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JD Vance: "Gas prices are too high ... they skyrocket every time some tinpot dictator decides to throw a tantrum"

Trump-friendly oligarchs are buying up major media with the regime's help. They control CNN, CBS, Fox, TikTok, Meta, X and major local TV chains. Yet Mike Johnson is still claiming liberal bias. The real media conspiracy is the corporate consensus to normalize Johnson and other right-wing radicals.

Hamilton was in her early thirties when she led the team of software engineers that powered NASA's Apollo missions. She later said, "There was no choice but to be pioneers." n.pr/4jdONeD

Margaret Hamilton, who led the 100-person team that wrote the onboard software for the Apollo missions, guiding Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin to a safe landing on the moon, died Sept. 30 in Cambridge, Massachusetts. She was 90.

NEW: As Colorado’s Tina Peters reportedly meets with President Trump to discuss an election “plan,” her attorney says the plan involves seizing ballots nationwide and discusses strategy for a potential civil war

Margaret Hamilton, who led the 100-person team that wrote the onboard software for the Apollo missions, has died.

The richest man owns X. The second richest man owns The Washington Post. The third and fifth richest men control Google. The sixth richest man owns Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp. And the eighth richest man now owns both Paramount and Warner Bros. See the problem here?

I have some thoughts on AI and national security. I started writing this prior to the panic over the weekend, but it seemed important to finish part 1 quickly in light of the chaos. Unlocked for everyone: www.patreon.com/AWHSBlog/pos...

I hope folks realize this Bab al-Mandab situation will be much worse than the Strait of Hormuz if it’s not sorted out quickly. And it doesn’t currently look like it will be sorted out quickly.

And beyond!!

A string of absolutely bonkers Truth Social posts from Trump in the span of about 10 minutes

Time to get familiar with the other players in the ALPR game www.motherjones.com/politics/202...

Oil giant Chevron confirmed that it will expand operations in Venezuela after President Donald Trump announced an ambitious deal to develop the nation's oil reserves and give the Pentagon a stake in the profits. https://to.pbs.org/4i9n6Dd

Breaking News: A whistle-blower at the U.S. Postal Service said Trump officials were defying court orders with a “secretive, rushed” effort affecting voting by mail.

Remember: The GOP’s nonsensical culture wars are meant to distract you from corporate corruption and plunder. [Cartoon by Jace Avery]

We’re not changing it.

Hello Dolly

“Back when my husband Carl was sick, that was a long time, and then he passed, I didn’t take care of myself, so I let a lot of things go that I should have been taking care of,” Dolly Parton said last October, recognizing a problem felt by many of America’s caregivers. https://cnn.it/3UI2eZT

This former PG&E engineer is building a ‘Google Maps for the underground’

It's not just Flock. Other companies like Axon and Motorola are also trying to invade our privacy with their automatic license plate readers (ALPRs).

Trump got everything. You got got.

randomly giving out genuine compliments is such an easy way to make the world a little nicer, i'm always surprised more people haven't figured that out and have a ton of respect for those who have

All signs are pointing to a bigger Russian provocation against NATO - and potentially another mobilization for drone-fodder to send to Ukraine. Periodic reminder that it can always get dumber.

Relevant again

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Flock planned to use dashcams in hundreds of thousands of Ubers and Lyfts to add to their surveillance network of 122,000 cameras.

The group joins a drumbeat of opposition from law enforcement and first responder organizations to the tax measure.

The Orlando Utilities Commission (OUC) has been ordered to keep operating a 39-year-old coal-fired power plant past its planned retirement. This will raise residents’ already-high electric bills.

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“I think people are realizing this is a boondoggle,” said Republican Seminole Commissioner Lee Constantine.

'Spaceballs 2' Is Already Making Fun of 'The Mandalorian and Grogu'

Scientists Say a Critical Ocean Current System May Already Be Past the Point of No Return https://gizmodo.com/scientists-say-a-critical-ocean-current-system-may-already-be-past-the-point-of-no-return-2000783571

Mounting privacy and security issues have residents and activists concerned.

Brennan: ODNI orchestrates 18 agencies and runs the NCTC — the no-fly/terrorist screening database. Dropping Bill Pulte in with no IC experience is a national security risk. Worse, NSPM-7 now flags "anti-capitalism," "anti-Christianity," and gender/migration views as domestic terrorism indicators

Scientists Are Trying to Freeze Strokes Before They Damage the Brain https://gizmodo.com/scientists-are-trying-to-freeze-strokes-before-they-damage-the-brain-2000773108

NEW: The DOJ is taking aim at common-sense federal law that prevents voters from being kicked off the registration roles within 90 days of an election. It signals the Trump administration's desire to cancel registrations across the nation in the days leading up to the midterms.

Like Fox News the administration’s statements are for entertainment purposes only, and no sensible adult should expect them to be factual.

House Republicans have passed a bill slashing 75% of fruit and vegetable benefits for pregnant and breastfeeding moms.

RFK Jr. is now pushing for the federal government to access Americans' private medical records in an attempt to link vaccines and autism.

Fun fact: North Carolina still hasn’t recovered from hurricane Helene, and Trump wants $2 billion to give people who smeared shit on the walls of the Capitol.

Data from NOAA shows this past March was the hottest on record - 9.35 degrees F hotter than the 20th century average for the month. The period between April 2025 and March 31 was the hottest 12 month stretch on record in the U.S. @sciam.bsky.social www.scientificamerican.com/article/the-...

Raskin: "This is about funding, or pre-funding, Donald Trump's private militia"

Unearthed reports reveal that RFK Jr. fired every full-time CDC cruise ship sanitation inspector ahead of the Hantavirus cruise ship outbreak. www.cbsnews.com/news/cdc-cru...

Hegseth: "Some in the press can't stop. Allow me to make suggestions. People look at the TV and they see banners, 'Mideast War Intensifies.' What should it read instead? How about, 'Iran increasingly desperate.' More fake news from CNN. The sooner David Ellison takes over that network, the better"

Enrique Tarrio and other Proud Boys were convicted of seditious conspiracy. Trump pardoned them. Tarrio and his men planned the storming of the U.S. Capitol on January 6, 2021. Tarrio even claimed credit for it, messaging others: “Make no mistake…We did this…” Now he’s meeting with Sec. Rubio.

Kristi Noem: "When it gets to Election Day, we've been proactive to make sure we have the right people voting, electing the right leaders to lead this country."