Reposted by @trythisagain.bsky.socialChuck Wendig @chuckwendig.bsky.social · 8hI'm sure that's fine 911517
Reposted by @trythisagain.bsky.socialKasey Gifford @kaseygifford.bsky.social · 07/10/2026To put this in perspective chestnut trees used to be dominant species in the United States. Billions of trees were killed by fungal blight and now fully grown America chestnuts are functionally extinct. There is no getting them back. Ever. All for a data center. www.gadgetreview.com/one-of-ameri...gadgetreview.comOne of America’s Last Chestnut Groves Is About to Be Destroyed for a Data CenterA rare 200-tree American chestnut grove in West Virginia may be cleared for data-center development, but the project denies the site is on its land. 7632852009
Reposted by @trythisagain.bsky.socialAccessibility in the News @a11ynews.bsky.social · 7hWhat civil rights enforcement cuts mean for students with disabilities – fewer staff, closed offices, longer waits theconversation.com/what-civil-r... #a11ytheconversation.comWhat civil rights enforcement cuts mean for students with disabilities – fewer staff, closed offices, longer waitsFiling a civil rights complaint with the Office of Civil Rights can be parents’ last stop. Following cuts and restructuring, this federal office is no longer serving that same resource. 001
Reposted by @trythisagain.bsky.socialNPR @npr.org · 7hA former Syrian general wanted for crimes against humanity is living quietly in Lebanon, bankrolled and protected by American and Lebanese authorities, a BBC/NPR investigation has found. n.pr/4y6qvGUn.prSyrian general accused of atrocities is protected by U.S. and Lebanon, NPR and BBC findA former Syrian general wanted for crimes against humanity is living quietly in Lebanon, bankrolled and protected by American and Lebanese authorities, a BBC/NPR investigation has found. 717878
Reposted by @trythisagain.bsky.socialThe Lincoln Project @lincolnproject.us · 7hCrooked Susan Collins took thousands of dollars from a medical company before giving them a $4.5 million contract. This is now her 3rd alleged pay-to-play story in the last 2 weeks. bit.ly/47LYauMmainedems.orgNEW: Collins Took Campaign Cash From Pharma Executive's Family in Potential Straw Donor Scheme - Maine Democratic PartyZeteo: Collins <3 Contractor Cash 451136474
Reposted by @trythisagain.bsky.socialAaron Reichlin-Melnick @reichlinmelnick.bsky.social · 6hICYMI, last night a federal court in Arizona ordered ICE to "facilitate the return" of an Egyptian man currently imprisoned incommunicado by the Equatoguinean government. Mr. Soliman was sent to Equatorial Guinea with no notice. ICE refused his request for a torture screening. 115755
Reposted by @trythisagain.bsky.socialNoah Shachtman @noahshachtman.bsky.social · 6hThis ABC News story about the Trump brothers' investments really made the rounds the other day. Now it's been taken offline. Hmmmm archive.ph/0r8k8archive.ph 49237
Reposted by @trythisagain.bsky.socialAaron Reichlin-Melnick @reichlinmelnick.bsky.social · 6hSo what's happening with the warehouses now? Well, ICE is now trying to offload most of them "at a steep discount." In other words, ICE effectively set millions of dollars on fire for a complete boondoggle. Reporting courtesy @projectsaltbox.com. www.projectsaltbox.com/p/ice-puts-s...projectsaltbox.comICE puts seven warehouses purchased for detention on the marketThe properties were among 11 warehouses ICE bought for $1.07 billion to expand detention capacity. Seven are now being marketed for sale at a steep discount. 614941
Reposted by @trythisagain.bsky.socialAaron Reichlin-Melnick @reichlinmelnick.bsky.social · 7hICE appears to be using the parking lot of the Roxbury warehouse for processing and brief detention, and at least once appears to have taken people inside. But also, read this inside look from a federal contractor about how everyone knew the warehouse plan was insane but Miller demanded inhumanity. 17436259
trythisagain.bsky.social @trythisagain.bsky.social · 8hIt seems to me that Americans believed they had solved society mostly so never really thought much about it. This let evil scum take over their government and we are still not ready to think about how we should live as a society. 000
Reposted by @trythisagain.bsky.socialKyle Cheney @kyledcheney.bsky.social · 22hJUST IN: A judge has blocked ICE's policy "to stop collecting biometric information" from detainees that they need to pursue lawful status, like visas for human trafficking survivors and other crime victims. ecf.dcd.uscourts.gov/cgi-bin/show... 6548170
Reposted by @trythisagain.bsky.socialAaron Reichlin-Melnick @reichlinmelnick.bsky.social · 22hThis was one of the more diabolical Trump admin moves on immigration; ordering ICE to stop taking biometrics for detained immigrants seeking immigration benefits from USCIS, which meant that the agency would deny their applications by default. 6718309
Reposted by @trythisagain.bsky.socialCarlye Hooten @chooten.bsky.social · 21hDark red Kansas Senate race is in trouble! That's the Repug multi-millionaire who SUED his poor patients as a doctor, charging (apparently) 16% on balances, and pressed to jail them for missed pymnts. He (naturally) voted to cut Medicare too, as a Senator. www.dailykos.com/stories/2026...dailykos.comHow $50 blew up Kansas’ Senate race“Bro is literally robbing poor women.”… 055
Reposted by @trythisagain.bsky.socialJax (the original) @jacqueline321.bsky.social · 22h#abolishICE 11010
Reposted by @trythisagain.bsky.socialMeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 21hNEW: Trump’s DOJ put a convicted election hacker on poll duty. Yes, really.meidasnews.comTrump’s DOJ Put Convicted Election Hacker on Poll DutyAs Harmeet Dhillon rebuilds the Civil Rights Division after roughly 300 career employees left, Justice Department records place David Michael Levin in the federal election-monitoring operation. 7922981293
Reposted by @trythisagain.bsky.socialAaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 07/10/2026for the second time today, Peter Navarro is using the White House as a backdrop to promote his book 66660134
Reposted by @trythisagain.bsky.socialPeople Power United @peoplepowerunited.bsky.social · 07/10/2026📋 Heading to No Kings: Vote Early on October 17? Here’s what to know. The complete No Kings: Vote Early guide has event links, voting information, resources, and more newsletter.peoplepowerunited.org/p/a-complete... #NoKings 023
Reposted by @trythisagain.bsky.socialAngry @angrystaffer.bsky.social · 07/10/2026The grift never ends. He just wants to be able to charge the government even when he’s out of office 60138951319
Reposted by @trythisagain.bsky.socialThe Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 07/10/2026This is the funniest shit of all time… wait for it…😂 107395902281
Reposted by @trythisagain.bsky.socialDag. @3fecta.bsky.social · 07/10/2026Al Gore made a fundraising call from inside the White House and Republicans threw a fit for months and months. The media genuinely believed they were sincerely offended by this breach of protocol. 18977206
Reposted by @trythisagain.bsky.socialEric Brandom @ebrandom.bsky.social · 07/10/2026Last paragraphs from Strunk & White. 2153
Reposted by @trythisagain.bsky.socialCarlye Hooten @chooten.bsky.social · 07/10/2026States and locals need to deploy their cops with strict instructions to HELP VOTERS VOTE. Not to to help the ICE ratfucks. 022
Reposted by @trythisagain.bsky.socialAndy Bell @bell.bz · 07/10/2026we need to be having conversations about Google's influence on web standards because it's increasingly apparent they are using their influence to cause harm as long a number goes up 17115
Reposted by @trythisagain.bsky.socialBaltimore Banner @thebaltimorebanner.com · 07/10/2026The Dish: Why your free chips and salsa now costs $7thebanner.comThe Dish: Why your free chips and salsa now costs $7Restaurant owners feel caught between their own rising costs and a dining public already stretched thin. 071
Reposted by @trythisagain.bsky.socialJudd Legum @juddlegum.bsky.social · 07/10/20261. Contacted for comment by Popular Information, V-PAC, the billionaire-funded super PAC supporting Vivek Ramaswamy’s campaign for Ohio governor, admitted that a political mailer it sent to Ohio voters about opponent Amy Acton contained misinformation. When is the last time that happened? 123891
Reposted by @trythisagain.bsky.socialBaltimore Banner @thebaltimorebanner.com · 07/10/2026Pentagon memo calls for more support for Fort Meade’s Cyber Command after suicidesthebanner.comPentagon memo calls for more support for Fort Meade’s Cyber CommandA Pentagon memo is pushing the military’s Cyber Command at Fort Meade to address concerns over personnel well-being following a cluster of suicides. 163
Reposted by @trythisagain.bsky.socialJames O'Malley @jamesomalley.co.uk · 07/10/2026Holy shit. Someone has decompiled the Adobe suite, rebuilt it in Rust and released it as open source. Either all software is dead or the US copyright laws are about to receive an update. getartcraft.com/appsgetartcraft.comCrafting Apps: open-source creative toolsImage editing, vector illustration, video, photography, PDFs, motion graphics and page layout: seven native, open-source apps from the ArtCraft team, built in Rust and free to use. 19643471226
Reposted by @trythisagain.bsky.socialKyle Griffin @kylegriffin1.bsky.social · 07/10/2026New whistleblower complaint: The Trump admin pushed the FBI to investigate Los Angeles protesters in violation of their constitutional rights and the bureau's policies, a former FBI supervisor alleges in a new whistleblower complaint.nbcnews.comFBI whistleblower says White House pushed unconstitutional probe of protestersThe former analyst says supervisors were told not to put things in writing, so many of the directives came in face-to-face meetings. 4123841100
Reposted by @trythisagain.bsky.socialAlexander Chee @alexanderchee.bsky.social · 07/10/2026I went the NHS emergency room in London over the weekend, it was free. Free to anyone. I'd have been charged only if I was admitted to the hospital. A cart in the waiting room went by me with some nice sandwiches, and I chose one. Before I could try to pay, the cart moved on. Sandwich also free. 25745138
Reposted by @trythisagain.bsky.socialBrandon Friedman @brandonfriedman.bsky.social · 06/10/2026Lafayette Square isn't "a historic protest site." It's a fucking park. And it's packed on nice days. Calling it a protest site is White House framing. They're closing a popular public park to create a presidential palace Saddam Hussein would love.nytimes.comInside Trump's Plan to Fence Off a Historic Protest Site (Gift Article)The president’s proposal to enclose a park in Washington could alter how the space has been used for generations. 152484727
Reposted by @trythisagain.bsky.socialJohn Hanger @jrfhanger.bsky.social · 07/10/2026Good morning with good news: China's coal falls to its lowest August share in 2026! It fell from 64.4% in 8/2022 to 53.4% in 8/2026. August Share: 2026: 53.4% 2025: 56.3% 2024: 58% 2022: 64.4% Coal's lowest monthly share is 50.1% in May & June 2026! Solar & Wind Displace Coal #energysky 25416
Reposted by @trythisagain.bsky.socialAaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 06/10/2026... is Kash trying to hire him? 2333400668
Reposted by @trythisagain.bsky.socialJeff Thompson 🇨🇦 💪- Be Good 💖 @jeffthompson48.bsky.social · 06/10/2026They are banging the cats. They are banging the dogs. They are banging the pets. 3292
Reposted by @trythisagain.bsky.socialThe Lincoln Project @lincolnproject.us · 06/10/2026Rick Wilson on Trump inviting Iran to "take out" two American cities: "At the lowest boundary, it's political malpractice. At the highest boundary it's bordering on treason" 67938267
Reposted by @trythisagain.bsky.socialCharles Gaba ✡️ @charlesgaba.com · 06/10/2026#FunFact: Yes, it's now possible to drive a standard, mainstream EV from New York to Los Angeles in a reasonable amount of time without getting stranded with a dead battery and WITHOUT having to use a Tesla station! 2239394
Reposted by @trythisagain.bsky.socialAaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 06/10/2026my friend @juddlegum.bsky.social has put together a cool new tool that allows you to photograph political mail and immediately learn who paid for it. Check it out here:paidforby.infoWho paid for this?Find out who really paid for political mailers and TV ads. 301769756
Reposted by @trythisagain.bsky.socialElizabeth Warren @warren.senate.gov · 06/10/2026In June, Belgium’s diamond industry gifted Trump an 18-karat gold ring encrusted with 321 diamonds and 75 gemstones. A month later, European diamonds got an exemption from Trump’s tariffs. We don’t know where the ring is today. Where did it go? Did Trump keep it for himself? 1172316810
Reposted by @trythisagain.bsky.socialKen Schwencke @schwanksta.com · 06/10/2026A year ago, @propublica.org told you immigration agents had detained more than 170 U.S. citizens. We’ve updated our count, and we’ve got all the receipts. The tally: At least 506 citizens detained. Sometimes held at gunpoint, handcuffed, or even deported. projects.propublica.org/american-cit...projects.propublica.orgMore Than 500 U.S. Citizens Have Been Detained, Including Handcuffed or Held at Gunpoint, in Trump’s Immigration Crackdown — ProPublicaThe government doesn’t track how often immigration officers detain U.S. citizens. So ProPublica did. We’ve found more than 500 Americans who were held against their will during this Trump administrati... 271578932
Reposted by @trythisagain.bsky.socialUnofficial BBCNews (World) Bot @bbcnews-world-rss.bsky.social · 06/10/2026Kenya confirms first case of Ebola Bundibugyo virusbbc.co.ukKenya confirms first case of Ebola Bundibugyo virusThe patient has been living in DR Congo for the past seven years. 01317
Reposted by @trythisagain.bsky.socialMark Chadbourn @chadbourn.bsky.social · 06/10/2026MIT Media Lab’s Kevin Esvalt: “Russia's five-hospital quarantine, FSB involvement, and…hazmat use in response to the death of a single researcher at a weapons-lineage Irkutsk lab are inconsistent with a lab-acquired plague infection, which would have been treated with prophylactic antibiotics. 31698286
Reposted by @trythisagain.bsky.socialMark Chadbourn @chadbourn.bsky.social · 06/10/2026“None of this means the Irkutsk pathogen will cause a pandemic. “But the response clearly indicates that Russia believes an epidemic is possible – and that the responsible agent is likely a pandemic weapon or otherwise embarrassing for the government. 136060
Reposted by @trythisagain.bsky.socialMark Chadbourn @chadbourn.bsky.social · 06/10/2026Esvalt earlier: “Some scientists argue civilization-threatening bioweapons are a fantasy. I wish they were correct, and that I've wasted years building defences.” 634539
Reposted by @trythisagain.bsky.social#BruceSterling @bruces.bsky.social · 06/10/2026*I'm inclined to believe that lots of people do really like lies, as long as the lies are perceived as a flex and they're visibly harming somebody else. #MAGA 412218
Reposted by @trythisagain.bsky.social𝕊𝕦𝕟𝕕𝕒𝕖 𝔾𝕦𝕣𝕝 @sundaedivine.lol · 06/10/2026Project Meridian will be led by a weirdo, a beardo, & a fatty. 41368631852
Reposted by @trythisagain.bsky.socialAngry @angrystaffer.bsky.social · 06/10/2026We didn’t learn anything from Covid. People are already confidently calling the plague a nothingburger. Sure, we have cipro and doxycycline. The obvious concern here is that this strain was modified to be antibiotic resistant or spread more easily. We simply don’t know yet. 83559721525
Reposted by @trythisagain.bsky.socialCarl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 06/10/2026“.. San Diego is not collateral damage,” San Diego Mayor Todd Gloria posted. “We are not expendable. And we are never a ‘small price to pay.’ Keep our city out of your reckless war talk.” @latimes.com www.latimes.com/california/s... 1412116709
Reposted by @trythisagain.bsky.socialAaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 06/10/2026Trump shows off the goods last night in Nebraska (Win McNamee/Getty) 44074398
Reposted by @trythisagain.bsky.socialAaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 06/10/2026First Lady Natalie Harp sits next to her man in Marine One as they return to the White House last night, then reenters the building after another day of traveling together #TravelWithNatalie (Tasos Katopodis/Getty) 2062567573
Reposted by @trythisagain.bsky.socialSam Halpert @samhalpert.bsky.social · 06/10/2026The 2nd birthright order isn’t significant bc of its legal impact as an order, but bc in it Trump personally explicitly endorsed a policy vision fundamentally opposed to 14A as interpreted by SCOTUS ICE actions destabilizing the meaning of US citizenship are consistent with Trump’s official policy 17618
Reposted by @trythisagain.bsky.socialgeoffrey @parsnip.bsky.social · 06/10/2026very tired of being told it is the responsibility of urban democratic voters never to risk possibly maybe by chance seeming less than respectful of rural red state life and then watching thousands in nebraska cheer on the president joking about a nuclear strike on me and millions of my neighbors 754139832