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Live Updates: Many Feared Trapped in Mall Collapse After Japan Earthquake, Officials Say www.nytimes.com/live/2026/07...
Japan Earthquake Live Updates: Many Feared Trapped in Mall Collapse, Officials Say (Gift Article)Emergency workers were racing to find people and extinguish fires after the 6.8-magnitude quake struck the southwestern prefecture of Kumamoto.www.nytimes.com
George F Will musters the evidence against Todd Blanche: his intended function is right in front of your eyes, you merely have to open them and observe. This is not about an unqualified candidate. It is about whether America is to be a dictatorship. www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/202...
Opinion | Against Todd BlancheWill a handful of Senate Republicans admit that Trump's attorney general nominee deserves rejection?www.washingtonpost.com
The real tell the natural experiment the GOP inflicted: compare the rates after the vaccines were available of states with Dem and GOP leadership. You can guess which ones had higher mortality. Even controlling for the higher mortality that red states have from other deficient public policies.
Kingdom Hearts Kingdom Hearts 3ALT: Kingdom Hearts Kingdom Hearts 3static.klipy.comAll In with Chris HayesAccording to a bombshell investigation from the New York Times on Trump’s rushed effort to upgrade his jets, the president sent Elon Musk to speed up the Air Force One project, driving up costs and raising concerns about safety.
“Physics, medicine, climate science, and biology know no borders and it is critical we continue our momentum to bring our movement to a global audience. Stand Up for Science International will ensure science serves the public good everywhere,” - @cdelawalla.bsky.social, PhD, SUFS Founder & CEO
On Capitol Hill, time is starting to run short for Congress as the midterm elections loom. The House is on summer recess, but the Senate is in Washington trying to handle a packed, complicated agenda. T https://to.pbs.org/4x6umns
Senate faces packed, complicated agenda as midterms loomOn Capitol Hill, time is starting to run short for Congress as the midterm elections loom. The House is on summer recess, but the Senate is in Washington trying to handle a packed, complicated agenda....to.pbs.org
Ryan Gosling in Blade Runner 2049: Tired AgonyALT: Ryan Gosling in Blade Runner 2049: Tired Agonystatic.klipy.comThe AtlanticTexas’s decision to start teaching Bible stories is meant to send a political message—“but regardless of your political or religious beliefs, there are good reasons to agree that the Bible should be part of young people’s education,” Adam Kirsch argues.
DeepSeek’s billionaire founder Liang Wenfeng was one of the big winners in the blockbuster IPO of Chinese chipmaker CXMT after his investment firms were allocated the most shares among local hedge funds.
DeepSeek Founder’s Hedge Funds Are Among Big Winners of CXMT IPODeepSeek’s billionaire founder Liang Wenfeng was one of the big winners in the blockbuster IPO of Chinese chipmaker CXMT Corp. after his investment firms were allocated the most shares among local hedge funds.bloom.bg
Is NATO leadership helping Europe prepare for a potential future with less American involvement, or holding that transition back? (Members Only) warontherocks.com/chaotic-prog...
Chaotic Progress: European NATO’s Quest for Stronger DefenseIn 2024, Max Bergmann wrote, “NATO Missed a Chance to Transform Itself,” where he argued NATO’s leadership needs to facilitate a strong European pillar ofwarontherocks.com
MAHA is an anti-science movement that deals in dishonesty, built on a foundation of narcissism, solipsism, and militant ignorance.
Tara C. SmithMAHA as an organization or however you want to frame them deal in dishonesty. Yes, some who align with them may be reasonable. But writ large, it's fundamentally an anti-science movement steeped in eugenics. This is anathema to public heslth.
A selloff in global semiconductor stocks deepened, as investor sentiment continued to worsen over the sustainability of the artificial intelligence boom.
Chip Rout Deepens on Circular Funding, China Competition FearsA selloff in global semiconductor stocks deepened on Tuesday, as investor sentiment continued to worsen over the sustainability of the artificial intelligence boom.bloom.bg
After federal agents killed Renee Good and Alex Pretti in Minneapolis, the pro-Trump management team at CBS News pressured journalists to put disinformation in their reports. This went beyond “politics” – it was news executives helping fascists whitewash murder. My Stop the Presses newsletter.
When news execs help fascists whitewash murderFormer CBS journalists detail pressure after federal agents killed Good and Prettiwww.stopthepresses.news
We actually had the 16th highest mortality rate in the world and it largely resulted from the ignorant asshats who were *resisting* the common sense protection measures Fauci was promoting like masking and distancing. What a colossal asshole.
Aaron RuparRFK Jr: "Because of Dr Fauci's leadership and other reasons, we had the highest mortality rate from covid of any country in the world" #OtherReasons 🙃
'The Pentagon revealed Saturday that more than 600 troops have been injured in the conflict with Iran, more than 200 more than previously revealed publicly.'
Pentagon reveals hundreds of new Iran war casualtiesThe Defense Department says more than 600 troops have been wounded in the Iran war, close to 200 more than previously disclosed.taskandpurpose.com