Virginia Judge Voids Redistricting Amendment, Invalidates All Votes from Tuesday's Special Election Judge Jack Hurley, a Republican appointee, declared the Democratic-backed measure unconstitutional on multiple grounds, permanently blocking the state from implementing new congressional maps. Attorne...

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Musk turned Twitter into a Nazi Bar and as far as I know most normies shrugged and are still hanging out there.

If by you you mean people still using the Nazi CSAM site then sure.

Gibraltar's monkeys find a clever way to avoid a junk food bellyache On the tourist-packed Rock of Gibraltar, one of the most common sights is monkeys begging for food - and sometimes stealing sweet and salty snacks from ​unsuspecting visitors. Scientists now have documented an unusual behaviour among these macaques that may help them ward off a bellyache from all this ‌junk food.

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F.B.I. Said to Have Investigated Times Reporter After Article on Patel’s Girlfriend

BREAKING NYT:

The FBI began investigating a New York Times reporter last month after she wrote about Kash Patel using bureau personnel to provide his girlfriend with government security and transportation, according to a person briefed on the matter.

CDC won’t publish report showing covid shots cut likelihood of hospital visits The report, which had cleared the agency’s scientific-review process, had been delayed. It now won’t be published at all, people familiar with the decision told The Post.

MAGA is killing people.

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How AI Reverses the Political Logic of the Internet AI governance is ultimately a question of democracy itself, writes Konstantinos Komaitis.

The fundamental protocols of the internet were democratic—TCP/IP didn't care who you were. But artificial intelligence is designed to care, writes Konstantinos Komaitis. He says AI is a technology built to make democratic agency obsolete.

The Trump regime, which is unconstitutionally withholding evidence that the President sexually abused children, sent the FBI to investigate an NYT reporter for investigating the FBI director’s use of government planes for his girlfriend.

Just a true thing that we learned about today!

I recently joined Gotham Bat Conservancy on a bat walk in Prospect Park and learned all about the incredible comeback story of the long-maligned NYC bat. Since 2007, a deadly fungus has wiped out much of our local bat population. But a passionate community of bat lovers is helping them recover 🦇❤️

Wrote a story for @sciam.bsky.social about what happens when you give salmon cocaine (yes, you read that right), and @tomlumperson.bsky.social made such a brilliant video about it!

[Thanks to @andreatweather.bsky.social as always for the great editing work]

ICE Defends Detroit-Area Detention Plan After Same-Day Environmental Sign-Off Records show the agency approved a categorical exclusion within minutes, even as its court filing describes the project as not yet final.

Federal officials defended its plan to convert a suburban Detroit warehouse into an immigration detention facility in a late-night court filing, as records show the project’s environmental review was completed in a single day — just hours after Michigan filed suit.

US citizens shot by ICE beg Congress to rein in federal immigration agents WASHINGTON — Nearly all Republicans on the House Homeland Security Committee failed to show up for a Wednesday hearing convened by Democrats to highlight President Donald Trump’s aggressive tactics in...

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This evening in London, Rory Peck Director @WilliamsJon announced the winning design for a new UK memorial to honour fallen journalists.

Williams remarked, "Because, on days when it feels as though the world is losing its grip on truth—
When facts are contested and journalists are targeted—
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#OtD 22 Apr 1973 the first LGBT+ rights protest took place in Chile when 40 young people demonstrated in Santiago demanding an end to police harassment. Led by sex workers and gender nonconforming people the protest was widely condemned by the press stories.workingclasshistory.com/article/1125...

Reporter: What do you make of Republicans saying that Virginia—

AOC: Wah wah wah.

We have asked Republicans for 10 years to ban partisan gerrymandering. And for 10 years, Republicans have said no.

What they’re just mad at is that they have been accustomed to a Democratic Party that rolls over.

It’s not media cluelessness – it’s cowardice and complicity But there’s another word starting with “C” that describes some journalists: courage.

Amid the cowardice and complicity of legacy media in the age of the Trump administration, Stop the Presses' Mark Jacob highlights courageous journalists and outlets that Americans can still rely on.

Lawsuit: Blaze’s Crackpot Reporting Prompted a Wild, Unnecessary FBI Raid Quickly debunked reporting based on “gait analysis” was enough to get the feds to descend with a helicopter on a falsely accused J6 pipe-bomber’s home.

New: Kash Patel's FBI launched an unnecessary raid on the home of a former Capitol Police officer, based on Jan. 6 conspiracy theories from right-wing media outlet The Blaze.

Yet another resignation brings fresh shame to one of the worst Congresses ever When the number of resignations easily surpasses the number of major bills passed, it’s a reminder of just how embarrassing this Congress has become.

As Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick exits, remember:

When the number of resignations easily surpasses the number of major bills passed, it’s a reminder of just how embarrassing this Congress has become.
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This is a fantastic book. Read it. It will totally change the way you look at homelessness in America. It isn't a choice - it's a result of systems that push even working people over the edge. So, so many of us are just one emergency away from living in our cars - or worse.

Exclusive: Data Centers Are Now More Controversial Than Wind Farms Fights over AI-related developments outnumber those over wind farms in the Heatmap Pro database.

NEW from @jael.bsky.social:

Data centers have eclipsed wind farms as the most controversial new infrastructure developments, according to tracking by Heatmap Pro.

Read the full story:

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Federal Judge Breaks Trump’s Permitting Blockade The opinion covered a host of actions the administration has taken to slow or halt renewables development.

NEW: A federal judge on Tuesday ruled that key actions Trump took to delay solar and wind projects across the U.S. were illegal (me for @heatmap.news)

"When it comes to the Trump-Miller mass deportation campaign, nothing has changed. The destruction continues." Vanessa Cárdenas Executive Director of America’s Voice

Nothing’s changed. The destruction continues: mass deportation remains “Unchecked, Unaccountable and Unabated”

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Reports indicate Elon Musk controls a secretive network of over 90 companies and entities so he can hide how he spends his money.

No wonder he wanted the Trump admin to “look into” the Corporate Transparency Act, which would have regulated those companies.

Inside the DOGE Takeover of the Federal Government In early 2025, Americans first learned about the takeover of the federal government by the so-called Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE). DOGE had been operating under a veil of secrecy, with l...

"This impressive, continuing coverage exemplifies investigative reporting at its best."

WIRED won the Hillman Prize for our coverage of DOGE's takeover of the federal government! I'm so so proud of our team, and so honored!

Today is the publication day for Adam’s book. I’m biased but I think this book is incredibly important, if we ever want to understand the propaganda apparatus that enabled a genocide.

#OtD 21 Apr 1980 striking miners in Sabuk, South Korea, seized weapons and dynamite and took control of the town while demanding a 40% pay increase. They won after 3 days, but the dictatorship later reneged on its promise not to victimise participants stories.workingclasshistory.com/article/9340...

While Kash Patel sues The Atlantic today—the latest Trump admin attempt to silence reporting—we’re raising funds for journalists under legal assault. You can show your support here 👇

Dunno who needs to hear this today but about 1/12 men are colour blind, compared to about 1/200 women

“Wall Street ensures the efficient allocation of capital.”

Dubai Dicky faces a third week of tax tales Reform's deputy leader has seen his tax arrangements raked over by the Sunday Times again - not that you'd know from watching GB News

Reform's deputy leader has seen his tax arrangements raked over by the Sunday Times again - not that you'd know from watching GB News

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