NEWS: Walgreens just got taken over by private equity.   Private equity has a record of running companies into the ground.   Walgreens could be the latest victim: closing more stores, service plummeting, workers losing their jobs, and eventually bankruptcy.

R.E.M. “pushed the boundaries” of alternative rock Herbie Hancock “pushed the boundaries” of jazz Trump & RFK Jr. are “destroying public health & will be responsible for killing people” What is journalism, anyway? 🤷‍♂️🤦‍♂️

They are likely taking them to the Children’s hospital near by. Today lots of my thoughts are with the staff there. Many of them are immigrants, and they will work to save lives in a country where many despise them.

How different a reaction from when our politicians were assassinated.

It’s the guns. It’s the guns. It’s the guns. It is the access to guns. It has always been the thing that sets us apart from other places.

The regime seized military control of the capital supported by units from regions loyal to the regime & announced that it will deploy military forces to regions controlled by opponents & oppressed groups. I'm FAR from the 1st person to say this, but are we all clear now about what's happening?

"President Projects Own Fraud On Nearest Non-White Woman." Even the Free Market Washington Post threw in an "unproven" because this is already making the markets as jittery as hell.

I know lots and lots of things are trash, but today I’d like to celebrate my pollinator friendly garden. In the 21 years we’ve lived here, this is the most nature filled summer. Yes, I’m mad at the bunnies for eating my natives, but I have so many pollinators. Including sleepy bees on zinnias.

One cool thing I saw in Madison was the future home of a @raygunsite.com store. I was sad it wasn’t open yet.

I’m in Madison, WI, for my kid’s college registration/orientation. The feeling of isolation as an AuHD parent of an AuHD kid is as bad as kindergarten registration. She found her people (extrovert collecting of introverts), but all I found was a narcissist dad manipulating his autistic kid.

Make America Vulnerable Again.

So, as I suspected, the police response to the shootings of Democratic elected officials in Minnesota was actually a complete disaster www.startribune.com/new-details-...

This is only possible because we exposed our kids to awesome music. Like Beastie Boys, Nirvana, Depeche Mode.

You know what makes getting paged for something stupid better? Husbands who wake up and get you McDonalds burritos. These are the best burritos. Thank you @ajduden.bsky.social

This was the order of events: 1. Paramount acceded to Trump’s extortion by paying a bribe. 2. Stephen Colbert calls his employer out for doing that. 3. Paramount fires Stephen Colbert for being honest about Trump. 4. Proving Trump’s bribe worked.

If you grew up in a household with an evangelical right-wing parent, as I did, you already know that the dismantling of the U.S. Department of Education, like the reversal of Roe v. Wade, is the culmination of a 50-year project.

Excellent summary of why trump is aligning with #PETA: “Scientists too want to reduce animals in research …It’s a wedge issue because scientists and the public do not have unified views on animal research — unlike things like … fascism, which scientists are universally opposed to.”

Seeing these kinds of takes on K-Pop Demon Hunters feels like justification of how much I loved it. Especially as someone working so hard to break generational trauma cycles. I also love the Korean art references, and how real it felt for something animated. www.koreatimes.co.kr/opinion/2025...

Think hard. For years, Trump insisted the Epstein files were real and contained incriminating evidence against the Clintons and other key Democrats. Now he insists that the files themselves are fake and created by Clintons and the Democrats to frame him. He’s literally telling us he’s in ‘em!

Omg. This thread.

It was a busy but also incredibly fun day. There was also some working there too, but other than bad air quality, very good.

Today the kids & I went to Wild Vintage Collective (queer owned antique mall w/coffee shop) & found vintage troll dolls. Then went to a claw arcade (Happy Claw) to get eldest her claw redemption arc (success, giant pig named HAMilton). Boca Chica burritos & a meet up for a collectible for youngest.

The Mexican President has a PhD and is focused on helping Mexican citizens daily. The orange felon is threatening actor comedian Rosie O’Donnell and causing crisis after crisis throughout the country and around the world with his destructive trade war tariffs. Disgraceful AF.

Frantic mom who’s baby was just exposed to measles at a day care—via an unvaxed parent—and now the day care is closed and everybody must quarantine for 28 days, after an emergency trip to…the hospital. This the RFK Jr future www.tiktok.com/t/ZT6LNEJHf/

🚨BREAKING: Cal State LA just moved classes online and let faculty work remotely, not for a storm, not for COVID, but because ICE is in the area. Let that sink in, an entire university is treating immigration enforcement like a public health crisis.

No. We are all losing. Except the oligarchs.

NEW — We asked the 20 current Democrats who voted to censure Rashida Tlaib if they'd support censuring Randy Fine, who called Ilhan Omar, Tlaib, and Zohran Mamdani "Muslim terrorists." Just 3 responded: Pat Ryan, Ritchie Torres, Dan Goldman. They all support censuring him.

hi @politico.com my name is marisa kabas and i publish the handbasket and you basically copied my story and then linked me in the 23rd paragraph of your story without specific attribution: www.politico.com/news/2025/07... here's my original: www.thehandbasket.co/p/fema-david...

The first time Charlie Chaplin used his voice in a film, he wielded it to forcefully condemn the rising forces of fascism around the globe. Will we listen to his words today?

Brigsby?

Fascist birds of a feather.

Some of the kids are alright. . Empathy, openness, and doing away with shame change things. There is a reason the fascists are trying to discourage empathy. Love the #brenebrown references. #kpopdemonhunters open.substack.com/pub/flintdel...

Trump supports a right wing coup plotter, so now you'll have to pay more for beef and coffee.

If only the CDC knew of a way to prevent the spread of a highly contagious disease that has been proven safe for decades.

For profit healthcare is unethical. Full stop.

I think we need to use pressure to discourage working there. Telling someone’s mom can still work.

I have a piece up @msnbc.com today, on the logistical challenges of hiring 10,000 ICE agents. The text is “it’ll be hard to do.” The subtext isn’t “so don’t worry,” but rather “this means there are still ways to resist and undermine the effort.”

A headline in here literally declares "Get used to ICE."

For @nedpyle.com and @mightyapollo.bsky.social, how I distracted myself tonight. Trying to capture the bees on my anise hyssop.

Before I switch to the knitting list instead of news heavy stuff, I give you something ridiculous. Small child and I bought a fake Labubu on purpose. To play with customizing. It was bad, so bad it may not work for what we want to do. So we started with a glow up. Because it was ALL forehead.

How do you fucking manage to exist without imploding right now. Like, I can’t increase me anti depressant any more. And none of my usual tricks are working.

I finally read @chriscolin3000.bsky.social's great piece on "the sludge" tactic. All the ways that customer service centers TRY to get you to give up. I say this as I am on hold with just terrrrrrrrible music. But that's nothing compared to what he went through www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...

This is fully the Klan.

Kerr County, Texas Judge Rob Kelly told a reporter that the county does not have a warning system, saying that "no one knew this kind of flood was coming," @nbcdfw.com‬ reports.

All these dipshits showed up strapped for Fallujah because blue cities are just so dangerous, and here's the mayor, looking like she's on her way to a baby shower.

Health Secretary RFK Jr. has said vegetable oils, like canola and soybean, are 'poisoning Americans.' But many researchers say the evidence isn't there. So, what does the science say about seed oils?

The NYT has a policy against publishing hacked data unless it’s of extraordinary newsworthiness. Hacked materials from the Trump campaign didn’t clear that hurdle but Zohran’s college application did. Warped.

NEW: the Trump admin has moved to terminate TPS for Honduras and Nicaragua, covering over 50,000 people Both of these designations date back to 1999, meaning Trump wants to strip legal status from people here legally who have had a background check every 18 months for the last 26 years.