Fertility Rate in the U.S. Reached an All-Time Low in 2024, CDC Data Reveals
Fertility Rate in the U.S. Reached an All-Time Low in 2024, CDC Data Reveals
There were 53.8 births per 1,000 females ages 15 to 44, a new low for the country.Margherita Bassi (Gizmodo)
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Area: New York City, NY, USA
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"If the Senate followed through on the president’s call to eliminate blue slips, the move would effectively cut Democratic lawmakers out of the judicial selection process under the Trump administration — even when the White House nominates federal judges and U.S. attorneys in their home states."
Trump urges Senate GOP to end blue slip tradition for federal judges, US attorneys | Courthouse News Service
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Trump urges Senate GOP to end blue slip tradition for federal judges, US attorneys
The blue slip, a longstanding Senate tradition that gives lawmakers a mechanism for weighing in on White House judicial nominees, has been regarded as one of the last remaining vestiges of bipartisanship in an increasingly divided chamber.www.courthousenews.com
Captain Batel's Chimera Blossom cure in Strange New Worlds has an unexpected connection to a memorable, but hotly debated, Voyager episode.
Strange New Worlds Just Made Star Trek: Voyager's Most Controversial Episode Even More Important
Captain Batel's Chimera Blossom cure in Strange New Worlds has an unexpected connection to a memorable, but hotly debated, Voyager episode.Jen Watson (Screen Rant)
Self-Funded Founder's 3 Secrets for $25M Revenue and 2 Brands - EUROPE SAYS
Growing up in Toronto, Canada, Tanya Taylor, now founder of her namesake womenswear brand and a second eveningwear brand, Delphine, didn't really know sheEUROPE SAYS
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Senate GOP Confirms Trump’s DOJ ‘Hatchet Man’ for Lifetime Judgeship - Democracy Docket
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Senate GOP Confirms Trump’s DOJ ‘Hatchet Man’ for Lifetime Judgeship - Democracy Docket
Senate Republicans confirmed Emil Bove to a lifetime federal judgeship despite whistleblowers alleging that he urged DOJ to ignore court orders.Democracy Docket
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TSUNAMI MESSAGE NUMBER 3
NWS PACIFIC TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER HONOLULU HI
243 PM HST TUE JUL 29 2025
TO - EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT IN THE STATE OF HAWAII
SUBJECT - TSUNAMI WARNING
A TSUNAMI WARNING IS ISSUED FOR THE STATE OF HAWAII EFFECTIVE AT 0243 PM HST.
AN EARTHQUAKE HAS OCCURRED WITH THESE PRELIMINARY PARAMETERS
ORIGIN TIME - 0125 PM HST 29 JUL 2025
COORDINATES - 52.2 NORTH 160.0 EAST
LOCATION - OFF THE EAST COAST OF KAMCHATKA RUSSIA
MAGNITUDE - 8.7 MOMENT
EVALUATION
A TSUNAMI HAS BEEN GENERATED THAT COULD CAUSE DAMAGE ALONG COASTLINES OF ALL ISLANDS IN THE STATE OF HAWAII. URGENT ACTION SHOULD BE TAKEN TO PROTECT LIVES AND PROPERTY.
[...]
ALL SHORES ARE AT RISK NO MATTER WHICH DIRECTION THEY FACE. THE TROUGH OF A TSUNAMI WAVE MAY TEMPORARILY EXPOSE THE SEAFLOOR BUT THE AREA WILL QUICKLY FLOOD AGAIN. EXTREMELY STRONG AND UNUSUAL NEARSHORE CURRENTS CAN ACCOMPANY A TSUNAMI. DEBRIS PICKED UP AND CARRIED BY A TSUNAMI AMPLIFIES ITS DESTRUCTIVE POWER. SIMULTANEOUS HIGH TIDES OR HIGH SURF CAN SIGNIFICANTLY INCREASE THE TSUNAMI HAZARD.
THE ESTIMATED ARRIVAL TIME IN HAWAII OF THE FIRST TSUNAMI WAVE IS
0717 PM HST TUE 29 JUL 2025
FURTHER MESSAGES WILL BE ISSUED HOURLY OR SOONER AS CONDITIONS WARRANT UNTIL THE THREAT TO HAWAII HAS PASSED.](https://friendica.rogueproject.org/photo/preview/640/4897032 "BULLETIN
TSUNAMI MESSAGE NUMBER 3
NWS PACIFIC TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER HONOLULU HI
243 PM HST TUE JUL 29 2025
TO - EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT IN THE STATE OF HAWAII
SUBJECT - TSUNAMI WARNING
A TSUNAMI WARNING IS ISSUED FOR THE STATE OF HAWAII EFFECTIVE AT 0243 PM HST.
AN EARTHQUAKE HAS OCCURRED WITH THESE PRELIMINARY PARAMETERS
ORIGIN TIME - 0125 PM HST 29 JUL 2025
COORDINATES - 52.2 NORTH 160.0 EAST
LOCATION - OFF THE EAST COAST OF KAMCHATKA RUSSIA
MAGNITUDE - 8.7 MOMENT
EVALUATION
A TSUNAMI HAS BEEN GENERATED THAT COULD CAUSE DAMAGE ALONG COASTLINES OF ALL ISLANDS IN THE STATE OF HAWAII. URGENT ACTION SHOULD BE TAKEN TO PROTECT LIVES AND PROPERTY.
[...]
ALL SHORES ARE AT RISK NO MATTER WHICH DIRECTION THEY FACE. THE TROUGH OF A TSUNAMI WAVE MAY TEMPORARILY EXPOSE THE SEAFLOOR BUT THE AREA WILL QUICKLY FLOOD AGAIN. EXTREMELY STRONG AND UNUSUAL NEARSHORE CURRENTS CAN ACCOMPANY A TSUNAMI. DEBRIS PICKED UP AND CARRIED BY A TSUNAMI AMPLIFIES ITS DESTRUCTIVE POWER. SIMULTANEOUS HIGH TIDES OR HIGH SURF CAN SIGNIFICANTLY INCREASE THE TSUNAMI HAZARD.
THE ESTIMATED ARRIVAL TIME IN HAWAII OF THE FIRST TSUNAMI WAVE IS
0717 PM HST TUE 29 JUL 2025
FURTHER MESSAGES WILL BE ISSUED HOURLY OR SOONER AS CONDITIONS WARRANT UNTIL THE THREAT TO HAWAII HAS PASSED.")
Update shows expected heights of #tsunami wave along the west coast. Most of the energy appears directed towards southern Oregon / northern California.
This tracks with the apparent direction of the wave energy, which one might discern by the varying heights of the nearest 6 NOAA buoys, specifically DART 214216, a 0.9m wave. See: ndbc.noaa.gov/
Kind of concerned re Hawaii, now.
National Data Buoy Center
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For ppl in #Hawaii, these are the maps showing which zones need to be evacuated.
ALL OF WAIKIKI is supposed to be evacuated. However, as it was the last time such a threat happened, the best solution is to get above the first 3 floors. There will be too much traffic jams to get out of Waikiki.
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#Weather #iowa #CatsOfMastodon #cats #gatos
Here at the end of 3 sweltering days and nights, poor kitty has melted.
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PM Narendra Modi Recalls Phone Call With JD Vance Before India's Massive Response: 'Goli Ka Jawab
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At a press conference last month, Fed chair Jerome Powell explained why we mustn’t take for granted “good data” on the economy: This information “doesn’t just help the Fed. It helps the government, it helps Congress, it helps the executive branch. More importantly, really, it helps businesses."
Economists Are Seriously Alarmed About Official Data Under Trump
A new poll of economists finds an overwhelming majority agree that the U.S. government’s official data on the economy is a big problem.The New Republic
Pete Hegseth has discussed running for political office in Tennessee, sources say - EUROPE SAYS
WASHINGTON — Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has privately discussed the idea of running for political office next year in Tennessee, according to two peopleEUROPE SAYS
[What do you think if i sell this keychain? - WACOCA K-POP
i want to open an etsy but now etsy charge me $20 to open a shop and i just want to know if i sell this on etsy it's YAY or NAH?KPOP (WACOCA K-POP)
Alternate angle of Marvin Harrison Jr.'s catch over Garrett Williams - Raw Chili
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Today @BarbMcQuade talked to Lisa Graves about the disinformation tactics used to distract from the #Epstein files.
She identified the 5 valid investigations of the Russia connections. So of course today John "I love torture" Yo said on Fox that the intelligence community & the DOJ fell for "the hoax" & there needs to be another investigation. Trump wants to rewrite history & investigate Obama instead of his connections to Epstein.
Cued up: open.substack.com/pub/barbmcqu…
@GottaLaff @nicolesandler
Substack Live + Barb McQuade
A recording from Barb McQuade and Lisa Graves's live videoopen.substack.com
What happened to Marco Rubio? - EUROPE SAYS
There was a time when Marco Rubio was one of the most vocal champions of American diplomacy. As a U.S. senator and a prominent member of the Senate ForeignEUROPE SAYS
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in reply to Sunshine (she/her) • • •Powderhorn
in reply to t3rmit3 • • •ɔiƚoxɘup
in reply to Sunshine (she/her) • • •Maybe it's the student debt, or the career punishment, or the existential dread of bringing a child onto this dying planet, or maybe because of the fact that being pregnant has never been more dangerous because of the overturn of roe, or maybe its because its literally impossible for most people to buy a home, or the complete loss of financial freedom, or the absolutely dysfunctional dating environment where you can't even get people to text you back, or it could be the absolute financial impossibility of it with pay being unable (gotta have them record profits) to keep pace with inflation, or maybe the shitshow of the healthcare situation in this country, perhaps the complete and systematic undermining of the education system in this country, or maybe the complete absence of social support, or maybe it's the fact that so many people have 2 jobs and a side-hustle and don't have time to date let alone procreate, or that people can't even save to retire, or maybe that peoples' mental health is on a slow decline from the world falling apart, or maybe because children are already talk
... show moreMaybe it's the student debt, or the career punishment, or the existential dread of bringing a child onto this dying planet, or maybe because of the fact that being pregnant has never been more dangerous because of the overturn of roe, or maybe its because its literally impossible for most people to buy a home, or the complete loss of financial freedom, or the absolutely dysfunctional dating environment where you can't even get people to text you back, or it could be the absolute financial impossibility of it with pay being unable (gotta have them record profits) to keep pace with inflation, or maybe the shitshow of the healthcare situation in this country, perhaps the complete and systematic undermining of the education system in this country, or maybe the complete absence of social support, or maybe it's the fact that so many people have 2 jobs and a side-hustle and don't have time to date let alone procreate, or that people can't even save to retire, or maybe that peoples' mental health is on a slow decline from the world falling apart, or maybe because children are already talking care of their declining parents.
And now the slow motion trainwreck that is the collapse of the American government and society...
...Naaaw, we just need to pick ourselves up by our bootstraps and quit buying avocado toast.
No. We have South Korea's fate to look forward to.
Full disclosure, I have kids but can't imagine having another or being 10y back in my career and considering having kids.
Even as it is, I don't know how my kids will get educated. I feel guilty for bringing them into the shitshow.
/rant
Chris Remington
in reply to ɔiƚoxɘup • • •I don't believe that you should feel this way.
The 'Citizens United' supreme court ruling must be overturned in order for things to bounce back especially for common folk. Otherwise, working and lower-middle class people will continue to suffer more and more.
Powderhorn
in reply to Chris Remington • • •ɔiƚoxɘup
in reply to Chris Remington • • •You're not wrong, I just believe it's going to be an uphill struggle to get there. And to be honest, I am a little bit afraid of what it's actually going to take to turn this around.
For my part, I'm doing my best to prepare them. They're too young too understand all of the above, but they get that what's going on right now is simply not okay.
flatbield
in reply to Sunshine (she/her) • • •like this
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Zephorah
in reply to flatbield • • •It’s about the shape of the people part of the economy, by age. If the elderly are too many in comparison to the young, social security collapses as does a larger part of the economy. Medical care. Caregivers. Families that simply take care of their elderly in lieu of “system” machinations managing care.
This isn’t me being birther about any of this issue, I’m just relating the primary economic argument regarding birth rates.
That said, if the donor class wants more babies, then they should be taking better care of the working class. As is, the donor class is squeezing us to death, for pennies.
AndiHutch
in reply to Zephorah • • •As I learned the other day, if it wasn't for undocumented immigrants paying taxes but not getting benefits, social security would be in a much worse financial situation.
Every working undocumented immigrant detained is one step closer to financial ruin for future grandpas and grandmas. When immigrants work jobs, they pay in, but since they are here illegally, they can't access the benefits from working. And it sure as heck ain't cheap to round them up and detain them either. It's too bad the media and politicians only pretend to care about the cost if the policy is something that actually helps people.
Powderhorn
in reply to AndiHutch • • •Zephorah
in reply to AndiHutch • • •Midnitte
in reply to flatbield • • •psst
They're trying to build a prison, for you and me.
Megaman_EXE
in reply to Midnitte • • •Midnitte
in reply to Megaman_EXE • • •Honestly a little sad we don't have SOAD, or even RATM anymore (imagine RATM today).
grandson has some pretty relevant songs
Powderhorn
in reply to Sunshine (she/her) • • •I'm doing my part!
(fixed in 2019, but my ex already had a full hysterectomy, so until that point, it seemed redundant)
Kwakigra
in reply to Sunshine (she/her) • • •Since the US regards children essentially as exotic pets owned by their parents who are individually responsible for every aspect of their well being, most reasonable people understand they can't afford the time, energy, and money to keep a pet like that. Importing and raising a tiger cub is less resource demanding.
Children are young human members of society and should be treated like it rather than be considered the property of their parents.