David "Here's to Less Dumpster and More Fire"
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“I had forgotten how much light there is in the world, till you gave it back to me.” 🔥
Dear LA Times, let me fix that headline for you: Habitual Liar Donald Trump Lies About Vandals In An Attempt To Cover Up For the Shitty Job He Did On the Reflecting Pool.
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Trump tries to blame Reflecting Pool woes on vandalism, without offering substantiation
President Trump claims the problems with the Reflecting Pool in Washington are due to vandalism.
https://www.latimes.com/world-nation/story/2026-06-20/trump-tries-to-blame-reflecting-pool-woes-on-vandalism-without-proof
about 3 hours ago
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David "Here's to Less Dumpster and More Fire"
Richard Kadrey
about 10 hours ago
Never buy a home from A24!
www.nytimes.com/2026/06/20/n...
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The Remains of 3 People Are Found in Foreclosed House After Its Sale
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/06/20/nyregion/connecticut-home-skeletal-remains.html?smid=fb-nytimes&smtyp=cur
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"The Meta CEO has three children, Maxima, August, and Aurelia, the oldest of whom is now 10 years old."
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Zuckerberg’s Sick Scheme to Get His Kids to Grovel to Trump Exposed
A new book claims the billionaire shamelessly used his young kids to suck up to the president.
https://www.thedailybeast.com/zuckerbergs-sick-scheme-to-get-his-kids-to-grovel-to-trump-exposed/
about 12 hours ago
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I kind of understand why the mainstream media isn't talking about Trump's health. But I haven't found a single article about his new plane that includes the word "emoluments".
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Experts: Qatar’s plane gift to Trump likely unconstitutional
President Donald Trump expressed willingness to accept a plane from Qatar to be used as Air Force One. Legal experts said that’s likely unconstitutional.
https://www.politifact.com/article/2025/may/13/Trump-Qatar-plane-unconstitutional-gift/
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And of course Trump backed Paxton. The gop is the paedo-protecting party.
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about 14 hours ago
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I knew he was going to blame vandalism for the absolute dog's breakfast he made of the reflecting pool. I was just expecting him to find some way of blaming Biden and Obama instead of the generic "Radical Left Lunatics".
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"LGBTQ+ consumers represent an estimated $1.7 trillion in U.S. economic spending power, according to the National LGBT Chamber of Commerce."
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Target, Walmart and Amazon among brands losing LGBTQ+ consumer spending, new survey says
LGBTQ+ consumers are shifting spending toward companies they view as supporting DEI and away from those seen as retreating, HRC survey finds.
https://www.cnbc.com/2026/06/17/target-walmart-amazon-lgbtq-consumer-spending.html
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I knew he was having it painted in his signature colours instead of anything vaguely American, but this is so much uglier than I imagined. Also I'm really surprised he didn't have them put his name on it.
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Trump Unveils New Air Force One, Gifted by Qatar, After Reportedly Spending $900M on Modifications
President Donald Trump unveiled the new Air Force One this week, a converted Boeing 747-8 that was gifted to him by the Qatari government
https://people.com/trump-unveils-new-air-force-one-gifted-by-qatar-after-reportedly-spending-usd900m-on-modifications-12003328
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"The Iran conflict has cost an estimated $25 billion so far... However, the full cost of the conflict, which President Donald Trump entered alongside Israel on February 28, remains unclear."
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Pentagon seeks $80 billion as Iran conflict costs continue to climb
A full U.S. supplemental request, including funding for the Pentagon and non-defense priorities such as farm and disaster relief, could be sent to lawmakers soon
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/pentagon-iran-funding-feinberg-trump-b2998945.html
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This looks amazing.
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Queso Fundido Mac and Cheese
Queso fundido, the classic Mexican baked cheese and chorizo dish, turned into a super easy and flavorful mac and cheese!
https://www.thefoodinmybeard.com/queso-fundido-mac-and-cheese/
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This is what happens when you appoint a failed FOX "news" talking head to one of the most important military positions in the United States. Do you think he's going to personally apologise to the family of the soldier who died?
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Nearly 160 sick with flu at US air force base after Hegseth ends mandatory vaccines
Reports say Texas recruits ill from outbreak, which comes weeks after defense secretary made flu vaccine optional
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/jun/18/lackland-air-force-base-flu-outbreak
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“A 2% one-time tax on that accumulated wealth is modest by any objective measure, especially if it means keeping emergency rooms open and saving patient lives,” the letter reads. “It’s more than appropriate at a moment when every other Californian is being asked by Sacramento to sacrifice.”
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California ‘billionaire tax’ makes ballot despite opposition from tech moguls
Wealth tax criticized by billionaires and Gavin Newsom would levy a one-time 5% tax on residents worth over $1bn
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/jun/18/california-billionaire-tax-ballot-tech-opposition
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"If adopted by lawmakers and passed into law as part of the Kids Online Safety Act (KOSA)... such a provision could undermine thousands of lawsuits against Meta and other online platforms over harms to children. Meta and Google's YouTube face a combined $6 million in damages..."
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Exclusive-Meta lobbies Congress for protection from child-harm lawsuits - AOL
June 18 (Reuters) - Meta Platforms has lobbied the U. Congress for legal immunity from child-harm claims tied to social media products such as Instagram, as it faces thousands of lawsuits from young...
https://www.aol.com/articles/exclusive-meta-lobbies-congress-protection-200438000.html
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"But there is one thing he needs to remember: neither I nor Italy ever beg."
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Italy's Meloni says Trump 'made up' story that she 'begged' him for photo at G7
The highly public exchange is an indication that their earlier close ties have frayed since Trump's decision to go to war with Iran.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c20y1ygn707o
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Of course Trump's DOJ is going after the MLB for "warning" those "christian" assholes who scrawled nonsense on their hats. The punchline is that they're framing it as "civil rights".
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DOJ opens civil rights probe into MLB after Giants' Pride Night hat controversy
The Department of Justice is now launching an investigation into MLB following the Giants’ Pride Night controversy.
https://www.nbcbayarea.com/news/local/doj-investigation-mlb-giants-pride-night/4101484/
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"The key word, of course, is 'fake.' Google’s AI Overviews, it turns out, has a bad habit of presenting entities from the expansive SCP universe as real items, events, or beings — blatantly confusing those fabricated studies and records as actual evidence of horrifying or otherworldly happenings."
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Google's AI Overviews Feature Is Telling Users That SCP Horror Fiction Entities Are Real
Google's AI Overviews are presenting sci-fi and horror phenomena from the famously fake SCP Foundation fan-fiction universe as real.
https://futurism.com/artificial-intelligence/google-ai-overview-scp-horror-fiction-real
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"Tehran is now said to consider the process suspended in its entirety, citing what it describes as a 'direct violation' of the first clause of a memorandum of understanding tied to the talks." That didn't last very long, did it.
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Iran-US Negotiations Collapse Before They Begin as Lebanon Strikes Spark Diplomatic Crisis
Iran has suspended planned negotiations with the US, citing Israeli strikes in Lebanon as a breach of diplomatic agreements, leading to heightened regional tensions.
https://www.ibtimes.co.uk/iran-halts-us-negotiations-lebanon-strikes-1803651
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"Buried in the Department of Justice’s massive trove of files on Epstein, an interview conducted by the FBI on June 19, 2020, included allegations that the president had previously used Trump Tower as a hunting ground for young women..."
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Woman Told FBI Trump Tried to Recruit Her From His Tower
She said she was also given an invitation to a party at Jeffrey Epstein’s residence.
https://newrepublic.com/post/211989/woman-told-fbi-donald-trump-tried-recruit-tower
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"The Donald Trump administration has reversed its decision to dismantle a $368m deep-sea observation system following an outcry from lawmakers and ocean experts."
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Trump administration reverses decision to scrap ocean monitoring system
Move to dismantle $368m sea observatory initiative faced opposition from experts and lawmakers
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/jun/18/ocean-monitoring-system-reversal-trump-administration
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“You would not believe the texts I got from these tech guys. I've got to show you,” Again. Trump is not your friend, partner, or ally. His only loyalty is to himself.
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Trump Mocked Mark Zuckerberg and Jeff Bezos by Showing Off Fawning Texts
“You would not believe the texts I got from these tech guys,” NYT reporters Maggie Haberman and Jonathan Swan quote Donald Trump as telling associates in an upcoming book.
https://www.wired.com/story/trump-mocked-mark-zuckerberg-and-jeff-bezos-by-showing-off-fawning-texts/
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"The authors also revealed an odd Trump design quirk: the President preferred a carpeted bathroom." Something else to add to the massive list of horrible things about him.
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Behind Trump and Melania's separate White House bedroom doors
It's long been lore that President Donald Trump and First Lady Melania Trump keep separate quarters on the second floor of the White House residence, but a new book spills the details.
https://www.dailymail.com/news/article-15907865/donald-melania-white-house-bedrooms.html
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“The people there are terrible,” Bezos griped to Trump. “They don’t listen. My other companies, they listen.” Surprising no one, rich piece of shit is a piece of shit who bought a business he didn't understand and got his feelings hurt when no one wanted to turn the WaPo into his personal blog.
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Jeff Bezos Called Washington Post His Worst Investment and Staff He Laid Off 'Terrible' People
The Amazon founder complained to Trump over dinner that nobody there listened to him before slashing staff, according to excerpts from a forthcoming book.
https://gizmodo.com/jeff-bezos-called-washington-post-his-worst-investment-and-staff-he-laid-off-terrible-people-2000773533
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"The Upper Haight's Club DeLuxe will be reborn Thursday night under the name The DeLuxe, and under the new ownership of Mr. Tipple’s Jazz Club owner Jay Bordeleau and former Club Deluxe bartender and musician Christian Beaulieu."
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Club DeLuxe Reopens Thursday as The DeLuxe, With Live Music Every Night
The Upper Haight's Club DeLuxe will be reborn Thursday night under the name The DeLuxe, and under the new ownership of Mr. Tipple’s Jazz Club owner Jay Bordeleau and former Club Deluxe bartender and m...
https://sfist.com/2026/06/17/club-deluxe/
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Big Chunks of Blue Paint has entered the chat. Everything. He. Touches.
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There are huge chunks of blue paint coming off the reflecting pool already…
YouTube video by BIG MAD MEDIA
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=apcBM_iU8ng
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"If a final peace deal between Iran and the U.S. doesn’t have any restrictions on the country’s nuclear program, it will be effectively worse than the 2015 JCPOA agreement with Iran." TACO strikes again. 🌮 And all because he's a petty little bitch who lets President Obama live rent free in his head
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After Months of War, Trump Says Iran Has Right to Nuclear Program
Trump now says it’s just “common sense” for Iran to have a nuclear program.
https://newrepublic.com/post/212003/trump-iran-right-nuclear-program
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It's all about the hand.
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3 days ago
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Classic Trump Manoeuvrer: Invent a problem. Spend way too much money "fixing" the problem. Spend weeks bragging how smart he is for solving a problem no one else could. It turns out his "solution" made things so much worse and someone else is going to have to clean up his mess.
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Trump’s Renovation Makes the Reflecting Pool Biologically Worse
So much for preventing algal blooms.
https://newrepublic.com/post/211984/donald-trump-reflecting-pool-renovation-makes-worse-algae
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Wow. America's demented grandpa might not care about the school girls we bombed, but Senate republicans are threatening to withhold the Secretary of War Crimes' travel money if he doesn't update them on that bombing as well as the murders he's been committing in the Caribbean.
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Senate Republicans Threaten Hegseth Funding Over Iran School Strike
The Senate approved a bill that will freeze Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s travel funds until he shares intelligence on the strike.
https://newrepublic.com/post/211991/senate-republicans-pete-hegseth-funding-iran-girls-school-strike-intelligence
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"Candidates have to live in the state for at least seven years in order to be eligible to run. The plaintiffs in the lawsuit say that Tuberville has 'usurp[ed], intrude[d], into or unlawfully holds or exercises a public office.'" It's always the republicans.
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Tommy Tuberville Hit With Lawsuit Over Secret Life as Florida Man
The Republican senator is facing his biggest legal challenge in his attempt to become Alabama’s next governor.
https://newrepublic.com/post/212010/tommy-tuberville-lawsuit-secret-life-florida-man
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This may seem small and petty, but that is exactly how rights get eroded. As Weiner points out, this isn't religious discrimination, this is enforcing their employment policies. It applies when a player writes "BLM" or "Trans Rights Now on their caps too.
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The Giants Get Embroiled In the Culture War Battle They Didn't Need as JD Vance, Josh Hawley Weigh In on Pride Night Hats
The San Francisco Giants, as plenty of people have already said, have more to worry about this season than whether or not a few homophobic pitchers feel put-upon for having to wear rainbow-themed caps...
https://sfist.com/2026/06/17/the-giants-get-embroiled-in-the-culture-war-battle-they-didnt-need-as-jd-vance-josh-hawley-weigh-in-on-pride-night-hats/
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“When an artist speaks about a film, it roots it,” says Wachowski. “There are so many ways to interpret your art, and it is a collective, collaborative art form. How can one person speak definitively about that piece of art?”
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Lilly Wachowski on 30 years of 'Bound,' trans revolution, and Nazis snatching 'The Matrix' - 48 hills
'We had reservations back then about speaking about our art because we were both closeted trans women,' says filmmaker, appearing at Frameline.
https://48hills.org/2026/06/lilly-wachowski-on-30-years-of-bound-trans-revolution-and-nazis-snatching-the-matrix/
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"...whatever has gone wrong with the Iran deal, it’s JD’s fault, fuck JD, everybody hates JD, he should get his dick caught in a sleeper sofa, teach him a lesson about getting ideas." I am a little surprised it wasn't Hegseth...
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Everyone Agrees JD Vance Has Really Boned The Settee With This Iran Deal Thingie
Couldn't be happening to a nicer guy.
https://www.wonkette.com/p/everyone-agrees-jd-vance-has-really
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If they do finally come to an agreement, Iran should absolutely build a massive ballroom, cover it in gold, and name it after Trump. They could even add a massive reflecting pool and fill it with green slime.
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The corporate grift never stops.
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ScottsMiracle-Gro Commits $1 Million to Support White House South Lawn Restoration Following UFC Freedom 250 Event
MARYSVILLE, Ohio, June 11, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The Scotts Miracle-Gro Company (NYSE: SMG), the leading marketer of branded consumer lawn an...
https://markets.businessinsider.com/news/stocks/scottsmiracle-gro-commits-1-million-to-support-white-house-south-lawn-restoration-following-ufc-freedom-250-event-1036243843?op=1
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I'm glad for all the people who are excited about this, but I'll take a Choco Taco or Hostess Pudding Pie over this any day.
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McDonald's Brings Back Fried Apple Pie After 34 Years
After three decades, McDonald's is bringing back their iconic friend apple pie for America's 250th birthday, but only for a limited time.
https://nerdist.com/article/mcdonalds-brings-back-fried-apple-pie-after-34-years/
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"The exact sum of the fee/donation was not revealed. But it will be the second donation to the World Central Kitchen to emerge from the end of The Late Show: On the penultimate episode, Colbert presented the non-profit with $2.5 million on behalf of the outgoing late-night institution."
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Stephen Colbert's Unauthorized Use of Vince Guaraldi's 'Peanuts' Music Leads to Donation
The owners of Vince Guaraldi’s music reached a licensing agreement with CBS over Stephen Colbert playing 'Peanuts' music during final ‘The Late Show.’
https://www.rollingstone.com/tv-movies/tv-movie-news/colbert-unauthorized-peanuts-music-cbs-donation-1235578998/
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name a TV show you're positive no one remembers but you
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Someone needs to remind them what happened to the Dodgers.
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Gay Giants fan's heartbreaking letter shows the cost of the team's Pride Night failure - Outsports
A longtime San Francisco Giants fan, who is gay, sends a letter to the team expressing the pain and confusion a community feels.
https://www.outsports.com/2026/6/16/24136782/giants-fan-gay-sf-san-francisco-bible-pride-night-response-letter/
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It looks like part of Trump's brilliant peace treaty involves investing $300 billion in Iran after four decades of being frozen out of foreign investments by US and international sanctions. What did Trump's war get us?
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Exclusive: Iran deal includes $300 billion fund, more than half of which already committed, source says
Investments pledged span energy, logistics, manufacturing and transport, a source told Reuters.
https://www.reuters.com/business/finance/iran-deal-includes-300-billion-fund-more-than-half-which-already-committed-2026-06-16/
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Barcelona came in at number five. 🇪🇸
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Thinking of Moving Abroad? These Are the World’s Most Livable Cities in 2026
From the neon lights of Tokyo to the Mediterranean buzz of Barcelona, these are officially the best places around the world to consider moving to in 2026.
https://www.cntraveler.com/story/thinking-of-moving-abroad-these-are-the-worlds-most-livable-cities-in-2026
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“Couple this with the bold and expressionistic shapes found throughout the design, and you have a visual spectacle that feels both familiar and boldly surprising.”
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Treasured Memories of David Hockney at SF Opera
Remembering the acclaimed stage designer who passed away last week.
https://www.sfcv.org/articles/music-news/treasured-memories-david-hockney-sf-opera
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"Paerl also points out another, related driver that the Trump administration has shown it’s not in a rush to resolve: climate change."
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Why the Reflecting Pool Is Full of Algae After Trump's Renovation
Warm weather has fueled a bloom that National Park Service workers are trying to kill using everything from hydrogen peroxide to nanobubbles ahead of July 4 celebrations.
https://www.wired.com/story/reflecting-pool-full-of-algae-climate-change/
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“Trump won we don’t have to do this anymore,”
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Backlash to SF Giants players' Pride Night protest coming from all corners now
MLB sent out a clarifying statement after Republicans bashed the league's warning.
https://www.sfgate.com/giants/article/sf-giants-pride-protest-22306839.php
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"Qatar is the closest to Iran, physically. With other countries, I noticed they had to travel about 45 minutes to get there. With you, you could walk right across the border." — The President of the United States, Donald Trump, showing his ignorance in front of the world leaders at the G7 conference
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Donald Trump Doesn’t Know Anything About Geography
Or the Middle East.
https://newrepublic.com/post/211933/donald-trump-geography-iran-qatar
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"Another reason for Trump’s detachment could very well be his health. He is the second-oldest man to ever serve as America’s commander in chief, and his increasingly erratic behavior has sparked global concern in recent weeks about his stability and judgment."
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Trump, 80, Zones Out Right in the Middle of Official Photo Op
All the other G7 leaders turned to face a photographer.
https://newrepublic.com/post/211939/donald-trump-zones-out-photo-op-g7
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"This latest victory in a string of legal setbacks for the administration comes at a time when clean energy production continues to surge despite a slew of policy, permitting, and procedural hurdles imposed by the White House."
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Trump admin abandons fight against wind energy as clean energy output surges
Legal victories have dampened the Trump admin’s efforts to halt wind and solar power.
https://arstechnica.com/science/2026/06/trump-admin-abandons-fight-against-wind-energy-as-clean-energy-output-surges/
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So, after his campaign said not to support her because she took money from AIPAC, he's not only supporting her, but will be donating money to her campaign and raising money for her?
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Saikat Chakrabarti turns his campaign into pro-Chan machine
After losing House primary, Saikat Chakrabarti is converting his 200-person staff into an independent expenditure campaign to help Connie Chan defeat Scott Wiener.
https://www.sfchronicle.com/politics/joegarofoli/article/saikat-chakrabarti-connie-chan-22306730.php
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"Park workers outfitted in hi-vis vests were spotted dumping gallons of hydrogen peroxide into the Reflecting Pool Tuesday morning. A close-up of their equipment revealed that they were using a 12 percent concentrate, a level that can cause problems if inhaled and burns if [it] touches the skin..."
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Trump Team Dumps Bleach in Reflecting Pool to Hide Renovation Failure
That’s a great shade of American Flag … green.
https://newrepublic.com/post/211924/donald-trump-bleach-reflecting-pool-renovation-failure
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On the down side, our shitty mayor would fight something like this with all of his money. On the up side, I suspect the cost of putting a data centre anywhere in the Bay Area would be cost prohibitive.
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Seattle enacts year-long ban on new AI datacenters
Home city of Amazon and Microsoft passes moratorium as backlash against energy-guzzling AI infrastructure grows
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/jun/09/seattle-ai-datacenters-ban
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