Mary

@marybadthings.com

She/Her. A dog mom who screams on the Internet. Views are my own, but you already know that. I'm not mad at you. I don't care.

My mom’s obituary was posted today. I’ve spent the week bed rotting with my dog and shopping for cremation urns. This is grieving, I guess.

In the same week that he became the world's first trillionaire, he spent hours on X whipping up a racist mob in Belfast, a week after doing the same in Southampton. In effect, he's sending a message to lawmakers and regulators who may want to rein in his companies.

Ryan Mac 🙃@rmac.bsky.social · 2mo ago

I've reported on Musk for around 8 years. I've co-authored a book on him. I don't think folks understand the rate of his wealth accumulation. Shortly after he helped elect Donald Trump in Nov 2024, his net worth was around $350 billion. That net worth has nearly tripled in less than two years.

"The Heritage Foundation — the right-wing think tank that published Project 2025 — provides model legislation for the success sequence."

Elisha Brown@elishabrown.bsky.social · 2mo ago

A1 lede from @megankhenry.bsky.social via @ohiocapitaljournal.com: "Ohio lawmakers have passed a bill that would require schools to teach students to graduate high school, get a job, and get married — in that order — before having a baby. They call this order of events the success sequence."

France banned the extremist Israeli minister Bezalel Smotrich from entering their country, joining countries like Spain, Canada, and the United Kingdom. Meanwhile the US still invites internationally wanted war criminals like Smotrich, Ben Gvir and Netanyahu to come speak to Members of Congress.

FRANCE • ISRAEL
Israeli minister Bezalel
Smotrich banned from entering
France
French Foreign Minister Jean-Noël Barrot banned Smotrich for promoting West Bank annexation and the re-colonization of Gaza. Smotrich is the second Israeli minister barred from France, after Itamar Ben Gvir on May 23.
Le Monde with AFP