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#Via Albert Pinto / 70sbachchan 7:50 PM · Aug 10, 2026 "You can't predict the turns this sentence takes. Extreme heat is threatening Italy’s 'cheese banks,' where hundreds of thousands of Parmigiano-Reggiano wheels are stored as loan collateral." https://fortune.com/2026/08/10/italy-5-billion-cheese-economy-heat-wave-climate-change/

#Via Kashana Cauley / kashana.blacksky 8:13 PM · Aug 10, 2026 "What part of the worldwide economy crash are we at?" "A run on the cheese banks"

#Via Rebecca R Helm @RebeccaRHelm@mstdn.science 6:11 PM · Aug 4, 2026 "Today is the day the story There Will Come Soft Rain is set. An amazing and heartbreaking work of fiction for our modern age. Read it here:" https://archive.org/details/bradbury-nimoy

#OceanWarming #ClimateChange *Earth's Biggest Mass Extinction Reveals Chilling Parallels to Today's World* (1/n) #Via #JessCockerill / #Nature https://www.sciencealert.com/earths-biggest-mass-extinction-reveals-chilling-parallels-to-todays-world "...the findings paint a pretty clear picture. "The bad news is, 👉we are on track for #Permian-#Triassic levels of warming in worst-case scenario projections👈," says #Stanford #EarthScientist #ErikSperling. "But the good news is,... cc @kim_harding@mastodon.scot

#Via More Perfect Union / moreperfectunion 9:23 AM · Jul 27, 2026 "Today Zohran is announcing that the New York City-owned grocery stores his administration is piloting will discount staple items 30%. Core groceries like produce, meat, seafood, pasta, bread, yogurt, butter, nuts, rice and beans will all receive this price cut."

#Via Bill Bruno / @Bailyn_DeTocqueville@mstdn.social 9:05 AM · Jul 9, 2025 "Clever wordplay at The Economist. An article on Mamdani's proposal for city-owned grocery stores was titled--'Welcome to Trader Zoh's' "

#Via Mayor Zohran Kwame Mamdani / mayor.nyc.gov 5:05 PM · Jul 27, 2026 "At our municipal grocery stores, New Yorkers will get a 30% discount on eggs, milk, chicken, produce and other everyday essentials. In the wealthiest city in the richest country in the world, no one should have to wonder how they’ll afford the food they need to feed themselves or their families."

#Via Steve Peers @StevePeers@mas.to 9:33 PM · Jul 21, 2026 "Judge rules Trump must hand over financial records sought by BBC in discovery, in defamation case Trump brought against BBC There's a basic leverage issue here: Trump's cronies run the FCC & FTC, so he can threaten broadcast licenses and mergers in the US, but not UK." https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c93487x97kyo

#Via Phil Lewis @phil_lewis_@newsie.social 7:32 PM · Jul 18, 2026 "Andrew and Tristan Tate have been arrested in Miami, TMZ reports" https://www.tmz.com/2026/07/18/andrew-tristan-tate-arrested-miami/

#Via Josh Gerstein @Joshgerstein@journa.host 8:41 PM · Jul 18, 2026 "Andrew and Tristan Tate arrested in Florida by US Marshals today, per DOJ spokesperson. Arrests were for extradition on charges brought in UK, law enforcement source says. No word yet on exact charges."

#Via No Spin Media / nospinmedia 10:15 AM · Jul 19, 2026 "Andrew and Tristan Tate arrested in Miami on a UK extradition request involving 59 charges. They are set to appear before U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida as extradition proceedings begin." "The case now moves into the American federal extradition process, where a judge will determine whether legal requirements for surrendering the brothers to British authorities have been satisfied." https://nospin.media/story.html?story=20260719054718001

#Via Raw Story / rawstory 3:30 PM · Jul 12, 2026 "Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-SC) jokingly shrugged off advice that he seek immediate medical attention in the moments before his death Saturday night" https://www.rawstory.com/lindsey-graham-2677208310/

#Via Michael Fanone Jul 12, 10:04 AM "Lindsey Graham is dead. I will always remember my first and only encounter with him when he looked the grieving mother of a dead police officer in the face and barked that he wasn't going to listen to her blame Trump for January 6th. When I showed him my body cam footage from that day he turned away and looked at his phone. Rest in Piss you fucking worthless scumbag. If there is a hell I hope you're in it."

#Via Jorts (and Jean) @jortsthecat@mastodon.social 3:08 AM · Jul 12, 2026 "Well Lindsey Graham died I do think it’s funny to post breaking news because it’s amusing when people learn stuff from a garbage cat"

#Via Lindsey GrahamSC Statement from the Office of U.S. Senator Lindsey Graham (R-South Carolina). 1:02 AM, 7/12/26 "The Office of U.S. Senator Lindsey Graham (R-South Carolina) released the following statement: 'On the evening of Saturday, July 11, U.S. Senator Lindsey Graham passed away from a brief and sudden illness. Senator Graham's family appreciates prayers at this time and asks for privacy during this incredibly difficult period.' "

#Via Lindsey Graham / Lindsey GrahamSC 5:03 PM 5/3/16 "If we nominate Trump, we will get destroyed.......and we will deserve it."

#Via Rebecca Solnit @RebeccaSolnit@spore.social 12:06 PM · Jul 12, 2026 "Congratulations to Lindsey Graham for writing his own obituary ten years and two months in advance. The question of who deserves it remains, since the natural world and a whole lot of people in this country and beyond do not deserve it."

#Via Phil Lewis @phil_lewis_@newsie.social 1:14 PM · Jul 3, 2026 "The Great American State Fair has closed until 5 pm due to extreme heat." https://www.nbcwashington.com/news/local/live-updates-extreme-heat-temps-over-100-in-dc-area-disrupt-july-4-celebrations/4125412/