Luke ❌👑
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This is “Vote Blue No Matter Who” in a concession statement. Bravo to Rep. Haley Stevens.
MeidasTouch@meidastouch.com · 5h agoA gracious concession: “I want to congratulate Abdul El-Sayed on winning the Democratic nomination for U.S. Senate. He is a doctor, a community health official, a Rhodes Scholar, and a dedicated Michigander. I am proud to offer my support as he takes on Mike Rogers in the general election…
Susan Collins announcing she'll vote against a controversial nominee is basically the moment it becomes clear that nominee will be confirmed. It means Thune has enough votes to confirm, and thus, Collins gets a pass to look independent.
Do NOT let RFK, Jr. and Trump's minions get away with rewriting our shared history. We all lived this. We all lost loved ones. The ICUs were overflowing in many places. Dead bodies were being stuffed into refrigerator trucks because so many were dying so quickly. Also, f* RFK Jr.
Dr. Lucky Tran@luckytran.com · 3d agoI worked for New York’s largest medical center at the start of the pandemic. There were morgue trucks on the streets. They set up emergency medical tents in Central Park. Healthcare worker colleagues died. It is horrific that RFK Jr is on national TV lying that ICUs were empty.
So many sneering elitist journalists with snarky posts over the past months that the Reflecting Pool story was trivial. It was so trivial that the DC US Attny presented false evidence to a grand jury to indict an innocent man to please the President while they both lied about it.
This summer, New York City’s young people are designing the future of soccer.
LA should cut ties with Flock Safety. Cities across the country are canceling their Flock contracts over the risks its license plate readers pose to privacy, civil liberties, and immigrant communities. LAPD is doing the opposite: renegotiating a surveillance network that Angelenos never agreed to.
My entire life I’ve never called it the FIFA World Cup. I’ve always called it the World Cup. Fans don’t give a shit about FIFA. If national teams showed up for a World Cup tournament not held by FIFA we would all watch it. World Cup is the brand. FIFA is nothing.
Good.
Pardeep Cattry@pcattry.bsky.social · 6d agoNEW: Concacaf joins UEFA in rejecting FFE, instead imploring FIFA to find ways to increase funding for FIFA Forward through its current means and asking that "any matter follows the proper governance processes" in future full statement: www.concacaf.com/competitions...
Almost like it was never just about sports…
Alejandra Caraballo@esqueer.net · 6d agoThis is why I say that caving on the sports issue doesn't make it go away. The IOC, World Athletics, 27 states, and every major sporting body have banned trans athletes. The Supreme Court agreed with them. They got what they wanted and they still can't shut up about it and keep making it an issue.
Fully remember this. Could always tell when someone on the left who had great policy positions on so many other things was about to say "but..." and then why marriage equality was different. The [reasons] mostly amounted to "this isn't a popular issue so I don't want to go against the polling."
Atrios@eschatonblog.com · 6d agobefore Obergefell, the extremely common liberal (electeds voters) was that gay people should have equal rights and be accepted into society but marriage was special because [reasons]. These people were much less coherent than the religious right. The RR was bad but they could explain themselves.
Owing to the massive wildfires in Oregon and Washington, PM2.5 air quality index (AQI) in Boise has *averaged* over 300 the past several days. This is absolutely toxic. Anything above 150 is poor. Above 200 is awful. Above 300? Don’t breathe.
I’m sorry but what was this even for? We are bombing Iran, spiking costs with new illegal tariffs, blasting our forests and gobbling up electricity for enormous AI data centers, and watching as our oceans boil… and Republicans’ top priority is to drag a decent man through the mud? F* this.
Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com · last wk.Fauci accuses Rand Paul of having an "unhinged obsession with calling for my prosecution" and of making "repeated slanderous comments," then says "although it pains me to do so... under advice of my attorneys, I will invoke my right under the 5th Amendment to refrain from answering your questions."
Fauci accuses Rand Paul of having an "unhinged obsession with calling for my prosecution" and of making "repeated slanderous comments," then says "although it pains me to do so... under advice of my attorneys, I will invoke my right under the 5th Amendment to refrain from answering your questions."
THIS IS BIG FUCKING DEAL‼️  Trump cited a declassified CIA doc to claim China rigged the 2020 election. Now former intelligence officials want it investigated.
Remembered for generations? 1997-1998 was just a generation and a half ago, and that record-obliterating heat surge would be a couple years of cool temps by today’s standards. I wish this would matter enough to be remembered for generations. Maybe I’m too cynical…
Extreme Temperatures Around the World@extremetemps.bsky.social · last wk.HISTORIC RECORD HEAT EVERYWHERE We are gonna live historic days which will be remembered for generations: Thousands of records will be pulverized at the same time in North,South (40C in winter again !) Americas,Asia and Europe. Stay tuned. It will be an absolute insanity.
My Haitian friend was just fired from his job. "They said I don't have a legal status now." This is likely happening to hundreds of thousands of people across this country today. Sick.
Upwards of 200,00 people may have lost their jobs today; or will in the upcoming days. There is a palpable sense of fear among the Haitian community right now. They need your support.
Heba Gowayed هبة جويد@hebagowayed.bsky.social · last wk.My Haitian friend was just fired from his job. "They said I don't have a legal status now." This is likely happening to hundreds of thousands of people across this country today. Sick.
GM CEO Mary Barra is introducing Trump at his rally. Something to keep in mind if you're in the market for a vehicle anytime soon.
10,000 fewer on-street car parking spaces. That's the pledge from Amsterdam's new coalition government over the next four years. While many cities still argue whether change is possible, Amsterdam is reclaiming its public realm one tree, bench, bike rack, terrace, playground, and garden at a time.
Black kids protecting their Latino neighbors from ICE
Where there’s a will there’s a way. Morocco built high speed rail faster & cheaper than what California is doing. Morocco didn’t let the perfect be the enemy of the good. It now has faster rail. We can do this in California.
How Morocco wiped the floor with California in the game of high-speed rail
OPINION: California claims it doesn’t have enough money for high-speed rail, while Morocco built a 201-mile line across floodplains, requiring 286 engineering structures and 13 viaducts.
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CAN'T MAKE IT UP: ICE deported a man to Mexico in violation of a court order in Nov., acknowledged the error and returned him to the U.S. Then they deported him to El Salvador, in violation of court-ordered torture protection. He's currently imprisoned. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
Try living next to a freeway. Or like we do next to Children’s Hospital with helicopters buzzing in to land and take off regularly. Or near a fire station. It all feels a bit too precious to be so upset over hearing people enjoying themselves on a ride nearby.
Todd Martens@toddmartens.bsky.social · 2w ago‘Fast & Furious’ coaster screams rattle quiet neighborhood: ‘Like someone is getting murdered’ www.latimes.com/travel/story...
The person overseeing this accelerating erosion of our country's public health should be forced to explain himself, at the very least, and better yet removed from his position.
Phil Lewis@phillewis.bsky.social · 2w agoATLANTA (AP) — US surpasses 2025’s record-breaking tally for measles cases, with 2,318 cases and 5 more months left in the year.
Fox News insists racism doesn't exist, unless a Black actor plays a white character
The Dodgers organization just loves to piss off its fanbase.
Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com · 2w agoTrump: "People walk into the Oval Office, and no matter who they are, they just sort of feel sort of different. And it's a great place to negotiate because everyone's all discombobulated when they walk in, and it is a great time for me to negotiate with them. So we do that as often as possible."
