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A new study of 10,000 US adults found that 1 in 15 reported having been physically present on the scene of a mass shooting where 4 or more people were shot — with young people reporting the most exposure. We truly are a nation of survivors.

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This stupid conspiracy theory has been debunked for years but Secretary Brainworms wants to resurrect it. Too bad he can’t resurrect the kids he has already killed.

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Target is facing a 40-day consumer boycott starting Wednesday over the company’s shift away from diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) policies.

submitted 7 days ago • 1877 comments

Global temperatures have increased by around 1.3C over the past 85 years, with most of this in the past few decades. I've put together a new visualization of daily global temperatures (inspired by Ed Hawkins climate spiral) that shows this dramatic increase: www.theclimatebrink....

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If they work for DOGE, they are civil servants and the names should be public like every other agency.

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The People Carrying Out Musk’s Plans at DOGE www.nytimes.com/interactive/...

submitted 12 days ago • 31 comments

If you can, make noise in Iowa. The Republicans there are aiming to become the first in modern history to remove civil rights protections. They're trying to strip gender identity protections that have been in place for nearly 18 years. apnews.com/article/iowa...

submitted 13 days ago • 18 comments

Shorter hours. Longer lines. And no more guided tours. Visitors to America’s national parks can expect some of those impacts after the Trump administration fired 1,000 park employees as part of its latest effort to dramatically reduce the federal workforce.

submitted 15 days ago • 88 comments

Iowa DNR removes page about Natural Resources and Recreation Trust Fund www.iowadnr.gov/about-dnr/gr...

submitted 18 days ago • 3 comments

Approximately 500 NIST staffers, including at least three lab directors, are expected to lose their jobs at the safety-standards agency as part of the ongoing DOGE purge, sources tell WIRED.

submitted 19 days ago • 26 comments

Given Coristine's past with being fired while an intern for leaks and associated with TheCom cyber crime group, this is a worrying development. Hopefully, Ed doesn't get access to the undisclosed vulnerabilities or ongoing investigations.

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Amazing reporting to uncover a racist Twitter account! Horrifyingly, they owner of the account is a lawyer for ICE.

submitted 20 days ago • 1 comment

NEW REPORT ➡️ Firearm Purchaser Licensing: Research Evidence to Inform State Policy, with the Consortium. Experts recommend more states adopt comprehensive firearm purchaser licensing laws, evidenced by their effectiveness in reducing gun violence. Learn more: publichealth.jhu.edu/2025/report-...

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A lot of times when I post about gender violence, people respond saying women should carry guns and shoot men who try to abuse and assault them. Here’s a brief thread on why I think this is a really bad suggestion

submitted 27 days ago • 20 comments

Deb Haaland, the former secretary of the Interior who was the first Native American to serve in a presidential cabinet, on Tuesday announced a bid for governor of New Mexico.

submitted 28 days ago • 47 comments

Elon Musk and the DOGE engineers are the best argument for the Humanities

submitted 32 days ago • 19 comments

Given the biographies of the people that are being inserted into these government agencies, it's only a matter of time until the next breach happens. The lack of experience is astounding.

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Elon Musk’s DOGE staffers are set to gain access to data at the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau. Great scoop by @makenakelly.bsky.social: www.wired.com/story/doge-a...

submitted 32 days ago • 8 comments

They’ve called armed federal officers to the scene. We aren’t dangerous. We are here to represent our people. To defend public education. This is an authoritarian regime. You cannot block members of Congress from entering the Department of Education.

submitted 32 days ago • 1397 comments

BREAKING: we just blocked Musk & Trump out of the Treasury systems! Court order just secured — big win by us at @sddaction.bsky.social & our partners including @publiccitizen.bsky.social!

submitted 33 days ago • 2058 comments

i don’t even know if crime is the right word for the illegal destruction of USAID. it is an autocratic power grab and a direct attack on the sovereignty of the american people

submitted 35 days ago • 1750 comments

Two federal workers, citing reports that Elon Musk’s associates are operating an illegally connected email server at OPM, seek a restraining order.

submitted 35 days ago • 99 comments

Such great reporting, I ended up subscribing to keep up to date about this topic.

submitted 35 days ago • 0 comments

Elon Musk's mother moved to South Africa in the year Apartheid was created, and she and Elon left the year it ended. The last Apartheid Prime Minister, a man who refused to testify at the Truth and Reconciliation Committee, was a family friend who stayed at their home. This is not a crazy theory.

submitted 36 days ago • 151 comments

The director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, Rohit Chopra, was fired on Saturday, prematurely ending a five-year term. In the role, he was known for his aggressive enforcement and expansion of consumer protection laws.

submitted 38 days ago • 110 comments

More than three million years after her death, a new study proposes that the early human ancestor known as Lucy was capable of running. But she would not have been much of a marathoner. See how:

submitted 39 days ago • 7 comments

This tweet sent out 14 hours BEFORE the crash needs to be immortalized in stone. Or on a plaque in every ATC tower. Or on a disclaimer before every Mayday: Air Disaster episode. Or on an Amber Alert type system to every American. Or on a stamp. Or maybe currency. Something.

submitted 40 days ago • 69 comments

i think it is important to say that the open and explicit racism of the president and the vice president isn’t just uncouth or “controversial” but a direct attack on tens of millions of americans and a dereliction of their duty to represent the entire country

submitted 40 days ago • 2305 comments

All of the people yelling “the democrats should’ve codified the 1965 civil rights executive order 11246” are missing that Nixon did, in 1972. Trump is repealing settled law in his executive orders so that there will be lawsuits so the Supreme Court will make it the new precedent. Read a book.

submitted 47 days ago • 66 comments

The white nationalists are happy that Trump repealed a landmark executive order implementing the Civil Rights Act that has been in place since 1965

submitted 48 days ago • 55 comments

at this point you have to ask, what evidence is that the hegseth isn’t abusive to the women in his life, or even any woman who crosses his path www.nytimes.com/2025/01/21/u...

submitted 49 days ago • 635 comments

You may not think it was a Nazi salute, but you know who does? www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol... www.wired.com/story/neo-na...

submitted 49 days ago • 46 comments

NEW: We just released our 2025 Gun Law Rankings and the data is clear—fewer people are killed with guns in states with stronger gun laws. In fact, states with the weakest gun safety laws have a gun violence rate 2.5 times higher than states with the strongest laws.

submitted 55 days ago • 4 comments

The House Republican Child Predator Empowerment Act does not promote fairness and safety in sports. It will unleash horrific child predators on girls and young women throughout America. Unacceptable.

submitted 56 days ago • 252 comments

President Biden's move to to create two national monuments in California — that together will prevent mining and drilling as well as wind, solar and other energy development across more than 848,000 acres — means that he's protected more federal land than any other president. nyti.ms/4h69HYU

submitted 56 days ago • 30 comments

Laws that keep guns out of the hands of people who pose a danger to themselves or others save lives. That’s why most Americans—Republicans and Democrats alike—support them. Remind your lawmakers that common-sense gun safety policy is bipartisan: https://buff.ly/4j731Lz

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The main argument for a Strategic BItcoin Reserve seems to be that Bitcoin holders worry about an impending shortage of greater fools and need the US government to act as the greatest fool of last resort.

submitted 80 days ago • 292 comments

Out of roughly 153 million votes cast in this election, the presidency was decided by 230k across the three states of Wisconsin (30k), Michigan (80k) and Pennsylvania (120k). That's 00.15%. This remains an extremely closely divided nation. Any agenda viewed as extreme is likely to face backlash.

submitted 112 days ago • 347 comments

Annual morbidity in the 20th century, before and after vaccines: Measles: Before: 530,000, After: 47 Mumps: Before: 160,000, After: 429 Rubella: Before: 50,000, After: 3 Diphtheria: Before: 20,000, After: 2 Smallpox: Before: 30,000, After: 0 Polio: Before: 16,000, After: 0

submitted 114 days ago • 663 comments

President Biden has authorized the use of powerful American long-range weapons for Ukraine to fire inside Russia, according to a senior US official familiar with the decision, as the US watches with concern as North Korean troops deploy in support of Russia.

submitted 114 days ago • 165 comments