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Last Notes npub1z6yad6ztjsvfu5zrhtawa96wte5kk3mj7g8e4uaj0qx9yf373uqsedqah3 Nonilex Anyone else having issues with #mastodon? Super glitchy, extremely slow, crashing etc? 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 #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 A divided federal appeals #court on Tuesday said the #Trump admin improperly terminated billions of dollars in funds to boost #CleanEnergy projects, handing a win to a coalition of nonprofits picked to run the #Biden-era effort. #Climate United Fund & other nonprofits won’t have access to their funds immediately as the decision will be put on hold for several days giving the #EPA time to ask #SCOTUS to step in. #law #ClimateChange #ClimateCrisis #FossilFuels https://apnews.com/article/epa-grants-climate-united-trump-36ad8c6684939a1788dd49979e0f3ad9 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 On Tuesday, a group of >155 physicians, scientists & #PublicHealth advocates, organized by #AIDS activists who worked closely with Dr. #Fauci in the 1990s, issued a public letter defending him & condemning what they considered the #Trump admin’s relentless attacks on #science & scientists. #COVID #ConspiracyTheories #medicine #USpol #law npub1z6yad6ztjsvfu5zrhtawa96wte5kk3mj7g8e4uaj0qx9yf373uqsedqah3 Nonilex Over the weekend, #RandPaul released >1,100 pages of Dr. #Fauci’s typewritten personal diary without saying how he got them. On Tuesday, “Health” Secy #RFKJr said he gave the documents to Paul & another [crazy] #Republican, Sen #RonJohnson of Wisconsin, “so they could see the light of day.” #Trump #COVID #ConspiracyTheories #PublicHealth #science #medicine #USpol #law 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 The top #Democrat on the panel, Senator #GaryPeters of Michigan, accused #RandPaul of waging a politically-motivated inquiry to “basically legitimize a predetermined conclusion that was reached years ago.” Dr. #Fauci & Mr. Paul have been tangling with one another for years. In 2021, when the senator accused Dr. Fauci of lying while testifying before the #Senate, Dr. Fauci replied, “If anybody is lying here, senator, it is you.” #COVID #ConspiracyTheories #PublicHealth #science #USpol #law npub1z6yad6ztjsvfu5zrhtawa96wte5kk3mj7g8e4uaj0qx9yf373uqsedqah3 Nonilex “the only conclusion I can reach is that the sole reason he is calling me before this committee is to get me to say something that could vindicate his repeated public pledges that I end up, in his words, ‘behind bars,’”Dr. #Fauci said Dr. Fauci told the panel that it pained him not to answer questions, but that he was doing so on the advice of his lawyers. #Trump #COVID #ConspiracyTheories #PublicHealth #science #medicine #USpol #law npub1z6yad6ztjsvfu5zrhtawa96wte5kk3mj7g8e4uaj0qx9yf373uqsedqah3 Nonilex “Over that period, I proved that I believe in & respect the value of legitimate congressional oversight,” Dr. #Fauci said. “However, given Senator Paul’s obvious obsession with calling for my prosecution, his repeated slanderous comments about me, & recently his publicly releasing my unredacted personal diary aimed at embarrassing & intimidating me, npub1z6yad6ztjsvfu5zrhtawa96wte5kk3mj7g8e4uaj0qx9yf373uqsedqah3 Nonilex Senator #RandPaul accuses Dr. #Fauci of funding research in China that sparked the #pandemic, & then lying about it to #Congress — outrageous accusations Dr. Fauci vehemently denies. In a brief opening statement, Dr. Fauci noted that he had testified before Congress more than 200 times during the 38 years he ran the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases [ #NIAID ], including during the #Covid pandemic. #Trump #ConspiracyTheories #PublicHealth #science #medicine #USpol #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 Dr. Anthony S. Fauci, who spent nearly four decades as the government’s top #InfectiousDisease expert, refused on Wednesday to answer any questions from a #Senate committee investigating the origins of #Covid19. Dr. #Fauci accused the committee’s #Republican chairman, #RandPaul, of having an “unhinged obsession with me,” before repeatedly invoking his #FifthAmendment right not to incriminate himself. #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 …Federal prosecutors in Atlanta are bringing an #obstruction charge against a #US citizen who gave customs officers what is known as a #duress passcode, which activated software that erased the contents of his #phone. The authorities stopped Samuel Tunick, an Atlanta resident, for interrogation at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta Int’l Airport as he returned to the US Jan 24 last year, acc/to a Nov grand jury indictment. The authorities seized his phone before allowing him to enter the country. #law npub1z6yad6ztjsvfu5zrhtawa96wte5kk3mj7g8e4uaj0qx9yf373uqsedqah3 Nonilex #GiftArticle A #US Citizen Deleted His #Phone’s #Data. Now He Faces a #Felony Charge. Federal prosecutors charged a man returning to the United States with #obstruction because he gave them a passcode that erased his #smartphone during a customs search. #law #InfoSec #privacy https://www.nytimes.com/2026/07/28/us/duress-password-phone-wipe-charge.html?unlocked_article_code=1.1VA.PB_S.E8UqK3lm4peR&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 #Netanyahu will meet with #Trump for first time since the #IranWar began. The two also plan to discuss the framework agreement the #US & #Israel signed with #Lebanon over the Israel - #Hezbollah #war & the expansion of the #AbrahamAccords, according to a White House official. #TrumpsWar #Iran #ForeverWars #WarCrimes #RulesOfWar #InternationalLaw #law #Congress #WarPowers #geopolitics #NationalSecurity #MiddleEast #economy #inflation #oil #energy #EnergyCrisis https://apnews.com/article/trump-netanyahu-meeting-iran-war-2d9ade01d2977dee5555f24daee30482 npub1z6yad6ztjsvfu5zrhtawa96wte5kk3mj7g8e4uaj0qx9yf373uqsedqah3 Nonilex The Defense Casualty Analysis System, which #Pentagon officials have repeatedly pointed to as the definitive source on the numbers of dead & wounded from the conflict, removed the 4 fallen soldiers as well as dozens of wounded #troops from its #Iran #war tally last week. On Sunday, a new category called “Overseas Operations” emerged on the system’s website, listing the 4 Army deaths by name as well as 207 wounded. It was unclear if all of the wounded were injured in the Iran conflict. #Trump npub1z6yad6ztjsvfu5zrhtawa96wte5kk3mj7g8e4uaj0qx9yf373uqsedqah3 Nonilex The 4 American troops killed during renewed fighting between the #US & #Iran in recent weeks are no longer listed as part of the #IranWar death toll in the #Pentagon’s official casualty count. They have been placed in a new, separate category Sunday. It raises questions about properly counting the impact to US service members as the #Trump admin has escalated strikes on Iran. #TrumpsWar #ForeverWars #law #Congress #WarPowers #geopolitics #NationalSecurity #MiddleEast https://apnews.com/article/iran-war-casualty-count-pentagon-us-troops-4c578fc74746052627b1c87845fdc0d5 npub1z6yad6ztjsvfu5zrhtawa96wte5kk3mj7g8e4uaj0qx9yf373uqsedqah3 Nonilex President Franklin D. Roosevelt implemented the Good Neighbor Policy, which sought to replace the use of force with diplomacy in #US #ForeignPolicy toward the region. That approach made a decisive contribution to the early stages of #Brazil’s industrialization. When confronting the 2008 financial crisis, President George W. Bush included 3 Latin American countries in the inaugural Group of 20 leaders’ summit. #geopolitics #law #sovereignty #trade #economy #Trump #tariffs #ElectionInterference 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 Brazilian exports to the #US have fallen to their lowest level since 1997. Comparing the first 6 months of 2025 & 2026, bilateral #trade with the US declined by 12.8%, while #Brazil’s trade with the #EU grew by 6.1% & its trade with #China increased by 15.9%.
In the medium term, these #tariffs will disrupt #SupplyChains that are currently deeply integrated, & Brazilian companies will replace their US suppliers with partners elsewhere. #geopolitics #Lula #law #sovereignty #economy #Trump npub1z6yad6ztjsvfu5zrhtawa96wte5kk3mj7g8e4uaj0qx9yf373uqsedqah3 Nonilex Negotiations between us, together with rulings by the #US #SupremeCourt, dismantled the initial version of the sweeping #tariff measures. Yet this month, disregarding dozens of meetings between our teams, solid technical arguments & documents I personally handed to #Trump, the US government imposed new #tariffs on #Brazil ranging from 12.5% to 37.5%. #Lula #law #InternationalLaw #sovereignty #ElectionInterference #coup #Jan6 #BigLie #JairBolsonaro npub1z6yad6ztjsvfu5zrhtawa96wte5kk3mj7g8e4uaj0qx9yf373uqsedqah3 Nonilex A year ago, I was taken aback by the publication, on a digital platform, of a letter from President Donald #Trump imposing a 50% tariff on Brazilian goods. Its very first paragraph referred to former president #JairBolsonaro — who was #convicted last year for attempting a #coup d’état in #Brazil & is now under house arrest — making the political motivation behind the measure explicit.
#Lula #law #InternationalLaw #sovereignty #ElectionInterference #coup #Jan6 #BigLie #JairBolsonaro npub1z6yad6ztjsvfu5zrhtawa96wte5kk3mj7g8e4uaj0qx9yf373uqsedqah3 Nonilex #GiftArticle #Lula to #Trump∶ ‘No one will defeat us through #lies’ Opinion by Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva
Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva is the president of #Brazil. #law #InternationalLaw #sovereignty #ElectionInterference #coup #Jan6 #BigLie #JairBolsonaro https://wapo.st/3Tl6JZQ npub1z6yad6ztjsvfu5zrhtawa96wte5kk3mj7g8e4uaj0qx9yf373uqsedqah3 Nonilex Authorities said he is believed to have injured several people after he drove a van into a crowd at a park near the #Pride festival’s closing party. He then allegedly attacked other people with a weapon, suspected to be a machete. “Everything we see here points to us dealing with an #Islamic #terror attack,” Interior Minister Alexander Dobrindt said. Dobrindt put the total number of injured at 29. #law #HateCrimes #extremism #IdeologicalViolence #LGBTQ+ #Berlin #Germany 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 A van drove into a crowd during #Berlin’s famed #LGBTQ+ event Saturday, #killing at least one person & injuring at least 15, prompting police to call off the celebrations & a concert in #Germany’s capital hours after it had begun. Police said some of the victims had life-threatening injuries. Firefighters & ambulances were out with many emergency staffers at the scene to attend to the victims. #law #HateCrimes #TakeYourHateBackIntoTheShadows npub1z6yad6ztjsvfu5zrhtawa96wte5kk3mj7g8e4uaj0qx9yf373uqsedqah3 Nonilex 🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬 At least one person has died from injuries sustained by a car driving into the crowd at the #Berlin #Germany #LGBTQ+ #Pride march #law #HateCrimes #TakeYourHateBackIntoTheShadows https://apnews.com/article/germany-berling-lgbtq-pride-parade-8b3c8ded8033ab246cb55f7bd1c47e2f npub1z6yad6ztjsvfu5zrhtawa96wte5kk3mj7g8e4uaj0qx9yf373uqsedqah3 Nonilex Every “observation mission to #Brazil since 2018, when they started, including the 2022 presidential #election, has found the country’s electoral system to be secure, reliable & fully capable of producing legitimate election results,” said Benoni Belli, the Brazilian ambassador to the Organization of American States. #law #InternationalLaw #sovereignty #US #Trump #BigLie 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 The snr ofcl said he saw #US #intelligence assessments at the time that found “there is no credibility to these accusations against the credibility of #Brazil’s electoral system.” …Following the #election, #JairBolsonaro tried to overturn the results showing he had lost to #Lula & initiate a #military #coup, but most of the country’s generals balked at the plan. Last year, he was convicted of attempting to overthrow the Brazilian state & sentenced to 27 years in prison…. #law #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 The senior ofcl drew a distinction between this diplomatic mission & efforts by the #US govt in 2022 [under #Biden] to fortify Brazilian #democracy & avert a #military takeover. In the lead-up to that #election, #JairBolsonaro [aping #Trump] repeatedly sought to sow doubt over Brazil’s electoral system, which he [falsely] alleged was rife with fraud. #law #InternationalLaw #sovereignty #Brazil #Trump #BigLie npub1z6yad6ztjsvfu5zrhtawa96wte5kk3mj7g8e4uaj0qx9yf373uqsedqah3 Nonilex “For those of us who lost friends bringing #democracy to other countries, it’s incredibly noxious seeing this secretary [ #MarcoRubio ] using American power to undermine credible #elections in other countries for ideological purposes,” the senior #US #State Department official with knowledge of the endeavor said, speaking on the condition of anonymity because he wasn’t authorized to speak publicly [& feared retaliation].
#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 …It was unclear whom the #US “diplomats” had planned to meet or how they would impugn a system long seen as an electoral standard-bearer in #SouthAmerica, returning results within hours of Brazilians casting their ballots.
Two senior #Brazil officials told WaPo on Thursday that they had recently learned of what they described as the American “ploy” & had vowed to block the US officials from entering the country. #law #InternationalLaw #sovereignty #BigLie npub1z6yad6ztjsvfu5zrhtawa96wte5kk3mj7g8e4uaj0qx9yf373uqsedqah3 Nonilex A #US #State Dept delegation, including #Trump political appointees…, had planned to depart for #Brasília, the capital, in coming days, acc/to a snr State Dept ofcl & 3 Brazilian ofcls…. But Brazilian ofcls, apprised of the plans, denied the Americans permission to travel….The US ofcls applied for #visas through the Brazilian consulate in DC, saying they planned to hold “meetings with authorities involved in the electoral process,” #Brazi ofcls said. #law #InternationalLaw #sovereignty #BigLie npub1z6yad6ztjsvfu5zrhtawa96wte5kk3mj7g8e4uaj0qx9yf373uqsedqah3 Nonilex #Brazil denied #visas to 2 senior #State Dept officials that the #Trump admin planned to dispatch on a mission to cast doubt on the fairness & integrity of the country’s electoral system before millions of Brazilians vote in a presidential #election on Oct 4, the Foreign Ministry said Saturday. #law #InternationalLaw #sovereignty #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 #Trump made the announcement a day after the #EU hit #Google with a fine of 890 million euros, or $1 billion, after it said the #technology behemoth broke digital #antitrust #regulations by setting up #GooglePlay & its ubiquitous search engine to corral consumers toward its own services & apps to the detriment of competitors. #law #geopolitics #economy #GlobalTrade npub1z6yad6ztjsvfu5zrhtawa96wte5kk3mj7g8e4uaj0qx9yf373uqsedqah3 Nonilex Because #Trump is such an #ethics expert 🙄 Trump says #US will investigate #EU #trade practices for 'unethical' fines on #Google & #Apple The US will open a formal investigation into the EU’s trade practices, Trump said on Friday, claiming the bloc has unfairly levied billions of dollars of fines against Google, Apple & other US #tech giants. #law #geopolitics #economy #GlobalTrade #antitrust #regulations https://apnews.com/article/trump-eu-trade-tech-fine-google-2e125ac0d3c1ac7a96c9194a372ba47e npub1z6yad6ztjsvfu5zrhtawa96wte5kk3mj7g8e4uaj0qx9yf373uqsedqah3 Nonilex Though the votes forced by #Democrats are largely symbolic, they are meant as a strong signal to #Trump that his support on Capitol Hill is chipping away as the war drags on & lawmakers in both parties have questioned his admin’s endgame. #TrumpsWar #IranWar #ForeverWars #law #Congress #WarPowers #NationalSecurity #MiddleEast #economy #inflation #affordability #CostOfLiving #oil #energy #EnergyCrisis 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 Thank you! Judge questions difference between #Hegseth's #testosterone policy & #transgender care for troops Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s new initiative to test & treat troops for low testosterone has prompted a federal judge to question the differences between that kind of testosterone replacement therapy & hormone treatment for transgender men in the military. #law #Trump #military #ToxicMasculinity https://apnews.com/article/hegseth-testosterone-replacement-therapy-transgender-troops-ban-e0f2a99aea1801ee2233e9f6201a31d4 npub1z6yad6ztjsvfu5zrhtawa96wte5kk3mj7g8e4uaj0qx9yf373uqsedqah3 Nonilex A dose of perfection for your day … #DogsOfMastodon #RescueDog #ShelterMutt #AdoptDontShop #SeniorDogs https://s3.masto.ai/media_attachments/files/116/959/810/956/367/342/original/2a33796ffa5a73d4.png npub1z6yad6ztjsvfu5zrhtawa96wte5kk3mj7g8e4uaj0qx9yf373uqsedqah3 Nonilex Nonsequitur I really hate it when people “just drop by” Let’s call it what it is, an ambush. Give me a freaking second to tidy up & maybe not be a sweaty mess from 90°+F heat & 73% humidity. Seriously. 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 #Trump says #ABC, #NBC licenses should be revoked over refusal to air speech on “election integrity” Trump claimed without evidence that ABC & NBC declined to cover the speech because they were complicit in a larger fraud.
“They & others in the media are part of a plot. They want to continue this fraud for whatever reason. They want to keep it going. They want to protect the radical left,” he said. #BigLie #Trumpaganda #propaganda #gaslighting #law #FirstAmendment https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2026/07/16/trump-says-abc-nbc-licenses-should-be-revoked-over-refusal-air-speech-election-integrity/ 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 JFC who’s the violent person in this picture? I’ll give you a few hints, it’s not the so called “radical left-wing” or a supposed #GeorgeSoros paid protestor or a member of #Antifa. Cheers to this woman for clearly keeping her cool in a very heated situation. This comes very close to crossing the line into assault. Only a white man could get away with this behavior. #FarRight #PoliticalViolence #Trump #MAGA #extremism #DonesticTerrorism #StateSponsoredTerrorism #WhiteSupremacy #criminal #law https://s3.masto.ai/media_attachments/files/116/924/589/309/064/757/original/1e63de5dbab1d33e.png npub1z6yad6ztjsvfu5zrhtawa96wte5kk3mj7g8e4uaj0qx9yf373uqsedqah3 Nonilex Trump said Wednesday that #ICE should continue traffic stops after 2 deadly #shootings in 1 week, contradicting new policy to halt them. To remove criminals from the country, “we CANNOT give up one of ICE’s most important and effective Crime Fighting tools, THE TRAFFIC STOP!” Trump posted on social media. #law #immigration #Sturmabteilung #murder #ExtraJudicialKillings #DueProcess #UseOfForce #CivilRights #HumanRights #TheCrueltyIsThePoint #AbuseOfPower #WhiteSupremacy https://apnews.com/article/ice-immigration-enforcement-deaths-traffic-stops-3d614361d8354474bc4eb8e37ec26b28 npub1z6yad6ztjsvfu5zrhtawa96wte5kk3mj7g8e4uaj0qx9yf373uqsedqah3 Nonilex #JaredWise, a former #Jan6 defendant [for real] who was assigned to Blanche’s team, also worked on the investigation into the Capitol #insurrection but resigned earlier this year, saying on social media that he could only “expose the abuses by the FBI & DOJ against J6 defendants” from outside government. #law #LegalEthics #DOJ #ToddBlanche #Trump #retribution 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 One team listed on the internal roster, led by another Blanche aide, Paul Perkins, focused on a single person∶ #TinaPeters, a pro-Trump #Colorado #elections official #convicted & #imprisoned for state #election related crimes, whose sentence was later commuted by the state’s Democratic governor under pressure & threats from #Trump. #law #LegalEthics #DOJ #ToddBlanche #ElectionInterference #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 #GiftArticle How #MarcoRubio Is Running #Venezuela From Afar The secretary of state effectively controls Venezuela’s finances, the distribution of its natural resources & its government. His grip on the country is a vivid manifestation of #US power in the #Trump era. #MafiaState #imperialism #geopolitics #oil #LandGrab #sovereignty #WarCrimes #theft #law #Congress #WarPowers #InternationalLaw https://www.nytimes.com/2026/07/11/us/politics/how-marco-rubio-runs-venezuela.html?unlocked_article_code=1.w1A.JxYo.dGw_Cfis4nej&smid=nytcore-ios-share npub1z6yad6ztjsvfu5zrhtawa96wte5kk3mj7g8e4uaj0qx9yf373uqsedqah3 Nonilex 🤬 this 🤬🤬🤬 #Somali school in #Minnesota faces threats after #Trump posts clip of #kindergartners
Trump’s post clearly showed the students’ faces. Replies filled with anti - #Muslim invectives, including one user who labeled the #children “future terrorists.” #Unfit #law #ChildEndangerment #WhiteSupremacy #Islamophobia #GiftArticle https://wapo.st/4vY10Y8 npub1z6yad6ztjsvfu5zrhtawa96wte5kk3mj7g8e4uaj0qx9yf373uqsedqah3 Nonilex The change could open the door for #FossilFuel companies, #agricultural interests, #land #developers & others to disturb or even destroy the #habitats of vulnerable species. Many species are already running out of places to live, & the new rule is likely to add extreme pressure…. The move was the latest in a series of extraordinary efforts by the #Trump admin to weaken #environmental #regulations designed to fight #ClimateChange & prevent species #extinction. #law #EndangeredSpecies #wildlife npub1z6yad6ztjsvfu5zrhtawa96wte5kk3mj7g8e4uaj0qx9yf373uqsedqah3 Nonilex #SCOTUS upheld this interpretation in 1995, ruling against property owners who argued that #harm should only mean directly killing or injuring an #endangered #animal. But on Friday, the #Trump #Interior Dept & the #Commerce Dept announced a final rule that rescinded this longstanding interpretation. Under the rule, destroying an #EndangeredSpecies’ nest or #habitat would no longer be considered illegal. #law #EnvironmentalLaw #regulations #wildlife #habitats #ecosystems #ClimateChange 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 #Antifa, short for “anti-fascist,” is a decentralized movement without a clear command structure or leader, reflecting a range of ideologies mostly on the political left, from anarchism to communism & everything in between. Unlike left-wing extremist groups of the 1960s & 1970s, such as Weather Underground, antifa does not issue manifestos or claim responsibility for actions. #law #Constitution #RightToProtest #FirstAmendment #NationalSecurity #FarRight #propaganda #trumpaganda #Trump npub1z6yad6ztjsvfu5zrhtawa96wte5kk3mj7g8e4uaj0qx9yf373uqsedqah3 Nonilex The others received prison terms of 30 to 70 years on charges such as rioting, providing support to terrorists & conspiracy to use & carry explosives. [so all #Jan6 offenders should suffer the same fate]
Defense attorneys called the prosecution politically motivated. #law #Constitution #RightToProtest #FirstAmendment #NationalSecurity #scapegoating #FarRight #propaganda #trumpaganda #Trump 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 …Some said, too, they were unsure why they had been invited. “We don’t have antifa,” said one European diplomat.
“I don’t think we can find any reason why we would be interested in attending such an event,” said another.
“Our law enforcement authorities have not focused on left-wing terrorism because this is not considered a high priority threat in our country,” said a third. #law #Constitution #RightToProtest #FirstAmendment #NationalSecurity #FarRight #propaganda #trumpaganda #Trump npub1z6yad6ztjsvfu5zrhtawa96wte5kk3mj7g8e4uaj0qx9yf373uqsedqah3 Nonilex Elsewhere in the government, discomfort with the direction the admin is such that at meetings of #NationalSecurity ofcls from various agencies, some #intelligence analysts have declined to brief on #Antifa because they do not regard it as a serious counterterrorism threat, acc/to one person familiar with the matter.
Officials from some foreign governments…expressed dismay about the #Rubio invitation, citing what they call its vague aims & the short notice. #law #Constitution #RightToProtest npub1z6yad6ztjsvfu5zrhtawa96wte5kk3mj7g8e4uaj0qx9yf373uqsedqah3 Nonilex But achieving that status for #Antifa would be a stretch, experts say.
#US #law requires a group be foreign to be designated. “If it has any significant domestic presence, it cannot be designated,” said Jason Blazakis, who ran the #State Department’s designation process for 10 years before leaving in 2018. #law #Constitution #RightToProtest #FirstAmendment #NationalSecurity #scapegoating #FarRight #propaganda #trumpaganda #Trump npub1z6yad6ztjsvfu5zrhtawa96wte5kk3mj7g8e4uaj0qx9yf373uqsedqah3 Nonilex …Like #SebastianGorka, White House Deputy Chief of Staff #StephenMiller is among those who have shown enthusiasm for taking a hard-line approach to left-wing extremists in the #US. During a WH roundtable last fall, he expressed support for designating #Antifa a foreign #terrorist organization.
“It’s true,” Miller said when #Trump asked for his opinion, “there are extensive foreign ties. I think that would be a very valid step to take.”
#law #Constitution #RightToProtest #FirstAmendment 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 #Trump flew out of Turkey on Wednesday night on the old #AirForceOne instead of his new #Qatar - donated Boeing 747-8 as a security precaution related to the resumption of hostilities with #Iran, according to people briefed on the plans, who said the change came at the urging of the #SecretService. The swap deepens questions about Trump’s rushed retrofitting of the new plane. https://www.nytimes.com/2026/07/08/us/politics/trump-air-force-one-security.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share 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 Sen. #MitchMcConnell has spent 3 weeks in the hospital, & his office still will not say what sent the 84-year-old Kentucky Republican there, his latest condition or when he might return.
McConnell, who has served in the #Senate since 1985 & led Senate #Republicans from 2007 until 2025, has not cast a vote since June 11. His absence comes as Republicans are navigating a narrow Senate majority.… #Congress #USpol https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2026/07/06/heres-what-we-know-about-sen-mitch-mcconnells-health/ 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 I’m sorry. Who the hell gets married at Madison Square Garden. Yuck. I’m a courthouse, save the money for your mortgage or in their situation — GIVE IT TO CHARITY!!!! Uh uh. npub1z6yad6ztjsvfu5zrhtawa96wte5kk3mj7g8e4uaj0qx9yf373uqsedqah3 Nonilex “People should use the precautionary principle, which is to minimize exposures,” Thurston said. “An N95 mask would be a good idea.” He said that research on #air #pollution focuses on cars, power plants & other sources but is lacking on the #health effects of #fireworks-related pollution, as it often passes quickly.
Fireworks contain metals, such as copper, that help to create their vibrant colors but are hazardous to breathe when they enter the air…. #Trump #ClimateChange #law #PublicHealth 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 The combustion from large #fireworks displays typically causes significant #pollution because it generates fine particulate matter, also known as PM2.5. These small particles can penetrate deep into the #heart & #lungs, causing irritation & in some cases #asthma attacks & other illnesses. A draft #air-quality analysis, based on the #NPS’s modeling, states that people should “avoid prolonged exposure” to the pollution around the Mall. #Trump #ClimateChange #ClimateCrisis #law #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 #Trump actions signal a move toward #institutionalizing people with #disabilities For decades, #disabled people have fought for their #rights to go to school & live alongside peers without disabilities — rights that some fear could be losing ground under Trump. Last month, the Dept of #Education announced it would shift oversight of #SpecialEducation to #HHS, led by #RFKJr, whose comments on disabilities such as autism are 🦇💩. #law #ableism #discrimination #eugenics https://apnews.com/article/trump-rfk-disability-autism-special-education-institutionalize-c6f064dcf4a1185d23cc5693f4b2df69 npub1z6yad6ztjsvfu5zrhtawa96wte5kk3mj7g8e4uaj0qx9yf373uqsedqah3 Nonilex “Bipartisan” only because she’s a #Christian. #ICE arrest of #nun heading to church fuels #bipartisan backlash in South Texas
#Trump #deportation drive has riled border areas that supported him in 2024, & a GOP congresswoman joined Democrats calling for the sister’s release. Sister Leticia “Letty” Ugboaja was walking to Sunday Mass in McAllen, TX, when federal #immigration officers stopped her, confiscated her rosary & put her in handcuffs. #law #Republican #Hypocrisy
https://www.washingtonpost.com/immigration/2026/07/01/ices-arrest-nun-heading-church-fuels-bipartisan-backlash-south-texas/ npub1z6yad6ztjsvfu5zrhtawa96wte5kk3mj7g8e4uaj0qx9yf373uqsedqah3 Nonilex The 2025 disclosure includes $635 million in royalties from a license agreement with #CelebrationCoins; at least $525 million in proceeds from token sales by #WorldLibertyFinancial, a #crypto project founded by #Trump & sons; $65 million in proceeds from World Liberty Financial’s equity sale; & $196 million in net proceeds from a stablecoin transaction.
#law #AbuseOfPower #MafiaState #corruption #kleptocracy #emoluments #MoneyLaundering #crime npub1z6yad6ztjsvfu5zrhtawa96wte5kk3mj7g8e4uaj0qx9yf373uqsedqah3 Nonilex In his 2024 financial disclosure, filed a year ago, #Trump reported earning >$600 million in total income.
In addition to the income from #coin sales & other ventures, Trump reported receiving $86.5 million from “ #settlements “ in 5 separate [& pure #extortion] lawsuits against #ABC, #CBS, #YouTube, #Meta & #X. #law #AbuseOfPower #MafiaState #corruption #kleptocracy #emoluments #crypto #MoneyLaundering #crime 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 #SCOTUS’ 2010 #CitizensUnited decision opened the door to unlimited independent spending in federal #elections. The limits on party spending stem from a desire to prevent large donors from skirting caps on individual contributions to a candidate by directing unlimited sums to the party, with the understanding that the #money will be spent on behalf of the candidate. The #SupremeCourt had previously upheld the limits in 2001. #law #plutocracy #aristocracy #wealth #Republicans #influence npub1z6yad6ztjsvfu5zrhtawa96wte5kk3mj7g8e4uaj0qx9yf373uqsedqah3 Nonilex 🚨🚨🚨 #SCOTUS strikes down limits on party #spending in federal #elections SCOTUS Tuesday erased limits on how much political parties can spend in coordination w/candidates for #Congress & #president, striking down a federal #ElectionLaw that’s >50 years old. Prodded by a #Republican led lawsuit that includes VP #JDVance, SCOTUS’ conservative justices were again in the majority of the decision that upended congressionally enacted limits on raising & spending #money #influence #elections. #law