At least it's not the plague, right? 🤷‍♀️ 😳

Carl Quintanilla@carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 3d ago

“.. The U.S. is enduring its worst year for measles since 1991 ..” @apnews.com apnews.com/article/meas...

Today's Republican Party. If only we had a functioning media that cared about sexual abuse of children to call this out all around the country. It should be top of the news every day. And every Republican should be asked about it every interview. Make them defend this. Seems bigger than Piker. 🤷‍♀️

Scott Horton@robertscotthorton.bsky.social · 3d ago

Palm Beach GOP comes out in favor of pedophile county clerk candidate. Mike Caruso, Palm Beach County Clerk of Courts, said he still intends to win his November election for Clerk and Comptroller after being arrested in August for molesting a male relative under the age of 5.

Russia needs to be stopped.

Margarete Rosalind Weidenhammer@margareterosali.bsky.social · 3d ago

⚠️ ‼️ #Germany #Europe #FBPE #FBR "We’re already under attack" – #Wadephul sees "further plans" by the #Kremlin #BND chief Jäger has warned against a dangerous confrontation with #Russia. Foreign Minister Wadephul also believes the Kremlin’s plans extend beyond #Ukraine www.n-tv.de/politik/Wade...

We “have expectations & beliefs about what is likely to happen. But they are simply…stories… Because we cannot bear indeterminacy, we have been inventing technologies of divination since ancient times... They tell us back to ourselves, giving us a tuning fork for the purest note of the inner voice”

Maria Popova@mariapopova.bsky.social · 4d ago

The true purpose of tarot www.themarginalian.org/2026/09/06/a...

Saudi-backed forces recapture key areas around strait from Houthis in Yemen

Saudi-backed forces recapture key areas around strait from Houthis in Yemen

Government push comes as part of major offensive launched under air cover by Saudi military coalition, aiming to retake all territory held by Houthis Forces of the Saudi-led coalition fighting in Yemen have recaptured several key areas around Bab el-Mandeb Strait from Iran-backed Houthi rebels, Yemeni officials said Monday. The officials said forces allied with the internationally recognized government have retaken the crucial town of Dhubab just north of the strait. They also captured the towns of Bab and Hadeid, said the officials, who spoke on condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to speak to reporters. Witnesses said they saw government tanks and forces entering the towns. Continue reading...

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Red state Dem candidates doing well on most issues

What basic research is in science: it is looking—for years—at the spit of toad, or the quiet collection of data over a child’s cough. I will explain it another way: it is the Lionel Messi of science. It is sitting back quietly and then all sudden: boom, a swift innovation that changes our lives.

David Ho@davidho.bsky.social · 5d ago

No one can fill this void left by the theft of basic research funding.

"I mean, I can't stand the guy, but trust me you're gonna love him!!!!" How stupid do they think these Republican voters are? Er, don't answer that ...

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I think that’s right. If Dems take over the trifecta & there’s a period of yrs when one of these MAGAts after another is brought down, ruined financially & jailed, I see recovery.Trump+Kushner first. There needs to be a way to cancel Trump pardons retrospectively…Him dropping dead would help!

When he lost in 2020 we danced in the streets here.

San Francisco dances when Trump loses in 2020

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Exactly! #BelieveTheWomen #Pinks

I think our recovery will depend on how Trump goes. To witness the thorough comeuppance of everyone involved in his rampage, and especially to see someone like Jack Smith calmly reassert the principles of justice, would help enormously. We’ll still be covered with psychic scar tissue, though.

Utterly delusional.

Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com · 4d ago

Trump: "We had our country that was a joke, that was laughed at. And now we have a country that's emulated. Everybody is looking at us. Europe wants to copy us. Everybody wants to copy us."

Four districts. Four Democratic candidates💙 Iowa voters have a choice in every congressional district: IA-01 Christina Bohannan IA-02 Lindsay James IA-03 Sarah Trone Garriott IA-04 Dave Dawson Four districts. Every Iowa voter has a voice. Make it count 🗳️ #Iowa #VoteBlue #SheShed #VivaHerAlliance

American voter: I'm concerned about the price of groceries. Trump Admin: Shhh, we're focused on finding out if Nixon was the real victim of Watergate. www.independent.co.uk/news/world/a...

Trump team is looking to see if DOJ committed misconduct in investigating Watergate

A burglary at the Watergate complex in June 1972 would ultimately lead to a corruption scandal in Washington and the resignation of President Richard Nixon

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This Chuck Grassley? The alleged unindicted seditious co-conspirator??? 🤔

The Editorial Board@editorialboard.bsky.social · last wk.

1. The texts came from the DOJ. 2. Grassley knew about them. 3. Grassley did not include the texts in the memo to the committee. 4. Grassley did not share the texts with the Dems on the panel.

Fed up with the tawdriness and outright misogyny all around? I have a wonderful funny TV show from 20+ years ago that is being reprised on Britbox. Monarch of the Glen - incredible cast inc Richard Briers & Susan Hampshire, views of Scotland to soothe your soul and hilarious dialogue. I recommend.

Briefly, I was in a grad school art course at a religious university. The story below was one of tte examples I used to illustrate God.’s callous disdain toward humankind.

Dr. Peter Paul Rubens@peterpaulrubens.bsky.social · last wk.

Years and years of therapy are not going to be enough for Isaac. Caravaggio, born on this day in 1571, is very clear about that here in 1603.

Q. Gosh, why are Dems always so darn negative? A. Because Trump offends & breaks the law over & over & over again. While he grifts from taxpayers. And he pays no price.

Asawin Suebsaeng@swin24.bsky.social · last wk.

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Good thread. This bit:

Greg Sargent@gregsargent.bsky.social · last wk.

Talarico has an immigration plan that in its broad strokes is very humane and pro-immigrant. He says our border should be like a "front porch" with a "lock" and a "welcome mat." Both of those are important. The "welcome mat" in his plan deserves more attention. 4/ newrepublic.com/article/2160...

⭐️⭐️ Read this: “To give you a sense of the scale of the problem: Fraternity houses across the country are a hotbed of rape and misogyny.”

Anne Helen Petersen@annehelen.bsky.social · last wk.

This is *the* piece. Kate Manne, professor of philosophy at Cornell, speaks truth to the totality of failures at the university — and why students protesting the war in Gaza have faced far harsher consequences than any of the Cornell 7: www.thecut.com/article/what...

“For those I spoke to, however, reading romance is more than just entertainment. It offers a kind of liberation, allowing them to feel deeply, imagine being desired, and accept parts of themselves that conventional masculinity has little room for.” www.theguardian.com/books/2026/s...

The secret lives of men who read romance books: ‘My life is full of love, so I’m drawn to them’

It’s often assumed straight men are not interested in romantic fiction – but many are sharing their passion in forums online

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Three views of one of Iceland's ice caves, taken in November 2020. Not many tourists in the country then so I thought I'd take the opportunity to visit when it wasn't too crowded. Wish I'd had longer! #Iceland #Canon5Dmarkiii

GIVE ME THIS BABY

Massimo (mirror)@rainmaker1973-m.bsky.social · last wk.

A Scottish Highland cow, just 2 hours old. Original post

The rich would prefer you to believe that the "free market" is subject to the immutable law of supply and demand. But for years, the wealthy and powerful have manipulated the market for their own gain. There is nothing “free” about it. Watch.

The world is taking a stand…Mauritius on Saturday refused landing clearance for a scheduled flight from Israel, forcing its cancellation after efforts to secure approval failed, Israeli media reported, Anadolu reports. The Ynet news...

I couldn’t understand how anyone could observe how this movement advanced from Goldwater to Nixon to Reagan to Limbaugh to Gingrich to Kenneth Starr to Karl Rove to GWB to Trump but couldn’t see the trajectory. 😳🙄

I can’t claim to be one of the wise Casandras. But I did point out early in this dystopian adventure that this insurgency – not just DJT but the whole movement behind him – would not moderate, would not compromise, would not relent, would not give up this project. They would need to be stopped.