Phil Landmeier @shuttersparks@qoto.org

At my brother-in-law's funeral at Arlington today
#Arlington #USMC

"Right-wing influencers were duped to work for covert Russian influence operation, US says" - AP

GOP going with How could our large adult sons have known where all the Russia Today money was coming from for their pro-Russia content?
https://apnews.com/article/russian-interference-presidential-election-influencers-trump-999435273dd39edf7468c6aa34fad5dd

russia deports 40,000 Ukrainian children, forces assimilation via "patriotic re- education" camps

#Ukraine children are being relocated as far as 8,000 kilometers (4,970 miles) from their homes and taught by a curriculum designed to "eradicate national identity" and "forcibly assimilate

https://euromaidanpress.com/2024/09/03/russia-deports-40000-ukrainian-children-forces-assimilation-via-patriotic-re-education-camps/

My house got vandalized while I was at MFM. I came home to my pride flag missing, and the flag holder sheared off.

I looked on my security cameras, and it was someone in a pickup truck. They came around my driveway, grabbed the flag, and floored it. (You can hear them yelling in the video.)

I gave my footage to the deputies, and yes, we could read a license plate.

I intend to press all of the charges I can. Trans pride flag or not, trespassing and damaging someone's property is a crime. (Plus they stole my flag.)

I'm pretty freaked out because they knew my house well enough to know that I have a circle driveway. My house isn't very visible from the road, and most people have no idea that it's there.

They were smart enough to know about the driveway and carport, but not smart enough to know I have a bunch of 4k security cameras, I guess. 😵‍💫

I'm really shaken up 😢

Civil Eats, one of the best sites out there for food, agriculture and food justice news, just removed their paywall and made their entire site free, for at least one year.

I've had the pleasure of writing for them, and have been a devoted reader for years. If you don't read them yet, go check them out, and if you do, consider donating to keep that paywall down.

#food #agriculture #journalism

https://civileats.com/2024/09/03/our-reporting-is-now-free-for-everyone/

If you’re listening to NPR’s hourly newscasts this evening you’ll hear one of radio’s golden voices — my longtime friend and Fukushima meltdown colleague, Doualy Xaykaothao. I just dropped in to the NYC studio to bring her some Virgil’s BBQ.

@mastodonmigration @randahl in Brazil it’s not the FCC that matters, it’s Anatel and they can really fuck Musk.

from the article “Had Starlink continued to disobey de Moraes by providing(Twitter) access, telecommunications regulator Anatel could eventually have seized equipment from Starlink’s 23 ground stations that ensure the quality of its internet service, Arthur Coimbra, an Anatel board member, said on a video call from his office in Brasilia.”

https://apnews.com/article/brazil-starlink-x-block-compliance-musk-supreme-court-moraes-d09dfe4c6fbfacf303968fe44bcd0ab1

Via Kyle Griffin:

Team #Harris just announced an almost $25 mil donation to bolster Dems up & down the ballot — the largest transfer ever in a pres cycle, according to the campaign.

The full breakdown:

* $10 million to the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee

* $10 million to the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee

* $2.5 million to the Democratic Legislative Campaign Committee

* $1 million to the Democratic AGs Association

* $1 million to the Democratic Governors' Association

@GottaLaff
Harris' team is running circles around the GOP. They could come up with a different themed ad targeting Project 2025 every week between now and the election.

And she's sharing her wealth down-ballot - giving 20 million to the DNC to spend on other races...so she plans on governing, not just leading, and to do that she needs to protect the House and Senate.