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ProgGrrl

I work in TV whatever that means now. Cinephile. News junkie. Treehugger. Brooklyn NY. Hating on fascists and authoritarians. I follow tons of folks to grow a great news/culture feed for myself to read, so there.

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Greg Pak

Worth remembering that Talarico raised so much money he just gave some away to other Texas candidates and Mamdani raised so much money during the primary that he told people to donate to Adrienne Adams. People aren't giving up on Ds. They just don't like the DNC. The DNC should think about that!

G Elliott Morris

can my comparative politics folks come up with any other example of the opposition party being $2m in debt when the incumbent government is ~20 points underwater on approval?

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ECIU

France and Spain race to contain huge wildfires before fresh heatwave begins Coming days are ‘absolutely critical’ for firefighters before temperatures rise again this week, officials say www.theguardian.com/world/2026/j...

France and Spain race to contain huge wildfires before fresh heatwave beginsComing days are ‘absolutely critical’ for firefighters before temperatures rise again this week, officials saywww.theguardian.com
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Chemistry World

Maite Maguregui Hernando, a researcher in Spain who has developed bio-based gels to clean cultural heritage items independent of this work, says vinegar syndrome is ‘one of the most urgent threats in motion picture film preservation’. @patdwalter.bsky.social www.chemistryworld.com/news/polymer...

Polymer sponge could save stars of the silver screen from ‘vinegar syndrome’ destructionMaterial that mops up acetic acid could slow degradation of old movie reelswww.chemistryworld.com
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Jennifer Kretchmer

While we are in this Greek Mythology moment, may I remind you that Emma Thompson is adapting Pat Barker’s take on The Iliad, and she’s struggled to get it made bc the focus on what acts of war against women and survival thereafter actually look like (the core of Barker’s narrative) is too intense.

Emma Thompson adapting feminist retelling of Iliad for big screenThe actress told the Hay Festival she is writing a film version of Pat Barker’s The Silence of the Girls to draw attention to sexual abuse in war zoneswww.thetimes.com
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Damian Carrington

What is a ‘fire cloud’, and how have they worsened wildfires in Europe? - Severe #wildfires can generate their own unique weather systems #climatecrisis www.theguardian.com/world/2026/j...

What is a ‘fire cloud’, and how have they worsened wildfires in Europe?Severe wildfires can generate their own unique weather systems. One of the most striking examples of this are dangerous pyrocumulonimbus, or pyroCB, cloudswww.theguardian.com
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New Scientist

An increasing number of studies have linked ultra-processed foods with depression, anxiety and even dementia. Columnist Helen Thomson explores how strong the evidence is for the brain effects of a diet full of these foods

How ultra-processed foods may damage your long-term brain health | New ScientistAn increasing number of studies have linked ultra-processed foods with depression, anxiety and even dementia. Columnist Helen Thomson explores how strong the evidence is for the brain effects of a diet full of these foodswww.newscientist.com
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Hemry, Local Bartender

It's so fucking crazy that we're doing this. Persecuting hundreds of thousands of people here living and working legally because we're captive to mindless racists

Employers Fear Labor Shortage as Many Immigrants Lose Protected StatusA recent Supreme Court ruling cleared the way for the Trump administration to end a humanitarian program that has allowed about one million immigrants to work legally in the U.S.www.nytimes.com
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