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Retired NOAA, Leftist Democrat, Researcher
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Trustees of the Social Security trust fund predict the fund will be exhausted in eight years. Unless Congress acts, Social Security payments will automatically drop by 23% at that time.

“The Juneteenth story is much more than one day, or one city. But this is where it started.” From @josephinelee.bsky.social in 2024: Join us in getting to know the Galveston icon they call "Professor Juneteenth" ...

Gender-affirming care can be life-saving. The consequences of losing access to this care can be catastrophic. The US Supreme Court’s decision to uphold Tennessee's ban on gender-affirming care for minors is harmful and potentially life-threatening.

UAE President Sheikh Mohamed and Russia's President Vladimir Putin discuss ways to contain conflict in region

President Trump said he will once again give the short video app TikTok a reprieve, five months after the start date of a federal law banning it in the U.S. unless it splits with its Beijing-based owner, ByteDance.

Bruce Springsteen said an album “is a record of who you are and where you were at that moment in your life.” With “Tracks II: The Lost Albums” he adds seven full ones to his catalog. Read our wide-ranging interview with Springsteen ahead of the release. nyti.ms/4kWYb4b

Some 60% to 70% of Wyoming-born residents permanently leave the state by the time they are 30 for lack of high-quality jobs, perpetuating a difficult "chicken-and-egg" dilemma, according to the Wyoming Business Council. bit.ly/448zj2o

Opinion: Working with First Nations on an Indigenous fire stewardship protocol could go a long way www.hilltimes.com/story/2025/0...

A dad was diagnosed with cancer after his pharmacist asked him a routine question while he was ordering a repeat prescription.

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The Homeland security secretary was at the Maryland facility with Senator Rand Paul and Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.

Explainer: What is rabies and how do you avoid getting it?

Amazon CEO Andy Jassy said AI could mean fewer white-collar jobs. This is CEOs' advice about keeping your job as the tech changes the world of work.

Go-broke dates for Medicare, Social Security pushed up: What to know

OPINION: "I was raised in rural Fayette, Mississippi, in a devout Christian home where queerness was rarely spoken aloud—when it was, it was often in prayer. I learned early that being Black and gay meant constantly navigating silence, shame and survival," Duvalier Malone writes. buff.ly/RnEt62d

Diplomats expect EU foreign affairs chief Kaja Kallas to find Israel in violation of its "association agreement" on human rights grounds, but with no EU action before July.

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Here's your reward for waking up another day

Most folks don’t really pay attention to international news, but for those of us who have family at risk of being killed by the bombs we send, we’ve been watching Bibi cry wolf about Iran being “weeks” away from having a bomb for 29 years. I’m 32.

Welcome to "tariff engineering." One company "added small zippered pockets below the waist on women’s shirts, allowing them to be exempted from higher duties .." @cnbc.com www.cnbc.com/2025/06/18/b...

Inside the scrappy network of volunteers protecting their neighbors from ICE

No lies told here.

I think that some women are truly meant to be mothers and I truly believe that some women ARENT. Period. I teach in the public school system…some of these parents ain’t got no business having children.

Three things @rasjbaraka.bsky.social and @bradlander.bsky.social have in common: 1) Both are suing Kristi Noem 2) Her goons conducted premeditated arrest of them 3) Before an election www.emptywheel.net/2025/06/18/r...

12 Senators are taking a stand against another catastrophic war in the Middle East. Where are the rest? The cost will be lives, displacement, and trillions more wasted. Every Senator must be forced to choose: war or peace. Tell Congress: No war in Iran: ourrev.us/4kb0p3

IT'S HOTTING UP 🔥🔥🔥 ** May data update** 21% of EU elec from solar in May 13% of China elec 11% of US elec 10% of India elec (April data) ember-energy.org/data/electri...

It’s time to unmask ICE!!! #UnmaskIce Full video on Substack (free for anyone to watch)

“I’m coming to Boston. I’m bringing hell with me.” A month after Tom Homan's threat, he was spotted nearby visiting a Mexican restaurant. "Like a mobster," a Waltham resident described. Countless ICE sweeps have since occurred, as well as the creation of a network determined to protect neighbors.

Two sides of the coin.

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𝗠𝗶𝗴𝗿𝗮𝗻𝘁 𝗙𝗮𝗺𝗶𝗹𝗶𝗲𝘀 𝗦𝘂𝗳𝗳𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗶𝗻 𝗨.𝗦. 𝗕𝗼𝗿𝗱𝗲𝗿 𝗗𝗲𝘁𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 Some border facilities are holding families, especially children, in increasingly harsh conditions in tent cities and camps for weeks. These practices violate the CBP 72-hour rule and the Flores Settlement’s 20-day cap on family detention. 1/3

Immigrants play a crucial role in taking care of some of the most vulnerable Americans — and now they're being pushed out of the country.

Law and order is hanging on by a thread and now even federal agents are difficult to trust. Hear the full conversation here: youtu.be/6EHn6dtaz9U