My wife and cousin have set up opposite war camps across the living room over the topic of if pringles are crisps. My cousin has a firm position that yes, cos things are what they are. My wife has the position that they're made different, so Pringles are a kind of gnocchi. My aunt is on this side.

Trinket@trinketbirdy.bsky.social · 19h ago

Seeing a bunch of my long lost Welsh family tomorrow for the first time as an adult. Gonna be interesting, especially for the two of us that have transitioned in the interim.

Is this just going to become the unacknowledged dirty little secret of video-gen AI, the same way social media companies knew that right wing accounts tended to break moderation rules more? The dominant use of this technology being “imagine if this person couldnt refuse you”?

Gregk Foley@gregk.co.uk · 3mo ago

Not being funny but if you can’t connect our current moment of resurgent and revanchist violent misogyny driven in part by a deeply embittered Silicon Valley oligarchy to even a ‘well-intentioned’ filmmaker just casually saying, “Imagine, you could fuck an infamously objectified dead woman,” then,

It's bad that the president declared war on the west coast and NYT reporters can't be bothered to cover it.

AG Rob Bonta @agrobbonta.oag.ca.gov · 2h ago

The Trump Admin is continuing to weaponize the personal data of Californians—this time, through the IRS sharing data with ICE. Alongside 17 AGs, we’re supporting a challenge to the IRS’ unlawful data sharing. CA will continue to stand up for our residents’ privacy rights.

oh my god: a trump-endorsed candidate lost the GOP primary to a guy who suspended his campaign last month: www.politico.com/news/2026/08... trump completely washed, juiceless, cooked, it's over, lamest of the lame ducks, many people are saying it

Trump-backed candidate in battleground Michigan district loses to opponent who dropped out

Amir Hassan lost to Tom Smith, who had suspended his campaign but is now jumping back into the race for the purple 8th District.

politico.com

The Downballot@the-downballot.com · 15h ago

Seems like an upset might be brewing in the GOP primary in #MI08 to take on Dem Rep. Kristen McDonald Rivet. Trump endorsed Amir Hassan, but he currently trails an absolute nobody who suspended his campaign a month ago by a wide margin.

if only we had a very significant election in the last couple decades where organizing out hustled a more well financed campaign. oh well. can't think of any examples.

Tressie McMillan Cottom@tressiemcphd.bsky.social · 6h ago

I know we are chalking the success of some leftist candidates almost entirely to the DSA. However, it seems like the more common theme is that these are candidates with organizing experience?

This guy is one of the major players in the AI space and still there are people who think it is real. "I'm not a sucker" I say while believing in Elon Musk and Sam Altman

FinTwitter@fintwitter.bsky.social · 6h ago

SPACEX PLANS MOON FACTORIES POWERED BY HUMANOID ROBOTS

Abdul El-Sayed’s win represents a big blow to the politics of bygone days. Because if one campaign can show that *that* much money and *that* much old guard support doesn’t guarantee victory, it cracks open what can be imagined. It widens the aperture of what’s possible.

Will This Be AIPAC’s Biggest Defeat – Ever?

Prem was on hand in Michigan to witness the nail-biter between Abdul El-Sayed and Haley Stevens, which appears to have gone down as an astonishing failure for AIPAC.

zeteo.com

Make Bond someone just normal. Just innocent.

The Independent@the-independent.com · 9h ago

James Bond producer shares update on 007 casting: ‘It’s got to be really different’

He has the Mamdate of Heaven

El-Sayed, Lawrence and McKinney all won progressive campaigns in Michigan last night by talking about climate and clean energy like it was a kitchen-table issue — because skyrocketing energy bills and endless wildfire smoke matter to people.

Say what you will, “The moon has clearly seen better days” is a perfect sentence

Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com · 6h ago

NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman on rockets crashing into the moon: "It's not a big deal right now. The moon has clearly seen better days."

Big "Barack HUSSEIN Obama" energy.

Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com · 5h ago

JD Vance: "We don't want the next administration, whoever -- god forbid you're gonna have President El-Sayed in three years ... "

NEWS — Haley Stevens has endorsed Abdul El-Sayed in the Michigan U.S. Senate race against Republican Mike Rogers.

The cool thing about this is that insider trading is still illegal and so everyone involved in this scheme can be sent to jail under the next admin

dunno why i had to stop what i was doing the other day to take a picture of this bowl of ice filled with low fat cheese sticks. i can't say what about it i find so haunting

Explains so much. Iran. Immigration. Tariffs. The list goes on and on. We are ruled by a madman

Greg Sargent@gregsargent.bsky.social · 6h ago

It's funny that Jeanine Pirro brought a box of evidence to WH to persuade Trump. He wants her to consciously *throw out* exculpatory facts and *knowingly* prosecute innocent people. So facts can't persuade him by definition. Me and @barbmcquade.bsky.social on this: newrepublic.com/article/2139...

They could always sign up to give comment at a public meeting.

The Wall Street Journal@wsj.com · 17h ago

New York City’s business elites are long accustomed to direct access to City Hall, where even Democratic mayors felt the need to court the city’s wealthiest and most influential corporate leaders. That access is getting shredded by Mayor Zohran Mamdani.

Trump can defeat or abuse you, but he can't take your dignity. To lose your dignity to Trump, you must give it to him voluntarily, which so many have been willing to do.

Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com · yesterday

Cornyn: "There's nothing we could do to rein in the president"

Like I talked about this recently but if there’s been one consistent straightforward truth of my sentient political lifetime it’s that the democratic base is anti-war. Iraq gave us Obama 08. Israel, Iran, Venezuela et al is giving us this. Not everything is that complex.

Molly Jong-Fast@mollyjongfast.bsky.social · 2w ago

Talked to @meredithshiner.com youtu.be/wJ9F4lurczk?...

again I need to point out that Chuck Schumer is not only wrong on the substance but getting annihilated on the politics. He’s failing at the thing he (so wrongly) says is his top job. His leadership is unsustainable. That’s just simple fact at this point.

Meredith Shiner@meredithshiner.com · last yr.

Chuck Schumer to Bret Stephens, March 2025: “My job is to keep the left pro-Israel.”

this is such an important point

Meredith Shiner@meredithshiner.com · 13h ago

Like I talked about this recently but if there’s been one consistent straightforward truth of my sentient political lifetime it’s that the democratic base is anti-war. Iraq gave us Obama 08. Israel, Iran, Venezuela et al is giving us this. Not everything is that complex.

13:1 spending ratio and people are acting like abdul shat the bed while he has a 4 point lead. what are we doing. this is dogshit tier discourse

Very on-brand Republican. Accountability is coming

Kyle Griffin@kylegriffin1.bsky.social · 7h ago

Mike Johnson tells Politico that he's standing behind Republican Max Miller — despite the "serious" domestic abuse allegations against him.

"It seems that many Trump officials don’t really want to do the hard work that comes with being a government official; they’d rather play one on TV." www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

RFK Jr has a new cooking show. Are any Trump officials doing their actual jobs? | Arwa Mahdawi

Shouldn’t the health secretary have his hands full with the cyclosporiasis outbreak, measles or rabbit fever? Not when there are crispy salmon cakes to prepare, writes Arwa Mahdawi

theguardian.com

The entire Republican Party, and a chunk of the Democratic Party, have a direct interest in convincing you that conservative wins are a mandate and anything else is not.

alexa, give this guy diarrhea

The Fourth, Fifth, Sixth, Seventh and Eighth Amendments were approached for comment, but declined to speak, as they were in mourning for the First.

Reuters@reuters.com · 8h ago

FBI Director Kash Patel says he has forged new law enforcement partnerships with China and Russia, two longtime U.S. rivals, over the past year in hopes of gaining allies in combating transnational crime including fentanyl, cyber fraud and child sexual exploitation.

aww did someone get addicted to corruption and graft!!!!

The Wall Street Journal@wsj.com · 17h ago

New York City’s business elites are long accustomed to direct access to City Hall, where even Democratic mayors felt the need to court the city’s wealthiest and most influential corporate leaders. That access is getting shredded by Mayor Zohran Mamdani.

I know this is basically a cliche at this point, but it's worth re-emphasizing: the below point should really be clear to everyone after Donald Trump

Deva Woodly@devawo.bsky.social · 9h ago

I’m telling you this as a political scientist. The person who is electable is the one who is elected. This can and does change over time. Any and all speculation about “electability” is either puffery or anxiety and is often both.