the provinces decline to offer tribute, the armies return in defeat, the temple of the arts has closed its doors, and the name of the Emperor is scoured from the palaces by his own magistrates. now the sun and storms turn against him. the Mandate is lost.

The thread!

Now friends, this has been a post full of schadenfreude We've all had a good time here What if I told you the best was yet to come What if I told you that after waiting for HOURS--miserable, soaking wet, desperate and disappointing hours--our view of the fireworks was.......this

everyone sheltering at the Canadian embassy is *chef’s kiss*

Passing out American flags 🇺🇸 with the folks from the Democratic Party at the *Independence Day* parade in Anacortes - I said: "And here's to another 250 years of no tyrants!" Older dude says back: "Hey. No politics at the parade!" He called after me, too: "No politics at the parade!"

It ain't the 4th of July in Anacortes without the dancing horses!!!

Tired: birthright citizenship Wired: conceptionright citizenship

celebrating the good parts of america today. if you don’t think there are any good parts, just look to all the stuff the fascists are desperate to stifle

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Argentina - having trouble with small island groups for decades

CABO VERDE WITH TE EQUALIZER *NAILED* IT

Is your city suffering under America's huge heat dome? Want some relief? Parking lots create massive heat islands. We can do a lot to fix that. If you can, grab a cold drink, find a cool spot, and make a plan to depave your neighborhood. Here are four steps to get started.

idiot guy: i'm like the wolf i'm stalking my prey alone through the forest and being raw as fuck even if i'm in a group i'm the alpha actual wolf: i love my friends so much!!! i love to romp and kiss my bros and work together as a family <3 awooo etc etc have you seen the puppies oh my god come see

"I will make it legal" - the Obvious Villain

Not gonna lie, the fact that AI data centers are being cooled while Americans die in the street from heat stoke is really pissing me off.

Time to embark on what's becoming an annual summer tradition: getting to the San Juan Islands via public transit.

*sigh*

What people who *actually* care about women's sports do to support them

The air conditioning at the Delaney Hall concentration camp failed today, so now people are roasting inside as temperatures rise above 100 degrees. It's so hot they can't breathe.

so basically: - psycho Louisiana AG threatens to use a failure-of-reconstruction era racist law to unseat the entire new orleans government - new orleans grand jury indicts her for this - governor promises pardon - special prosecutor replies roughly 'great well we'll need to convict her first'

Ahead of Independence Day, a story brought to you by Library of Congress scientists. Throughout June 1776, Thomas Jefferson was drafting what we now know as the Declaration of Independence. As he edited, he made neat strike outs. In one instance, though, there's an obvious smudge. 🧵

This is a succinct and damning report on the corruption of the Great American State Fair. It also has the cleanest explanation of the split between Freedom 250 and America250 that I've seen anywhere. talkingpointsmemo.com/news/the-gre...

finally got around to reading @winterjessica.bsky.social review of j.d. vance's new book and it is devastating

Awake for Horus! Stand up for Seth! Raise yourself, you eldest son of Geb, at whom the Two Enneads tremble! Stand up, O Herdsman, for whom the three-day festival is celebrated! May you appear for the monthly festival, may you be pure for the New Moon Festival. (PTF)

LOOK AT HOW CUTE THEY ARE Genuine BABY cactus Austrocactus aokenkensis - Lago Fontana

YELLOW FOR THE 🇧🇦 COACH OMG YESSSS I AM SO HERE FOR THIS MADNESS

RED CARD FOR BALOGUN???

They're dropping folks like mumbly-pegs on the field

WHAAAAT? WHAT? WOAH GOAL USA

WHAAAT

WHAT

What

Absolute heartbreak for Senegal 🇸🇳

Sorry for sharing a WaPo link, but - lol, it's gonna fucking fall down before he's out of office

HOLY GUACAMOLE

Senegal Rekkkkkkkk

The Interstate Bridge Replacement program, a bi-state effort to replace a single (1) freeway bridge between Portland and Vancouver, WA, has a) spent $300 million dollars already b) finally cleared the federal environmental review process today www.interstatebridge.org/resources/pr...

I was today years old when I discovered that Sound Transit offers a World Cup 2026-themed soccer jersey as merch! soundtransitshop.com/products/sou...

Kyiv is preparing for the possibility of an unprecedented large-scale attack in the coming hours. For the first time since the start of the war, WOG, one of Ukraine's two largest fuel station chains, has announced that it is closing all of its gas stations in Kyiv region from 11pm tonight

I did *not* have Western Rite schism on my bingo card for 2026 Get their asses, Pope White Sox

Salmon Fantasy

Penalty for Wissa on DR Congo ... seconds to go. NO pressure

The Coen Brothers didn’t ask their props department to create a hat that could be blown along without disturbing all the leaves around it creating a surreal dreamlike feeling just so you could tell me that AI is “inevitable.”

DR Congo goalkeeper all half:

man it would be so fucking fun to be this athletic, wouldn't it?

Only losers would bully a trans kid. All kids deserve respect, love and opportunity. No exceptions!

I am the mom of a wonderfully active child. As she grows, I want her to find belonging, joy, and friendship at school and, if she chooses, while competing in school sports.