For clarity, when I “heart” a “skeet” about something terrible, it’s not that I like the terrible thing. It’s also not that I’m glad to be aware of the terrible thing. It’s…
One of my favorite stories about my grandma is that she got a letter from Discover telling her to go to their website to request a new card if she wanted one with a picture on it. On the back of the letter she wrote “I don’t have an internet but I would like a card with the sunflower on it” (1/2)
CNN@cnn.com · 3w agoSince the mysterious deaths of a husband and wife in the Medici family, a powerful Italian dynasty that ruled Florence and Tuscany almost uninterruptedly from 1434 to 1737, rumors have swirled about what led to their untimely demise. Now, scientists believe they have an answer.https://cnn.it/44sDXJ5
So baffling to me that the focus is always “we could have so much worse” (Platner vs. Collins) until something horrible comes out rather than just focusing on “we could have so much better!” from the beginning (Platner vs. Mamdani)
The epitome of institutional logic and shockingly conservative for the head of the DNC
Jaime Harrison@jaimeharrison.bsky.social · last mo.I say this with no ill will or animosity: if you hate the Democratic Party, then please don’t run for our nomination. Don’t use our resources. Don’t rely on our volunteers. Don’t use our infrastructure. Don’t ask Democrats to invest their time, money, and energy in your campaign.
I’m just waiting for a “Game Over You Lose” screen to pop up in front of all of us
The New York Times@nytimes.com · 2mo agoBreaking News: Elon Musk became the world’s first trillionaire as SpaceX shares soared above $150 on its first day of trading.
Spending $700 on the new Lego Minas Tirith to save democracy - you’re welcome everyone
Patrick Wyman@patrickwyman.bsky.social · 2mo agoYou know who isn't getting radicalized? Guys who do ships in a bottle. Embrace model-building and avoid the pitfalls of right-wing extremism
Ladies and gentlemen... the weekend. (also: you are important and are not alone 🧡)
Sounds like he’s fulfilling campaign promises made by a middle school class president
Dom Ervolina@dominicervolina.com · 5mo agoThey get mad when people on SNAP want to buy soda
Good thing they’re always driving clearly marked vehicles and uniforms and making sure there aren’t other people nearby when they start black bagging people! Totally reasonable expectation!
Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com · 7mo agoActing ICE Director Todd Lyons: "Anytime someone uses a 4,000 vehicle to assault or impede or even to escape a law enforcement custody, that's a deadly force situation. That is a domestic terrorist incident."
No cheating. Reskeet with the most recent picture of your pet.
April Glick Pulito@aprilglick.bsky.social · 7mo agoNo cheating. Reskeet with the most recent picture of your pet.
A microcosm of every policy decision in the United States (spoiler alert: we always choose the “speedy commute”)
Doug Gordon@brooklynspoke.bsky.social · 8mo agoThis is the @dril.bsky.social drunk driving tweet.
Some days I wish I still believed in the kind of hell that James Dobson taught me to believe in
Playing by chess rules in a game of Calvinball
bsdtectr@bsdtectr.bsky.social · last yr.Remember how blue slips were a sacrosanct senate tradition for Dick Durbin?
Beware antisemitism on the left!
Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com · last yr.Trump refers to bankers as "shylocks"
I don’t find many aspects of Christianity to be all that meaningful anymore, but I have loved Walter Wink’s subversive interpretation of the “turn the other cheek” passage since I heard it in undergrad and this is a modern living embodiment of his view of nonviolence - so powerful.
Emily (I'm not leaving) Feiner@emilyjaynef.bsky.social · last yr.Well, I had an interesting Sunday night, how 'bout you?
Just at a glance few absurdities/horrors in this request: 1. Federal holidays are ALREADY BASED ON CHRISTIAN HOLIDAYS BECAUSE OF CHRISTIAN SUPREMACY ffs 2. This will disincentivize managers/HR from denying any requests even when policy would allow them to do so…
Josh Marshall@joshtpm.bsky.social · last yr.NEW: The VA is establishing an "anti-Christian bias" task force and asking VA employees to submit any instances they witness of anti-Christian bias in the Dept to Christianbiasreporting at va dot gov. They are seeking the following examples.
Apropos of nothing, standing up for and with marginalized groups is not and has never been popular and that’s the fucking point since if it was popular there wouldn’t be a need for resistance and advocacy
For me, the scariest part of this interaction isn’t Trump’s bullying, it’s the complete lack of response from anyone else in the room.
Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com · last yr.TRUMP: The NCAA has complied immediately. That's good. But I understand Maine -- is the governor of Maine here? JANET MILLS: Yeah I'm here TRUMP: Are you not gonna comply? JM: I'm going to comply with state and federal law T: You better do it bc you're not gonna get any federal funding at all
Ladies and gentlemen... the weekend. (also: you are important and are not alone 🧡)
It took me a couple days to recognize my own story in a lot of the experiences with horrible health insurance companies that folks are sharing. I have a ton of privilege, including what counts as a “great” plan, and it still took me months of spending 6-10 hours/week on the phone with my insurance,
Saw an “Anti-Elon Tesla Club” bumper sticker on a Tesla on my drive home and the need to clarify that really cracks me up
We’re going to need a serif font to talk about AI or I’m going to continue assuming everyone’s mad at some guy named Al who runs around stealing books and art
