[out of breath] i saw the signal in the sky, i came as soon as i could, here, the meme

The Wall Street Journal@wsj.com · 2d ago

Sarah Trone Garriott, the Democratic nominee for Iowa’s Third Congressional District, is one of a number of Democratic candidates who view politics as an extension of faith.

is this a thing

DEREK HILL GRAND SLAM. SCOTT FRANZKE. Franzke: Phillies don't have a grand slam still yet this season LA: Now would be a good time

we'll see what happens when it hits the floor in both the house and senate, but this is almost total defeat for republicans as currently written

Politico@politico.com · 3d ago

Senate finalizes funding patch that would block Trump’s grant overhaul

A good commissioner steps in now before every WNBA game becomes a rightwing performance space, like school board meetings were during peak CRT. You just have to throw the hammer down on this. Do not give them an inch.

taylr@taylordahlin.com · 3d ago

riley gaines is at the minnesota lynx vs indiana fever game posing with people courtside as they line up for photos

The Phillies have won a game.

let's take a moment also to celebrate the first absolute meatball down the middle getting fucking crushed. the first woman in pro baseball league history to get her shit rocked

Rodger Sherman@rodger.bsky.social · 4d ago

and Denae Benites hits the first home run in Women's Pro Baseball League history!

it’s not something i doom about because i can’t control it anyway, but we are going to be very, very lucky if we make it through this admin without a major mass casualty event

Lindsay Beyerstein@beyerstein.bsky.social · 5d ago

This is a crisis of federalism. Tim Walz is asserting as fact that Iran attacked water infrastructure in Minnesota and several other states. And Trump is saying it's Minnesota's own fault they were attacked as part of a war he started.

leaning back in my chair, running a hand over my chin, tapping on the desk for a minute, then clicking "interested"

BREAKING: New York just sued Kalshi — alleging it’s an illegal gambling operation. New York AG Letitia James alleges Kalshi failed to obtain a state gambling license and pay taxes. Her office is seeking an order enjoining Kalshi’s operations, plus fines, restitution and forfeiture of profits.

New York sues prediction market Kalshi alleging it’s an illegal gambling operation | CNN Politics

The New York attorney general’s office is suing Kalshi, one of the largest prediction markets, alleging it’s running an illegal gambling operation in the state.

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One weird trick to literally destroy America www.wsj.com/politics/pol...

Exclusive | U.S. Weighs $100,000 Fee for Foreign Students Wanting to Work After Graduation

The proposed policy would particularly affect Silicon Valley, Wall Street and universities.

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Harrison Ford, the actor behind loveable scoundrels Han Solo and Indiana Jones, started his career as an on-set carpenter. That makes him a roguelike deckbuilder.

Great essay about tactics, strategies, and the trap of self-radicalization.

Liberal Currents@liberalcurrents.com · 7d ago

"I want to consider the idea…that forms this article's header image: 'Great evils require great remedies.' It's a good phrase. But it reflects a moralistic or even aesthetic way of thinking about practical problems. This essay takes a different tack: great evils require effective remedies."

Running out of body bags, using forklifts to transfer corpses into makeshift morgues, a mortician conducting 200 funerals in a month when he usually does 30, crematories running at double capacity… And these senators just want to memory-hole it all www.nytimes.com/2020/04/30/n...

‘We Ran Out of Space’: Bodies Pile Up as N.Y. Struggles to Bury Its Dead (Gift Article)

The coronavirus crisis is overwhelming New York’s system for burying the dead.

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Tarik Skubal on the mound in the seventh, up 7-0, one on, two outs, two strikes on the batter.

Phillies manager Garrett Stubbs

stop giving me your toughest battles vs it’s literally the florida marlins

The Phillies have blown a six-run lead in Miami.

[eleanor rigby voice] connecticut bigfoot hids in the woods outside Lyme but is spotted by rubes doesn't have boobs

Miles Klee 🦉@milesklee.bsky.social · last wk.

FAKE NEWS, BIGFOOT HAS PROPORTIONALLY BIG NATURALS

saw Hadestown. he fucking looked

Existential Kruk goes national

I don’t think you should have to wear a suit to call a game on television

Ian Petrie@icpetrie.bsky.social · last wk.

We need to free this man

A letter from the mother of Alex Pretti, six months after he was murdered by ICE.

150,000 marched yesterday in London for trans rights. Opened the Sky News app. Scrolled and scrolled. Nothing. BBC News app. Nothing. Guardian app. Nothing. This is what actual silencing looks like.

HALDEMAN: He's a merry fellow, Tom Bombadil, sir. HAIG: [indecipherable] and his boots are yellow. NIXON: Christ.

someone get tewsom talking about the weird noise her dog made again instead of whatever all this is

😭 😭 @babkastreisand.bsky.social

The errors here are all strategic and there are two of them: First, someone (Caine, it's Caine) needed to tell Trump, "if you order us to do this, we will try it, max effort, but it is impossible and we will fail to achieve it." He needed to say that *bluntly* and given the reporting, he did not.

i didn't look into the crosstabs of the emerson poll until now, and "🔵 Non-binary: D+100" is absolutely incredible, proud to be part of the only demographic putting up assad numbers for the blue team

This man gleefully and illegally caused the premature and painful deaths of hundreds of thousands of people. He was told at the time his actions would cause their deaths, and he thought it was funny.