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Recovering lawyer. Spending less time on world news since US voters re-elected a rapist/convicted felon, who tried to end democracy, but who Americans decided to give a mulligan, cuz democracy shlemocracy right?
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…these days…
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Last Notes npub1z6yad6ztjsvfu5zrhtawa96wte5kk3mj7g8e4uaj0qx9yf373uqsedqah3 Nonilex 🚨🚨 Whistle-Blower Says #Trump Officials Are Defying #Court Orders on #MailVoting 🚨🚨 A report detailed “grave concerns” that a new system being rushed into use by the #USPS could imperil millions of #MailBallots ahead of the #midterms. A USPS official has alleged that the agency is moving forward with a “secretive, rushed” effort to implement Trump’s order exerting federal control over mail voting, despite a #CourtOrder blocking those plans. #law #judiciary https://www.nytimes.com/2026/09/01/us/politics/whistle-blower-voting-by-mail.html?unlocked_article_code=1.91A.5USk.YovAmBSOJx6b&smid=nytcore-ios-share npub1z6yad6ztjsvfu5zrhtawa96wte5kk3mj7g8e4uaj0qx9yf373uqsedqah3 Nonilex #Melanoma #vaccine succeeded in large trial! A personalized #cancer vaccine from #Moderna & #Merck showed promising results, potentially opening up a new way of treating the #disease. #PublicHealth #health #science #medicine #MedicalBreakthrough https://www.cnn.com/2026/08/19/health/moderna-merck-mrna-melanoma-vaccine npub1z6yad6ztjsvfu5zrhtawa96wte5kk3mj7g8e4uaj0qx9yf373uqsedqah3 Nonilex Unprecedented #water decline Two major #US #reservoirs are at record lows, careening toward a point where they will no longer be able to meet the #power needs for millions of people #LakePowell, the 2nd-largest reservoir in the US, provides water & #electricity to millions in the West. It has now has shrunk to its lowest level on record, in the latest sign of the alarming crisis unfolding on the #drought stricken #ColoradoRiver. #ClimateChange #ClimateCrisis #USpolicy https://www.cnn.com/2026/08/16/climate/lake-powell-reservoir-record-low-colorado-river npub1z6yad6ztjsvfu5zrhtawa96wte5kk3mj7g8e4uaj0qx9yf373uqsedqah3 Nonilex #JasonArday, 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. “Jason was subjected to a campaign of sustained abuse” in the years since he accepted a role at Cambridge, his family wrote in a statement. “The campaign of misinformation was too much for Jason, who was a gentle man and who always wanted to see the best in everyone.” https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/14/world/europe/jason-arday-dead.html?unlocked_article_code=1.5VA.tDgy.dljefWmDgyG3&smid=nytcore-ios-share npub1z6yad6ztjsvfu5zrhtawa96wte5kk3mj7g8e4uaj0qx9yf373uqsedqah3 Nonilex #Police credit the #tech as an important crime-fighting innovation that helps locate missing people & track suspects in violent crimes. But critics say it amounts to #unconstitutional warrantless #MassSurveillance. Dozens of cities & agencies have nixed their relationships with #Flock amid concerns that the data can be accessed for #immigration enforcement or in unauthorized tracking, after a flurry of examples surfaced of #LawEnforcement officers misusing the tech for personal searches. #law npub1z6yad6ztjsvfu5zrhtawa96wte5kk3mj7g8e4uaj0qx9yf373uqsedqah3 Nonilex F that. And f them. #GOP senators say they will back #ToddBlanche nomination for #US #AG. Two Republican senators who threatened to block acting Attorney General Todd Blanche’s bid to lead the #DOJ said Monday that they will vote to advance his nomination, ending an impasse over plans to create a fund to compensate #Trump’s allies. [But apparently they’re fine with giving him immunity from the #IRS.] https://apnews.com/live/trump-news-blanche-iran-updates-08-03-2026 npub1z6yad6ztjsvfu5zrhtawa96wte5kk3mj7g8e4uaj0qx9yf373uqsedqah3 Nonilex Mr. Schertler, Dr. #Fauci’s lawyer, said in statement that he believes that exchange “triggered” #RandPaul’s crusade against his client. But he did not deliver the statement, because Paul refused to let him speak. Sen #RichardBlumenthal, #Democrat of Connecticut, read parts of the statement into the record. “The accusations that Chairman Paul continues to propagate are false & disgraceful,” the statement said, “& we will examine all options to hold him accountable.” #ConspiracyTheories #law npub1z6yad6ztjsvfu5zrhtawa96wte5kk3mj7g8e4uaj0qx9yf373uqsedqah3 Nonilex Early in the hearing, #RandPaul warned that there would be “repercussions” for Dr. Fauci’s refusal to testify, & then ordered the removal of his lawyer‼️, David Schertler, when he tried to speak up on his client’s behalf. The hearing, unusual even by the #Senate’s recent hyperpartisan standards, also featured conspiracy theories & personal attacks, with Republicans taunting Dr. #Fauci as a megalomaniac & a liar. #Trump #COVID #ConspiracyTheories #PublicHealth #science #medicine #USpol #law npub1z6yad6ztjsvfu5zrhtawa96wte5kk3mj7g8e4uaj0qx9yf373uqsedqah3 Nonilex Can you blame him? The man did his job. He did it well under terrible circumstances. Now they’re trying to blame him for crazy shit. #Fauci Repeatedly Refuses to Answer Senators’ Questions at Volatile #Senate Hearing #GiftArticle #Trump #COVID #ConspiracyTheories #InfectiousDisease #PublicHealth #science #medicine #USpol https://www.nytimes.com/live/2026/07/29/us/trump-news-fauci-hearing?unlocked_article_code=1.1VA.1LrC.gmre7FPUzryd&smid=nytcore-ios-share npub1z6yad6ztjsvfu5zrhtawa96wte5kk3mj7g8e4uaj0qx9yf373uqsedqah3 Nonilex The agency accused Ukrainian security services of using a popular dating chatbot on #Telegram to lure & recruit Russians for “sabotage & terrorist activities,” & said 46 users of the chatbot, from 12 to 22 years old, have been detained across #Russia since July 2025 for assaulting law enforcement officers, arson & other acts. #law #tech #PavelDurov #Ukraine npub1z6yad6ztjsvfu5zrhtawa96wte5kk3mj7g8e4uaj0qx9yf373uqsedqah3 Nonilex The Federal Security Service, aka the #FSB, accused Telegram’s administration in a statement of failing to remove “numerous channels, chats & bots” that are “actively used by Ukrainian intelligence agencies, terrorist, & extremist organizations to prepare & coordinate acts of sabotage & terrorism, mass murder, & cyberfraud” in #Russia, which resulted in “numerous human casualties.” #law #tech #Telegram #PavelDurov #Ukraine npub1z6yad6ztjsvfu5zrhtawa96wte5kk3mj7g8e4uaj0qx9yf373uqsedqah3 Nonilex #Russia charges #Telegram founder #PavelDurov with aiding #terrorism & puts him on international wanted list The charges against Durov, who was born & began his career in Russia but later moved abroad, came as Russian authorities restrict Telegram, one of the most popular messaging apps in the country. It is part of a long-term effort to bring the #internet under the Kremlin’s full control that has intensified since Moscow launched its invasion of #Ukraine. #law #tech https://apnews.com/article/russia-telegram-pavel-durov-ukraine-a6efe4692f3415c2046f0893d114174b npub1z6yad6ztjsvfu5zrhtawa96wte5kk3mj7g8e4uaj0qx9yf373uqsedqah3 Nonilex …Dividing the world into #SpheresOfInfluence & pursuing #neocolonial ventures for strategic resources are anachronistic gestures & steps backward.
Despite the #US’ long history of political & military interventions in #LatinAmerica & the #Caribbean, there have been moments when Washington proved capable of being a partner worthy of our development interests. #Brazil #geopolitics #Lula #law #sovereignty #trade #economy #Trump #tariffs #ElectionInterference #coup #Jan6 #BigLie #JairBolsonaro npub1z6yad6ztjsvfu5zrhtawa96wte5kk3mj7g8e4uaj0qx9yf373uqsedqah3 Nonilex This speaks volumes about the inconsistency between the interests the #US proclaims in its #NationalSecurity strategy & the policies it pursues in the #WesternHemisphere.
#LatinAmerica & the #Caribbean need neither aircraft carriers patrolling their waters nor punitive #tariffs. What we lack are reliable & predictable partners. While the US is closing off its #market, other countries have stepped forward as alternatives, with a positive agenda capable of fostering economic & social development. npub1z6yad6ztjsvfu5zrhtawa96wte5kk3mj7g8e4uaj0qx9yf373uqsedqah3 Nonilex #Update A van ramming & stabbing near the #Berlin #LGBTQ+ #Pride festival that left one person dead & many others injured is believed to have been an #Islamic #extremist #terror attack, the #Germany interior minister said Sunday. The suspect in Saturday night’s attack remains at large. Authorities issued a wanted notice & warned people against approaching #AbdulBallout, a German citizen with Lebanese roots, saying that he may be armed & dangerous. #law #HateCrimes https://apnews.com/article/germany-berlin-lgbtq-pride-parade-van-ramming-3ba5e3f1becffd0da5f47b29aa08da9d npub1z6yad6ztjsvfu5zrhtawa96wte5kk3mj7g8e4uaj0qx9yf373uqsedqah3 Nonilex Hundreds of thousands of people had come to #Berlin on Saturday to celebrate at Berlin’s #pride parade, known in #Germany as #ChristopherStreetDay. It’s one of #Europe’s largest #LGBTQ+ celebrations. #law #HateCrimes #TakeYourHateBackIntoTheShadows npub1z6yad6ztjsvfu5zrhtawa96wte5kk3mj7g8e4uaj0qx9yf373uqsedqah3 Nonilex #FlávioBolsonaro, who is trailing in the polls, appeared to echo his father’s false allegations this week in a meeting with diplomats. He said #Brazil’s voting machines were made by the Venezuelan company #Smartmatic & vulnerable to fraud — claims rebutted by the Brazil’s Superior Electoral Court.
International observers have asserted repeatedly that Brazil’s electoral system is sound. #law #InternationalLaw #sovereignty #US #Trump #BigLie npub1z6yad6ztjsvfu5zrhtawa96wte5kk3mj7g8e4uaj0qx9yf373uqsedqah3 Nonilex #JairBolsonaro, a former #military officer, simultaneously worked to #politicize the Brazilian military & warned of a democratic “rupture” if his power was threatened. Two days after Bolsonaro proclaimed that “the army is on our side,” then-Defense Secretary #LloydAustin spoke out in support of #democracy in #Brasília & about the need for #civilian control of the military. #law #InternationalLaw #sovereignty #US #Brazil #Trump #BigLie npub1z6yad6ztjsvfu5zrhtawa96wte5kk3mj7g8e4uaj0qx9yf373uqsedqah3 Nonilex “We used to deploy power in dangerous situations for #democracy,” the senior #State Dept ofcl said. “Now we send political appointees to discredit another country’s electoral system.” [damn 🔥] #law #InternationalLaw #sovereignty #US #Brazil #Trump #BigLie npub1z6yad6ztjsvfu5zrhtawa96wte5kk3mj7g8e4uaj0qx9yf373uqsedqah3 Nonilex …The attempted mission by the #Trump officials marked an escalation in a lengthy feud between the #US & #Brazil over the limits of #FreedomOfExpression & the #criminal case against Trump ally former president #JairBolsonaro, who is under house arrest after being #convicted of attempting to lead an armed #coup & other charges [that was inspired by Trump’s #Jan6 coup attempt]. #law #InternationalLaw #sovereignty #BigLie npub1z6yad6ztjsvfu5zrhtawa96wte5kk3mj7g8e4uaj0qx9yf373uqsedqah3 Nonilex “It is a ploy that is completely incompatible with Brazilian democracy,” said one of the officials…. This official said the #Brazil government would move to “protect our voting system.”
The Brazilian officials said they suspected that the Americans’ goal was to meet with electoral skeptics & produce a report that could be used to delegitimize the nation’s electronic #voting system. #law #InternationalLaw #sovereignty #US #Trump #BigLie npub1z6yad6ztjsvfu5zrhtawa96wte5kk3mj7g8e4uaj0qx9yf373uqsedqah3 Nonilex Good on #Brazil. Give #Trump admin a taste of their own medicine. Brazil denies visas to #US delegation aiming to impugn #election system.
The US delegation had planned to visit the Brazilian capital & cast doubt on the integrity of the #voting system before a presidential election this fall, officials said. #law #InternationalLaw #sovereignty #BigLie https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2026/07/24/us-sending-envoys-question-brazilian-electoral-system-officials-say/ npub1z6yad6ztjsvfu5zrhtawa96wte5kk3mj7g8e4uaj0qx9yf373uqsedqah3 Nonilex “The risk that the #Trump administration is willing to go to extreme lengths to politicize #grant-making is not a hypothetical,” said Devin O’Connor, a senior fellow at the Center on #Budget & #Policy Priorities.… “If they are willing to be that blatant about it,” O’Connor said of the #court filing, “then I think we should take seriously when they put forward a framework that would allow for the extreme #politicization of grant-making across all of the federal government.” #MafiaState #law npub1z6yad6ztjsvfu5zrhtawa96wte5kk3mj7g8e4uaj0qx9yf373uqsedqah3 Nonilex In a *lengthy* post on social media, #Trump said he has warned the #EU about its practice of fining #US #tech companies. He named #Google, #Apple, #Meta, #Amazon & others. “The United States of America is not a ‘PIGGYBANK’ for Europe, nor will we allow it to be!,” Trump said, adding that his post should serve as notice of an immediate #trade investigation “into the practice of ‘ROBBING’ American Companies and, in turn, the American Taxpayer.” #law #geopolitics #economy #antitrust #regulations npub1z6yad6ztjsvfu5zrhtawa96wte5kk3mj7g8e4uaj0qx9yf373uqsedqah3 Nonilex The resolution narrowly passed after a handful of #Republicans voted with #Democrats to end the #war. But the vast majority of Republicans voted to back the war & cede congressional #WarPowers to #Trump [as with everything]. Trump has insisted that continued #US attacks against #Iran do not mean a return to war 🙄 or long-term action [BS]. After the first #House vote to halt the war in early June, he posted on social media that it was “unpatriotic” & “meaningless.” #IranWar #law #economy npub1z6yad6ztjsvfu5zrhtawa96wte5kk3mj7g8e4uaj0qx9yf373uqsedqah3 Nonilex The #US #House again passes resolution seeking to halt #military action in #Iran as some #Republicans defect The House narrowly passed a resolution to halt military action in Iran, sending a warning to #Trump for the 2nd time as the #war has escalated & the future of the conflict is increasingly uncertain. The 214-208 vote requiring congressional approval for the war comes as the #Senate is expected to consider a similar resolution later Thursday. #law #WarPowers https://apnews.com/article/iran-congress-war-powers-resolution-vote-0ba2387a476fe08de0bfd6281adb9639 npub1z6yad6ztjsvfu5zrhtawa96wte5kk3mj7g8e4uaj0qx9yf373uqsedqah3 Nonilex What to know about the #TateBrothers, #SocialMedia “influencers” facing #rape & #SexTrafficking charges [ — they are rapists & sex traffickers]. #Influencer brothers Andrew & Tristan #Tate were arrested [again] Saturday in #Miami after #UK prosecutors said they brought further rape & sex trafficking charges against them. #law #abuse #SexualAssault #rape #RapeCulture #misogyny #money #power #predators #AbuseOfPower #ViolenceAgainstWomen https://apnews.com/article/tate-brothers-andrew-tristan-arrest-us-britain-0e0cb09047b75ce10ae210c86092c287 npub1z6yad6ztjsvfu5zrhtawa96wte5kk3mj7g8e4uaj0qx9yf373uqsedqah3 Nonilex This is no exaggeration; there’s smoke lingering in the streets & lawns, visibility is less than 1 mile, you cannot see the horizon. #Smoke Floating Far From #CanadaWildfires Will Darken Skies Again on Thursday #AirQuality in several cities reached hazardous levels Thursday morning as smoke was expected to move across #NorthAmerica. #wildfires #PublicHealth #pollution #air #ExtremeWeather #ClimateChange #ClimateCrisis https://www.nytimes.com/2026/07/16/weather/canada-wildfire-smoke-us.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share npub1z6yad6ztjsvfu5zrhtawa96wte5kk3mj7g8e4uaj0qx9yf373uqsedqah3 Nonilex Sickening #USMint to produce $1 gold-hued coin with Trump’s face on it, #treasury secretary says
The coin’s face features #Trump alongside the phrase “In God We Trust.” It is encircled with the phrases “Liberty” & “1776-2026.” The flip side of the coin shows an eagle holding arrows in one talon & olive branches in the other.
Since the start of his 2nd term, Trump & his allies have pushed to reissue federally created currency & documents to feature Trump’s name & face. https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2026/07/15/us-mint-produce-1-coin-with-trumps-face-it-bessent-says/ npub1z6yad6ztjsvfu5zrhtawa96wte5kk3mj7g8e4uaj0qx9yf373uqsedqah3 Nonilex #EdMartin was given personal control of two investigations he had long championed∶ Investigating the prosecutions of #Jan6 insurgents — even though all of those convicted, including #violent #criminals, received clemency from #Trump — & a probe into President Biden’s use of an autopen. #law #LegalEthics #DOJ #ToddBlanche #Trump #retribution npub1z6yad6ztjsvfu5zrhtawa96wte5kk3mj7g8e4uaj0qx9yf373uqsedqah3 Nonilex #GiftArticle Emails Show #ToddBlanche Role in #Trump #Retribution Campaign …Blanche, a methodical fmr federal prosecutor, created an organizational plan for the weaponization group that assigned key investigative lanes to some of his own deputies. That ensured…that he had tight control over one of the most sensitive issues on his plate — demands from Trump & his supporters to identify, investigate & punish those who had once pursued them. #law #LegalEthics https://www.nytimes.com/2026/07/14/us/politics/todd-blanche-trump-enemies-emails.html?unlocked_article_code=1.xlA.6Ulm.X7Dl2h-GzSW6&smid=nytcore-ios-share npub1z6yad6ztjsvfu5zrhtawa96wte5kk3mj7g8e4uaj0qx9yf373uqsedqah3 Nonilex US District Judge Kathleen Williams found that #Trump & the #IRS, which he oversees as president, were not truly adverse to each other as is required in #civil lawsuits under the #US #Constitution. Williams referred a Trump lawyer in the case & senior #DOJ officials who signed off on the settlement to state #bar authorities to determine if their actions violated #LegalEthics rules. #law #criminal #fraud #JudicialProcess #theft #TaxpayersMoney #kleptocracy #MafiaState #SlushFund npub1z6yad6ztjsvfu5zrhtawa96wte5kk3mj7g8e4uaj0qx9yf373uqsedqah3 Nonilex Fantastic US judge voids Trump's settlement with IRS A US judge on Monday voided #Trump's [totally illegal] #settlement with the #IRS that gave him & his companies sweeping #tax protections & initially set up a nearly $1.8 billion government #SlushFund to pay victims of so-called government weaponization. #law https://www.reuters.com/world/us-judge-voids-trumps-settlement-with-irs-2026-07-13/?utm_source=braze&utm_medium=notifications&utm_campaign=2025_engagement npub1z6yad6ztjsvfu5zrhtawa96wte5kk3mj7g8e4uaj0qx9yf373uqsedqah3 Nonilex For more than 50 years, the federal government has used a broader definition of #harm to #animals under the #EndangeredSpeciesAct, a bedrock #EnvironmentalLaw. It included any significant “modification or degradation” of habitat that kills or injures animals by impairing their ability to eat, shelter or breed. #Trump #law #regulations #EndangeredSpecies #wildlife #habitats #farming #drilling #mining #RealEstate #development #ecosystems #ColonyCollapse #ClimateChange #ClimateCrisis npub1z6yad6ztjsvfu5zrhtawa96wte5kk3mj7g8e4uaj0qx9yf373uqsedqah3 Nonilex …The order was followed by the issuance of National Security Presidential Memorandum 7, which directed the #DOJ to “investigate and disrupt networks, entities & organizations that foment political violence.” The document states that Charlie Kirk’s alleged killer engraved the bullets used in the killing with “so-called ‘anti-fascist’ rhetoric.”
#law #Constitution #RightToProtest #FirstAmendment #NationalSecurity #scapegoating #FarRight #propaganda #trumpaganda #Trump npub1z6yad6ztjsvfu5zrhtawa96wte5kk3mj7g8e4uaj0qx9yf373uqsedqah3 Nonilex The invitation list…included most European nations, larger Latin American countries & several Asian states, including India, Indonesia & Singapore. The #State Department did not respond to a request seeking to understand how the list of invitees was drawn up. #Trump has made no secret of his disdain for #Antifa, going so far as to issue an executive order in the fall branding it a “domestic terrorist organization,” a rhetorical label that experts say carries no legal weight. #law #Constitution npub1z6yad6ztjsvfu5zrhtawa96wte5kk3mj7g8e4uaj0qx9yf373uqsedqah3 Nonilex #Rubio tries to enlist other nations in #Antifa fight, but some #allies recoil
The secretary of state plans to convene foreign ministers in Washington next week. The event has unsettled some US & European officials. #law #Constitution #RightToProtest #FirstAmendment #NationalSecurity #scapegoating #FarRight #propaganda #trumpaganda #Trump https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/2026/07/09/rubio-tries-enlist-other-nations-antifa-fight-some-allies-recoil/ npub1z6yad6ztjsvfu5zrhtawa96wte5kk3mj7g8e4uaj0qx9yf373uqsedqah3 Nonilex Is it a Luna Moth? npub1z6yad6ztjsvfu5zrhtawa96wte5kk3mj7g8e4uaj0qx9yf373uqsedqah3 Nonilex According to the dispatch audio, a call went out at 8:36 a.m. for an “unconscious” person at McConnell’s address, and an ambulance was sent with an advanced life support crew. Six minutes later a medic radioed that CPR was “in progress.” At 8:43 a.m., a dispatcher relayed the emergency as a “cardiac arrest.” #MitchMcConnell is named nowhere in the recording, though the address is his. #Senate #Congress #USpol npub1z6yad6ztjsvfu5zrhtawa96wte5kk3mj7g8e4uaj0qx9yf373uqsedqah3 Nonilex #MitchMcConnell was admitted to the hospital on the morning of June 14, according to a statement from his office that said that he was “receiving excellent care.” EMS dispatch audio from the morning of June 14 suggests that emergency medical personnel were sent to McConnell’s home to attend to an unconscious person in cardiac arrest. #Senate #Congress #USpol npub1z6yad6ztjsvfu5zrhtawa96wte5kk3mj7g8e4uaj0qx9yf373uqsedqah3 Nonilex Seriously, if #Trump will #cheat at #football / #soccer, his #midterms shenanigans are a gonna be #criminal. The #WhiteHouse called #FIFA’s #Infantino to review #TeamUSA’s #FolarinBalogun’s red card, AP source says #SoreLoser #rules #accountability https://apnews.com/article/falorin-balogun-suspension-world-cup-e5a5cab5731a916808601be93cb36832 npub1z6yad6ztjsvfu5zrhtawa96wte5kk3mj7g8e4uaj0qx9yf373uqsedqah3 Nonilex Levels of up to 1,200 micrograms per cubic meter match what have been recorded with other #fireworks events but are nevertheless reason to take precautions, said George Thurston, a professor of medicine & population health at NYU. He added that the worst-case scenario would exceed anything he has seen previously recorded from pyrotechnic displays. #Trump #ClimateChange #ClimateCrisis #law #EnvironmentalLaw #PublicHealth npub1z6yad6ztjsvfu5zrhtawa96wte5kk3mj7g8e4uaj0qx9yf373uqsedqah3 Nonilex The analysis highlights best, worst and most likely scenarios based on wind conditions, humidity & other factors.
In the “expected” or “most likely” scenario, the #fireworks show will generate 600 to 1,200 micrograms of PM2.5 per cubic meter in the Mall area. A worst-case scenario would see >2,000 micrograms per cubic meter. #Trump #ClimateChange #ClimateCrisis #law #EnvironmentalLaw #PublicHealth npub1z6yad6ztjsvfu5zrhtawa96wte5kk3mj7g8e4uaj0qx9yf373uqsedqah3 Nonilex The #Interior Dept & the #NPS did not respond to questions about the documents & #pollution associated with the event.
In downtown #DC, #Arlington & the #CapitolHill area, where pollution will be “very unhealthy,” the document says that people should “expect irritation symptoms” & limit their postshow exposure to the pollution. It projects that pollution will remain at elevated levels for 3 to 6 hours after the show. #Trump #ClimateChange #ClimateCrisis #law #EnvironmentalLaw #PublicHealth npub1z6yad6ztjsvfu5zrhtawa96wte5kk3mj7g8e4uaj0qx9yf373uqsedqah3 Nonilex #Trump #Fireworks likely to cause hazardous #air #pollution, documents show
Internal #NPS modeling for the July 4th show predicts dangerous pollution around the #NationalMall & “very unhealthy” conditions across central DC. The show, billed by the #Trump admin as the largest pyrotechnic display in history, will include some 850k fireworks in a roughly 40-min show….Trump will speak as part of the event…. #ClimateChange #ClimateCrisis #law #EnvironmentalLaw #PublicHealth https://www.washingtonpost.com/climate-environment/2026/07/01/july-fourth-fireworks-likely-cause-hazardous-air-pollution-documents-show/ npub1z6yad6ztjsvfu5zrhtawa96wte5kk3mj7g8e4uaj0qx9yf373uqsedqah3 Nonilex So much for the foreign & domestic #emoluments clauses… #Trump reported >$1.4 billion in income from #crypto, digital #tokens & related partnerships in 2025, appearing to have SUBSTANTIALLY increased his income after reentering the White House last year.
The income was reported in 927 pages of financial disclosure forms, which the #WhiteHouse released Tuesday. #law #AbuseOfPower #MafiaState #corruption #kleptocracy https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2026/06/30/trump-earned-over-1-billion-cryptocurrency-coin-ventures-last-year/ npub1z6yad6ztjsvfu5zrhtawa96wte5kk3mj7g8e4uaj0qx9yf373uqsedqah3 Nonilex Yeah right. Don’t believe the #Trumpaganda #ReflectingPool liner was cut with a sharp knife or razor, #NPS claims A liner along the bottom of the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool was cut with a sharp knife or razor this month, causing damage to the foam sealant installed as part of a $16 million rehabilitation project, a top official at the National Park Service says. #Trump #propaganda https://apnews.com/article/reflecting-pool-liner-cut-national-park-service-trump-98e11bfcb5899753c79bf55698dc958f npub1z6yad6ztjsvfu5zrhtawa96wte5kk3mj7g8e4uaj0qx9yf373uqsedqah3 Nonilex Ruling from the bench on Wednesday, Failla, an appointee of former President Barack Obama, provisionally certified a class comprised of individuals who had received care from a #NYC provider over the past 6 years. She also issued a temporary restraining order that bars investigators from obtaining the records, including through a grand jury subpoena that had been issued to NYU Langone Hospitals in recent weeks. #law #privacy #Trump #bigotry #LGBTQ #discrimination #health #medicine npub1z6yad6ztjsvfu5zrhtawa96wte5kk3mj7g8e4uaj0qx9yf373uqsedqah3 Nonilex Judge blocks #Trump admin from getting #MedicalRecords of minors who received #gender identity care at #NYC #hospitals A federal judge has temporarily blocked the Trump admin from obtaining sensitive medical records from #healthcare institutions in New York City that provided gender identity care to minors in recent years. #law #privacy #bigotry #LGBTQ #discrimination #health #medicine https://www.cnn.com/2026/06/24/politics/medical-records-minors-transgender-langone-new-york npub1z6yad6ztjsvfu5zrhtawa96wte5kk3mj7g8e4uaj0qx9yf373uqsedqah3 Nonilex #AffordableHousing leaders were apoplectic at the news that the #housing bill signing would not go ahead on Wednesday. Some had received invitations to the bill signing late last night and were en route to the Capitol when they learned that #Trump had canceled the event. #law npub1z6yad6ztjsvfu5zrhtawa96wte5kk3mj7g8e4uaj0qx9yf373uqsedqah3 Nonilex #TLcleanse It’s late #spring / early #summer I put out a lot of #BackyardWildlife feed, for Linus’s entertainment & my own. I’ve posted some videos here including the #NorthernFlicker #Woodpecker mating dance, & a bunch with #squirrels, #chipmunks & #birds getting up close & personal with my super-mellow old man #Linus. Here are a few more. First up, momma #Grackle feeding baby Grackle. #DogsOfMastodon #nature #squirrels #birds #dogs #AdoptDontShop #rescue #SeniorDogs https://s3.masto.ai/media_attachments/files/116/761/261/565/863/251/original/9c2f8a524ae28608.mp4 npub1z6yad6ztjsvfu5zrhtawa96wte5kk3mj7g8e4uaj0qx9yf373uqsedqah3 Nonilex The decision to dismiss the suit could also allow #Trump & the #DOJ to avoid a potentially embarrassing ruling from Judge Kathleen M. Williams of the Southern District of Florida finding that Trump’s suit was invalid. #Judge Williams has considered dismissing Trump’s suit because he effectively controls both his personal lawyers bringing the complaint & the government lawyers who are supposed to respond to it. #law #scammer #fraud #TaxpayersMoney #kleptocracy npub1z6yad6ztjsvfu5zrhtawa96wte5kk3mj7g8e4uaj0qx9yf373uqsedqah3 Nonilex Before he joined the #Trump admin last year, Christine was an Alabama-based urologist who specialized in penile implants. He has little #PublicHealth experience & a history of #FarRight commentary & promoting #ConspiracyTheories. He’s said the #Covid pandemic led to a wider government plot to control people, compared the Biden administration to Nazi Germany & suggested the Covid #vaccine had little effect in stopping the #pandemic. #idiocracy #kakistocracy #science #medicine npub1z6yad6ztjsvfu5zrhtawa96wte5kk3mj7g8e4uaj0qx9yf373uqsedqah3 Nonilex Judge Orders US to Return #Colombian Woman Deported to #Congo The unusual ruling came after the judge found that the #Trump admin had most likely violated the #law by deporting the 55-year-old woman to the African country despite its refusal to take her. The judge ordered the admin to return the woman, Adriana Maria Quiroz Zapata to the #US, a rare instance of a judge doing so amid the admin’s #deportation campaign. #immigration #judiciary #rendition #AbuseOfPower https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/13/world/africa/congo-colombia-deportee-return.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share npub1z6yad6ztjsvfu5zrhtawa96wte5kk3mj7g8e4uaj0qx9yf373uqsedqah3 Nonilex Don’t believe the hype #Trump and #Iran say the #StraitOfHormuz is now fully open, but #US naval #blockade will stay #war #IranWar #piracy https://apnews.com/live/iran-war-israel-trump-04-17-2026 npub1z6yad6ztjsvfu5zrhtawa96wte5kk3mj7g8e4uaj0qx9yf373uqsedqah3 Nonilex #FDA regulators agreed with the panel, saying later that the substances “present significant safety risks,” because most have not been extensively tested in humans. Many of the FDA advisers & internal staff who oversaw those decisions no longer work for the agency. #scammers #law #Trump #RFKJr #HHS #health #science #medicine #PublicHealth #ConspiracyTheories #BrainWorm #USpol npub1z6yad6ztjsvfu5zrhtawa96wte5kk3mj7g8e4uaj0qx9yf373uqsedqah3 Nonilex #FDA to weigh easing limits on unproven peptides favored by #RFKJr & other “#MAHA” [Making America Hurl Again🤮] figures The FDA will hold a meeting this summer to consider easing restrictions on more than a half dozen peptide injections, a group of unapproved therapies that have become popular among “wellness influencers”, “fitness gurus” & celebrities. #law #Trump #HHS #health #science #medicine #PublicHealth #ConspiracyTheories #BrainWorm #USpol https://apnews.com/article/peptides-fda-kennedy-injection-bpc157-37bf2f94f0e8a57da76e67a03b58ff0f npub1z6yad6ztjsvfu5zrhtawa96wte5kk3mj7g8e4uaj0qx9yf373uqsedqah3 Nonilex #Trump called for an international coalition to open the #StraitOfHormuz, then said the United States could go it alone, & then said the waterway would somehow “open itself.” He claimed that the United States had already won the #war, that the war would end soon, & that the war would end “when I feel it … in my bones.” As a headline in The Times put it, Trump’s position on #Iran “can change by the sentence.” #USpol #PsychoticState npub1z6yad6ztjsvfu5zrhtawa96wte5kk3mj7g8e4uaj0qx9yf373uqsedqah3 Nonilex #GiftArticle It has been clear for a long time that #Trump is a person with a disorganized mind & a disordered personality. What the past few months & especially the past few weeks brought into focus is how his pathologies have cascaded downward & outward through his admin. They have become institutionalized. The reason it so often does not act coherently is because it cannot. The world faces something new & baffling & frightening in Trump’s 2nd term: a #PsychoticState. https://www.nytimes.com/2026/04/10/opinion/trump-iran-psychotic-state-institutions.html?unlocked_article_code=1.Z1A.tNXf.iuTv1Vccmxzt&smid=nytcore-ios-share npub1z6yad6ztjsvfu5zrhtawa96wte5kk3mj7g8e4uaj0qx9yf373uqsedqah3 Nonilex #Venezuela Approves New #Law to Open #Mining to Foreign Investors The move opens the country’s coveted #mineral fortune up to foreign investors, in the latest move that Venezuela’s leadership has taken to satisfy the #Trump admin. #geopolitics #MafiaState #sovereignty https://www.nytimes.com/2026/04/09/world/americas/venezuela-mining-us.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share npub1z6yad6ztjsvfu5zrhtawa96wte5kk3mj7g8e4uaj0qx9yf373uqsedqah3 Nonilex #Israel today has carried out what it called the largest strikes on the country since the start of the #war. Fars said 2 #oil tankers were allowed to cross the strait since the #ceasefire came into effect. #Iran is mulling its response to what it sees as Israeli #ceasefire violations against #Lebanon, acc/to an unidentified security source speaking to Fars News Agency, an outlet affiliated with Iran’s #IRGC. #IranWar #US #war #Trump #Netanyahu #WarCrimes #law #geopolitics #NationalSecurity npub1z6yad6ztjsvfu5zrhtawa96wte5kk3mj7g8e4uaj0qx9yf373uqsedqah3 Nonilex #Trump says he’s “not at all” concerned about committing #WarCrimes as he continues to threaten destruction of Iran’s #bridges & #PowerPlants if they don’t meet a Tuesday-evening deadline to reopen the #StraitOfHormuz. “I hope I don’t have to do it,” Trump added. #deranged #sociopath #TrumpsWar #IranWar #US #Iran #war #RulesOfWar #law #Congress #WarPowers #geopolitics #NationalSecurity #MiddleEast #inflation #economy #oil #energy #EnergyCrisis npub1z6yad6ztjsvfu5zrhtawa96wte5kk3mj7g8e4uaj0qx9yf373uqsedqah3 Nonilex #ElonMusk has made a particularly bold demand of his #WallStreet advisers ahead of the #IPO of #SpaceX. #Musk is requiring banks, law firms, auditors & other advisers working on the IPO to buy subscriptions to #Grok, his #AI #chatbot, which is part of SpaceX, acc/to 4 people with knowledge…. Some of the banks have agreed to spend tens of millions on the chatbot, & they have already started integrating Grok into their #IT systems…. #tech #business #law #SEC #antitrust https://www.nytimes.com/2026/04/03/business/spacex-ipo-grok-elon-musk.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share npub1z6yad6ztjsvfu5zrhtawa96wte5kk3mj7g8e4uaj0qx9yf373uqsedqah3 Nonilex After more than an hour of arguments from the #Trump admin [is Trump still awake?], Cecillia Wang, a lawyer with the #ACLU, is presenting arguments on behalf of a class of people challenging the #ExecutiveOrder curtailing #BirthrightCitizenship. She is a birthright citizen herself. #law #SCOTUS #intimidation #immigration #Constitution #Judiciary #MafiaState #AbuseOfPower #WhiteSupremacy #WhiteChristianNationalism #hypocrisy npub1z6yad6ztjsvfu5zrhtawa96wte5kk3mj7g8e4uaj0qx9yf373uqsedqah3 Nonilex Many of the arguments in today’s case go back to the Supreme Court’s 1898 ruling in the case of Wong Kim Ark, which said a US born child of Chinese nationals was a citizen. In that ruling, Justice Horace Gray wrote that #14thAmendment “affirms the ancient & fundamental rule of citizenship by birth within the territory. That, he wrote, is “including all children here born of resident aliens.” #law #SCOTUS #intimidation #BirthrightCitizenship #immigration #Constitution #Trump #MafiaState npub1z6yad6ztjsvfu5zrhtawa96wte5kk3mj7g8e4uaj0qx9yf373uqsedqah3 Nonilex #Trump addressed a range of topics in the interview, including the expected length of the conflict, his surprise at Iran’s widespread retaliation [idiot] & the country’s expected succession plan. Asked whether the #US is doing more beyond the #military assault to help the #IranianPeople regain control of their country from the regime, Trump said, “Yes.” “We are indeed. But right now we want everyone staying inside. It’s not safe out there.” #Iran #war #RegimeChange #law #Congress #WarPowers npub1z6yad6ztjsvfu5zrhtawa96wte5kk3mj7g8e4uaj0qx9yf373uqsedqah3 Nonilex #Trump told CNN in a 9-minute phone interview Monday morning that the #US #military is “knocking the crap” out of #Iran — but that tthe “big wave” is yet to come. “We’re knocking the crap out of them,” Trump told CNN’s Jake Tapper. “I think it’s going very well. It’s very powerful. We’ve got the greatest military in the world & we’re using it.” #war #warmonger #WarCrimes #RegimeChange #RulesOfWar #law #Congress #WarPowers #geopolitics #MiddleEast npub1z6yad6ztjsvfu5zrhtawa96wte5kk3mj7g8e4uaj0qx9yf373uqsedqah3 Nonilex #FactCheck #TrumpLies #Trump claimed #Iran is building missiles that could soon hit the #US. Sources say that’s not backed up by US #intelligence. When Trump addressed the nation Tuesday night, he claimed that Iran is “working to build missiles that will soon reach the United States of America.” That assertion is not backed up by US intelligence, sources told CNN. #warmonger #law #Congress #WarPowers #geopolitics #MiddleEast https://www.cnn.com/2026/02/27/politics/iran-missiles-trump-intelligence-nuclear npub1z6yad6ztjsvfu5zrhtawa96wte5kk3mj7g8e4uaj0qx9yf373uqsedqah3 Nonilex #GiftArticle #Trump, seeking executive #power over #elections, is urged to declare “emergency”
“Activists” who say they are in coordination with the White House are circulating a draft #ExecutiveOrder that would exert extraordinary presidential #power over #voting. #law #ElectionLaw #Constitution #Federalism #states #VotingRights #ElectionInterference #democracy #coup #authoritarianism #tyranny https://wapo.st/3N5cpEn npub1z6yad6ztjsvfu5zrhtawa96wte5kk3mj7g8e4uaj0qx9yf373uqsedqah3 Nonilex In #Minnesota, citizens require have a permit to legally carry a #handgun in public, acc/to the Minnesota Dept of #PublicSafety. The permit does not require the weapon to be concealed & it also serves as a permit to purchase a #firearm, meaning holders don’t need a separate purchase permit. Once issued, the permit is valid for 5 years & can be renewed. Interesting how the #SecondAmendment folks suddenly say carrying a gun is grounds for law enforcement to kill the carrier. #Trump #law #murder npub1z6yad6ztjsvfu5zrhtawa96wte5kk3mj7g8e4uaj0qx9yf373uqsedqah3 Nonilex This is real. I thought I included a source, there are many now, but I first read it here∶ https://www.reuters.com/world/live-trumps-letter-norway-ties-greenland-threat-nobel-snub-eu-weighs-response-2026-01-19/ It is so insane I understand why people thought it was satire. Alas no. Sadly it is reality. #Trump is a stupid, greedy, envious, pathetic embarrassment. He is trashing the #UnitedStates government, its laws & alliances like a petulant toddler throwing a tantrum. #MafiaState #imperialism #geopolitics #Greenland #Denmark #Europe #NATO #Norway #Nobel #law #InternationalLaw https://s3.masto.ai/media_attachments/files/115/922/240/970/442/617/original/67c0e1c41fbc0031.png npub1z6yad6ztjsvfu5zrhtawa96wte5kk3mj7g8e4uaj0qx9yf373uqsedqah3 Nonilex Can the #ICE agent who shot & killed a #Minneapolis woman be prosecuted? #Minnesota’s #UseOfForce #law permits #state #police to use deadly force ONLY IF reasonable officers would believe doing so was necessary to protect themselves, or others, from death or serious harm. #Federal law has a similar standard, permitting use of deadly force when a reasonable officer would have probable cause to believe a person posed an immediate threat of death or serious injury. #Trump https://www.reuters.com/world/us/can-ice-agent-who-shot-minneapolis-woman-be-prosecuted-2026-01-08/?utm_source=braze&utm_medium=notifications&utm_campaign=2025_engagement npub1z6yad6ztjsvfu5zrhtawa96wte5kk3mj7g8e4uaj0qx9yf373uqsedqah3 Nonilex Maduro's case is expected to be overseen by #US District Judge Alvin Hellerstein because he was assigned to the 2020 case brought against #Maduro. The 92-year-old jurist has been skeptical of arguments by the #Trump admin in other high-profile cases. Earlier this year, Hellerstein rejected efforts to deport alleged Venezuelan gang members under the #AlienEnemiesAct, saying the wartime #law had been improperly invoked by the admin. #imperialism #geopolitics #Venezuela #oil #sovereignty npub1z6yad6ztjsvfu5zrhtawa96wte5kk3mj7g8e4uaj0qx9yf373uqsedqah3 Nonilex #DelcyRodríguez was sworn in as #Venezuela’s new president Saturday, but she repeatedly said that #Maduro was Venezuela’s “only president” & even the text on Venezuelan state TV labeled her as vice president. When she ended, the state broadcaster immediately said that Rodríguez was the VP who had just made clear that Maduro was Venezuela’s president. #law #Congress #WarPowers #criminal #Trump #abduction #Venezuela #oil #LandGrab #sovereignty #WarCrimes #theft #piracy #InternationalLaw npub1z6yad6ztjsvfu5zrhtawa96wte5kk3mj7g8e4uaj0qx9yf373uqsedqah3 Nonilex #RobReiner and His Wife Are Found Dead Mayor Karen Bass of Los Angeles confirmed their deaths. The Los Angeles Police Department said it was investigating “an apparent homicide” at the Reiners’ home. https://www.nytimes.com/live/2025/12/15/us/rob-michele-reiner-dead?smid=nytcore-ios-share npub1z6yad6ztjsvfu5zrhtawa96wte5kk3mj7g8e4uaj0qx9yf373uqsedqah3 Nonilex #SCOTUS weighs another step in favor of broad presidential #power sought by #Trump Chief Justice #JohnRoberts has led the Supreme Court ‘s conservative majority on a steady march of increasing the power of the presidency…. The justices could take the next step in a case being argued Monday that calls for a unanimous 90-year-old decision limiting #ExecutiveAuthority to be overturned. #law #ActivistCourt #independence #HumphreysExecutor https://apnews.com/article/supreme-court-trump-executive-power-firing-0b2e5e38911f17059187a92eb533b273 npub1z6yad6ztjsvfu5zrhtawa96wte5kk3mj7g8e4uaj0qx9yf373uqsedqah3 Nonilex The other source with direct knowledge of the briefing called that rationale “f**king insane.” [that ↑ is a real quote.] #Trump #Hegseth #law #criminal #murder #WarCrimes #ExtrajudicialKillings #Congress #Defense #DoD #InternationalLaw npub1z6yad6ztjsvfu5zrhtawa96wte5kk3mj7g8e4uaj0qx9yf373uqsedqah3 Nonilex Ultimately, Bradley told lawmakers, he ordered a second strike to destroy the remains of the vessel, killing the 2 survivors, on the grounds that it appeared that part of the vessel remained afloat because it still held cocaine, according to one of the sources. The survivors could hypothetically have floated to safety, been rescued, & carried on with trafficking the drugs, the logic went. Seriously?? #Trump #Hegseth #law #criminal #murder #WarCrimes #ExtrajudicialKillings #Congress #DoD npub1z6yad6ztjsvfu5zrhtawa96wte5kk3mj7g8e4uaj0qx9yf373uqsedqah3 Nonilex When there are no consequences, murderers just keep killing #US strikes another boat in the Eastern #Pacific, killing 4, amid escalating questions about its purported “counter-drug” offensive [#oil acquisition / US #supremacy of the Americas] #Trump #Hegseth #law #criminal #murder #WarCrimes #ExtrajudicialKillings #Congress #Defense #DoD #InternationalLaw https://www.cnn.com/2025/12/04/politics/us-strike-eastern-pacific-drug-boat npub1z6yad6ztjsvfu5zrhtawa96wte5kk3mj7g8e4uaj0qx9yf373uqsedqah3 Nonilex A full year after making a public pledge to do so, #Trump disclosed a list of #donors who helped #pay for his transition to #power. The list of 46 individuals…includes #billionaires like #JeffYass & #PaulSinger as well as several who went on to be #appointees in the current #administration. In total, the transition said it raised slightly >$14M, but did not specify how much each donor contributed. It said $13.7M was spent on the transition. #law #corruption #PayToPlay https://www.nytimes.com/2025/11/26/us/politics/trump-transition-donors.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share npub1z6yad6ztjsvfu5zrhtawa96wte5kk3mj7g8e4uaj0qx9yf373uqsedqah3 Nonilex #Illinois Gov #JBPritzker says he’s worried how #Trump might respond to the growing controversy over his ties to #Epstein. “My great fear, of course, is that with the release of that information, which I think will be devastating for Trump, he’s going to do everything in his power to distract. What does that mean? I mean, he might take us to #war with #Venezuela just to get a distraction in the news & take it out of the headlines.” [we’re all worried about that JB] https://apnews.com/article/pritzker-trump-reaction-epstein-files-distraction-280eb69c80aee902b3ed6d712c79f332 npub1z6yad6ztjsvfu5zrhtawa96wte5kk3mj7g8e4uaj0qx9yf373uqsedqah3 Nonilex In early 2025, the #Trump admin flew Venezuelan immigrants to Salvadoran President #Bukele’s notorious Terrorism Confinement Center [#CECOT], where they were held for 4 months without communication w/ their families & lawyers. The US govt had accused the men of being members of the transnational gang Tren de Aragua & removed most of them from the #US under the #AlienEnemiesAct—an 18th-century #law that Trump has invoked for only the 4th time in US history. #immigration #HumanRights #DueProcess npub1z6yad6ztjsvfu5zrhtawa96wte5kk3mj7g8e4uaj0qx9yf373uqsedqah3 Nonilex Somehow I missed this disgraceful act utterly unbecoming of the US president. #Trump posted a bizarre AI video late Sat, in which he’s seen dropping feces on #NoKings protesters from a fighter jet. In the stunning 19-sec clip, Trump—donned in a king’s crown—is flying a fighter jet….The video then pans out to show the plane—which has the words “King Trump”written on its side—dropping massive amounts of excrement on a target which reveals itself to be NYC. #25thAmendment https://www.mediaite.com/media/news/trump-posts-bizarre-ai-video-in-which-he-airdrops-feces-on-no-kings-protesters/ npub1z6yad6ztjsvfu5zrhtawa96wte5kk3mj7g8e4uaj0qx9yf373uqsedqah3 Nonilex The 6 unidentified foreigners who had their #visas revoked were from Argentina, Brazil, Germany, Mexico, Paraguay & South Africa. #Trump & Secy of #State #MarcoRubio “will defend our borders, *our culture*, & our citizens by enforcing our #immigration laws,” the State Dept said. “*Aliens* who take advantage of America’s hospitality while celebrating the assassination of our citizens will be removed.” #law #Constitution #FirstAmendment #FreeSpeech #authoritarianism #autocracy #fascism #tyranny npub1z6yad6ztjsvfu5zrhtawa96wte5kk3mj7g8e4uaj0qx9yf373uqsedqah3 Nonilex The announcement came as #Trump was posthumously awarding #CharlieKirk America’s highest civilian honor, the Presidential Medal of Freedom. The administration & its supporters have targeted people for their comments about Kirk, leading to firings or other discipline of journalists, teachers & others, & raising #FreeSpeech concerns. #law #Constitution #FirstAmendment #authoritarianism #autocracy #dictatorship #fascism #tyranny #USpol npub1z6yad6ztjsvfu5zrhtawa96wte5kk3mj7g8e4uaj0qx9yf373uqsedqah3 Nonilex The #Trump admin has revoked the #visas of 6 foreigners deemed by #US officials to have made derisive comments or made light of the assassination of conservative activist #CharlieKirk last month. The #State Dept said Tuesday it had determined they should lose their visas after reviewing their online #socialmedia posts & clips about Kirk. #law #Constitution #FirstAmendment #FreeSpeech #authoritarianism #autocracy #dictatorship #fascism #tyranny #USpol https://apnews.com/article/trump-charlie-kirk-visas-revoked-455f43467c0c50e84d3857c1e9c81458?utm_source=onesignal&utm_medium=push&utm_campaign=2025-10-14-Politics npub1z6yad6ztjsvfu5zrhtawa96wte5kk3mj7g8e4uaj0qx9yf373uqsedqah3 Nonilex There doesn’t seem to be a clear point or purpose in Trump’s speech to the #military generals. He has talked about #tariffs, #Biden & the autopen #ConspiracyTheory, the southern #border, CNN, his personal feelings about #Putin & his thirst for a #NobelPeacePrize. Trump said he told #Hegseth that “we should use some of these dangerous cities as training grounds for our military,” referring to urban areas within the US. Then he talked about deploying the #NationalGuard to #Chicago & #Portland. 🧵 npub1z6yad6ztjsvfu5zrhtawa96wte5kk3mj7g8e4uaj0qx9yf373uqsedqah3 Nonilex #Trump Administration Orders Work Halted on #WindFarm That Is Nearly Built The order to stop construction on #RevolutionWind off the coast of #RhodeIsland is part of the admin’s campaign against things that are good. #RenewableEnergy #energy #wind #climate #ClimateSolutions #ClimateChange #ClimateCrisis https://www.nytimes.com/2025/08/22/climate/trump-administration-halts-revolution-wind.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare npub1z6yad6ztjsvfu5zrhtawa96wte5kk3mj7g8e4uaj0qx9yf373uqsedqah3 Nonilex WTAF? 🦇💩 Is #empathy a #sin? Some #conservative #Christians argue it can be Empathy is usually regarded as a #virtue, a key to human #decency & #kindness. And yet, with increasing momentum, voices on the #ChristianRight are preaching that it has become a #vice. #CognitiveDissonance #Sociopaths #Evangelism https://apnews.com/article/conservative-christians-sin-of-toxic-empathy-c9ab96faf99605e010f487df61d92d8f npub1z6yad6ztjsvfu5zrhtawa96wte5kk3mj7g8e4uaj0qx9yf373uqsedqah3 Nonilex #MilitaryState The US #military is preparing to activate #NationalGuard troops in the nation’s capital as part of #Trump’s campaign against *crime* there, a #Defense Dept official said. #Trump is expected to announce Monday that up to several hundred #DC Guard #troops will be sent to *support* law enforcement in the city. Crime rates in #WashingtonDC have been falling, but Trump has claimed they are “totally out of control” & has threatened a federal takeover. https://www.nytimes.com/2025/08/11/us/politics/trump-national-guard-washington-dc.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare npub1z6yad6ztjsvfu5zrhtawa96wte5kk3mj7g8e4uaj0qx9yf373uqsedqah3 Nonilex #StochasticTerrorism The #FDA’s top #vaccine & #GeneTherapy official resigned on Tues after a public campaign against him led by the #FarRight influencer [& unofficial #Trump adviser] #LauraLoomer… Over the past week, Loomer had taken to #socialmedia to attack the Dr. Vinay Prasad for a series of decisions denying approval of new drugs for rare #diseases. She highlighted past statements of support he had made for figures on the left, including #BernieSanders… #science https://www.nytimes.com/2025/07/29/health/vinay-prasad-fda-resigns-loomer.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare npub1z6yad6ztjsvfu5zrhtawa96wte5kk3mj7g8e4uaj0qx9yf373uqsedqah3 Nonilex #IAEA #RafaelGrossi : Obviously, we cannot assess the degrees of damage. But given the power of these machines & the technical characteristics of a centrifuge, we already know that these centrifuges are no longer operational, because they are machines with enough precision: there are rotors, the vibrations have completely destroyed. There could not be significant physical damage. So, we can have a technically quite precise conclusion. #US #Iran npub1z6yad6ztjsvfu5zrhtawa96wte5kk3mj7g8e4uaj0qx9yf373uqsedqah3 Nonilex Alexander sat outside Taylor’s home, waiting for the police to arrive. He opened the #ChatGPT app on his phone. “I’m dying today,” he wrote, according to a transcript of the conversation. “Let me talk to Juliet.” “You are not alone,” ChatGPT responded empathetically, & offered crisis counseling resources. When the police arrived, Alexander Taylor charged at them holding the knife. He was shot & killed. #MediaLiteracy #chatbots #AI #GenerativeAI #tech #health #PublicHealth #MentalHealth npub1z6yad6ztjsvfu5zrhtawa96wte5kk3mj7g8e4uaj0qx9yf373uqsedqah3 Nonilex …media reported dozens of people were taken into custody during the raids, the latest in a series of such sweeps conducted in cities as part of #Trump's extensive crackdown on #immigration. The #LAPD did not take part in the immigration #raids. It was deployed to quell civil unrest after crowds protesting the #deportation raids spray-painted anti-#ICE slogans on the walls of a federal court bldg & massed outside a nearby jail where some of the detainees were believed to be held. #law #Gestapo npub1z6yad6ztjsvfu5zrhtawa96wte5kk3mj7g8e4uaj0qx9yf373uqsedqah3 Nonilex #Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang warned that if #US export curbs continue, more Chinese customers will buy Huawei's chips. The April H20 ban forced Nvidia to write off $5.5 billion in inventory & Huang told the Stratechery podcast on Monday that the company also had to walk away from $15 billion in sales. #Trump #economy #tech #market #competition npub1z6yad6ztjsvfu5zrhtawa96wte5kk3mj7g8e4uaj0qx9yf373uqsedqah3 Nonilex Voting machines that give all voters a ballot with one of those codes are used in hundreds of counties across 19 states. 3 of them— #Georgia, #SouthCarolina & #Delaware—use the machines statewide. Some computer scientists, Democrats & left-leaning election activists have raised concerns about their use, but those pushing #ConspiracyTheories about the 2020 election have been the loudest, claiming without evidence that manipulation has already occurred. #Trump #law #ElectionLaw #Disinformation npub1z6yad6ztjsvfu5zrhtawa96wte5kk3mj7g8e4uaj0qx9yf373uqsedqah3 Nonilex #SCOTUS #BirthrightCitizenship case One of #Trump's most contentious policies - his attempt to restrict automatic #birthright #citizenship - arrives at the #SupremeCourt this week with a predictable twist: The justices may focus on something else entirely. Federal judges in #Washington state, #Massachusetts & #Maryland issued orders blocking Trump's January #ExecutiveOrder nationwide, finding it violated language in the #Constitution. #immigration #law #AbuseOfPower https://www.reuters.com/world/us/birthright-citizenship-case-us-supreme-court-gets-two-controversies-one-2025-05-13/ npub1z6yad6ztjsvfu5zrhtawa96wte5kk3mj7g8e4uaj0qx9yf373uqsedqah3 Nonilex I wonder, given #RobertPrevost’s many years spent in #SouthAmerica, if the choice was related at all to the current cruelty of Trump’s #immigration policies & #deportations of #LatinAmericans. Notable that after #Pope #LeoXIV gave his remarks in Italian he spoke in #Spanish, but the Chicago born #American did not speak in English. npub1z6yad6ztjsvfu5zrhtawa96wte5kk3mj7g8e4uaj0qx9yf373uqsedqah3 Nonilex PM #MarkCarney started his statement by cracking a joke about being on the edge of his seat after #Trump promised a major announcement. That was typical Carney, using quick humor to pivot into a more serious statement. He also praised Trump for his “relentless focus on the American worker.” But #Carney’s face dropped & the mood in the room changed as Trump started talking about how #Canada should be part of the #UnitedStates. #geopolitics npub1z6yad6ztjsvfu5zrhtawa96wte5kk3mj7g8e4uaj0qx9yf373uqsedqah3 Nonilex In his post taking aim at #Canada, #Trump again cited a figure he framed as a “subsidy” the #UnitedStates gives its neighbor. The number he gave, $200 billion, appears to be a reference to the US’ #TradeDeficit with Canada. But that is vastly inflated: Last year, the #US had a $63.3 billion trade deficit with Canada, according to US official data. The US ran a trade #surplus with Canada if you excludes Canadian #oil exported to America. #geopolitics #MarkCarney