Dan Butcher @danielbutcher.bsky.social · 6hwww.newyorker.com/culture/phot...newyorker.comGerald Cyrus’s Magnificent Images of Black LifeCyrus began consistently documenting New York City in the nineties. His images of Harlem—its streets, its jazz clubs, its dark, soulful nights—evoke the place like nothing else. 000
Dan Butcher @danielbutcher.bsky.social · 7hwww.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...theguardian.comVeteran conservative lawyer quits Trump’s interior department and warns of ‘assault on the rule of law’John Murdock had been working for the agency for 18 years and his resignation comes during an exodus of longtime federal workers and scientists 001
Dan Butcher @danielbutcher.bsky.social · 8hwww.theguardian.com/books/2026/o...theguardian.comWhen is the right time to compare US politics to the Nazi era? This expert on Christian nationalism says: nowRobert P Jones argues that declining white Christian influence has fuelled an alliance with Trump, and warns it is reshaping US democracy 000
Dan Butcher @danielbutcher.bsky.social · 9hwww.npr.org/2026/10/06/4...npr.orgActress Eva Marie Saint, who won an Oscar for 'On the Waterfront,' dies at 102Saint won an Oscar for her portrayal of Edie, a Catholic schoolgirl whose longshoreman brother is murdered. She went on to star in Alfred Hitchcock's North by Northwest. 000
Dan Butcher @danielbutcher.bsky.social · 15haction.nrdc.org/donation/535...action.nrdc.org3X MATCH: Fight Back in Congress and at the Polls | NRDC 000
Dan Butcher @danielbutcher.bsky.social · 16hwww.propublica.org/article/trum...propublica.orgThe Untold Origins of Trump’s Plan to Sharply Restrict Mail-In VotingProPublica’s reporting reveals for the first time the extent of the White House’s role in trying to dictate how mail-in ballots are processed, spurring behind-the-scenes drama that played out for near... 000
Dan Butcher @danielbutcher.bsky.social · 17hsubstack.com/@aaronrupar/...substack.comAaron Rupar (@aaronrupar)EL-SAYED: Now you've got a situation with the Strait of Hormuz where we can't move oil and gas-- FOX: That's not true. The WSJ put out a piece the other day that said we're almost at the level of g... 000
Dan Butcher @danielbutcher.bsky.social · 17hsports.yahoo.com/articles/gua...sports.yahoo.comGuardians’ ‘Sudden’ 6-time All-Star dies at 84The 15-year MLB veteran also pitched for the Yankees, Giants and Pirates. 000
Dan Butcher @danielbutcher.bsky.social · 18hwww.npr.org/2026/10/06/g...npr.orgFrancis Halzen wins Nobel Prize in physics for work on high-energy neutrinos from spaceThe 82-year-old scientist, originally from Belgium, is affiliated with the University of Wisconsin–Madison. His research into capturing neutrinos at the South Pole dates back to the 1980s. 000
Dan Butcher @danielbutcher.bsky.social · 19hwww.theguardian.com/film/2026/oc...theguardian.com‘We’re not going to go away’: the mom fighting for social media reform after her son’s suicideA new documentary follows Kristin Bride as she takes on Congress after the death of her 16-year-old son who was cyberbullied 000
Dan Butcher @danielbutcher.bsky.social · 19hwww.npr.org/2026/10/06/n...npr.orgElon Musk and Palmer Luckey's new Pentagon roles raise ethics worriesMusk's company, SpaceX, and Luckey's company Anduril, could potentially benefit from recommendations made in the study about future autonomous weapon systems. 000
Dan Butcher @danielbutcher.bsky.social · 20hParamount-Warner Bros. Discovery merger closes after nearly yearlong battle, paving way for Skydance www.yahoo.com/finance/mark...yahoo.comParamount-Warner Bros. Discovery merger closes after nearly yearlong battle, paving way for SkydanceThe $110 billion merger of Paramount Skydance (PSKY) and Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD) closed on Tuesday. 000
Dan Butcher @danielbutcher.bsky.social · 20hact.biologicaldiversity.org/dUbWqqJxtUKr...act.biologicaldiversity.orgSave a Vital Refuge From a Trillionaire’s TakeoverThe Lower Rio Grande Valley National Wildlife Refuge is home to some of the United States' most critically endangered species. But now the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service plans to hand over more than 7... 000
Dan Butcher @danielbutcher.bsky.social · 22hopen.substack.com/pub/populari...open.substack.comRepublicans insist data center opponents are victims of a “Chinese psyop”Last week, House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) claimed during an interview on Fox Business that opposition to data centers is a “Chinese psyop.” Johnson said, “I really believe that. 000
Dan Butcher @danielbutcher.bsky.social · 22hFrancis Halzen wins Nobel Prize in physics for work on high-energy neutrinos of astrophysical origin www.yahoo.com/news/article...yahoo.comFrancis Halzen wins Nobel Prize in physics for work on high-energy neutrinos of astrophysical originSTOCKHOLM (AP) — Francis Halzen won the Nobel Prize in physics on Tuesday for his efforts to demystify a rare group of neutrinos, tiny cosmic particles that scientists believe offer clues to how the u... 000
Dan Butcher @danielbutcher.bsky.social · 06/10/2026www.propublica.org/podcast/who-...propublica.orgWho’s the Shadow President? 000
Dan Butcher @danielbutcher.bsky.social · 05/10/2026jacobin.com/2026/10/spai...jacobin.comSpain’s New Protest Movement Is Putting Class Center StageThe occupation of Madrid’s Puerta del Sol by housing protesters has brought back memories of the anti-austerity revolt that began in 2011. But where the Indignados used generic populist language, this... 000
Dan Butcher @danielbutcher.bsky.social · 05/10/2026www.theguardian.com/business/202...theguardian.comRepublicans say they hate communists. So why do they like Donald Trump?Trump supporters may be surprised to learn the state takeover of means of production is not driven by the left 000
Dan Butcher @danielbutcher.bsky.social · 05/10/2026www.theguardian.com/us-news/ng-i...theguardian.comThis nurse was assaulted by ICE – and it was caught on video. Now she wants her day in courtNorma Bowe, 69, was flung to the ground at Delaney Hall, the infamous New Jersey detention center. She sees her lawsuit against ICE as one step towards justice 000
Dan Butcher @danielbutcher.bsky.social · 05/10/2026www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...theguardian.comTrump’s recent statements on the economy are even more bonkers than usual | Steven GreenhouseOur ‘genius’ president is revealing his ignorance of economics, fueling concerns about the threat he poses to the world 000
Dan Butcher @danielbutcher.bsky.social · 05/10/2026www.propublica.org/article/revl...propublica.orgThe Price of Remission: This Cancer Drug Saves Lives — but Costs a Fortune. I Wanted to Know Why.When I was diagnosed with cancer, I set out to understand why a single pill of Revlimid cost the same as a new iPhone. I’ve covered high drug prices as a reporter for years. What I discovered shocked ... 000
Dan Butcher @danielbutcher.bsky.social · 05/10/2026www.newyorker.com/magazine/202...newyorker.comHow America Became AntifascistFranklin D. Roosevelt was slow to confront the threat of Fascism. A new history explores how he—and the country—finally came around. 000
Dan Butcher @danielbutcher.bsky.social · 05/10/2026www.nj.com/opinion/2026...nj.comN.J.’s health crisis has a name: climate change | OpinionFrom heat-related ER visits to a tripling of Lyme disease cases, the evidence is mounting that a warming planet is a public health emergency. 000
Dan Butcher @danielbutcher.bsky.social · 05/10/2026www.newscientist.com/article/2511...newscientist.comAncient humans were seafaring far earlier than we realised | New ScientistThousands of years before the invention of compasses or sails, prehistoric peoples crossed oceans to reach remote lands like Malta and Australia. Doing so meant striking out in unknowable conditions. ... 000
Dan Butcher @danielbutcher.bsky.social · 05/10/2026www.theguardian.com/film/2026/oc...theguardian.comTake It Or Leave It review – vividly atmospheric formative adventures of future pop princes MadnessDocufictional 1981 comedy captures the working-class ska-pop pranksters in their hungry years with an almost Loachian authenticity 000
Dan Butcher @danielbutcher.bsky.social · 04/10/2026youtu.be/66AbuZjikkg?...youtu.beBarbara George - I Know (You Don't Love Me No More)YouTube video by John1948OneB 000
Dan Butcher @danielbutcher.bsky.social · 04/10/2026www.npr.org/2026/10/04/n...npr.orgShe died covering war for Fox News. Her parents blame the network — and a star reporterThe family members of two Fox News journalists killed while covering the war in Ukraine are suing the network, saying it put getting the story ahead of its people. 000
Dan Butcher @danielbutcher.bsky.social · 04/10/2026www.propublica.org/article/supr...propublica.orgWatch: The New Supreme CourtFor likely the first time in modern history, the Supreme Court decided more cases in fast-tracked, secretive proceedings than in open court. We break down how a once-rare emergency process became the ... 000
Dan Butcher @danielbutcher.bsky.social · 04/10/2026www.theguardian.com/environment/...theguardian.comMay heatwaves, deaths, ruined harvests: study of Europe’s summer paints grim picture for the futureEU Copernicus report shows surface air temperatures from June to August were 2.5C above decadal average 000
Dan Butcher @danielbutcher.bsky.social · 04/10/2026www.propublica.org/article/educ...propublica.orgThese Activists Want to Dismantle Public Schools. Now They Run the Education Department.Under Trump, the Department of Education has been bringing in activists hostile to public schools. It could mean a new era of private and religious schools boosted by tax dollars — and the end of publ... 000
Dan Butcher @danielbutcher.bsky.social · 03/10/2026www.democracynow.org/2026/10/2/he...democracynow.orgNew Jersey Data Center Ran Unpermitted Gas Generators for Nearly a Year, Driving Air PollutionIn New Jersey, an investigation has revealed that a Microsoft-linked data center emitted large amounts of toxic air pollution for nearly a year before state regulators stepped in. According to public ... 000
Dan Butcher @danielbutcher.bsky.social · 03/10/2026A gut punch in Ohio: Nearly 1,400 laid off at truck factory just days before Trump rally www.yahoo.com/news/us/arti...yahoo.comA gut punch in Ohio: Nearly 1,400 laid off at truck factory just days before Trump rallyWASHINGTON (AP) — Sipping tea from beer mugs with his coworkers, Kyle Bos listed the ways his life is changing.Bos has two daughters, with a third due in January. 000
Dan Butcher @danielbutcher.bsky.social · 03/10/2026one.npr.org/i/fis-452538...one.npr.org🔊 Listen Now: Trump's Guide to Stealing an ElectionOn The Media from WNYC on NPR One | 50:32 000
Dan Butcher @danielbutcher.bsky.social · 03/10/2026youtube.com/watch?v=6UVZ...youtube.comTadd's DelightYouTube video by Joe Lovano - Topic 000
Dan Butcher @danielbutcher.bsky.social · 03/10/2026www.npr.org/2026/10/02/n...npr.orgPro-Trump Influencer Benny Johnson is being sued for defamation by ICE protestersThe lawsuit says the prominent conservative podcaster falsely claimed the protesters were assaulting ICE officers during demonstrations at an ICE facility in Illinois last year. 000
Dan Butcher @danielbutcher.bsky.social · 02/10/2026www.npr.org/2026/10/02/n...npr.orgAfter bankruptcy, he was banned from sports betting sites. Then he discovered KalshiThe dark side of the prediction market boom is becoming more clear: Experts say the sites have become go-to outlets for gambling addicts to relapse as the companies avoid state consumer protections. 000
Dan Butcher @danielbutcher.bsky.social · 02/10/2026www.theguardian.com/environment/...theguardian.comUS datacenter discharged large amounts of pollution for almost a year with no permitsRecords show Vineland facility in New Jersey emitted health-harming pollution before regulators stepped in 000
Dan Butcher @danielbutcher.bsky.social · 02/10/2026www.npr.org/2026/10/01/n...npr.orgThe family of Renee Good files lawsuits over her death during Minneapolis ICE raidsThe fatal shooting of Renee Good by a federal immigration agent last January in Minneapolis set off a firestorm of protests around the U.S. Her family is speaking out for the first time. 000
Dan Butcher @danielbutcher.bsky.social · 01/10/2026Christa Pike gets "life-saving medical care" after surviving Tennessee execution www.yahoo.com/news/article...yahoo.comChrista Pike gets "life-saving medical care" after surviving Tennessee executionOct 1 (Reuters) - Christa Pike was receiving "life-saving medical care" in a Nashville hospital on Thursday hours after she survived two attempts by Tennessee to execute her with lethal injections, h... 000
Dan Butcher @danielbutcher.bsky.social · 01/10/2026www.theguardian.com/world/2026/o...theguardian.com‘Hitler was a lazy criminal who slept in until noon’: why most of what we think we know about the rise of the Nazis is wrongIn a new book, German artist and writer Philipp Ruch argues that viewing the ascent of Hitler’s NSDAP through the prism of the Third Reich has distorted our understanding of fascism’s electoral breakt... 000
Dan Butcher @danielbutcher.bsky.social · 01/10/2026www.theguardian.com/music/2026/o...theguardian.com‘Shane was rascality personified’: the Pogues on their late frontman, anti-Irish prejudice and the feud over Fairytale of New YorkThe Celtic punk band’s co-founders Spider Stacy and James Fearnley take your questions about Shane MacGowan, ruffling the feathers of trad musicians and putting Laurence Fox in his place 000
Dan Butcher @danielbutcher.bsky.social · 01/10/2026www.npr.org/2026/09/30/n...npr.orgSwiss glaciers suffer another year of record ice lossSwitzerland's glaciers are disappearing at a record pace. More than 5% of their ice has vanished this year alone — threatening water supplies, ecosystems and communities across Europe. 000
Dan Butcher @danielbutcher.bsky.social · 01/10/2026www.theguardian.com/environment/...theguardian.comThe night sky is getting 10% brighter every year. We’re forgetting what darkness feels likeIf more cities start regulating outdoor lighting, we humans could make the environment better for all living creatures 000
Dan Butcher @danielbutcher.bsky.social · 30/09/2026www.npr.org/2026/09/28/n...npr.orgA young sailor died by suicide. Her family blames health care gaps and long deploymentJaimie Bethea, a 21-year-old mass communication specialist, had been deployed on the USS Fort Lauderdale for more than 11 months. She died by suicide in June. 000
Dan Butcher @danielbutcher.bsky.social · 30/09/2026Creatively Tapped-Out Peter Thiel Launches Startup Called ‘Frodo, But Evil’ — theonion.com/creatively-t...theonion.comCreatively Tapped-Out Peter Thiel Launches Startup Called ‘Frodo, But Evil’BUENOS AIRES—After exhausting a significant amount of his intellectual energy in a series of company launches, a creatively tapped-out Peter Thiel announced Tuesday a new startup called “Frodo, But Ev... 000
Dan Butcher @danielbutcher.bsky.social · 30/09/2026www.npr.org/2026/09/30/n...npr.orgHow Trump keeps undercutting his anti-communist messageThe Trump administration has taken government equity stakes in more than three dozen private companies. 000
Dan Butcher @danielbutcher.bsky.social · 30/09/2026Protesters call for Drexel to disaffiliate from Academy of Natural Sciences | PhillyVoice share.google/w1m1pJCqNofe...share.googleAcademy of Natural Sciences is closed, but the fight for the museum continuesA grassroots group is urging Drexel's board to disaffiliate from the institution and calling for a public process to decide its future. 000
Dan Butcher @danielbutcher.bsky.social · 30/09/2026www.npr.org/2026/09/29/n...npr.orgMeet the 20 scholars and artists who've just won MacArthur FellowshipsA historian who studies wage gaps between races and a saxophonist whose live performances include a chef are among the latest recipients of the philanthropic group's annual, no-strings-attached $800,0... 001
Dan Butcher @danielbutcher.bsky.social · 29/09/2026DoorDash Agrees to Pay $131.5 Million in Historic Settlement with New York City | Democracy Now! share.google/BHvGdVIp3LVq...share.googleDoorDash Agrees to Pay $131.5 Million in Historic Settlement with New York CityIn labor news, DoorDash has agreed to pay $131.5 million in a historic settlement reached with New York City that will impact more than 260,000 workers who were underpaid or not paid by the food deliv... 000
Dan Butcher @danielbutcher.bsky.social · 29/09/2026www.npr.org/2026/09/29/n...npr.orgDemocrat Pete Buttigieg criticizes Trump's rollback of fuel-economy standardsThe former transportation secretary says weaker fuel-economy standards could raise long-term costs for drivers and leave U.S. automakers further behind China. 100