The govt has fired *all* the immigration attorneys representing detained children and given a $150 million contract to a 26-employee law firm in Texas with ONE immigration attorney. @theyoungcenter.bsky.social's Child Advocates are now the last line of defense for kids in deportation hearings.

Amy Jo (AJ) Cousins@ajcousins.bsky.social · 4h ago

Wanna help? Become a Waymaker! We're running, walking, cycling 20,000 miles in September to raise money to get immigrant kids out of detention and back with family. Someone who kayaks to work is dedicating his miles to Waymakers! A salsa dance class is counting steps! It all counts! #BeAWaymaker

Got some emergency expenses to cover, so hopefully I can sell a few wallpapers tonight - will show some bundles off when I'm back at computer.

Jack - Oi, Shiny!@oishinythings.bsky.social · 22h ago

Still no rain in Southampton, but I'm hoping! In the meantime, brighten up your desktop with a trip to the nature reserve with #TurtleOfCalm ko-fi.com/s/1abe97d4e4 Took this shot after a massive storm - temporary rivers all over the paths. #Photography #Hampshire

Met up with the apartment manager, submitted the last of the paperwork, she says it may take until September 1 until I can move in and I just I do not know how I am supposed to do a month of this

D is tired, but there is coffee@grrlintersect.bsky.social · last wk.

Anyway, I would like to be anywhere but here so if you have a tent in your backyard, you were trying to rent out cash.app/$grrlintersect venmo.com/u/grrlinters... www.paypal.me/dgrrl39

This is maybe the perfect example of @gregpak.net bit that replacing every instance of “AI” with “cocaine” gets to the deeper truth of the attitude.

Holly Lyn Walrath@hollylynwalrath.bsky.social · 18h ago

There is a lengthy pro-AI screed in the latest HWA newsletter and it is . . . a mood.

They could always sign up to give comment at a public meeting.

The Wall Street Journal@wsj.com · 17h ago

New York City’s business elites are long accustomed to direct access to City Hall, where even Democratic mayors felt the need to court the city’s wealthiest and most influential corporate leaders. That access is getting shredded by Mayor Zohran Mamdani.

Congratulations to everyone who worked their asses off for something that any semi-decent and ultimately self-interested government should have done in penance www.nytimes.com/2026/08/03/b...

Education Dept. to Wipe Out Student Loans of 170,000 More Defrauded Borrowers (Gift Article)

The sprawling case, centered on students defrauded by for-profit schools, has now become the largest class-action settlement in American history.

nytimes.com

Seattle voters are currently approving the library levy renewal by nearly 72%.

Ryan Packer@typewriteralley.bsky.social · 16h ago

Greetings from the Yes Seattle Libraries election night party at Reuben's downtown, featuring CM Dionne Foster.

Good framing.

Kindergarten girls targeted for invasive exams by new GOP-led ballot measure

Washington State voters will decide the fate of a ballot initiative that would require girls from kindergarten through high school to undergo sex-verification testing before playing school sports — a ...

rawstory.com

Kansas voters once against came out to support abortion rights on Tuesday night. www.politico.com/live-updates...

Kansas just affirmed that abortion politics still matter

Voters rejected a measure that was yet another ploy to restrict the right to abortion in the state.

politico.com

"[E]mployees at Flock have been accessing sensitive cameras in" an Atlanta suburb. "The cameras accessed have included surveillance tech in a children's gymnastics room, a playground, a school, a Jewish community center, and a pool." #Georgia #USA #Surveillance #Technology

City Learns Flock Accessed Cameras in Children's Gymnastics Room as a Sales Pitch Demo, Renews Contract Anyway

Residents of Dunwoody, Georgia are furious about the city's surveillance contract with Flock. Do their elected officials care?

404media.co

lol eat shit

let me repeat myself: we have vaccines for cancers now. also, 40 years ago was 1986. height of the AIDS crisis. and now we have treatments and preventatives and it isn't a guaranteed miserable death sentence anymore also also, the internet is nice

Constantine@ajaxsinger.bsky.social · 17h ago

Food, man. Food is so much better than it was in 1986. All of it. Poor-people food, restaurant food, fresh food, frozen food. Food is just a hell of a lot better.

If you live in the U.S., this might be your last chance to order embroidered items and enamel pins, so don‘t miss out my patreon secret shop~ (~until August 7th)

pikaole@pikaole.bsky.social · last yr.

Secret shop is open! Products from previous quarters are also available. ** Only patreon members can access. (~ until August 3rd)

Capital One says money-laundering investigation led to closure of Trump’s accounts | The Independent share.google/PD0NswPPdFem.... The bots aren't sharing it.

Capital One says money-laundering investigation led to closure of Trump’s accounts

share.google

To give everyone an idea of where I'm at for reading all the author newsletters in my inbox, I just read The Death and Rebirth of the Queer Bookstore from @charliejane.bsky.social As usual, I loved this issue of the newsletter. Wonderful history & roundup of queer bookstores.

The Death and Rebirth of the Queer Bookstore

Hi! Before we get started… Right now, you can get a Humble Bundle including everything Annalee Newitz and I have published with Tor for just $18 (plus...

buttondown.com

Hey @erinbiba.bsky.social please enjoy the work of this innovative textile artist

@whysharksmatter.bsky.social critical update, cute thresher shark stickers

pikaole@pikaole.bsky.social · 3w ago

Thresher shark & Moon jelly sticker www.patreon.com/pikaole/post...

Reissuing this as a point of etiquette

If you might be thinking about custom dice for yourself or your favorite dice goblin, I have some open comm slots! I am happy to do any mix of dice, not just 7-piece sets! I have also added +/+, -/-, and spindown d20s to my specialty dice collection (joining both regular and hunger VtM dice).

Long Dog Dice@longdogdice.com · 6mo ago

This is a good time to remind folks that I take commissions! The form walks you through base pricing and options, but if you don't see quite what you need feel free to drop me an email!

Hey, folks. There's a @gofundme.com set up for artist Andy Fish, who is going through a very tough fight with two forms of cancer. He and his wife, cartoonist Veronica Fish (my Blackwood series cohorts) could use some help during this very tough time. I'm donating, hope you can. tinyurl.com/4wa86a6c

Donate to Help Andy Fish’s Fight Against Two Cancers, organized by Gina Gabianelli

Help Andy’s Fight Against Two Cancers Meet my cousin Andy Fish, father … Gina Gabianelli needs your support for Help Andy Fish’s Fight Against Two Cancers

tinyurl.com

I saw one of his pieces at the Palm Springs Art Museum and it was fabulous

Sarah Archer@sarcher.bsky.social · yesterday

It's Textile Tuesday, and you know what that means: a piece by artist Faig Ahmed called "The Dragons of Karabakh" that's woven to look like an antique Central Asian carpet is melting off the wall into a puddle. More about the artist here: faigahmed.com

Trump's 'far-reaching new powers' for Postal Service pose 'intolerable risk' of 'disenfranchising a substantial number of voters,' states warn SCOTUS lawandcrime.com/supreme-cour...

Trump's 'far-reaching' powers for USPS pose 'intolerable risk' for midterm elections: States

The states which have so far succeeded in blocking key portions of Trump's USPS executive order are asking the highest court in the land to keep it that way.

lawandcrime.com

I don't know why people aren't more freaked out about the water systems cyberattacks either. Maybe it's because they're not seeing any evidence of it, and/or they don't understand what a cyberattack can do. But apparently it's at least a dozen states now. abcnews.com/US/12-states...

At least 12 states face cyberattacks on their water systems, sources say

Possible cyber intrusions targeting water and wastewater utilities have now been reported in at least a dozen states, multiple sources told ABC News.

abcnews.com

There is still time for @mayorher.bsky.social to change her mind. Do not sweep the camp tomorrow.

Rep. Leigh Finke@leighfinke.bsky.social · last wk.

“This year Minnesota showed the nation what it means to protect our neighbors in their time of need. Let’s offer that same love and hospitality and care for our unhoused neighbors.”

It's Tuesday afternoon, the toddler's asleep and there are good ebooks on sale! All links to Amazon and Bookshop are affiliate links, other links are not. Affiliate links = I get a small cut of the retailers' profits. Bookshop is my favorite where it's an option! They may be on sale other places!

This is the story of how a group of perfectly ordinary neighbors took on one of the worst landlords in New York. And won. Introducing, the Union of Pinnacle Tenants: the short film. Watch the full film: youtu.be/h5dvGKI26ZA

If you're part of the BioWare or Sims community and want to talk about how those studios' queer characters and themes have impacted you and your fears for those series moving forward after this sale, I'd love to chat with you for a Kotaku story. Can be reached here or email kshepard@kotaku.com

Kotaku@kotaku.com · 22h ago

Well, I guess Electronic Arts belongs to Saudi Arabia, private equity, and Jared Kushner now. https://kotaku.com/electronic-arts-officially-belongs-saudi-arabia-jared-kushner-now-2000721666

JFC no wonder I'm so stressed out all of the time I'm in Toronto and in a *good* year my spouse and I make $60,000 less than that *together* ...and we've had one good year since 2020

Ranked: The Price of Happiness in 19 Major Canadian Cities

Victoria has Canada's highest price of happiness at $169,951 CAD a year, narrowly ahead of Vancouver and Toronto, which tie at $166,982.

visualcapitalist.com

SARS-CoV-2 did not come from a lab. There is no evidence pointing to laboratory origins. There’s been a massive disinformation campaign to convince the public otherwise. It’s scary how effective that campaign has been.