I just wrote a book about fascism and I thought this was a joke, but it’s real!
Secular Talk @kylekulinskishow.bsky.social · 4d ago
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I prefer to be outside but here I am doomscrolling with all of you!
Secular Talk @kylekulinskishow.bsky.social · 4d ago
HBD Jerry Here he is repping a Pigpen tee in Denver's City Park, Summer 1967.
QueenCityJamz@queencityjamz.bsky.social · 5d agoHBD JERRY
It’s pretty jarring we’ve just come to expect that the feds will lie to us and publicize false information and that there is virtually no consequence for it.
CNN@cnn.com · 5d agoThe Justice Department is admitting that a $14 million renovation on the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool in Washington, DC, was flawed, and is dropping the criminal case against a former Olympian that accused him of damaging the pool, according to a new court filing. https://cnn.it/3RJJnwj
a future D administration should make an easy pathway to citizenship specifically for foreign students
Eugene Vinitsky 🍒@eugenevinitsky.bsky.social · 6d agoOne weird trick to literally destroy America www.wsj.com/politics/pol...
yeah I’m gonna start blocking people for being shitty to Will Stancil, a person who I do not follow who does not follow me. the slashed tire is fully nuts and if you’re part of the problem from here you’re likely contributing to whatever fever swamp conditions caused it
Kinda wild that @jamellebouie.net is the only person saying this clearly in a high-profile media outlet, but I'm so glad he is.
Opinion | Why Do We Tolerate Elon Musk’s Racist Commentary?
Why does the owner of X get a pass for what he says and does there?
nytimes.com
ICE detains Hopkins public health researcher as agency expands airport arrests
ICE detains Hopkins public health researcher as agency expands airport arrests
A Johns Hopkins public health researcher and former Fulbright scholar was detained by immigration agents while boarding a domestic flight this week, the university confirmed, as the Trump administration...
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"The vast majority of people who work in film and television are not studio executives, nor are they famous actors. They are, overwhelmingly, blue-collar workers, freelancers, and small businesses. And they are in free fall." newrepublic.com/article/2136...
There’s a Blue-Collar Hollywood—and the Paramount Merger Will Kill It
Hollywood isn’t all glamour. It’s thousands of line workers. And a Paramount takeover of Warner will make their lives even more precarious.
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I just think it’s neat when we’re all talking about stuff I like
Kat Tenbarge@kattenbarge.bsky.social · last wk.I saw The Odyssey twice in theaters so far, most recently in 4DX, and had a grand old time. I also read Emily Wilson’s review and loved it. We exist
Funkadelic at the Civic Center Gold Room in Evansville, Indiana. 6/13/71 Less than a month before "Maggot Brain" was released. Photos by Roger Krause
Squished in the middle of this story was this heartbreaking paragraph. Unconscionable.
Brian Lyman@brianlyman.bsky.social · last wk.A lot of what-the-hell moments in this story, but building a data center in a floodplain in Louisiana is inviting the wrath of Poseidon.
Police arrested a teacher for clapping during a city council meeting last week. They went to the meeting of Emporia, Kansas City Commission to speak out against a proposed hyperscale data center that would sit on 1,000 acres of rural land. @mjgault.bsky.social reports www.404media.co/person-oppos...
Hello everyone! Many of you likely saw this image recently with the Apple TV+ 'Neuromancer' promotion. Some know, others don't, but this artwork is mine, created alongside actor & post-production artist Milton Menezes, as a personal project and a homage to the original Neuromancer romance
Did you know the Trump administration rewrote the Endangered Species Act to remove habitat destruction from the definition of "harm”? Here’s what that means for Montana... #mtpol
Elon Musk is calling for the execution of the Economist editor who interviewed him. Here’s why Bluesky has an intellectual diversity problem.
Eddie Smith Jr., the owner of Grady-White Boats, instead of selling his company for $400 million, was inspired by Patagonia to transfer Grady-White’s voting stock to a purpose trust and the remaining shares to a nonprofit organization, ensuring all future profits go to charity.
Sell the Company for $400 Million? He’s Giving It Away Instead. (Gift Article)
After his sole heir died, Eddie Smith, the owner of Grady-White Boats, looked for a way to pass on his legacy. He was inspired by Patagonia to pledge future profits to charity.
nytimes.com
ICE agents are already using AI glasses, but in a new legal twist are they wearing them while testifying in court and... if so, is their testimony being coached through the AI glasses during grand jury proceedings to get the results DOJ prosecutors want? www.the-independent.com/news/world/a...
Immigration agents are using Meta’s AI glasses — and critics are alarmed
ICE and Border Patrol are increasingly using government body cameras and facial recognition scanners in deployments across U.S. cities. But some agents are taking matters into their own hands with Met...
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Peter Edge@edge-law.bsky.social · 5mo agoIf push comes to shove, we can always switch assessment to viva voce to protect it from AI. Oh.
the internet truly is the great equalizer bc now we’re all idiots
NEW: In a stunning admission, the Trump administration admitted in court documents that it canceled billions in energy grants to states "based solely" on politics -- and whether that state was represented by Democrats and backed Harris in 2024. www.nytimes.com/2026/07/24/b...
Trump Administration Admits Canceling Grants to States That Did Not Vote for Him
Federal officials said in court documents that they halted billions of dollars in funding for energy projects to states “based solely” on whether they backed President Trump in the 2024 election.
nytimes.com
This is immediate impeachment-and-removal behavior for any other president and all involved cabinet secretaries (who, in any other administration, would have already resigned in disgrace)
The New Republic@newrepublic.com · 2w ago
They died serving our country. They should be honored, not erased. Lt. Tyler James Feehan, 25, of Hawaii Pvt. Isabella Gonzales, 19, of Texas Sgt. Angel Rampersad, 28, of New York Sgt. Michael Emmanuel Swinton, 30, of North Carolina
Strikes carried out by Iran last week injured dozens of U.S. service members and damaged several helicopters, according to U.S. officials. But the Pentagon did not disclose these strikes, nor the casualties and damage they inflicted.
Pentagon Withheld Dozens of U.S. Military Injuries in Iran War
Central Command is not required to release information about injured troops, especially when they quickly return to duty, a military official said.
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An account with this avatar was just blocked.
If only we could collect energy from the fusion reactor in the sky so the climate would stop getting worse
Pack the Court. Admit DC & Puerto Rico. Uncap the House & move to proportional representation. Publicly and zealously prosecute the villains. Seize their assets, compensate victims at home & abroad. Massively increase immigration, citizenship path, etc. Increase taxes & improve safety net.