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A look at the erosion of press freedom and independent reporting in Israel, where journalists report escalating censorship, harassment, and self-censorship (Yael Krifcher/Committee to Protect Journalists)
https://cpj.org/2025/12/under-the-rada

Under the radar: Israel steps up censorship and suppression of independent reporting - Committee to Protect Journalists
Two years into Israel’s genocide in Gaza, press freedom inside the country has reached a breaking point. Journalists report escalating censorship, harassment, and self-censorship that, they say, now functions as “part of the war effort.” Independent reporting has sharply declined, leaving the Israeli public with a distorted view of the conflict. An October 2025 report...

Courtesy of Maggie Miller over on BlueSky: With the House coming back into session, the House Budget Committee has scheduled a hearing for next week — on oversight of the recently hacked Congressional Budget Office. Expect the intrusion to a top subject of conversation.
https://budget.house.g…

Oversight of the Congressional Budget Office | The U.S. House Committee on the Budget - House Budget Committee
The Official U.S. Congressional website of The Republican Budget Committee

us_congress: US Congressional co-sponsorship (1973-2016)
Two temporal networks of bill co-sponsorship tendencies among US Congresspeople, from 1973 (93rd Congress) to 2016 (114th Congress). Edges are signed, indicating the presence of a significant tendency to co-sponsor, or tendency to not co-sponsor, bills. Two networks per year, one for each chamber (House, Senate). Each file contains the signed network for a chamber of congress (H = House, S = Senate) in one session (e.g. 93 = 93rd…

This is the right and proper thing to do. I need to contact my Congress critters (both house, which impeaches, and senate, which has a trial) to tell 'em to support this...
The 2nd URL below is a link to the actual text of the House resolution to impeach.
"Michigan Congresswoman Haley Stevens Introduces Articles of Impeachment Against RFK Jr. "

"From concrete walls to living edges, here’s how riverside habitats are being restored along the Thames"
#UK #UnitedKingdom #Environment

From concrete walls to living edges, here’s how riverside habitats are being restored along the Thames
From concrete walls to living edges, the Thames is being reshaped to support fish, wildlife, and a healthier urban river.

🇺🇦 #NowPlaying on KEXP's #Early
Concrete Blonde:
🎵 God Is a Bullet
#ConcreteBlonde
https://rikjohnson.bandcamp.com/track/god-is-a-bullet-concrete-blonde
https://open.spotify.com/track/6PIYPESBVlavhOxW90d71o

Veteran Becomes First Double-Amputee to Climb Highest Peak on Every Continent: Conquering the 7 Summits https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/veteran-is-first-double-amputee-to-climb-highest-peak-on-every-continent…

Veteran Becomes First Double-Amputee to Climb Highest Peak on Every Continent: Conquering a 7-Summit Challenge
A veteran who lost both his legs became the first double amputee to reach the summit of the highest peaks on every continent in the world.

Alex Singleton cancer diagnosis: What to know about testicular tumor removed from Broncos LB https://www.sportingnews.com/us/nfl/news/alex-singleton-testicular-cancer-diagnosis-broncos/7fd4006bad8c16ef6946a94f

Cybersecurity breach at Congressional Budget Office remains a live threat
https://www.politico.com/live-updates/2025/11/10/congress/cbo-still-under-threat-00644930

Broncos' LB Alex Singleton reveals testicular cancer diagnosis https://www.sportingnews.com/us/nfl/news/broncos-linebacker-alex-singleton-reveals-cancer-diagnosis/b46a2404b0a248d90564a602