After U.S. Rep. Stauber (R) claimed Trump holds fraudsters accountable, Swanson fired back, saying Trump: "... Pardoned a man that committed $1.3 billion worth of Medicaid fraud... Meanwhile, we (MN) have one of the lowest Medicaid fraud rates in the entire country." #Farmfest

Don't look now, but the world has now installed 3TW of solar. Took 10 years to get from 100GW to 1TW. Less than 3 years to get to 2TW. Less than 2 years to get to 3TW. Analysts expect *9TW* by 2036.

The World Crossed a Major Solar Milestone. No One Noticed

The next phase of the boom may reveal a shift in who is gaining access to the technology.

bloomberg.com

"So, you see, Ms. Cunningham, I will admit that I don’t understand what you’re aiming at here with your public concerns about trans youth in sports. I don’t get it."

What Do I Think About Sophie Cunningham?

I'll tell you.

charlotteclymer.substack.com

It's absolutely insane we've somehow let the Covid recriminations debate become like "why didn't we reopen in person schools before there was a vaccine" and not "why did none of the trump guys go to jail for stealing PPE from New York hospitals in March 2020"

nailed it

Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com · 4d ago

Trump: “I disagree 100% with Jeanine Pirro on the Reflecting Pool. I don’t know what she was thinking? To me, it was a pure case of VANDALISM, that included the grass, which had a big 86 47 emblazoned …There may have been some contractor difficulty, but major damage was caused by VANDALS!”

That was fast. Google sent me a statement saying it is now “rolling back“ this AI feature after our demonstration and others from OSINT researchers www.404media.co/google-earth...

Is anyone more cartoonishly pathetic than the weak little babies yelling at Fauci The saddest YOU’RE NOT THE BOSS OF ME toddlers who just couldn’t fuckin pitch in like everybody else

The thing that makes me so mad about Fauci's testimony is that Trump started a war, killing many people and imperiling the global economy in order to stop people talking about his complicity in Epstein's crimes, and it's worked pretty well so far

Here on E Street, we are heartbroken over the death of Glen Hansard. We met in Ireland many years ago and he was always nothing but a great musician, a good friend and a generous and gracious man. Always positive, smiling and ready to sing. God bless him and his loved ones. Bruce

This is a free use GIF. If you ever see something that makes you so upset you want to put Tabasco sauce in your eyes.

🌿@kxdyn.bsky.social · last wk.

hello bsky, can someone who is an esteemed expert of hetero culture please explain to me — what in the f’ck did i just watch??

Once more: Mamdani understands that you can't just do things in politics and expect voters will notice on their own and thank you for it. You've got to work just as hard selling yourself to voters once you're in office as you did selling yourself to them to get into office. This is the way.

Mayor Zohran Kwame Mamdani@mayor.nyc.gov · last wk.

Now serving: a new era for small business.

I had so many incredibly good ideas when I was 20. Weird how for some reason they don't seem all that great now.

Merrill Markoe@merrillmarkoe.bsky.social · 2w ago

I made a list of some of the incredibly great ideas that I had when I was 20 that I can no longer recommend. merrillmarkoe.substack.com/p/great-idea...

not really surprised to learn that terminal stupidity and racism is the reason i can’t walk into a CVS and just buy a toothbrush without flagging down the one person who might be in the store dannykatch.substack.com/p/we-used-to...

We used to be able to buy things in this country

Locking up toothpaste was a warning sign that our executive class was crazy

dannykatch.substack.com

I made a list of some of the incredibly great ideas that I had when I was 20 that I can no longer recommend. merrillmarkoe.substack.com/p/great-idea...

Great ideas from my late teens and early 20's that I no longer recommend.

You may need a sedative to read these.

merrillmarkoe.substack.com

released yesterday by Trump's government:

Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com · 2w ago

Trump: "After meeting with the President of Lebanon, Joseph Aoun, who has done a remarkable job working to transform his Country, I am hereby directing my Administration to allow all US airline carriers to fly directly to Lebanon so that Americans can easily visit this beautiful land ... Enjoy!"

Andrew Tanenbaum today: "In the past 25 years, the U.S. has exhausted itself in three pointless ventures in the Middle East: Iraq, Afghanistan, and Iran." 1/3 www.electoral-vote.com/evp2026/Item...

BREAKING NYT: Federal agents around the country were told in recent days that the FBI would no longer investigate confrontations with immigration agents — cases that sometimes yield evidence that could be used to prosecute DHS agents implicated in violent encounters.

Federal Agents Were Told FBI Will No Longer Investigate ICE Confrontations

Senior officials deny such a change is in the works, despite guidance shared with agents around the country in recent days.

nytimes.com

My 10yo took a cardboard box, decorated it, cut a hole in the top, and told me that it was a place to put all of her opinions on her favorite books and shows My kid made a healthy version of the internet

I have been derelict in my duties it's been a while since I offered a fashion report. Though its certainly not complete, here is my spring/summer WHO WORE IT BEST round up. You're welcome. merrillmarkoe.substack.com/p/who-wore-i...

WHO WORE IT BEST?:SUMMER 2026

So many more fashion weeks. I missed most of them but here are a few.

merrillmarkoe.substack.com

This post aged well

*sitting on the floor of the reference section of the library surrounded by open history books on juntas and colonialism and international geopolitical history and maps and pushpins and string* hold on, guys, I've almost figured out who I'm rooting for

Repost this everywhere you can.

Senator Reverend Raphael Warnock@warnock.senate.gov · 3w ago

Staying in power matters more to Donald Trump than anything else.

It’s so important to remind people that we can do good smart things that help and don’t hurt.

jentrification@jentrification.com · 3w ago

Two Minnesota solar farms seeded native wildflowers under their panels, and 5 years of counting revealed native bees had multiplied twentyfold, then crossed the fence to pollinate the neighbour's soybeans

Working on a set of Harry Clarke-inspired illustrations for an article on the Decemberists.

“But I want to tell you what he was like to hang out with in private when there were no stakes” is a very common response to the death of a person who had immense power in situations with high stakes.

Dammit, I was just getting into it.

Nome@nome.bsky.social · 3mo ago

So @merriam-webster.com has a new game on their shared site with Brittanica - The Loop. Which is a fun concept. But which, instead of using publicly available art, or hiring an artist, runs entirely on AI art. Which feels like such a fucking betrayal. You're the *dictionary*.

Here is Graham gloating about "killing all the right people." Just in case you see anyone try to do the whole "we should have decency for the dead" nonsense.

I gotta sleep but everyone please take this moment as a prompt to check in with friends and make sure everyone is on the same page with your wishes: Do you want to be woken up when it happens or not?

listen. it's 5am, i haven's slept yet, and i am ridiculously stoned. i tried my very best

All of this tacky-ass third-rate Golden Corral looking shit will be gone before sundown the day a Democrat is inaugurated.

Mad Men - It will shock you how much it never happened

YouTube video by kdegroot

youtu.be

𝕊𝕦𝕟𝕕𝕒𝕖 𝔾𝕦𝕣𝕝@sundaedivine.lol · 4w ago

We‘re one executive order away from a chocolate fountain.