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Storms splitting around us

Orange sunset light illuminates towering storm clouds above green farmland, white barns, and a distant mountain ridge.

CogDogBlog
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Class Action Coffee

I am on a roll with an exciting new income stream – payouts from class action law suits! The cash has been flowing in and I’m rolling in settlement moohlah. Milking the legal system and then some! The Big One: Blue Cross Blue Shield Subscribers Settlement My email trail indicates I heard about this lawsuit […]

News – The White House
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Congressional Bill H.R. 6500 Signed into Law

On Wednesday, September 2, 2026, the President signed into law: H.R. 6500, the “Continuing Appropriations and Extensions Act, 2027,” which includes a short-term continuing resolution that provides fiscal year 2027 appropriations to Federal agencies through December 11, 2026, for continuing projects and activities of the Federal Government, and extends authorities for a broad range of […]

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Berkeleyside
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A new Berkeley legal clinic is helping Bay Area immigrants navigate the complexities of asylum

The nonprofits Partnerships for Trauma Recovery and East Bay Sanctuary Covenant started the pilot project this year to fill a crucial service gap for refugees and newcomers who’ve survived violence.

@art.feediverse.org - Great art on Bluesky
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Hans Holbein the Younger, The Monk, 16th century #hansholbeintheyounger

EV Grieve
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Police search Most Holy Redeemer after reported break-in

Photos and reporting by Stacie Joy  Police searched Most Holy Redeemer Church for about two hours early this evening after a witness reported seeing a man force his way inside the closed building at 173 E. Third St. between Avenue A and Avenue B. The witness who cal...

@prisonjournalism.bsky.social - Prison Journalism Project
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To get a better sense of what the finances of incarcerated people look like, Prison Journalism Project asked three writers to record a typical month’s budget . Here's what they had to say ⤵️
https://prisonjournalismproject.org/2026/09/01/what-a-monthly-budget-looks-like-in-prison/?utm_source=Bluesky&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=PJP-Bluesky

Latest articles from Crooks and Liars
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No Judge Will Sign Off On This USPS Clusterf*ck

Hair Füror and the USPS are still trying to block mail-in ballots from states that refuse to release lists of voters to the government. Mostly Blue states, ’natch. As we’ve endlessly noted, those efforts are tied up in court, and even if somehow the 4th Reich gets what it w...

Latest articles from Crooks and Liars
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Bessent Finds Someone Else To Blame For Rising Fuel Prices: Ukraine

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent partially blamed Ukraine for the high costs of fuel because they retaliated against Russian aggression and cherry-picked specific statistics on the economy to dupe the Fox News audience into thinking Trump's economy is humming. Bessent join...

Political Wire
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Trump’s ‘Economic D-Day’ Against Iran Faces Steep Odds

“Last week, the Trump administration unveiled what it billed as an ‘Economic D-Day’ aimed at forcing Iran to reopen the Strait of Hormuz and return to the negotiating table,” the Wall Street Journal reports. “But the experience of Western sanctions and economic pressure on autocracies such as Cuba, North Korea, Venezuela and Syria shows the […]

PRINT Magazine
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What Matters to Annika Whelander

Annika Whelander reflects on how her competitive drive, creativity, humor, and journey through sobriety have shaped both her leadership and her life, from building imaginative worlds as a child to building meaningful brands and learning to appreciate her accomplishments along the way.

The post What Matters to Annika Whelander appeared first on PRINT Magazine.

Political Wire
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Parnell Emerging as Top Contender for Army Secretary

“Sean Parnell, the Pentagon’s chief spokesman, is emerging as a top contender for the Army secretary role,” Semafor reports. “Parnell doesn’t have the nod locked down yet, and it’s unclear when President Donald Trump will nominate a successor to Dan Driscoll, who resigned earlier this week. But many inside the administration are pushing for Parnell, […]

Micro.blog News Supports Webmention
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We’ve relaxed how strict the text escaping is for replies. For example, HTML img tags now work in replies. (By design there’s no image button, as we still expect most replies to be text.)

The City Reporter
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Bottom 90% of New Yorkers’ Incomes Stagnate As Very Richest See 58% Gain Since COVID

Fog envelopes the tops of residential buildings along Billionaires’ Row

New York City’s richest earners have gotten richer since before the pandemic, while lower-income earners have struggled to keep up with high inflation, according to a new report on income inequality from the city comptroller. Wednesday’s report analyzed tax returns from 2019 to 2024, finding income inequality in the city has increased over those years […]

The post Bottom 90% of New Yorkers’ Incomes Stagnate As Very Richest See 58% Gain Since COVID appeared first on The City Reporter.

@art.feediverse.org - Great art on Bluesky
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Riverman, 1884 #georgesseurat #impressionism

Ars Technica - All content
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Spending deal comes with a bonus: Blocking political control of grants

Spending deal comes with a bonus: Blocking political control of grants

Congress pauses the OMB's attempt to rewrite how research is funded.

Ars Technica - All content
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I rented a car, and within hours, my driver's license was for sale

I rented a car, and within hours, my driver's license was for sale

The FBI is reportedly investigating a massive data breach that is unfolding in real time.

Ars Technica - All content
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FCC plans robocall scorecard to grade phone companies on spam call blocking

FCC plans robocall scorecard to grade phone companies on spam call blocking

Carrier scorecards may include call-blocking stats and data on customer complaints.

TPM – Talking Points Memo
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Thune Tries to Carve Out Lane for GOP on Data Centers Beyond Trump’s ‘Poor’ People Bombast

Trump Is Making It Impossible President Trump has made it impossible for Republicans to seize on a relatively easy, bipartisan...

Berkeleyside
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Freshmen Food Guide: The Berkeley restaurants every Cal student should know

From the restaurants that provide the most grub for your buck to the best cafes for a late-night study session, here are the 33 Berkeley spots every newcomer should try.