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ICE crossed a line in LA

submitted 20 days ago • 825 comments

What?!?! The EPA has drafted a plan to eliminate all pollution controls from coal and gas-fired power plants. The agency claims these plants “do not contribute significantly” to dangerous pollution or climate change, arguing their emissions are a small and declining share of global totals.

submitted 35 days ago • 1159 comments

submitted 35 days ago • 19 comments

I mean.

submitted 37 days ago • 19 comments

I would like for stupid people to stop making important decisions that affect my life

submitted 66 days ago • 352 comments

Zero excuse for Trevor Lawrence now as he will have 2 stud WRs

submitted 65 days ago • 0 comments

Padilla: By the time the water was released, the fires were already contained. There was no way that water could even make its way to Southern California. When the hot, dry months come and farmers need that water for irrigation, it’ll be gone. And you can’t get it back.

submitted 88 days ago • 191 comments

Booker: "I confess that I have been imperfect. I confess that I've been inadequate to the moment. I've confess that the Democratic Party has made terrible mistakes that gave a lane to this demagogue. I confess we all must look in the mirror and say 'we will do better.'"

submitted 88 days ago • 1417 comments

One of the most embarrassing things about being a millennial is the fact that “The Middle” by Jimmy Eat World is always relatable to every moment of life: personal life, career, whatever. I will be on my deathbed being like, it’s okay. It just takes some time. I’m in the middle of the ride!

submitted 91 days ago • 33 comments

Dear all foreign friends outside the United States, Our country is big. Like really big. Like so much bigger than you ken. Our states are bigger than many countries, and there's 50 of them. So when you wonder why we are not all marching on DC I live 2,500 miles (4000 km) from the White House

submitted 91 days ago • 1541 comments

Canucks should have locked up Pius Suter long ago

submitted 90 days ago • 0 comments

When you look at the list of institutions they want to defund: libraries, museums, the Smithsonian, public schools, PBS, NPR, archives, you can clearly see that the real threat to an authoritarian regime is an informed and educated public

submitted 91 days ago • 665 comments

The U.S. has actively dismantled the global disease-detection programs we all—including Americans—rely on to stay safe Today this administration’s short-sighted global health agenda got even even worse It’s ending its support for vaccine programs around the world Why?? 🧵

submitted 94 days ago • 130 comments

The head of UNAIDS is warning the withdrawal of U.S. foreign aid could lead to 2,000 new HIV infections every day around the world. UNAIDS chief Winnie Byanyima says millions could die if U.S. funding is not restored. www.democracynow.org/2025/3/26/he...

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submitted 94 days ago • 32 comments

They killed 53 people to get one guy, that’s the real crime here

submitted 94 days ago • 5 comments

It's critical for everyone to remember what an Executive Order is. It is the President communicating orders to members of the executive branch. Policies to pursue, actions to take, etc. They are not laws. They are not close to being laws. They are formalized memos to employees. That's all.

submitted 95 days ago • 1059 comments

Today, thousands of openly-transgender service members will put on their uniform and do what needs to be done because they honor their oath to our country, while Pete Hegseth denigrates their service and violates his oath by brazenly sharing classified intel in text groups. Just a reminder.

submitted 95 days ago • 185 comments

It never got a lot of attention, but Aber put a WHOLE LOT of child predators w/ties to law enforcement in prison. www.nbcwashington.com/news/local/f...