Last May, a jaw-dropping act of cruelty took place in Maine’s Muscongus Bay, a popular tourist area. Three coyotes were killed and strung from a buoy, their gruesome and pointless deaths treated as a simple Coast Guard maintenance issue. Nobody broke any laws (it is perfectly legal to shoot a coyote and leave her to rot), so nobody was held accountable. The same year, the Animal Legal Defense Fund ranked Maine third best in the country in animal protection laws.
After teasing a plan by President Donald Trump to extend Affordable Care Act premium subsidies—currently on track to end within weeks—the White House has indefinitely delayed the announcement under pressure from congressional Republicans, MS NOW reported on Monday. The last-minute change of plan signals the GOP’s priorities: the party has fought to cut or repeal […]
Late last week, the X social media platform rolled out a new “location indicator” tool, plans for which had first been announced in October. Suddenly, it became much easier to get information on where in the world the site’s users are actually posting from, theoretically helping to illuminate inauthentic behavior, including attempted foreign influence. “It […]
Today’s wolves and dogs share a common ancestor. But a deeper look at their genes reveals that interbreeding since dogs were domesticated 20,000 years ago hasn’t been as rare as scientists assumed.
On Oct. 28, Maher Tarabishi, 62, of Arlington, Texas was arrested upon arrival at his local ICE office, where he had gone for a routine check-in. Now, the Department of Homeland Security is accusing Tarabishi of “terrorist” connections through the Palestinian Liberation Organization (PLO), threatening deportation and permanent separation from his family – specifically, his […]
Swin and Prem break down Trump’s ‘lazy and cowardly warmongering’ in Venezuela, MTG’s resignation, and the president’s bizarre encounter with NYC’s mayor-elect.