The entire Republican Party, and a chunk of the Democratic Party, have a direct interest in convincing you that conservative wins are a mandate and anything else is not.
David M. P. Freund
@mpeterf.bsky.social
Historian, author of COLORED PROPERTY, and grateful for Richard Scarry books. Money is credit and a creature of law.
Is your lane housing? Health care? Child care? Libraries? parks? Climate? Labor? Decrim? Disability? Trans lib? Whatever your lane, public budgets are key factors of the conditions under which we fight. Currently, budget politics are zero-sum games. How can we change them into win-win processes? 🧵
Money on the Left@moneyontheleft.bsky.social · 5d ago✨ New Essay! ✨ Against Councilmember Robert Kettle’s recent call for budget austerity, @greenbackbetter.bsky.social shows how the Seattle Loop enlarges the city's fiscal capacity while reorganizing the relationships among public commitments, institutions, & constituencies. Please read & share! 👩💻 🙌
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Digital Warrior - Combat Disinfo@digitalwarrior.bsky.social · 4d ago3/ Half of Oracle’s giant order book leans on one money losing startup, OpenAI, run by Sam Altman. The $300 billion deal they signed does not start paying Oracle until 2027. Oracle borrowed for years betting Altman’s company actually makes good on it. www.notesfromthecircus.com/p/the-house-...
Are they all preparing to flee the country en masse? Have they set a meeting time? And where will they go?
Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com · 5d agoBARTIROMO: Last time we spoke, you told me you were expecting 4% growth in the second half of the year. The number was way lower. How would you assess that? HASSETT: The reason why the number was 1.5% was because we imported so many capital goods because we're building factories so fast
There you have it. Going down classy!
@thejrocktv.bsky.social · 6d agoShe knows she’s losing so she said let’s just go mask off.
the wsj never fails to indulge its love of gutter racism and islamophobia
Rav@rvbdrm.com · 7d agoWhat the fuck?? “While Mr. El-Sayed is fringy and radical, he’s also a Muslim man. Ms. Stevens is a white woman. This puts her at a disadvantage in the identity Olympics that internal Democratic Party politics have become.” www.wsj.com/opinion/free...
All the calculations have changed.
Iran Seizes Control
Trump faces a growing crisis
chadbourn.substack.com
For far too long, communities have unfairly shouldered the costs of protecting people from toxic "forever chemicals." Not anymore. I'm suing to ensure the companies responsible for this pollution are held accountable.
New York Sues Companies Over ‘Forever Chemicals’
The lawsuit claims that the companies, including 3M and DuPont, contaminated the environment and engaged in fraud by withholding information from the public about the harms of the chemicals, known as ...
nytimes.com
Wow. Freebies now, and others pay--in countless ways--later.
Tressie McMillan Cottom@tressiemcphd.bsky.social · last wk.Disaster capitalism nearing its final form…
“Attacking civilian targets is a war crime, and Donald Trump is a war criminal.” Sen. Ed Markey
Soldier, you got to get out more There is life after property --Destroyer, ENGLISH MUSIC
Secret Drug Addict@scrtdrugaddict.bsky.social · 2w ago
It's no comfort that a majority of the people who are virulently anti-trans today will be lying about this fact in a few short years.
I’m sad to have only learned about this incredible performance just now! But glad, because it just made my life better!
Eric Ansley Díaz@geekboyeric.bsky.social · 4w agoRIP Bonnie Tyler. And RIP Tandi Iman Dupree. This remains the best stage entrance by a drag queen of all time, even some 25 years later, and the best use of Tyler’s “Holding Out for a Hero” ever. youtu.be/IHQA5vqn6rw?...
Mamdani more popular than Netanyahu among U.S. Jews. The AP poll suggests that Mamdani’s positions on Israel have not prevented him from maintaining a net-positive image among American Jews overall. @jacobkornbluh.bsky.social reports in the story.. forward.com/news/836468/...
Mamdani more popular than Netanyahu among U.S. Jews, new poll shows
The Associated Press survey found growing dissatisfaction with Israel's wartime leadership, even as the New York mayor remains divisive over his views on Israel
forward.com
for Americans just a glimpse of the extent to which he is a global laughingstock
James Nalton@jdnalton.bsky.social · 4w agoBelgium players mocking the US and Trump's meddling in the World Cup by doing the Trump dance after scoring the 4th goal against the USMNT
This is an actual screenshot from the syllabus for this class. Beyond parody
Robert Komaniecki@komaniecki.bsky.social · last mo.After decades of screeching that universities are indoctrinating the youth, Republicans are proud to roll out the new course, Mandatory Youth Indoctrination 1001
"1969 was the year of the summer of hate. For me, it wasn't about going to see Jefferson Airplane at the Central Park band shell and taking LSD. It was about sitting on a park bench drinking wine and snorting deuce bags of heroin." --Dee Dee Ramone (why I think it matters, in comments)
We had dinner with my Chinese immigrant in-laws last night, and we talked about America. My MIL said that living in America, a place that values freedom, gave her permission to become the person she wanted to be. If you’re looking for something to celebrate today, I think it’s a good place to start.
Proud to be an American. True patriotism is defending the Constitution, protecting our democracy, and striving for liberty and justice for all. Our country has never been perfect, but its promise is worth protecting. Happy 4th of July. ❤️🤍💙🇺🇸