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“President Trump pledged a $5,000 payout to U.S. adults on Wednesday, but only if Republicans hold onto their majority in Congress come November,” The Hill reports. Said Trump: “Here is my promise: if the Republicans win the House of Representatives and the United States Senate, both of them … because of our tremendous strength and […]

Last year, we were playing doubles pickleball on Memorial Day at Wildwood Correctional Center in southern Alaska. Just as I served on the outdoor court, my opponent yelled.

The post Did a Nagging Toothache Contribute to a Prison Suicide? appeared first on Prison Journalism Project.

When people hear the phrase “prison pen pal,” they often respond with a stink face. “They’re just looking for money,” the expression reads.  The reality I have seen is both more complicated and more human. People seek pen pals for different reasons. Yes, some are looking for financial help. But many are seeking something incredibly […]

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The death of a rookie transit worker who was struck by a New York City subway train last week transported Jeffrey Fleming back to the most terrifying moment of his career. Nearly a decade ago, he survived being hit by a G train that pinned him against a Brooklyn subway tunnel wall and killed his […]

The post ‘Like It Happened All Over Again’: MTA Worker’s Death on Tracks Highlights Job Dangers appeared first on The City Reporter.

On the evening of May 24, a small blockade of protesters formed outside the entrance to Delaney Hall in Newark, Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s largest detention center in the New York metro area, as word spread that ICE agents were trying to move a Peruvian detainee named Martin Soto out of the facility.  Soto’s wife […]

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Lazy isn’t a moral failing. It’s an economic consideration. We have limited time, limited energy and limited resources. Allocating that effort is often done in response to what’s at stake and what’s on offer. The clean room at a silicon fab or operating theater is clean because everyone involved puts in a lot of effort […]

After Canada’s reciprocal tariffs kicked in this week, Donald Trump spiraled on social media. He posted a deranged map suggesting he wants to annex all of Canada. He posted a demented visual of himself domineering over Canada’s prime m...

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Head of St. James the Less #highrenaissance #davinci

Trump’s $5k bribe offer is a great reason to vote against Trump, even if repubs win he’ll never pay it, and it isn’t his money to give out, it’s ours.

The extraordinary proposal, delivered during the president's speech at the midterm convention, would cost $1.2 trillion and raised immediate ethical questions.

The reckless sleeper, 1927 #magritte #renemagritte

Jean Metzinger, Fields of Flowers in Bloom, near Caen, 1904 #artsmia #jeanmetzinger

A new study suggests Democrats’ broken promises won’t just cost them elections — they could fuel an even more dangerous MAGA backlash.

Two Studies of a Cottage, 1885 #vangogh #realism

Young Woman in a Blue Blouse, 1891 #morisot #berthemorisot

COUNTDOWN WITH KEITH OLBERMANN - BULLETIN, SEPTEMBER 10 2026 An hour into his typical delusional speech at the Republican "Midterm Convention" in Texas last night Trump actually said something different: he offered each adult American $5,000 in a "tariff dividend" if the Rep...

...according to a blind-tasting of these from 14 bakeries and cafés by the Food and Wine team at the San Francisco Chronicle, in an article yesterday. Well, I thought I'd cast my own judgment on it. ::chuckle:: Starting with #1, Juniper, which as it happens is just up the ro...

Matt Mullenweg takes an involuntary leave of absence from Automattic, the company behind WordPress. Let's hope he uses his time away thoughtfully.