I don’t understand how people *still* will not only repeat their language but treat it as if it was ever in any way an honest goal rather than a con.

Governor JB Pritzker@govpritzker.illinois.gov · last wk.

From lettuce, blueberries, cheese, chicken, or frozen meals, the Trump administration’s cuts to the FDA, CDC, and USDA are putting your health and safety at risk. What happened to making America healthy again?

Haley Stevens is going to be Kyrsten Sinema in the Senate. Don't say you weren't warned.

It’s not THAT complicated. 🤷🏿‍♀️ #blacksky #bluesky #BlackWomensEqualPayDay

Give to your local food banks and community fridges. Yell at and vote against every professional Republican you encounter. Vote against every do-nothing Democrat in every primary.

Andrew Russeth@russeth.bsky.social · 2w ago

"Four months into an appeal, Ms. McDonald, a cancer survivor who weighs 69 pounds, bustles to food banks, stretches ground turkey with oatmeal, and skips meals to feed three teenage boys." www.nytimes.com/2026/07/20/u...

Never forget that they had to spend trillions of dollars, build massive data centers, consume millions of galloons of water and insane amounts of electricity, just to kind of do what you can do better with your imagination and a cup of coffee. That's how envious they are of what you can do.

So am I understanding this correctly - a single photograph release is being treated as confirmation that the senior senator from Kentucky is still alive?

My biggest electoral regret is supporting this jack-wad in the 2022 primary (I organized a small fundraiser). And I voted for GWB in 2000, for some sense of scale of how foolish I feel about it.

T. Greg Doucette@gregdoucette.bsky.social · 3w ago

Laying the groundwork for the switch in 2027, so he can run as an R in 2028 www.nbcnews.com/politics/con...

On the newest DIY Democracy, I spoke with @benchansfield.bsky.social about the kindling, the fuels, and the spark of the 1970s arson wave, and what it means for us today.

DIY Democracy: “Not the Government, Just Its Money” - The Role of Insurance Regulation in Creating the ‘Urban Crisis'

For this episode, I spoke with Professor Bench Ansfield, author of the recent book, .  In the book and the interview, we talked about the kindling (decades of redlining, deindustrialization,...

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Historian here. Last call teachers to register for this online seminar on slavery and abolition, July 27-31. Registrations close this Monday on July 20th. Hope to see you there!

I am not a climate scientist but when I was a kid the number of times we couldn’t go outside because of Canadian wildfire smoke was zero times

On the newest DIY Democracy, I spoke with @benchansfield.bsky.social about the kindling, the fuels, and the spark of the 1970s arson wave, and what it means for us today.

DIY Democracy: “Not the Government, Just Its Money” - The Role of Insurance Regulation in Creating the ‘Urban Crisis'

For this episode, I spoke with Professor Bench Ansfield, author of the recent book, .  In the book and the interview, we talked about the kindling (decades of redlining, deindustrialization,...

diydemocracy.libsyn.com

Writing headlines is hard. You have to compress an article into a phrase or two. And you have to fit an exact and usually inconvenient line space. Two images below: What the NYT is running on line. (h/t @jaywillis.net for calling this one out.) And what would fit exactly the same space, by me.

For the newest episode of DIY Democracy, I spoke with Matt Biggar about his new book, Connected to Place, and how we can live in a more sustainable way to lessen the impact of climate change and to build community while we do so. Have a listen!

DIY Democracy: Connecting to Place as a Way to Build Community and Fight Climate Change

Continuing the theme of the previous interviews with Dr. Thea Riofrancos and Dr. Mijin Cha about the ethical concerns that come with trying to transition away from fossil fuels and to a clean energy s...

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This will never not make me smile.

Why the hell is anyone still talking about the pontificator Matt Y? Why does that still come up in my feed? He’s a horse’s ass. Treat him as such and ignore him.

I've had a LOT of replies to my Platner posts over the last few days, and it looks like we're not quite done with him, so I'm just gonna say this for the record: Guys—and by guys I mean dudes specifically—nobody needs your dark sardonic rape jokes about Graham Platner. Just leave it be.

📣 A reminder that if you donated to the Graham Platner campaign via ActBlue within the past 90 days, here's the instructions on how to request a refund: help.actblue.com/hc/en-us/art...

If you live in Philly trash pick up is on schedule despite the 4th fyi. I did a lot of work to get this info b/c the Philadelphia department of sanitation is still on X, not here, wild choice. Luckily I’m both good at finding practical info and shaming official accounts into divesting from X.

Happy Day of Remembrance that “whenever any Form of Government becomes destructive of these ends, it is the Right of the People to alter or to abolish it, and to institute new Government”

I will uplift the good folks at Free DC who can always use more people and resources: freedcproject.org

Free DC

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The arm on NBA star Kelsey Plum, who throws a rolled-up jersey to her dad sitting in the upper bleachers. www.reddit.com/r/AbsoluteUn...

Non-AI. Non-AI. Non-. A. I.

Also let me recommend historian Annette Gordon Reed’s “On Juneteenth” for your summer reading list. I felt vindicated reading that Reed, a Texan, always saw Juneteenth as a Texas celebration. Her dive into the complicated history of Texas, slavery, integration & this holiday is riveting.

Quintessential Trump: In 2025, Trump axed the program to combat New World Screwworm, stating that they had "saved" $1.5 million a year. In 2026, the Trump announces a $1 billion emergency program to combat the Screwworm outbreak. $1 billion would have funded the old program for 667 years.

Solidarity with Target Field concessions workers in their efforts to get above-minimum wages and health insurance. Delaware North using charity as a shield and accusing them of "greed" is dirty stuff. Good overview of the situation from @minnesotareformer.com: minnesotareformer.com/briefs/union...

Union of 500 Target Field concessions workers announces strike • Minnesota Reformer

The union representing over 500 Target Field concessions workers called a one-day strike on June 22, when the Minnesota Twins are scheduled to play the World Series champion Los Angeles Dodgers, and a...

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Remember a little while ago when we all found out that a bunch of prominent right-wing influencers were straight-up paid by Russians and everyone just shrugged?

Last day to get 50% off on my book If You Want To Win, You've Got To Fight: A Guide To Effective Transportation Advocacy and the rest of the @islandpress.bsky.social & @princetonupress.bsky.social collection. Get your copy here for $16! press.princeton.edu/books/paperb...

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I think conspiracy may be a bad frame for right wing election denial because what they’re really expressing is a belief in is the idea that non-white people shouldn’t be able to vote.

"This is one of the largest thefts of bourbon that we've seen especially this year in the region," Koch told NBC10. *one of* *this year* *in the region*

King Algamemnon@adamrothman.bsky.social · 2mo ago

This is a good old fashioned crime