Any argument about people coming to the United States and having *children, born citizens* here who are unfit or unwilling to make “liberal democracy and constitutional government possible” is just straight up gutter racism. That echoes what the Wong Kim Ark dissenters and the Insular Cases said.

I think one thing Nuremburg 2.0 should focus on is that there is a responsibility inherent to the value of our First Amendment that means journalists are responsible for reporting on what is or isn't a war crime when an elected official mentions the intent to commit one.

Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com · 3w ago

Rep. Keith Self: "We are going to finish the job. And yes, we have to go after civilian infrastructure."

"I guarantee you that private equity funds that own tens of thousands of homes hate this idea. Oh well, I guess they’ll have to sell some homes to actual people. C’est la vie." The Land Dividend: How a Land Value Tax Can Fund a UBI open.substack.com/pub/scottsan...

The Land Dividend: How a Land Value Tax Can Fund a UBI

Why taxing the value of land is potentially the best tax for universal basic income by making housing cheaper, taxing AI indirectly, and pushing rents down instead of up

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"A basic income guarantee is coming. One day we will wonder how we ever accepted a society without it. How was it that some people were denied the basics for a dignified life, while others were allowed to decimate our finite resources and amass exorbitant personal wealth?" #BasicIncome #BIG #GBI

COMMENTARY: A generational investment

Basic income guarantee’s moment can arise from the hopeful, democratic will of the community, writes Jane Ledwell

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We saw something similar in the United States. RFK Jr. warned about an autism “epidemic” when really the CDC showed improved recognition was behind the rise in autism diagnoses

Rosie (she/her)@airfriedrosie.bsky.social · 3w ago

Remember Streeting's review into whether young people are being overdiagnosed with ADHD, autism, and mental health issues? Well, the interim report is out, and there's a reason the media are silent on it (spoiler: it proves what a lot of us have been saying all along)

Ngl, @sentencebender.bsky.social’s Boys, Beasts & Men is practically this generation’s answer to Deathbird Stories. With tales about religious fanatics, aliens navigating the AIDS crisis, King Kong, and monster child-soldiers, this book is essential for every fantasy/sci-fi nerd. So check it out.

Two Minnesota solar farms seeded native wildflowers under their panels, and 5 years of counting revealed native bees had multiplied twentyfold, then crossed the fence to pollinate the neighbour's soybeans

Two Minnesota solar farms seeded native wildflowers under their panels, and 5 years of counting revealed native bees had multiplied twentyfold, then crossed the fence to pollinate the neighbour's soyb...

Two Minnesota solar farms planted 66 native species under their panels. Five years of counting revealed a staggering result that nobody had written into the engineering plan.

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Publishers and authors have filed a new lawsuit in the US against Google, alleging that the tech giant has engaged in widespread copyright infringement by using author’s works to train Gemini AI models. 👇

US publishers file lawsuit against Google for 'training Gemini on copyrighted books'

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Me upon realizing we could've had Sam Neill as James Bond:

Stitch Hides Face with Pillow

ALT: Stitch Hides Face with Pillow

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Mr. Cait@chas.bsky.social · 3w ago

Sam Neill’s James Bond screen test. The path not taken. Sleep well. youtu.be/5V15wNflslc?...

Mainers protrsting outside of Sen Susan Collins’s Biddeford office www.threads.com/@blackgirlin...

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Folks are at Susan Collins Biddeford office

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ICE and/or police murdered someone this morning in Biddeford, Maine. From the statements I’ve seen from local activists, I *think* the victim was a young Black man. You may already know Black immigrants are the largest non-white immigrant demo in Maine. A protest is already under way.

Witness says Biddeford shooting victim told police ‘I tried to stop’

One resident says he heard the shots and saw as agents pulled the man out of the vehicle.

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It is clarifying to start from the assumption that people in power do things because they want to do them

Adam Serwer@adamserwer.bsky.social · 3w ago

Trump doesn’t force people to do bad things. All he did was show people they could get away with being horrible if they really wanted to, and a lot of powerful people decided they didn’t need to pretend anymore. Especially those in influential positions who could push back but did not.

it has not even been seven days since the last time ICE agents killed someone, then claimed without evidence that the person had "weaponized" their car, and also were not wearing body cameras

ICE-involved shooting in Biddeford leaves young man dead

The incident happened Monday morning near Pool Street.

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This. False equivalency & how easily people seem to fall for it is just endlessly frustrating.

Cheryl Lynn Eaton@cheryllynneaton.bsky.social · 3w ago

It's already being set up as "Look at the feminazis hating on women who want to be fun and feminine" and that is FAR from the case. I am amused and delighted by WNBA players playing around with masculine AND feminine performances. What I don't like is women sucking up to fascists for brand-building.

Okay, last thing and then I swear I'm done. To me, this is disgusting. Not because being a ring girl is disgusting. Being a ring girl FOR UFC is disgusting. Go be a ring girl for a federation that doesn't suck fascist nuts. sports.yahoo.com/articles/wan...

“I wanna walk around that” - Dana White says Sophie Cunningham asked for her UFC ring girl moment on the spot

Cunningham’s appearance at UFC 329 is one of the year’s biggest sports crossovers.

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"There's nothing wrong with being masculine." There isn't! There's nothing wrong with the sky being blue either but if you go outside and scream that every day under a bright cerulean sky, you are a weirdo.

If the content isn't being changed, shut up. "Oh, but Lucia--" I said shut up! One, adding additional content isn't the same as changing existing content. Two, satire requires reality as an anchor. Women are a part of the criminal underworld. A HUGE PART!

Masculine things don't stop being masculine when women show up. Only men who are dangerously insecure in their masculinity think that. If I look over and see a troop of guys at a Megan thee Stallion concert, I'm not going to cry like a little bitch that my femininity is in danger. It is NOT!

The problem is when women are terrorized for showing up. Hell, hypermasculine men of color are terrorized for showing up and they are the target audience! It has always been okay for men to like masculine things. It is never okay to chase people away by being an aggy weirdo.

Marvel Rivals is popular. Grand Theft Auto is popular. AEW is popular. The Fast and Furious series is popular. Kendrick is popular. Batman is popular. Dodge Chargers are popular. Combat boots are popular. And they all skew masculine. Nobody cares that men like these things!

After today, I think I'm going to have to go offline for a bit because I can feel myself slipping into trouble. Are you masculine or are you scaring the hoes?

Jared Yates Sexton@jysexton.bsky.social · 3w ago

I'm going to become the Joker

Just. Goddamn it. 😭😭😭😭

Bo Bolander @bbolander.bsky.social · 3w ago

rest well. i wish i could have told the old fella just once how much he'd meant to me since i was 11 m.youtube.com/watch?v=ryzo...

How did Central Bucks School District go from a Moms for Liberty captured school board majority in 2021 pushing book bans, taking down Pride Flags & censoring teachers to a 9-0 Democratic majority today. @cmychalejko.bsky.social spoke w/ 3 local parents behind the sea change. LISTEN: bit.ly/3QUrIlr

Authorities say ICE shot and killed a person this morning in Maine. www.wmtw.com/article/signific...

Person killed in shooting involving ICE in Biddeford, official says

Police closed part of busy Pool Street in Biddeford on Monday morning and there was a significant police presence.

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I've submitted my comment. You can too. Even if you're not a scientist; I work in game design, but my market is science literate. This rule would be a disaster. It's a power grab to undermine the few bits of the government that give unfiltered advice to Congress and the Executive Branch.

Laura Mariani@lauramariani.bsky.social · 3w ago

The proposed rule would require ALL federal research grants to be approved by political appointees, instead of the current system of expert peer review. Research would be required to align with “Administration policies and priorities.” The deadline to comment is TODAY. Speak out now!

a thousand monster / dinosaur / megafauna movies since Jurassic Park have tried and failed to replicate its magic, but the thing Jurassic Park understood is that we aren’t just hooked by the Big Toothy Creature, we’re hooked by the moment a crotchety old grump rediscovers his sense of wonder

Cezary Jan Strusiewicz@ostrichson.bsky.social · 3w ago

I remember the first time I saw "Jurassic Park" and how weird it felt when Neill's character got all emotional at real dinosaurs. Earlier he was threatening to slit a kid's throat with a raptor claw. He was the Main Guy Hero. Those don't show emotions! But he did, and it got me Thinking (C). RIP.

Absolutely gutted that the world said goodbye to Sam Neill. What a good person & fantastic actor. I’m grateful that I got to chat with him about his career in 2022. Thoughtful, cheeky & down to earth. He left his mark. RIP www.syfy.com/syfy-wire/sa...

Sam Neill looks back at some of his best genre roles, from 'Omen III' to 'Jurassic World Dominion'

If you've followed Sam Neill's career or even just his antics on social media, then you know he's quite the Renaissance man. In New Zealand, where he resides, Neill grows grapes for his winery, Two Pa...

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Vale Sam Neill 🥹 An actor that used his platform to raise awareness of environmental issues, including single use plastics and climate change. He spent this year fighting a mining project in Otago, NZ. A true role model. www.abc.net.au/news/2026-07...

Breaking: Actor Sam Neill dies aged 78

New Zealand actor Sam Neill, who starred in My Brilliant Career and Jurassic Park, has died aged 78.

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in a world of Lindsey Grahams, be a Sam Neill