commence the circle jerk.

Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com · 2h ago

El-Sayed: "My commitment to Jewish safety is the same commitment that I have to the safety of my own daughters. Because if there is one question of political philosophy that ought to animate us all, it's what would we do if we treated all our kids like they were all of our kids?"

dengue scares me when i'm traveling around southeast asia because i know locals that had it. deet is still my friend. it's good to know vaccines/ treatments /availability have improved significantly just in the past few years. malicious incompetence is the reason for it in the u.s. :(

Sanho Tree@sanho.bsky.social · 18m ago

Dengue was my biggest medical fear when I used to travel in the Amazon region. You really don’t want to get it. There was no vaccine back then so I covered myself in DEET.

none, unless i were directly asked by that person, and they made known what they were interested in. i would despise most of the people that give me most of these titles. how do you know i haven't already read them?

Sathnam Sanghera@sathnam.bsky.social · 23h ago

If you met someone who had fallen out of love with reading, and you had one shot at getting them back into it, what book would you give them? For a thing.

😂 as an early genx member that remembers those times, i agree yeah this is hysterical. two of the biggest sports heroes of their era. they were role models for lots of kids, until they weren't.

Legal Weed 4 SC 🌱@legalweed4sc.bsky.social · 2h ago

🤣🤣🤣

the parlophone version is great. the capitol version has puritanical claw marks all over it.

John Fugelsang@johnfugelsang.bsky.social · 2h ago

The Beatles released their greatest album 60 years ago today

it's scary that how within less than 1 generation techbros go from project guttenberg to no books for you.

Guardian US@us.theguardian.com · 2h ago

The AI company apparently found destructively scanning ‘all the books in the world’ easier than dealing with copyright in its quest for training data

i know of a certain president that has this issue and not a lot of people come to his defense either, so suck it up buttercup, this is going to be the least of your problems going forward.

Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com · 2h ago

El-Sayed: "They think they want to use my whole name against me. Mike, listen man, If you can't say the name -- it's Abdulrahman -- keep the name out your damn mouth."

i'm so glad this is not california's problem right now.

Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com · 2h ago

El-Sayed: "They think they want to use my whole name against me. Mike, listen man, If you can't say the name -- it's Abdulrahman -- keep the name out your damn mouth."

yup. and someone tagged jasmine crockett which was a low class thing to do.

💥LazarTagWolf💥@lazartagwolf.bsky.social · 2h ago

This would never happen in reverse and all you assholes know it.

the whitesplaining neckbeardosphere is having a collective boner over michigan over why stevens lost. "had she not ..." or "if she only had..." c'mon admit it dudes...she has mammary glands and a vagina, that's why you can't get behind her and you hide behind the stupid <certain pac> rhetoric.

MeidasTouch@meidastouch.com · 2h ago

A 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…

it's grim. sigh.

SpryOldLorax@spryoldlorax.bsky.social · 2h ago

Just like I noped out of anything having to do with the Maine Senate race after Platner won (I told you so on that one though), I'm nopeing the fuck out of the Michigan Senate race. The people of Michigan can face that awful choice. I'm washing my hands of it. It all makes me lose hope though.

the voter outreach is going to be fun to watch until it's not fun anymore.

lilithspeaks@lilithspeaks.bsky.social · 2h ago

Someone mocked me on an earlier post from me supporting Stevens and I sincerely wished them good luck and told them to go work on voter outreach. They tried to needle me further. Good outreach there bro. I don’t feel good for his chances due to his fans. I’ll leave it at that.

he's another media money maker and they'll never admit to it.

Mother Jones@motherjones.com · 2h ago

Elon Musk has fused himself to the US government. Hear how that historic partnership continues to shape our reality on @revealnews.org's “More To The Story with Al Letson.” Listen here: tinyurl.com/4hjneszr

vbnmw is a rethug op and people fall for it all the time.

Rev. Magdalen@revmagdalen.bsky.social · 5h ago

The fact that this guy would send me this (repeatedly) shows that for many AES supporters, AES represents Israel eliminationism. And that's why they like him. It's also what makes him unelectable in a general election. Most Americans just aren't that into the Israel-Palestine conflict.

white nationalism is a helluva drug, mikie.

Sanho Tree@sanho.bsky.social · 3h ago

Spoken like Dennis Hastert.

The Supreme Court’s destruction of the Voting Rights Act shows how the Court has aggrandized its role in our system of self-government — and why it must be reformed. bit.ly/458NyoF

What the Voting Rights Act Can Teach About Supreme Court Reform

No institution should be beyond meaningful democratic accountability.

brennancenter.org

hell, there are generations of us that can throw our devices away and we'll be just fine.

Jennifer Ouellette@jenlucpiquant.bsky.social · 3h ago

That is my answer too. :)

jhc. philosophy is a pathway to law school, and advanced degrees in linguistics and math. those advanced degrees can lead to high tech careers, r&d, and ethics and compliance consulting. but oh well...

Chaucer Doth Tweet@levostregc.bsky.social · 12h ago

"Wyoming will become the first state in the US where you cannot receive a B.A. in Philosophy. The University of Wyoming will be the only R1 institution, the only state flagship university, and one of two land-grant universities that do not offer a B.A. in Philosophy." dailynous.com/2026/07/23/u...

sf deserves the fauxgressive billionaire mayor they voted for.

The Mercury News@mercurynews.com · 19h ago

‘There are more than vibes involved. Both cities have very large workforces that naturally are going to be more motivated when they see positive, popular leadership from the top.’

yeah this shit came up in 2016. while vermont jesus didn't directly say this, his campaign staff and supporters did, wrt clinton spending more campaign time in the south than in the flyovers. then saying those southern voters are low info ones. the internet never forgets.

OMC Panda@omcpanda.bsky.social · 23h ago

Omg. What the fuck is this? Black voters have shown time and time again to be the savviest voters. This is flat out saying they’re low information voters. Are you kidding me?!?

it would be hysterical if he and andrew zimmern were bffs.

George Takei@georgetakei.bsky.social · 22h ago

Yiiiikes 👀

i'm still honored my former colleagues are still in touch with me one year after my layoff. as someone who has for decades watched dozens of people laid off, i was in "survial guilt" mode for stretches at a time. now i'm watching my former peers work through it. one asked me if i'd go back; no.

yeah, that's all he had to do.

Allison Gill@muellershewrote.com · 23h ago

You could have voted no on Blanche. Idiot.

listening to kpcc/laist larry mantle talking with political analysts on michigan as a referendum on "the future of the democratic party." 🤦

except when the potus is black and wears a tan suit. just ask mitch. oh wait.

Tea Pain@teapainusa.bsky.social · 24h ago

This is the "Mission Accomplished" banner for the mid-terms.

gosh this senator makes so much sense that he deserves to be primaried from the left! /s

Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com · yesterday

Whitehouse: "Next we get to this crooked slush fund Trump family tax amnesty scam. We've got these two new pieces of paper. One signed only by Blanche, one not signed by anybody. Neither of which has any legal effect whatsoever. They are decorative. Can you trust Todd Blanche? I do not."

When republicans “both sides”

Diedrich Bader@diedrichbader.bsky.social · yesterday

“Sure my cousin murdered people and may be killing someone as we speak but your uncle went 40 in a 35 zone”

i dunno if it's just me, but k-holes seriously have a a body odor about them that is beyond sickening. as bad as the meth critters. this is one reason why i can't stand to look at the guy besides being a not-c pdf.

Robert Reich@rbreich.bsky.social · 2d ago

Elon Musk will be spending $100 million to $120 million in at least eight states to help elect Republicans in November, according to The New York Times. But Musk’s money shouldn’t be viewed as a problem. It’s an opportunity. https://robertreich.substack.com/p/the-stink-of-musk

for fuck sake, if you are using a guillotine as a metaphor for your political values, you are a douche.

The other Coachella.

United Farm Workers@ufw.bsky.social · 4d ago

"Maria" is working in Coachella CA doing maintenance on the lemon trees. She wears thick gloves and sleeves to protect herself against the lemon thorns. She shares, "I will work any job to feed my children." Today Coachella temps are predicted to reach a high of 118°. #WeFeedYou