The Bureau of Land Management approved blasting through 100-foot canyon walls at the entrance to the world's longest art gallery. So oil tankers can drive through it. Nine Mile Canyon, Utah holds more than 10,000 cultural, historical and archaeological resources, including over 1,000 known rock art sites containing more than 10,000 individual images. People have used this canyon for at least 8,000 years. The blasting happens in Gate Canyon, the entrance corridor into that gallery. Federal surveys have already found 47 historic sites along this one stretch of road alone. And it's not only the rock art. Threatened Mexican spotted owls use cliff habitat in the canyon, including areas near the proposed blasting. BLM did the minimum environmental review required and barreled ahead anyway, to move oil out of the Uinta Basin faster. Up to 1,000 vehicles a day, roughly half of them heavy tankers. This isn't BLM's first swing at this road. Duchesne County tried the same realignment in 2015 and again in 2022. Both times, public opposition killed it. This time, BLM posted it quietly in March with no public notice, denied conservation groups' request to even weigh in, and approved it in April anyway. It's the same playbook that just got this administration stopped at Big Bend National Park, except "stopped" is doing a lot of work in that sentence. There, a judge halted construction October 2nd, but only after bulldozers had already torn through the park’s grounds. A win in court doesn't un-crush what's already crushed. Three groups sued over Gate Canyon this week. But a lawsuit takes months. A blasting crew takes days. #DemsUnited 🧵

📢 Pete Hegseth removed Colin Powell’s name from a list of notable Americans buried at Arlington Cemetery. Hegseth also removed the names of every person of color and every woman on the same list Only white men were left in place.

Remember Republican Florida Rep.Neal Dunn who Trump blurted out had terminal cancer & should be dead by June & Mike Johnson got upset because he doesn’t want to lose the seat well he hasn’t voted since July & people think it may be his identical twin brother that voted instead.

Trump Mobile on 3,615 customers having their personal information leaked: "We have no team to handle this."

Real capitalists those who actually think markets are important, not those who just want power for themselves, would break up monopolies like this, as they'd recognize anticompetitive market funnels

SUPER interesting. I was not tracking this. The judge found the law criminalizing noncitizen voting is a voter qualification statute outside of Congress’s power. Surprisingly, this is an issue of first impression! Prosecutions are so rare no one brought this challenge before.

So, apparently, the first Ukrainian-made ballistic missile, FP-7, ladies and gentlemen.

The U.S. economy added just 29,000 jobs in September, while prior months were revised sharply lower. The September gain fell well below economists’ expectations, while August was revised from 162,000 to 133,000 and July from a previously reported gain of 21,000 to a loss of 10,000. The revisions mean employment in July and August combined was 60,000 lower than previously reported. The unemployment rate rose to 4.2% from 4.1% in August. The weaker hiring data is being closely watched by the Federal Reserve as policymakers weigh the labor market alongside inflation when determining the path of interest rates. Market expectations for another rate increase have moved lower following the report.

Trump claims he is sending 1M $500 refund checks to people who were enrolled in Obamacare because they were overcharged. However, those people only live in red states or states where elections are close. Sounds like an effort to influence the election and an impeachable bribe.

JUST IN: Pennsylvania reports 5th death linked to measles, health department says. Pennsylvania has recorded 943 measles cases so far this year. Only 4 of them were vaccinated.

My God in heaven. They are so unbelievably, truly stupid.

A timely reminder…

🚨 ICE agent Alexander Steven Back has been arrested for sexting minors.

RT @stealthygeek: 💯 factual. Smith has Trump dead to rights on the worst espionage case in American history. The Rosenbergs were executed f…

Hear that? "I could do something to lower your gas prices, but I won't"

Dear MAGA, since you’re so damned dumb & clogging up the grocery store, here’s a list of halal foods for you to stop buying and be afraid of: Water Sparkling water Mineral water Ice Tea Coffee Herbal tea Fruit juice Vegetable juice Milk Buttermilk Plain yogurt Kefir Fresh fruit Apples Bananas Oranges Lemons Limes Grapefruit Pineapple Mango Papaya Watermelon Cantaloupe Honeydew Peaches Pears Plums Nectarines Cherries Strawberries Blueberries Blackberries Raspberries Cranberries Grapes Kiwi Pomegranate Figs Dates Apricots Coconut Avocado Raisins Prunes Dried apricots Dried cranberries Fresh vegetables Lettuce Spinach Kale Arugula Cabbage Brussels sprouts Broccoli Cauliflower Asparagus Green beans Peas Carrots Celery Cucumbers Tomatoes Bell peppers Hot peppers Eggplant Zucchini Squash Pumpkin Corn Potatoes Sweet potatoes Onions Garlic Shallots Leeks Radishes Beets Turnips Parsnips Mushrooms Olives Seaweed Rice Brown rice Wild rice Oats Barley Wheat Cornmeal Polenta Quinoa Buckwheat Millet Sorghum Couscous Flour Cornstarch Breadcrumbs, if made from permissible ingredients Bread, if made without prohibited ingredients Pasta, if made without prohibited ingredients Noodles Rice noodles Tortillas Pita bread Nuts Almonds Walnuts Pecans Pistachios Cashews Hazelnuts Macadamia nuts Brazil nuts Peanuts Pine nuts Sunflower seeds Pumpkin seeds Sesame seeds Chia seeds Flax seeds Hemp seeds Peanut butter Almond butter Tahini Beans Black beans Kidney beans Pinto beans Navy beans Cannellini beans Chickpeas Lentils Split peas Soybeans Tofu Tempeh Hummus Falafel Guacamole Olive oil Avocado oil Canola oil Vegetable oil Sunflower oil Safflower oil Coconut oil Sesame oil Corn oil Peanut oil Vinegar White vinegar Apple cider vinegar Rice vinegar Red wine vinegar, provided it contains no prohibited alcohol residue/additives Balsamic vinegar Salt Black pepper Sugar Brown sugar Powdered sugar Honey Maple syrup Molasses Agave Herbs Basil Parsley Cilantro Mint Rosemary Thyme Oregano Sage Dill Chives Tarragon Spices Paprika Cumin Coriander Turmeric Cinnamon Nutmeg Cloves Cardamom Ginger Saffron Vanilla, when alcohol-free or appropriately processed Cocoa Cacao Unsweetened chocolate Dark chocolate, when made without prohibited ingredients Jam Jelly Marmalade Pickles Sauerkraut Kimchi, provided it contains no prohibited ingredients Popcorn Plain potato chips Rice cakes Granola, when made without prohibited ingredients

Trump in 2015: I would not be throwing Xi Jinping a dinner. I would get him a McDonald's hamburger and say 'we have to get down to work.' We're giving him a state dinner and what he has done is sucked all of our jobs.

I never thought the leopards would eat MY face, said the Leopards Eating Faces Feeders Association

Listen up MAINE!!! This guy is running against Paul LePage for Congress. Paul LePage might be your former governor, but he's still your current MAGA racist dipshit. Don't vote for someone that's gonna suck Trump's balls while they put your farms and fisheries out of business.

And oh yeah, forgot to mention, J.D. Vance is heavily invested in a company called AcreTrader which is designed to let venture capitalists buy distressed American farmland for pennies on the dollar. It's almost like they planned it this way. Bankrupt them then liquidate them.