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"This Land is Your Land, this Land is Our Land From California to the New York Island." Pete Seeger Time to remember this; Time to TAKE BACK AMERICA!
@jolocktov.bsky.social @sinufogarizzu.bsky.social @portcruisecontrol.bsky.social (My personal take is that while cruise ship tourism is problematic in many places, it is exacerbated in Venice by politicians who, for decades, have boosted tourism to the exclusion of all other economic activities)
Andy Beaton@aiabx.bsky.social · 3h agoMy spouse and I were talking to a waiter in Venice some years ago - the locals *hate* cruise ships. A big swarm of people who show up, clog up the streets, buy a gelato and a chinese made souvenir and away they go. (We tried to be good tourists - polite, respectful with a discrete 🇨🇦 on my hat)
Mike Rogers wants us divided. But there is so much more that unites us than sets us apart. The power is ours. This land was made for you and me.
The geographical coordinates of the route in the waterway have been agreed upon with Oman, according to Tehran.
Iran says Hormuz talks with Oman in ‘final' stages as route approved
The geographical coordinates of the route in the waterway have been agreed upon with Oman, according to Tehran.
aljazeera.com
@callmeglitter.bsky.social Verah interesting - noh?
Bevan Thomas@bevanthomas.bsky.social · 16h agoCorn dollies or corn mothers are a form of traditional European straw work made as a harvest custom. Various scholars have theorized that they began as a pagan ritual to give the spirit of the grain a place to live for the winter after the harvest made it temporarily homeless. #WyrdWednesday
Just discovered that the ITV Drama YouTube channel are uploading episodes of Cadfael (they've done the same with Hornblower and Sharpe). Why yes, I will watch Derek Jacobi roaming around Shrewsbury in the middle of Stephen and Matilda's civil war.
Seems like a bad sign for AIPAC that here In Tennessee even Republican candidates for governor want to ride the anti-AIPAC wave Worth noting: Fritts is an extremist who wants to unconstitutionally ban Islam, have women/men/docs potentially face the 💀 penalty for abortions, etc
I am grateful to have the support of Rep. Jamie Raskin in our fight to crush the corruption in D.C. that is raising costs for working families.
'The world has reached the 3-terawatt threshold of solar power, with the first terawatt taking 10 years to deploy and the next two terawatts taking less than five years. No one really noticed. In just a few years, the 3-terawatt milestone will seem almost insignificant.' archive.is/202608030441...
The World Crossed a Major Solar Milestone. No One Noticed
The next phase of the boom may reveal a shift in who is gaining access to the technology.
bloomberg.com
In other news - Rollin Horton and the council passed eminent domain in NASHVILLE late last night, taking another step towards blocking the data center project planned for the property next to the zoo. (From @nonewdatacenters )
"Every building isn’t full of cigarette smoke.
Hipster Viking Amy@lasrina.bsky.social · 11h agoEvery building isn’t full of cigarette smoke. We used to hear “cancer” and assume it was an automatic death sentence. It’s certainly not playing on easy mode to be LGBTQ+ now but oh boy kids, talk to your queer elders about how much coming out to ANYONE meant taking your life in your hands.
“If any man come to Me and hate not his father and mother, and *wife* and children, and brethren and sisters, yea, and his own life also, he cannot be My disciple.” Luke 14:26
Kyle Griffin@kylegriffin1.bsky.social · 12h agoMike Johnson tells Politico that he's standing behind Republican Max Miller — despite the "serious" domestic abuse allegations against him.
Par Jupiter ! Nous avons une nouvelle sélection d'Astérix en français ! By Jupiter! We have a fresh selection of Asterix in French!! Ideal for helping learn the language! BYOP (Bring Your Own Potion). . #books #livres #comics #BandeDessinee #Asterix
Congrats @abdulelsayed.bsky.social! Michigan voters sent a powerfully important message that the many can beat the money. It’s time to unite around our Democratic nominee for Senate and win this race in November.
You do not protect soldiers by ending anonymous discrimination reports, setting a 60-day deadline and letting commanders dismiss complaints. Forty years in uniform taught me what happens when troops are afraid to speak. Send me to Congress. I will take on Pete Hegseth. Leadership Matters!!
hey @joshuajfriedman.com if there's one thing I might beg you to communicate internally - the (a?) core of bluesky users want opt-in instead of opt-out, because we don't trust social media corporations to ever do good thngs. It's a learned distrust, and it might not be fair, but it's there.
The $30 million AIPAC wasted in Michigan, wasted trying to help Haley Stevens, could have been used to fully fund and deliver 6 million malaria nets to sub-Saharan Africa. Or, it could have fully paid for universal free school breakfasts in Mississippi, America's poorest state.
Congratulations to @jocelynbenson.bsky.social, @abdulelsayed.bsky.social, and all the candidates up and down the ticket who earned our party’s nomination here in Michigan. Now it’s time to come together and deliver the case that Democrats must make over the next 90 days, everywhere we go.
NEW: We filed a motion in South Carolina to keep the state's primary elections open to all registered voters. Forcing state residents to register with a political party to vote in the primaries threatens to silence independent voters.
In a country with a president who is such a destructive sore loser, politicians who are both helpful and gracious in defeat is a greatly appreciated novelty.
Russia just used a cluster bomb in Kyiv Cluster bombs used against civilians is a war crime This has to end Putin has to be “put away” People can only take so much and there is absolutely no reason for this other than Russia are blood thirsty criminals
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…
And it doesn't hurt that he's handsome. Sorry but he is.
"what would we do if we treated all our kids like they were all of our kids?"
Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com · 9h agoEl-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?"
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."
Thank you to everyone who voted today. And a special thank you to everyone who volunteered and helped at the polls! 💚