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Palo Alto School District Faces Suit over Mosque Field Trip

oneironaut — Sun, 16 Aug 2026 23:31:24 -0400

A group of parents is suing the Palo Alto Unified School District and Palo Alto High Principal Brent Kline for allegedly encouraging students to wear Islamic religious attire during a field trip to a local mosque ...

When America's Budget Will Break

oneironaut — Tue, 11 Aug 2026 14:32:01 -0400

According to the Congressional Budget Office, 2030 is the year when federal debt held by the public as a share of the economy will exceed the record set by World War II.

Powerful 7.4 Earthquake Strikes Colombia

oneironaut — Mon, 10 Aug 2026 13:30:43 -0400

The quake shook several major cities, including Bogot, Cali and Medelln. At least 69 people have died, and the death toll appeared likely to rise as rescuers continued to search damaged buildings.

NBA player declares eligibility for WNBA draft.

oneironaut — Fri, 07 Aug 2026 15:55:03 -0400

The 11-year NBA veteran said Friday on X that he was "officially declaring" for the 2027 WNBA Draft in a sarcasm-laden post that immediately drew social media condemnation. Freedom is capitalizing on the recent controversy surrounding statements made by the Indiana Fever's Sophie Cunningham. Though Cunningham has attempted to distance herself from the remarks, she told ESPN that she wanted to use her platform as a WNBA player to "protect young girls in a locker room, or young girls in sport who shouldn't have to go against biological men."

DNC autopsy left out CRITICAL chapter

oneironaut — Thu, 06 Aug 2026 16:20:35 -0400

"An emerging critique of Democratic decision-making," the chapter states, "is there are too many people who have become generationally wealthy off politics and drive too much of the decision-making within the ecosystem. This is deeply frustrating to many... who want to try a different set of politics but keep banging their heads up against a system proven to be inflexible and self-enriching." The chapter adds that "many of the people who worked at the highest levels of the party" are "financially secure," and thus potentially insulated "from the realities many Americans were encountering in their lives." The chapter raised pointed questions that were notably absent from the draft that the party put out, both about President Joseph R. Biden Jr.'s ill-fated decision to run for re-election and the sway of an operative class that had become "generationally wealthy off politics" while steering Democratic strategy."

Water main breaks raises concerns over infrastructure

oneironaut — Sun, 26 Jul 2026 13:18:39 -0400

A series of water main breaks across Los Angeles in recent days is raising concerns about the city's aging infrastructure and whether more failures could occur. Crews continued working to repair the massive trunk line that ruptured Thursday in West Hollywood, leaving behind a large sinkhole on Sunset Boulevard. The break is the latest in a string of water main failures that have flooded streets, damaged homes and businesses, closed roadways and disrupted water service. In Studio City, an 8-inch water main failed, flooding a street and temporarily leaving about 60 customers without water while crews completed repairs.

Nicaraguan Leader Says He Plans to Abolish Elections

oneironaut — Thu, 23 Jul 2026 07:33:07 -0400

President Daniel Ortega of Nicaragua said on Sunday that he would abolish his nation's elections ...

Canadian Wildfires Force Millions in US Indoors

oneironaut — Fri, 17 Jul 2026 22:30:13 -0400

Heavy, pungent wildfire smoke darkened skies in the U.S. on Thursday from the Great Lakes to parts of the East Coast ...

CA Forever loses shipyard to TX

oneironaut — Thu, 16 Jul 2026 21:21:25 -0400

"While Texas moved quickly and aggressively, California could not provide the clear, expedited approval process needed to compete. This is an enormous loss for Solano County, California workers and our state's manufacturing economy." "Joshua Arce, executive director for the California Alliance of Jobs, which represents thousands of union construction workers across the state, confirmed that "10,000 permanent jobs and thousands of union construction jobs" that would have accompanied Saronic's Port Alpha shipyard in California are headed to Texas instead. He said "state leaders failed to act with the urgency this project demanded."

Southern Blacks let down by Democrats

oneironaut — Wed, 15 Jul 2026 13:26:27 -0400

Black lawmakers and activists across the Deep South argue they have been abandoned by the Democratic Party to fight an existential crisis on their own. They say they've been let down by nearly all corners of the party: would be-presidential hopefuls who have flocked to early and swing states but don't bring their megaphones elsewhere; congressional leadership focused on majority-making battlegrounds while safe Black seats are drawn out; and years of chronic underfunding that has allowed local party apparatus to wither away.

Bison Throws Tourist 8-Feet Into Air

oneironaut — Wed, 15 Jul 2026 08:30:38 -0400

A tourist was seriously injured Friday evening after being thrown 8 feet into the air by a bull bison in Yellowstone National Park.

Paramount weighs leaving California

oneironaut — Sun, 12 Jul 2026 19:07:30 -0400

As California tries to derail Paramount's $110 billion takeover of Warner Bros. Discovery, Paramount CEO David Ellison's friends and advisers have been pushing the media executive to consider shifting his business out of the state. Ellison's confidantes have pushed him to consider moving its corporate headquarters and reallocating much of its $30 billion in planned spending outside the state if California Attorney General Rob Bonta were to sue to stop the merger, according to people familiar with the discussions. No decisions have been made, these people said, and the considerations may just be a show of brinkmanship, given so much of the industry's production takes place outside of Hollywood already. Under the current deal, Paramount has committed to keeping both companies' lots operational if it remains in California.

NOW Egypt refuses the LGBT+ cruise boat

oneironaut — Fri, 10 Jul 2026 09:59:44 -0400

An LGBTQ cruise that was prohibited from stopping in Turkey earlier this week was not allowed to dock at its substitute port in Egypt on Thursday, according to the company that planned the trip. Atlantis Events CEO Rich Campbell, who is on Virgin Voyages' Scarlet Lady with nearly 2,000 passengers, called the move "really unheard of" and "strange and sad" in a message to The Washington Post. He said that the approval to dock in Alexandria was pulled at the last minute.

Another Graham Platner Allegation

oneironaut — Tue, 07 Jul 2026 10:31:31 -0400

A woman who dated Maine U.S. Senate candidate Graham Platner says he forced her to have sex with him nearly five years ago despite her repeated objections, an allegation Platner denies.

Turkey denies LGBTQ+ cruise docking, cites "moral standards"

oneironaut — Fri, 03 Jul 2026 14:35:11 -0400

Turkish authorities have banned a cruise ship catering to American LGBTQ+ travelers from docking in the country's ports, citing "moral standards" and "family values," the CEO of the events company behind the upcoming Mediterranean tour said Thursday. The "Athens to Venice" cruise, which departs from Greece on July 5, was expected to dock in the vibrant Turkish port town of Kuadas two days later, followed by a trip to Istanbul, according to Atlantis Events, which is organizing the voyage.