A bunch of new readers put their names in for solidarity copies of HERE WHERE WE LIVE IS OUR COUNTRY. If you'd like to share the Bund's history with a passionate reader who couldn't afford a copy otherwise, you can but them a book for $37 here www.mollycrabapple.com/shop/p/nnkuy...

Buy a Stranger a copy of "Here Where We Live is Our Country" — Molly Crabapple

So many broke young people want copies of HERE WHERE WE LIVE IS OUR COUNTRY . When Molly does signings, there are a lways many trios and quartets of friends pitching in to buy a single copy to...

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I wrote about how immigration arrests are at all-time highs, even as ICE is trying to assume a lower public profile. How are they doing this? Look to your local police.

ICE’s Secret Weapon Is in Your Community

While attempting to maintain a relatively lower profile, ICE is managing to arrest record numbers of people. Here’s how it’s doing that.

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There’s an even more sinister angle to Johnny Depp’s ongoing “comeback” tour as the new Scrooge—it’s a Paramount production and part of a slate of Ellison-backed conservative cultural takeover attempts. It’s angled around MeToo rejection and the manosphere. spitfirenews.com/p/johnny-dep...

Johnny Depp's 'comeback' is billionaire manosphere marketing

Plus, why smart glasses can't escape the 'pervert' label.

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Should be a bigger story— “Alexandra Bravo, prosecutor investigating 🇺🇸 strikes on 3 Ecuadorian boats and survivor accounts of torture/kidnapping, shot dead… hitman on a black motorcycle opened fire… Bravo’s sister jumped to protect her, also killed…” www.dropsitenews.com/p/prosecutor...

regardless of how you feel about christopher nolan i do not think it's true that she is "100% right" to claim a bunch of different individual actors who play various roles and are *not all Black* fall into the Black best friend trope. entire thing smacks of racial injustice dilettantism.

svl@droseph.bsky.social · last wk.

she's 100% right. Nolan is a notorious British Liberal, aka a Tory, a Conservative, and these are issues that have existed in most of his movies.

See you in court, creep.

MPR News@mprnews.org · last wk.

Elon Musk’s artificial intelligence company is suing Minnesota over a first-in-the-nation law banning technology that allows users to create and post deepfake videos or images of people naked without their consent.

Extremely basic I’m aware but: Odysseus plucking his bow three specific times and it making a noise like an inhuman and powerful harp hit me in the deep well of my soul, but maybe this is just years of Catholic school and learning about oral formulaic theory coming back to haunt me.

As in it was your money. Now it’s your ex-money.

The Verge@theverge.com · last wk.

X Money is launching in the US starting today

They asked me my AI policy I said it's just two words and the first one is fuck

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Memento Mori Povich 🇵🇸❤️‍🔥@paradis3gained.bsky.social · last wk.

Om jameel:My kids have raised the white flag in surrender to hunger,&we have no source of income.Their father has sustained severe injuries as a result of the war in Gaza,&I,their mom,suffer from mitral valve prolapse.I urgently need $200 to food&vitamin We are dying now😭 chuffed.org/project/1839...

Kid working at the coffee shop near me looked so much like me when I was younger I commented on it to my wife. When he rang up my card he said "oh my name is Daniel too actually"

Spider-Man Pointing at Spider-Man Meme

ALT: Spider-Man Pointing at Spider-Man Meme

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I remember how my mother cared for us Today she woke up in our tent to the sound of bombing A retinal disease left her eye swollen with fluid behind retina and she can barely see We need £166 for treatment Even £4 can help save her If she were your mother would you help? chuffed.org/project/help...

Politico's owner is giving Peter Thiel an award. Semafor just added more tech billionaires to its Silicon Valley suck-up advisory board. Now comes the Economist's "Insider" interview with Elon Musk, sponsored by Anthropic. The sorry state of business/tech journalism in one stunning image.

It’s crazy because all of the main characters could be my favorite. Alyssa’s work bringing in Driggit & Gavi is REMARKABLE in the Phase 3 stuff! Lula and Zeen are the real deal, and Sav Malagán is legitimately one of the greatest Jedi in the saga. Not to mention Qort! And FARZALA. The breakout star!

Just finished a complete reread of The High Republic Adventures by @djolder.bsky.social (& a few by @crashwong.bsky.social). Yeah, I’ll say it: this (all 3 phases) is the best Star Wars canon comic series. The characters are so dynamic, so fleshed out, and I care DEEPLY about their relationships!

i actually think the socialist muslim mayor who won his election in the global center of capitalism that also experienced an epochal muslim extremist terror attack only 25 years prior has a few things to teach national democrats about successful campaigning in the face of adversity

Dana Houle@danahoule.bsky.social · 2w ago

A. Biden did this B. A Democratic mayor (in office 6 months) with an almost entirely Democratic city council, in a city that votes 2-1 Democratic in presidential elections doesn’t have a lot of lessons for how to win & govern outside cities & heavily Dem districts.

I’m genuinely wondering how many elections—in Michigan especially—the Democrats are going to have to lose until they’re willing to be adults and have an adult conversation about how unbelievably racist against Muslims the party is

#StupidSuez@diplomatofnight.com · 2w ago

A great example of how absurd US politics is is that Abdul El Sayed feels compelled to tell random people online to not make fun of Stevens' accent, but an actual elected official who is a Stevens supporter can say that Abdul shouldn't speak Arabic in public and Stevens won't condemn it.

A great example of how absurd US politics is is that Abdul El Sayed feels compelled to tell random people online to not make fun of Stevens' accent, but an actual elected official who is a Stevens supporter can say that Abdul shouldn't speak Arabic in public and Stevens won't condemn it.

Howard Mortman@howardmortman.bsky.social · 2w ago

"Cool kids on the Internet. They're doing the cool kid chatter. Some of 'em might be the coastal elites, making fun of how I talk. But let's be real. They're making fun of Michigan. They're thinking they're better than us. Their jokes, their criticism, only make me fight harder." -- Haley Stevens

last call for this! would love to speak to as many folks as possible!

Luke Plunkett@lukeplunkett.com · last mo.

Hi! I'm looking to speak to anyone who is finding ways to resist/work around mandatory AI usage policies at work. Mostly games industry-related, but happy to speak to anyone adjacent as well! Published quotes can of course be anon if desired. DM me here or email at luke@aftermath.site, thanks!

This long-form article paints an extremely damning picture of Biden, but also Blinken, Sullivan, Austin, and Finer who all seem to be trying to place the blame solely on their boss.

How Biden Enabled Israel’s Aggression Toward Gaza—and Iran

Top officials from the previous Administration now express regret over their failure to rein in Netanyahu.

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A lady on the Clock app in Canada said that the wildfires keep happening because Canada outlawed indigenous people from doing prescribed burns. Did a little digging and yep - settler colonialism is to blame. indiginews.com/features/wil...

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Micheeel@micheeel.bsky.social · 3w ago

Om jameel:My 5 kids are appealing to you, hoping for your donation to save their father, who is seriously injured,&their mom, who suffers from a heart valve condition. Don't let them be lost; their hearts are pounding.200$ between life &danger Despite the lack of food 😭😭😭 chuffed.org/project/1839...

Please help Amir

Micheeel@micheeel.bsky.social · 3w ago

I remember how my mother cared for us Today she woke up in our tent to the sound of bombing A retinal disease left her eye swollen with fluid behind retina and she can barely see We need £135 for treatment Even £5 can help save her If she were your mother would you help? chuffed.org/project/help...

Oracle rating downgraded by S&P, now stands one notch above junk and the reason is Sam Altman share.google/Xvct1dKK4YEo...

Oracle rating downgraded by S&P, now stands one notch above junk and the reason is Sam Altman; rating agency says: OpenAI accounts for roughly half of ...

S&P Global Ratings has lowered its long-term issuer credit rating (ICR) on Oracle to ‘BBB-’ from ‘BBB’ — one notch above speculative grade, commonly known as junk status. White the rating agency main...

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when sketchbook art bros draw women

I hope those load bearing followers know how much they mean to artists. Regulars, esp regular commenters that engage your work and story do not go without notice and are to be cherished. It's esp why I try to reply to let them know! (and why I wish I could keep track of any I've missed replying to )

Lo 🎨🔞@lodrawsfilth.bsky.social · 4w ago

Fun story and potential tip for artists: find a load boarding follower or two. When my account was brand new and less than 10 people knew I existed I had one follower who would like almost every piece I made. I appreciated his support so much that my partner knew his screenname- 🧵

Fun story and potential tip for artists: find a load boarding follower or two. When my account was brand new and less than 10 people knew I existed I had one follower who would like almost every piece I made. I appreciated his support so much that my partner knew his screenname- 🧵

An incredible euphemism here for “the government is doing illegal discrimination”

Star Wars: The High Republic Adventures--The Complete Phase III Part 2 is now available wherever you buy books! Details: https://bit.ly/4pbQZUI Collects Star Wars: The High Republic Adventures (Phase III) #11-20, Echoes of Fear #1-#4, and more. By @djolder.bsky.social and many more