One reason vote-by-mail remains under attack by Republicans is because of who it helps turn out.
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Franco-american physicist into contra dancing
Another good lawsplainer from Liz, posted on @atrupar.com's site. I think Carr belongs in jail for his numerous violations of the First Amendment, but that's just me.
Liz Dye@lizdye.bsky.social · 2w agoFCC goon Brendan Carr discovers too late that the point of an intimidation campaign is to push just hard enough to keep your target in line, but not so far that he's forced to enter the arena and fight. Particularly when your target is the House of Mouse. www.publicnotice.co/p/disney-sue...
As a Canadian i would really appreciate you guys making the effort After all We Including French separatists ,socialists Gave a majority to à grey banker whose rightwing policies we hate Just to stand up to Trump The least you could is hold your nose Drop purity tests And elect sane honest people
An innovative floating offshore solar project that generates electricity and converts seawater into drinking water. The farm near Gran Canaria produces 85 MW of renewable electricity while using that same power to operate reverse osmosis systems that desalinate seawater #ActOnClimate #renewables
These are people who legally entered this country and now, because of ancestry and a conspiracy theory pushed by an aspiring politician, are being pursued by the government and fitted with special monitoring devices. This should remind of the darkest events in history.
Ohio Capital Journal@ohiocapitaljournal.com · 2w agoHaitians living in Springfield, Ohio are being required to wear ankle monitors and turn their passports over to United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement. ohiocapitaljournal.com/2026/08/14/h...
"An American president who has been in Iran's cross hairs for years" Feels like a key fact they're omitting here is that, four months prior, Donald Trump had assassinated the entire Iranian political leadership in a massive surprise attack
Judah Grunstein@judah-grunstein.bsky.social · 3w agoThis framing is ... a choice.
Really good piece. Especially for a Canadian who has little knowledge of the mechanics of how the US Voting Rights Act was implemented.
Kevin M. Kruse@kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 3w agoYou're probably familiar with the events in Selma, Alabama, that helped secure the Voting Rights Act. But you might not know the story of how the Voting Rights Act then transformed Selma and the rest of the South. New post at CAMPAIGN TRAILS:
The biggest pain in the ass of a generation project and the thing slowing everything down is the interconnection queue and the cost of transmission system upgrades So the easiest thing to do is stick panels next to a dead coal plant and use their existing interconnection facilities and capacity
Whoa 🤯 in Slow-Mo@0lsi.bsky.social · 3w agoMinnesota just plugged a 710-megawatt #solar farm into a coal plant that once burned 30,000 tons a day. The unique approach to connecting the panels to the grid allowed it to sidestep a typically years-long connection process.
I suppose you can figure out from this graph how many Americans are homeless and living below the poverty line—or at least, what people estimate when asked.
BREAKING: in June 2026, *every single one* of the 1,062 refugees admitted in the U.S. were white South Africans. In FY 2026, the U.S. has admitted a total of 7,727 white South Africans, three Afghans (back in November), and nobody else. For reference, the U.S. admitted 100,060 refugees in 2024.
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Alex Ip 葉清霖@alexip718.com · 3mo agoBREAKING: in May 2026, *every single one* of the 599 refugees admitted in the U.S. were white South Africans. In FY 2026, the U.S. has admitted a total of 6,665 white South Africans, three Afghans (back in November 2025), and nobody else. For reference, the U.S. admitted 100,060 refugees in 2024.
Trump is assumedly on the phone with FIFA right now: Just find me four more goals!
Alejandra Caraballo@esqueer.net · 2mo agoTrump gets involved with the world cup and corruptly gets a suspended player reinstated. Now, the US team is being humiliated by Belgium. Everything Trump touches turns to shit.
Trump is now on the phone with Trinity Rodman, asking her to find 4 goals so the US team can advance past Belgium.
Whereas yesterday’s weather was brought on by one quick prayer from me. I guess they just don’t know god like that.
the Mountain Goats@themountaingoats.bsky.social · 2mo agoFocus on the Family tried to get a prayer circle goin to have Obama's acceptance speech for the first nomination get rained on www.thetimes.com/travel/advic...
Democrats wore masks so their neighbors wouldn’t get sick. Republicans wear masks so their neighbors don’t know they are a racist.
Kristof can be kind of annoyingly self-righteous but his whole deal is pretty devastating to Musk here.
Scott Horton@robertscotthorton.bsky.social · 2mo agoBest Twitter riposte of the day.
This graph from Le Monde shows heat waves in France from 1947 to now during June, July and August. Heat waves are clearly much more common now.
Never forget that as Elon Musk became a trillionaire today, it is estimated that 750,000 people have died as a result of his cutting of USAID. The majority of those deaths were children.
"They physically grabbed us, forced us out of the conference center, and now are telling us we can no longer attend this meeting. They're taking our lanyards," Kelly said. "It really has come to this in America. Censorship is real," said Kelly. "America needs to stand up. Scientists, stand up."
Colette Delawalla, PhD@cdelawalla.bsky.social · 3mo agoMembers of the American Diabetes Association (ADA) were removed by police during the organization's annual meeting on Friday as they handed out copies of an editorial criticizing Trump administration changes to U.S. biomedical research. www.medpagetoday.com/special-repo...
NEWS: A @lawfaremedia.org report finds that *97* Jan. 6ers who received clemency for their role in the attack were arrested, charged, or convicted of subsequent crimes—a number much higher than previously reported. Incredible work by @katherinepomps.bsky.social www.lawfaremedia.org/article/the-...
The Jan. 6 Pardons: How Many Clemency Recipients Have Faced Other Charges?
The real count is much higher than the public knew.
lawfaremedia.org
You know, one can withhold judgement & wait on tenterhooks for him to say the N-word, or one can comfortably conclude from the available evidence that he is what he is.
Reuters@reuters.com · 3mo agoTrump raises refugee ceiling by 10,000 to bring in more white South Africans reut.rs/4nP8qKh
Somehow, journalists just about never call out Trump on any of the outrageous things he says, just going on to the next "question".
Dr. Jack Brown@drjackbrown.bsky.social · 3mo agoBlatant, in-your-face racism. Call this out. Always. Where are the journalists saying, "Mr. Trump, you're saying everyone from Somalia is a 'crook' – how is this not racist?"
I cannot say this loudly enough: we need everyone to know what is happening at Delaney Hall. 300 detainees inside are on Day 7 of a hunger and labor strike as of today. ICE is beating, gassing, tasing and assaulting protestors outside every night, and it is getting worse.
France is mandating solar panels on every large commercial car park in the country — turning millions of square metres of idle asphalt into one of Europe's most productive clean energy assets. I have been mentioning this for months - they are shooting up on all the supermarket car parks.
READ THEORY.
The Banality of Zionism
Zionism is just 19th century nationalism, and its conflicts are ordinary nationalist conflicts.
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Mikhail Gorbaechev@mikhailgorbaechev.bsky.social · 4mo agoFor those who might disagree that Zionism is a national liberation movement because it trods on the collective and individual rights of the Palestinian people, I uh have some news about essentially every other nationalist movement in history.
Just saying. The rest of the anglosphere does a bit more to cut down on speeding.
