BUCKNACKT'S SORDID TAWDRY BLOG
We should not be a journey to the grave with the intention of arriving safely in an attractive & well preserved body, but rather to skid in sideways, chocolate, bier or wein in hand, body thoroughly used up, totally worn out and screaming "WHOO-HOO, WHAT A RIDE!!!!!!"
Your blood, like the blood of 97 percent of Americans, probably contains what are known as “forever chemicals.” These compounds—per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances commonly referred to as PFAS—have been linked to a range of cancers and adverse health effects.
This past week, the Trump administration announced a bold new plan to tackle forever chemicals in drinking water. But it has a curious way of showing its commitment to ending PFAS pollution. The new plan will unravel historic restrictions approved by the Biden administration in 2024—the first and only regulations in the nation’s history to put limits on PFAS in drinking water. “This is about being realistic,” EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin said at an event Monday.
The EPA intends to lift restrictions on four types of PFAS and extend by two years the amount of time water utilities have to comply with restrictions on two other legacy forever chemicals if the utilities can prove they need the time. The Biden-era limits would not have survived court challenges, the EPA argued.
Legal experts I spoke with disagreed. “It seems like they have largely adopted the positions of the chemical industry,” said Richard L. Revesz, a former Biden official and dean emeritus at the New York University School of Law.
Aware that the announcement is sure to anger the Make America Healthy Again contingent—which is already rebelling against the administration’s support for the herbicide glyphosate—Trump officials sought to divert attention away from PFAS repeals and are focusing instead on the EPA’s recent unveiling of $1 billion in grant funding for small and disadvantaged communities to detect and eliminate PFAS.
“We have a president who has made a greater financial commitment than any president in US history,” said Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., pointing to the $1 billion. The catch: That money comes from an appropriation made by Congress in 2021, when Joe Biden was president.
“It seems like they have largely adopted the positions of the chemical industry.”
GRIST
SPONSORED CONTENT BY PATAGONIA PROTEST
Our new book, “Protest,” is an invitation to act.
Published by Patagonia Books, “Protest” highlights the formidable and deeply human tradition of peaceful protest, placing today’s threats within a long arc of collective action. We hope this book helps you see yourself in this tradition, and deepens your resolve to act. Written by lifelong activists Annie Leonard and André Carothers with contributions from Jane Fonda, Dolores Huerta and Robert Reich. Grab your copy today.
The discovery of more than 1,100 new marine species over the last year shows how unexplored our oceans really are.
VOX
HELP CLIMATE DESK THRIVE
A brighter future for journalism is possible—thanks to you.
Accurate news and information are essential for democracy. It’s the only way you can be sure that you’re getting the real story and hearing it from voices on the ground. At Mother Jones, we promise to keep pursuing the truth for you.
As an independent, nonprofit newsroom, we can do that work thanks to our readers. We’re not funded by billionaires or corporations, but by the people who read and listen to our print, radio, and web investigations. People like you.Make a brighter future possible.
"IMAGINE STAGING ANOTHER FAKE ASSASSINATION ATTEMPT AND NO ONE CARES"
ABSOLUTELY pathetic because now two innocent people have been sacrificed in these Wag The Dog "attempted assassinations" just to distract from the fact that fat neo-nazi fascist pig NOT MY pres drumpf / trump will go down in history as the WORST president in our 250 year history. No doubt he will try to con the congressional gop / greed over people-republican party out of more taxpayer dollars for his ballroom in the name of security requirements because of this. I still believe his mother should have eaten him right after he was born, she had to have sensed there was something wrong with him. This from The Daily Beast.....
Good morning and happy Sunday to everyone. Get real, Fat Satan did not attend his son's wedding, because the Bahamas do not allow entry to adjudicated rapists from America.
A sudden eruption of gunfire sent White House reporters sprinting for cover Saturday evening as Secret Service agents scrambled to secure the scene.
Journalists gathered on the White House North Lawn were rushed indoors as the area was rapidly locked down, with members of the press directed into the briefing room.
The Secret Service said a man approached a security checkpoint near 17th Street and Pennsylvania Avenue NW shortly after 6 p.m., removed a weapon from his bag, and began firing at officers.
Law enforcement and reporters scramble as gunfire breaks out near the White House on Saturday, May 23, 2026.Reuters
“Secret Service police officers returned fire, striking the suspect, who was transported to an area hospital, where he later died,” the agency said in a statement.
A bystander was also reportedly struck during the exchange. Officials said it remains unclear whether the person was hit by the suspect’s initial gunfire or during the subsequent exchange of shots.
The agency added that President Donald Trump was at the White House during the incident but was not affected. No Secret Service personnel were injured.
A Secret Service agent walks holding his weapon after alleged gunshots were heard nearby.Nathan Howard/REUTERS
ABC News White House correspondent Selina Wang said she was filming a social media video when the shots rang out.
“I was in the middle of taping on my iPhone for a social video from the White House North Lawn when we heard the shots,” Wang wrote on X.
“It sounded like dozens of gunshots. We were told to sprint to the press briefing room, where we are holding now.”
CNN White House correspondent Julia Benbrook later reported that the shots appeared to come from outside the White House grounds.
“These gunshots, though, to be clear, appeared outside of the grounds, closer to the EEOB building,” she said, referring to the Eisenhower Executive Office Building, which is located next to the West Wing and houses the offices for several White House staffers as well as the Office of the Vice President.
Benbrook also noted that the president was in residence at the White House this weekend.
FBI Director Kash Patel posted to X to confirm that the bureau was assisting in the response.
“FBI is on the scene and supporting Secret Service responding to shots fired near White House grounds—we will update the public as we’re able,” he wrote.
Kash Patel said the FBI were supporting the Secret Service response.X
It remains unclear what triggered the apparent gunfire.
The incident takes place exactly four weeks from the evening California teacher Cole Tomas Allen allegedly attempted to assassinate the president during the White House Correspondents’ Dinner.