Well, at least the BBC is covering this.

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The group, “Veterans Against Fascism”, was arrested after staging a protest inside the U.S. Capitol against Trump’s & Israel’s illegal war with Iran

lady: Please stop singing Backstreet Boys fella: Tell me why

H.R. 1897 is moving fast in the House and could hit the floor for a full vote as soon as tomorrow. This bill would gut the Endangered Species Act forcing economic impact considerations into listing decisions, limiting your ability to challenge bad science in court,

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Because this makes sense, it will probably never happen, but just once, if they lifted the cap, it would make the system work as it was designed. Can you imagine how much life could change for people who rely solely on Social Security to get by?

Ford CEO Draws Line In Sand: Keep Chinese EVs Out Of US – 'Should Not Let Them Into Our Country' Ford Motor Company paused its electric-vehicle growth efforts, but is pivoting to a major push in 2027. With lower-cost production methods and new models in development, the legacy automaker’s CEO wan...

Just checking on how the Invisible Hand of the Market is doing

The Clock Is Ticking to Secure the Midterms — Here’s What the Experts Say 7 practical ways to keep the November elections free and fair.

What is one concrete, realistic step that should be taken now to protect the midterms?

We reached out to non-partisan voting experts with this simple but urgent question.

Here are their suggestions 👇

An excellent subject for aggressive congressional oversight.

Ordered free, still locked up: Judges fume as Trump administration holds ICE detainees A legal maneuver once reserved for death row inmates and suspected terrorists has become the only recourse for immigrant detainees, who have flooded federal courts in California with thousands of peti...

She came here 50 fucking years ago fleeing Pol Pot. Grandmother of 8 locked up by ICE. KISS MY ASS.

Ordered free, still locked up: Judges fume as Trump administration holds ICE detainees

www.latimes.com/california/s...

BREAKING: New data shows ZERO oil tankers passed through the Strait of Hormuz today, signaling what appears to be a complete shutdown of the Strait for the first time in history.

The Strait normally carries about 20% of the world’s oil supply.

Pete Speaks Live in Tulsa, Oklahoma YouTube video by Pete Buttigieg

However you've lined up politically in the past, if you're worried about where our country is headed, you belong in this conversation.

Here are my full opening remarks from last night in Tulsa, Oklahoma. Thankful to the people of Oklahoma for such a warm welcome back.

Environmental volunteers holding signs at a roadside protest in Florida

Advocacy works! Mahalo to everyone who helped convince the Army Corps of Engineers to withdraw its application to dredge the Port Everglades shipping channel and reconsider the project's construction and impacts. We must keep up the pressure until the coral is safe. #WetTribe #TidetotheOcean

Mamdani: "What are we fighting for?. When you look back at the history books of our party, 100 years ago we had a very clear vision of what we were fighting for. It's sad that for too many Americans, when they want to look for ambition in the Democratic Party, then have to turn to a history book."

The Forest Service just told Congress to go pound sand. Forest Service Chief Tom Schultz appeared before the House Appropriations Committee this week and made it clear the agency is moving forward with

Budget Hearing - United States Forest Service

Links:

appropriations.house.gov/schedule/hea...

federalnewsnetwork.com/reorganizati...

www.appropriations.senate.gov/download/tom...

🔥SEN. @ossoff.senate.gov : “Ivanka’s husband Jared Kushner’s on the Saudi payroll for $2 BILLION— as he leads 🇺🇸 diplomacy + asks sheikhs for billions more… Never have we seen so little effort to hide so much corruption. The Mar-a-Lago mafia taking corruption to spectacular new heights.”

These incredible Buff Tip Moths blend in so well with branches that you might mistake them for sticks. Nature's masters of disguise are truly fascinating!

“The accumulation of all powers, legislative, executive, and judiciary, in the same hands...may justly be pronounced the very definition of tyranny.” —James Madison

When a Democrat was accused of sexual assault this week, his party took exactly three days to strip him of power.
The two parties are not the same.

Here’s an audio recording of the Indian oil tanker Sanmar Herald pleading with Iranian military forces to stop shooting at it in the Strait of Hormuz this morning.

Seems like the Strait of Hormuz is only open when the stock market is.

We have only this to protect. Start now by electing humans who will protect our fragile environment

Another critter I'd love very much to make in bag form for someone! This is Uroballus carlei, the caterpillar mimicking jumping spider. Their longer abdomen would make them excellent for a backpack - more storage space! Anyone else think he looks like Appa? Yip yip!

Solar farms might double as water generators in arid landscapes Scientists say giant solar panels could trigger rainfall in deserts and even supply water for thousands of people

#Solar farms in dry areas work better than cloud seeding to increase rainfall.

www.techradar.com/pro/maybe-it...

I hope Maine voters will vote for the lifelong Democrat instead of the guy who has a very long history of sexist & racist remarks & who gave himself a Nazi tattoo!

Janet Mills has a proven record of supporting the environment, child care, health care, women, minorities, the LGBTQIA COMMUNITY!