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Full title: “Shut the fk up!” Democrat storms out of event as voters voice criticism of anti-trans bill. “You can’t fking talk to me that way!” Rep. Eugene Vindman said before walking out without taking more questions.

Network wants to serve Jared Kushner, Ivanka Trump and Donald Trump Jr after president sues over January 6 documentary

Neighbourhoods across the United States that experienced a growth in their undocumented population also saw property-related and violent crime fall, not rise, according to an analysis of 11,500 neighbourhoods in more than 100 cities.

Vice President JD Vance just suggested the Trump administration has not yet gone far enough in limiting access to gender-affirming care.

José Chajón-Raxón experienced ‘seizure-like activity’ at Delaney Hall and later died after being hospitalized

cross-posted from: https://programming.dev/post/55046936

Ukrainian drone teams demolished a brigade of US Army tanks and armored vehicles during a live war game held this year—but the US soldiers were lucky enough to get “respawn” attempts while learning from the experience.

A massive new gas plant in Texas will be built with much less efficient technology than regular gas plants. It’s far from the only data center power project to rely on dirty turbines.

Ally Pankiw posted exchange on social media referencing author J.K. Rowling’s controversial views

Unclear ​how seriously Trump meant the remark or whether it represented a new ​policy position

Montreal police are quietly growing their network of AI-powered tools to track vehicles and people across the city, raising questions about public transparency and privacy rights.

The proposal is expected to face a litany of legal challenges before November’s election. It would add millions of dollars in fees to the region’s largest water users, including ExxonMobil, Occidental Chemical and Valero, the next time reservoir levels are below 30 percent full, like they were for 29 months until early August. Community and environmental groups gathered nearly 13,000 signatures of registered voters to get their proposal on the ballot.

Companies that kept policies did just as well financially, even after Trump’s executive order, as those that didn’t

A federal judge refused on Friday to block the Trump administration from taking steps to build 62 miles of international border wall along part of a Native American tribe’s reservation without its consent.

Jason Arday, the former Cambridge University scholar whose remarkable rise to stardom was followed by a rapid fall from grace in recent weeks, has died, his family said on Friday.

An underweight common seal pup which is rare in Guernsey is being cared for at an animal charity.

Maumere (Indonesia) (AFP) – A powerful 7.7-magnitude earthquake struck off Flores island in eastern Indonesia early Saturday, killing at least one person and sending thousands fleeing.

Donald Trump wants the Navy to rip out an electromagnetic launch system and replace it with a steam one.

since people are upset with the NYPost article…

Michael Boren requested more aircraft for 7-acre Cabin Creek fire, some of which were diverted from other fires

People detained at an overcrowded federal immigration camp in Mississippi were sickened by a mystery gas leak, then denied medical care when they complained of headaches and other symptoms, it has been alleged.

On issues like evolution, vaccine requirements, and GMO foods, American public opinion has long been out of step with the scientific community.

Tokyo (AFP) – Japan’s defence minister paid his respects Saturday at a shrine honouring the country’s war dead that has long dogged Tokyo’s relations with its Asian neighbours, but Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi stayed away.

PR damage control in full effect, theyre hurting! Keep cutting!

What would Canada look like if tech journalist and author Cory Doctorow were AI minister? For starters, there would likely be less sloganeering and more cursing coming out of Canada’s innovation ministry. It might also look, however, like a Canada that’s more skeptical of big, southern tech firms, more comfortable outside the confines of US copyright law, and less AI-pilled than the government is today.

The fascist empire wants to harm victims Aurora Rush and Shae Sanders. Protect them and accept them into Canada for healing.

Maybe they should sell it to Honda or Hyundai and build robots instead.

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News outlets report the president repeatedly contacted the White House press secretary asking when she would return to work.

Mangione said that he endured physical pain for years.

Donald Trump is asking the Supreme Court to allow him to build a ballroom at the White House, citing previous threats to Trump’s life, national security needs and architectural values.

A conservative group had tried to force the University of Michigan to hand over messages from a law professor who worked on “climate superfund” bills.

A U.S. soldier’s wife who spent more than a month in federal immigration detention said she is back home after officers removed her from a deportation flight to Brazil.

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Jamelle Bouie almost never misses. In this video that’s just shy of 10 minutes long, he chastises American political & cultural pundits for their lack of moral seriousness w/r/t their focus on “wokeness” instead of the real harms being done by the authoritarian Trump regime.

Kelly Hood says Jayne Hardman became one of her favourite patients as they worked on her nose.

Citizens here hold more faith in their nation. Global partners are lining up.

The incident highlights the danger of the sandbanks in Cleveleys, the RNLI says.

Democrats in both chambers of Congress this week have joined rights advocates in forcefully denouncing plans for US Immigration and Customs Enforcement to spend up to $20 million on “gloves that can deliver painful electric shocks.”

“We found absolute, iron-clad evidence that short-term rental regulations put downward pressure on rent. Lots of things cause housing to be expensive, but this is low-hanging fruit to manage those costs,” said David Wachsmuth, lead researcher and Associate Professor in the School of Urban Planning.

Washington (United States) (AFP) – President Donald Trump dismissed concerns Friday over living conditions and the mental health of service members on a US aircraft carrier deployed against Iran, while confirming the ship would soon rotate out.

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The question of separation is fundamentally a question of identity: not just how you think a society should divvy up resources but who you are at a basic level. Take my home province of Alberta. It hasn’t been excessively hard for separatists to convince people that they’re getting a bad deal from the rest of Canada. It’s been another thing entirely to convince them they aren’t actually Canadian.

It’s important for citizens to understand the relative strengths and weaknesses of the Canadian and US economy before they decide that the country needs a ‘deal’. I’ve brought together a bunch of background info that I haven’t heard much of from the legacy media. I think it suggests Canada is doing a whole lot better than America right now. https://billhulet.substack.com/p/my-hot-take-on-the-current-trade

Caracas (AFP) – Venezuela freed dozens more political prisoners Friday, the government said, in a sign of progress in talks to reconcile the nation following Nicolas Maduro’s ouster.

Jenin (Palestinian Territories) (AFP) – Palestinian Amin Rahal and his three brothers haven’t gone to work in weeks, instead taking turns guarding what remains of their land atop a West Bank hill from incursions by nearby settlers.

Chikli’s remarks come as Israel is already waging military campaigns across multiple fronts in the region, including Palestine, Lebanon, Syria and Iran, while carrying out attacks elsewhere in the Middle East. Israeli leaders have themselves described the conflict as a war on seven fronts