[Homer sits backwards on a chair] let me tell you about ANOTHER giant brute who was being beaten by Nobody
Dr. Fauci is a hero. He really is. He helped guide America thru a mass death event. Millions more could have died but they did not, thanks to him. Everyone over 70 owes him a debt. It is disgusting that we live in a country that not only dishonors him but actively smears his good name.
“Many, many people died of Covid after I left office because while I was in office I let it rage throughout the population with my lies, neglect, and incompetence! Thank you for your attention to this matter.”
“Right now, we’re rushing ahead with AI without doing the basics of computer and corporate security. The AI companies are pleading for others to make them act responsibly. And here we have a pressing example of how they’re acting irresponsibly in the meantime.”
Garrett M. Graff@vermontgmg.bsky.social · last wk.The OpenAI/Hugging Face incident is worthy of your time—it's an important warning sign about the weird moment we're in with AI, with a side order of US-China rivalry. Most of all, though, it's a reminder that AI is a story about humans, not technology. www.doomsdayscenario.co/p/welcome-to...
The 6 largest oil companies will collectively rake in $45B in profits in the second quarter of 2026 — nearly double what they made in the first quarter. Meanwhile, Canada, France, and Spain are battling record-breaking wildfires spurred by the climate crisis. Big Oil profits while the world burns.
After 9/11, the U.S. didn't reach 600 casualties in Afghanistan until mid-2005, nearly four years into the war
Timothy McBride@mcbridetd.bsky.social · last wk.Iran war casualty count eclipses 600 as Pentagon quietly changes accounting www.cnn.com/2026/07/26/p...
Thou shalt not let the richest man on Earth tell his 250 million followers to murder journalists. Thou shalt lock him up for inciting violence.
Millions of Americans are now breathing the consequences of the climate change that is fundamentally changing North American forests. www.nytimes.com/2026/07/18/w...
Most Forest Fires in Canada Are Simply Impossible to Put Out
Half of Canada’s wildfires are in remote areas with no road access. Impossible to fight, they are often left to burn.
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Socialism is what they called public power. Socialism is what they called social security. Socialism is what they called the growth of free and independent labor organizations. Socialism is their name for almost anything that helps all the people. —Harry Truman, 1952
Murray: Is it true that people making under $184,000 pay a 12.4% Social Security tax rate? Dahl: Yes. Murray: And what is the rate for someone making $1,000,000? Dahl: 2.2%.
Thomas Massie: “It’s ironic that we control the House, Senate, Supreme Court, and the White House, and we’re yelling ‘election fraud’? We won all the damn elections.”
If this is accurate, even a "Trump says this, but evidence does not support it story" will be insufficient. This speech is part of an explicit threat against democracy, to overturn and control democratic outcomes. If we can't call this out clearly, we are lost.
Shoe@shoe.bsky.social · 3w agoIt's all fun and games until we gather at the Capitol
America has never been susceptible to communism. It has always been susceptible to fascism. Know your history. Know your context. Know smokescreens when you see them. The threat of communism has always been a smokescreen used by fascists in America.
I like how some people think that AI is smarter than humans and will save civilization, but then there are websites where you just need to check a box to prove you're a human.
A Christianity rooted in patriarchy will always define women first and foremost by their relationship to men. A Christianity rooted in the gospel of Jesus will see women first and foremost as human beings created in God's image. May we understand the difference.
it is hot out, people aren't sleeping well, brains are not functioning like normal due to the high humidity, and it feels good to just acknowledge those sub-optimal conditions with another person before doing the necessary work
“Enough with insults, enough with bullying, enough with all those things that wage war between people, between communities, between countries!” open.substack.com/pub/lettersf...
‘Enough With the Bullying’ — Pope Leo XIV Sets the Stage for His July 4 Trip to Lampedusa
On Saturday the pope venerated St. Augustine’s relics in Pavia and knelt before the heart of Mother Cabrini, patron of migrants. Every step pointed toward the Isle of Tears — and toward America.
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