I mean they're being babies about this, but "dodging a loophole" by moving someone into the property/renting it out long term/establishing residency here is kind of the point??

Dominique Baker@bakerdphd.bsky.social · 2d ago

"As a joke, comedian and entrepreneur Madi Walser started a website to advertise New York City artists willing to stay in empty vacation homes as 'charity to the 1%.' Then, she received eight inquiries from pied-à-terre owners interested in joining." Wild read 🎁 www.wsj.com/real-estate/...

it's always odd when "you should expose yourself to more diverse ideas" always means a certain kind of conservatism instead of like, Indigenous art, new fusion foods, math paradoxes, or the Dvorak keyboard layout

Came here to say this.

Tim Carvell@timcarvell.bsky.social · 2d ago

Literally the most breakable of all breads.

Literally the most breakable of all breads.

ftr matzah is bread. it is not *leavened* bread. also, there is a matzah-breaking ritual during the seder so even though el-sayed meant it metaphorically it is also literally true. this isn't a lie meant for jews, it's to get goyim to falsely think el-sayed was being antisemitic or insensitive.

Alex@purplechrain.bsky.social · 2d ago

People angrily insisting that El-Sayed using the phrase “break bread” re: sharing a meal with Jews at Passover was ignorant or offensive or insincere is a peak combination of assholes going out of their way to find something to get angry about & some Jews having weird illiteracy about Judaism.

‼️ ⚽️ Top FIFA officials including Matias Grafstrom, the CEO who made peace with Gianni Infantino, signed off on the plan to sell the World Cup after a secret meeting in New York the day before the World Cup final. www.nytimes.com/2026/08/06/b...

FIFA Executives Were Given Ultimatum to Approve World Cup Privatization Plan (Gift Article)

The day before the World Cup final, key FIFA figures faced a stunning demand to sign off on a multibillion-dollar privatization project.

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Throughout history, persecuting scientists for saving lives is a frightening marker for the collapse of a society.

This post and the replies are good hearted laments and commiserations. BUT: if I may offer a small ode of praise here— this is why the washing machine is one of the 4 or 5 greatest technologies of the past millennia, up there with lenscrafting, or the verge escapement.

Olúfẹ́mi O. Táíwò@olufemiotaiwo.bsky.social · 3d ago

Bluesky parents: does the "there's no way. this is not possible. I *just* did laundry" ever stop or is that just my life now

Every military leader since antiquity: wars are won by logistics hegseth: you win wars when military look like fitness influencers

If lettuce from Taco Bell hasn't gotten you, jalepeños from Chipotle might. Salmonella outbreak linked to jalepeños has sickened >345 people. Hospitalized 36. AL, AR, CA, CO, GA, IL, IN, KS, KY, LA, MI, MN, MO, MT, NC, ND, NE, OH, OK, SC, TN, TX, UT, VA, WA, WI, WY www.fda.gov/food/outbrea...

Outbreak Investigation of Salmonella: Jalapeño (August 2026)

Do not eat, serve, or sell recalled fresh jalapeños from Sinaloa, Mexico distributed by Coast Citrus Distributors. FDA’s investigation is ongoing.

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(friendly quote post) AIPAC does style itself as "bipartisan" and has since its ascent as a lobby on Capitol Hill in the 1970s, but since 2022 when they began directly spending on elections, they have disproportionately endorsed Republicans while spending almost exclusively on Democrats primaries.

Fleet@fleetadmiralj.bsky.social · 3d ago

I mean AIPAC is in theory non-partisan, right? So while bad im not sure it is exactly ratfucking, right?

El-Sayed: "Once a government agency like ICE is told it has impunity to do the worst things and violate the highest law of the land, which is the Constitution itself, I don't think you can reform or retrain. I think we need to start from scratch ... I think we need to abolish it."

An actually underrated potential positive for Dems in light of Abdul’s victory is that it gives traditionally centrist or otherwise poor Dems on Palestine on an easy out for polarizing against AIPAC and pro-Israel politics— they’re trying to cost Dems the Senate.

If AIPAC's commitment to arming a rogue state isn't enough for you, I cannot emphasize enough that this organization is just a slush fund for GOP donors to influence Dem races. Their donor base is mostly conservatives who want Republicans to win.

Andrew Solender@andrewsolender.bsky.social · 4d ago

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

My former student just won his primary to become a MI state senator!

#StupidSuez@diplomatofnight.com · 3d ago

The co-founder of the 2024 National Uncommitted Movement, Abbas Alawieh, decisively won his primary to become a State Senator in Michigan. Abbas was endorsed by both Bernie Sanders and Gretchen Whitmer. Abbas Alawieh also privately met with former VP Kamala Harris last month upon her request.

">900 people in Washtenaw County, MI, have been sickened with cyclosporiasis since mid-June. Linda Kim, a public health nurse, has called >100 of them. Almost everyone has said the same thing: It’s excruciating, and one of the worst illnesses they’ve experienced." kffhealthnews.org/public-healt...

Nurses Chase Cyclospora, Aided by Interviews, Fast-Food Receipts — And the Messy Details - KFF Health News

Yes, they’ve heard all the poop jokes. Public health staffers are painstakingly tracing the sources of this massive outbreak, combing through fast-food orders and lettuce purchases as they listen to p...

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at the Met, anyway, and again, yes, I know, I hear myself, but I need as many people as possible to know that the $45 fourth-ring seats at the Met are genuinely better than the $400 orchestra ones (same with the ballet)

I heard about this earlier today. He was denied his meds, taken out on a stretcher on Saturday and was DOA at the hospital. The Trump regime is running death camps.

Jen Rubin@jenrubin.bsky.social · 5d ago

Immigrant Held at Delaney Detention Center Has Died, Officials Say murderers .. the next president must prosecute all of these and govs should not wait for feds to act www.nytimes.com/2026/08/03/n...

Just your regular reminder that: 1) Almost everyone has an underlying health issue if you look hard enough 2) People with underlying health issues don't deserve to die for eating lettuce 3) We should be strengthening, not weakening our regulatory processes. And properly funding them.

The New York Times@nytimes.com · 5d ago

Breaking News: Two deaths in Michigan have been linked to cyclospora. Both people who had the parasite also had underlying health issues.

“why would she make dinner for her abuser??” asks the party immolating itself to keep the president from jumping into another primary

Can't think of a thing that will radicalize a generation faster than "you've gotta let that old man in the corner over there see what's inside those pants before you play Kindergarten volleyball."

Gillian Branstetter@gbbranstetter.bsky.social · 6d ago

An initiative on the ballot in Washington state in November would require all athletes seeking to play girl's sports from kindergarten to high school to undergo "genetic screening, a testosterone-levels test, or an examination of their reproductive anatomy" before they can play

I work with women all the time who allow their husbands to rape them to avoid a beating. Who clean and cook and keep their children quiet to avoid them all being killed. So yes.

The Bulwark@thebulwark.com · 7d ago

Rep. Max Miller: "My former wife has claimed that during a custody exchange at my home that day, I assaulted her…If I had assaulted her, would she have offered to cook me dinner six days later?"

everyone forgot this! doctors and nurses got sick and died because of this theft! bsky.app/profile/cras...

@crashcityrocker.bsky.social · 6d ago

Kushner literally stole PPE that my hospital system had bought and sent it to Florida. This is big reason why why Charlie Baker is no longer (directly) in politics. abcnews.com/amp/Health/e...

Good @gelliottmorris.com piece showing Trump's deportations are unpopular in *all* the swing states. Key point: Republicans know Trump is deeply vulnerable on the issue, even if pundits refuse to see it. He discusses my piece on Susan Collins/Dems at length: www.gelliottmorris.com/p/even-repub...

Even Republicans in Congress can see how unpopular Trump's immigration agenda is

Trump's deportation agenda is underwater in every swing state. Plus, Sabato moves 13 House ratings toward Democrats. Your weekly political data roundup for August 2, 2026.

gelliottmorris.com

A better moment to say this would have been any time during the last two years of "pure hell."

Phil Lewis@phillewis.bsky.social · 6d ago

WASHINGTON (AP) — Ohio Sen. Moreno says Rep. Max Miller should not serve in House after abuse allegations from Moreno’s daughter.

For the record: NOPE. Honestly, I don’t think there’s an issue today I care about on a personal level more deeply than trans rights. And it’s rough out there right now. Bigots on one side of the political aisle and too many cowards on the other. ⬇️

The WNBA has never had a trans woman play in the league’s 30-year history and now the right and other anti-trans activists are hammering the league over something that has never been an issue, proving once again it isn’t about protection but exhibiting cruelty toward trans people.

Things I and friends have done to calm an angry abusive man from further escalating and killing us or our children: -Smiled -Kept normal schedules in order not to trigger a fight -Appeased with kind acts (cooking, cleaning, favors) -Forced friendly tones and words

The Bulwark@thebulwark.com · 7d ago

Rep. Max Miller: "My former wife has claimed that during a custody exchange at my home that day, I assaulted her…If I had assaulted her, would she have offered to cook me dinner six days later?"

Everyone should subscribe to @hellgatenyc.com

The diarrhea lettuce company, Taylor Farms, uses slave labor contracted from the Arizona Dept. of Corrections. The backbreaking labor is often performed by imprisoned Mexican nationals who would be otherwise ineligble to work in the US. They are paid $1.50 an hour.

The Diarrhea Lettuce Company Has Been Linked to Forced Labor

The lettuce-producing Taylor Farms was linked to the widespread use of prison labor before its involvement in a cyclospora outbreak.

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