They would lose white votes if they did this. It’s one of the reasons they punished Biden.

'cold blue' azurekicks@azurekicks.bsky.social · 41m ago

You know, all of this bullshit could be easily avoided if they would just drop the act and state exactly what their candidate is willing/going to do, if anything, for Black people. But apparently us asking "what have you done for me lately" is a bridge too far for them...

On Point from @wbur.org looked at the problem that is sizing in women's clothing. You can listen on the website or listen live at www.wbur.org.

Why women's clothing sizes are so confusing

How can you wear an XS shirt in one fabric, brand or style -- but an XL in another?

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Today, All Things Considered from @npr.org takes a quick look at this tale from Ray Bradbury. The audio's up now, and the transcript will be up later tonight.

Today is the day after Ray Bradbury's post-apocalyptic world

The famous author's short story, 'There will come soft rains' predicted a world where machines would take over after August 4th, 2026.

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Aaron Meyers@aaronmeyers.bsky.social · 2d ago

"Today is August 4, 2026" There Will Come Soft Rains By: Ray Bradbury

For second day in a row, somebody arrested with a loaded gun at Washington Beech, this time accompanied by a guy with some brass knuckles, police say www.universalhub.com/crime/2026/s... #Boston #Roslindale #crime #guns

Nope. We’re supposed to pretend he’s a champion for the climate and Brown Folks.

🦋Elise Esper🏳️‍🌈🇺🇦🇵🇸@eliseesper.bsky.social · 2h ago

🤐 can we talk about how he & his wife wanted to ship Vermont's nuclear waste to poor Latinos in Texas ...dangerous to folk's health, one would think? www.huffpost.com/entry/what-a...

Black Folks & Jews working together on politics in the South is new & unheard of…said nobody paying attention. The same alliance that won Civil Rights & Voting Rights is working together again to protect Civil Rights & Voting Rights. She voted against the Child Tax Credit & infrastructure bill🤷🏾‍♀️

saudades@saudades.bsky.social · 2h ago

didn't nbeaf go hard against AES because they're islamophobic? jewishcurrents.org/with-jewish-...

Last year I ran Airbnb because I have several rooms near Heathrow and many guests are American. I’ve noticed that a lot of them seem stressed and easily irritated by their home politics. This suggests it’s not a psy-op.

George Potter 🔶@georgepotter.bsky.social · 3d ago

Apropos of nothing, I am increasingly convinced that many American progressive accounts on bluesky are just a psy-op intended to sabotage international sympathy for Americans from people in the rest of the world who are opposed to fascism. At this point it's the more plausible explanation.

Revealed: Trump administration forced treatment on hunger striker in ICE detention | ICE (US Immigration and Customs Enforcement) | The Guardian share.google/qe3lkl3NDhzI...

Revealed: Trump administration forced treatment on hunger striker in ICE detention

ICE report reviewed by the Guardian discloses a patient was ‘subject to force feeding, hydration or urinary catheterization’, which experts have described as torture

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Of course, first they need to get AI to stop generating bullshit "precedents" in their output.

Marketplace@marketplace.org · 2h ago

Could AI help level the playing field in the justice system? In his new book "Superjustice: Law in the Age of Artificial Intelligence,” Benjamin Alarie makes the case for why AI could improve the legal system, making it more efficient, accessible, and equitable.

🎉 I'm bringing back my e-mail newsletter! 🎉 You can sign up here: mackkatie.activehosted.com/f/1 If you do, you'll receive a special edition (tomorrow, probably) with more info about my NEW BOOK (being published in March), including all the pre-order links, a Q&A about the content, and the cover!

A new study shows that among people hospitalized with COVID19, other viruses such as EBV, HSV1, and CMV may be reactivated. This effect isn’t limited to those who are immunocompromised, either. So if you’re wondering why I’m still masking indoors in public, have a read.

COVID can wake up a slew of dormant viruses inside you

Reactivation of typically harmless anelloviruses, in particular, seems to be linked with developing long COVID, study finds.

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“reliable indicator of sex” “telling the sex of somebody” This is how “sex” is getting closer to becoming hate speech when they abuse language like this.

Ashleeee 🌊🪭@reactiveashley.cat · 3h ago

Totally mask off with her transphobia. www.channel4.com/news/ehrc-ch...

Totally mask off with her transphobia. www.channel4.com/news/ehrc-ch...

EHRC chair challenged on how to enforce single-sex toilet rules

We spoke to Mary Ann Stephenson, the chair of the Equality and Human Rights Commission.

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Did the damage that had been done stop after the primary? Did months of telling folks to withhold their vote magically go away? Both were the presumptive nominees at the top of the ticket so the mental gymnastics y’all are attempting is hilarious AF🤷🏾‍♀️

gawdzie@gawdz0rz.bsky.social · 3h ago

uncommitted was for the primary

Because higher ed is too busy capitulating to the Trump administration instead of standing up for our freedoms 💁🏻‍♀️

abdullah@ashihipar.bsky.social · 3h ago

Dr. Abdul El Sayed, Melat Kiros and Darializa Avila Chevalier (the latter two are PhD candidates) examples of academics who successfully went out of the ivory tower and talked to regular people and resonated with them. but you'll never hear of this as an example of higher ed being engaged.

World Cup visitors gave the economy a boost in June. Money spent by fans traveling from overseas counted as “exports” and helped narrow the U.S. trade deficit.

World Cup fans drove up U.S. service exports in June

When fans from other countries came for the World Cup, the money they spent was considered an "export" and helped lower the U.S. trade deficit.

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Another one. I think that's 6 since the last meeting

George Pearkes@peark.es · 4h ago

Governor Cook: "If I do not see signs of continued disinflation soon, I am prepared to act." www.federalreserve.gov/newsevents/s...

BW are like kryptonite for these people. There’s some weird ass bat signal that goes out when we post😂 I had folks from all over the world in my mentions last night. From Germans to the actual freaking kid of Stewart Rhodes, the leader & founder of the Oath Keepers in my mentions. Wild stuff.

Sheryl RN ✡️@beu4ic.bsky.social · 4h ago

Ma’am, how does crazy find you so often?!!??!! We need to save your account😂😂😂😂😂🤣🤣🤣🤣

NEW: Pro-voters asked the Texas Supreme Court to block Galveston County from moving some local candidates to new districts under a revised map drafted after the primary elections. They warned that, if not stopped, the move could be replicated across the state to undermine the will of voters.

A Texas county is quietly planning to swap voting maps between its primary and November election

If allowed to proceed, it would likely be the first time Texas voting maps are changed between the primary and general elections.

democracydocket.com

NEW: Democratic senators warned Trump not to push states into conducting mass voter purges during a 90-day window before an election when federal law bars systematic removals. The warning lands on the first day of the "quiet period," which is meant to protect eligible voters from late removals.

Democrats warn Trump admin against promoting last-minute voter purges as ‘quiet period’ begins

The start of this year’s quiet period carries unusual stakes. The federal protection is now in effect, but the Trump administration and Republicans are still working to weaken it.

democracydocket.com

The Trump admin is labeling anything “DEI” that supports minorities and targeting it with cuts, layoffs, and rollbacks. The latest in this nonsensical strategy: Bike lanes. Article: zurl.co/aD1Gh

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

zurl.co

Trans people in the UK are being advised by trans advocacy groups to hire legal advice to figure out where they are allowed to go to the bathroom today

Yeah, but who's going to save Michigan from the GOP?

Miss Aja@brat2381.bsky.social · 4h ago

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Scrambler! Postcard from my collection, sent 1957.

NEW: Maryland Republicans threatened to sue to keep voters from weighing in on Democrats' newly approved redistricting plan aimed at countering GOP gerrymanders ahead of the 2028 election. If passed by voters in November, it could set the stage for the state's only red district to be eliminated.

Maryland Republicans threaten lawsuit to block vote on Democrats’ redistricting plan

Currently, Republicans hold only one seat in the Maryland congressional delegation, but the redistricting proposal aims to flip that seat to Democrats.

democracydocket.com

The New England-based plaintiffs sued the Monterey Bay Aquarium for defamation after the aquarium's Seafood Watch conservation program placed American and Canadian lobster on its do-not-eat “red list” in 2022.

Appeals court says New England fishermen's claim in lobster defamation suit raises First Amendment questions

The New England-based plaintiffs sued the Monterey Bay Aquarium for defamation after the aquarium's Seafood Watch conservation program placed American and Canadian lobster on its do-not-eat “red list” in 2022.

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Sen. Elizabeth Warren says the CLARITY Act -- a bill to create federal crypto regs -- doesn't currently exist. Asked if she thinks it will pass, she laughs, "What's going to pass? There's no bill."

Today I learned: 🪾🍁🍂 Deciduous trees actually have cellular processes that actively break chlorophyll down into smaller components and then store it in the 🪵 wood for reuse next year. 🌱🌳

⚡️Russian 'Ghoul' drone company chief critically injured in car bombing, media report. A car explosion near Russia's Yekaterinburg killed a driver and critically injured Vladimir Tkachuk, head of a defense firm producing "Ghoul" attack drones for the Russian military, Russian media reported.

Russian 'Ghoul' drone company chief critically injured in car bombing, media report

A car explosion in Russia's Sverdlovsk Oblast reportedly killed a driver and put Vladimir Tkachuk, head of a company producing "Ghoul" attack drones, in intensive care.

kyivindependent.com

The Senate has confirmed nearly 60 Trump-nominated election deniers to the judiciary. The attorneys who prosecuted the Jan. 6, 2021 rioters want them to stop. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...

Jan. 6 prosecutors urge Senate to stop confirming Trump's election-denier nominees

“The institutional denial of truth — especially by potential federal judges — is dangerous, yet it’s become all too clear that President Trump expects his nominees to provide evasive answers about bot...

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