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Lander: "It's just gross, racist bigotry. Meanwhile he's running an optimistic, upbeat campaign for a NY where everybody belongs, and I feel proud as the highest-ranking Jewish elected official in NYC to be supporting somebody who would be the first Muslim mayor—what could be more NYC than that?"

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Donald Trump just unilaterally bombed Iran. A masked gang is terrorizing our streets. America has rapidly devolved into an authoritarian state. That's why, today, The Onion has purchased a full page ad in today's New York Times with a simple plea to Congress: Sit back and do absolutely nothing.

submitted 7 days ago • 180 comments

I have sent a copy of ‘The Onion’ to every member of Congress. To spread its message to less powerful people, I have also taken out an ad in a lesser newspaper. Read my full letter here: theonion.com/why-im-sendi...

submitted 7 days ago • 84 comments

Viewer tips: If you're looking for Iran news on mainstream TV, BBC right now is SO much better than any of the US outlets. Dramatic, and should be studied in journalism world.

submitted 8 days ago • 247 comments

Why are no headlines focusing on the unconstitutional and dictatorial nature of this action?

submitted 8 days ago • 1292 comments

AOC: “It is absolutely and clearly grounds for impeachment.”

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At stake are hundreds of millions of dollars in potential penalties for FirstEnergy — as well as the very legitimacy of Ohio’s utility regulatory system, @kmkowalski.bsky.social reports.

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Oh, deer!This little guy didn’t wander into my sunroom, but he settled in just 3 feet from me as I did phone interviews this afternoon.

submitted 11 days ago • 1 comment

Holy crap. The US-UK trade deal is a blank sheet of paper and only Trump signed it. (Genuine screen grab).

submitted 13 days ago • 218 comments

As the Public Utilities Commission of Ohio takes up three cases related to the HB 6 corruption scandal, FirstEnergy has asked regulators to limit evidence. What’s at stake as Ohio regulators finally turn to HB 6 charges? @kmkowalski.bsky.social has the details:

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I remember watching Ananda on MTV. She died at 52 from a preventable & treatable form of cancer bc she worried mammogram radiation would give her cancer. She then declined treatment when diagnosed, which she regretted when it was too late. The “wellness” industry is literally scaring people to death

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Portugal and Spain are powered 80% by renewable energy. A half-day outage illustrates need for investment in grid-forming inverters, which can help grid stabilization. @theguardian.com: bit.ly/3Tlzfam @kmkowalski.bsky.social @karenkasler.bsky.social @kentksmith.bsky.social @twrader.bsky.social

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FirstEnergy's utilities want regulators to limit testimony in cases linked to Ohio's #HB6 corruption scandal. Experts for challengers say decision makers need the full context for penalty requests exceeding $500,000. @canarymedia.com @ejtodaynews.bsky.social www.canarymedia.com/articles/uti...

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"We find that abortion restrictions significantly increased the rate of IPV for reproductive-aged women in treated counties on the order of about seven to 10 percent. These estimates imply at least 9,000 additional incidents of IPV among women in the treated “trigger ban” states."

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Health, safety, care, and stability of families as clear priorities—all things being gutted at a federal level by the current administration. Hortman sounds like such a force for good

submitted 14 days ago • 3 comments

when 4-5M people march peacefully against the current regime it's the story of the year. NYT cannot bring itself to focus on that reality.

submitted 14 days ago • 478 comments

Energy law H.B. 15 requires consideration to improve Ohio's aging electric grid with tech tools allowing more renewable energy to come online. @kmkowalski.bsky.social at @canarymedia.com: bit.ly/3ZYz20m ‪ @elpcenter.bsky.social @kentksmith.bsky.social @twrader.bsky.social

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“Remarkable” is too mild a word for police escalation hours before the curfew was to take effect. This wasn’t keeping people safe. It was bullying.

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puny parade vs millions for No Kings. Trump the loser once again

submitted 15 days ago • 54 comments

Sharing this call for study participants about experiences of young people diagnosed with a chronic illness on behalf of Braiden Sunn at the University of Waterloo. Please share widely!

submitted 16 days ago • 1 comment

He hasn’t posted here in a while but this is @filmthepolicela.bsky.social helping out LAPD with some riot control tonight. Pretty funny.

submitted 16 days ago • 724 comments

“how much can possibly happen when I’m on parental leave” I asked in January of 2025 anyway uh I have a new job just in time for President Trump’s tank parade www.theatlantic.com/newsletters/...

submitted 16 days ago • 28 comments

The "I'll lower costs and get us out of endless wars" candidate is now presiding over surging costs and brand new wars.

submitted 16 days ago • 749 comments

Yet #USAID remains decimated as a result of Trump’s unlawful & unconstitutional actions.

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Nice ad emphasizing why ranked-choice voting can help voters—and candidates.

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After a terrifying night of Israeli airstrikes in Tehran, long lines were forming at gas stations and grocery stores were filling up as Iranians prepared uncertain times.

submitted 16 days ago • 22 comments

New York, please don't hire a serial sexual abuser.

submitted 16 days ago • 3 comments

The first U.S. bishop appointed by Pope Leo XIV—a refugee himself—is mobilizing priests to accompany migrants at immigration court on June 20. (Via Christopher Hale)

submitted 17 days ago • 633 comments

Today in the Boyle Heights area of Los Angeles, masked goons deliberately attacked a vehicle with parents and a child in it, abducting the father. This is wrong on multiple levels.

submitted 18 days ago • 0 comments

Uh, why and on what basis??? Also this is illegal and a violation of the Vienna Convention

submitted 19 days ago • 82 comments

In Ohio, a new law will require utilities and regulators to explore advanced transmission technologies before pursuing conventional grid expansion projects, @kmkowalski.bsky.social reports. Here's how sensors and software could help Ohio’s aging power grid:

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The No Kings protest map will help you find a place to exercise your First Amendment rights this weekend. (It's also a pretty good argument against the Electoral College.) www.nokings.org

submitted 20 days ago • 204 comments

Mass murder

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When 15 million Americans lose their health care and plunge into personal crisis, none of them are going to give a shit about a made-for-clicks twitter fight between two billionaires arguing about who gets the bigger share of the corruption spoils.

submitted 24 days ago • 1132 comments

A proposal in the Ohio Senate’s budget would give additional funding to high-performing public school districts, ones typically in suburban and often wealthier areas.

submitted 23 days ago • 1 comment

Elon's "without me Trump woild have lost" tweet, in conjunction with Trump's own words about "all those smart computers" would conjure several ominous guys in suits and a search warrant in a just world.

submitted 24 days ago • 6 comments

Migrating oil well waste brine threatens Ohio drinking water: @signalohio.bsky.social reports on lax Ohio DNR regulation & Sen. Brian Chavez conflict of interest on Ohio energy policy. bit.ly/4jCYCiH @kmkowalski.bsky.social @drpeggy70.bsky.social @davidpepperoh.bsky.social @toledonews.bsky.social

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#Ohio Ban On Settlements To Close ‘Base Load’ Power Plants Dims Clean #Energy @kmkowalski.bsky.social reports for @canarymedia.com #news #environment #climatechange EJ Today Headlines: sej.org/headlines/list www.canarymedia.com/articles/uti...

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House Bill 15 in Ohio forbids settlements to close or curtail “base load” power plants, which exclude renewables. The law may pave the way for future fossil-fuel subsidies. Reporting by @kmkowalski.bsky.social

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An Ohio ban on settlements to close "base load" power plants has loopholes & raises constitutional issues. Critics ask if it might also pave the way for future preferences for fossil fuels or nuclear, versus renewables. @canarymedia.com @ejtodaynews.bsky.social www.canarymedia.com/articles/uti...

submitted 26 days ago • 0 comments

Nothing going on is that hard to understand as long as someone with some credibility has the desire to explain it and the space to do so and I’m glad this NBC station did this for their viewers

submitted 27 days ago • 22 comments

DOGE was a smash and grab robbery of our personal data.

submitted 27 days ago • 102 comments

"Totalitarianism in power invariably replaces all first-rate talents, regardless of their sympathies, with those crackpots and fools whose lack of intelligence and creativity is still the best guarantee of their loyalty.” — Hannah Arendt www.reuters.com/world/us/fem...

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Misinformation research continues to be urgent science. By @ethanvporter.bsky.social, @emmaspiro.bsky.social, and me. www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...

submitted 27 days ago • 6 comments

wow -- @lawrenceodonnell.msnbc.com chokes up while talking about how the Trump administration is killing kids who relied on USAID to get life-saving medicine

submitted 27 days ago • 291 comments

1. Florida banned cities from lighting up bridges rainbow colors for Pride. So the people of Jacksonville did it themselves using flashlights and gels. They opened the drawbridge to block them. So they marched to a different bridge. The latest from S. Baum. Subscribe to support our journalism.

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