US Military Cleans Up Discarded Kale at Portland Farmer’s Market. Patel’s premature claim became yet another embarrassment for the struggling FBI chief, who later acknowledged that the discarded vegetable was not kale but Swiss chard. substack.com/app-link/pos...

How McKinsey and Climate Change Wrecked Insurance. A secret report shows that Florida underwriters were banking massive profits while stiffing customers. Welcome to insurance in the era of climate collapse. newsletter.tnr.com/lt.php?x=3DZ...

Former French President Nicolas Sarkozy sentenced to five years in prison. This decision illustrates the growing independence of the judiciary and the application of the principle of equality before the law. theconversationus.cmail20.com/t/r-l-tkyuii...

Ending taxes on home sales would benefit the wealthiest households most – part of a larger pattern in Trump tax plans. Most sellers already pay no tax, so the proposal’s benefits would flow to the richest. theconversationus.cmail20.com/t/r-l-tkyuii...

BREAKING: A second Trump-appointed U.S. attorney has been disqualified after a federal judge ruled her appointment invalid. Sigal Chattah is out as US attorney in Nevada, just like Alina Habba in NJ: storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...

Trump Plans to Award Research Grants to Universities That Endorse His Values. public-api.wordpress.com/bar/?stat=gr...

Success Academy of New York City helped write new legislation in Florida that allows its charter schools to co-locate inside existing public schools with all their operating expenses covered by public funds. public-api.wordpress.com/bar/?stat=gr...

The Single Dumbest Conspiracy Theory In The Entire World. The single dumbest conspiracy theory in the entire world is that every major humanitarian institution on earth is conspiring to falsely frame Israel for the crime of genocide. substack.com/app-link/pos...

Not any more, no. 😥😭🤢🤮🤬

He is all of us. 👇

Will Australian courts outlaw anti-Zionism? In Australia, the pro-Israel lobby is suing two University of Sydney scholars under racial discrimination laws. If they succeed, anti-Zionism will be legally classified as hate speech and essentially banned. newsletters.mondoweiss.net/tl/cl/eyJ2Ij...

The U.S. is not a Functional Democracy. Last week, Trump went full authoritarian. substack.com/app-link/pos...

After Trump cut the National Science Foundation by 56%, Arctic research center closes its doors. The Arctic Research Consortium of the US funded programs that aided Indigenous communities & tracked melting sea ice, among dozens of initiatives. go.grist.org/e/399522/-ne...

Trump’s Argentina bailout enriches one well-connected billionaire. A $20 billion taxpayer-funded rescue package for Argentina is a gift for a hedge fund manager with personal and professional ties to the Treasury Secretary. substack.com/app-link/pos...

Comey and the lessons of pre-capitulation. He tried to palliate bad faith Republicans. Now we're all paying the price. substack.com/app-link/pos...

The Most Urgent Priority Is To Create A New International Order. On behalf of the govt & people of Cuba, I reiterate our strongest solidarity with Palestinians & their just cause for freedom, independence, & an end to the Zionist occupation. popularresistance.us2.list-manage.com/track/click?...

Iran Recalls Envoys From Germany, France And United Kingdom for consultations, state media reported on 27 September, after the three European states triggered the UN mechanism to reinstate sanctions. popularresistance.us2.list-manage.com/track/click?...

Georgia’s Medicaid Work Requirement Program Spent 2x As Much on Administrative Costs As on Health Care, GAO Says. GOP lawmakers cite Georgia’s Pathways to Coverage as natl model for federal Medicaid work requirements to take effect in 2027. portside.org/2025-09-28/g...

I wanted to know if having a kid on a burning planet was right. I found that antinatalism is seriously taboo. pdpwbj.clicks.mlsend.com/tf/c/eyJ2Ijo...

Israel’s ecocide in Gaza sends this message: even if we stopped dropping bombs, you couldn’t live here. pdpwbj.clicks.mlsend.com/tf/c/eyJ2Ijo...

UK: Profiteers or keeping the lights on? The power plants that make millions a day. pdpwbj.clicks.mlsend.com/tf/c/eyJ2Ijo...

World’s largest 16,000MW decentralised solar project likely to be ready by March 2026. pdpwbj.clicks.mlsend.com/tf/c/eyJ2Ijo...

Meat is a leading emissions source – but few outlets report on it, analysis finds. pdpwbj.clicks.mlsend.com/tf/c/eyJ2Ijo...

Europe’s bill for extreme weather damage more than doubles this decade. pdpwbj.clicks.mlsend.com/tj/c/eyJ2Ijo...

The Other Side of Trump’s Tariffs: Ghana’s Toxic Gold Rush. As gold prices spike across the globe, illegal mining is exploding—and driving the west African country toward ecological collapse. portside.org/2025-09-28/o...

The professionalism that our most senior military commanders exhibited with their silence today despite repeated attempts by Hegseth & Trump begging them to please clap was encouraging, & should be an example to all troops when they try to exploit them for partisan politics. bsky.app/profile/atru...

"This Court has listened carefully to the reasons given by Öztürk’s captors for masking-up and has heard the same reasons advanced by ... ICE. It rejects this testimony as disingenuous, squalid and dishonorable. ICE goes masked for a single reason—to terrorize Americans into quiescence."

It is a bit redundant, but has a nice ring to it.

But - US cities are "training opportunities", and there'll be no rules of engagement, just violence to get what Trump wants.

Study of 1M-Year-Old Skull Points to Earlier Origins of Modern Humans. Skull found in China may be Homo longi, potentially revising understanding of human evolution. portside.org/2025-09-28/s...

Again: Why isn’t the media reporting on Trump’s growing dementia? Trump’s increasingly bizarre behavior can no longer be attributed to a calculated “strategy.” substack.com/app-link/pos...

Hegseth’s Unhinged Speech to Generals Sparks Instant Ridicule. US War delivered a speech in front of American generals in which he railed against “dudes in dresses,” “climate change worship,” & “fat” soldiers. commondreams.us8.list-manage.com/track/click?...

New Zealand’s first big battery is already pushing down prices, market operator says. The first big battery in New Zealand is already reducing prices, even on a grid dominated by hydro, the market operator says. reneweconomy.us4.list-manage.com/track/click?...

"Republicans currently run a House committee investigating former President Joe Biden’s 'Mental Decline Cover-Up.' Notice how their framing assumes guilt from the start. Democrats should adopt identical framing approaches for Trump investigations."

The president told an unprecedented meeting of military generals that America was facing an “invasion from within.”

Americans can't afford a pound of ground beef, but Pete Hegseth blew millions of your taxpayer dollars flying in every General and Admiral around the world so he could yell at them about the Top 100 things he hates about facial hair.

Man I love this country just not everyone in it

#ProudBlue #Resist Yet again The NY Times can’t seem to find a word to accurately describe #CF47. I realize #Project2025 did not use the word “dictator,” instead it used euphemisms. No need for that today, we see who he is by his actions. NYT, take a deep breath & use Dictator in all its forms.

Hostility isn't "opposite." And there is no general Jewish-Islamic hostility. Jews and Muslims live comfortably together except when circumstances force them into opposition, e.g., by leaders who profit from it or are driven by twisted ideologies.

How a "Sanctuary Community" REALLY operates. Unlike a "sanctuary city" or "sanctuary state," no one can stop you from becoming part of one. substack.com/app-link/pos...

The US Has a Religious Fundamentalism Problem. We condemn extremism abroad while ignoring the “holy” mandates shaping law, policy, and life right here at home. commondreams.us8.list-manage.com/track/click?...

Supreme Court Lets Trump Withhold $4 Billion in Foreign Aid Approved by Congress. commondreams.us8.list-manage.com/track/click?...