In a series of social media posts, President Trump demanded AG Pam Bondi swiftly prosecute political opponents, one of his most direct attempts to influence the justice system after months of calling for charges against his critics.

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White on white crime is out of control.

With higher utility bills, a house that produces more energy than it uses may be appealing. In southern California, one such house has existed for more than a decade. NPR's Jeff Brady visited the "Green Idea House" in Hermosa Beach, California.

NPR's @ayesharascoe.bsky.social heads to the club — the Earlybirds Club — and dances until the break of 8 p.m.

The National Park Service has removed signs that make reference to climate change amid the Trump administration’s wider effort to remove information that it says undermines “the remarkable achievements of the United States.”

Trump unveils new $1,000,000 "Gold Card" visa people have to buy for entry into the US "The reason corporations like H1B visas is because workers have to keep their job to stay in the fucking country, to fix that you need wage parity and make sure the threat of deportation is not imminent"

An ICE raid at an EV factory raises fears about US instability

I visited a house that produces more electricity than it uses. The owner says the remodel cost less than if he'd followed standard practices. I came away with five lessons and put them in an @npr.org story: www.npr.org/2025/09/20/n...

Wait, you’re saying a bunch of reactionary conspiracy theorists are already splitting over whether the government is telling the truth www.theverge.com/policy/78186...

How to sell a video game console: 1) Make your console more expensive than the other consoles 2) Also put all of your games on the other consoles

Ex-Disney CEO Michael Eisner calls the FCC’s threats “out-of-control intimidation”

Drawing can help make polynomial division easier!

U.S. independent bookstores increased 70% since 2020. Last year, there were 323 store openings, including 21 in Texas.

My favorite podcast within a podcast came back for an emergency episode: youtu.be/NSymehINBgY?... Thanks for coming back @reckless.bsky.social if only it was on your terms and not because Brendan Carr being a dummy.

Body found in Tesla registered to singer d4vd named as missing 15-year-old girl

Most Jewish Americans disapprove of the Trump administration withholding funds from colleges to address anti-Jewish sentiment, according to a new survey.

New research shows #DeepSeek suggests less-secure code when it is asked to help groups out of favor with the Chinese government. With its open-source model being adopted widely, this soft influence and hackability could spread. Gift link with email address etc. wapo.st/46jEZrb

A Texas Tech University student was arrested and spent a night in jail last week after making derogatory statements about Charlie Kirk during an on-campus vigil for the right-wing influencer, raising concerns among free-speech advocates.

Because of Apple’s horrible OS 26 I’ve lost over a years worth of photos.

I’ve never downgraded on iOS, iPadOS, or even MacOS before but after seeing how bad OS 26 is across the board, I’m doing just that. I might have to consider switching to a Google Pixel because this is horrible.

What in the world did Apple do? Even FaceTime looks hideous and harder to navigate. This is horrible. I might actually downgrade back to iOS 18 because this is horrible. It would be a first for me.

Some GOP officials want to clamp down on perceived expressions of schadenfreude about Charlie Kirk's death. Conservative activists are publicizing social media posts that are "celebrating" his death.

Stewart/Colbert 2028.. Stephen Colbert Warns to ‘Stay Strong’ in Emotional Emmys Speech: ‘I’ve Never Loved My Country So Desperately’ www.kpbs.org/news/local/2...

Hannah Einbinder at the Emmys backstage: "It is my obligation as a Jewish person to distinguish Jews from the state of Israel. Our religion and our culture is such an important and long-standing institution that is really separate to this sort of ethnonationalist state."

Elon Musk now retweeting Dan Saltman and tagging Jeff Bezos to get Hasan banned from twitch

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It’s almost like there’s a pattern we should watch for more carefully.

NEW: Gov. Josh Stein signed an order Friday afternoon allowing eligible North Carolinians to receive an updated COVID-19 vaccine without obtaining a prescription. ncnewsline.com/briefs/stein... By @christinezhu.bsky.social #nc #ncpol

Maine Governor Janet Mills has issued a standing order that serves as a prescription allowing anyone to get a COVID vaccine at a pharmacy or clinic. The Maine Bureau of Insurance also issued a bulletin reminding insurers that they must fully cover the vaccine under state law.

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Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick said former Trump adviser Elon Musk was “backward” in his efforts to cut government waste through the firings led by the U.S. DOGE Service.

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Some 154 million people in the United States get health care through their employer — and for many, their costs are about to go way up.

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man they really didn't give a shit about that guy. as soon as it was clear they couldn't use his death to launch a purge they started to treat it like a nothingburger

I hope that when @reckless.bsky.social comes back from parental leave, that the first episode he's back on @theverge.com cast is just an hour of the best podcast within a podcast, Brendan Carr is a dummy.

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I know professors personally who have had their lives destroyed by being doxxed by the Professor Watchlist organized by Turning Point USA, for saying the "wrong thing" in class one time. I will not celebrate violence but I also will not pretend this is "practicing politics the right way."

It is wildly unusual for lower-court judges to so publicly express frustration with the Supreme Court’s *behavior* (versus, say, a confusing ruling in a specific case). But the number of *different* examples is completely unprecedented—and pretty powerful evidence that something is seriously wrong.

A majority of Brazil’s Supreme Court has voted to convict former president Jair Bolsonaro of plotting an attempted coup to remain in power after losing the 2022 election. www.reuters.com/world/americ...

Glorifying violence or harm violates Bluesky’s Community Guidelines. We review reports and take action on content that celebrates harm against anyone. Violence has no place in healthy public discourse, and we’re committed to fostering healthy, open conversations

GOOD NEWS: Despite RFK Jr saying he would cancel $500 million in mRNA research, the House Committee on Appropriations has passed a spending package, that includes $1.1 billion for “advanced research and development” at BARDA, which includes research on mRNA vaccines.

Supreme Court rules that Being in America While Brown is legal grounds for detention. #RadioFreeAmerica www.latimes.com/politics/sto...

This Supreme Court order puts people at grave risk, allowing federal agents in Southern California to target individuals because of their race, how they speak, the jobs they work, or just being at a bus stop or the car wash when ICE agents decide to raid a place.

New Banksy artwork to be removed from Royal Courts of Justice