Wild to me that Firefighters manage to have their bodycams on but Cops and ICE can't seem to figure them out.

The Associated Press@apnews.com · yesterday

Fires have forced some 67,000 people to evacuate and destroyed at least 700 buildings. A man has been charged with setting one of the blazes.

For the first time since 2017, a Reuters/Ipsos poll finds Democrats surpassing Republicans on which party voters think has a better approach to the economy. Trump's approval rating is at 35%. Democrats lead by 5-points on the generic congressional ballot.

Voters prefer Democrats over Republicans on economy for first time in a decade, Reuters/Ipsos poll finds

Democrats lead Republicans 37% to 36% on the economy, a Reuters/Ipsos poll shows.

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Sometimes it only takes a few kind words to brush away someone’s bad mood. But if it is a deep sadness you might need more than a few. The best thing is to have lots of kind words always ready.

Survival stories aren't my normal interest. Nor is the style, colloquial storytelling. & yet @blairbraverman.bsky.social's What to Carry, What to Burn, has enthralled me in both regards. Survival set free from bro adventurism; storytelling as brilliant structure. podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/w...

What to Carry, What to Burn

True Crime Podcast · Edge-of-your-seat survival stories, as told by adventurer and dogsledder Blair Braverman. How did Ada Blackjack endure a brutal Arctic winter alone? Why did one shipwreck crew wor...

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I'd be singing the praises of What to Carry, What to Burn even if @blairbraverman.bsky.social wasn't a friend & fellow traveler. It's thrilling, moving, surprising--and of interest to me as a writer, a study in adaptation, knitting sources together into a new tale. podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/w...

What to Carry, What to Burn

True Crime Podcast · Edge-of-your-seat survival stories, as told by adventurer and dogsledder Blair Braverman. How did Ada Blackjack endure a brutal Arctic winter alone? Why did one shipwreck crew wor...

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Holy blowout

Brian Kaylor@briankaylor.bsky.social · yesterday

AP calls win for "no" on Missouri Amendment 4, which was effort by GOP lawmakers to stop citizen-led constitutional amendments. This anti-democratic measure was also supported by Christian Nationalist church as "biblical" vote: publicwitness.wordandway.org/p/thou-shalt... Nice to see the big loss!

Ok friends my turn in the ER today! Nothing too fancy but a fracture in my hand/wrist. Wrist not painful hand super painful but better now it's splinted. Send good thoughts for no surgery!!! There will be more typos and less punctuation for a while. 😂

The wrens are so angry at me! I'm trying to cut down all the old hosta flowers but I am TOO CLOSE to their house. I can hear baby wren chirps! Even though they are super bossy birds, my backyard wrens are my #DelightOfTheDay

I ALMOST FORGOT: Rabbit Rabbit Rabbit any time after midnight tonight

How crazy is this white iris blooming in Virginia on the 30th of July?

My sister Katherine says it is Jose's last surprise in the yard before heading home.

Jen Coleslaw@jencoleslaw.bsky.social · 6d ago

How crazy is this white iris blooming in Virginia on the 30th of July?

Well ... the city guy doesn't work Fridays, so I live in stressful anticipation until Monday. I did contact local ppl for back up, so will settle down. Will need my #uglydogs pack for back up on Monday.

Mackaracka@mackaracka.bsky.social · 6d ago

The problem with standing up to a bully is that the bully will retaliate. July can get the F outta here.

As I've said before: What high-paying long-term jobs do they pretend exist here? A data center isn't a place where execs come and do Big Deals. Go to the server room at your workplace; are there lots of rich people in there spending money?

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."

Think Like a Dog, all about dog psychology and why it makes them awesome, is out September 1! Check this link in for pre-ordering and tour dates and giveaways linktr.ee/thegoldenrat...

Dr. Fauci taking the 5th 111 times was the headline, but there’s more when you go behind it to understand the day’s news. Read the full piece here: joycevance.substack.com/p/the-ever-e...

My hubs recently brought me aged cheddar cheese snacks to keep at my office and a gluten free brownie because...chocolate! He understands the assignment. I'll let him live. 😂

🌈Dr. Frizzle@swilua.bsky.social · last wk.

I’m not saying I’m a spider. I’m just saying take note.

BREAKING: We're filing a claim against the federal government on behalf of Dr. Norma Bowe, a grandmother, professor of public health at Kean University, and registered nurse, who was assaulted in front of Delaney Hall by ICE agents while there to run her mobile health clinic.

ACLU-NJ Files Legal Claim Against the Federal Government on Behalf of Nurse Harmed by Federal Law Enforcement - ACLU of New Jersey

Claims filed across 17 states and Washington, D.C. under the Federal Tort Claims Act seek justice for citizens and noncitizens alike harmed by federal immigration agents and accountability for the Tru...

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As Measles cases hit a 35 year high, as a senseless war rages on with no exit plan, as gas climbs to record highs, and the Epstein files remain secret, the U.S. Senate is holding a hearing today to yell at Dr. Fauci and again push horse dewormer on the American public.

Way more than enough evidence in these papers not only to get Comey’s charges 86’d before trial in federal district court, but also to get Blanche—and Trump—86’d at an impeachment trial in the Senate.

Dead or alive, Mitch McConnell is on extended medical leave — on your dime. This is the same Mitch McConnell who voted against: paid family and medical leave for everyone else.

It’s a fucking travesty of justice how Trump and the Republican Party are going after Dr. Anthony Fauci, a true American hero and patriot, who helped save millions of lives. Shame the fuck on all of them… especially when they do nothing to prosecute pedophiles

We snuck in another trip to the Rockies and went on a much longer hike. Bunsen stayed home as this hike might have been too hard on him. To our shock Brix wanted out of the backpack immediately and then proceeded to walk nearly the entire hike.

Brix was exhausted and was happy to snooze in the backpack with his little face hanging out after our hike. Much to the delight of tons of people in Canmore ⛰️

I've found them sleeping like this the last 3 nights...

What a class! 8 adults and 4 kids (age 8-11). I decided to teach them all the same way - as adults. And did they ever come through!

I know this is rhetorical BUT HOW ARE WE EVEN HAVING THIS DISCUSSION THAT MAYBE THE DECISION GOES THE RIGHT WAY?! This is fuckin' bonkers, man.

Wild

Actually, I said progressive Democrats, too. Until I hear someone talking about 92% tax brackets, we're nowhere near the 1956 Republicans.