Rowling signed the Harper’s Letter, which lamented, “it is now all too common to hear calls for swift and severe retribution in response to perceived transgressions of speech and thought.” Are ANY of her co-signatories — some follow me — going to speak up about her crusade against trans people?

Sheryl Weikal says Prosecute ICE@leftistlawyer.com · 4d ago

Amnesty International correctly called out Rowling's transphobia. She threatened them in response. And @amnesty.org surrendered. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

We still need to find Austin Tice, folks... #whereisaustintice #syria

Day 1619 of Ukraine being forced to fight for its freedom, its very existence. Of course the war had been going on for 12 years and, having been a very small part of EuroMaidan, I don't forget that. But only since 2022 has the threat become existential. Here's Friday's daily🧵

Wild to create an AI tool that will so obviously be used to create disinfo and then to put the responsibility on a user to investigate — using more Google tools of course — whether the content was made with your AI tool!

Joseph Cox@josephcox.bsky.social · 5d ago

Google's statement that it includes a watermark that can identify them as AI-generated is completely braindead as to how disinformation works. You think people spending literally three seconds to derail a discussion give a shit about that? This is so easy to abuse www.404media.co/google-earth...

What... is going on?! We have to have incredible skepticism when a corporation with this much power makes these kinds of decisions. I understand that the users ultimately may abuse any technology, but this is why companies need to try to be responsible. This is insane, and entirely predictable

Joseph Cox@josephcox.bsky.social · 5d ago

Took me seconds to make an image showing 'protesters' around Google buildings, using Google Earth's new AI generation tool. You can make bomb blasts, protesters, drone strikes, nuclear plants. How on earth did Google think this was a good idea www.404media.co/google-earth...

"Mom is gone...We don't have a mom anymore.I wish this were just a nightmare..." Last night,a Russian missile strike on Odesa killed the mom of 3 boys as they were rushing to a shelter.Her sons survived but were injured One more person was killed. Deepest condolences. Russia must be stopped

Due to the fuel shortage in several districts of the Russian Omsk region garbage collection will become "irregular" as the vehicles cannot fuel enough due to the limits imposed to cover their entire routes.

How convenient. Wildberries updated the company's compensation policy just a week ago. Now they won't have to pay anyone who's suffered losses.

Rep. Himes: "The president was setting the basis for him to turn around on election night and say, 'I warned you that the Chinese were doing x, y, and z. It happened tonight. I'm deploying federal officers from DHS to 7 states. They will be seizing ballot boxes.'"

1/ Ukraine's devastating overnight drone attacks on Wildberries warehouses in Russia are likely intended to cause damage across the Russian economy and increase public discontent. The estimated losses may exceed $1.2 billion. ⬇️ bsky.app/profile/osin...

OSINTRadar@osintradar.bsky.social · 3w ago

Moscow Region: "Wildberries" Warehouse Destroyed Following Drone Attack

Important: this is the image of the domestic terrorist who is solely responsible for cutting down all the Flock cameras nationwide. Sources say he is sometimes dressed as an Indian, and that he is armed and dangerous. Hide your tea, hide your wife

I absolutely LOVE this juxtaposition because it tells you EVERYTHING you need to know about how Goddamned stupid this administration and its backers are. In other words, as our economy completely falls apart, Trump is focused on racist, bullshit problems that have almost no impact on anyone's life.

If Neville Chamberlain had just written Germany a strongly-worded letter, all that mess could have been avoided

NBC10 Boston@nbcboston.com · 3w ago

'THIS HAS TO END': Maine Gov. Janet Mills sends letter to state's legislative delegation calling on Congress to "take action to reform and decisively rein in" ICE following this week's deadly shooting. on.nbcboston.com/3ncdI5I

Tony Evers is a Democrat. New England was denied FEMA funds for the worst winter in a decade. Blue states. Blue states pay the most Federal taxes & take the least in Federal subsidies because GOP policies don't work. The GOP won't pay for blue state disaster relief because they hate us for it

Governor Tony Evers@govevers.wisconsin.gov · 3w ago

ICYMI: President Trump DENIED public disaster assistance and hazard mitigation relief for communities that were hit hard by April's storms, telling Wisconsinites the damages they suffered aren't bad enough. We are going to fight to get folks every cent they are due. www.jsonline.com/story/news/p...

The death, the torture, the fear, that's the whole point. It's not a side effect of the medicine, it's the target of the medicine

gbhnews@gbhnews.bsky.social · 3w ago

President Donald Trump said on Wednesday that Immigration and Customs Enforcement should continue vehicle stops after recent fatal shootings, seeming to oppose a new suspension of the practice used in his immigration crackdown. https://bit.ly/44vpMDa

George W. Bush was hard to stomach, but what he did was Constitutional. Almost NOTHING Trump does is Constitutional. If you count the fact that Mitch McConnell rigged the Supreme Court, that number drops to absolute zero. This isn't a fight for rule of law. Our Constitution is already history

If I jumped in my unmarked car, ambushed a moving vehicle, filled it with lead & killed the driver in front of his 3-year-old, I would not get to go home that night. I'd be in a holding cell or a body bag. Just something to think about next time a public official tells you they're deeply concerned

Hegseth blocks promotions of seven Navy officers, five of them women or people of color, a highly unusual move that means that for the first time in more than a decade no female active-duty naval officers are likely to be promoted to admiral. @gregjaffe.bsky.social www.nytimes.com/2026/07/14/u...

Opportunities Narrow for Women as Hegseth Blocks More Promotions

For the first time in more than a decade, no active-duty female Navy officers are likely to be promoted to admiral this year.

nytimes.com

ICE is absolutely CRAWLING all over Portland Maine right now. Videos posted by a friend show a parking lot full of armed thugs in unmarked cars, some just walking with guns already drawn

(Some) Democrats criticize Israel, some American Jews pick the party closest aligned with the literal Nazis rather than listen to the criticism. It's really crazy to see the level of influence the state of Israel has over Americans despite the fact that every President since 1949 has criticized it

Brian Schaffner@bfschaffner.bsky.social · 3w ago

from 2024 to 2025 there was a stunning 8-point drop in the share of Jewish Americans who identified as Democrats, but it is not clear that this will translate into a shift in voting behavior in November. my latest piece for @goodauth.bsky.social goodauthority.org/news/are-jew...

This new wave of ICE enforcement was supposed to be the "quiet surge." Pure branding as it's now killed as many people as the last "surge." If you've in Massachusetts this will take you 30 seconds and it will have impact. We have to act NOW actionnetwork.org/letters/the-...

The ‘Quiet Surge’ has Turned Deadly – I Demand Action

On July 13, ICE shot and killed a man in Biddeford, ME. It was the second such shooting in a week. No member of Congress has visited Burlington in over 3 months. The time for oversight and accountab...

actionnetwork.org

The Full Monty: Supporting new US attacks against Iran, the US Air Force launched a Boeing E-3B Sentry, a Boeing P-8A Poseidon, and 8 refueling aircraft over the Persian Gulf, Saudi Arabia, and the Gulf of Oman.

Welcome to the meritocracy, Sen. Graham’s Sister

Phil Lewis@phillewis.bsky.social · 3w ago

CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) — South Carolina Gov. Henry McMaster appoints Lindsey Graham’s sister to serve remainder of his Senate term.

The Kremlin has assassinated over 100 people in just the last few years. They would have a lot of motive to kill Lindsey Graham. But what does the evidence say? www.thecasualanalyst.com/p/did-russia...

Did Russia Kill Lindsey Graham? Here's the Math

The Kremlin had a clear motive & frequently uses assassination, but does the evidence fit the pattern?

thecasualanalyst.com

I goofed. I wrote that the Kremlin has killed hundreds of people across the globe over the last few days... it was supposed to be years. Listen, I have a 3 and 4 year old. It's like having someone sticking probes in your brain while you're trying to write

Our military has a $1 TRILLION budget. And they're out of money. We can't just keep shoveling our tax $ at the military without some sort of accountability. (aka audit)

Chris Murphy@chrismurphyct.bsky.social · 3w ago

Tonight the Senate is voting to start debate on the annual defense bill. It's essentially an Iran War authorization bill. A totally unprecedented 50% increase in spending to fund the war without any meaningful restraints. I'm voting NO.

The US is not a member of the ICC. But, now that you mention it, Marco, we should be. We should have been for a long time. And I hope the next US administration makes us one.

MeidasTouch@meidastouch.com · 3w ago

Secretary of State Marco Rubio says the Trump administration intends to “dismantle the ICC” and weaken the International Criminal Court “brick by brick,” as the administration grows increasingly worried about prosecutions after they are out of office.

Did Russia Kill Lindsey Graham? The Kremlin had a clear motive & frequently uses assassination, but does the evidence fit the pattern? Here's the Math www.thecasualanalyst.com/p/did-russia...

Did Russia Kill Lindsey Graham? Here's the Math

The Kremlin had a clear motive & frequently uses assassination, but does the evidence fit the pattern?

thecasualanalyst.com

Reminder there is no evidence that any initial statements by ICE or DHS should be trusted — and reporters should state that in all coverage and stories. Every ICE shooting we’ve seen the agency lie about the circumstances.

Joyce White Vance@joycewhitevance.bsky.social · 3w ago

"BIDDEFORD, Maine (WGME) -- A person is dead following a shooting involving ICE in Biddeford, according to House Speaker Ryan Fecteau." wgme.com/news/local/i...

Did Russia Kill Lindsey Graham? The Kremlin had a clear motive & frequently uses assassination, but does the evidence fit the pattern? Here's the Math www.thecasualanalyst.com/p/did-russia...

Did Russia Kill Lindsey Graham? Here's the Math

The Kremlin had a clear motive & frequently uses assassination, but does the evidence fit the pattern?

thecasualanalyst.com