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Tear gas is banned in international warfare, yet classified as a “riot control agent” that law enforcement can use for crowd control.
“It just doesn’t work well, and it hits the weakest people the most, and causes the most complications in them,” an anesthesiology professor at Duke University said.
“It just doesn’t work well, and it hits the weakest people the most, and causes the most complications in them,” an anesthesiology professor at Duke University said.
Tear Gas Is Way More Dangerous Than Police Let On
In the middle of a respiratory pandemic, law enforcement agencies have used tear gas in especially dangerous ways. The chemical agent also seeps into homes, contaminates food, furniture, skin and surf...
www.propublica.org
February 3, 2026 at 2:40 AM
Tear gas is banned in international warfare, yet classified as a “riot control agent” that law enforcement can use for crowd control.
“It just doesn’t work well, and it hits the weakest people the most, and causes the most complications in them,” an anesthesiology professor at Duke University said.
“It just doesn’t work well, and it hits the weakest people the most, and causes the most complications in them,” an anesthesiology professor at Duke University said.
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The new Canada Groceries and Essentials Benefit will provide millions of Canadians with hundreds of dollars more to help with your everyday costs.
February 3, 2026 at 5:36 PM
The new Canada Groceries and Essentials Benefit will provide millions of Canadians with hundreds of dollars more to help with your everyday costs.
Law Review=A+
Here’s a useful reminder of what our federal courts SHOULD be doing to uphold our constitutional traditions:
Annotating the Judge’s Decision in the Case of Liam Conejo Ramos, a 5-Year-Old Detained by ICE (Gift Article)
Our critic annotates the barbed wordplay of a decision challenging the Trump administration’s theory of executive power.
www.nytimes.com
February 3, 2026 at 7:29 PM
Law Review=A+
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Excellente conversation téléphonique avec la PM Mette Frederiksen du Danemark.
Seuls le Groenland et le Danemark peuvent déterminer l’avenir du Groenland. Nous avons réaffirmé notre soutien à la souveraineté et à l'intégrité territoriale et discuté du renforcement de l’Arctique.
Seuls le Groenland et le Danemark peuvent déterminer l’avenir du Groenland. Nous avons réaffirmé notre soutien à la souveraineté et à l'intégrité territoriale et discuté du renforcement de l’Arctique.
February 2, 2026 at 7:44 PM
Excellente conversation téléphonique avec la PM Mette Frederiksen du Danemark.
Seuls le Groenland et le Danemark peuvent déterminer l’avenir du Groenland. Nous avons réaffirmé notre soutien à la souveraineté et à l'intégrité territoriale et discuté du renforcement de l’Arctique.
Seuls le Groenland et le Danemark peuvent déterminer l’avenir du Groenland. Nous avons réaffirmé notre soutien à la souveraineté et à l'intégrité territoriale et discuté du renforcement de l’Arctique.
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February 2, 2026 at 7:30 PM
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Work on the Hudson Tunnel Project stops in 4 days unless the Trump administration unfreezes the funds Congress approved for the Gateway Program.
With 95,000 jobs on the line, it's time to keep New Jerseyans at work.
With 95,000 jobs on the line, it's time to keep New Jerseyans at work.
February 2, 2026 at 7:46 PM
Work on the Hudson Tunnel Project stops in 4 days unless the Trump administration unfreezes the funds Congress approved for the Gateway Program.
With 95,000 jobs on the line, it's time to keep New Jerseyans at work.
With 95,000 jobs on the line, it's time to keep New Jerseyans at work.
The two federal immigration agents who fired on Minneapolis protester Alex Pretti are identified in government records as Border Patrol agent Jesus Ochoa and Customs and Border Protection officer Raymundo Gutierrez.
www.propublica.org/article/alex...
www.propublica.org/article/alex...
Two CBP Agents Identified in Alex Pretti Shooting
The two federal immigration agents who fired on Minneapolis protester Alex Pretti are identified in government records as Border Patrol agent Jesus Ochoa and Customs and Border Protection officer Raym...
www.propublica.org
February 2, 2026 at 10:01 PM
The two federal immigration agents who fired on Minneapolis protester Alex Pretti are identified in government records as Border Patrol agent Jesus Ochoa and Customs and Border Protection officer Raymundo Gutierrez.
www.propublica.org/article/alex...
www.propublica.org/article/alex...
Washington Post noted, custodial work like that being done by the National Guard troops normally would have been performed by National Park Service employees. But that service was already short staffed when the administration slashed through the federal workforce.
open.substack.com/pub/heatherc...
open.substack.com/pub/heatherc...
August 27, 2025
The image of National Guard troops, some of them from as far away as Louisiana and Mississippi, in Washington, D.C., spreading mulch around the cherry trees at the Tidal Basin and picking up trash, il...
open.substack.com
August 28, 2025 at 6:13 AM
Washington Post noted, custodial work like that being done by the National Guard troops normally would have been performed by National Park Service employees. But that service was already short staffed when the administration slashed through the federal workforce.
open.substack.com/pub/heatherc...
open.substack.com/pub/heatherc...
Vietnamese robusta was once considered cheap & low quality; thanks to the specialty coffee movement & those who assess coffee within it, bitter & bold robustas have been valorized; hence Vietnam today produces high-quality robustas to sell to discerning consumers like us.
slate.com/life/2025/08...
slate.com/life/2025/08...
The Backbone of Coffee Standards Is About to Break. And the Fallout Is Coming for Your Morning Cup.
The best part of waking up will never be the same.
slate.com
August 27, 2025 at 7:58 AM
Vietnamese robusta was once considered cheap & low quality; thanks to the specialty coffee movement & those who assess coffee within it, bitter & bold robustas have been valorized; hence Vietnam today produces high-quality robustas to sell to discerning consumers like us.
slate.com/life/2025/08...
slate.com/life/2025/08...
if Trump’s illegal firing of Cook is allowed to stand, “the implications will be profound and disastrous. The US will be well on its way to becoming Turkey, where an authoritarian ruler imposed his crackpot economics on the central bank, and inflation soaring to 80%
open.substack.com/pub/heatherc...
open.substack.com/pub/heatherc...
August 26, 2025
Today, for the second time in as many days, President Donald J.
open.substack.com
August 27, 2025 at 6:51 AM
if Trump’s illegal firing of Cook is allowed to stand, “the implications will be profound and disastrous. The US will be well on its way to becoming Turkey, where an authoritarian ruler imposed his crackpot economics on the central bank, and inflation soaring to 80%
open.substack.com/pub/heatherc...
open.substack.com/pub/heatherc...
Since taking office for a second term, Trump has sought to increase US investments in several key industries, from steel to technology, prompting questions about whether Republicans were drifting from the “small government” platform they are often associated with.
www.aljazeera.com/economy/2025...
www.aljazeera.com/economy/2025...
Trump administration considers stake in defence firms like Lockheed Martin
US Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick floated the possible investment in a TV appearance, as part of a wider Trump push.
www.aljazeera.com
August 27, 2025 at 12:56 AM
Since taking office for a second term, Trump has sought to increase US investments in several key industries, from steel to technology, prompting questions about whether Republicans were drifting from the “small government” platform they are often associated with.
www.aljazeera.com/economy/2025...
www.aljazeera.com/economy/2025...
Wouldn’t you love to see Teddy Roosevelt school RFK Jr? In the Jungle?
As of July 1, the Foodborne Diseases Active Surveillance Network (FoodNet) program has reduced surveillance to just two pathogens: salmonella and Shiga toxin-producing E. coli (STEC)
www.joemygod.com/2025/08/cdc-...
As of July 1, the Foodborne Diseases Active Surveillance Network (FoodNet) program has reduced surveillance to just two pathogens: salmonella and Shiga toxin-producing E. coli (STEC)
www.joemygod.com/2025/08/cdc-...
CDC Scales Back Food-Borne Illnesses Surveillance - Joe.My.God.
NBC News reports: A federal-state partnership that monitors for foodborne illnesses quietly scaled back its operations nearly two months ago. As of July 1, the Foodborne Diseases Active Surveillance N...
www.joemygod.com
August 26, 2025 at 9:11 PM
Wouldn’t you love to see Teddy Roosevelt school RFK Jr? In the Jungle?
As of July 1, the Foodborne Diseases Active Surveillance Network (FoodNet) program has reduced surveillance to just two pathogens: salmonella and Shiga toxin-producing E. coli (STEC)
www.joemygod.com/2025/08/cdc-...
As of July 1, the Foodborne Diseases Active Surveillance Network (FoodNet) program has reduced surveillance to just two pathogens: salmonella and Shiga toxin-producing E. coli (STEC)
www.joemygod.com/2025/08/cdc-...
Portland Police yesterday:
10 police cars and an ambulance responding to a situation that involved one homeless woman who was screaming outside of the Architectural Heritage Society.
8 officers were a part of holding her down and restraining her.
Didn’t see what prompted this.
10 police cars and an ambulance responding to a situation that involved one homeless woman who was screaming outside of the Architectural Heritage Society.
8 officers were a part of holding her down and restraining her.
Didn’t see what prompted this.
August 26, 2025 at 7:38 PM
Portland Police yesterday:
10 police cars and an ambulance responding to a situation that involved one homeless woman who was screaming outside of the Architectural Heritage Society.
8 officers were a part of holding her down and restraining her.
Didn’t see what prompted this.
10 police cars and an ambulance responding to a situation that involved one homeless woman who was screaming outside of the Architectural Heritage Society.
8 officers were a part of holding her down and restraining her.
Didn’t see what prompted this.
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a bit late but the whole jillian michaels thing last week gave me an excuse to talk a bit about the economy of slavery in detail youtu.be/pRs2Xu1FWR4
How many slaveholders were there, really?
YouTube video by Takes™ by Jamelle Bouie
youtu.be
August 26, 2025 at 12:54 AM
a bit late but the whole jillian michaels thing last week gave me an excuse to talk a bit about the economy of slavery in detail youtu.be/pRs2Xu1FWR4
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Kamala Harris nailed it. We warned everyone the stakes were too high to hand the guy built for Project 2025 another shot — but noooo.
Ever have one of those mornings you just want to throw the window open and yell, FUCK YOU ALL? Yeah, that.
Ever have one of those mornings you just want to throw the window open and yell, FUCK YOU ALL? Yeah, that.
August 25, 2025 at 1:51 PM
Kamala Harris nailed it. We warned everyone the stakes were too high to hand the guy built for Project 2025 another shot — but noooo.
Ever have one of those mornings you just want to throw the window open and yell, FUCK YOU ALL? Yeah, that.
Ever have one of those mornings you just want to throw the window open and yell, FUCK YOU ALL? Yeah, that.
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In solidarity with Kevin Sorbo and Scott Baio stating they are refusing any acting jobs in California, I hereby refuse to play defense for the Colorado Avalanche in the upcoming season!
I will also not be pitching for the Rockies this year...
HOLD THE LINE, BOYS!👍
I will also not be pitching for the Rockies this year...
HOLD THE LINE, BOYS!👍
August 25, 2025 at 2:36 PM
In solidarity with Kevin Sorbo and Scott Baio stating they are refusing any acting jobs in California, I hereby refuse to play defense for the Colorado Avalanche in the upcoming season!
I will also not be pitching for the Rockies this year...
HOLD THE LINE, BOYS!👍
I will also not be pitching for the Rockies this year...
HOLD THE LINE, BOYS!👍
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Walz: "It boggles my damn mind that in the midst of a military takeover of our cities, the flaunting of the rule of law, that the press finds the need to talk about, 'Oh, there's a division in the Dem Party.' There's a division in my damn house & we're still married and things are good. That's life"
August 25, 2025 at 4:28 PM
Walz: "It boggles my damn mind that in the midst of a military takeover of our cities, the flaunting of the rule of law, that the press finds the need to talk about, 'Oh, there's a division in the Dem Party.' There's a division in my damn house & we're still married and things are good. That's life"
