How 2 fringe groups and a friendly judge helped pull off Sheriff Chad Bianco’s ballot seizure Emails obtained by CalMatters trace the development of a years-long case that ultimately led to the unprecedented seizure of 650,000 ballots.

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Hugh!

Someone needs to scoop up this very good boy ASAP!

You're looking at a different set of villains.

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University of Queensland Press cancels children’s book over illustrator’s post on ‘Zionist framing’ of Bondi attack Authors including Evelyn Araluen and Melissa Lucashenko say they won’t work with publisher after it dumps Jazz Money’s book illustrated by Matt Chun, who called Bondi victims ‘affluent beneficiaries o...

The comments were vile, and the publisher was entirely right to pull the book as a result; framing an attack on Jews in Australia as heroic is psychotic. An entirely self-inflicted wound by the illustrator, who is a rabid anti-Semite.

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I’m seeing single-issue voters asking whether California governor candidates will send funding to Israel.

Let’s be clear: the governor of California does not appropriate U.S. foreign aid to Israel. Military aid and foreign assistance are federal, handled by Congress and the president.

@dinkakay
The Jews drained swamps, fought malaria, and in just a couple decades, a modern city rose out of literal sand dunes. Banks financing growth, a stock exchange tracking every move, millions invested into power and infrastructure… an entire economy built from scratch.

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Senator Raphael Warnock tells RFK, Jr. he needs to be fired or have the decency to resign.
#USDemocracy #Pinks

Temperatures in Nearly All Major U.S. Cities Have Warmed Since First Earth Day - Eos After more than half a century of Earth Days, one planetary challenge—climate change—threatens our planet more than ever. In 1970, the year Sen. Gaylord Nelson, D-Wisc., organized the first Earth Day ...

Some cities in the United States are warming much faster than the nation as a whole. Reno, for example, has warmed nearly three times as much as the national average since the first #EarthDay in 1970.

eos.org/research-and...

I remember smog alerts in the late 80s and early 90s, when the skyline of downtown L.A. was often hidden by a thick, brown layer of smog. Then came tougher regulations and our air quality improved

Nearly half of US children are breathing dangerous levels of air pollution, report warns American Lung Association report comes amid Trump EPA’s expansive rollback of environmental protections

Nearly half of US children are breathing dangerous levels of air pollution, report warns www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...

#EarthDay #environment #publichealth #pediatrics

House Republicans Abruptly Yank Bill To Gut Endangered Species Act The bill would have narrowed protections for endangered species whose populations have rebounded over the last several decades.

House MAGA Republicans abruptly yanked their own bill to gut the Endangered Species Act after it flopped in a procedural vote.
Even some GOP members said no to weakening protections for wolves, grizzlies & more.
Despite tRump-era GOP: Earth Day win!
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Turning away the world’s best and brightest is shattering one our greatest national assets, one of the precious national treasures ensuring American children’s future.

Former tobacco executive joins CDC senior leadership, raising concerns over industry influence Naming a former Imperial Brands executive for a CDC job is the latest example, advocates say, of tobacco industry influence in Trump administration.

A former tobacco executive quietly joined CDC senior leadership last month — a move raising concerns over the industry's influence over public health and revolving doors.

www.statnews.com/2026/04/22/n...

Republicans didn’t show up. How is showing that level of disrespect to Americans worthy of a salary?

If a bird flu pandemic starts, we may have an mRNA vaccine ready A final-stage trial has started of an mRNA vaccine against the bird flu strain infecting many animals – and occasionally people – worldwide

This H5N1 bird flu trial, funded internationally by the Coalition for Epidemic Preparedness Innovations (CEPI), is backed by >30 countries.

CEPI funds the study after RFK Jr. cut funding for mRNA research.

mRNA vaccines are gaining traction globally, as funding is cut here.

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iOS 26.4.2: Apple Issues Unexpected iPhone Update To Block FBI Data Extraction Method Apple has released a new iPhone update — that has taken many by surprise — to address a vulnerability that was recently exploited by the FBI.

Important new update, particularly for Signal users

#Pinks

www.forbes.com/sites/davidp...

Texas Medical Board Sanctions Three Doctors for Delayed Care That Led to the Deaths of Two Pregnant Women The two women died during miscarriages. The state’s medical board has ruled that substandard care led to their deaths.

For the first time since ProPublica reported on preventable deaths of pregnant women under Texas’ abortion ban, the state’s medical board has disciplined doctors in those cases.

Jay Bhattacharya, who is best known for ranting about COVID conspiracies and “coverups” for the past 5 years, is now literally suppressing the data on COVID vaccines…because he is an antivaccine hack not a scientist

Former NASA astronauts launch new group to promote U.S. constitutional values More than 100 NASA astronauts have signed on to a nonpartisan effort to promote “the principles that have propelled our nation for 250 years”

"the rule of law, checks and balances and the peaceful transition of power..."

www.scientificamerican.com/article/ex-n...

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It is never only about winning the race, but running with grace, compassion and integrity

#BostonMarathon 🎥 via @robevac.bsky.social #DemVoice1 #ResistanceUnited #ProudBlue #Voices4Victory

If the purity test is banning AIPAC from influencing politics, then CAIR, Qatar Lobbyist groups, and other PACs need to be banned from influencing political agendas.

C.D.C. Cancels Publication of Study Showing Benefits of Covid Vaccines

Jay Bhattacharya pulls a study because he doesn’t like the conclusions. I cannot explain how bad this is and how it reeks of the stench of ideological zealotry and has no basis in science. www.nytimes.com/2026/04/22/u...

🆘 pup! Sweet little Mustang needs a foster ASAP! He is only 2! See post ⬇️ on how to contact about fostering! He is at nycacc and it is NOT safe there for animals! Please repost! #ny #northeast #foster #dogsofbluesky #urgentpup #dog #adoptalways

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

FBI investigators reportedly looked into whether NYT reporter Elizabeth Williamson violated stalking laws www.nytimes.com/2026/04/22/u...

Anthropic’s New A.I. Model Sets Off Global Alarms

Well, US saying FU to Anthropic working out well.

This is a game changer - AI for warfare. It's here.

(gift horse 👇🏽)
www.nytimes.com/2026/04/22/t...

steaming plate of environmental policy explainer here….

A Nonprofit Alaskan Cruise Line Turns Tourism Into A Conservation Blueprint Hunter McIntosh from The Boat Company and Kate Glover from Earthjustice explains how an environmental law firm working alongside a nonprofit cruise line defends the Tongass National Forest in Alaska.

This small, non-profit 49-year-old cruise line has a real role in protecting Alaska's Tongass Nat'l Forest (which contains 20% of the carbon in US national forests).

The world would be better if other lines used its model: no intent to grow, no HFO fuel or scrubbers. www.forbes.com/sites/emesem...

The Marvelous Spatuletail, found in just one valley in northern Peru and is one of the rarest hummingbirds on Earth. [📹Alex Fine]

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NHS approves new treatment for aggressive cancer that could triple life expectancy Also known as Ziihera, the antibody treatment targets a protein called HER2, which stimulates tumour growth. It works by activating the immune system to eliminate cancer cells and reduces HER2 levels

my little sister worked on this cancer trial!! everybody say well done Liv ✨

Anyone who does that fake throwing a ball for their dog thing... well done, you outsmarted a dog. A dog that loves you and really, really wanted you to throw a ball for them.

You should be on some kind of register.