They do it for weed. They do it for abortion care. They do it for transitioning care. They do it for protestors. They do it for their personal jollies, too, of course. We need laws against this shit, and Democrats need to make that happen.

Jason Koebler@jasonkoebler.bsky.social · 5h ago

New: Police in Wisconsin used Flock to create a pretext to search a man's car for weed. Their justification? He drove from Wisconsin to Michigan, a “known source state for marijuana as it is legal there,” and Flock showed he "travels to Michigan frequently." www.404media.co/cops-used-fl...

So the entire "establishment" backing El-Sayed so routinely is having dueling effects upon me. 1: It's mostly conciliatory, making me reconsider my own, "I won't vote for Republicans-In-Disguise" approach a little bit. And that's pretty much my whole current ballot. But also...

this name shit would be the perfect time for obama and/or mamdani to do a hit for el-sayed. "we've heard a lot of people attacking dr el-sayed over his name. well, for eight years they called me PRESIDENT hussein obama. and i'm MAYOR mamdani. so maybe its time for SENATOR el-sayed."

This is just rank Islamophobia and anti-Arab racism, based on the bigoted idea that there is something inherently scary about a president with the last name "El-Sayed." It is incumbent on all of us to call it out.

Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com · 6h ago

JD Vance: "We don't want the next administration, whoever -- god forbid you're gonna have President El-Sayed in three years ... "

Agreed. Listen, I know the numbers aren't "big numbers." I know it was razor thin. But imagine if AIPAC didn't dump $30 million into oppositional stuff? How many millions does 1% of the electorate cost to flat-out buy? I know there's no solid answer there, and that's my point.

Spencer Ackerman@attackerman.bsky.social · 6h ago

@abdulelsayed.bsky.social triumphing over something like $60 million, $32-ish million of it AIPAC money, is not a "narrow" victory, it's a people's earthquake. This kind of spending is oligarchy in action, to smother democracy through its formal channels, and is getting normalized. Still he won.

Money out of politics. Money in your pocket. Medicare for All. Michigan... We won. I am so proud to be your Democratic nominee for US Senate. Let's win in November.

Semi-accidentally watching Abdul El-Sayed's speech and, yeah, he seems pretty chill. Seems like he's got a good head on his shoulders. Hope he wins.

That's some racist-ass shit right there.

The Downballot@the-downballot.com · 16h ago

Seems like an upset might be brewing in the GOP primary in #MI08 to take on Dem Rep. Kristen McDonald Rivet. Trump endorsed Amir Hassan, but he currently trails an absolute nobody who suspended his campaign a month ago by a wide margin.

Also medicine HIV was pretty much a death sentence in 1986. Now it's a treatable chronic condition. Neurological conditions. Mobility aids. So many cancers. And the thing where people no longer smoke everywhere

Constantine@ajaxsinger.bsky.social · 18h ago

Food, man. Food is so much better than it was in 1986. All of it. Poor-people food, restaurant food, fresh food, frozen food. Food is just a hell of a lot better.

These men are immoral, untrustworthy cowards.

Gabe Ortíz@tusk81.bsky.social · 20h ago

“Republican Senators Thom Tillis and John Cornyn each reneged on their promises to meet with victims of Jeffrey Epstein, with Tillis even leaving them waiting in his office for 45 minutes before they gave up.” newrepublic.com/post/213959/...

In Dec 2024, Mazraoui refused to use a Man Utd jacket with support to the LGBT cause because it was against his religion. Today, Man Utd has announced a partnership with a betting company & yes, he was seen wearing a shirt with the sponsor on it So just a raging homophobe hiding behind religion

Mazraoui recusou-se e jogadores do United não usaram casaco de apoio à causa LGBT

Campanha da Premier League envolta em polémica

abola.pt

Alright fellow political junkies, here’s a gift link to the NYT live updates results page—happy refreshing!

Primary Elections Live Updates: In Michigan Senate Race, El-Sayed and Stevens Face Off (Gift Article)

Polls are closed in most of the state, where Dr. Abdul El-Sayed, a progressive, is facing Representative Haley Stevens, a moderate, in the Democratic primary for Senate. Kansas, Missouri, Virginia and...

nytimes.com

This is one fucked-up story. :(

Gail Waldby ❌👑@gailwaldby.bsky.social · 2d ago

It Appears That the US Military Accidentally Killed Everybody on Board a Civilian Medevac Flight in New Mexico #Hegseth #USMilitary futurism.com/science-ener...

Nor do we want to be on Truth Social. I would hate to find a welcome home there. I would hate to be somebody who would be palatable to such a place. We don't go on Truth, because nobody needs bullies. They *do* try to come on Bluesky, because bullies need the rest of us.

Ruth Zakarin@ruthz.bsky.social · yesterday

The burden is always on us lefties to welcome them, debate them, compromise with them, find middle ground, and generally make them comfortable. It’s totally one directional. No one is calling for Truth Social to make any room for us.

"saudi arabia owns EA" is going to be the headline you see basically everywhere for this one but "jared kushner is about to use EA as a vehicle for trump administration bribes" is equally relevant imo

Wario64@wario64.bsky.social · 24h ago

EA Announces Completion of Acquisition by PIF, Silver Lake, and Affinity Partners www.ea.com/news/ea-anno...

KOSA doesn't just threaten free speech—it threatens privacy. It will push more online services to age verification, requiring people to hand over more personal information just to read the internet. www.eff.org/deeplinks/2...

The Senate Should Reject KOSA's Privacy Risks

The Senate Commerce Committee is once again considering legislation that would dramatically expand age verification, and undermine privacy for everyone. Alongside the SCREEN Act, the CHATBOT Act, and

eff.org

One more interesting point: this spring I sat down with Sharyn Alfonsi of 60 Minutes for an extensive interview about my Epstein investigation. Subsequently, CBS pulled the segment and fired the reporter. The MAGA buyout of media has unquestionably aided the Trump administration’s cover up here.

Senator Ron Wyden@wyden.senate.gov · yesterday

Bombshell new report out from my investigators this morning spanning our four year investigation into Jeffrey Epstein’s financial records. This report shows exactly how Wall Street protected Epstein and enabled his sex trafficking for decades. Mega thread following with some key points:

This is why Gojo can beat almost anyone else in fiction, right? Yeah. That's gotta be it.

Daniel Solis@danielsolis.bsky.social · 6d ago

There are two wolves. One always lies. One controls the lever of trolley track. They're in a state of superposition inside a box. On the trolley are infinite monkeys at infinite typewriters going to an infinite hotel. The trolley must first travel halfway, but before that a quarterway, and so on...

getting tired of people on the left still launching substack newsletters after all the reporting on that company in recent years

What can you do? CALL. WRITE. SCREAM. The bill is up for a vote THIS WEDNESDAY. Call your Senator. Dem. Republican. Whomever. Right now, it's a solid R bill, but they're looking for Dems to take it across the finish line. Let them know how badly it stinks. www.defendonlineprivacy.com/screen/

Defend Online Privacy: Stop the SCREEN Act!

The Senate Commerce Committee will vote on the SCREEN Act on August 5. ACT NOW to stop it!

defendonlineprivacy.com

Being a Millennial is like saying, "Hey, bring back the Dell spokes-kid to start saying, 'Dude, you're getting a heart attack'" In fact, make him the guy for all age-related disease. Big public health campaign. "Dude, you're getting degenerative disc disease!" would be mine.

Suddenly I *REALLY* hope Chris Van Hollen wants to be President in 2028. "MAHA Activst" is a fancy term for "Eugenicist."

Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez@ocasio-cortez.house.gov · 2d ago

There is pervasive corruption across our healthcare and agricultural systems that defy party lines. I meet with MAHA activists because a lot of their concerns are bipartisan issues that major corporations paint as partisan. The fight isn't left and right, it's top and bottom.

"the voters in my district prioritized a different issue" yea, we didn't support genocide

Rav@rvbdrm.com · 2d ago

Dan Goldman is having an argument with Ro Khanna. Goldman is alluding to why he lost his primary, but isn’t saying it directly.

I remember once writing a thing up about Bluesky and someone coming into my mentions *very* angry that I didn't talk a whole bunch about AT Proto. LIke...WTAF stuff. :/

jack@jackalltogether.bsky.social · 2d ago

Bluesky often seems like a project run by tech people who place great value on its architectural differences from Twitter, which nobody cares about, while not understanding how they walked ass-backwards into having a userbase (whomst they fear and despise)

"What" - the author stressed - "THE FUCK?!"

hiksmash@hiksmash.blacksky.app · 2d ago

What is PBS Kids doing telling 3rd graders to use Ai to write a poem???

Some good news.

Chise@sailorrooscout.bsky.social · 2d ago

GOOD NEWS! A new cancer treatment has demonstrated unprecedented results in a large trial for cancer patients whose disease has become resistant to chemotherapy AND immunotherapy. Tumors shrank in OVER a third of participants, with 15 patients experiencing COMPLETE eradication of their tumors.

Thread, top to bottom.

Gail Simone@gailsimone.bsky.social · 2d ago

We found it. I bought it. They were reunited. This is her and Littlefoot. 24

I'm sorry, did I just hear, "We want you to go to Mastodon or Tumblr."? That's what I just heard.

The Verge@theverge.com · 2d ago

Bluesky's new CEO Toni Schneider on the platform's reputation for being a liberal bubble: "Yes, we definitely want that to change. It is already changing. It certainly wasn’t designed to attract one specific group of people."

I got a flu booster today and it made me reflect on the sense of national accomplishment I felt when I drove to a public facility, waited in my car until my number was called on an app, and got my first covid jab. It's fucked the right gets to erase what a moment of technological liberation that was