NEW: In the morning, lawmakers plan to introduce an amendment to a $580 billion transportation bill that would make federal highway funds contingent on states and cities killing off their automated license plate reader programs, i.e., Flock, in most cases.

Data centers' impact on energy and water supply is well documented, but a series of new studies have revealed another potential impact.

UN votes to support strong climate action despite US opposition

"Mexico experienced the greatest improvement in peace in the last decade in 2025, says the Institute for Economics and Peace In 2025 there was a decrease in the homicide rate of more than 22%, the report said...

Well crap. I accidentally found a complete and articulated stupid Xiphactinus today in the Niobrara

So, @tressiemcphd.bsky.social writes a brilliant (as usual) op-ed about genAI and some tech bro attempts to ridicule it. The guy, Mike Solana, is probably not worth my time but it seems he's gay and as a Gay, I am unduly annoyed by evil gays. Also, I'm bored. So here's my debunking of this guy.

Solana's targeted critique of Dr. @tressiemcphd.bsky.social is what @shanley.com has been documenting in tech since before 2014. Solano is CMO for Thiel's venture capital firm. The technofascist venture capitalists flood the zone to silence critics, & esp women & marginalized communities in tech.

An extraordinary cross-generational jazz collaboration is taking shape in a former PECO station Two saxophonists, Immanuel Wilkins, 28 and Odean Pope, 87, together seek child-like mirth in the "abstracted play space" that is Philadelphia. share.inquirer.com/GMrurh

The world tries to protect children from polio & other childhood disease, as Epstein associate RFK, who believes his snorting coke from toilet seats somehow helped his health & has zero medical background or qualifications, is in charge of killing more Americans for Trump. #CrimesAgainstHumanity.

Today's #WHA79 Strategic Roundtable will discuss how countries can strengthen integrated responses to noncommunicable diseases and mental health conditions. More information https://bit.ly/4nFiJ3h Follow LIVE from 13h00 CEST (GMT+2) on our website https://bit.ly/43ctEIj

🔴 LIVE: Press Conference by the International Health Regulations Emergency Committee on #Ebola caused by Bundibugyo virus in #DRC and #Uganda ▶️ www.youtube.com/live/vLlbTW5...

War on Iran benefits Israel & nations in Mideast, not US, as Trump said a few days ago. It also buries MBS, #2 at Pentagon Stephen Feinberg's & Kushner's roles in Epstein files. Feinberg & Kushner are in Epstein files for alleged money laundering tied to SEC among other financial ties to Epstein.

I think one of the things that Hondurasgate shows is the centrality of the Network State -- the technofascist economic zone -- in the destabilization of countries.

VCinfodocs has been tracking events in Honduras and the impact of tech fascism on Latin America. The Tech Fascist Axis www.vcinfodocs.com/the-tech-fas... Root Causes of Tech Fascism www.vcinfodocs.com/root-causes-... Próspera: The Network State in Honduras www.vcinfodocs.com/prospera-the...

Dropsite news on Hodurasgate HONDURASGATE FOUND AUTHENTIC THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU www.dropsitenews.com/p/hondurasga...

NEW call to action from World Health Organization: “Even amid overlapping crises and shifting priorities, acting on climate and health cannot be sidelined. Without decisive action now, climate change will undermine health and other dimensions of societal progress.” www.who.int/europe/publi...

🧵 of events starting in 2014, the threats & violence by tech fascists/venture capitalists who now largely control govt, Pentagon, & are spreading worldwide:

🧵 on Epstein, 4chan, & Gamergate. What effect did the enslavement & SA of girls by those associated w Epstein have not only on the victims themselves, but ripple effect on girls & women affected by culture of impunity & horrific abuse? What effects on govts, schools, workplaces, online spaces?

Back in the Twitter days, maybe around 2014, I remember you saying something like “GamerGate is a rehearsal for what’s coming next” That stuck with me. Thought “fuck, she’s right”

This is one of the dangers of having pundits around who do not know the history whatsoever of what happened in the industry. It was open season on women speaking out against venture capital and startup culture. It ruined many lives and is a key event in the trajectory of tech fascism.

NAACP urges boycott of college sports in south over voting rights Eight states have moved to draw new maps after supreme court ruling that severely weakened the Voting Rights Act www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...

My latest. open.substack.com/pub/sherrily...

Cuba's fuel oil has run out thanks to US, as CIA director teavels to Cuba to "demand change." The Rule of US Monsters at home & abroad continues, trampling every human & civil right & international law in its path.

The apartheid Louisiana v. Callais enables isn't just here. It makes it that much more difficult to enact oversight and accountability for the racist policy of the State Department too

June Jordan's apology poem to Lebanon except now it's an apology to the entire Global South

Asian-American health, climate, & environmental news outlet journalist Alex Ip, who was based in Atlanta, self-deported to Hong Kong as press freedom in US continues to decline:

"The South has Friends Everywhere." Labor, BLM, women's groups, legal orgs, resistance orgs, politicians, ordinary people, young & old gathered Saturday in Alabama & across the US. Please read this inspiring essay. Saturday was the starting point for the next leg of the relay race for democracy:

From helping drive community-based river blindness control efforts to helping establish & shape major global health initiatives including Roll Back Malaria, Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance, and Coalition for Epidemic Preparedness Innovations, Dr Godal's work has had lasting global impact. bit.ly/42GJ9bs

Dr Godal's leadership in immunization and infectious diseases has helped transform scientific research into life-saving public health action, advancing the fight against neglected tropical diseases, leprosy and malaria, while expanding access to vaccines worldwide.

Through Dr Elsewedy's leadership, countless people have received life-saving medical care, psychological support and humanitarian assistance, including those affected by the Gaza conflict. Her work transformed lives and remains a source of inspiration for the younger generations. 🔗 bit.ly/42GJ9bs

As the founder of the Ahl Masr Foundation, Dr Elsewedy established the first and largest non-profit organization in the Middle East and Africa dedicated to the treatment, prevention and research of trauma and burn injuries and reintegration of survivors.

This is what leadership & public service looks like. 😭

A tireless champion for vaccination, Dr Dahl‑Regis played a pivotal role in the elimination of measles and rubella in the Americas, while advancing efforts to eliminate mother-to-child transmission of HIV and syphilis.

Dr Merceline Dahl-Regis from #Bahamas🇧🇸 is honored with 2026 Director-General's Awards for Global Health at #WHA79 for her leading role in public health and disease elimination.

WHO Director-General, @drtedros.who.int, has announced four awards at #WHA79 to recognize outstanding contributions to advancing global health. Honorees of the 2026 Director-General's Awards for Global Health are: 🏅Dr Tore Godal 🇳🇴 🏅Dr Mike Ryan 🇮🇪 🏅Dr Heba Elsewedy 🇪🇬 🏅Dr Merceline Dahl-Regis 🇧🇸

Nations whose leaders care about children's health, reproductive healthcare, maternal health, TB, HIV, pandemics come together to restructure an increasingly fragmented global healthcare system. (As US Epstein associates RFK, Musk, Trump with 0 medical background try to destroy modern healthcare.)

🔴 Follow the 79th World Health Assembly LIVE www.youtube.com/live/Af0-HVn... #WHA79

Greenland remains under US pressure

Also Trump's real estate was used for money laundering for narcotraffickers:

Paul Manafort is probably one of the most experienced election fixers on Earth, starting in the Philippines in 1980s. Bipartisan Senate Intrl Committee said he's a grave counterintelligence threat, yet he was pardoned 2 wks before Jan 6, was at 2024 RNC, & says he's "the man closest to Donald Trump"

More on Hondurasgate, the leaked audio of the drug lord Trump released from prison that revealed funding from Israel, plans to undermine democracies in Latin America, which was largely unreported in MSM: bsky.app/profile/shan...

"The South has Friends Everywhere." Labor, BLM, women's groups, legal orgs, resistance orgs, politicians, ordinary people, young & old gathered Saturday in Alabama & across the US. Please read this inspiring essay. Saturday was the starting point for the next leg of the relay race for democracy:

Going back further, Homo sapien cavemen & Neanderthals took care of disabled members of their community, who survived through love and care. Netanyahu, Trump, the Epstein class will justify any monstrosity, CHOOSE to align themselves w the monsters of history. We can choose instead to love & care.

This goes well beyond the upcoming Israeli elections. I suspected most in the Israeli body politic see the "job" with Iran "unfinished" - and would agree with Netanyahu on this, despite the likely costs to Israel (though these costs may be underestimated by Israeli leaders).

Is Trump poised to restart the Iran war? Tehran believes Trump will attack in the next 48 hours - and is ready to counter-escalate tritaparsi.substack.com/p/is-trump-p...

Under the IHR (2005), @drtedros.who.int, the Director General of WHO, having consulted the States Parties where the event is occurring, has determined that the Ebola disease caused by Bundibugyo virus in DRC & Uganda constitutes a public health emergency of international concern bit.ly/3P4ZDac

Africa’s CDC chief says he’s in ‘panic mode’ over Ebola outbreak in Congo and Uganda apnews.com/video/africa...

Thousands peacefully gathered at the All Roads Lead to the South event in Montgomery, Alabama yesterday to reclaim our power. They came from around the country to rally around liberty and justice for ALL. ALL MEANS ALL! All this put together in a week’s time, too! GET INVOLVED.