Electrek
• Micah Toll
Rivian spin-off ALSO is pushing back the delivery timeline for its highly anticipated TM-B electric bike yet again, with reservation holders for the flagship Launch Edition now being told to expect their bikes to arrive by early November at the latest.
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Electrek
• Jameson Dow
Chinese oil use dropped drastically in Q2 of this year, leading to an overall drop in emissions for the country. That alone is a big deal – but the potential effects of the world’s second-largest oil consumer rapidly passing peak oil could have massive effects on the world’s oil markets.
more…NEW on “Paper Trail”: We now know harmful “forever chemicals” are likely in the bodies of most people on Earth.
Decades ago, 3M knew that these chemicals had seeped into the public’s blood, but they kept that a secret.
One 3M scientist helped reporter Sharon Lerner understand how they kept it quiet for so long. Listen:
https://www.propublica.org/podcast/forever-chemicals-pfas-pfos-3m-secret-kris-hansen?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post
Don’t forget! Tomorrow to wear purple for Jackie. 🦅💜
Racket
• Jessica Armbruster
We've got some legit weed in here, folks.
The Texas Observer
• Candice Bernd
On May 26, former Tarrant County GOP Chairman Bo French eked out a 1-point victory over incumbent Jim Wright in the Republican runoff for a seat on the state’s poorly named oil and gas regulatory agency: the Railroad Commission (RRC). As the Texas Observer has reported, French, a 56-year-old oil-industry nepo baby, received over half […]
The post Who Stands Between Texas and a Fascist Railroad Commission? appeared first on The Texas Observer.
Learning the language and culture of his ancestors helped Thomas regain his sense of self. He believes it can help others too.
https://prisonjournalismproject.org/2023/08/08/saved-my-life-learning-welsh/?utm_source=Bluesky&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=PJP-Bluesky
The Overlook
• Noah Eckstein and John W. Barry
The future of Levon Helm Studios is uncertain amid more than 15 concert cancellations, a calendar listing only three upcoming performances, and a cash shortfall that has left some ticket holders awaiting refunds. “I don’t have a crystal ball, so I can’t say exactly where we’ll be,” Brian Parillo, the venue’s president and CEO, said […]
The post Future of Levon Helm Studios Uncertain After Wave of Cancellations appeared first on The Overlook.
SCOTUSblog
• César Cuauhtémoc García Hernández
Political Wire
• Taegan Goddard
“Republican leaders are set to announce Thursday that the final two weeks of the pre-election House session are canceled,” Politico reports. “That means members are set to depart Washington no later than Sept. 17 and not return until mid-November. The House will recovene for one additional week of business after next week’s Labor Day break.”
TPM – Talking Points Memo
• David Kurtz
Judge Demands Answers by Noon A 19-year-old asylum seeker — who was wrongfully deported to El Salvador in March in...
The Wolf – Hudson Valley’s New Country
• Sterling Whitaker
Taste of Country readers get to hear the new track first. Continue reading…
Open Channels FM Podcast Network
• Bob Dunn
A candid discussion on AI's evolving role in podcasting, from editing to sponsorship and human connection.
emptywheel
• Peterr
In 2009, Charlie Pierce identified the Three Great Premises that map the mindset that drives a crank-dominated society. Eighteen years later, he's even more right -- and more important -- than before..
The post Charlie Pierce Was Right in 2009, and More Right in 2026 appeared first on emptywheel.
Latest articles from Crooks and Liars
• John Amato
Political Wire
• Taegan Goddard
“Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick publicly apologized on Thursday after falsely asserting that no Americans had died during the Trump administration’s war with Iran,” CNN reports. “Lutnick made the claim while defending the war in an interview on CNBC, saying that ‘the way the president is playing Iran, right, there haven’t been American deaths. It’s really […]
Gloria Steinem on receiving the Presidential Medal of Freedom:
"When I got the call from the White House, I said, 'Are you sure?' What makes this medal mean so much is that it's for waging peace. ... As human beings, we are truly linked."
Ars Technica
• Michael Acton, Financial Times
Nvidia says Hugging Face will stay open even as the chipmaker takes control of a key AI hub.
These Judges Take Months to Decide If Immigrants Have Been Unlawfully Detained
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Judges in some parts of the country have taken months to adjudicate immigrants’ claims of unlawful imprisonment, our analysis of 70,000 habeas petition cases found. Some detainees are asking to be deported rather than wait in detention centers.
https://www.propublica.org/article/ice-detention-judges-habeas-petitions?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post
#News #Law #Immigration #ICE #Judge #Mississippi #Louisiana #Oklahoma #Minnesota
Political Wire
• Taegan Goddard
Anne Applebaum: “During the Biden administration, MAGA allies and politicians filed multiple lawsuits with the goal of exposing alleged censorship. None has done so. One of them, brought by the Missouri attorney general, made it all the way to the Supreme Court before justices asked for underlying evidence that the government had censored anyone. The […]
