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flip.it/mTJrns Costumed protesters in Portland defy description of the city as a 'war zone'

Costumed protesters in Portland defy description of the city as a 'war zone'

Dancing frogs, peacocks and unicorns outside the federal immigration building present a joyful contrast to the Trump administration's portrait of the Oregon city, they say.

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flip.it/zaERjF Hidden, supercharged 'thermostat' may cause Earth to overcorrect for climate change

Hidden, supercharged 'thermostat' may cause Earth to overcorrect for climate change

Rising levels of CO2 in the atmosphere may trigger a series of geological and biological processes that could ensure the next ice age arrives on time instead of being delayed, researchers say.

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flip.it/jpk7Sb DeSantis tears up Miami Pride crosswalk with bulldozers & sledgehammers

DeSantis tears up Miami Pride crosswalk with bulldozers & sledgehammers - LGBTQ Nation

State authorities gave no notice to Miami officials that they were coming to destroy the street art.

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How Native Nations Shaped the Revolution

The Founders were inspired—and threatened—by the independence and self-governance of nations like the Iroquois Confederacy.

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What the Founders Would Say Now

They might be surprised that the republic exists at all.

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‘It’s Never Been This Bad’

Immigrant advocates face escalating consequences and threats from the president.

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sharksonmars.bsky.social @sharksonmars.bsky.social · 14h

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Why Democrats Think They’re Winning the Shutdown Fight

They’ve clearly succeeded in elevating the issue of health care.

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sharksonmars.bsky.social @sharksonmars.bsky.social · 14h

The Guts and Glory of “Indian Rodeo” www.newyorker.com/culture/phot...

The Guts and Glory of “Indian Rodeo”

For more than a decade, Jeremiah Murphy has been trying to capture the beauty of a deeply American sport.

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sharksonmars.bsky.social @sharksonmars.bsky.social · 14h

flip.it/NUZcFS Republicans try to weaken 50-year-old law protecting whales, seals and polar bears

Republicans try to weaken 50-year-old law protecting whales, seals and polar bears

One of the U.S.’s longest standing pieces of environmental legislation, credited with helping save rare whales from extinction, is the subject of an effort for cutbacks from Republican lawmakers who n...

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Me to @chrislhayes.bsky.social on the Comey and James and (probably imminent) Bolton prosecutions

"It doesn’t matter what your politics are. If you say he’s stupid, which he is, if you say he is wrong, which he is, if you say he’s a criminal or sleezy, which he is ... then you’re his enemy.”

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sharksonmars.bsky.social @sharksonmars.bsky.social · 14h

flip.it/nA4Bsq Radical Plan to Beam 'Sunlight on Demand' at Night Sparks Concerns

Radical Plan to Beam 'Sunlight on Demand' at Night Sparks Concerns

A proposed constellation of satellites has astronomers very worried.

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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 15h

Donald Trump continues to wage a war on his political enemies.

How far will the courts, the media, and the American people let him go?

We discuss this, and other big news of the week, on a new Coffee Klatch.

Join us.

Trump’s War on America | The Coffee Klatch with Robert Reich

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sharksonmars.bsky.social @sharksonmars.bsky.social · 14h

flip.it/MQFMWB Scientists discover evidence of memory storage outside the brain

Scientists discover evidence of memory storage outside the brain

Scientists at New York University have shattered a fundamental assumption about human biology: memory formation isn't exclusive to brain cells.

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sharksonmars.bsky.social @sharksonmars.bsky.social · 1d

flip.it/UYiDQz MIT is first school to reject Trump administration's agenda in exchange for funding benefits

MIT is first school to reject Trump administration's agenda in exchange for funding benefits

"With respect, we cannot support the proposed approach to addressing the issues facing higher education,” the Massachusetts Institute of Technology president wrote in a letter.

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sharksonmars.bsky.social @sharksonmars.bsky.social · 1d

MIT is first school to reject Trump administration's agenda in exchange for funding benefits

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flip.it/ve8hzp Nobel Peace Prize goes to Venezuelan opposition leader Maria Corina Machado: "Committed champion of peace"

Nobel Peace Prize goes to Venezuelan opposition leader Maria Corina Machado: "Committed champion of peace"

Venezuelan opposition leader Maria Corina Machado was awarded the 2025 Nobel Peace Prize for fighting for democracy in her country.

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flip.it/-mcDVO Trump ICE Raids Take Unnerving Turn as Dem Gov Drops Bombshell Warning

Trump ICE Raids Take Unnerving Turn as Dem Gov Drops Bombshell Warning

With Trump’s occupation of Chicago worsening, Illinois Governor JB Pritzker shares new details about what’s happening—and tells us the time is now for Americans to rise up against authoritarianism bef...

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sharksonmars.bsky.social @sharksonmars.bsky.social · 1d

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Exact date interstellar visitor will reveal itself as 'alien mothership' or comet - NewsBreak

The mysterious interstellar object moving toward Earth is set to reveal its true origins, which a scientist said is either an 'alien mothership' oa r natur

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A Virus From 5 Million Years Ago Is Still Building Every Human Ever Born (Popular Mechanics)

Here’s what you’ll learn when you read this story:Remnants of ancient viruses survive in human DNA, and without them, we would not form or function prop...

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sharksonmars.bsky.social @sharksonmars.bsky.social · 1d

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NEW YORK MINUTE (@newyorklovesbts)

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John Shirley @johnshirley2024.bsky.social · 1d

Best movie out there right now imo. There are absurdities involving Sean Penn's tented penis, bits of the ludicrous--but THIS MOVIE ROCKS. It's based on Pynchon's VINELAND. And we are all of us book-ended by the ludicrous. A roller-coaster blast of a movie. VERY politically topical. Must see.