8ttnp

Balancing life on my Libra Scale. Retweets=curiosity not endorsement

[8ttnp @1DallasNicole]

Warming up to the idea that my student loans will be cancelled.

[Lindsey Graham @LindseyGrahamSC]

Statement from the Office of U.S. Senator Lindsey Graham (R-South Carolina).

[Kyle Griffin @kylegriffin1]

BREAKING MS NOW:

The FBI is surging resources into what it calls a "priority" investigation related to the 2020 election in Georgia — an extraordinary effort to find nonexistent evidence to support Trump's election lies.

Documents obtained by MS NOW show that FBI leadership is authorizing intelligence analysts to work overtime, including weekends and holidays, on the case. And they show that Kash Patel is ordering personnel from all field offices to participate. https://t.co/SP8IGNMJwS

[WOOK! @madeyawook]

Mexico’s first female president Claudia Sheinbaum Pardo signed into the Mexican Constitution to recognize so Called Afro Mexicans as the Real Indigenous Population 🔥🔥🔥

🇲🇽 🇲🇽🇲🇽

[The Art Of Dialogue @ArtOfDialogue_]

Actor Laz Alonso questions why the U.S. citizenship test doesn’t include the civil rights movement & says immigrants wouldn’t have rights in the United States if not for African Americans’ sacrifices and struggles during the civil rights movement.

🎥 On That Note Podcast/Youtube

[Danny Bernstein 🍇🥬 @bernsteind]

autonomous robot driving through the field at night. no chemicals. no pesticides. just UV light killing pathogens and pests while everyone sleeps. this is @tricrobotics.

this is what chemical-free pest control looks like at scale.

[Anthropic @AnthropicAI]

The US government, citing national security authorities, has issued an export control directive to suspend all access to Fable 5 and Mythos 5 by any foreign national, whether inside or outside the United States, including foreign national Anthropic employees.

The net effect of this order is that we must abruptly disable Fable 5 and Mythos 5 for all our customers to ensure compliance.

Access to all other Claude models is not affected.

We apologize for this disruption to our customers. We believe this is a misunderstanding and are working to restore access as soon as possible.

Read our full statement: https://t.co/bwn0sximKZ

[The Associated Press @AP]

BREAKING: South Carolina's Senate rejects President Trump's push to redraw U.S. House districts to try to get Republicans an extra seat. https://t.co/99PxKitOza

[Massimo @Rainmaker1973]

Scientists have captured the first microscopic images of microplastics and nanoplastics embedded directly in human brain tissue.

In a major scientific breakthrough, researchers have confirmed the physical presence of tiny plastic particles lodged within the delicate structures of the human brain. These glassy, synthetic fragments — many smaller than viruses — had previously gone undetected by standard medical imaging and testing.

Using cutting-edge high-resolution techniques, the team identified these contaminants as actual physical particles rather than mere chemical residues. The study found that brain tissue contains significantly higher concentrations of plastic than other major organs, such as the liver and kidneys. Levels were notably higher in more recent samples and in individuals diagnosed with dementia.

While the research demonstrates presence rather than proving direct causation of harm, it raises serious concerns about how these particles cross the blood-brain barrier and what their accumulation might mean for long-term neurological health.

[Campen, M. J., Nihart, A., Garcia, M. A., & Liu, R. (2024). Bioaccumulation of Microplastics in Decedent Human Brains. University of New Mexico Health Sciences Center]

[Breaking911 @Breaking911]

Autonomous wheelchairs are now operating independently in major U.S. airports, including Miami (MIA), Los Angeles (LAX), Seattle (SEA), and Detroit (DTW), with further expansion underway.

[Kyle Griffin @kylegriffin1]

Justice Kagan:

"I dissent. The Voting Rights Act is—or, now more accurately, was—'one of the most consequential, efficacious, and amply justified exercises of federal legislative power in our Nation's history.' It was born of the literal blood of Union soldiers and civil rights marchers. It ushered in awe-inspiring change, bringing this Nation closer to fulfilling the ideals of democracy and racial equality. And it has been repeatedly, and overwhelmingly, reauthorized by the people's representatives in Congress. Only they have the right to say it is no longer needed—not the Members of this Court. I dissent, then, from this latest chapter in the majority's now-completed demolition of the Voting Rights Act."

[Democracy Docket @DemocracyDocket]

🚨BREAKING: In a 6-3 decision, the Supreme Court guts a key tool that has been used to challenge racially discriminatory voting practices for fifty years.

Combined with one of the Court’s 2019 rulings, today’s decision effectively declares all gerrymandering constitutional.
https://t.co/2TqGBR1xs9

[Gary Chambers @GaryChambersJr]

What if I told you Black voters in Arkansas already have enough registered voters to erase the entire margin of defeat?

Not hypothetically. Not someday. Right now.

90,000 estimated Black registered voters in just two counties. A 54,000 vote gap to close.

The math isn’t the problem. The turnout is.

Arkansas hasn’t had a Democratic member of Congress in years — but Chris Jones is on the ballot in 2026 and he’s already proven he can win across racial lines. Arkansas has never sent a Black person to Congress. That can change if Black voters run up the score.

The question is, how bad do you want change? Click the link in @jonesforar bio and give him some support.

Share if you care 🦾

[Jennifer Jacobs @JenniferJJacobs]

NEW: The bullet that hit the US Secret Service agent in his bulletproof vest is believed to be from the alleged assailant, not crossfire from other agents, acting AG @DAGToddBlanche tells @margbrennan.
Blanche said the gunman traveled by train from LA to Chicago then Chicago to DC where he checked into Washington Hilton hotel.
FBI, which worked all night after the White House Correspondents Association dinner, is still looking into motivation but officials believe he was targeting members of the administration.
Cole Allen isn't actively cooperating at this time, Blanche said on CBS's @FaceTheNation.
Allen was carrying two firearms and some knives. Both guns purchased legally, @NicoleSganga reports.
https://t.co/Lekqllc3xA

[Sky News @SkyNews]

A suspected gunman has been arrested after firing shots at a hotel which was hosting the White House Correspondents' Association dinner for Donald Trump in Washington DC.

Sky's @Stone_SkyNews, who was in the room when gunshots were heard, goes through a timeline of the events leading up to the moment.

🔗https://t.co/hVPM2gjbUS

[Breaking911 @Breaking911]

Former Trump administration official Harrison Fields said there was a VIP reception just off the main ballroom where Cabinet secretaries were gathered—and where the president could have been—without a clear security presence leading up to it, adding that while the Secret Service and local law enforcement acted quickly to keep attendees safe, there was no real buffer, which he noticed immediately upon entering the hotel.

[Secretary Kennedy @SecKennedy]

.@AldiUSA is eliminating 44 additional ingredients from its private-label products—including select artificial preservatives, colors, flavors, and sweeteners—expanding its restricted ingredient list from 13 to 57. Other companies should follow their lead.

[Ben Crump @AttorneyCrump]

Brionna Johnson was told she would have to end her pregnancy and undergo a hysterectomy. Instead, a 27-pound fibroid was removed while preserving her pregnancy and her ability to have children. Too often, Black women face limited options or are not heard. This outcome shows what is possible when patients are listened to and given real care. Equity in maternal care is not a luxury, it is a necessity.

[Fox News @FoxNews]

BREAKING: The suspect was armed with MULTIPLE weapons, including a shotgun, handgun and several knives, before law enforcement stopped him, D.C. police chief says.

"As he ran through that checkpoint, members of law enforcement from the United States Secret Service intercepted that individual."

"Law enforcement exchanged gunfire with the individual...A U.S. Secret Service Uniformed Division Officer was struck in his vest...He seems to be in good spirits at this time."

"The suspect in this case, he was not struck by gunfire...It does appear he is a lone actor, a lone gunman."

[The White House @WhiteHouse]

"A man charged a security checkpoint armed with multiple weapons, and he was taken down by some very brave members of Secret Service." - President Donald J. Trump

[Rapid Response 47 @RapidResponse47]

.@POTUS: It's not a particularly secure building, and I didn't want to say this, but this is why we have to have all of the attributes of what we're planning at the White House. It's drone proof, it's bulletproof glass. That's why Secret Service and the military are demanding it.