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In a little-noticed webpage update, the Environmental Protection Agency has announced a plan to decommission its online web archive at the end of the year, a move that would wipe tens of thousands of publicly available environmental resources from the web.

Fifteen-year-old Willow can’t wait to change out of her school uniform at the end of a long day - because it makes her feel “vulnerable.” Designed to make kids feel equal, instead, the wide use of school clothing by actors in porn films, means schoolgirls say they are increasingly attracting ...

In other words, from a single photo, Raven appears to be able to quickly find the specific home it was taken in, without using location data or other metadata attached to the image. www.404media.co/ai-company-l...

Researchers have found that tornado activity has shifted eastward in the United States in recent years. Here’s what experts recommend to stay safe:

Trump tied a $100 million investment in Kentucky pharmaceutical manufacturing to Republicans winning the midterm elections.

Australia's nuclear agency targeted with ads linked to spyware that infect devices without a click

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Chemical reactions between water and six types of fossil fuel-based plastic created particles that damaged red blood cells and proteins in laboratory tests, research shows.

Journalists have been asking our digital security training team: What the heck are passkeys, and do you recommend them? This new way to securely log in without a password does have its complications. Read our digital security advice column to learn more.

Can someone tell Alberta separatists offering goodies to Washington for support that Colonel Sanders does not typically make deals with chickens, Steve Burgess writes. “The would-be separatists might as well have coated themselves with 11 different herbs and spices.” thetyee.ca/Opinion/2026...

Federal investigators have horrified civil liberties experts by obtaining previously unreported warrants to use controversial surveillance tech on a college student, according to a new report.

After Jan. 6, 2021, many Trump loyalists headed for the exits. But not Russell Vought. He told the president, I’m going to work night and day to get you back in the White House in four years. Then he and others began working on a plan: Project 2025. Listen to our latest "Paper Trail" episode 👇

Yet another reason to disconnect appliances from the internet. Especially commercial ones

Fears of escalation in the Middle East mounted Saturday night after the U.S. military carried out a strike on a civilian vessel in the Gulf of Oman.

Her epic ride — carrying her injured dad on her $20 hot pink bicycle — made headlines. Promises were made — financial help, training for a cycling career, even a movie deal. Were any of them kept? n.pr/4idO77P

A life coach has helpfully pointed out that we’re all chief executives of our own existence. So let’s start enjoying the perks, writes Polly Hudson

Thanks @motherjones.com for reposting this feature by @sonalg.bsky.social about the first program to build artificial bear dens.

Meanwhile ... The world has bigger concerns

A 26-year drought and century-old math error have brought the Colorado River to a breaking point. WSJ goes inside the legal battle and breaks down the structural overhauls necessary to protect a crucial regional economy.

Bernie Speaks Truth To Trump And AI Billionaires......

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PSA: when Trump, @MarshaBlackburn, @BrentTaylorTN and other Republicans mock “socialism” what they’re really mocking is the idea of caring about other people

Russian bot traffic has dropped to nearly 0 after Ukraine struck a Yandex data center in Vladimir, Russia

Huh. The only Ford I would have ever considered buying. And they killed it!

Imagine a politician insulting his own followers' IQ to their faces with "I could say the stupidest things and you'd clap" and having them prove him right in real time by cheering for it. Comedy writers couldn’t script a better cult parody. #momsky #sheshed

The grim irony is that if Trump hadn't started his damn fool war with Iran, we could have shifted much of those interceptor stocks over to Ukraine to protect Ukrainian civilians and then we would actually have the leverage to ask Zelensky and Ukraine not to kinetically sanction Russian oil.

“I staggered back to the underground And the breeze blew back my hair I remember throwin' punches around And preachin' from my chair Well, who are you? (Who are you? Who Tf?

This can't be retweeted enough. Somewhere along the line business leaders started to think they know everything and should be in charge. They don't. And they shouldn't When all you know is how to use a hammer, everything looks like a nail.

Warrantless stops and violent roving patrols by masked federal agents across California, especially the Central Valley, have been terrorizing farm workers for the past 5 days. The chaos is escalating. full statement: www.dailykos.com/stories/2026...

Ever laugh so hard you can barely breathe? Anyways… (Second screenshot is circa 2025) #abpoli #ableg #cdnpoli

(waggling my eyebrows sexily at Washington State and California)

Hurricane Isaias Halts Two-Thirds of U.S. Gulf Oil Production #Climate

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From the Twitterverse... FO 🐷

Electric trucks can save the day

So, Susan. I see you have eggs and bacon. I happen to love eggs and bacon... 😂 😂

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When I read about the White House airing campaign ads with taxpayer money, I immediately thought about an exhibition I saw last year in NYC about how Mussolini and his regime went about not only controlling the government but every aspect of Italian society. anntelnaes.substack.com/p/me-me-me

Netanyahu has always maintained that Israel never targeted civilian infrastructure . Now we can see the extent of the damage. Gaza is basically… Gone. ca.news.yahoo.com/google-earth...

By rights, each post in this thread should be nail in the coffin of Brad Bradford’s campaign. Great work, @nationalobserver.com.

ChatGPT-maker OpenAI canceled the planned launch of a new artificial intelligence model after it was found to take actions beyond the instructions it received and not accurately communicate to human users what it did.

Feedback from healthcare providers in response to the AI pilot program has been scathing, with one calling it “a disgrace to the human race” and reporting that they saw patients crying in pain as they waited for care.

DoorDash spent $1.4M trying to stop Zohran Mamdani from becoming mayor. This week's historic $131.5M enforcement action against DoorDash for underpaying NYC delivery workers shows why. Yet another reminder that the only thing that can beat organized money is organized people.