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E.P.A. Weakens Limits on Mercury From Coal Plants The move appeared to undercut the Make America Healthy Again movement led by Robert F. Kennedy Jr., a onetime campaigner against mercury pollution.

Breaking News: The EPA is allowing coal-burning power plants to release more heavy metals like mercury, a powerful neurotoxin linked to brain damage.

‘A different set of rules’: thermal drone footage shows Musk’s AI power plant flouting clean air regulations Images confirm xAI is continuing to defy EPA regulations in Mississippi to power its flagship datacenters

www.theguardian.com/environment/...

No one seriously thought you left one of your kids behind at Pedophile Paradise. The issue is that you insisted Epstein was a monster that you'd never be with again, and then you took the entire Lutnick Extended Universe to bask in his presence.

Raskin sends late-night redistricting plea to General Assembly The influential member of Maryland's congressional delegation said he doesn't see much merit in arguments against Maryland Democrats trying to increase their numbers in Congress.

Raskin sends late-night redistricting plea to General Assembly Democrats

US court allows ICE to arrest and pepper-spray peaceful protestors in Minnesota

Appeals Court Stays Restrictions on Federal Tactics in Minnesota The Eighth Circuit granted the Trump administration’s request to block, at least for now, a lower court’s injunction limiting how federal agents interact with protesters in the state.

One court decision, two different headlines.

Guardian on the left, NY Times on the right. Which one more directly conveys information and the stakes to the reader?

Army Corp OKs $1B Baltimore container terminal The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has approved construction of the Sparrows Point Container Terminal project backed by Mediterranean Shipping Co.

Army Corp OKs $1B Baltimore container terminal: MSC in joint venture on site of former steel mill

www.freightwaves.com/news/army-co...

Sanctioned Tankers Sail from Venezuela and Run the US "Blockade"

Video: youtu.be/bcpg0S6LSTY

David Brooks, who wrote in the NYT last month, "The Epstein Story? Count Me Out" is... in the latest Epstein photo dump published by @oversightdemocrats.house.gov.

He should absolutely be fired by NYT for this. Major conflict of interest that he didn't disclose.

Cat glaring

I can relate, having been on the receiving end of this.

Introduce yourself with 5 concerts you’ve seen:

The Clash
Radiohead
Squeeze
REM
Gang of Four

The White House Intervened on Behalf of Accused Sex Trafficker Andrew Tate During a Federal Investigation Federal authorities were chided for seizing electronic devices from Tate and his brother, and told to return them, records and interviews show. Experts said the intervention was highly inappropriate.

NEW: The White House intervened on behalf of accused sex trafficker Andrew Tate during a federal investigation.

“It was so offensive to what we’re all here to do, to uphold the law and protect the American people,” one official involved said.

www.propublica.org/article/andr...

Scientific Writing in the Age of Artificial Intelligence This Inside Story discusses the the role of generative artifical intelligence in writing papers.

Quote from Ted Chiang included, “The task that generative AI has been most successful at is lowering our expectations, both of the things we read and of ourselves when we write anything for others to read. It is a fundamentally dehumanizing technology…”

FBI Director Kash Patel Waived Polygraph Security Screening for Dan Bongino, Two Other Senior Staff As the FBI’s deputy director, Bongino receives some of the country’s most sensitive secrets, including the President’s Daily Brief. His ascent to that position without passing a standard bureau backgr...

NEW: FBI Director Kash Patel granted waivers to Deputy Director Dan Bongino and two newly hired senior FBI staff, exempting them from polygraph exams normally required to gain access to America’s most sensitive classified information, officials said.

1 dead, 1 wounded in shooting near Cross Street Market in Baltimore's Federal Hill One man was killed and another was wounded in a shooting Thursday night near Cross Street Market in Baltimore’s Federal Hill neighborhood.

1 dead, 1 wounded in shooting near Cross Street Market in Baltimore’s Federal Hill

Sail Cargo Ship Neoliner Completes Difficult First Atlantic Crossing The world’s first large, commercial wind-propelled cargo ship, the Neoliner Origin, completed its first Atlantic crossing during the evening on Octobe...

Due in Baltimore at the end of the month, with a little better luck.

Not being even vaguely sarcastic:

At some point, a journalist needs to ask Johnson “you regularly claim you have no idea what your own government is doing. If we take you at your word, how are you so poorly informed, and do you this level of ignorance should disqualify you as speaker?”

Fells Point Fun Festival poster from 1974.

Ephemera from one a while back…

Same!

My Plea to Democrats: Stop Being Polite, Go Nuclear A former Republican strategist lays out what the Dems must do if they win back the House next year, including defunding the entire executive branch and nationalizing SpaceX.

"My Plea to Democrats: Stop Being Polite, Go Nuclear"

Absolute #mustread for Zeteo from former GOP strategist Stuart Stevens, in which he lays out what the Dems must do if they win back the House next year, including defunding the entire executive branch and nationalizing SpaceX.

Indeed. Have reporters asked yet? We are blessed with a surfeit of expertise either alone or in conjunction with other states.

Chart showing China vs US merchant fleet. Eg. China’s 1,945 bulk carriers vs 4 the US has.

Bipartisan support for the SHIPS for America Act, but will it get passed in this Congress….

Trump extends control over Washington by taking management of Union Station away from Amtrak Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy says his department is taking management of Washington's main transportation hub away from Amtrak, in another example of how the federal government is exerting its power over the nation’s capital.

BREAKING: President Trump extends his control over Washington by taking management of Union Station away from Amtrak.

MV W Sapphire, outbound from Baltimore near the collapsed Francis Scott Key Bridge, suffered an explosion in its forward hold.

The ship has been escorted off Fort Howard and fire and @USCG vessels are on scene.

W Sapphire is a fully loaded bulk carrier sailing to Mauritius.

The Trauma of Childhood in Gaza

Unlocked article. I'm unsure what I can do as an individual, but I believe I have a duty to not look away at the very least. www.nytimes.com/2025/08/15/w...

A classic.

As a communicator, @jamestalarico.bsky.social is a breakout Democratic Party star.

Robert Wilson, Provocative Playwright and Director, Is Dead at 83

As they say, not the obituary I wanted to read today. You never knew what to expect from one of his plays, but knew you were in for a ride. www.nytimes.com/2025/07/31/t...

Palestinian children have been killed at a rate of more than one child per hour during Israel's war in Gaza.

“A whole classroom of children killed every day for nearly two years,” UNICEF’s executive director said.

Here are some of their stories: wapo.st/3UCiAjn

Study: Baltimore incinerators causing nearly $100 million in health damages annually New research suggests that two Baltimore incinerators are causing nearly $100 million in health damages every year, according to a recent study.

Study: Baltimore incinerators causing nearly $100 million in health damages annually

www.msnbc.com/msnbc/amp/rc...