The proposed deal now under discussion would give Iran a 5-7% toll for traffic through Hormuz, making the war a massive victory for the Iranians and insuring them a long-term dominant position in the Gulf. It would reflect pretty much an unconditional surrender by Trump to Tehran.

Proposed Hormuz deal would give Iran control of inbound traffic, sources say

A proposed deal between Iran and Oman would give Tehran control over ships entering the Gulf through the Strait of Hormuz, a senior Iranian source and two regional officials told Reuters, in one of th...

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"Workers say it’s only the latest consequence of system-wide staffing shortages the library system has faced for more than a decade, starting when then-Mayor Rahm Emanuel slashed the system’s ranks in 2012."

Block Club Chicago@blockclubchi.bsky.social · 4h ago

Thousands of books are piling up in Chicago libraries due to staffing shortage. blockclubchi.co/3TFy5Kj

I suspect that the other candidate most likely to be directly impacted by this announcement is Danielle Carter-Walters, since Wilson commands outsize vote totals for a perennial candidate and his base is most somewhat similar to the one that Carter-Walters imagines for herself

CBS News Chicago@cbschicago.bsky.social · 1h ago

In a CBS News Chicago exclusive, Willie Wilson said he is making another run for mayor in 2027, becoming the 10th candidate to enter the race.

Last thing: there is a real labour piece to this. It's the workhorse adjuncts (that keep the schools running) that are absorbing the shock of AI reliance and bad policy. Not the tenured folks with flashy phrases like 'epistemic collapse.' Fuck you, you have a second house that you rent out.

Abbas went on the record in late 2024 that he would vote for Kamala Harris even though she refused any of the demands and asks of pro-Palestine organizers, including the bare minimum of having a Palestinian speaker at the DNC or accepting the invitation to meet with Arab families in Michigan.

“The newly linked states — Arkansas, Iowa, Missouri, Nebraska, New Hampshire and North Carolina — join Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Michigan, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania and West Virginia,” www.nbcnews.com/health/healt...

Cyclosporiasis outbreak has expanded to six more states

The CDC’s planned update marks a significant expansion in the outbreak linked to shredded iceberg lettuce supplied by Taylor Farms.

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Poltergeist "they're heeeere" voice but it's me harvesting the first of way too many tomatoes.

omg I found the picture ❤️

ECP@ecppdx.bsky.social · 16h ago

Years ago I coined the milleneuve, which is a unit to measure how horrible the sky color is based on Villeneuve films. Blade Runner 2049 is around 900mn. Today is around 250 I'd say. (It's a very scientific scale.)

it's not why *everything* sucks, but having all three branches of the federal government captured by thieves, abusers, bigots, and cowards is definitely why a lot of things suck

I'm calling it: "Start smoking" is going to be mainstream MAHA / Republican health advice by 2028. www.motherjones.com/politics/202...

Gentle reminder, very genuine: this was a Dem primary. Here's the 2024 Michigan map. The ground game in SE MI is important because northern Michigan outside Traverse City and west Michigan outside the cities is ruby red.

NoMIMA@littleplatter.bsky.social · 3h ago

I found this interesting. Dems in NW MI and the UP largely went for El Sayed. I know most of these places save Leelanau County and potentially Benzie and Grand Traverse will vote R in the general, but these support for progressives up here.

I want the statement "Black Americans are conservative" to absolutely die in a fire. It's a lie from the pits of hell. Black America's record demonstrates that, as a whole, we are the MOST progressive racial/ethnic demographic in the United States and it's not even close.

Damn, it's out and about. I wonder where you could find this book? Hopefully most everywhere books are friggin' sold. It's a little guy, so look in the little guy sections (but not the kids section)

kc green@kcg.bsky.social · yesterday

My book “This is Fine: Life Lessons for a World on Fire” is out today. Online and at select retailers.

this stuff is real and tangible in material ways we don’t have the expanded child tax credit today because joe manchin was personally opposed to it and couldn’t be talked out of his opposition he was also vote 50 of 50, if susan collins had lost in 2020 he’d have been vote 51 and we’d have it

Micah@rincewind.run · 3h ago

some specific democrats suck and they suck in ways that are detrimental to issues that you personally care about you know how you solve that once we are past the primaries? you elect even more democrats so that their votes are less important joe manchin couldn’t have done as much damage as vote 52

lol no, I dont think so, Davey

Chad Levinson@chadlevinson.com · 3h ago

The fact that he felt compelled to write this (or have his publicists write it) shows that he's worried

Kenneth is good people, chip in if you can, or help spread the word? It all adds up!

K.C. Clyburn, Author@kccomplainsalot.blacksky.app · yesterday

So I'm in a pretty bad situation. I have a week to get out of where I live. No car, temporarily laid off, have to be gone in a week. If you could spare any help at all I'd really appreciate it. CashApp: $KennethClyburn Kofi: ko-fi.com/kcclyburn PayPal: kcclyburn #MutualAid #MABoost

This was great and it's on sale today!

K.C. Clyburn, Author@kccomplainsalot.blacksky.app · yesterday

My book is on sale for 1.99 right now, I think I need to make at least $20 for it pay out. bookshop.org/p/books/like...

Black Detroiters have been voting for progressives longer than some of your faves have actually BEEN progressive. Rashida Tlaib was first elected to the Congressional seat once occupied by John Conyers, who consistently advocated for M4A. thepulseinstitute.org/2019/11/02/j...

John Conyers, Progressive Giant

A Vignette of Memories Funny, Happy, and Sad Editor’s Note: A vignette of memories from Robert Weiner, former Press Secretary/Spokesman for Conyers and his committees, and life time friend later, W…

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"For instance, the Odyssey is the only surviving Greek literary work from the Archaic Period that describes a marriage between Aphrodite and Hephaistos; every other surviving source from this period takes for granted that Aphrodite is unmarried." I did not know this

Ok this is great. Enjoying reading while I have my coffee.

Spencer McDaniel@spencermcdaniel.bsky.social · 2w ago

I have a master's degree in Ancient Greek and Roman Studies, I've studied the 'Odyssey' in Ancient Greek, and I've been writing about the ancient world for over a decade. This is my exhaustive review of Christopher Nolan's 'The Odyssey'. #Odyssey #classics talesoftimesforgotten.com/2026/07/23/a...

Also the discussion of how Homer was no stranger to the Rule of Cool (honestly I think the Rule of Cool was probably invented by the first person to ever tell a story to another person).

Look we need to do better. There must be heat regulations for outdoor work. When it's too hot it is too fucking hot. Farm workers' lives have value and must be protected.

United Farm Workers@ufw.bsky.social · 6h ago

Farm workers: there's a heat advisory across much of CA. Please be careful. Your life comes first. If your worksite is not offering WATER, SHADE, and REST - call the farm worker heat safety hotline at 1-877-881-8281. Reporting heat safety violations saves workers' lives.

Big tax results out of Missouri tonight: Voters statewide rejected by an huge margin a GOP ballot measure to phase out the income tax. They also renewed a sales tax to keep state parks free. And Kansas City approved a package of $1.7 billion of bonds for infrastracture.

dunno, just gonna share this by me and @lollardfish.bsky.social again. you can not LIKE a thing for no reason whatsoever and that's fine. but if you're gonna come for historians you have to do the reading. buttondown.com/ModernMediev...

You Gotta Do the Reading, Man

Why does the idea of the "Dark Ages" mean so much to econobros?

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i said this in a reply a few months ago and the poll man who wrote a poll book disagreed... so i read the poll man's book and it just highlighted all the reasons polling doesn't reliably capture public sentiment

There’s no actual alternative to polling but I just don’t believe they capture public sentiment in any reliable way anymore

I had to code and pronounce a time of death on a respiratory therapist colleague. There's a memorial plaque for her outside the emergency department to this day. I wrote and re-wrote my will. I will never forgive these ghouls trying to rewrite history and deny our experience.

Gabriel Bosslet@gbosslet.bsky.social · 3d ago

RFK Jr said these words today on national television "There were ICUs that were empty all over the country including in New York at the height (of the pandemic)" hahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha You are a fucking idiot hahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha <sobs silently>

Embittered Raisin Won’t Shut Up About How It Could Have Been Wine https://theonion.com/embittered-raisin-won-t-shut-up-about-how-it-could-have-1827840677/

Because people are still talking about AOC and accents: back when I was an academic librarian I had students who thought my Spanish accent was HILARIOUS and made fun of me every chance they had...because I sounded like their snobby private school cousins from Mexico City