I've not seen this mentioned elsewhere and wanted to surface it — Cornyn and Tillis both signed off on a letter dated July 15 that urged Blanche to use the DOJ’s might to “stop the abortion industry’s unlawful and unsafe mail-order abortion drug practice.” talkingpointsmemo.com/where-things...

extreme income inequality is bad for a lot of reasons but today the one i'm mad at is people having the wealth and power to force me to live inside their delusions

Designed and amplified by men, for men. Siri walked so AI could run.

Tressie McMillan Cottom@tressiemcphd.bsky.social · 4d ago

I sincerely believe that men cannot handle this. women may be falling in love with their chat bots, too. But I don't think they are categorically attached to its flattery to the same degree.

Got a good job down at the Data Center. I work on the line, and it's hard work but it's honest and the wage is fair; my family and I are grateful for it. I rivet the word "absolutely" onto the little apologies that chatbots do when they misunderstand a prompt.

Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com · 6d ago

Hassett: "Data centers are very good for towns bc they create so many jobs & bring people in with high incomes that can buy houses & stuff like that. So if you take a sleepy town that hasn't seen much in the last 30 years & put a data center there, there are gonna be a bunch of happy residents."

No professional accomplishment has ever made me happier than this. theonion.com/translator-o...

Translator Of Original ‘Minions’ Epic Poem Slams ‘Sexless, Bloodless’ Film Adaptation

PHILADELPHIA—In a 4,500-word essay published in Harper’s Magazine, Emily Wilson, known for her popular translation of the Minions epic poem, blasted the latest film Thursday as a “sexless, bloodless” ...

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it’s legitimately fucking offensive to me as a taxpayer that this entire administration is run by people whose only goal in life is to be on television

Brandy Zadrozny@brandyzadrozny.bsky.social · 6d ago

Someone posted this in slack and I actually thought it was The Onion. www.usatoday.com/story/news/p...

Jimmy Neutron’s dad is depicted as a clueless dimwit and his mom has a propensity for being easily hypnotized and manipulated, but aside from that…no notes. Brilliant post.

My latest piece was originally written for Democracy Docket members. They decided to share this one with everyone because of the stakes for this election. www.democracydocket.com/opinion/the-...

The GOP has a plan to undermine free and fair elections. We must stop them

The GOP is not acting like a party trying to persuade voters to support its candidates — because it isn’t.

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In this day of hyper surveillance, I take great pleasure in knowing the fake ID still exists for those under 21.

Benjamin Netanyahu is a war criminal.

Classic fucking Carlisle. They NIMBYd Nibby. Rich people afraid of everything and highly litigious. Sorry Nibby. You would have made great addition to the town. And all of the arguments made against the plan? Many came straight from 40B. Especially the, “we’re not against it, but…”

I had a feeling, but man this sucks. Fuck cancer. The only good of any of this is she had some fraction of an idea of how much she meant to people. Goodnight Jennifer Finch, and thanks for helping kickoff a revolution.

Rolling Stone@rollingstone.com · 3w ago

L7 bassist Jennifer Finch has died at 59 following a battle with brain cancer. www.rollingstone.com/music/music-...

Amazing things happen when you run a city on the principle of making life better for its citizens.

Mayor Zohran Kwame Mamdani@mayor.nyc.gov · 3w ago

This summer, we kept the lights on all night, every night, at five soccer fields across New York City.

This was the scene at Calvert Vaux Park in Gravesend, Brooklyn Tuesday night.

My man looks like he still tells people his SAT scores.

Kevin M. Kruse@kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 3w ago

I try not to overdo this bit but ... my man is begging for it. Let's go.

The first thing you need to know about being human Being dumb makes very few concessions for being right

I’ve talked a lot of shit about the US in my life because I’ve always wanted it to be better. But I’ve NEVER met anyone who hates this country as much as Donald Trump and his friends. Not just a little hate either. But deep loathing down to its very founding principles.

Trump must be impeached for undermining and subverting our free and fair elections. And when he sends ICE agents to the polls, then we must turn civic action into civil disobedience and take to the streets. Sit in. Protest. Withhold our labor. Everything must be on the table.

I think one reason data center outrage is so pronounced is people spent decades recycling and composting and otherwise scrimping to offset energy use and protect clean water, and the second we hit an inflection point for cheap electricity the banking industry said we’re taking all of it, fuck you

He blew his own cover re: his character when he joined ICE.

Bangor Daily News@bangordailynews.bsky.social · 3w ago

He reportedly called his ex-wife to ask her to "lie for him" and to "cover for his character."

Sen. Ossoff: Tonight, Donald Trump, the world's most famous sore loser, will deliver a prime time presidential sour grapes address to pursue his 6-year-old grievances about the 2020 election.

It's true. Trans rights means one semiconductor factory per trans person.

Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com · 3w ago

Trump on the CHIPS Act: "If you weren't transgender, you didn't qualify. So they'd get the money, they'd look all over for transgender people to run the company."

File under “gender affirming care.”

Matthew Gault@mjgault.bsky.social · 3w ago

Hegseth announced they're gonna start screening for T and administering testosterone treatment for warriors found wanting

You love to see it.

The PS1 startup sound as a lesbian@janus.bsky.social · 3w ago

Hatred of AI now reaching the level of cultural consensus that becomes attractive to advertisers

It’s amazing how much racists dislike being called racist.

Catherine Rampell@crampell.bsky.social · 3w ago

A White House report has defended the 1882 Chinese Exclusion Act, pushing back against its characterization by a Smithsonian Institution exhibit that the law was racially motivated. www.forbes.com/sites/stuart...

“The entirety of the document consists of very specific battle plans for the scorched-earth military conquest of Azerbaijan and a clear directive that all persons named in the will immediately begin deploying troops to carry out these objectives,” said a person close to Graham’s family

Lindsey Graham’s Will Orders Estate To Start War With Azerbaijan

WASHINGTON—Stipulating that the South Caucasus nation should be nothing but ash by the time it’s all over, the will of recently deceased Sen. Lindsey Graham orders his estate to start a war with Azerb...

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You can and should point out that police killing people daily is the "norm" in America. But that doesn't mean you *accept* the normalization of this violence and the way some people rush to smugly point these things out contributes to collective fatigue. Your horror has been stolen from you.

Every single person in Maine and everyone around the country with a sense of humanity and decency need to remember this today. mainebeacon.com/collins-vote...

Bobby Kogan@bbkogan.bsky.social · 3w ago

After multiple murders by ICE/CBP, Ds refused to provide additional $$ for them w/out reforms & oversight. Rs were opposed to reform and unilaterally provided more $$ through reconciliation. Now ICE has enough to run at 4x capacity through 2029 — w/ LESS oversight than before. This is the result.

Nobody celebrated human death with more glee than Lindsey Graham. Nobody.

Goldstein@goldstein.latinsky.app · 4w ago

Here is Graham gloating about "killing all the right people." Just in case you see anyone try to do the whole "we should have decency for the dead" nonsense.