Reposted by LGOlúfẹ́mi O. Táíwò @olufemiotaiwo.bsky.social · 17hAccording to the International Energy Agency, total global investment in solar energy (including both rooftop solar and utility-scale projects) was less than half of this figure, despite our dire ecological situation 5406135
Reposted by LGQuinn Slobodian @quinnslobodian.com · 17hOne sometimes gets the impression that decades of postcolonial critique had rendered the NGO sector paralyzingly self-conscious—-then you find the head of the largest private grant making foundation has simply ignored it. 1514
Reposted by LGDare Obasanjo @carnage4life.bsky.social · 17hFinding out your AI agents hacked 100+ different websites only after one of the hacks made the news is wild. So many people must have been asleep at the wheel. 58710
Reposted by LGCarl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 17h“.. His views changed after DOGE busted into federal agencies to shut them down and Congress had failed to respond. “If that could happen in broad daylight with no response, then no organization was safe,” he said. @wsj.com www.wsj.com/politics/mic... 7512158
Reposted by LGDave Urban @davidjohnurban.bsky.social · 23hsounds like the dementia to me. On a serious note, I'm saddened by the complete lack of concern about data center impact on climate change. While there are many reasons to oppose AI data centers, pollution (including CO2) should be on the list. Wind and solar only. And no nukes with MAGA in charge. 0135
Reposted by LGBloomberg Opinion @opinion.bloomberg.com · 17hThat it took new Thomas Jefferson DNA to confirm he fathered children with Sally Hemings shows how deeply America has sanitized slavery to protect its national mythbloom.bgThomas Jefferson’s DNA Punctures America’s Slavery AmnesiaNew research using a strand of hair from Thomas Jefferson has effectively settled a longstanding, acrimonious debate: He almost certainly fathered children with Sally Hemings, a young Black woman he enslaved. 1125
Reposted by LGKatie Phang @katiephang.bsky.social · 02/10/2026BREAKING: NY Governor, Kathy Hochul, has named NY Attorney General, Letitia James, as the Special Prosecutor to investigate the Cornell rape case. www.nytimes.com/2026/10/01/n...nytimes.comHochul Names Letitia James as Special Prosecutor in Cornell CaseGov. Kathy Hochul appointed the New York State attorney general to investigate allegations by a former Cornell University student that several men sexually assaulted her. 33672751557
Reposted by LGChanda Prescod-Weinstein 🌌 @chanda.blacksky.app · 02/10/2026Ok what’s the real story here? Union busting? Trying to get higher paid people to quit? 41553112
Reposted by LGJason Meisner @jmetr22b.bsky.social · 01/10/2026DEVELOPING: A federal judge is initiating a “fact finding” process to determine whether the U.S. attorney’s office intentionally misled her in the “Broadview Six” case, a rare step that could lead to criminal contempt charges or other sanctions. www.chicagotribune.com/2026/10/01/b...chicagotribune.comJudge to begin inquiry that could lead to criminal contempt charges in ‘Broadview Six’ caseA federal judge on Thursday said she’d initiate a “fact finding” process to determine whether potential criminal contempt charges are warranted against prosecutors in the “Broadview Six” case. 642479
Reposted by LGAaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 01/10/2026Trump: "They came up with the word 'affordability' ... it's phony" (Note that the crowd isn't into Trump's affordability denialism at all) 2231701357
Reposted by LGTruthout @truthout.org · 01/10/2026Senator Bernie Sanders and 30 Democratic members of the U.S. House of Representatives sent a letter to Secretary of State Marco Rubio saying that recent actions from the White House “point toward an apparent effort to interfere with, and potentially undermine, Brazil’s general election in October.”buff.lyUS Congressional Dems Accuse Trump of Trying to Interfere in Brazil’s ElectionsIn a letter, they demanded that Washington commit to recognizing the certified election results. 34724
Reposted by LGAaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 01/10/2026Trump: "Everyone thinks that the prices are high because of me, but they're not" 2091175226
Reposted by LGH.E. Cas Piancey @cascoinfoundation.org · 01/10/2026Brian Armstrong, CEO of Coinbase, is deleting posts on X 2447
Reposted by LGSarah Burris @sarahburris.bsky.social · 01/10/2026Y'all I just caught the Kennedy Center claiming it isn't closing while telling vendors it's closing and now they're selling all of their Steinway pianos www.alternet.org/alternet-exc...alternet.orgKennedy Center moves to sell all of its Steinway pianosPhotos show piano movers rolling massive Steinway grand pianos through the red-carpeted halls of the Kennedy Center this week. 1441649984
Reposted by LGAnjali Dayal @anjalikdayal.bsky.social · 01/10/2026these are our pianos, not theirs! I know this stuff can feel secondary with all of the immediate pain this admin causes, but in the face of such personalism, it also feels important to assert the democratic principle that these cultural inheritances don't belong to the president, they belong to us 321320483
Reposted by LGAaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 01/10/2026"I can go ramp, I can go stairs" -- Trump's audience in Texas gives him an extremely tepid round of applause as he brags about being able to go up stairs without falling 7413949763
Reposted by LGMusicology Duck @musicologyduck.bsky.social · 01/10/2026this doesn’t actually make any sense 6571104
Reposted by LGBedste Hansen @bedstehansen.bsky.social · 01/10/2026📢📢📢🤬🤬🤬😭😭😭🤮💩 🌊🌊🌊🌊🌊🌊🌊🌊🌊🌊🌊 🌊🌊🌊🌊🌊🌊🌊🌊🌊🌊🌊 theintercept.com/2026/09/28/i...theintercept.comU.S. Has Suffered More Casualties In Iran Since the Conclusion of Operation Epic FuryThe Trump administration’s attempt to rebrand its faltering forever war hasn’t slowed the mounting toll of U.S. casualties. 063
Reposted by LGDon Moynihan @donmoyn.bsky.social · 01/10/2026America today is a country where regulators won't allow private companies to air interviews of the opposition on TV, but declare that taxpayer funded propaganda is fine. 462210777
Reposted by LGWhitney Curry Wimbish @whitneycwimbish.bsky.social · 01/10/2026Another person has died in Trump's concentration camps. 47-year-old Julian Curo-Churata was from Peru. He died on Sept. 29 after he was imprisoned for three months in Richwood Correctional Center in Louisiana. That camp is run by LaSalle Corrections. There's no cause of death listed.ice.govIllegal alien from Peru passes away in ICE custody in LouisianaICE is committed to ensuring that all those in custody reside in safe, secure and humane environments. 10312136
Reposted by LGAaron Reichlin-Melnick @reichlinmelnick.bsky.social · 01/10/2026This is the 59th death in ICE detention since Trump took office. 411368738
Reposted by LGMikhail Gorbaechev @mikhailgorbaechev.bsky.social · 01/10/2026People got "special briefings"from the ADL about Oct 7 that was just more snuff footage and lo and behold they are insane genocidal psychos now. 622018
Reposted by LGJack Jenkins @jackjenkins.me · 30/09/2026Last year, a pastor saw masked immigration agents arresting someone at her church and filmed them. DHS denied they were there. A year later, DHS finally acknowledged the incident — days after WH border czar Tom Homan claimed "no one has been arrested at a church." religionnews.com/2026/09/30/t...religionnews.comDo federal immigration agents make arrests at churches? Depends on what day you ask.(RNS) — Over the past year, the Trump administration has issued contradictory and, at times, seemingly false statements about whether federal agents have conducted operations at churches. 2473196
Reposted by LGChris Hayes @chrislhayes.bsky.social · 30/09/2026Pretty clear to me there’s a very good case against this man for mass murder, and I’m saying that in as measured a fashion as I can. He’s order the killing of 234 people under no plausible war or legal justification. I am skeptical he will ever face legal accountability for til his but he should. 524101572221
Reposted by LGDan Nye @ohhidannye.bsky.social · 30/09/2026And this is *with* hosting the World Cup, one of the biggest, most traveled for sporting events on the planet lololol 2435
Reposted by LGWilliam B. Fuckley @opinionhaver.bsky.social · 30/09/2026remember: it saved no net money, social services US citizens are getting cut, and left the US in a weaker place geopolitically. none of the debates about fiscal responsibility, obligation to US citizens first, or 'hard choices' actually apply. they're all bullshit. killed people for nothing at all. 443788893
Reposted by LGZack Whittaker @zackwhittaker.com · 30/09/2026The Pentagon is notifying millions of current and former U.S. military servicemembers and staff that hackers stole their *unencrypted* personal information during a months-long data breach. The agency that had the breach also handles ID and login/credential access to U.S. military systems and bases.techcrunch.comHackers stole millions of US military personnel records during months-long data breach | TechCrunchThe Department of Defense notified millions of current and former U.S. military personnel that their personal information had been stolen in a months-long breach. 30625191391
Reposted by LGdedreckoning.bsky.social @dedreckoning.bsky.social · 30/09/2026Look closely, what you are seeing is the wrath of a very, very, evil man. He is possibly more vengeful than his evil puppet master. 31812
Reposted by LGPaul Eric @pauleric70.bsky.social · 30/09/2026You seriously have to question the intelligence of a Republican Congress that has literally turned a blind eye to our Constitution and rule of law for a felon, pedophile, rapist, failed businessman, consummate liar, thief, grifter, traitor, and complete sociopath because they believe bringing one 1259
Reposted by LGWhitney Curry Wimbish @whitneycwimbish.bsky.social · 30/09/2026Just a massive human trafficking ring, forcing vulnerable people from place to place, ruining their lives, all to make a buck 332399
Reposted by LGshawn @mulchy.bsky.social · 29/09/2026new: federal authorities tapped into a network of flock license plate readers and surveillance cameras owned by chicagoland police during their failed attempts to prosecute marimar martinez and anthony ruiz for following immigration agents last october.chicagoreader.comFeds tapped local surveillance networks in botched Chicago prosecutions - Chicago ReaderDuring their failed efforts to prosecute Marimar Martinez and Anthony Ruiz, federal authorities accessed a network of Chicagoland license plate readers and surveillance cameras. 112479
Reposted by LGPaul Eric @pauleric70.bsky.social · 30/09/2026Emirates, Bin Zayed Al Nahayan, had spoken with him by phone a week earlier, warning him that it could destabilize the region, and the criminal ignored everything. It's clear that, having funded them in the past to weaken the Palestinian National Authority and take over Gaza, it's no surprise that 185
Reposted by LGPaul Eric @pauleric70.bsky.social · 30/09/2026Now the New York Times and the Associated Press agency have confirmed what the Israeli newspaper Haaretz reported. Netanyahu's genocidal regime had full knowledge of the attacks that Hamas was going to carry out on October 7, 2023, and did nothing to stop them. The leader of the United Arab 32921
Reposted by LGAaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 30/09/2026Hegseth: "It's worth saying again so the fake news understands it. We are no longer the woke department or the weak department. Simple translation of that -- no fatties no trannies no beardos no weirdos no wimps no radicals. Just warriors." 23762760641
Reposted by LGAsawin Suebsaeng @swin24.bsky.social · 30/09/2026…a bunch of trump advisers and administration officials don’t want their names on this project because they’re like: oh yea it’s Definitely illegal, I don’t wanna get subpoenaed next year LOL 210312
Reposted by LGAsawin Suebsaeng @swin24.bsky.social · 30/09/2026my favorite part of reporting this out was the trump White House told us our reporting on the president privately calling them the “midterm ads” is “false” (it’s not), but they didn’t even bother denying — and yes we put it to them plainly and in bullet point form in the comment request — that… 210014
Reposted by LGMark Chadbourn @chadbourn.bsky.social · 30/09/2026That was the most bonkers speech I’ve ever heard. Hegseth is quite mad. 3535755
Reposted by LGMark Chadbourn @chadbourn.bsky.social · 30/09/2026Hegseth: “We’re announcing the creation of Autonomous Warfare Command, a new four-star command built to scale autonomous and robotic capabilities across the joint force.” 4735
Reposted by LGMatt Novak @paleofuture.bsky.social · 30/09/2026I'm reminded of the case in 2018 where cops in California coerced a man into confessing that he'd killed his dad. The cops lied, saying they'd found a body and that they were going to kill his pet dog if he didn't confess. He attempted suicide. The "missing" dad was later found alive and well.sbsun.comFontana pays nearly $900,000 for ‘psychological torture’ inflicted by police to get false confessionDetectives grilled Thomas Perez Jr. for 17 hours, deprived him of medications and threatened to have his dog killed if he didn’t confess to killing his father, who was actually alive. 17622
Reposted by LGMatt Novak @paleofuture.bsky.social · 30/09/2026It's going to be interesting to see what real evidence the FBI has against Brian Cole Jr., the alleged J6 pipe bomber, because this doesn't sound like a legit confession. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us... 39524
LG @mostlyapples.bsky.social · 30/09/2026New York needs to as well. These things have no place in our country. 030
Reposted by LGMinnesota Star Tribune @startribune.com · 30/09/2026Minnesota's chief federal judge criticized the federal government's violations of court orders during Operation Metro Surge. Now the Trump administration is filing judicial misconduct complaint against U.S. District Judge Patrick Schiltz and seven other judges.bit.lyDOJ files complaint against Minnesota’s federal judges over media commentsThe complaint stems from comments the judges made in a New York Times article. 2237
Reposted by LGThe Bulwark @thebulwark.com · 30/09/2026Yesterday’s White House gathering resulted in a voluntary, non-binding, and non-enforceable agreement to commit to safety policies the companies had already committed to during the Biden administration, and that they’ve claimed to be already following.lnk.thebulwark.comEric Schmitts the BedPlus: Trump’s dangerous, reckless embrace of AI. 59033
Reposted by LGPam Herd @pamherd.bsky.social · 29/09/2026America.gov launched today--a DOGE initiative to use AI to deliver public services. Child lying facedown on a frozen lake as the image accompanying the question: "How can I invest in my child's future" is just incredible. Way to go AI 952519670
Reposted by LGNPR @npr.org · 29/09/2026Jaimie 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. n.pr/4ymLaYrn.prA 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. 33506259
Reposted by LGAaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 29/09/2026🤡 Schmitt beclowns himself 🤡 Schmitt concocted an elaborate conspiracy theory that Smith traveled to Atl for a Hawks game and to collude with Fani Willis, & flashed his "evidence" before accusing Smith of perjury. There's just one problem -- his facts were totally wrong. Here's the whole sequence: 2635209775719
Reposted by LGIsaac Samuel @rhaplord.bsky.social · 30/09/2026The ancient world was a far more interconnected place than is commonly recognised. Nearly 2,000 years ago, a sailor named Diogenes travelled 25 days inland from the coast of Tanzania to reach the source of the Nile near the “Mountains of the Moon” www.africanhistoryextra.com/p/ancient-ex...africanhistoryextra.comAncient Expeditions to Central Africa and the Circumnavigation of the ContinentThe ancient world was a far more interconnected place than is commonly recognised. 13617
Reposted by LGClimate Watcher @pmagn.bsky.social · 30/09/2026Climate change target of 2C is ‘dead’, says renowned Hansen www.theguardian.com/environment/...theguardian.comClimate change target of 2C is ‘dead’, says renowned climate scientistProf James Hansen says pace of global heating has been significantly underestimated, though other scientists disagree 32716
![D. Mr. Cole Breaks.
The record of Mr. Cole's last hour of resistance is difficult to read. He asked for
a break "just to process all of this." (Tr. at 86.) Alone in the interrogation room,
shivering while wrapped in the blanket, he chanted to himself: "I didn't, I didn't, I
didn't, I didn't.... [E]ven a small chance.... Even a small, tiny chance. Smallest,
tiniest chances.... Do whatever you can to clear your name. You can get out of this.
(Tr. at 86-87.) This was "stimming"-the self-regulating repetition characteristic of
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an autistic person in acute physical and emotional distress? captured on the
government's own recording. When the agents returned, Mr. Cole reported "a giant pain in my stomach." The response: "I know. Are you ready? Are you ready to
explain?" (Tr. at 87.)
Minutes later, the agents asked whether he wanted the interrogation to end.
His answer revealed a mind that had stopped functioning: "I don't know what to do
anymore. I just-everything is just, everything is just blank. Being told, being told all of this, it's just a little too much to process. I'm sorry." (Tr. at 91.) Rather than honor that answer, the agents pressed on. They cued a surveillance video and asked Mr. Cole to identify the man in it. He denied any familiarity with what he saw—
twice. "Do you recognize that person?" "No.")Have you watched this video before?"
"No." (Tr. at 92.) Only then did the agents remind him what a denial would cost:](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:4usmserhjqkvhldgedfjb3jw/bafkreidmgfdbknh2yclq6olo34i5jlia2wzqa6nbvfml6mgbzmjtkp6ota)
