Valerie Jablow
@vjablow.bsky.social
DC resident & former DCPS parent who started educationdc.net in 2015 because there was too little media coverage of public education issues in DC--and lots of right-wing ed reform propaganda about the same.
This actually is a big deal, not just because it hides the critical decision making of the Supreme Court in mystery, but because it hides larger phenomena too. Quick thread:
How the Supreme Court Locks Away Its Own History (Gift Article)
After Justice Scalia died, the justices held private negotiations about locking away their papers. We may not see the ultimate record of the Roberts court for decades.
nytimes.com
But however else would the companies profit from your data?
James Andrew Smith@drsmith.bsky.social · 2d agoIt shouldn't require a cell phone and an app to pay for parking for my car.
Yes. In fact, the main work of multiple professions (economists, investment managers, corporate media, and politicians) is to convince the rest of us that we are doing well in this scenario.
BladeoftheSun@bladeofthes.bsky.social · 4d agoPeople don't understand how GDP per capita works so let me show you. 999 workers on $20,000 a year. 1 billionaire on $500,000,000 a year. Gross Domestic Product per person $519,980. Aren't you doing well.
@petulawrites.bsky.social Thought you might like this article: www.inquirer.com/south-jersey...
South Jersey destination for Czech delicacies is moving to Haddonfield
Four Green Cats Cafe, now in Mount Laurel, looks to expand their offerings of authentic European flavors in a larger location.
inquirer.com
In Norway, they warn their citizens about this grift as a public service. In the United States, everyone in the current presidential administration makes money off such grift.
Fella Historian🌻@thisuserisdumb.bsky.social · 5d agoI recommend you watch this PSA about Enshittification from the Norwegian Consumer Council m.youtube.com/watch?si=nJS...
Did a whole thread of Howard Lutnick burns and this guy just walks in with the kill shot.
@westjonathan.bsky.social · 5d agoHe looks like ted cruz with his wig off.
The destruction of USPS, a great American institution brought forth by a great American, was decades in the making by right-wing ideologues who fear democracy.
Norm Eisen@normeisen.bsky.social · 6d agoUSPS can't even deliver my utility bill on time Now we're told it's going to screen every mail-in voter & every ballot in the country? Not happening. It's grossly unconstitutional, & we @democracydefendersfund.org & partners have gone to court to stop it I explained on @cnn.com -TN
@freedcproject.bsky.social @thehillishome.com: Coming to a neighborhood here in DC?
The Associated Press@apnews.com · 5d agoTennessee National Guard members assigned to a federal anti-crime task force in Memphis fatally shot an armed 20-year-old man in the back, according to an autopsy report obtained Thursday by The Associated Press, contradicting police accounts that said the man was facing the troops when they fired.
This is a more significant breakdown in the fundamental bonds of the union than the headline might imply. www.nytimes.com/2026/08/27/u... 🎁
ICE agent Christian Castro Released From Texas Jail After Minnesota Loses Court Fight (Gift Article)
The state had sought to have the agent extradited from Texas to answer charges in Minneapolis related to an on-duty shooting that wounded an immigrant.
nytimes.com
Thread (not coincidentally, the same person behind this cultural destruction is also behind @washingtonpost.com and amazon and whole foods).
Larry Houston@larrytoons54.bsky.social · 7d agoWhen a bizarre order for 1,000 random volumes landed on a rare-book seller’s desk, suspicion instantly flared. The buyer bypassed rarity, value, and theme—demanding only sheer volume. Sensing a mystery, the bookseller and 404 Media journalists executed a covert sting, hiding an Apple AirTag....
REMINDER: Mitch McConnell hasn’t been seen or heard from in now 73 days. Yet he still: •Has his job •Gets paid, and •Gets free world-class healthcare The man who voted against a living wage, against universal healthcare, & against guaranteed paid leave—gets all three as he needs it most.😐
Because of course.
Matt McNeil Show@mattmcneilshow.bsky.social · last wk.We all saw ICE treat Jake Lang as a dignitary, but now we get word that a (sympathetic???) cop in the Minneapolis PD was working with Lang, AGAINST THE PEOPLE OF THE CITY, helping to coordinate his team. And now we can't press charges... www.startribune.com/jake-lang-no...
The Library is devastated to learn of the passing of Dolly Parton, a music legend and titan of children's literacy. Her Imagination Library program has earned multiple Library Literacy Awards and, in 2018, she visited us to donate its 100 millionth book to our collection and host a story time. 🦋❤️
An INNOCENT 5-year-old was ARRESTED. And is now in JAIL. (But remember: America loves children.)
JJ in DC@jjindc.bsky.social · last wk.🧊🚸⛓️ ”ICE just arrested a 5-year-old boy on his way to a soccer game in my home city of Austin, Texas. His name, just like the name of the little boy from Minnesota, is Liam. And Liam should be starting kindergarten this week, but instead he’s sitting in a trailer prison right now in Dilley, Texas.”
another day where conservatives are talking about what strangers should be doing with their genitals and why theyre hypothetically very disappointed in what youve done with your penis or vagina
The only time Hakeem Jeffries should've come face-to-face with jared kushner is when kushner is under oath before Congress
When America is gone, remember NYT headlines like this and never again ask what role corporate media played in normalizing the most dangerous man on Earth
Hanging? We need to call this what it is: LYNCHING. Ten Black Americans in less than two years. Every one of these deaths deserves answers, transparency, and scrutiny. No one should look at these images and expect Black Americans to shrug this off, especially in light of our history.
Nice morning. Windows open. Cicadas chirp. Birds sing. Race cars drone like a swarm of bees. @thehillishome.com @joeflood.bsky.social
Never forget that this is not 1939 Germany but 2026 America.
Chris⚖️Justice@chrisjustice01.bsky.social · 2w ago💥 ICE drag mom & teen daughter out of hospital room—in middle of being treated after car accident. Still wearing hospital gowns. Both victims of car collusion, with asylum case pending in good standing & valid work permit. Grace Calero 39, & Giulianna Carriel 19, from Ecuador.
Gary, Indiana is 77% percent Black. Thousands have been without power for nearly two weeks. Many are without safe water. Yet every data center is operational & using enormous amounts of both power and water. This is what oligarchy looks like. Everyone suffers so the 1% can make even more.