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Congresswoman Pramila Jayapal@jayapal.house.gov · 2w ago

The fires taking place across WA have burned nearly 2% of the state’s total land area. Climate change is making our fire season longer and more destructive. We need urgent climate action that recognizes the severity of the threat and protects our communities. https://bit.ly/4gazAYy

WA’s devastating fire season burns nearly 2% of the state

Wildfires have burned 1,125 square miles, making this the third-worst fire season of the past 20 years, with about two months left to go.

seattletimes.com

Brent Roraback ✊🇺🇸@doublepower.bsky.social · 3w ago

"Every ship is obligated to respond to a distress call under maritime law unless doing so would put their own ship at risk. "Although it was closer, Zuckerberg’s yacht, called Launchpad, had not responded to the call." www.seattletimes.com/nation-world...

Zuckerberg spokesperson says his yacht did not hear call for maritime assist

A yacht owned by Mark Zuckerberg did not hear a radio call for help from a skiff that ran out of fuel off Alaska's coast.

seattletimes.com

Max Kennerly@maxkennerly.bsky.social · 2mo ago

The best story ICE could make up, after 12 hours, is that ICE agents shot someone in the head because they believed the person they shot, who was not accused of any crime, was a different person also not accused of any crime, and so "public safety" required killing them on the spot.

Bill Grueskin@bgrueskin.bsky.social · 2mo ago

It took DHS 12 hours to come up with this statement, And the best they could come up with is that ICE shot and killed an unarmed man who didn’t present a threat to the agents. They know they fucked this one up. And it’ll be up to state and local prosecutors—not the feds—to make the case

Allison Gill@muellershewrote.com · 2mo ago

I think @govandybeshear.bsky.social should just appoint a Dem to fill McConnell’s seat. It would force proof of life, and the state law that stripped him of that power should be challenged in court. I’m sure Thune would refuse to seat the appointee, but I think it’s a fight worth having. BE BOLD!

jamelle@jamellebouie.net · 2mo ago

this is absolutely wild. where does roberts think these agencies come from?!? who invested them with authority to act? whose mandate are they designed to execute? the president is the chief EXECUTive. his job is executing the will of Congress as it spells out in its duly-passed laws!

Aubrey Gilleran@aubreygilleran.bsky.social · 2mo ago

Yes, Congress should be able to do these things. A court this contemptuous of Congress deserves to be packed by Congress, not only to correct these disastrous precedents but also because Congress needs to show both Article II and Article III who’s boss.

“On her view, Congress could commandeer the Environmental Protection Agency, the Department of Commerce, the Department of Education, the Department of Health and Human Ser-vices, most (if not all) of the Department of Justice, and a number of other agencies besides. Indeed, if Slaughter were correct, then it is not clear why Congress would need to allow the President any say in firings at all”
Chris Murphy@chrismurphyct.bsky.social · 2mo ago

I actually think this statement is a big deal. Because it tells you all you need to know. They believe, in their bones, in an imperial presidency where the executive rules absolutely and uses his power to destroy enemies and enrich himself.

Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com · 2mo ago

JD Vance: "I think Nixon's historical legacy is enjoying a bit of a renaissance, and deservedly so. I joked that if Watergate happened tomorrow, it would be like a 12 hours news story. The idea that it took down a presidency is crazy."

Sarah Kay@k-interarma.bsky.social · 3mo ago

Aerial PARTIAL view of the anti racist, anti fascist crowd in Belfast right now. City Hall to the left for scale. This - this is the real Belfast. Don’t let anyone tell you otherwise.

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Sherrilyn Ifill@sifill.bsky.social · 3mo ago

Again, please share. In every aspect of American history you will run smack dab into the critical contributions of Black people. It’s not Black history. It’s American history. Trying to erase it is a fool’s errand. We live it every day. time.com/5836444/blac...

The Forgotten Black History of How Memorial Day Started

Historians like the Pulitzer Prize winner David Blight have tried to raise awareness of freed slaves who decorated soldiers' graves in 1865

time.com