for Granted
Recent outbreaks demonstrate the risks we face when systems designed to protect us fray
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The very same corporate moguls who rank among the world’s wealthiest people, enjoying the heights of opulence, are also among the top owners and profiteers off the data center boom.
AI Oligarchs Enjoy Superyachts as Their Data Centers Degrade Communities
Communities fighting data centers refuse to be sites for extraction that help megabillionaires purchase more mansions.
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Trump’s ICE raids have reduced the employment rate of US-born male workers, according to a new study. The study also found that employers have not increased wages to attract US workers. Hello? Not only is Trump’s deportation agenda patently cruel, it’s also terrible for the economy. Despicable.
Study Shows How Trump's ICE Raids Cost Americans Jobs | Common Dreams
Trump's aggressive immigration raids are not only tearing families apart, but they're also destroying jobs for both immi
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"This deal gives him FULL IMMUNITY from audits on tax returns he's filed. It's corruption on steroids."
'Corruption on Steroids': Republicans Kill Effort to Prevent Trump Tax Audit Immunity
"Trump’s sweetheart audit immunity deal is perhaps the most brazenly corrupt action taken by a president in American history," said one top Senate Democrat.
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Thanks to 400 year-old Chilean mummies, we know how smallpox reached the Americas go.nature.com/4fLQZ9R
How smallpox reached the Americas: first genomic evidence points to Europeans
Viral sequences from Chilean mummies confirm the disease was introduced from Europe.
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With "surveillance pricing," businesses have finally found something AI can do way, way, *way* better than people: price gouging. 1/
Oh, my. The fossil fuel industry lying and dissembling and pretending it cares about its climate upheaval dangers — what a surprise. insideclimatenews.org/news/2807202...
ExxonMobil Uses Corporate Arbitration System to Challenge Climate Solution It Promotes - Inside Climate News
The oil giant has filed a notice of dispute under an energy treaty about the European Union’s carbon capture and storage requirements.
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Millions of women of childbearing age live in counties where there's no place to give birth. Nearly $1 trillion in Medicaid cuts from Trump and the GOP's Big Ugly Bill could devastate labor-and-delivery services in already struggling hospitals. #TaxJustice
As maternity wards close, community outrage rises in key battleground states
Millions of women of childbearing age live in counties where there's no place to give birth. Nearly $1 trillion in Medicaid cuts could devastate labor-and-delivery services in already struggling hospi...
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Nearly 3,000 acres of land in Ohio’s only national forest will be auctioned for fracking in September. The Bureau of Land Management announced 41 parcels totaling 2,840 acres in Wayne National Forest will go up for a bid on Sept. 15. ohiocapitaljournal.com/2026/07/30/f...
Federal government will put 2,840 acres of Ohio’s only national forest out to bid for fracking • Ohio Capital Journal
The Bureau of Land Management announced 41 parcels totaling 2,840 acres in Wayne National Forest will go up for a bid on Sept. 15.
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This is honestly one of the most shocking images coming out of this administration and that’s saying something
Murshed Zaheed@murshedz.bsky.social · 7d ago“Trump has rejected disaster aid for Democratic-run states at the highest rate in the 47-year history of the Federal Emergency Management Agency.” Right now people in blue states are basically paying federal taxes as if they’re colonized territories of red states. www.politico.com/news/2026/03...
The way republicans are going after Dr. Fauci you’d think he was prominently mentioned thousands of times in the Epstein files.
With Republicans doing everything they can to disrupt and dismantle the current healthcare system, it is the perfect time to fight for a more durable and universal alternative, writes Nancy Altman of @socialsecurityworks.org.
Republicans Want to Dismantle Medicare; Democrats Must Fight for Medicare for All
While America’s current healthcare system is painfully vulnerable to Republican attacks, there is an opportunity to create a better future where all Americans can rely on guaranteed healthcare.
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Anyone who opposes fascism is now the enemy. www.theguardian.com/us-news/ng-i...
The professor facing prison in ‘antifa’ case: ‘They want to scare all who oppose ICE’
Erik Davis is accused by the government of a ‘conspiracy’ to obstruct ICE – experts say it’s part of a pattern to criminalize lawful organizing and ruin activists’ lives
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Why governments keep failing youtu.be/F3mcah3KPno?... Why have we failed to tackle climate change and so much else when we knew what had to be done? Could it be that vested interests are comfortable with the way things are, despite the consequences for most people and the planet?
Why governments keep failing
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The Active Club founder has described such organized fights a “tip-off point for a fascist cultural revolution.” He added, “Every victorious nationalist movement was forged by hardened men who already tasted real danger.” www.hatecomestomainstreet.com/p/inside-the...
‘Neo-Nazi Militia’: Inside the Fascist Fight Clubs Preparing Men for Battle
“Every victorious nationalist movement was forged by hardened men who already tasted real danger," says avowed fascist Robert Rundo.
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