In Vermont, the temperature swing affected operations at Understory Farm in Bridport, which grows cut flowers.
Tulips that were supposed to be ready for Mother's Day in mid-May have already bloomed in the farm's greenhouses, said owner Gregory Witscher.
“Global prices of jet fuel have risen more than 70 percent since the start the war at the end of February”
In emergency rooms across the country, patients are piling up in the hallway or a curtained bay on a hard stretcher or in a makeshift holding area while waiting for a real hospital bed. Elisabeth Rosenthal reports on this growing crisis:
For the record, Iranian leadership & Iranian state media are both more believable than the President of the United States. There is something profoundly wrong about that.👇
I have a hunch Kash Patel won’t like the fact that House Democrats are demanding that he submit to alcohol abuse screening.
www.ms.now/rachel-maddo...
I was struck by how many words Patel used, none of which actually denied the question.
Trump gutting the U.S. Forest Service puts communities in Arizona and across the country at risk — the Forest Service plays an essential role in preventing wildfires. I supported legislation last year to restore staffing so our forests stay accessible, safe, and maintained.
BREAKING: Speaking about Iran negotiations, Trump tells CNBC "I don't think they have a choice. They have to negotiate."
It’s been a few months since I wrote about how bad Kash Patel was at being FBI director, so let’s check in over at the FBI, shall we?
Wait ... what's that now? www.doomsdayscenario.co/p/the-nation...
Having been homeless, and having had friends who have been homeless, I can say it is almost entirely an economic issue. Lack of affordable housing, lack of universal basic income. And right now, massive layoffs, industries collapsing. Saying it's a "mental health issue" ignores the actual causes.
BREAKING: A powerful 7.4-magnitude earthquake strikes off the northern Japanese coast, with a tsunami alert issued.
When the Wall Street Journal Editorial Board praises your report, Yale, that should tell you how fully you've surrendered to the right wing's attack on the academy.
Yale Takes Itself to Reform School
www.wsj.com/opinion/yale...
The world’s richest men “have clearly left the world of consequences behind,” Noah Hawley writes. “Their actions are only ever judged by themselves.” Here’s what Hawley learned about the ultra-wealthy at Jeff Bezos’s Campfire retreat:
A man killed eight children, including seven of his own, and shot two women in an attack in a Shreveport, Louisiana, neighborhood that was the nation’s deadliest shooting in more than two years, authorities said.
Kash Patel’s colleagues are alarmed by what they say is erratic behavior and excessive drinking, Sarah Fitzpatrick reports. More than two dozen people she spoke with described his management failures and conduct that could harm national security.
1. As Jared Kushner heads to Pakistan to represent the United States in critical talks with Iran, the media is ignoring a historic corruption scandal.
Kushner is serving in this role while on the payroll of the Saudi government.
Let's look at the data.
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Remember how a key feature of the recent Hungarian election that ousted Viktor Orban was the building of a broad cross-ideological anti-corruption coalition?
I feel like that detail is going to be important, going forward.
I said it before and I'll say it again:
Giving a pack of Epstein associates a comprehensive list of all children in the country with home address and school listed, sortable by various traits that indicate vulnerability to exploitation, is the literal diametric opposite of keeping kids safe.
Growing blueberries in our region is popular for good reason — the right plant varieties can grow well here, providing plenty of delicious fruit year after year.
"But it isn’t just that Trump low on options: He barely seems to understand what’s going on in the conflict. His pronouncements—whether threats, triumphant announcements, or descriptions of what’s underway in the strait—resemble reality less with every passing day." open.substack.com/pub/thebulwa...
Today marks 27 years since 13 people were shot and killed and 21 others were wounded at Columbine High School in Littleton, Colorado.
This tragedy continues to have long-lasting impacts. Just last year, another victim died from her injuries sustained in the shooting.
This is about as terrifying as it gets when it comes to flying umbrellas. This is exactly how people end up impaled. While this incident happened in a stadium, it is much more common to see this happen on a beach. Buy a beach umbrella that meets new anchor safety standards this summer.
If I received this email from a relative, I would assume they were suffering from a psychotic episode.
The people being killed in Trump's boat strikes pose no military threat and are not at war with the U.S.
📣“They are not combatants. They are civilians suspected of committing crimes, and to kill them without any due process is an unlawful extrajudicial killing.”
- @hbrandon-smith.bsky.social
It’s becoming far too common for corporate landlords to buy up single-family homes by the thousands, pricing out hardworking people from owning a home. We’ve got to crack down on these predatory practices and build more housing.
i dont understand, 2 days ago i was told there was a deal, i was told it was over and we got everything we wanted, i was told the strait would never be closed again, i was told all this just as markets were hitting their stride on friday afternoon
South Korea said North Korea has launched multiple ballistic missiles toward the North’s eastern waters.
the strait of hormuz needs to have regular, predictable open hours or frankly they are going to lose me as a customer
