So sad that flatearthers do not appreciate stunning photos of earth from space. It's their loss. It's fake to them. Instead they have to imagine what the earth is. They would rather have that.

Trump unveils 100% tariff on some patented drugs on 'Liberation Day' anniversary President Donald Trump signed an executive order Thursday that could slap long-threatened pharmaceutical tariffs of up to 100% on some patented drugs from companies that don't reach deals with his adm...

Certain brand name drugs are on that Trump rx website, that leads you to coupons. Guessing the plan for that website and these tariffs were cooked up together.

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Inspectors find dozens of safety violations at largest ICE detention center The inspection, however, found no allegations of mistreatment or abuse.

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Olympic Athletes Rapinoe and Bird Slam IOC Trans Ban: “I’m Sickened By It” “It's just a total acquiescence to the Trump Administration,” Rapinoe said.

Olympic legends Megan Rapinoe, Sue Bird have denounced the Olympics trans athlete ban.

They call out the mass testing regime that will be implemented on women and the harm it will cause.

“Can we focus our resources into real problems women’s sports face?”

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The British government has banned Kayne West from entering the country to play a series of concerts because of his history of antisemitism. The festival he was due to headline is now canceled.

Trump signs order imposing 100 percent tariff on brand name drugs President Trump signed an executive order Thursday targeting imported brand name drugs with a 100 percent tariff, citing the U.S.’s “import reliance” as reason for the decision. “I have determined tha...

Sigh
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We Don’t Talk About Leonard: The Man Behind the Right’s Supreme Court Supermajority The inside story of how Leonard Leo built a machine that remade the American legal system — and what he plans to do next.

Leonard Leo is a lawyer, but he's never argued a case in court. He's never held elected office.

But for years he rebuilt the American legal system, resulting in the Supreme Court's right-wing supermajority.

(Published Oct. 2023)

Chappell Roan bodyguard controversy fueled by bots online, research finds Pop star has faced personal attacks over accusations her security guard left Jude Law’s 11-year-old in tears

Turns out, hating Chappell Roan requires a lot of automation. New data confirms the recent backlash was driven by coordinated bot activity and misinformation 🤖 🙄
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As an independent contractor she can't sue for sexual harassment. Only as an employee. It's a technicality.

Doctors’ group says American Medical Association didn’t retreat on gender-affirming care for minors A new AMA statement aims to counter claims of retreat and reaffirm medical consensus around care for transgender kids.

The New York Times is anti trans.

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If you're making a documentary of the #manosphere with a critical eye, allegedly, don't give these toxic influencers those slow-mo cool guy shots. Why are you making them look slick and cool? Immediately turned off with your bullshit Louis whatever your name is. #netflix

Trump and RFK Jr touted leucovorin as a treatment for autism. The FDA quietly walked it back Outpatient prescriptions for the drug increased 71% after news, but FDA later approved it only for folate deficiency

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California renames César Chavez Day following sexual abuse allegations California Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom signed a bill Thursday to rename César Chavez Day as Farmworkers Day in an effort to reconcile the Latino labor icon’s legacy with explosive sexual abuse allega...

No one person is a movement. People are a movement. This renaming was always for the best. It always should have been. Have all the reckonings. Reclaim remembrances for the people.
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Where Was My Generic Prescription Drug Made? - Rx Inspector - ProPublica The FDA won’t tell Americans where their generic drugs are made, so ProPublica did it instead. Use information on your prescription label to locate the factory and see inspection reports.

The FDA won’t tell Americans where their generic drugs are made, so ProPublica did it instead.

Use information from your prescription label to locate the factory and see if the plant has a history of inspection violations.

Bank of America OKs $72.5M settlement in Epstein accusers' lawsuit Bank of America agreed to settle a civil lawsuit brought by women who accused the bank of facilitating their sexual abuse by Jeffrey Epstein, court records showed.

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The Largest Physician Organization In The US Reaffirms Gender-Affirming Care Is Medically Necessary The American Medical Association is setting the record straight on trans people’s health care—expressing its full support of keeping decisions in the hands of doctors, patients, and their families.

1. The largest medical organization in the United States, the American Medical Association, has reaffirmed that gender affirming care for trans youth is medically necessary.

It disavowed the New York Times reporting.

Incredible development for trans youth.

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I was at a library sale. If you ever write a book, choose a title or pseudonym so outstanding that most people will grab it to look at whether or not they know who you are or anything about your book.

Art completely draws you into the present moment. It is always essential in traumatic times. Just a moment to rest the nervous system, by noticing a piece of art, by activating the brain in other ways for a few moments other than surviving.

Define the majority, dogebag.

Video: How the Supreme Court Could Change Voting by Mail The Supreme Court is ruling on whether ballots received after Election Day should be disqualified. Our national politics reporter Nick Corasaniti explains how a Supreme Court ruling could affect hundr...

Watch how the Supreme Court could disenfranchise Alaska voters. The Acting AG Stephen J Cox didn’t fight for the rights of Alaskans. He shouldn’t be confirmed. Georgetown educated lawyer Senator Dan Sullivan didn’t bother to submit an amicus brief to fight for Alaskans voting rights either.

Trump is suspending sanctions on Iran and Russia, which will put over $15 billion in their treasuries to help them fund the wars against us. It’s stunning. We have never ever seen this level of war incompetence in American history.

ProPublica Adds Ownership Search to Nursing Home Inspect Database Our database helps you find issues that inspectors identified in more than 14,000 U.S. nursing homes. Now you can search by owner, manager or officer name.

NEW: Our database helps you find issues that inspectors identified in more than 14,000 U.S. nursing homes.

Now you can search by owner, manager or officer name.

Lisa Murkowski is once again proving she is a vile MAGA.

‘I will not comply’: Tennessee librarian refuses to move LGBTQ+ books Rutherford County library director Luanne James’s stand against a vote to relocate more than 190 titles draws national support as the board weighs firing her.

So I'm from Virginia. I currently live in TN and I also lived here as a teen. It's a little complicated.

Anyway, the Rutherford County PUBLIC library is where I spent a lot of time as a tween/teen. It shaped me. It saved me. This is a PUBLIC LIBRARY not even a school.

And I'm proud of *Luanne.

The Ratchet In 2015, state legislatures across the United States considered 75 anti-LGBTQ bills, of which 27 targeted gender identity.1 In 2025, that total reached 1,059—with 851 of the current-session bills targ...

ICYMI: I published this analysis of anti-trans legislation over the last decade. There is no precedent in US history for the sheer scale and velocity that anti-trans laws have proliferated in US states. The only closest analogue are authoritarian states.

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War is pushing up energy prices now. Trump's policies could hurt for years to come The war in Iran is driving up fossil fuel prices and highlighting the risks of depending on oil and gasoline. Meanwhile, the Trump administration has unwound policies that would boost alternatives.

The war in Iran is driving up fossil fuel prices and highlighting the risks of depending on oil and gasoline. Meanwhile, the Trump administration has unwound policies that would boost alternatives.

There are going to be a lot of people saying that the just submitted post-election day mail-in ballots case could be 5-4 on the side of democracy and counting ballots.
Years ago, I might have been one of the hopefuls.
Now, I just can't "predict" anything but "6-3 for Trump" until proven otherwise.

Live updates: Supreme Court seems skeptical of allowing states to accept late-arriving mail ballots The U.S. Supreme Court is hearing arguments over whether states can continue to count late-arriving mail ballots, an election issue targeted by President Donald Trump.

BREAKING: The Supreme Court seems skeptical of laws in 14 states that allow counting of mail ballots that arrive after Election Day.

Microfeminism: Do not anticipate and then fulfill cishet men's needs and desires. Let them ask nicely. Anticipating is invisible labor.

Opinion: Closing the Alaska Native Language Center ends more than a program — it weakens language revitalization The planned closure of the language center threatens decades of work preserving one of the world’s most diverse linguistic landscapes.

The University of Alaska, my alma mater and current employer, seems to be turning its back on Indigenous-language research, preservation, and revitalization.

As a Linguistics undergrad, I was enriched by my ANLA profs. I couldn't imagine a UAF without ANLA.

Michael Krauss is turning in his grave.