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Pope Leo is quietly reviving America’s Catholic left
2+ hour, 3+ min ago (1143+ words) Progressive Catholics are ready to confront MAGA. A quiet cold war is happening across America " one that many Americans might not be aware of if they're not tuned into the changes underway in America's Christian communities. On one side is…...
Meet the unbearably cute patients at this one-of-a-kind hospital for bats
2+ hour, 33+ min ago (696+ words) See inside Tolga Bat Hospital, a place for Australia's injured and orphaned flying foxes. FAR NORTH QUEENSLAND, Australia " Australia is famously a place with some of the world's most dangerous and frightening animals. Venomous spiders. Deadly snakes. Jellyfish with fatal…...
The MAGA court decision that just supercharged ICE
15+ hour, 38+ min ago (750+ words) America's Trumpiest court just gave Trump a dangerous new weapon. Two judges on the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit, a court dominated by MAGA Republicans, just handed the Trump administration broad authority to lock up millions…...
The messy truth about TikTok’s Trump-aligned takeover
4+ day, 21+ hour ago (463+ words) Are the new owners censoring you, or are they just bad at running the app? It's been just over a week since TikTok " in the United States " transferred into the hands of new owners. And it's been a mess ever…...
The next big thing in wellness is…mitochondria?
4+ day, 21+ hour ago (466+ words) People are suddenly very concerned about the powerhouse of the cell. Over the past couple of years, celebrities, tech bros, and biohackers have come to believe they've found the ultimate source of good health. Boosting this one thing, they say,…...
AI agents could change your life — if they don’t ruin it first
5+ day, 33+ min ago (498+ words) ChatGPT is boring compared to what comes next. Some smart people think we're witnessing another ChatGPT moment. This time, folks aren't flipping out over an iPhone app that can write pretty good poems, though. They're watching thousands of AI agents…...
Why your kid is yelling “chicken banana”
5+ day, 48+ min ago (1230+ words) Is this the next "6-7? My husband was picking up our older kid from school a few weeks back when he overheard a teacher issuing an exasperated directive to her class: "No more chickens! No more chicken banana! Though it might…...
Trump’s new Wildland Fire Service is failing to ignite
5+ day, 1+ hour ago (916+ words) Wildfires are a growing threat. Do we need a new federal agency to help? "In too many cases, including in California, a slow and inadequate response to wildfires is a direct result of reckless mismanagement and lack of preparedness," President…...
The robots we deserve
5+ day, 2+ hour ago (989+ words) Science fiction promised us humanoids. Do we even want them? There's something sad about seeing a humanoid robot lying on the floor. Without any electricity, these bipedal machines can't stand up, so if they're powered down and not hanging from…...
Is the Trump administration backing down in Minneapolis?
5+ day, 14+ hour ago (288+ words) Welcome to The Logoff: The Trump administration says it will remove 700 federal immigration agents from Minneapolis, but there are few signs of the crackdown letting up. What's happening? The drawdown was announced by President Donald Trump's "border czar" Tom Homan…...