we now have at least 24 sparrows and six mourning doves (that we know of) regularly visiting our feeders 🥹

Missouri elections be like: Hitler (R) 79% - Christ (D) 21% And then the ballot initiative: Amend the Missouri constitution to require the state to own the means of production and work towards full communism? Yes 92% - No 8%

missouri voters hate republican policies and also refuse to elect candidates who would buck Jefferson City / DC

Since people seem interested, I've coded a version of this that yields better results, is more optimized, and allows you to customize the texture of the noise. It's free, and forever will be free. Enjoy! chaoclypse.itch.io/xerox-hell

Chaoclypse (Brandon Yu)@chaoclypse.bsky.social · 2d ago

I coded a web app that xerox's your images for fun! Just drag an image in and play with the dials. If nothing shows up (or it's all black) you may want to play with the threshold (first slider). Press "S" to save the image! editor.p5js.org/Chaoclypse/f...

I love that "nimrod" went from a compliment to an insult because of Loony Tunes

seeing Noot in a D-Backs jersey makes me want to puke

very interesting to see how "MAGA" has become a global synonym for the extreme right

Amendment 4 failing in all eight congressional districts is a little extra sprinkling of sweet, delicious irony on an already tasty cake

Its embarrassing how many grown ass adults live in these fantasies where people work for some nonsense like the artificial cultures oligarchs manufacture over survival.

No matter the margin the story is that Haley Stevens got $70M of support, more than $30M of it from a single organization, and still lost.

#StupidSuez@diplomatofnight.com · 23h ago

30,000,000 dollars

The media's takeaway from an El-Sayed win is the same as it would have been from a Stevens win, and the same as it will be if El-Sayed wins the general, or if he loses it: everyone, no matter who they are, needs to take several steps to the right.

Races called: Missourians win!

merciless executions of amendments 4 and 5 tonight, can I get a hell yeah

JUST IN: Missouri voters reject Amendment 5, the proposed constitutional amendment that would have given state lawmakers the ability to expand sales and use taxes in order to eliminate the state income tax:

Missouri voters reject Amendment 5, declining to eliminate state income tax for more sales tax

With Amendment 5’s failure, state lawmakers are now unable to expand sales and use taxes in order to eliminate the state income tax.

stlpr.org

JUST IN: Missouri voters reject Amendment 4. The failure of Amendment 4 means future proposed constitutional amendments brought by the public will still need a simple majority of a statewide vote to pass:

Missouri voters reject Amendment 4, say no to making it harder to amend the state constitution

Because voters rejected Amendment 4, proposed state constitutional amendments brought by the public will still require a simple majority to pass once on the ballot.

stlpr.org

Bush lost, which definitely sucks, but Amendments 4 and 5 getting sent on a turbo train to Hell is warmly and cheering welcomed

91% NO on Amendment 4 with 17% in

Stone Cold Steve Austin Wrestle Mania

Alt: Stone Cold Steve Austin with an ice cold beer

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I generally dislike Clayton as a concept, but Louie is unbelievably good

BREAKING — Another person died at Delaney Hall. The family of Edwin Lopez Cornejo (age 39) said he was not receiving the medications required to treat his diabetes, and blames his death on the lack of medical care (via USA Today). www.usatoday.com/story/news/n...

Another detainee dies at controversial NYC-area ICE facility

Edwin Lopez Cornejo died Aug. 1, his family said. Cornejo's mother blamed her son's death on him not receiving medications needed to treat his diabetes.

usatoday.com

my new reading assignment

People Not Politicians Update: What's Next? 08-05-2026 06:00pm (America/Chicago) Join us for our What Comes Next virtual meeting on August 5th to learn about what comes next. Register here for the call: zoom.us/meeting/regi...

Even after we submitted more than THREE HUNDRED THOUSAND signatures, Secretary of State Denny Hoskins is once again putting his political agenda before the will of Missourians. But that means he stands to lose against judicial review... again! #MoLeg @peoplenotpolsmo.bsky.social

It doesn't really matter if you "don't do politics" because politics is doing you daily, nightly, and ever so rightly. So get off your ass and do politics.

I loathe that all I can do now is sit here, wait, and hope that my fellow Missourians aren't as stupid as the MO GOP thinks they are.

if you haven't voted yet, GO VOTE. vote like your future depends on it – because it does.

Zack 🎲 Bammax@bammax.itch.io · 2d ago

better see y'all out voting tomorrow

Age verification is surveillance by another name. They won’t stop until they’ve age-gated everything that transmits over the internet. Including your streaming and messages.

404 Media@404media.co · yesterday

Mike Lee's SCREEN Act, which heads to Senate Commerce Committee for markup on Wednesday, would expand age verification requirements to a nearly limitless scope of websites, and is supported by the architects of Project 2025.

Today’s primary will test whether pro-Israel dark money can still win in Missouri.

Wesley Bell and Cori Bush head for a rematch

Today’s primary will test whether pro-Israel dark money can still win in Missouri.

motherjones.com

why focus on work when I could refresh election results every 30s. not like anything massive and impactful to the future of the state of Missouri is on the line today or anything.

This is the tragic yet logical result of a decades-long project—undertaken by rightwing politicians and “business-minded” administrators alike—to distort the meaning of higher education, to deny the intrinsic value of the pursuit of knowledge, to deprive us all of richer, more purposeful lives.

The New Republic@newrepublic.com · 2d ago

President Trump is banning students majoring in degrees that don’t make enough money from taking out college loans. Degrees for social work, art, religious studies, teaching aides, and music will be hit the hardest. trib.al/aaAEu6v