Ed Costello
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Earth has only ONE atmosphere. Try not to pollute it with CO2 or unkindness.
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WHy "carbon capture" won't save us from climate change.
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False Promises: The āSolutionā to the Climate Crisis That Wonāt Work
As global leaders look to tech advances to solve climate change, one leading idea involves capturing carbon pollution from the air and burying it underground forever. While carbon capture may sound pr...
https://projects.propublica.org/why-carbon-capture-cant-solve-climate-change/
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Last word: Todd Blanche isn't the People's Lawyer. He's Trump's lawyer.
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Last word: Todd Blanche isn't the People's Lawyer. He's Trump's lawyer.
He should not be Attorney General
https://open.substack.com/pub/robertreich/p/last-word-todd-blanche-isnt-the-peoples?r=nrmh&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=email
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Heather Randell
about 13 hours ago
I feel like a broken record when I say that the future is now, climate-wise. The best time to act was decades ago, the second best time is today. If only those with power cared about the rest of us.
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Wildfires expose millions in Midwest, Northeast to dangerous smoke: "Perfect storm for really dry conditions"
Heavy smoke from several large wildfires blazing in Canada and Minnesota is expected to engulf large swaths of the Midwest and Northeast U.S. this week.
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/wildfires-smoke-millions-exposed-midwest-northeast-us/
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Sen. Adam Schiff
about 3 hours ago
Todd Blanche said, "The truth has to matter at some point." The truth DOES matter. We just don't hear much of it from him.
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Miranda Yaver
about 6 hours ago
I found it! I found the government waste!
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The CORRUPTION is not limited to Donnie Small Hands.
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Bill Grueskin
about 6 hours ago
One of the ways you know this story is rock-solid (beyond the reporterās deep knowledge of the beat) is this response from Vanceās office, which doesnāt make even the mildest attempt to challenge any of the findings.
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Katie Phang
about 6 hours ago
In France authorities are looking at Jean Luc Brunel & GƩrald Marie, two men associated with Epstein who also ran major modeling agencies & have been accused by several women of trafficking and rape. I report from Paris on new victims that may bring long-awaited justice.
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WOW! France LAUNCHES NEW EPSTEIN Investigation as Trump DOJ Does NOTHING!?!
YouTube video by Katie Phang
https://youtu.be/q-C1-_rM1Ao?si=RU9m47UEIBjKt0h-
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Robert Reich
about 6 hours ago
Trumpās EPA wants to remove public participation and transparency from certain air pollution permits. Those permits cover the large diesel generators that help power data centers ā and pollute the air. Trump is selling our right to breathe clean air to enrich his Big Tech donors.
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Senator Chris Van Hollen
about 6 hours ago
ICE shot & killed 2 more people within a week, bringing the total to 10 since Trump's return. We know from the cases of Renee Good & Alex Pretti, that DHS will lie to avoid accountability. We must get the truth and end this killing spree.
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Elizabeth Warren
about 5 hours ago
The Trump administration wants to illegally rewrite the rules so that billionaires can line their pockets while jacking up costs and controlling Americans' TVs. This looks like another attempt to roll out the red carpet for more antitrust disasters.
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Brendan Carr plans to let broadcast giants dominate the airwaves
Opponents say only Congress can do that.
https://www.theverge.com/policy/966283/fcc-broadcast-ownership-cap-brendan-carr
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The Guardian
about 5 hours ago
Reducing ultra-processed foods could prevent thousands of heart disease deaths, study suggests
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Reducing ultra-processed foods could prevent thousands of heart disease deaths, study suggests
Researchers in Canada say that UFPs could be āsubstantial and potentially preventableā contributor to the disease Thousands of people could avoid dying of heart disease by reducing ultra-processed foods (UPFs), experts have said, as a modelling study suggests junk food may be driving up to a third of cases. Millions of people increasingly consume UPFs such as ready meals, breakfast cereals, protein bars, fizzy drinks and fast food. Continue reading...
https://www.theguardian.com/society/2026/jul/15/reducing-ultra-processed-foods-could-prevent-thousands-of-heart-disease-deaths-study-suggests?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=bluesky&CMP=bsky_gu
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Jennifer Shin - WTAF
about 17 hours ago
I'm a boomer and have millennial and gen-z daughters who understand why we have vaccines and believe in them. It's not a generational thing. It's an intelligence, critical thinking, feelings over facts thing.
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ProPublica
about 5 hours ago
The familyās water was undrinkable: It corroded taps. It withered plants. Their ice maker expelled clumps of salt. But why was this happening? For two years, Oklahoma delayed basic tests that could help them find out. (Published Feb. w/
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Salty, Oily Drinking Water Left Sores in Their Mouths. Oklahoma Refused to Find Out Why.
State regulators discovered strong signs of oil pollution, including high levels of salt and toxic metals, in one familyās drinking water. But for two years, they repeatedly delayed basic tests to fin...
https://www.propublica.org/article/oklahoma-oil-polluted-drinking-water-boarman-family?utm_campaign=propublica-sprout&utm_content=1784158800&utm_medium=social&utm_source=bluesky
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Principles Before Personalities
about 11 hours ago
REMINDER OF WHO TED CRUZ REALLY IS. š
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Stan šØš¦š»
about 10 hours ago
What makes Canadian national treasure Michael deAdder more than a superb political artist is his ability to penetrate language to find deeply insightful analogies, metaphors, or wordplay!
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Senator Mark Warner
about 9 hours ago
Tomorrow night, Trump is going to use a primetime address to stoke misleading claims about our elections in order to justify interfering in our midterms. Itās on all of us to follow the facts and not accept his constant stream of misdirections and lies.
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PBS News
about 5 hours ago
Vice President JD Vance says the administration "absolutely" mishandled the communications surrounding the Epstein files and its contents.
https://to.pbs.org/3T42K3E
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Trump administration 'screwed up' Epstein files communication, Vance says
During a lengthy podcast interview with Joe Rogan released Wednesday, Vice President JD Vance pointed largely to former Attorney General Pam Bondi, who infamously stated that an alleged āclient listā ...
https://www.pbs.org/newshour/politics/trump-administration-screwed-up-epstein-files-communication-vance-says
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The Desert Veteran
about 11 hours ago
Blanche refused to met the Epstine Survivors because they will have lawyers with them. Plus he lied that the law that Congress passed to release the Epstein Files actually restrict the DOJ from releasing the files. Blanche is already giving Bullshit to Senate committee.
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Blanche SWEATS as Epstein Survivors CONFRONT HIM Inside Confirmation Hearing!!!
YouTube video by Legal AF
https://youtu.be/4Mw0txF4xYo?is=Q7lSXw5Z_kc0zWk1
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Theo
about 21 hours ago
Pave paradise, put up a data centre...
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Forbes
about 15 hours ago
The Epstein files show Ruemmler receiving lavish gifts and frequently conversing with āUncle Jeffrey.ā
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Top Lawyer Connected To Epstein Testifies To Congress TodayāWhat To Know About Her
The Epstein files show Ruemmler receiving lavish gifts and frequently conversing with āUncle Jeffrey.ā
http://www.forbes.com/sites/alisondurkee/2026/07/15/top-lawyer-connected-to-epstein-testifies-to-congress-today-what-to-know-about-her/?utm_campaign=forbes&utm_medium=social&utm_source=bluesky
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Katie Phang
about 15 hours ago
Acting AG Todd Blanche says securing safety for everyone is his job. But obviously that safety doesn't extend to immigrants driving to work.
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Alt National Park Service
about 12 hours ago
Are they really trying to bring back the Red Scare? Itās starting to feel that way. During the Red Scare, politicians warned that communists had āinfiltrated Americaā, fueling fear, expanding government power, and encouraging people to view their fellow citizens as enemies.
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Tammy Duckworth
about 8 hours ago
Sounds like gender-affirming care to me.
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Jon Cooper
about 13 hours ago
Cartoon by
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Rep. Jason Crow
about 15 hours ago
The Presidentās firing of federal election officials should concern every American. He is trying to undermine the next electionābut his efforts will fail. Accountability is coming.
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Alt National Park Service
about 7 hours ago
What a ridiculous response!
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Robert Reich
about 6 hours ago
Detainees held at Camp East Montana in El Paso, Texas report spoiled food, missed meals, denial of medical care, routine beatings, and near constant abuse. When historians reflect on this regime, cruelty will be the word most often used to define it.
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US: Deaths, Neglect in Fort Bliss Immigration Detention
People held in the immigration detention camp at the US Armyās Fort Bliss in El Paso, Texas have experienced serious abu
https://www.hrw.org/news/2026/07/15/us-deaths-neglect-in-fort-bliss-immigration-detention
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PBS News
about 4 hours ago
President Trump has endorsed MyPillow founder Mike Lindell for Minnesota governor, praising him as "one of America's greatest and most hard working Patriots."
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Trump endorses 'Pillow Man' Mike Lindell for Minnesota governor
Trump praised Lindell as āone of Americaās greatest and most hard working Patriotsā and gave formal backing to a fellow election denier a day before the Republican president delivers a national addres...
https://www.pbs.org/newshour/politics/trump-endorses-pillow-man-mike-lindell-for-minnesota-governor
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Paula Poundstone
about 5 hours ago
Hey, thanks to those of you who have subscribed to my YouTube channel, to see my daily count down to Nov. 3, videos AND my daily "Hey, Donald Trump" videos where I talk to him every night. People tell me these vids are helping them. That makes me very happy.
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āA Complete Devastation of Due Processā: What Really Happens Inside Immigration Court
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āA Complete Devastation of Due Processā: What Really Happens Inside Immigration Court
When I walked up to 290 Broadway early on a late June...
https://talkingpointsmemo.com/news/a-day-at-court-with-immigrants-fighting-their-cases-alone
about 5 hours ago
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Ken Vogel
about 11 hours ago
NEW: Todd Blanche declined to discuss the killing of an investigation into Trump's clemency grant to David Gentile, suggesting a
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report on it was the result of leaks & contained āfalsehoods.ā But he did not identify inaccuracies, & DOJ has not challenged the report.
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Senator Presses for Scrutiny of Blancheās Role in Spiking Clemency Inquiry
During his confirmation hearing, the acting attorney general refused to discuss the termination of an investigation into a commutation issued by President Trump.
https://www.nytimes.com/live/2026/07/15/us/todd-blanche-hearing-attorney-general/blumenthal-blanche-trump-clemency?smid=url-share
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Scott Horton
about 7 hours ago
NYC Bar opposes the nomination of one of its own members, Todd Blanche, to be attorney general, saying he lacks the basic professional integrity that the position demands. A stinging and very detailed assessment.
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jamelle
about 7 hours ago
vance? a grifter? iām shocked
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Molly Knight
about 7 hours ago
Five center backs against Argentina, Piers.
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Mike Luckovich
about 10 hours ago
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The Bulwark
about 7 hours ago
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on Trump overturning a DHS decision to pause vehicle stops: "That's how you end up with two dead dads."
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Andrew Couts
about 8 hours ago
NEW: Meta's VP of comms claimed the company's NameTag feature "doesn't exist" in response to recent
@wired.com
reporting about it. Then Meta's CTO described it in detail on a podcast. Here's my attempt to explain š« :
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Hereās the Truth About Whether Metaās NameTag Face Recognition Tech āExistsā
Since WIRED reported on Metaās NameTag face recognition system, company executives have made confusing and conflicting remarks about its very existence.
https://wired.com/story/heres-the-truth-about-whether-metas-nametag-face-recognition-exists
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Anton Gerashchenko
about 12 hours ago
Defenders from CODE 9.2destroyed 107pieces of Russ military equipment in just 3 days! They destroyed a Koksan self-propelled artillery system,a Shilka self-propelled anti-aircraft gun,several armored fighting vehicles,numerous vehicles from Russia's so-called "unmatched"fleet of military equipment
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Trump's National Socialism
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Trump's National Socialism
It is centralizing ever more economic power in Trump's hands
https://open.substack.com/pub/robertreich/p/trumps-state-socialism?r=nrmh&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=email
about 7 hours ago
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Iran Sent Message to JD Vance Warning that Kushner and Witkoff Were āAbusingā Their Inside Access to Negotiations
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Iran Sent Message to JD Vance Warning that Kushner and Witkoff Were āAbusingā Their Inside Access to Negotiations
A senior Iranian official said Tehran privately told Vance the pair were exploiting the negotiations for financial gain. The Trump administration says it never happened.
https://open.substack.com/pub/dropsitenews/p/iran-jd-vance-kushner-witkoff-exploiting-negotiations?r=nrmh&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=email
about 12 hours ago
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More killings by ICE
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More killings by ICE
Homeland Security Dept temporarily suspends traffic stops, Trump says they should continue
https://open.substack.com/pub/anntelnaes/p/more-killings-by-ice?r=nrmh&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=email
about 13 hours ago
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āMisuseā of crowd-control weapons on ICE protesters led to blindings and traumatic brain injuries, report finds
Doctors and human rights experts documented hundreds of incidents from June 2025 through May 2026 and estimate true number is āfar greaterā
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/jul/14/misuse-crowd-control-weapons-ice-protesters-blindings-traumatic-brain-injuries-report?CMP=share_btn_url
about 13 hours ago
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Dan Garisto
about 14 hours ago
Rep. Castor (D-FL): CCP is trying to steal research, but more concerned about what the administration is doing, undermining S&T in the US. Froze 7800 research grants, slashed billions. NIH is the crown jewelāthousands have been forced out and NIH has spent 15%. Will NIH fully execute this year?
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Dan Garisto
about 14 hours ago
Ro Khanna (D-CA): Cutting edge research cannot be weaponized by the CCP... The CCP is deliberately trying to steal American research and we look forward to working with Republicans to stop it. But we can't protect research with major cuts [lists many at NSF, termination of NSB]
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The Forever War Gets Scary
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The Forever War Gets Scary
But I'm not talking about bombs and drones
https://open.substack.com/pub/paulkrugman/p/the-forever-war-gets-scary?r=nrmh&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=email
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Pam Bondi Upstages Todd Blanche Hearings by Releasing Naked Photos of Trump on Epsteinās Island
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Pam Bondi Upstages Todd Blanche Hearings by Releasing Naked Photos of Trump on Epsteinās Island
The photos, showing a nude Trump frolicking in the Caribbean enclave, are ānot for the squeamish,ā experts warned.
https://open.substack.com/pub/borowitzreport/p/pam-bondi-upstages-todd-blanche-hearings?r=nrmh&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=email
about 13 hours ago
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Politico
about 13 hours ago
Blanche on his history with Trump: 'I'm his lawyer'
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Blanche on his history with Trump: 'I'm his lawyer'
The attorney general meant to say he "was" Trump's lawyer, and the gaffe could haunt him.
http://dlvr.it/TTY8Cj
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Dead or Detained? Families in Gaza Search for Their Loved Ones
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Dead or Detained? Families in Gaza Search for Their Loved Ones
With over 9,500 missing in Gaza, Palestinians search for family members under the rubble, in the "numbered graves cemetery," or in Israeli prisons.
https://open.substack.com/pub/dropsitenews/p/missing-unidentified-gaza-dead-detained-numbers-cemetery?r=nrmh&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=email
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