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Today is International Transgender Day of Visibility.

Huge crowds of up to 500,000 march in London to protest against the Far Right.

Bill to track transgender Tennesseans passes state House

Trump’s Second-Term Golf Tab Tops $100 Million for U.S. Taxpayers

The same street, 70 years apart. Hale Road, Walton, Liverpool. It looked immaculate in the 1950s compared to today. Why did people stop caring about their communities?

ICE Officer admitted he raped a woman in custody for months He did this in exchange for letting her see her daughter

The ocean floor is slowly turning into a landfill For decades, most concern about ocean pollution has focused on floating plastic and waste washing up on beaches. However, scientists now warn that the largest buildup of debris is happening out of sight, deep beneath the ocean’s surface. A global review led by researchers at the University of Barcelona found that the seafloor is accumulating vast amounts of human-made waste, in some places at levels comparable to landfills. In the Strait of Messina, between Italy and Sicily, researchers documented over one million pieces of debris per square mile (around 400,000 per square kilometer), making it one of the most polluted seafloor regions ever recorded. Debris such as plastic bags, fishing nets, metal, glass, and discarded equipment does not simply sink straight down. Ocean currents, storms, and underwater canyons transport waste from coastlines into deep-sea basins thousands of feet below the surface. Plastics account for about 62% of seafloor litter and can travel long distances before settling. This is a global issue. Plastic has been discovered nearly 36,000 feet deep (about 10,900 meters) in the Mariana Trench, the deepest known point in the ocean. If current trends continue, scientists estimate the ocean could contain over 3 billion metric tons of waste within the next 30 years. The impact on marine life is severe. Nearly 700 marine species are affected by seafloor debris through entanglement, ingestion, or exposure to toxic chemicals. Abandoned fishing gear can continue trapping animals for decades, a process known as ghost fishing. Because this pollution occurs far from human view, it is often overlooked. But what sinks into the ocean does not vanish — it accumulates, persists, and alters ecosystems long after it disappears from sight. Read the study: “The quest for seafloor macrolitter: a critical review of background knowledge, current methods and future prospects.” Environmental Research Letters, 2021

Marine veteran and Senate candidate Brian McGinnis shows the surgical scars from injuries he sustained after being forcibly removed from a Senate hearing by Sen. Tim Sheehy

DOOM performing "Rhinestone Cowboy" at the iTunes Festival in 2012. Backed by the Robert Glasper Experiment.

15. Gaza (2023 - 2024) 🇵🇸