Formerly citizen at large in the wild spaces of the U.S.A. and now a full-time Mainer. Author. www.russlinton.com
Measles, screw worm, butthole covid and now ... black lung. We made it, didn't we? The Gilded Age. www.npr.org/2026/08/05/n...
Black lung rates in Appalachia are high as the 1970s, with thousands of miners sickRates are now the highest they've been in nearly 50 years among veteran coal miners. Mining experts blame toxic silica dust, now more common in mines.www.npr.orgSounds bad, might be worse - Iran could be acting as a proxy for China, building a map of vulnerabilities and exploits. We should waste more defensive missiles over a patch of sand thousands of miles away, yeah? www.axios.com/2026/08/04/w...
The number of states targeted in cyberattacks on water systems has jumped to 12This appears to be the broadest known coordinated cyber campaigns against U.S. municipal water systems.www.axios.comWe're putting an electronic leash on a black migrant workforce and giving a wink and a nod to employers that the administration does not view them as people with constitutional rights. What could possibly go wrong? www.washingtonpost.com/immigration/...
www.washingtonpost.comDon't make empty threats. Stop participating in the occupation. www.npr.org/2026/06/29/n...
Michigan governor threatens to pull troops from D.C. if used for Trump task forceMichigan Gov. Whitmer is one of four Democrats who sent their states' National Guard troops to Washington, D.C. ahead of America 250 celebrations in recent weeks, amid President Trump's ongoing — and ...www.npr.orgHe has the government -using our tax dollars- buy stakes in 30 companies. The beginnings of collective ownership. Now he's demanding price controls for his command economy. The right's nascent Red Scare is aleeady in the White House... www.theguardian.com/business/202...
Trump accuses oil companies of ‘making too much money’ from his war on IranUS president hits out at ExxonMobil and Chevron, saying they should ‘give some of that back to the public’www.theguardian.comAKA the destruction of truth in favor of propaganda.
Josh SternbergThere are 7 PR people for every journalist in the US. www.bloomberg.com/opinion/arti...
"One is accused of telling people to get guns in January." That's a crime now? Really want to see a lawyer take them to task about how this doesn't square with the right's 2A fetishizing... www.theguardian.com/us-news/ng-i...
The professor facing prison in ‘antifa’ case: ‘They want to scare all who oppose ICE’Erik Davis is accused by the government of a ‘conspiracy’ to obstruct ICE – experts say it’s part of a pattern to criminalize lawful organizing and ruin activists’ liveswww.theguardian.comHardly anything new. Back when he was such an amazing businessman, most banks wouldnt work with him because a slew of bankruptcies and defaults. www.npr.org/2026/08/02/g...
Capital One says it closed Trump Organization accounts over money-laundering concernsThe bank is asking a judge to permanently dismiss a lawsuit from Trump-affiliated businesses, arguing a monthslong internal review — not the Jan. 6 riot — explains why hundreds of accounts were shut d...www.npr.orgWe're watching, real time, an 80 year old be treated like a spoiled brat. His whole damn miserable life, a silver spoon. A mediocre manchild convinced by others of his greatness facing mortality like a desperate pharoah. Unbelieveable how many fall for this bullshit.
Ron FilipkowskiTrump allegedly just won his 43rd Club Championship today at one of his courses.
Then why don't constitutional rights take priority over this immigration "crisis"? www.politico.com/news/2026/08...
RFK Jr. tells CNN host that constitutional rights take priority over public healthIn a heated interview with Dana Bash, Robert F. Kennedy Jr. attacked Anthony Fauci and the media.www.politico.comTruth.
Seth Cotlar“Conservative” politics in America have simply become a competition for who can say the most outrageous and provocative shit, while successfully baiting more famous people into beefing with you publicly. It’s almost as if this is the logical outcome of nominating a Reality TV star for president.
"China has effectively strapped the digital equivalent of explosives to the backbone of American society,” Joyce wrote. “Quietly maintaining access. Waiting.” Meanwhile, the orange idiot is busy depleteing our military in another useless Mideast coinflict. China might just invade Taiwan in Nov...
WIREDWater utilities in at least seven states were hit with cyberattacks last week. Revisit WIRED’s inside look at a closed-door war game simulating what could happen if hackers carried out a catastrophic hacking campaign against US water utilities. wrd.cm/45znDXl
Why are they cutting water usage? Thought climate change was a hoax... www.cnn.com/2026/07/31/c...
New Colorado River plan will require steep cuts for three states as reservoirs tumble to new lows | CNNCalifornia, Arizona and Nevada will be required to slash their water use from the drought-stricken Colorado River by 16 to 20% through 2028, under a federal plan set to be released in the next few day...www.cnn.com