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IT Librarian - legal tech advocate, law & tech prof πŸ’• Rick Astley, Twilight, Duran2, V Mars, Jurassic Park! Bird photographer/avid birder http://gracelsimms.com

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United States was "likely" responsible for bombing of girls' school in Iran, per early U.S. assessment The preliminary U.S. intelligence assessment suggests that the U.S. is "likely" responsible for the bombing of the girls' school in Iran on Feb. 28.

United States was "likely" responsible for bombing of girls' school in Iran, per early U.S. assessment - CBS News www.cbsnews.com/news/us-iran...

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The Deaths Doctors Never Thought They’d See in the U.S. For years, the worst outcomes of measles were all but unknown in America. Now they look inevitable.

www.theatlantic.com/health/2026/...

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Efforts Grow to Ban Octopus Farming Mexico recently joined three countries which have proposed a ban on the commercial octopus aquaculture industry.

Good!!

futurism.com/science-ener...

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Billions of dollars, decades of progress spent eliminating devastating diseases may be lost with undoing of USAID Public health campaigns had made significant strides toward eradicating diseases like elephantitis and river blindness. But this progress has since unraveled with the second Trump administration.

theconversation.com/billions-of-...

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Judge says Kari Lake’s tenure atop US media agency was improper, voids actions as β€˜acting CEO’ U.S. District Judge Royce Lamberth concluded that her ascension was an illegal end-run around the Senate’s advice and consent role.

Judge says Kari Lake’s tenure atop US media agency was improper, voids actions as β€˜acting CEO’ www.yahoo.com/news/article...

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Mum and bub on a nest at Western Springs this morning. πŸͺΆπŸ‡³πŸ‡Ώ

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OpenAI Robotics head resigns after deal with Pentagon β€” Reuters Caitlin Kalinowski, head of robotics and consumer hardware at OpenAI, announced her resignation on Saturday, citing ​concerns about the company's agreement with the Department β€Œof Defense.

OpenAI Robotics head resigns after deal with Pentagon - Reuters

apple.news/AaWrM8m_YTta...

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Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-MN) speaks during a press conference. PHOTO: Saul Loeb/AFP/Getty Images

Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-MN) speaks during a press conference. PHOTO: Saul Loeb/AFP/Getty Images

Ilhan Omar: β€œAs someone who has survived the horrors of war, I know that bombs do not build peace or create stabilityβ€”

Military strikes will not make us safer; they will inflame tensions & push the region further into chaos β€” every time we abandon diplomacy, we choose destruction”

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These States Are Joining in the Push to Ban Surveillance Pricing At least a dozen states are considering legislation.

gizmodo.com/these-states...

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US agency did not perform safety checks of more than 100 food ingredients, analysis finds Review of FDA records by the Environmental Working Group reveals firms are exploiting rule to send new chemicals in food system

US agency did not perform safety checks of more than 100 food ingredients, analysis finds | US news | The Guardian www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...

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WAR..

#Iran

#Epstein

#EpsteinFiles

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New Global Study Finds Shocking Trend Among Gen Z Men The study revealed new details about how young men view gender, marriage and relationships in contrast to their Boomer counterparts.

Vile

www.huffpost.com/entry/gen-z-...

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Nebraska farmers fret about fertilizer costs as Iran war disrupts production The conflict in Iran is creating uncertainty for Nebraska farmers, who rely on fertilizer from the area.

The conflict in Iran is creating uncertainty for Nebraska farmers, who rely on fertilizer from the area.

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Alabama Local News, Breaking News, Sports & Weather Get the latest Alabama local news, sports, weather, entertainment and breaking updates on al.com

Disgusting

Why landlocked Birmingham? Coast Guard leader says service’s need for training campus is urgent - al.com www.al.com/news/mobile/...

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OpenAI Is Opening the Door to Government Spying Whether it means to or not

www.theatlantic.com/technology/2...

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CPAC Chair Makes Cold-Blooded Remark About Dead Iranian Schoolgirls Matt Schlapp appeared to suggest during a heated debate Wednesday that the scores of young girls killed after the U.S. and Israel struck Iran are better off dead.

CPAC Chair Makes Cold-Blooded Remark About Dead Iranian Schoolgirls www.yahoo.com/news/article...

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Attempted suicides, fights, pain: 911 calls reveal misery at ICE’s largest detention facility The calls to 911 poured in from staff at Camp East Montana in Texas, the nation's largest U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement detention facility, at a rate of nearly one a day for five months, ea...

Attempted suicides, fights, pain: 911 calls reveal misery at ICE’s largest detention facility www.yahoo.com/news/article...

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OpenAI investor Vinod Khosla believes AI will be able to do 80% of all jobs by 2030. Here’s how life could be affordable after mass unemployment | Fortune The Silicon Valley billionaire foresees a deflationary economyβ€”but also free health care and education, along with a tax overhaul.

OpenAI investor Vinod Khosla believes AI will be able to do 80% of all jobs by 2030. Here’s how life could be affordable after mass unemployment | Fortune fortune.com/2026/03/06/v...

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Do I Have the Right to Film ICE? Despite government attacks against protesters and the press, documenting interactions with law enforcement and federal agents is protected by the First Amendment. Here’s what you need to know.

It’s up to all of us to document what's happening in our communities so we can demand accountability for ICE's abuses.

We have your questions about the right to record federal agents answered.

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I don't recall any other President or Secretary of Defense gleefully celebrating America bombing and killing people.

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Trump wasn’t satisfied fucking up just the USA, he had to start a war of choice in the Middle East. Iran was not close to having anything that could strike the USA. Trump himself told everyone he β€œobliterated Irans nuclear capabilities”. His words, not mine.

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DHS nominee Markwayne Mullin is one of the most active stock-traders in the Senate β€” and violated the STOCK Act against insider trading as recently as last August.

He currently holds stock in L3Harris, which has millions in contracts with ICE and FEMA.

The grift continues.

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Oil up by $12 a barrel in less than 12 hours.

Gas prices skyrocketing.

Almost 100,000 jobs lost last month.

Another war in the Middle East.

Are we great again yet?

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Trumps gone golfing again.

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Obama: "We are living in a time where it can be hard to hope. Each day we wake up to some new assault on our democratic institutions. Another setback to the idea of the rule of law ... but this man - Rev. Jesse Jackson - inspires us to take a harder path ... bc if we don't step up, nobody else will"

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This is who our President is...

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