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We start this week with Emanuel and Josephs coverage of FuckLAPD.com, a website that uses facial recognition to instantly reveal a LAPD officers name and salary. The creator has relaunched their similar tool for identifying ICE employees too. After the break, Jason tells us about a massive AI ruling that opens the way for AI companies to scrape everyones art. In the subscribers-only section, our regular contributor Matthew describes all the AI slop in the Iran and Israel conflict, and why it matters.Listen to the weekly podcast onApple Podcasts,Spotify, orYouTube. Become a paid subscriber for access to this episode's bonus content and to power our journalism.If you become a paid subscriber, check your inbox for an email from our podcast host Transistor for a link to the subscribers-only version! You can also add that subscribers feed to your podcast app of choice and never miss an episode that way. The email should also contain the subscribers-only unlisted YouTube link for the extended video version too. It will also be in the show notes in your podcast player. FuckLAPD.com Lets Anyone Use Facial Recognition to Instantly Identify CopsJudge Rules Training AI on Authors' Books Is Legal But Pirating Them Is NotThe AI Slop Fight Between Iran and Israel

Nature, Published online: 25 June 2025; doi:10.1038/d41586-025-01974-4Food for thought.

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ITHACA, NYStressing that even shallow puddles could undermine an infants traction, parenting experts at Cornell University published a report Wednesday in which they warned that babies could hydroplane in as little as one inch of water. You have to watch infants and toddlers closely around water, because even a thin layer can send them sliding into a ditch, said lead researcher Debbie Lin, who explained that once a child started hydroplaning, it was already too late to do anything, and parents would just have to hope the baby didnt spin completely out of control. Our data revealed that many families venture out in the rain without realizing how easy it is for their baby to go skating across a stretch of standing water. The grooves on a babys skin lose contact with the surface of the pavement very easily, and they still lack the ability to turn into the direction of the skid, which doesnt develop until later in childhood. People assume their babies will cry when hydroplaning, but many stay silent the entire time theyre spinning, so you need to keep an eye on them. Turn your back for one second, and they could barrel out of control, spraying water and gaining speed until they slam into a tree. Then youre potentially looking at thousands in repairs. Lin added that beyond being vigilant, the best way to ensure a baby stayed safe near standing water was to keep the infant at speeds lower than 30 miles per hour.The post Parenting Experts Warn Babies Can Hydroplane In As Little As One Inch Of Water appeared first on The Onion.

BLOOMINGTON, ILStopping the polo-clad man and ushering him off toward the bathroom, restaurant staff reportedly provided an improperly dressed Applebees patron with a loaner stained hoodie on Wednesday. Im sorry, sir, but we cannot seat you unless you are wearing something more in line with this establishments dress code, said Applebees hostess Angeline Reilly, who explained that while it was nothing to be embarrassed about, the other diners would just be more comfortable around someone properly attired in a black hoodie that bore the remnants of barbecue sauce and other condiments that failed to come out in the wash. We also have tattered sweatpants you can wear in lieu of your khakis. If you dont like the hoodie look, I can offer you a ripped Chicago Bears 2006 NFC champions T-shirt that could be worn with a pair of ratty cargo shorts. Unfortunately, we cant have people walking in here with collars and buttons on their shirts and ruining the mood weve cultivated. This isnt Red Lobster. And Im afraid your guest will have to change out of her blouse and into this oversized Looney Tunes sweater with half of the words peeling off. At press time, an Applebees waiter was seen apologetically handing out a $50 gift card to a table that had been seated for nearly 20 minutes without seeing a single customer start a fistfight in the bar after throwing a strawberry margarita in someones face.The post Improperly Dressed Applebees Diner Provided Loaner Stained Hoodie appeared first on The Onion.

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A software engineer in Michigan has coded a version of Balatro that runs off playing cards. The un-released demake of the popular video game is a prototype meant to run on the Gameboy Advanced through an e-Reader, a 2000s era accessory that loaded games onto the console via a strip of dot code printed onto a card.The Balatro e-Reader port is the work of Michigan-based software engineer Matt Greer, a man with a love for both the addictive card game and Nintendos strange peripheral. Greer detailed the Balatro prototype on his personal blog and published a YouTube video showing off a quick round.Greers e-Reader Balatro is a work in progress. Its only got a few of the jokers and doesnt understand all of the possible poker hands and how to score them. In his blog, he said he thinks he could code the whole thing out but there would be limitations. E-Reader games can comfortably work with 32 bit numbers, he said on his blog. So the highest possible score would be 4,294,967,295. Real Balatro uses 64 bit numbers so scores can absolutely go into the stratosphere there.Another numeric problem is that the e-Reader will only allow a game to render four numbers of five digits each. So printing a large score would require the coder to use up two of the number slots available. A lot of this can be worked around with sprites and some clever redesigning and careful pruning back of features (this would be a demake after all), Greer said. I do think this challenge could be overcome, but it would probably be the hardest part of this project.Nintendo released the e-Reader in the U.S. in 2002. Like many of the companys peripherals from the 90s and 2000s, it was a strange niche piece of hardware. Players would plug the thing into a Gameboys cartridge port and then swipe a playing card through a scanner to load a game. It was a weird way to play retro titles like Balloon Fight, Ice Climbers, and Donkey Kong.I got one when it launched back in 2002, and eventually got most of the NES games and a lot of Super Mario Advance 4 cards, but that was about it, Greer told 404 Media. When it first came out I was hyped for it, but ultimately not much was done with it in America so my interest in it didn't last too long back then sadly.But his interest picked up in the last few years and hes been coding new games for the system. He plans to release a set of them later this month that includes Solitaire and a side-scrolling action game. Its such a strange way to deliver games. Its tedious and slow to scan cards in, but at the same time, the physical nature of it all, I dunno, its just really cool to me, Greer said.That clunky nature has its charm and Greer said that writing games for it is a fun design challenge. The e-reader combines many different aspects that I enjoy, he said. The challenge of trying to squeeze a game into such a small space. The graphic design and artwork of the cards themselves. The hacking and reverse engineering aspect of figuring out how this whole system works (something that has mostly been done by people other than me), and the small nature of the games which forces you to keep your scope down. I think my personality works better doing several small projects instead of one big one.Greer is also a huge Balatro fan who has beaten the games hardest difficulty with every possible deck and completed all the games challenges except for a jokerless run. Ill probably eventually do completionist++ just because I can't seem to stop playing the game, but I'm not focused on it, Greer said. The completionist++ achievement is so difficult to achieve that the games creator, LocalThunk, only got it a few days ago.Greer said hed love to focus on a full de-make of Balatro, but he wont release it without LocalThunks blessing. I have my doubts that will happen, Greer said. If I ever do make a complete demake, I'd probably make it a regular GBA game though. LocalThunk did not respond to 404 Medias request for a comment.He said that porting Balatro to the e-reader is possible, but that hell probably just make it a full GBA game instead. Coding the game to be loaded from several cards would require too many sacrifices. I dont think its right for me to cut jokers, he said. Im sure LocalThunk took a long time balancing them and I wouldnt want to change the way their game plays if I can help it. By making a regular GBA game, I could easily fit all the jokers in.There are several Balatro demakes. Theres a very basic version running on Pico-8, a mockup of another browser based Balatro on Itch, and a Commodore-64 port that was taken offline after the publisher found it.

Nature, Published online: 25 June 2025; doi:10.1038/d41586-025-01926-yThere are good commercial reasons for firms to share their research in science journals, but the practice seems to be falling out of favour.

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Flock, the automatic license plate reader (ALPR) company with a presence in thousands of communities across the U.S., has stopped agencies across the country from searching cameras inside Illinois, California, and Virginia, 404 Media has learned. The dramatic moves come after 404 Media revealed local police departments were repeatedly performing lookups around the country on behalf of ICE, a Texas officer searched cameras nationwide for a woman who self-administered an abortion, and lawmakers recently signed a new law in Virginia. Ordinarily Flock allows agencies to opt into a national lookup database, where agencies in one state can access data collected in another, as long as they also share their own data. This practice violates multiple state laws which bar the sharing of ALPR data out of state or it being accessed for immigration or healthcare purposes.The changes also come after a wave of similar coverage in local and state-focused media outlets, with many replicating our reporting to learn more about what agencies are accessing Flock cameras in their communities and for what purpose. The Illinois Secretary of State is investigating whether Illinois police departments broke the law by sharing data with outside agencies for immigration or abortion related reasons. Some police departments have also shut down the data access after learning it was being used for immigration purposes.Some states, like California, do not allow any sharing across state borders. For those states, Flock has disabled National Lookup to make compliance easier, Flock CEO Garrett Langley wrote in a public blog post on June 19.In that blog post, titled Setting the Record Straight: Statement on Flock Network Sharing, Use Cases, and Federal Cooperation, Langley says he is writing to provide transparency on recent clickbait-driven reporting and social media rumors that mischaracterize Flocks LPR devices. Rather than refuting any of our reporting, he instead explains that as a result of it, Flock has decided to perform numerous internal audits about how police are using the network that exactly aligns with 404 Medias reporting, and that Flock has decided to make specific changes to how Flock works to ensure that local police are complying with state data sharing laws, which include disabling the national lookup tool in California.That post followed another published by the company a few days earlier, which discussed an audit Flock conducted on what agencies were accessing data in Illinois. Since we initiated the audit in May, 47 agencies have been removed from access to Illinois data, that blog post reads.Flock has also removed the national lookup feature for cameras in Virginia, according to an internal Flock message viewed by 404 Media. 404 Media granted the source who shared it anonymity because they werent authorized to speak to the press. On Tuesday a Flock spokesperson confirmed in an email to 404 Media that the changes to Virginia data access are complete.In May, Virginia Governor Glenn Youngkin signed a new law which will limit the use of such data to specific criminal investigations, human trafficking, stolen vehicles, and missing persons cases, the local TV outlet WAVY reported. The law comes into effect July 1, the report added.Flock cameras work by continuously scanning the plates, model, and color of vehicles driving by. Law enforcement can then access data collected from their own cameras, but Flock also allows state and nationwide lookups. For a nationwide search, agencies are able to search other police departments cameras if they in turn make theirs available for search. But this can result in illegal data sharing if such access violates state law.Do you know anything else about Flock? We would love to hear from you. Using a non-work device, you can message Joseph securely on Signal at joseph.404 or send him an email at joseph@404media.co. Jason's Signal is jason.404404 Media reported in May that local police around the country were performing Flock lookups on behalf of ICE. That included lookups on cameras administered by the Danville, Illinois Police Department, triggering the audit there. 404 Media also reported cops in California are illegally sharing Flock data with agencies out of state, and searched cameras related to an immigration protest.Flock says it conducted an internal audit of agencies that had access to Illinois data. If an agency was found to have affirmed compliance with Illinois law while also conducting multiple searches using reasons impermissible under state law, then Flock revoked their access to Illinois data. Flock also wrote that All out of state agencies with access to Illinois data are being re-educated on Illinois-specific legal requirements and product functionality, and that the company is placing new emphasis on responsible sharing, with updated training content, in-product guidance, and communications to reinforce compliance.Flock also said it launched a new tool that blocks impermissible searches in real time. If a search involving Illinois camera data includes terms that indicate an impermissible purpose under Illinois law, the Illinois data will automatically be excluded, the company wrote.Flock said it also has plans for an AI-based tool that will identify suspicious searches and allow agencies to require case numbers when their cameras are searched (as opposed to the vague reasons such as immigration in some of the data 404 Media obtained).404 Medias investigation into local police departments performing Flock lookups for ICE was based on a Network Audit obtained by researchers by public records requests. A Network Audit shows what agency searched another agency's Flock cameras, and for what stated purpose. The investigation into a Flock search performed for had an abortion, search for female, was based on Network Audits from other police departments obtained by 404 Media. The sheriff in that case said the family was worried for the womans safety and so authorities used Flock in an attempt to locate her.Since publishing those articles and much of the related data, other outlets have dug into the information themselves. For example, Suncoast Searchlight used the data we published to find the Florida Highway Patrol tapped Flock cameras to aid immigration crackdowns; the Evanston Roundtable used it to find its police department shared access to its cameras with agencies that performed searches related to immigration; the Central Current reports officials in Syracuse, New York, are investigating their data sharing practices the outlet reviewed the data; and KUSA-TV Denver found Loveland Police Departments Flock cameras were used for ICE searches.And several cities have decided not to renew or expand their contracts with Flock. The City of Austin let its contract with Flock lapse, in part because of concerns around ICE access to the data. The City of San Marcos decided to not place additional cameras in the city. The San Marcos Police Department also changed their policy to require outside law enforcement agencies to file a request concerning a specific crime in order to receive Flock data, Spectrum News 1 reported.The Kalamazoo Department of Public Safety said it blocked outside access to its cameras after learning the data was being searched by departments focused on immigration-related violations, local media reported.License plate readers can serve as an important tool for law enforcement, but these cameras must be regulated so they arent abused for surveillance, tracking the data of innocent people or criminalizing lawful behavior. No one seeking legal healthcare services in Illinois should face harassment or jailperiod, Secretary Giannoulias told 404 Media in a statement.Flock declined to comment further on its changes to California data access.

Although discourse about LGBTQ+ families moving out of states with harsher anti-LGBTQ+ laws predates the Trump administration, recent events, such as the Supreme Court ruling onU.S. v. Skrmetti, have made these conversations more pressing. However, there is a significant economic demand of such moves that not only poses obstacles to families considering this option but also puts LGBTQ+ individuals and their families at a further financial disadvantage.A growing divide between safe and unsafe statesTheAmerican Civil Liberties Union(ACLU) is currently tracking 597 anti-LGBTQ+ bills across the United States, with states like Texas (88 bills), Missouri (38 bills) and West Virginia (29 bills) ranking highest in terms of the country-wide legislative attack on LGBTQ+ rights. By contrast, Vermont (0 bills), Alaska (1 bill) and Delaware (1 bill) currently represent the states with the lowest number of anti-LGBTQ+ bills.PerSafeHome.org, there is some overlap between the states with the lowest number of current anti-LGBTQ+ bills and the states that are considered safest for LGBTQ+ people and their families in 2025. SafeHome.orgconsiders myriad metrics when defining safety, including parental rights, youth protections and legislation. Based on these data, which are generated via surveys of 1,000 members of those communities, Rhode Island, California and Delaware rank among the safest states for LGBTQ+ people, whereas Mississippi, Louisiana and Florida rank lowest.This is consistent with 2024 data published by theHuman Rights Campaign, which reported that states like Florida, Mississippi and Louisiana were High Priority to Achieve Basic Equality, although states such as Tennessee, Georgia, Wyoming and West Virginia, among many others, were also highlighted.Taken together, these data suggest that some states are considerably safer than others for LGBTQ+ people and their families, which is also reflected in the trends of LGBTQ+ individuals and families moving states. PerParents, as of January 2025, four out of 10 LGBTQ+ youth were considering moving out of their home state, citing reasons such as anti-LGBTQ+ policies, feelings of safety and medical care.Economic barriers to relocationIn addition to the challenges of uprooting ones life to move across state lines, the need to move has a significant economic impact on a population that already earns less on average than their non-LGBTQ+ counterparts.In 2024, for example,the Institute for Womens Policy Researchfound that LGBTQIA+ workers earn 90 cents on the dollar compared to workers overall, with women in the LGBTQIA+ community earning 87 cents on the dollar, and Black, Native American and Latinx LGBTQIA+ women earning 85, 75 and 72 cents on the dollar, respectively.The Movement Advancement Projectalso highlighted how anti-LGBTQ+ laws contribute to a cycle of poverty for this community, further supporting the fact that LGBTQ+ populations are already at a financial disadvantage.Against this backdrop, the same Parentsarticle reported that financial constraints were a factor in preventing LGBTQ+ individuals from moving to states they consider safer. This makes sense, particularly because, perThe New York Times, states that are considered more LGBTQ+-friendly also tend to have higher costs of living. One mother, Mindi Mercer, spoke to The New York Times andreported that she moved with her four children, one of whom is transgender, from North Carolina to Michigan after the former banned gender affirming care. The move alone reportedly cost more than $10,000, and the family had to take on debt in order to move as well.Mercer explained, Were still financially further behind, trying to make up for that. However, Mercer expressed that the move and the cost were worth it, adding that her son feels affirmed and supportive and just really settled into who he is.Michigan Advancealso highlighted that moving state lines can harm the economic stability of LGBTQ+ people and their families, but the article primarily focused on the extent to which these relocations can also have a negative economic impact on the states they are leaving, identifying yet another way LGBTQ+ relocations, often spurred on by political policies and hostile environments, as reported by Michigan Advance, can have harmful economic consequences.Health, safety and the limits of accessThe Trevor Projectreported that living in an area with more welcoming LGBTQ+ policies alleviates logistical and emotional burdens and is associated with improved mental health outcomes. However, as with The New York Timesand Michigan Advance, the Trevor Project reiterated that the same financial hardships faced by the larger LGBTQ+ community, such as poverty, housing discrimination and barriers to employment, could prevent LGBTQ+ individuals and their families from being able to move states.Despite the evident economic hardships these relocations can come with, there are ways to help. The aforementioned New York Timesarticle named several resources that assist LGBTQ+ families with relocating, specifically in terms of financial support. One such organization is theCampaign for Southern Equality, which assists LGBTQ+ individuals and families in southern states with funds either for traveling to obtain health care or for permanent relocation. Another organization named in The New York Timesis thePfund Foundation, which is based in Minneapolis.Myriad other companies and organizations also have resources available, such asLesbianRealEstate.com, which provides a free relocation kit through their website, orthe Trans Safety Emergency Fund, which offers financial assistance for expenses such as relocation as well as medical bills, utilities and other areas of need.The Human Rights Campaignalso maintains a comprehensive list of available funds. Many of these resources specifically mention the need for community support, crowdfunding and donations when possible.The Supreme Courts role in escalating needIncreasing anti-LGBTQ+ legislation and especially anti-trans legislation will only intensify the need for such resources, based on the factors influencing transgender peoples desire to move as defined bythe Williams Institute. As just one example, the Supreme Court ruling on U.S. v. Skrmetti, issued on June 18, 2025, allowed Tennessee to enact a law banning gender-affirming hormone therapies for transgender people under the age of 18.Given the Williams Institutes findings that 72% of respondents who indicated concerns about health care wanted to move out of state, it stands to reason that a ruling this significant will have an impact on LGBTQ+ relocations. In fact, perTeen Vogue, some doctors, such as Dr. Kaiyti Duffy, the Chief Medical Officer at the Los Angeles LGBT Center, are already recommending that families consider relocation as one option in response to this ruling.Im a parent. I have two kids. If I was in a state and I affirmed my childs ability and supported them pursuing their gender journey, and I was told by my state government that I wasnt allowed to do so as a parent, I would leave, Dr. Duffy told Teen Vogue. And I dont say that flippantly.The suicide rates for young people who live in a place in which, not only is their trans identity not affirmed, but that theyre restricted in accessing care, [those rates] are going to increase. And thats something that none of us can feel comfortable with, Dr. Duffy added. Ultimately, relocation is not going to be a possibility for every LGBTQ+ person being affected by anti-LGBTQ+ legislation and/or harmful or hostile environments, for financial reasons as well as various other factors that make relocation difficult. Because of that, as Teen Vogue, The New York Times, and numerous other publications highlight, leaning on the LGBTQ+ community and accessing resources when available is essential.The post The price of protection: LGBTQ+ families and the cost of moving appeared first on News Is Out.

A really great photo will reveal the essence of someone or of some place, thing, or relationship. Its a vibe or a feeling. Its a look.For Eric Crossley and his partner, Elcides Flores, pictured here at Orioles Pride Night last year, the vibe is quite obviously love. Related Lessons from a lesbian feminist 1973 Pride-goer: We are at another turning point Speak up, be out and loud, resist publicly, and look for and support allies in decision-making positions. The pair met 11 years ago in Baltimore and have been together for eight. A personals ad brought the men together in 2014. Crossley had just come out a few years earlier. Never Miss a Beat Subscribe to our newsletter to stay ahead of the latest LGBTQ+ political news and insights. Subscribe to our Newsletter today Crossley didnt share the details of their love story, but their chemistry may have something to do with Flores talent as a spiritualist. The two met the same year Crossley lost his first gay love after coming out.The part-time chef and medium is from El Salvador, while Crossley grew up in the San Francisco Bay Area, where he was a longtime Oakland As fan.In Baltimore, hes devoted to the Orioles.And for several years now, to Flores.He is my partner and true love, Crossley says. The two say marriage is in their future.Flores is an amazing person with an incredible amount of love in his heart for me. He is loved by my adult sons, daughter-in-law, my other sons partner, and their families. Even my ex-wife and him get along quite well.He says I am a handsome guy! Crossley brags. | Eric Crossley While he may have more conservative taste in shoes and pants than Flores does (dig those pastel moccasins and starfield toreadors Flores is sporting), Crossley says his wardrobe doesnt tell the entire story.Flores may be a bit more outgoing than I am, but I am very progressive!Hes enjoying being out, Crossley adds. He is very beautiful, in a masculine way!Around this time last June, the two made it to Oriole Park on a balmy Maryland night for the teams annual show of LGBTQ+ support. We enjoy going to Oriole Park, and Pride Night is a wonderful chance for us to celebrate with the community, Crossley says.Flores was not a huge baseball fan until he started joining me for Orioles games, but now we are both die-hard fans, and we are happy to see them getting better. Its been a slow start for our Orioles! Its true. Theyre in last place in the American League East at 34-44.Tonight though, some of the same good vibrations that gave the Orioles a big win a year ago on Pride night might be in play: same team (the Texas Rangers), another Pride night (same gay vibes), and Crossley and Flores in the bleachers again (Well be there on June 25th!).Crossley credits the Orioles and, for the most part, MLB for being fantastic supporters of the LGBTQ+ community. The backing of the Orioles, and also the city of Baltimore for our community, is very encouraging, he says.The good vibrations even extended to kind words for the visiting Rangers.Crossley wished them Good luck!, then quickly added, except when you play our Orioles!Subscribe to theLGBTQ Nation newsletterand be the first to know about the latest headlines shaping LGBTQ+ communities worldwide.

In real time, Rep. Jasmine Crockett (D-TX)eviscerated a Republican Congressmans claim that the presidents approval rating is soaring. During a House DOGE Subcommittee hearing chaired by Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA), Crocket slammed MAGA lawmakers for abdicating their duties and abdicating the very people that put them into office. Related Democratic Senators host Kennedy Center Pride concert in act of guerilla theater This is a form of saying, We are here, we exist and you cant ignore us. This is a protest, and a political act. She blasted Republicans for allowing the administration to steal congressionally approved money that was allocated to help vulnerable communities and said they have allowed Elon Musk to infiltrate your medical records and banking data. Insights for the LGBTQ+ community Subscribe to our briefing for insights into how politics impacts the LGBTQ+ community and more. Subscribe to our Newsletter today Theyve allowed this administration to ignore court rulings, and now Republicans are here patting themselves on the back, she said, literally arguing to make this chaos permanent (the hearing sought to codify the rampant cuts DOGE has made to the federal government). In response to Crockett, Rep. Tim Burchett (R-TN) claimed the presidents approval rating is soaring and Congressional approval is not.Crockett did not let him get away with that lie. She immediately read a series of recent headlines on how polls show plummeting support for the president, especially since his decision to strike Iran, which one poll found caused his approval rating to drop to a term low.As she read each headline, Greene seemed increasingly annoyed as she had to order each new piece of information to be added to the official record. Indeed, approval ratings are abysmal for the president, with several polls showing record lows for his second term amidst turmoil with Iran, rising tariffs, and a controversial budget bill that could lead to millions of Americans losing health insurance.The Ipsos/Reuters poll conducted from June 21 to 23 found the presidents approval rating at -16 points, down from -12 a week prior. The American Research Group poll conducted from June 17-20 put the number at -21, down from -14 in May. During the hearing, Crockett also scorned Republicans for claiming to care about Americans when in reality, Their agenda is about one thing: making the federal government so weak that they can exploit it for their personal gain.You want to pretend as if you are coming in here to do exactly what youre consitutents want you to do, she said, but the last time I checked, yall didnt want to go talk to your constituents because if there was one thing they were complaining about, it was Elon [Musk] and it was DOGE.Theres plenty of video footage of all of yall getting your butts handed to you when you went home and people told you how they felt about DOGE, she said, referring to a series of viral town hall videos in which constituents voiced their anger at Republicans for DOGEs massive cuts. Americans are looking for help, but instead of offering it to them, the Republicans have unleashed the most aggressive attack on the working-class families in American history, Crockett continued, and they have been excited to do so.They sold out their constituents to give permanent tax breaks to billionaires and now they want to have a victory lap, she said, celebrating the pain of their constituents.DOGE has claimed that it has saved the government $160 billion through its elimination of hundreds of thousands of federal workers and its quashing of entire agencies. But a budget tracker found its actions have not translated to an overall reduction in federal spending.According to a May analysis by the University of Pennsylvanias Penn Wharton Budget Model, a weekly tracker of treasury data, total government spending has risen by $156 billion this year. When taking inflation into account, spending has still increased by $81.2 billion, Wharton professor and Budget Model director Kent SmetterstoldPolitico.Subscribe to theLGBTQ Nation newsletterand be the first to know about the latest headlines shaping LGBTQ+ communities worldwide.

Last Thursday, June 19th, PRIDE & SOUL LIVE returned to the stage in full forceand full feelingat LORE, Atlantas newest new gay bar and community space. In a city already steeped in queer history and Black cultural innovation, the night stood as a luminous reminder that when you center freedom, expression, and community, magic happens. [...]The post PRIDE & SOUL LIVE 2025: A Night of Black Queer Brilliance in the Heart of Atlanta first appeared on GLAAD.

Nature, Published online: 25 June 2025; doi:10.1038/d41586-025-01925-zIf companies do step in to support research, will they publish the results, or keep them close to their chest?

Nature, Published online: 25 June 2025; doi:10.1038/d41586-025-01998-wTool aims to solve the mystery of non-coding sequences but is still in its infancy.

Tristan H. Cockcroft looks at the surprising lack of love for some of the starting pitchers with very strong underlying metrics.

Spain's High Court on Wednesday upheld a verdict that found former soccer federation president Luis Rubiales guilty of sexual assault for an unsolicited kiss on the lips of national team player Jenni Hermoso at the 2023 World Cup in Sydney.

Businessman Mark Walter's acquisition of the majority ownership stake of the Lakers is expected to close in the third or fourth quarter of this year.

USWNT coach Emma Hayes plans to decide her core group of players soon, which means it's the last chance for many U.S. prospects.

Supporters of tax breaks for wind and solar are fighting to retain them in the G.O.P. tax bill. Theyre facing a conservative effort to kill them entirely.

Old friends are bewildered by the turn taken by the second lady, a onetime Democrat and former litigator for a San Francisco firm. Others say shes happy in the role.

The Trump Organizations preliminary talks this spring about affixing its brand to a tower near a recent missile strike highlight the complexities of its international deal-making.

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. claimed that Gavi had ignored the science in immunizing children around the world.

After days of record-breaking heat, some cooling is expected in the Eastern United States starting Thursday.