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[Volcaholic 🌋 @volcaholic1]

The Massive shift caused by the 7.8 magnitude earthquake in the Philippines has literally changed the coastline.

In parts of Sarangani and Davao Occidental in the southern Philippines, the ground rose dramatically, lifting the seabed by up to 2 metres. The ocean then pulled back around 200 metres, exposing huge stretches of coral reefs and seagrass that are normally hidden underwater.

Marine life including fish, eels, clams and other sea creatures have been left stranded and are now dying, creating a major environmental problem and raising fears that contaminated seafood could make its way into markets.

Authorities have brought in police patrols, coastal monitoring and inspections to stop people collecting or selling affected marine life.

For communities already dealing with the destruction from a powerful earthquake, this has become another serious threat.

[Rep. Mike Levin @RepMikeLevin]

This should be on the front page of every newspaper in America.   

Trump’s DOJ just shut down a federal investigation into a coal company owned by Sen. Jim Justice, one of his closest allies, after it racked up tens of thousands of alleged violations for dumping dangerous chemicals into our waterways. A veteran federal prosecutor with 24 years on the job said he had never seen anything like it.  

The man who killed the case was Todd Blanche, Trump’s former personal defense lawyer and current Acting Attorney General. This is the same guy who just gave Trump, his family, and his companies permanent immunity from IRS audits. Now Trump wants the Senate to make Blanche’s appointment permanent too.  

Equal justice under law was never supposed to come with exceptions for the President’s friends.  

The pattern isn’t subtle: protect Trump’s friends, prosecute his critics, and get rewarded with more power. That is corruption, plain and simple. Todd Blanche must not be confirmed.
https://t.co/95K8zIySPz

[Jay Nordlinger @jaynordlinger]

Meloni doesn't understand the rules. According to the rules, Trump lies flagrantly, then you're supposed to grin and bear it, because "that's just Trump being Trump" and you're not a snob and "moral preener," are you? Meloni, who has a sense of dignity, says: to hell with that.

[Kirsten Verdel @locuta]

Trump dag 516: Trump: ‘Er zijn geen grenzen aan mijn macht’, beschuldigt ‘radicaal links’ van vernieling Reflecting Pool, gras Witte Huis beschadigd, Boeing Qatar nu Air Force One, uitstel rapport stemmachines, Meloni zegt dat Trump liegt over fotovraag: https://t.co/ijr8wo5PFF

[Human☮🇺🇸🇺🇦🇺🇸🌊 @4HumanUnity]

.@TulsiGabbard Let me get this straight.

You waited until your last day, when you can't be questioned under oath, face zero accountability, and can't be challenged on a single claim, to call an 84-year-old man a mass murderer on your way out the door.

That's not courage. That's cowardice.

Dr. Fauci served this country for 54 years under seven presidents, yours included. He treated AIDS patients in the 1980s when colleagues told him it was career suicide. He helped save 25 million lives in Africa through PEPFAR. He personally treated Ebola patients instead of delegating. George W. Bush gave him the Presidential Medal of Freedom.

This man has lived under armed security since 2020 because of exactly this kind of reckless accusation. At least two credible plots to kill him have already been confirmed.

And you chose to release this, with maximum political nonsense and zero chance for him to respond, on your final day.

Some of these documents may deserve serious investigation. But the way you did this? Dropping a political bomb on an 84-year-old man's life and walking away?

That's not transparency. That's a drive-by because he resisted your president's nonsense.

Dr. Fauci should sue you for every penny.

54 years of saving lives deserves better than your last-day hit job.

[Rick B @RBekker93]

Dat ik dit shot van mijn bucketlist mag afstrepen had ik niet durven dromen. Prachtig #onweer boven de iconische molenrij van #Kinderdijk. Dit betreft een '' singel shot '', geen bliksemstack. Alle ontladingen vielen gelijktijdig.

[Huub Bellemakers @HuubBellemakers]

Ghe https://t.co/BKmRDGioul

[Kirsten Verdel @locuta]

Trump dag 510: Iran zegt deal niet op verjaardag Trump te willen tekenen, FBI-agent in WK-shirt belt aan over anti-ICE-berichten, Hunter Biden populairder dan Vance in peiling voor presidentsrace, tweede asielzoeker dood door bevriezing na vrijlating ICE: https://t.co/94mc1tQDDU

[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

[Kirsten Verdel @locuta]

Trump dag 509: Olifant plast in zaal GOP conventie, Kennedy Center verbergt verwijdering naam Trump nadat honderdduizenden online meekijken, 96% gratieverleningen Trump tegen de regels, Republikeinen blokkeren uitsluiten federale troepen bij verkiezingen: https://t.co/mRYiIyUw7r

[Anthony Scaramucci @Scaramucci]

Trump said something outside a press gaggle that I don’t think enough people caught.

A reporter called him out on the corruption. He gave three responses.

1. I have the right to do it.
2. He’s not stealing that much. A billion or two billion dollars. Not that much money. Classic Trump.
3. People don’t care.

That’s the permission structure. Our collective apathy is what they’re using to justify everything happening in Washington right now.

Please stand up and prove him wrong.

[Ian L Richardson @ianrich15813274]

When one of the most respected referees in world football is refused entry by the host nation, because they don't like his home country, the correct response of the other referees should be to boycott the tournament unless he is allowed to do his job. Sadly, that won't happen.

[Kirsten Verdel @locuta]

Trump dag 503: Immigratierechters moeten meer dan 100 zaken per dag doen, geen WK-visum 12 stafleden Iran, ESTA-goedkeuring tientallen Schotten ingetrokken, Pentagon reduceert aantal geloofscodes, 100+ militairen ‘gewetensbezwaarde’ wegens ‘drugsboten’: https://t.co/TdbEzVXeZL

[Kirsten Verdel @locuta]

Trump dag 502: 'Trump mag Vrijheidsbeeld slopen zonder tussenkomst rechter', 97 Capitoolbestormers opnieuw in problemen, donoren aan balzaal krijgen $50 miljard aan contracten, DOGE wilde 2,7 miljoen levende mensen als overleden registreren: https://t.co/2X1xGkYNyc

[Maarten Keulemans @mkeulemans]

"We raken de feiten kwijt, we raken de eerlijk gedeelde twijfel kwijt, we raken elkaar kwijt."

Zó eens met deze column over het gif van (corona)desinformatie. Ik schenk 'm u: 👇

[Noah Smith 🐇🇺🇸🇺🇦🇹🇼 @Noahpinion]

They did, it was called America

[Kirsten Verdel @locuta]

Trump dag 488: Voortaan terug naar herkomstland voor aanvraag Green Card, Trump post video waarin hij Colbert ‘weggooit’, Gabbard weg bij DNI, handelsminister Lutnick doneerde 5 miljoen vóór hoorzitting Epstein, gegevens 10.000 klanten Trump Mobile gelekt: https://t.co/C0eUBi4i7H

[Kirsten Verdel @locuta]

Trump dag 487: Trump stuurt 5000 extra soldaten naar Polen, woont mogelijk huwelijk zoon niet bij, pauzeert geplande wapenlevering Taiwan, Republikeinen Senaat trekken immigratiewetsvoorstel in na toevoeging Trumpfonds: https://t.co/cfhNfkgSS4

[Kirsten Verdel @locuta]

Trump dag 482: Trump koppelt SAVE Act aan andere trajecten, stopt ontslagbescherming ambtenaren Volksgezondheid, deals met VS zijn ‘voorlopig’ zegt China, Smithsonian brengt verwijzing naar impeachments Trump terug, rente staatsobligaties naar 5 procent: https://t.co/4C9czdC8Fz

[Kirsten Verdel @locuta]

Dit klopt: algoritme is aangepast aantal weken geleden, zoveel mensen die nu nog amper bereik hebben. Politiek grijpt niet in. Iedereen zit te slapen.