My thoughts on birthright citizenship, gathered in one place. adfinemfidelis.net/2026/07/birt...

I'm not sure if Ken Paxton heard these questions about the pedophile he pardoned, so everyone in Texas should keep asking Paxton about the pedophile he pardoned, and maybe ask other Republicans about the pedophile Paxton pardoned and see if local media cares about the pedophile Paxton pardoned and

MeidasTouch@meidastouch.com · last mo.

Q: Why did you give a plea deal to a child sex predator? Do you have anything to say about that? Paxton: (No response.) Q: Should he be registered as a sex offender in Texas? Paxton: (No response.) Q: What do you have to say to the victim of Adam Hoffman? Paxton: (No response.)

If you are looking to support excellent journalism while getting the insights of one of the sharpest political commentators in the business -- and one where that commentary derives from, rather than drives, coverage -- please consider joining Talking Points Memo. talkingpointsmemo.com/edblog/ka-pow

apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap26022... The image is cool, too, but today's Astronomy Picture of the Day title -- "Shadows of a Martian Robot" -- is amazing. It sounds like a noir-pulp treatment of the psychological torment of a veteran of the War of the Worlds.

Here's the thing: polarization isn't bad -- not when one side deploys masked thugs as the President's personal praetorian guard.

I haven't run this yet (about to, on Wednesday) but it seems fantastic. A Hands-On Activity for Introducing Gauss’s Law pubs.aip.org/aapt/pte/art...

A Hands-On Activity for Introducing Gauss’s Law

Forming a cornerstone of electromagnetism as one of the four Maxwell’s equations, Gauss’s law is typically introduced early in the second-semester introductory

pubs.aip.org

@talkingpointsmemo.com I don't want to be overly negative, but I'm not a fan of the apparent redesign of the front page and site. It's aggressively unaesthetic.

@puzzmo.com The website says "Gift a Subscription for $29". Clicking the button leads to a checkout that lists the price as $39. Which is it?

Donald Trump is a rapist and a pedophile.

@ap-trevor.bsky.social Any comment about the capitulation by College Board and retreat from its commitment to lifting up ALL students? Is the AP Program specifically planning on following the corporate concession? www.reuters.com/legal/govern...

Exam administrator College Board scraps tool for identifying disadvantaged students

College Board, the non-profit administrator of the SAT college admissions exam, has said it is discontinuing a tool aimed at helping to identify promising college applicants from disadvantaged backgrounds and neighborhoods.

reuters.com

Just a reminder: There is no United States Department of War. The Department of Defense is established by law, and no President -- not even a toddler-king one -- can simply change it. Trump's executive order is essentially a command to the executive branch to give the DoD a nickname.

January 6 was a violent insurrection, not a peaceful protest. Just posting this periodically to make sure we remember.

I believe Trump when he claims he's trying to tackle violent crime in the Capital. He's just 1678 days late.

Also... >> the state of California gets not one dime << I guess she doesn't know that California pays $83 billion more in federal taxes (every year!) than it receives back.

🌹WeegieFromWA 🍀@onefussyone.bsky.social · last yr.

Does she know this is what Californians dream of?

Age verification? I utterly disdained Dinesh D'Souza when he wasn't known anywhere but in DC local rags.

Fred Coppersmith@unrealfred.bsky.social · last yr.

Age verification? I remember when Donald Trump was only known and hated in New York.

We are a mongrel nation, and so long as we remain so purely impure, we will continue to eat the world's lunch

I'm not generally a fan of the Big Blue Boy Scout, but these day are making me reconsider.

🏳️‍🌈Brendan Agnew🏳️‍⚧️@blcagnew.bsky.social · last yr.

Do we still need stories about an aspirational immigrant who's so devoted to his adopted country that he regularly puts himself in danger to help even those who fear and distrust him, and who's primary antagonist is an egotistical tech billionaire? Yes, fucking obviously. You numpties.

This is the heart of it. They cannot imagine a public good.

A Path Forward to Save American Bio-Medical Research talkingpointsmemo.com/edblog/a-pat...

A Path Forward to Save American Bio-Medical Research

Over the past four months, I’ve spoken to dozens of biomedical researchers...

talkingpointsmemo.com

If guilty people don't have Due Process rights, then innocent people don't have Due Process rights, because we don't know if they're innocent or guilty until we have a trial or hearing.

Perfection.

Peter Sagal@petersagal.bsky.social · last yr.

In my day we just had a Dead Head sticker on a Cadillac, and we liked it.

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Excellent resource. We too often leave people in the weeds and then scoff when they don't understand. Tariff policy sounds like it is complicated but this boils it down nicely.

Courtney Milan@courtneymilan.com · last yr.

If you want to download this PDF to print a copy for your normie friend who needs a basic explainer, it's here: trumpstariffsexplained.com/tariffsexpla...

It is 2002. I am 18 years old. We are in a once-in-a-generation economic crisis. It is 2008. I am 24 years old. We are in a once-in-a-generation economic crisis. It is 2020. I am 36 years old. We are in a once-in-a-generation economic crisis. It is 2025. I am 41 years old. We are in a—

Painting over the black stripes on all the zebras

Fred Smith@fredsmith.bsky.social · last yr.

We gave the vice president the big job: make the zoo racist

This is a very important point. Breathlessly vague headlines and summaries of these executive orders created for the executive powers it does not have. This kind of press contributed to authoritarian regime change.

Josh Marshall@joshtpm.bsky.social · last yr.

It's critical for everyone to remember what an Executive Order is. It is the President communicating orders to members of the executive branch. Policies to pursue, actions to take, etc. They are not laws. They are not close to being laws. They are formalized memos to employees. That's all.