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In places like Antarctica, small things can make a difference. Scientists are finding that penguin waste is helping form clouds, which could be offsetting the effects of climate change.
Penguins in Antarctica could actually be helping cool the climate… with their poop
In places like Antarctica, small things can make a difference. Scientists are finding that penguin waste is helping form clouds, which could be offsetting the effects of climate change.
n.pr
June 8, 2025 at 5:08 PM
In places like Antarctica, small things can make a difference. Scientists are finding that penguin waste is helping form clouds, which could be offsetting the effects of climate change.
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January Trump approval on the economy:
plus +8.24 points
Today Trump approval on the economy:
minus -15.75
January Trump approval on inflation:
plus +1.99
Today Trump approval on inflation:
minus -22.24
So clearly it's time to deploy the Marines in L.A.?
www.newsweek.com/donald-trump...
plus +8.24 points
Today Trump approval on the economy:
minus -15.75
January Trump approval on inflation:
plus +1.99
Today Trump approval on inflation:
minus -22.24
So clearly it's time to deploy the Marines in L.A.?
www.newsweek.com/donald-trump...
Donald Trump finds his approval rating sinking once more
Pollster G. Elliott Morris' tracker shows that on the issue of the economy, Trump's approval rating is underwater by 15.75 points.
www.newsweek.com
June 8, 2025 at 5:08 PM
January Trump approval on the economy:
plus +8.24 points
Today Trump approval on the economy:
minus -15.75
January Trump approval on inflation:
plus +1.99
Today Trump approval on inflation:
minus -22.24
So clearly it's time to deploy the Marines in L.A.?
www.newsweek.com/donald-trump...
plus +8.24 points
Today Trump approval on the economy:
minus -15.75
January Trump approval on inflation:
plus +1.99
Today Trump approval on inflation:
minus -22.24
So clearly it's time to deploy the Marines in L.A.?
www.newsweek.com/donald-trump...
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"When conservatives destroy these public goods, it doesn’t necessarily lead to a Democratic backlash at the ballot box, and they see this as a long-term investment in a more ignorant population reliant on sources of information they can control — a docile population that can be easily manipulated."
Adam Serwer on America's "new dark age"
"They see this as a long-term investment in a more ignorant population reliant on sources of information they can control."
www.publicnotice.co
June 8, 2025 at 4:50 PM
"When conservatives destroy these public goods, it doesn’t necessarily lead to a Democratic backlash at the ballot box, and they see this as a long-term investment in a more ignorant population reliant on sources of information they can control — a docile population that can be easily manipulated."
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Look how quickly the Vice President of the United States pivoted to portraying Stephen Miller(!) as a victim of the press.
All because a reporter stated the obvious truth about Miller’s hate-mongering.
MAGA = constant victimology and grievances.
All because a reporter stated the obvious truth about Miller’s hate-mongering.
MAGA = constant victimology and grievances.
June 8, 2025 at 4:32 PM
Look how quickly the Vice President of the United States pivoted to portraying Stephen Miller(!) as a victim of the press.
All because a reporter stated the obvious truth about Miller’s hate-mongering.
MAGA = constant victimology and grievances.
All because a reporter stated the obvious truth about Miller’s hate-mongering.
MAGA = constant victimology and grievances.
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When it's too late, all the establishment and corporate bootlickers will realize no matter how much you try to placate MAGA, it's never enough. It's a fascist movement that doesn't care about rules or reciprocity. It's about gaining power by any means necessary. It's all projection all the time.
June 8, 2025 at 5:00 PM
When it's too late, all the establishment and corporate bootlickers will realize no matter how much you try to placate MAGA, it's never enough. It's a fascist movement that doesn't care about rules or reciprocity. It's about gaining power by any means necessary. It's all projection all the time.
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After Winsome Sears Proposes Ending Car Tax, Fmr. VA Lt. Gov. Bill Bolling (R) Says This Is “nothing more than a cheap political ploy”; Adds That it would be "devastating" to localities if the car tax "were simply eliminated" w/no "equivalent ongoing revenue stream" bluevirginia.us/2025/06/afte...
After Winsome Earle-Sears Proposes Ending Car Tax, Fmr. VA Lt. Gov. Bill Bolling, a Trump-Supporting Republican, Says This Is “nothing more than a cheap political ploy”
I really hate it when I keep agreeing with former VA Lt. Gov. Bill Bolling, a Republican and Trump supporters, but here we are...LOL. Today, it's Bolling's take on the idea of getting rid of the "hate
bluevirginia.us
June 8, 2025 at 6:05 PM
After Winsome Sears Proposes Ending Car Tax, Fmr. VA Lt. Gov. Bill Bolling (R) Says This Is “nothing more than a cheap political ploy”; Adds That it would be "devastating" to localities if the car tax "were simply eliminated" w/no "equivalent ongoing revenue stream" bluevirginia.us/2025/06/afte...
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Trump canceled: "a grant to Emory University and Georgia State University, where researchers had developed three potential drugs that showed promise against many RNA-based viruses, including coronaviruses, Ebola, avian influenza and measles.."
www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
The Gutting of America’s Medical Research: Here Is Every Canceled or Delayed N.I.H. Grant
Some cuts have been starkly visible, but the country’s medical grant-making machinery has also radically transformed outside the public eye.
www.nytimes.com
June 8, 2025 at 6:16 PM
Trump canceled: "a grant to Emory University and Georgia State University, where researchers had developed three potential drugs that showed promise against many RNA-based viruses, including coronaviruses, Ebola, avian influenza and measles.."
www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
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"Tanner, a chemist at the Univ. of Mississippi working to develop a novel approach for treating glioblastoma, was notified in April that the grant was terminated.
“I would like to cure brain cancer,” Dr. Tanner said. “I think that's not particularly controversial.”
www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
“I would like to cure brain cancer,” Dr. Tanner said. “I think that's not particularly controversial.”
www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
The Gutting of America’s Medical Research: Here Is Every Canceled or Delayed N.I.H. Grant
Some cuts have been starkly visible, but the country’s medical grant-making machinery has also radically transformed outside the public eye.
www.nytimes.com
June 8, 2025 at 6:12 PM
"Tanner, a chemist at the Univ. of Mississippi working to develop a novel approach for treating glioblastoma, was notified in April that the grant was terminated.
“I would like to cure brain cancer,” Dr. Tanner said. “I think that's not particularly controversial.”
www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
“I would like to cure brain cancer,” Dr. Tanner said. “I think that's not particularly controversial.”
www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
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True.
Meanwhile in Russia: Vladimir Solovyov and Dimitri Simes surmised that Trump is failing on every front and has no discernible master plan.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=fPCy...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=fPCy...
Vladimir Solovyov and Dimitri Simes say Trump is failing
YouTube video by Russian Media Monitor
www.youtube.com
June 8, 2025 at 6:17 PM
True.
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ICE shot a reporter...
"Nick Stern, a British news photographer based in Los Angeles, is set to undergo emergency surgery for a wound sustained during the standoff between police and anti-Ice protesters in Los Angeles on Saturday."
"Nick Stern, a British news photographer based in Los Angeles, is set to undergo emergency surgery for a wound sustained during the standoff between police and anti-Ice protesters in Los Angeles on Saturday."
June 8, 2025 at 5:53 PM
ICE shot a reporter...
"Nick Stern, a British news photographer based in Los Angeles, is set to undergo emergency surgery for a wound sustained during the standoff between police and anti-Ice protesters in Los Angeles on Saturday."
"Nick Stern, a British news photographer based in Los Angeles, is set to undergo emergency surgery for a wound sustained during the standoff between police and anti-Ice protesters in Los Angeles on Saturday."
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WSJ: Business owner John Starr “said he is hunkering down — no hiring, no more capital spending — until he has clarity on tariffs.
“How am I supposed to pay this?” said Starr. “That could wipe out profits for a year.”
@nicktimiraos.bsky.social
www.wsj.com/economy/trum...
“How am I supposed to pay this?” said Starr. “That could wipe out profits for a year.”
@nicktimiraos.bsky.social
www.wsj.com/economy/trum...
June 8, 2025 at 5:54 PM
WSJ: Business owner John Starr “said he is hunkering down — no hiring, no more capital spending — until he has clarity on tariffs.
“How am I supposed to pay this?” said Starr. “That could wipe out profits for a year.”
@nicktimiraos.bsky.social
www.wsj.com/economy/trum...
“How am I supposed to pay this?” said Starr. “That could wipe out profits for a year.”
@nicktimiraos.bsky.social
www.wsj.com/economy/trum...
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"During a Senate hearing, Kennedy told Sen. Lisa Blunt Rochester that Matthew Buzzelli is the CDC's acting director.
Kennedy called Buzzelli a public health expert.
Buzzelli's biography on the CDC website lists no public health experience..."
www.axios.com/2025/06/05/c...
Kennedy called Buzzelli a public health expert.
Buzzelli's biography on the CDC website lists no public health experience..."
www.axios.com/2025/06/05/c...
Questions swirl over who's running the CDC
Almost six months into Trump's administration, the agency has no public health official or designated point person at the helm.
www.axios.com
June 8, 2025 at 7:19 PM
"During a Senate hearing, Kennedy told Sen. Lisa Blunt Rochester that Matthew Buzzelli is the CDC's acting director.
Kennedy called Buzzelli a public health expert.
Buzzelli's biography on the CDC website lists no public health experience..."
www.axios.com/2025/06/05/c...
Kennedy called Buzzelli a public health expert.
Buzzelli's biography on the CDC website lists no public health experience..."
www.axios.com/2025/06/05/c...
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If your top priority is maintaining access, as in the case of ABC (and CBS, NBC, etc.), you definitely shouldn't be in journalism...or be taken seriously by anyone. bluevirginia.us/2025/06/sund... h/t @denverr.bsky.social
June 8, 2025 at 7:40 PM
If your top priority is maintaining access, as in the case of ABC (and CBS, NBC, etc.), you definitely shouldn't be in journalism...or be taken seriously by anyone. bluevirginia.us/2025/06/sund... h/t @denverr.bsky.social
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to be clear, research shows “nonlethal” tools are not safe—and can be deadly
In LA, officers deployed tear gas and shot rubber bullets at protesters fighting against ICE raids.
Here’s a reminder that those anti-protest weapons—which are billed as relatively safe—can actually cause serious harm.
Here’s a reminder that those anti-protest weapons—which are billed as relatively safe—can actually cause serious harm.
‘Nonlethal’ Anti-Protest Weapons Can Cause Serious Harm
Rubber bullets and tear gas are billed as relatively safe. They're anything but.
www.wired.com
June 8, 2025 at 8:08 PM
to be clear, research shows “nonlethal” tools are not safe—and can be deadly
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And while we’re at it, here’s our guide on how to best protect yourself at a protest.
How to Protest Safely: What to Bring, What to Do, and What to Avoid
If you’re planning to hit the streets, here’s what you need to know.
www.wired.com
June 8, 2025 at 8:06 PM
And while we’re at it, here’s our guide on how to best protect yourself at a protest.
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June 8, 2025 at 9:10 PM
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NPR and the PBS series Frontline investigate the forces keeping communities from building resiliently, and the special interests that profit even when communities don't.
Recovery Failure: Why we struggle to rebuild for the next storm
NPR and the PBS series Frontline investigate the forces keeping communities from building resiliently, and the special interests that profit even when communities don't.
n.pr
June 8, 2025 at 9:16 PM
NPR and the PBS series Frontline investigate the forces keeping communities from building resiliently, and the special interests that profit even when communities don't.
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Protesting ICE risks escalation and Trump declaring martial law etc. We still need to do it. You don’t win a battle by giving up the high ground just cause it’s going to get bloody.
June 8, 2025 at 8:54 PM
Protesting ICE risks escalation and Trump declaring martial law etc. We still need to do it. You don’t win a battle by giving up the high ground just cause it’s going to get bloody.
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On the new Countdown podcast dropping at midnight: Call what Trump is doing in Los Angeles, what it is: This is Trump's terrorist attack on L.A. - the attempt to effect political change through violence. But Newsom has a solution: he proposes defunding Trump's dictatorship with a FEDERAL TAX STRIKE
June 8, 2025 at 9:41 PM
On the new Countdown podcast dropping at midnight: Call what Trump is doing in Los Angeles, what it is: This is Trump's terrorist attack on L.A. - the attempt to effect political change through violence. But Newsom has a solution: he proposes defunding Trump's dictatorship with a FEDERAL TAX STRIKE
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Top Republicans, including President Trump, are criticizing the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office over its assessment that GOP's signature policy bill could add $2.4 trillion to the deficit.
What's the CBO? Meet the nonpartisan agency under fire from Republicans
Top Republicans, including President Trump, are criticizing the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office over its assessment that GOP's signature policy bill could add $2.4 trillion to the deficit.
n.pr
June 8, 2025 at 11:02 PM
Top Republicans, including President Trump, are criticizing the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office over its assessment that GOP's signature policy bill could add $2.4 trillion to the deficit.
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So, to be a MAGA cultist, apparently you have to be ignorant about basic mathematics...also economics, English grammar, geography, science, pretty much everything, actually. bluevirginia.us/2025/06/sund... h/t James Surowiecki
June 8, 2025 at 11:06 PM
So, to be a MAGA cultist, apparently you have to be ignorant about basic mathematics...also economics, English grammar, geography, science, pretty much everything, actually. bluevirginia.us/2025/06/sund... h/t James Surowiecki
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"U.S. job growth over the first five months of 2025 is the worst since the Great Recession. When Donald Trump says the economy is 'booming,' he’s wrong..."
www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddo...
www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddo...
Job growth held steady in May, but new signs of economic trouble emerge
U.S. job growth over the first five months of 2025 is the worst since the Great Recession. When Donald Trump says the economy is “booming,” he’s wrong.
www.msnbc.com
June 8, 2025 at 11:20 PM
"U.S. job growth over the first five months of 2025 is the worst since the Great Recession. When Donald Trump says the economy is 'booming,' he’s wrong..."
www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddo...
www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddo...
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Virginians deserve real, thoughtful solutions from their next Governor — solutions that will deliver results they can see in their bank accounts.
June 8, 2025 at 11:30 PM
Virginians deserve real, thoughtful solutions from their next Governor — solutions that will deliver results they can see in their bank accounts.