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This is shaky af and extremely irresponsible. www.nytimes.com/2026/07/30/u...
U.S. Sees Iran as Likely Behind Cyberattack on Minnesota Water SystemsInvestigators cautioned that the assessment was preliminary. There were no indications that any water supply had been rendered unsafe to drink.www.nytimes.com
Right-wing media have accused naturalized judges of having “obvious loyalties outside of this country,” Muslim judges of having “terrorist buddies,” and Black judges of being “dumb” “DEI judges.
Right-wing media's crusade against diverse judges: racist attacks, calls for banning, and even calls for deportationRight-wing media figures have spent years lobbing racist insults at judges who are naturalized U.S. citizens or people of color — mocking their names, questioning their loyalties, and falsely identify...www.mediamatters.org
Meta is spending $600 billion+ to build out its AI model. That model is being aggressively integrated into platforms used by 3.9 billion people. This week, Meta announced its AI will be trained on content from Newsmax, the far-right website with a history of promoting pro-Trump conspiracy theories.
The cruelty.
HeadquartersChicago teen shares his experience in ICE detention centers: I am 18 years old and I just graduated from high school in Chicago. I was in ICE detention for 2 months and 10 days. They kept me in solitary for 2 days for no reason, alone in a room with just a toilet. They never let us go outside.
They don’t care if you suffer. They don’t care if you die.
The New York TimesMore and more uninsured patients are seeking care in emergency rooms and clinics, having lost their coverage under the Affordable Care Act after congressional Republicans ended enhanced federal subsidies. Many are unable to pay hospital bills.
"Stockpiles are rapidly depleting." "This pace of draws cannot persist ad infinitum.” Stored oil is at a “precariously low” level... "far lower than expected." "... eroding America’s ability to be the supplier of last resort." www.ft.com/content/86f3...
US oil inventories fall to ‘precariously low’ level as Iran war disrupts supplyDecline could erode ability to supply Asian and European markets dependent on supplies from the Middle Eastwww.ft.com
I will never get used to reading leads like this: "DOJ will no longer enforce its own guidance around...a 1999 landmark Supreme Court case that held that unnecessarily segregating people with disabilities in institutions is a form of discrimination under the ADA." www.politico.com/newsletters/...
Trump DOJ upends disability rights guidancewww.politico.comThe only thing this Ghislaine-coddling, slush-fund managing, boot-licking disgrace should be up for is disbarment. www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...
Vote on Blanche’s AG nomination postponed amid standoff with Republican holdoutsSens. John Cornyn (R-Texas) and Thom Tillis (R-North Carolina) said they were not yet ready to support Blanche, delivering a rare setback for Trump.www.washingtonpost.com