Apparently it’s unprofessional to have a murdered son

Mississippi Free Press@mississippifreepress.org · 1h ago

Christine Wells Wonsley, the mother of Nolan Wells, has learned that the Mississippi Board of Nursing opened a professional misconduct investigation against her following an anonymous complaint, the family’s lawyer said. www.mississippifreepress.org/nolan-wells-...

AIPAC is explicitly fighting for a Republican Senate majority.

Andrew Solender@andrewsolender.bsky.social · 6h ago

AIPAC: "Our members remain determined to ensure that voters reject Dr. El-Sayed and his radical anti-Israel agenda in November."

In a country with a president who is such a destructive sore loser, politicians who are both helpful and gracious in defeat is a greatly appreciated novelty.

The answer for “what has gotten better” is communication technology. I know we all have to perform how much we hate the websites that we spend all our time on, but I will be brave enough to admit that having you losers in my life has made it better.

Constantine@ajaxsinger.bsky.social · 19h ago

Food, man. Food is so much better than it was in 1986. All of it. Poor-people food, restaurant food, fresh food, frozen food. Food is just a hell of a lot better.

Must admit that I don't really understand what it is about Mamdani that made Schumer deem him essentially persona non grata. (I do get that El Sayed is a *senatorial* candidate, so the stakes for Schumer are more direct).

Chuck Schumer endorses El-Sayed after win, knocks Rogers as 'Trump rubber stamp'

Schumer, who had backed Rep. Haley Stevens in race against El-Sayed, says Democrats are united by common purpose: 'putting a check on Donald Trump by defeating his Republican enablers and taking back ...

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The correct answer is a capital levy bc this is a recipe for electing a worse fascist next time.

"Online Rent-a-Sage" Bret Devereaux@bretdevereaux.bsky.social · 5h ago

I fundamentally do not know how to square the politics whereby Democrats will essentially have to tell the American people that because they (the voters) made an extremely stupid decision, they need to lower their expectations substantially for the foreseeable future, but here we are.

I’ve been posting on TikTok about the books I’m reading every day for the #SealeyChallenge. So if you wanna see me yap about poems: www.tiktok.com/t/ZP8nrMRpW/

#SealeyChallenge Day 2 - I Done Clicked My Heels Three Times by Taylor Byas Another thing I forgot to say was how I LIIIIIIVE for how Taylor Byas uses Black English in her poems and just the register ...

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Before we all conclude that we must be warriors against people’s hatred of inflation, else any time we achieve wage compression or any improvement for poor and working class labor will face political backlash, have we tried simply telling people “hey, your money’s not gonna go as far as you think.”

I really wish someone would point out that the reason these people are so susceptible to lies and lying is because by virtue of being members of the Republican Party they began by building their life around the lie that “some animals are more equal than others.”

Greg Sargent@gregsargent.bsky.social · 8h 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...

It’s a direct attack on rule of law from the highest levels, aimed at permanently ending US Constitutional democracy and imposing a dictatorship. Always has been. Anyone who tries treating it as something else—as if they’re dealing with mistaken impressions rather than lies—gets egg on their face.

Greg Sargent@gregsargent.bsky.social · 8h 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...

Pete Buttigieg looks better with gray hair. It brings out his eyes.

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The Nexus of Privacy@thenexusofprivacy.net · 4d ago

With the Senate Commerce Committee has a markup of KOSA, the SCREEN Act, and the CHATBOT Act on Wednesday. @fightforthefuture.org's https://www.badinternetbills.com/ is the easiest way to contact your Senator, but there are lots of other options too!

And the landed gentry don't want political competition from people they don’t control, ie doctors and teachers youtube.com/shorts/CZCg1...

The real reason the rural US is so red

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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.

Okay anything I should be extra happy or sad about from the primaries?

I meant to post this last night but if you’re mad about any of the primary results you got 24 hours to bleed, try not to say anything you’ll regret in 48, and then it’s Blue No Matter Who.

I mean, some American citizens are the babies of (the babies of the babies of the babies of the babies of…) invaders of America, but those folks are usually of English, Spanish, Portuguese, French etc., descent.

Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com · yesterday

Sen. Jim Banks refers to American citizens as "the babies of invaders" and compares them to Nazi spies and terrorists

“Information hygiene” is a good phrase maybe.

It’s August. Won’t be that long til the midterms come. Looking forward to that.

Democracy Docket set up Kamala with that article. All she was saying is we’re not getting the VRA back til Trump and the filibuster are gone, which certainly won’t be in 2027, because Trump will still be president in 2027. :/

This unilateral disarmament by NJ Dems is pathetic. In a world where every single House vote counts and the GOP is continuing to gerrymander, NJ Dems are choosing to allow NJ’s tax dollars to be redirected to other states while NJ keeps getting denied federal funds it is entitled too.

Stephen Wolf@stephenwolf.bsky.social · yesterday

Politico says New Jersey Dems appear disinclined to put a redistricting measure on the ballot in 2027 after missing the 2026 deadline. A new 11-1 map could target two GOP House seats and protect Dem seats, but some Dems seem uninterested because they’re likely to flip one of the two in 2026 anyway

I agree with every line of this lmaooooooo

katharina blum ultra@leninismaus.myatproto.social · 2d ago

people mainly think christopher nolan is a great director because heath ledger did a rly good job playing the joker in that batman movie

One more interesting point: this spring I sat down with Sharyn Alfonsi of 60 Minutes for an extensive interview about my Epstein investigation. Subsequently, CBS pulled the segment and fired the reporter. The MAGA buyout of media has unquestionably aided the Trump administration’s cover up here.

Senator Ron Wyden@wyden.senate.gov · yesterday

Bombshell new report out from my investigators this morning spanning our four year investigation into Jeffrey Epstein’s financial records. This report shows exactly how Wall Street protected Epstein and enabled his sex trafficking for decades. Mega thread following with some key points:

Epstein survivor Dani Bensky: "There's always a glimmer of hope that somebody will do the right thing. I hoped that it would be John Cornyn, because he has been such a great advocate for putting sex trafficking rings away. To see that this is how he's going to end his legacy is really depressing."

Hate will do nothing but shrink your soul, Scott Wortley. It’s already happened to the lady named in the article, why would you want it to happen to you too?

Scott Wortley@scottwortley.bsky.social · 4d ago

It was preposterous that amnesty characterised a trauma informed service to support women who have been subject to sexual and domestic violence as anti rights. There was an impact on service users and this shows an impact on staff. No wonder those involved were and remain so angry

If you want a picture of the future, imagine a new food each week poisoning the American consumer— forever.

MisterJayEm@misterjayem.bsky.social · 2d ago

"The six meals were sold under the Ukrop’s brand name at various retailers in Kentucky, North Carolina, Virginia, and West Virginia."

My thoughts on Bluesky not being welcoming to Republicans is Trump blocks disaster relief to states voting blue, & is also legally codifying anyone who opposes him as a terrorist deserving violence, & his kidnapping brute gangs terrorize the streets, & there's much more but I'm out of characters

Ciara | Ciaraíoch 🎨@ciaraioch.bsky.social · yesterday

"Bluesky is a political echo chamber" okay but I'm mostly here to chat with fun internet people and post art and make jokes, I cannot stress how much I don't care

ICE has killed another person.

El Salvadoran Man Held by ICE at Delaney Hall Dies, Family Says

The detainee had an extensive medical history, including epilepsy, according to a lawsuit. He had complained about his face and hand going numb just before his death, his mother said.

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HUGE: Under Mayor Mamdani, New York City just recorded its safest first 7 months of a year in history—and its safest July ever. In July: Major crime dropped 13% Murder dropped 32% Robberies dropped 15% Vehicle thefts dropped 25% Democratic mayors are putting public safety first.

I fucked up my ankle and had to limp home, my car got towed and I have to pay a zillion dollars in old parking tickets to get it back, but I start grad school in the fall and I have ten poems accepted to publications. I suppose all this bad shit could have happened without the good shit.