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John Beam, a mainstay of the football coaching ranks in the East Bay who was profiled in the Netflix series “Last Chance U,” was gravely wounded on Thursday in a shooting at Laney College in Oakland, California, according to Ken Houston, a city councilman.

A federal judge in San Francisco ruled Tuesday afternoon that the Trump administration can’t fire federal workers while the government is shut down, indefinitely extending an earlier temporary restraining order that would have expired Wednesday. trib.al/D6EVklX

Donald Trump: Best in Show

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Health Risks of Wildfire Smoke: New Study Insights We know a lot about the effects of industrial smoke on health, but not much on wildfire smoke. Here's why wildfires can be so fatal, even years later.

Unbelievable. substack.com/@harryjsisso...

Air Pollution Crisis: The Risks of Regulatory Rollbacks What effects will Trump's continued rollbacks of air pollution control regulations have on our health?

This cause is close to my heart - please sign: sign.moveon.org/petitions/ex...

Can a "f**king moron" like Trump still be Putin's useful idiot? Jordan Klepper and John Bolton discuss

Remembering the Challenger disaster today. 😔 www.history.com/this-day-in-history/challenger-explodes

Gotta LOVE Ben and Jerry's! Yee-haaaa! youtu.be/mwZWGaC3fOk?...

At least there's at least some pushback against that doofoid DeSantis. patch.com/florida/stpe...

Genetic basis for SIDS? It seems so. www.thehealthy.com/family/new-s...

I voted for you too, John. Now I'm ashamed. www.currentaffairs.org/news/i-voted-for-john-fetterman.-he-betrayed-supporters-like-me

This is the perfect time to say... Oh myyy 😂

That old cheese doodle Drumph has done it again. He's just too stupid to know it. Rep. Sarah McBride says Drumph "just declared everyone a woman from conception based on the language of the executive order. www.thepinknews.com/2025/01/22/sarah-mcbride-president-donald-trump-executive-orders

Untitled Current Project The Doctors’ Riot of 1788: Body Snatching, Bloodletting, and Anatomy in America, a historical non-fiction book for Globe Pequot Press about the Doctors' Riot of 1788, a deadly protest against anatomy students stealing bodies that changed the face of medicine and medical…

Back on the grind tomorrow

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“I’m relieved the bloodshed is coming to an end, but my heart aches.” Israelis and Palestinians expressed feelings of elation tinged with doubt as a tentative cease-fire began on Sunday in Gaza.

lol, a clip of a Tesla's vision system trying to understand a train labyrinth.zone/notice/Aq5V7...

Twenty-one people dead, thousands ill from zinc and steel mill pollutants in a little mill town. It took that tragedy in little Donora, PA, for the nation to legislate for clean air. #environment #pollution #science #nonfiction #history andymcphee.com/2017/03/20/d...

Namibia's dreaded east wind turns its coastal dunes into an unnavigable inferno. We went straight in! Blowing sand stung our feet, pelted our equipment, filled our eyes. But time stood still: We were immersed in a world of astonishing beauty, gone too soon.⁠ #photography #travel #bluesky #nature

Always the cleanup crew. 🤦🏻‍♂️

In an exit interview with All Things Considered, DOT Secretary Pete Buttigieg reflects on the Biden administration's infrastructure act and why it didn't resonate with some voters.

This is some bullshit.

Some wealthy property owners in California are hiring private fire crews, which can cost thousands of dollars a day. Demand for private firefighting has been rising as wildfires have grown in ferocity and frequency over the past several decades.

Schiff: "I've been in Congress a long time approving aid after disasters. I never once even considered 'is this hurricane hitting a red or blue state?' ... we need the incoming president to view it that way."

Large parts of Southern California are once again under wildfire risks as strong winds and dry conditions return this weekend through Wednesday.

Calling all environment activists, ever heard of Donora? If you haven't, you might want to check it out. It's where the worst air pollution disaster in US history happened. andymcphee.com/2017/02/03/d... amz.run/6cbh #pollution #environment

The number one advice any & every writing professional can & will give you is this: DO NOT BE AFRAID TO SUCK. You have spent years reading books, watching movies & TV, developing taste to know good from bad. NO ONE GETS TO READ YOUR WRITING UNTIL YOU LET THEM. Trust your taste & write fearlessly.

Sums up the current state of the US politics