Logan
@thelogantrent.bsky.social
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Mint on Card is tomorrow and I'm so excited. I use zero hyperbole when I say that I think we have the best show in the Valley: dominant lineup, venue is rad as hell, no cover charge, food truck outside, and free stuff given away all night. Burbank, don't be a fool, come hang!
Palestinians in Gaza have had the opportunity to collectively watch the World Cup, but the man who had been organizing the watch parties was killed by an Israeli strike ahead of the event.
They were bricked, so I called an audible mid-stream and ended up with the pull of a lifetime. Like, holy shit, go watch it when you can. Hit is around the 19 or 20 minute mark.
BREAKING NEWS: Man Accused Of Rape Mad At Not Being Allowed To Have Something
Eric Michael Garcia@ericmgarcia.bsky.social · last mo."We engaged in electoral politics. We motivated people. We banded together. We did it the way that we were told we are supposed to make change, and we won, and now they are not going to let us have it," Platner says.
"'I know the [Civilian Harm Mitigation and Response] team at CENTCOM was still trying to do the best possible work, they were just not staffed and resourced like they needed to be because of Hegseth,' one of the sources said."
CNN@cnn.com · last mo.Exclusive: Rush for targets led US commanders to ignore warnings before deadly Iran school strike, sources say https://cnn.it/4pcGpwP
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FiveOut is all about providing more detailed looks at the numbers behind the WNBA. The site is live, and I'm adding more content all the time. Some things that you can explore now are WOWY Lineups, Team DNA, Player Offensive Engine Scores, and more. #WNBA
Not saying that game was stolen from Egypt but it is now on display at museum in London.
This why Pop always went to hack-a-Messi in the Finals, make him go to the (penalty) line
www.chicagotribune.com/2026/07/06/b... [gift link]
Emmett Till would’ve been 85 this year. A Bronzeville exhibit reflects on his legacy.
The Blanc Gallery exhibit “From Memory to Movement: Emmett at 85” brings together 11 Black Chicago-based contemporary artists to produce works that speak to the humanity of Emmett Till.
chicagotribune.com
this dynamic described by jenny racicot is, as i understand it, very common among progressive women in maine. they’ve been put in an impossible position and feel like they’re tanking platner’s campaign when in reality he did that on his own by being a violent and reckless person.
Continuing to do well with my “Don’t trust people with Nazi tattoos” opinion formulation process
“He then put her license plate details on a surveillance “hotlist,” meaning he would get a notification in real time anytime she drove by an AI-powered license plate surveillance camera.”
404 Media@404media.co · last mo.A Florida police officer met a woman on a TV set, surveilled her for weeks, stalked her, and nearly caused a head-on collision while chasing her to pull her over.
Me making my move: “So is there a MR. Bride of Frankenstein?”
⚠️ The US believed Israel was plotting to assassinate FM Araghchi or Speaker Ghalibaf during negotiations. (The leaking and confirmation of this story by unnamed current and former American officials is notable in itself.) Gift link:
U.S. Officials Believed Israel Was Plotting to Kill Iranian Negotiators
nytimes.com
Know that libraries count things. How many people have cards, how many times a book or DVD or CD is checked out, etc. And then we take those numbers to our internal staff and say "look, people want this" to justify purchases, and then to local govts to say "look, we need to stay open".
Old School Punk Librarian@kennethf62.bsky.social · last mo.Just a reminder. I'm always surprised how many people aren't aware of this. #Libraries
Asking how people can partake in joyful acts during a period of immense suffering leads me to believe this is your first time at the suffering rodeo.
Sources: A little less than half of the WNBA player body submitted voting ballots for starters ahead of this month's All-Star Game. Some Los Angeles Sparks players did not receive their ballots, which teams are responsible for distributing. More: www.espn.com/wnba/story/_...
Sources: Less than half of WNBA players voted for ASG starters
Only about 85 of the WNBA's roughly 180 players -- or a little less than half -- submitted voting ballots for starters ahead of this month's WNBA All-Star Game in Chicago, sources told ESPN on Thursday.
espn.com
The women with Koren were accused of shoplifting—they deny it. ➡️Multiple studies show cops/security are more likely to approach Black shoppers. ➡️Shoplifting is in the top 5 arrest charges for Black women. ➡️Corporate profits & criminalization of Black women are part of the same system! More here:
Shoplifting: Corporate Copaganda — Interrupting Criminalization
A resource on how claims of a “shoplifting surge” by corporations and the media is copaganda, Read about the rise of private security and why it is essential that we strip the power of corporations to...
interruptingcriminalization.com
FactPost@factpostnews.bsky.social · last mo.The 2026 WNBA All-Star starters have been announced: Aliyah Boston, Paige Bueckers, Caitlin Clark, Natasha Howard, Olivia Miles, Kelsey Mitchell, Jessica Shepard, Breanna Stewart, Gabby Williams, A’ja Wilson
That Call of Duty game where they tried to rewrite The Highway Of Death by having Russia do it
Chris Plante@plante.bsky.social · last mo.What is the definitive game about America?
In a UK first, a judge sentenced four Palestine Action activists to terrorism charges for a direct action protest against an Elbit Systems factory. The move sparks fears the ruling could set a dangerous precedent for those opposing Israel’s genocide. mondoweiss.net/2026/06/in-l...
In landmark case, UK judge sentences pro-Palestine activists as terrorists
In a UK first, a judge sentenced four Palestine Action activists to terrorism charges for a direct action protest against an Elbit Systems factory. The move sparks fears the ruling could set a…
mondoweiss.net
When Tennessee botched its execution of Tony Carruthers, the state knew that no physical evidence connected him to the crime and that his conviction was based on paid and faulty testimony that was recanted. Tell Governor Lee to commute Tony's death sentence so that he won't be tortured again.
No Wrongful Execution for Tony Carruthers
Please take action!
action.aclu.org
It's out! The full "Handbook on Authoritarianism in the Arab World" is available open access here: www.bloomsburycollections.com/encyclopedia...
Note: If I dip from here this is why as I’m not giving them my id
Bluesky Safety@safety.bsky.app · last mo.Texas passed an age assurance law that requires Bluesky to verify the age of users. This law was paused by a judge and then unpaused by an appeals court, so we are preparing to comply. If you saw an age assurance notice today, that's why. Read about the law here: ccianet.org/news/2026/05...
