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Transportation secretary Sean Duffy benefited from millions in corporate donations to make a show about road trips. But two months after Duffy said the show would premiere, it doesn't appear to exist at all. My latest False Flag @thebulwark.com: www.thebulwark.com/p/what-the-h...

What the Hell Happened to Sean Duffy’s Road-Trip TV Show?Three months after it was announced, the secretary of transportation’s summer show—funded by companies he regulates—hasn’t aired a single episode.www.thebulwark.com

Trigger warning for violence. Read this headline, and then the article. Then read the headline again. And people ask what we mean when we say reporters or editors blame victims? abc13.com/story/cyclis...

Cyclists gestured, yelled at driver before he reversed into them, killing boxer Hannah Rapp, court documents allegeCourt documents allege that the severity of the damage to the vehicle that killed boxer Hannah Rapp contradicted the driver's claim that he reversed at a low speed.abc13.com

"It has completely infected the white supremacist realm," Beirich said. "Misogyny is as important, I would argue, as racism or neo-Nazi-ism now to people that traffic in these kinds of ideas and live in these cultures."

For far-right extremists, the rise of a new enemy: WomenMisogyny is an increasing factor in far-right attacks, but it often goes unnoticed.www.npr.org

ICE agents engaged in a high speed chase forced a car containing a mother and child into a ditch with their reckless driving, then handcuffed a U.S. citizen. It's business as usual for the agency in South Texas:

ICE Never Stopped Chasing People in Cars in the Rio Grande ValleyImmigration agents sped after a vehicle through a residential neighborhood on the same day of the agency’s traffic stop pause, reportedly endangering a mother and son—before pulling a gun on and…www.texasobserver.org

My new article on Jorvik Viking Centre and its use of smells over the last 40 years has just come out today in The Public Historian! online.ucpress.edu/tph/article-... if you can't access it and want to read it, let me know.

The only other time a second-term president had approval ratings this low at this point in the cycle, he resigned a week later.

This floating wetland near O’Hare is working to improve water quality on the Northwest Side. blockclubchi.co/4yO3b2t

Jen Easterly was formerly the head of CISA (Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency), and one of the most effective and important people in Biden's government. When she tells us that we need to step up to protect America's water supply, we should listen.

Opinion | Small Towns Shouldn’t Have to Defend America’s Water Supply From Iran (Gift Article)Local communities need Washington’s help to fight foreign hackers.www.nytimes.com

Here is a version in Fahrenheit my American compatriots:

Three different women including a Breitbart staffer accused Corey Lewandowski of assault and he was fine with the president too. It's like there's a pattern.

Rep. Max Miller (R-Ohio) previously denied a report, also alleged in court records, that he pushed a girl down a flight of stairs in high school. But the woman recently told me the alleged incident remains "one of the more traumatic nights of my life." Inside the investigation: ow.ly/8xU450ZpaNp

Assault, misogyny, verbal threats: Records detail new allegations against Rep. Max MillerPolice reports and filings in a bitter custody dispute raise new questions about the conduct of an Ohio Republican as he campaigns for a third term.ow.ly

For context, here is Stephanie Grisham's 2021 column about dating Rep Max Miller when they were both working for Trump, how he abused her, and how neither Trump gave a shit. archive.ph/4RO6R

Trying to be a more thoughtful consumer? Turns out it's berry, berry hard to know if your morning snack was sourced from a farm that treats workers decently and pays fair wages.

Do My Grocery Store Blueberries Come From Farms Where Workers Were Harmed?Max Blau spent a year reporting on abuses of farmworkers. It left him wondering: Is the produce he buys at the grocery store part of the problem?projects.propublica.org

This got me wondering about Shrug Guy, and found that Annie has him ( @nate-rogers.bsky.social , it would seem) covered too. Truly an iconic shrug. defector.com/in-search-of...

In Search Of Wikipedia's Shrug Guy | DefectorWikipedia photos are not professional stock photos, they’re blurry shots by some guy named, like, Jeff, who got a digital camera for Christmas in 2004.defector.com

New: We found 50 cops who misused Flock cameras and other license-plate readers for personal purposes, often to spy on their girlfriends or ex-wives. He "watched every single move I made. ... Who do you turn the chief of police in to?" wapo.st/3S6rTuo

She left her ex. He secretly tracked her through a network of policing cameras.Flock’s array of license-plate cameras was built to fight crime. But at least 50 law enforcement officers were charged with or accused of misusing it and other systems.wapo.st

Good cop and bad cop are here to discuss the subject of treats #Caturday

Should the congressman who is credibly accused of beating and throwing scalding water at your own daughter run for re-election? “I don’t know,” says GOP Senator Bernie Moreno www.notus.org/ohio/bernie-...

Sen. Bernie Moreno Doesn't 'Know' if Embattled Rep. Max Miller Should Stay on BallotThe senator’s daughter accused Miller of domestic violence. Miller denies the allegations, but they’re making his reelection race tighter.www.notus.org

Galliano? As the honoree? Of the Met Gala?

That's it. The actual environmentalists in her area resolved the environmental concerns with the site. They worked out a deal w the solar company to put in a habitat reserve for endangered birds. That was the original reason environmentalists were worried about the site, & it's been dealt with.

When asked why British police screwed up the Andrew Tate case so badly, a "detective blamed the malfeasance on 'overworked, overstretched' officers who failed to take the women’s allegations seriously, partly because two of them were sex workers."

Andrew Tate’s Empire of AbuseHow the defining figure of the manosphere built a fortune—and became a political force—by systematically exploiting women.www.newyorker.com