I feel like I sometimes have to explain that in 1994 you could have a movie where the main character is so consumed by inner pain that he does himself up like a goth mime, climbs to the top of a warehouse, plays a sick guitar solo at sunset, and smashes the guitar with zero irony
How did he not receive an A+ integrity rating?!?!
David Dayen@ddayen.bsky.social · 2d agoSeth Moulton was given the chance to make several private equity investments that were not available to everyday investors with defense tech companies he helps oversee on the House Armed Services Committee. They are now worth millions of dollars. Bob Kuttner reports: prospect.org/2026/08/03/s...
Wait 3 months after a tattoo if the tattoo was applied in a state that does not regulate tattoo facilities. Currently, the only states that DO NOT regulate tattoo facilities are: District of Columbia, Idaho, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New York, Pennsylvania and Wyoming.
Axios@axios.com · 5d agoThe American Red Cross says "tens of thousands" of people donated blood this week after it declared a national blood crisis — but the U.S. still needs more donors.
We are really on a roll here in Mass.... Hardly a fucking day goes by that I don't hear about someone being maimed or murders by a car while walking or biking in this state.
MassLive@masslive.bsky.social · 6d agoChild biker hospitalized after being hit by car in Mass. town
It's not just advocates who say this. Researchers, studies, and data say it. That's why advocates say it. Reporters can just say it, too!
US push to defund ‘DEI bike lanes’ will make roads less safe, advocates say
Trump administration boasts of cutting $1.73bn already allocated for cycling improvements to city streets
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I feel kinda bad for almost soiling myself laughing at this and yet, here we are.
When you're listening to an album and realize the artist decided to do this one entirely with auto-tune 😞🙉 Why do they do these things!?!
I know we're all supposed to keep quiet about climate change, even as Americans are fed up with high gas prices. But as Europe burns and the strongest El Niño in history awaits, we're learning that Mother Nature won't wait for political dysfunctions to be sorted out. prospect.org/2026/07/28/c...
The Strongest El Niño in History Is Coming. Get Ready. - The American Prospect
Donald Trump has no ideas, but America is ready for a U-turn on climate change.
prospect.org
We've been waiting to hear what @mayorwu.boston.gov would propose to improve street safety after the tragic, yet preventable death of city worker and former @streetsboston.bsky.social staffer Louisa Gag. Unfortunately, while she's returned to taking needed steps, this falls short of what is needed
Peter Cheung@bostonaruban.bsky.social · last wk.
Christ is returning soon. How will you as a Christian make sure he never learns about pornography?
Me on one of these flights asking the wing gremlin to work faster.
William Shatner in The Twilight Zone
ALT: William Shatner in The Twilight Zone
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Hemant Mehta@friendlyatheist.com · last wk.Evangelist Whitney Lynn says she preaches on planes because she loves “a captive audience.” She's not alone. It's becoming a trend. If spreading your message requires listeners who can't escape, maybe it's not as compelling as you think. www.friendlyatheist.com/p/christian-...
Hundred feet from landing and something happened that required an emergency abort. Engines roaring, crazy steep banking, whole plane shuddering. When this happens in films or on TV everyone is screaming. Absolute bollocks. We were all completely silent and shitting ourselves.
"Self-checkout and locked up products may both be driven by management’s desire to reduce staffing, as Mull notes, but in combination they create a nonsensical system." dannykatch.substack.com/p/we-used-to...
We used to be able to buy things in this country
Locking up toothpaste was a warning sign that our executive class was crazy
dannykatch.substack.com
ever since i was a little girl, i dreamed of someday becoming my own blood boy
So I set out to investigate where the blueberries I buy come from — and if those farms have a record of mistreating workers. projects.propublica.org/blueberries-...
Do My Grocery Store Blueberries Come From Farms Where Workers Were Harmed?
Max Blau spent a year reporting on abuses of farmworkers. It left him wondering: Is the produce he buys at the grocery store part of the problem?
projects.propublica.org
After governing in partnership with the Right for three years, the Danish Social Democrats are now reliant on support from the socialist left. The Red-Green Alliance secured a list of reforms that include free dental care and expansion of social housing.
Denmark’s Socialist Left Is Delivering Free Dental Care
After governing in partnership with the Right for three years, the Danish Social Democrats are now reliant on support from the socialist left. The Red-Green Alliance secured a list of reforms that include free dental care and expansion of social housing.
jacobin.com
Update: Blue Cross, the title sponsor of the @ridebluebikes.bsky.social system, is offering a limited number of $10 ride credits during this week's Red Line shutdown. To redeem, use the code BLUECROSSMBTA26 in the Bluebikes app. mass.streetsblog.org/2026/07/20/t...
The Red Line Is Taking Summer Break July 21-30 - Streetsblog Massachusetts
The MBTA is suspending Red Line service north of downtown Boston for 10 consecutive days starting on Tuesday, July 21.
mass.streetsblog.org
Good morning. This is fascism. This is the US Govt creating thought crimes. It’s not about who they are arresting today, it’s about how this vague and threatening pursuit will be used against dissenters. ✨EVERY✨ fascist govt to date, has taken this step. www.state.gov/releases/off...
Remarks at the Opening of the Ministerial on the Resurgence of Political Terrorism - United States Department of State
DEPUTY SECRETARY LANDAU: Thank you. Ladies and gentlemen, welcome to the State Department. It’s an honor and a privilege to have you here. For those of us who grew up in the 1970s, the topic that ...
state.gov
It’s worth noting that Taco Bell identified the source before the FDA did, and promptly pulled it from their stores. The FDA didn’t even name the source until Taylor Farms outed themselves, and hasn’t issued a recall. Basically, Taco Bell is now a more reliable authority than the FDA.
Forbes@forbes.com · 3w agoTaylor Farms, which supplies major fast food and grocery chains, was identified as the possible source of the cyclosporiasis outbreak Thursday.
“The law also bans electric bikes and other devices with motors exceeding 750 watts or capable of traveling faster than 28 miles per hour from public roads, bike lanes, sidewalks and other public areas.” The 28 miles per hour capability limit should apply to all motor vehicles, not just bikes.
New law cracks down on illegal e-bikes, strengthens safety
“If you’re going to be purchasing these devices, you’re going to have a lot more responsibility.”
khon2.com
The list of things you can carry on a bike is way longer than these lengths of wood trim #Quaxing #IBikeIBuy
🚨 NEWS: In the state that writes the rules for corporate America, Elon Musk’s lawyers helped gut investor protections. Now they’re spending nearly $1 million to rescue the Democratic lawmakers who delivered the changes from progressive challengers. www.levernews.com/the-musk-mac...
The Musk Machine Comes For The Midterms
The law firms that helped Elon Musk gut Delaware’s shareholder protections are now spending big to save the Democratic lawmakers who made it possible.
levernews.com
this administration is so corrupt even the teleprompter guy is making six figures on insider trading
Carl Quintanilla@carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 3w ago“.. Perez continues to serve as one of Trump's teleprompter operators ..” (via ABC) abcnews.com/US/white-hou...
I am not a climate scientist but when I was a kid the number of times we couldn’t go outside because of Canadian wildfire smoke was zero times
“Seattle’s pedestrian protection program got off to a flying start when Mrs. Helen Rose bit the traffic officer who gave her a ticket for jaywalking.” From Traffic Institute Review v.1 no.1, 1944.
Sergio missed the most notable features of Charlie - His large forehead. The gum to teeth ratio. The gaping hole in his neck...
Hoodlum 🇺🇸@nothoodlum.bsky.social · 3w agoThis monstrosity, the Charlie Kirk Monument, is set to be unveiled in New York’s Times Square on September 10. It was handcrafted by Italian sculptor Sergio Furnari. I give it 20 minutes.
Holy shit. Buried in that DHS document about its desired “deportation airline” is a request for contractors to procure and maintain 1,000-bed “detention facilities” in foreign countries. Huge scoop from @charliearchy.bsky.social. www.theredoubt.net/ice-detentio...
Exclusive: ICE eyes 1,000-bed detention facilities in foreign countries
The U.S. Department of Homeland Security is looking for private contractors that could help set up "international staging areas" abroad.
theredoubt.net
