States with the lowest literacy rates shouldn’t be banning books, they should be reading them
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Geriatric millennial & former Florida kid, now PA. Unlicensed historian. General nerd, avid reader. Register jockey and kinda Squidwardish. Will quote fictional characters. Opinions mine own.
I know it sucks, but Dems have got to be prepared to inherit a munitions-and-readiness hole that is going to be expensive to fill, but which will need to be filled. Hardly the only such hole, but it will be a big one.
Secretary of Defense Rock@sodrock.bsky.social · 2h agoWho knew ridiculously long deployments and demanding op tempos run a ship and crew into the ground!
this is legitimately a huge problem that i don’t know how they will resolve, either from an executive or legislative standpoint, and it’s going to be the case across a lot more than just defense
"Online Rent-a-Sage" Bret Devereaux@bretdevereaux.bsky.social · 2h agoI fundamentally do not know how to square the politics whereby Democrats will essentially have to tell the American people that because they (the voters) made an extremely stupid decision, they need to lower their expectations substantially for the foreseeable future, but here we are.
from the video (on FB) bro got off his electric unicycle (lol) when he heard cries for help and just kind of maneuvered to give the woman a chance to get away. he didn't even end up having to fight the guy. peak performance www.nbcwashington.com/news/local/g...
Good Samaritan describes helping stop Georgetown attempted sexual assault
A man leaving an early morning showing of the new Spider-Man movie at the AMC Georgetown sprang into action to help a woman yelling for help from the bushes in the nearby waterfront park.
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Deploying troops or armed federal agents to election sites is illegal under federal law. And voters have the right to vote free from fear and intimidation. Here is what you can do to protect your vote if federal agents show up at your polling place. bit.ly/4wpSGAH
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if establishment candidates want to start winning primaries again all you have to do is say that rich people have too much money and that youll prosecute trump admin staffers and republicans that have broken the law
LOL. Abdul El-Sayed WON the Democratic Primary in Michigan despite being outspent 10-1! Amazing gaslighting here.
Politico@politico.com · 10h agoProgressives didn’t get the big election night they wanted
Except for religious studies, the graduates of these "loan ineligible" majors are disproportionately women. Fans of this policy have probably never considered that social worker, cosmetician, teachers aide, etc might be low-paying jobs *because* women do them. newrepublic.com/post/213446/...
For the past five months the only refugees the USA has accepted are white South Africans fleeing equality & safety meanwhile they are disappearing or strapping ankle monitors on any Haitian they can get ahold of. It needs to be understood how thoroughly connected these two things are.
“Yes, sure, I’d love to run the risk of spending time alone with a creature that can’t wash its own ass but somehow still believes that it’s inherently intellectually and biologically totally superior to me, that sounds amazing” - increasingly few straight women in 2026, and good for them
Wizards and Warriors, NES, 1987. I couldn't get past the second boss (the bats and giant bat), mom always had to do it (hey, i was 3.) The first morning i did it solo, i ran in and woke her up yelling, "i did it! I beat the bat!"
Sophia_Nyx 🏳️⚧️@sophianyx.bsky.social · 18h agoName the first videogame that made you feel truly powerful.
Just keeps happening, doesn't it? I'm gonna start making a thread of these. Stay safe out there, folks. And remember to never, ever, ever, ever vote for a Republican for any office.
USA TODAY@usatoday.com · last wk.Over 12,000 pounds of bacon recalled. See affected products
"it looks like you're using an adblocker to visit our site." yep! ha ha! it rocks!
I'm broke so i get a lot of my books secondhand, and you never know what you're going to find. I started on @sarahkendzior.bsky.social's The View From Flyover Country and got this gem in the margin of page 84.
Where's the kaboom? There was supposed to be an Earth-shattering kaboom.
RF_Dude Слава Україні 🇺🇦@rfdude.bsky.social · yesterdayYouTube yesterday: Videos of a needle drop onto old 45-rpm bubblegum music. YouTube today: "Hi, I'm another Trustafarian Influencer and today we're going to see how many miles of priceless Ming Dynasty ceramic we can obliterate with my new Illudium Q-36 Explosive Space Modulator."
15's birthday. Set of sick grandparents, original plans postponed. Kid sent me to our local Chinese restaurant for takeout and sushi rolls. Acceptable backup plan.
Today, August 4, 2026, is the setting of Ray Bradbury’s short story “There Will Come Soft Rains” about a fully automated house continuing on after the family who lived there and the world around it died in a nuclear blast.
The billionaire class is both a threat and an embarrassment to humanity.
I can only find mom's b50 vitamins on Walmart dot com. Our store doesn't carry em. To get the free shipping, you have to hit $35. Its $10 of vitamins. When i do this every few months, its my excuse to add to the vinyl collection. I'm now on my 3rd purchase of Limp Bizkit's Significant Other.
Hoping to retire comfortably but as an American the odds are better I’ll just get shot at a grocery store
I have, with my own eyes, watched my tax dollars in the form of missiles as they hit buildings inhabited by civilians. I'd much prefer subsidizing a grocery story I don't use.
USA TODAY Opinion@usatodayopinion.usatoday.com · 2d agoOpinion: Mamdani's idea may sound appealing, but it's NYC taxpayers who will take the hit, subsidizing discounts they may never even use.
I am 2500 miles away, but the Firstborn is in Everett. I watch weather on both coasts now.
Washington State Department of Ecology@ecology.wa.gov · 2d agoIn the wake of devastating wildfires in Spokane, we’re seeing statewide impacts to air quality. As winds shift through this evening, we expect to see smoke blanket the state from Vancouver to Spokane, including major metropolitan areas like Seattle, Tacoma, and Everett.
Told Mom a cúpla days ago that Pirro was gonna get walking papers. 🙃
Coach Finstock@coachfinstock.bsky.social · 2d agoOh shit she got the white "pack up your shit" box
One of the core political fights of the 19th and early 20th centuries was over ehether or not corruption should be a normal part of how the government conducts business. This is not taught very effectively at the high school level. Most Americans just don't know.
Faine Greenwood@faineg.bsky.social · 5d agoA core reason why you need to enforce anti-corruption rules at the top of government is because they set the tone for everyone else. If the leaders of the federal government are blatantly, wildly corrupt, everybody else looks at that and goes “so why should I follow the rules of they don’t?”
