Some Jan. 6 rioters pardoned by Trump are now embraced as heroes and candidates for office (Associated Press) JACKSON, Mich. (AP) - Ryan Kelley thought he had...

@maddow.msnbc.com would like to see coverage of any J6 pardoned criminals running for office.

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Trump shows children a card depicting the Butler assassination attempt today at the Easter Egg Roll. (Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)

"If you can purchase US citizenship for $5 million, the “illegals” are only guilty of being poor." -Feminist News

Women, minorities fired in purge of NIH science review boards Scientists, with expertise in fields that include mental health, cancer and infectious disease, typically serve five-year terms and were not given a reason for their dismissal.

Thirty-eight of 43 experts cut last month from the boards that review the science and research that happens in laboratories at the National Institutes of Health are female, Black or Hispanic, according to an analysis by the chairs of a dozen of the boards.

Judge: 'Probable cause' to hold U.S. in contempt over Alien Enemies Act deportations The government sent several planeloads of alleged gang members to El Salvador, including 137 people under the act, the White House said at the time.

JUST IN: Judge finds 'probable cause' to hold U.S. in contempt over Alien Enemies Act deportations

Autism is not a disease and these kids are not damaged, despite what HHS Secretary Kennedy says.

Illustration of an exoplanet orbiting a red dwarf star. (📷: A. Smith, N. Madhusudhan/University of Cambridge)

Astronomers say they have found the strongest indication of life beyond our solar system, on a planet 124 light-years away called ‘K2-18b.’

While they have not declared the finding of life, they detected “potential biosignatures” that are typically produced by living organisms like marine algae.

Terrorizing our fellow Americans Russ Vought promised to traumatize Federal workers, and it's happening

They're terrorizing our federal employees in real ways and the impact is devastating for all of us. I spoke to a VA employee and FBI Agent about what they're experiencing and it will shock you. This is the most important thing I've written. Please read and share. open.substack.com/pub/fpwellma...

LA fires root cause is fossil fuels says climate expert We spoke to Dr Varun Sivaram, a senior fellow for energy and climate at the Council on Foreign Relations and Dr Peter Kalmus, a climate scientist and the author of “Being the Change: Live Well and Spa...

"I think it is really important to get angry because the public right now is quite unfocused."

Dr Peter Kalmus and Dr Varun Sivaram talk to @cathynewman.bsky.social about the LA fires and the role played by climate change, driven by fossil fuels.

Read & watch here:
www.channel4.com/news/la-fire...

It’s time to realize that the number of insured people is not the right metric for the following reasons :

I love how people distrust actual expertise, yet 100% believe randos on the internet 🤪🤣

a large fire is burning in the sky with a lot of flames and smoke coming out of it . ALT: a large fire is burning in the sky with a lot of flames and smoke coming out of it .

I want to take a moment to say thank you to all the firemen who are risking their lives to save others in these dire moments.

The firefighters are putting in long, long hours and making little if any headway, due to the high winds.

This is another horrific event caused by climate change.

Wildfire climate connection Climate change, including increased heat, extended drought, and a thirsty atmosphere, has been a key driver in increasing the risk and extent of wildfires in the western United States during the last ...

ABC, NBC & CBS dedicated about 16 minutes of airtime last night to the California wildfires without once mentioning climate change.

Since the news failed do it's job, here's a short summary of the role of climate change and wildfire risk:

www.noaa.gov/noaa-wildfir...

New alarm raised over Trump AG pick Pam Bondi When President-elect Donald Trump in mid-November decided to tap former Florida Attorney General Pam Bondi to succeed former Congressman Matt Gaetz as his pick for U.S. attorney general, details about...

www.alternet.org/pam-bondi-tr...

If you aren't on their platform, their algorithms are useless

1.5m users

Making AI Bluesky Bots New technologies and a young platform provide ripe opportunity for creativity and utility

I recently developed two #AI bots right here on bluesky and have already been getting some use from them. Say hello to @unofccentcom.bsky.social and @hackerbriefs.bsky.social! Larger write up here: substack.com/home/post/p-...

My message to Zuck

x
X has ~18m daily USA users. @bsky.app, ~1.5m.

Is it worth 20 MINS a day to proactively recruit and bring your friends, neighbors,relatives, businesses, anyone who is or could be a user, to @bsky.app?

If Bluesky ends up with more users than the others, you destabilize musk, zuck, trump.