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  Here in #Missouri, we don't have a measure requiring women to have physical examinations in order to prove they are women yet, but we already have trouble getting girls to come out for sports these days. Passing such a measure here would kill at least half the high school basketball programs around here, and a lot of the softball programs as well. Many people, myself included (and I'm a guy), are simply not comfortable with strangers doing physical examinations even if we know they mean...

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  #Missouri Amendment 3, the forced pregnancy bill, is likely dead. Yes 882,581 (44.3%) No 1,110,338 (55.7%) 89% of the votes are in. I don't see how the "Yes" side can make up 11% of the vote with that many votes in.

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  DSA member Ashley Hermann has won election to the #Florida State House District 69. She will fight for tenant rights, stand up to data centers, and keep ICE out of their communities. Elections matter. #1u

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  We Need an AI Public Trust that Pays https://guaranteedincomeworks.substack.com/p/we-need-an-ai-public-trust-that-pays?r=741t&utm_campaign=post-expanded-share&utm_medium=web #BasicIncome

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  Democrats Open Strong in Early Voting as the Midterms Approach https://open.substack.com/pub/usapolling/p/democrats-open-strong-in-early-voting?utm_campaign=post-expanded-share&utm_medium=web #Texas

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  Lula, in his victory speech, announced he plans to regulate #Meta and other social media platforms after they had actively shilled for his fascist opponent during the election. #Brazil

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  Senators cross aisle to mitigate harms of Trump’s pro-AI world - Daily Kos https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2026/10/22/800116024/tech/senators-cross-aisle-to-mitigate-harms-of-trumps-pro-ai-world/

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  Largest Private Conservation Project in the US Hits Major Milestone as Free-Roaming Bison Pass 1,000 https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/largest-private-conservation-project-in-the-us-hits-major-milestone-as-free-roaming-bison-pass-1000/

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  #Michigan reports two deaths in cyclosporiasis outbreak https://www.nbcnews.com/health/health-news/cyclospora-outbreak-michigan-two-deaths-parasite-dehydration-rcna590612?link_source=ta_bluesky_link&taid=6a70c03b69018900012be345&utm_campaign=trueanthem&utm_medium=social&utm_source=bluesky #MakeAmericaSickAgain

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  They Weren’t Convicted of Terrorism, But These #Palestine Activists Got Sentenced as Terrorists Anyway https://theintercept.com/2026/06/13/elbit-protest-palestine-action-uk-filton-25-terrorism-enhancement/ #UK #Fascism

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  Ex-Alaska mayor and ‘parent of the year’ charged with sexual abuse of minors https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/jun/29/ulric-ulroan-alaska-charges-sexual-assault?CMP=us_bsky&utm_medium=Social&utm_source=Bluesky#Echobox=1782738853-1 #Alaska #MeToo

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  Advocacy Group Demands Congressional Pledges To Investigate Elon Musk’s DOGE https://www.aol.com/articles/advocacy-group-demands-congressional-pledges-204023000.html

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  The Child Tax Credit actually moved fewer children out of poverty in 2025 than it did in 2024 prior to Congress passing the so-called "One Big Beautiful Bill Act" (OBBBA). Read more at: https://itep.org/new-census-data-child-tax-credit-eitc-need-improvements/ #BasicIncome

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  American power, AI and a walkout - key moments from Trump's UN speech https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c6rm903e22lgo

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  Archaeologists Are Reconstructing the 'Invisible' Technologies of the Stone Age, From Rope to Thread and Twine https://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/archaeologists-are-reconstructing-the-invisible-technologies-of-the-stone-age-from-rope-to-thread-and-twine-180989534/

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  First-ever T. rex trackway found by high school teacher in North Dakota https://www.discoverwildlife.com/dinosaurs/trex-trackway-hell-creek

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  Utah letter carrier faces charges for tossing out mail ballots https://apnews.com/article/postal-worker-mail-ballots-trash-utah-d693b5c842575964ece4f25c6e5586c0

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  Oklahoma reintroduced bison to tallgrass prairie in 1993: Decades later, the herd has restored the native grassland ecosystem https://en.as.com/latest_news/oklahoma-reintroduced-bison-to-tallgrass-prairie-in-1993-decades-later-the-herd-has-restored-the-native-grassland-ecosystem-f202609-n/

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  The American Civil Liberties Union of #Texas, American Civil Liberties Union, and pro bono counsel Yetter Coleman LLP have filed a lawsuit challenging the constitutionality of Texas A&M University  System’s new extreme Censorship Policy that prohibits faculty from discussing certain topics and viewpoints related to race, sexual orientation, and gender.  https://www.aclutx.org/cases/american-association-of-university-professors-et-al-vs-albritton-et-al/ #1u

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  Retiring Smithsonian head Lonnie G. Bunch III: "You can run from history, but you can't hide" https://www.cbsnews.com/news/retiring-smithsonian-head-lonnie-g-bunch-iii/

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  Trump: U.S. to build large military presence in Greenland https://www.cnbc.com/amp/2026/09/18/trump-greenland-denmark-military-deal.html

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  So maybe we should cut out the middleman and give money to people directly. It's time for a #BasicIncome. https://laist.com/news/housing-homelessness/homelessness-fraud-and-corruption-task-force-charges?utm_campaign=20260917+LA+Report+PM&utm_medium=email&utm_source=sfmc_&utm_content=&utm_term=245853060 #California #LosAngeles

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  Sixteen Years After 12,000 Tons of Orange Peels, a Costa Rica Forest Grew Back https://news.bitcoin.com/featured/sixteen-years-after-12000-tons-of-orange-peels-a-costa-rica-forest-grew-back-49201/

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  Africa's plan for an 8,000-kilometer wall of trees against the Sahara kept dying in the ground for years, and the approach that finally worked came from farmers in Niger who regrew 200 million trees without planting a single one, because they protected what was already trying to grow - ScienceBlog.com https://scienceblog.com/b-africas-plan-for-an-8000-kilometer-wall-of-trees-against-the-sahara-kept-dying-in-the-ground-for-years-and-the-approach-that-finally-worked-came-from-farmers-in-niger-...

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  US gov't moves to suppress pushback on data centers by removing requirements for public input on pollution — EPA change would allow air pollution permits without publicizing them | Tom's Hardware https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/data-centers/u-s-govt-moves-to-suppress-pushback-on-data-centers-by-removing-requirements-for-public-input-on-pollution-epa-change-would-allow-air-pollution-permits-without-publicizing-them

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  House Republican dismisses reports of declining mental health on USS Abraham Lincoln https://thehill.com/homenews/house/6035400-fallon-dismisses-uss-lincoln-reports/amp/

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  Meet Arya Satheesh: High school student invents plant-based plastic that removes microplastics as it naturally breaks down, named European winner of The Earth Prize | - The Times of India https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/science/meet-arya-satheesh-high-school-student-invents-plant-based-plastic-that-removes-microplastics-as-it-naturally-breaks-down-named-european-winner-of-the-earth-prize/amp_articleshow/133024199.cms

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  Cruise ship helps stranded skiff and crew in Southeast Alaska as Zuckerberg yacht stands by | Alaska Beacon https://alaskabeacon.com/briefs/cruise-ship-helps-stranded-skiff-and-crew-in-southeast-alaska-as-zuckerberg-yacht-stands-by/

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  It Appears That the US Military Accidentally Killed Everybody on Board a Civilian Medevac Flight in #NewMexico https://futurism.com/science-energy/us-military-gps-jamming-signal-medical-flight

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  Antitrust as Anti-Oligarch Policy https://www.theregreview.org/2026/08/04/vaheesan-antitrust-as-anti-oligarch-policy/ #1u