Jobs added under the six Democratic presidents since 1953: 76.5 million in 32 years. Under the seven Republicans: 31.5 million in 40 years. That is 2.39 million Democratic jobs a year versus 0.79 million Republican jobs.
Finished a pair of shortie socks using remainders of Coney Island colorway from Desert Vista Dyeworks. #knitting #knittedsocks 🧶
I don’t know how the powers that be can see @stvincent.bsky.social live with an orchestra and not give her the next #jamesbond theme. @hollywoodbowl.bsky.social
The man endorsed by Sarah Huckabeast in this video is Arkansas state Rep. Austin McCollum. McCollum was arrested today on charges of aggravated assault against a family or household member, first-degree false imprisonment, and third-degree domestic battery. www.nwaonline.com/news/2026/au...
Tired of using the very kind term “centrists” so I’ll be using “right wing liberals” from here on out.
GM CEO Mary Barra is introducing Trump at his rally. Something to keep in mind if you're in the market for a vehicle anytime soon.
FYI there is no "real" reason why Rome "fell." Its power waned for the usual, mundane reasons: widening gap between rich and poor, inability to maintain infrastructure, incompetent leadership, pointless wars, endless persecution of marginalized groups who performed vital labor, etc.
Context Republicans leave out: nationwide, 25 percent of homes sold above asking price in May 2026, and selling above asking usually means a bidding war. New York and California ran well above that line.
Laugh of day. Reddit thread question: Who is someone who is considered attractive just b/c they’re famous. First response is Adam Driver. Some funny responses then this: “I read somewhere Adam Driver looks like someone drew Keanu Reeves from memory and the drew him with their non-dominant hand”
#HollywoodBowl for @kcrw.com Sundays with @bobmosesmusic.bsky.social and Cannons. We made a little Italian picnic dinner with Insalta di Riso, Polpette di pollo/zucchini/feta with a lovely bottle of vino. Homemade mini peach/blueberry cobblers for dessert. #supportlivemusic
The hazard in trying to make socks using leftovers. Losing 🧶🐓and finishing a foot with “close but no cigar” scrap. Lesson learned? Unlikely. #knitting #sockknitting
Between lone star ticks, screwworms, explosive diarrhea bugs, and legionnaires outbreaks,, anyone else nostalgic for the good old days of COVID? Ahh, simpler times.
First #hollywoodbowl of the season. Music of the films of Wes Anderson ft Beck, Devo, Jackson Browne, Karen O, Rufus Wainwright, Jenny Lewis, a full orchestra and many more. Hosted by Bill Murray and Jason Schwarzman. #laphil #wesanderson
If you didn't object when Donald Trump gloated about Robert Mueller's death your scolding over responses to Lindsey Graham's death isn't about respect for the dead, it's about censorship of the living.
RIP Lindsey Graham. You taught me it was okay to be a coward whose only skill is debasing myself until death for a tiny, ultimately illusionary crumb of power.
Lindsey Graham was a simple, tragic man to understand. He lacked a moral core. The great empty spaces of his life were filled with an insatiable need for “relevance.” He found it as a cast member in the most malignant reality show ever made. steveschmidt.substack.com/p/lindsey-kn...
Lindsey knew better. He chose worse.
Lindsey Graham was a lonely and unprincipled man who betrayed his country for power and his decency for attention.
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In retrospect maybe a brain-addled heroin addict wasn’t the man for the job.
Phil Lewis@phillewis.bsky.social · 4w agoCDC stopped monitoring parasite now causing explosive diarrhea across the country
#showmeyourknits Texture. These are Minecraft Socks by Heather Cox with a #fishlipskiss heel in two colors of @seismicyarn.bsky.social. 🧶 #handknitsocks #knitting
Hundreds of masked white nationalists marched in the nation's capital on July Fourth. Who were they and where does their funding come from? n.pr/4vWnQPP
With the white nationalist group Patriot Front, what you see is not what you get
Hundreds of masked white nationalists marched in the nation's capital on July Fourth. Who were they and where does their funding come from?
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I’m so bored with my current WIPs (how do you people knit all these garments zzzz) so cast-on a one of my go-to baby gifst. Petal Bib by @leighradford.bsky.social from her One Skein book done in some ancient mercerized cotton from deep stash. 🧶 #knitting #knittedbabygifts
Facebook’s own researchers found that “64% of all extremist group joins are due to our recommendation tools”, an internal report in 2016 found. www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
'It let white supremacists organize': the toxic legacy of Facebook's Groups
Facebook has said it will no longer algorithmically recommend political groups to users, but experts warn that isn’t enough
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Seth Cotlar@sethcotlar.bsky.social · last mo.One of the first things Facebook’s algorithm showed me today was this propaganda post by Patriot Front. It’s not just that FB is platforming fascists. They are algorithmically PROMOTING and amplifying them.
So now millions of football fans around the world view the US as cheaters who used political corruption to influence FIFA and we lose anyway. So much winning. When’s the next war?
Finished my Novus Shorties by Laura Nelkin during Breakfast at #Wimbledon. Fun construction that got much easier on second sock. Scraps from three different colorways from Always Be Kind #yarn. #knitting
Fascists marching in the capital, assured of protection from their President and indifference from much the plutocratic media, marking the 250th anniversary of the American experience.
Rafael M Batista@rafmbatista.bsky.social · last mo.Patriot front marching from Union Station right now. White supremacist and neo-fascist organization. Cowards.
Comical/tragic that US-led climate change is thwarting so many 250th celebrations. I guess it is one of our most significant contributions to the world.