That it was so obviously an intentional, aimed shot at clearly-designated foreign press by the officer on the end of the line *should* result in disciplinary action LAPD HQ

Nearly the entirety of the state of Nevada is eligible for quick sale! This bill allows national monument and public recreation areas to be sold out from under the public, too. Unbelievable.

Any policy, with any cost, will be passable with a 50-vote majority in the Senate from now on. Bookmark this as an "I told you so" when Dems use this to enact a wishlist that was previously unachievable because they were foolish enough to follow the rules.

Bernie’s amendment lost 53-47. Every member of the Democratic caucus voted for it. Every Republican voted against expanding Medicare and cutting drug prices in half for seniors.

If you call yourself a Christian and you chuckle at the idea of brown people being chased by alligators, here’s news flash, you are not a fucking Christian.

It costs taxpayers $89,425 to incarcerate one person at Trump’s “Alligator Alcatraz” per year. That’s more than what 95% of Americans spend on housing and food. Republican priorities: Waste tax dollars torturing immigrants, while cutting support for working class families.

It's hard to avoid recalling this passage from the English historian Tony Judt:

This Congressman literally dumped stock in a Medicaid provider company right before this bill came to the Floor. Don’t be fooled—these guys know exactly what they’re doing.

I really can’t express just how infuriating this stunt is while the administration dismantles the very foundation of this country’s pediatric health care system. Tone deaf doesn’t even begin…

Sam Mihara is an unstoppable ambassador for Heart Mountain and for teaching about the Japanese American incarceration. He's pledged $50,000 for a 3-to-1 match for @WyoGives donations on Wednesday, July 16. If we raise $16,667, he'll match with $50,000. wyogives.org/organizations/…

The outbreaks of cholera, dengue, malaria, EVEV (Everglades virus), & Chikungunya are already predictable. Study: Mutations in Everglades virus portend possible new threat to large mammals » University of Florida share.google/QQ1G1ue7z33La9…

We are going to see a member killed. The violent rhetoric is peak. Resources are low. THANK YOU to the Capitol Police officer who stopped this potentially fatal incident.

We’re not “losing” shit. We broke it intentionally. This wasn’t a solar flare that knocked out our satellites. This was us taking a machete to an advanced weather system because some dumbfucks thought it was going to own the libs rather drown their families

Bring 'fiendship' back into use.

The World Health Organisation residence in Deir al Balah was attacked by the Israel Defense Forces and its staff detained stripped and interrogated. Its main warehouse was also attacked so it and the office are now nonfunctional. The World Health Organization (WHO) is a vital constituent part of the United Nations and was trying to

"Where are the parents?" The energy spent in library book purges & banning trans athletes 4m girls' sports: expended for perceived moral threat of contamination. When the the physically-compromising (even life-long debilitating) harm is from an airborne, preventable disease.

We've known that Covid increases the risk in survivors of cancer, but today nature a mechanism of reactivation of cancer cells elucidated in the experimental model nature.com/articles/s4158… nature.com/articles/d4158…

Many people draw parallels between Trump and Hitler or Mussolini, but Japanese writer Naoki Ogawa says the similarities to Mao Tse-tung in rooting out the intelligentsia in the PRC's Cultural Revolution are more appropriate.

This makes my heart happy. So many gardeners (from hobbyists to Master Gardeners) live in Altadena. Soil remediation is key, but even a small potted plant can bring some life and joy.

Having lectured and taught at all of the country's war colleges and service academies, I know a bit about professional military education. Pete Hegseth does not. My latest in The Atlantic theatlantic.com/national-secur…