Timmins, Ont., has a sordid history with mining, from boom to bust, and the scars left behind. With a massive nickel mine set to open nearby, many want the jobs and benefits, but also a more cautious approach to critical minerals. @leahbortskuperman.bsky.social reports: thenarwhal.ca/critical-min...

THIS is the understanding we ALL need. Can you OPEN your mind to it?

Seats on mass public transit are for passengers, not for you to stretch your feet across 3, or your luggage. Respect others. Low-level celebrity status does not give one the right to 3 seats. Arguing w/transit authorities about a simple request delays the train & ruins everyone else’s day. #simple

This is a pretty big jump for the Democrats, and while the runoff election looms, this points to a tough Righto reality. I guarantee the Republicans do not have the resources or game plan to have to defend +10 to +15 R districts like they are toss-ups. www.rawstory.com/republican-p...

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The Supreme Court Just Knocked Down One of the Final Guardrails Against Dictatorship

A 17.5-acre project near Rodeo Drive is one of the most expensive private real-estate developments under construction in the U.S.

A Chinese-owned cargo vessel has docked in the port of Sevastopol for the first time since Russia annexed Crimea from Ukraine in 2014, the Financial Times reported.

Critics of renewables often point to land use as a reason not to invest in wind & solar. Land use IS a real issue for all energy assets incl renewables (unless on-site). But what critics conveniently forget is the huge land impact of fossil fuels. Aerial view of fracking sites in Wickett, Texas. 👇

bsky.app/profile/fire... www.khaleejtimes.com/world/europe... www.nature.com/articles/s41... #ExtremeHeat #FossilFuelPollution #Health #Mortality #Grief #Trauma #AnthropogenicGlobalWarming

The Office of Public Works has paid snipers more than €17,000 to kill 118 deer in the Phoenix Park since the beginning of last year – some of which were fawns less than one year old. http://jrnl.ie/6824300

Charlie Kirk was a divisive far-right podcaster. Why is he being rebranded as a national hero?

Thousands of people have been forced to flee after heavy rains, strong winds and storm surges hit parts of the Philippines and Taiwan. trib.al/0Naemyd

‘Food forests are everything’: creating edible landscapes helps nature thrive in Afro-descendant lands

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BRUSSELS (AP) — NATO warned Russia on Tuesday that it would use all means to defend against any further breaches of its airspace after the downing earlier this month of Russian drones over Poland and Estonia’s report of an intrusion of Russian fighter jets last week.

The owners of an ostrich farm, whose flock is subject to a cull order, must leave today or face removal by police called in by the Canadian Food Inspection Agency.

Hakyung Lee, a New Zealand citizen, was convicted on Tuesday of two counts of murder for killing her children, ages 6 and 8, hiding their bodies in suitcases and then fleeing to her native South Korea.

Amid federal efforts to scale-back clean energy incentives, utility regulators in Maine approved five new renewable energy projects. via @mainemorningstar.com

Elon Musk's estranged father has been accused of sexually abusing five of his children and stepchildren over the past three decades, according to a new investigative report that claims family members repeatedly reached out to the tech mogul for help.

Companies are setting internal water prices, diverging from utility fees, as scarcity threatens business plans and revenue.

Evacuating can be hard and dangerous. Could Louisiana build temporary travel lanes for relief? As the climate changes, hurricanes are intensifying more quickly, leaving Louisiana’s current mass evacuation plan in limbo. But transportation officials say the price is too high to switch to methods…

The Trump administration wants to redistribute $2.4 billion it pulled from California’s high-speed rail project as part of a new $5 billion program announced Monday to fund rail projects to boost passenger rail traffic nationwide.

A federal judge has ordered the Trump administration to restore $500 million in federal grant funding that it froze at the University of California, Los Angeles.

North Carolina lawmakers introduce 'Iryna's Law' after deadly Charlotte light rail stabbing

A Tribune analysis found at least 15 suburban Chicago superintendents were paid more than former Chicago Public Schools CEO Pedro Martinez despite overseeing significantly smaller districts.

The suspension of Jimmy Kimmel’s show is a hint of what could happen if the proposed media merger of Paramount Skydance and Warner Bros. Discovery is approved by the Trump administration.

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A great event, thanks Willie.

Well, there it is. Sinclair is digging in for a fight, so please help push back -- find stations in your area, watch their local news to see what ads they run, then write those advertisers to tell them you're boycotting as long as they're on a Sinclair station. List here: sbgi.net/tv-stations/

"[Trump's tariffs] hurt not just the farmers but the economy as a whole. That means that anybody involved in the automotive industry, technology field, trucking. All these industries will suffer."

We don't bow. We don't kneel. In America, we decide, not dictators. No thrones. No crowns. #NoKings social.demcast.com/s/P3H7hIWG

Baptist minister: It is up to us to stop Christian nationalism

Grindr suffers huge outage during Charlie Kirk’s memorial! The gay GOPs did it again! #GOPgays #Grindr #FuckStephenMiller #CharlieKirk #Pink youtu.be/-cIs0peIjMw?...

Ingraham: “They said that you took $50,000 in cash in a bag from an undercover FBI agent to help them win government contracts in Trump's second term…I imagine you want to respond to that.” Homan: “I did nothing criminal. I did nothing illegal.”

Investigate Tom Homan.

Newsmax’s words, not mine.

He betrayed his oath as a physician and sold out the country when he voted to confirm RFK Jr, knows damn well he’s a dangerous quack, but keeping Trump neutral in his primary is his highest priority.

May I introduce Washington State’s Attorney General Nick Brown?🔥 Brown filed the first state-level lawsuit against the 2nd Trump administration in January. This followed in the footsteps of now Governor Bob Ferguson who, as WA AG, brought nearly 100 cases against Trump 1.0 Way to go Washington! 🌲

Meiselas: We need moral clarity. Calling out Trump may cause short-term pain for you as a corporation, but in the long run you'll be better off. True leadership means making tough choices, speaking out under threat, and standing against the lies.

I think there are a lot of people who identify as anti-fascist.

The shutdown fight is about healthcare. 20 million Americans could see their costs skyrocket. 4.2 million will lose coverage altogether. Tell your senators: No budget without healthcare protections. 📞 202-224-3121 #CallYourSenators

Cartoon by @davewhamond.bsky.social.

Kamala Harris: "It feels chaotic, but what I would offer you is what we are witnessing is the swift implementation of a plan that was decades in the making. Project 2025 didn't just drop out of thin air. That's a product of decades of work. Federalist Society, Heritage Foundation ... "