Trump, not Iran, is the world’s greatest danger. He’s a one-man weapon of mass destruction | Simon Tisdall

What lovely news

Can’t remember who said it, but that quote along the lines of “Because they are very evil, we must resist them. Because they are also very stupid, we need not fear doing so” resonates very strongly.

1. This is exactly how Hitler described Jews, people with disabilities, Romani, etc. 2. How the hell is this bald-ass, dead-eyed, ugly motherfucker gonna talk about how normal people should look?

My takeaway from that speech is that we are headed down the road of Trump trying to outright rig elections. It probably won't work, but he's going for it.

Lindsey Graham to be buried near service entrance of Trump's Virginia golf course.

Every Democrat needs to be screaming this.

Why I’m a fan of the Oxford comma.

Trump’s war has been going on for 135 days, and all we have to show for it is 14 dead service members, billions of dollars lost, and a closed strait that was open before the war.

TACO Tuesday

Epstein survivors released this video today urging senators to block the confirmation of Todd Blanche for Attorney General. They’re trying to get to 20,000 signatures on their petition to send a message to the Senate. ujoin.co/campaigns/45...

England - France final, winner keeps the Bayeux tapestry.

Don’t know who to credit for this. But it is how I feel.

*pinches bridge of nose, eyes closed, takes a deep breath* so do we have ANY idea how many living US Senators there are right now?

You telling me a guy who isn’t into no means no isn’t taking no for an answer?

What a total failure of leadership. Gas prices are surging again and apparently the peace deal is in tatters and our servicemembers are still in harm's way to fight a war the American people do NOT support. Every Republican who voted to continue this war owns this failure.

We've gotten to the asking for proof of life stage of our gerontocracy.

Who are the communists again?

Wow! What a colossal waste of time and taxpayer money. DOGE was the waste, fraud, and abuse. They blew up people’s careers, hollowed out federal agencies, and now the Trump administration is rehiring because they realized the US government needs people in order to function.

🚨 HEADS UP: If you haven't submitted a comment on the OMB proposal yet, there's still time - but it's running out! There are only 9 days left to push back against Russell Vought's attempt to give political appointees unprecedented control over federal research funding. Take Action: zurl.co/FNfgR

Happy 250th, everybody! Reupping this piece on the Trump-MAGA betrayal of the Declaration, Obama's vision of patriotism, and Lincoln's "electric cord" speech, which is worth rereading to commemorate this moment: newrepublic.com/article/2121...

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Any album with a track called "Techno in a Monastery" has to be worth listening to. www.theguardian.com/music/2026/j...

There's occasionally still some worthwhile insights at the other place

Spirit of 2026 anntelnaes.substack.com/p/spirit-of-...

If you owe a woman $5 million for sexual assault, you also owe the country your resignation.

Do people who've never lived in Washington have a sense of how titanic a labor it is to get the Mall this empty, especially near the Fourth of July? Normally the monuments and Smithsonian would look _carpeted_ with tourists right now. Even 'Gigli' didn't chase people off like this.

Next you'll tell me SCOTUS narrowly avoided overturning the First Amendment and that I'm supposed to cheer?

Supreme Court Upholds Temporal Gerrymander That Would Cost Democrats 1932 Election https://theonion.com/supreme-court-upholds-temporal-gerrymander-that-would-cost-democrats-1932-election/

Four out of nine Supreme Court justices find the Constitution unconstitutional, what a time to be alive

They are not the only ones. www.scientificamerican.com/article/chao...

We’re back to the Sunday market manipulation loop, folks

“the sites route sensitive interactions Americans have with their government through infrastructure the White House apparently controls, and outside the reporting and accountability systems that normally cover federal agencies.”

everyone with an English degree rn: WELL, WELL, WELL,

I now fervently believe this. Relatedly, I think celebrating good news and embracing joy are equally radical. You have to remember what you’re fighting for. We cannot sustainably organize around sorrow.

And that’s such a reasonable reaction. FEEL IT. But you cannot live in that feeling. (Trust me.) Crash out and then come back to us. I really believe we’ve got this.

Here is an outstanding video by Heather Cox Richardson explaining how what the right is calling communist and radical was actually part of the Republican Party's platform in 1956. www.youtube.com/live/_Nt2CQR... #news #following #EconSky #universal #AcademicSky

“How much is a magical world worth?” A beautiful thread about Cabo Verde, the Peace Corps, and the World Cup:

This is beautifully edited and it made me tear up to think about the inner life of our pets and their ability to enjoy beauty, but it's also likely that she does this because she found a piece of chicken there five years ago

You mean images like this, right?

what if they fought back against republicans instead

Cartoonist: Adam Zyglis

Chef's kiss, salute, tears, all of it

Very dangerous.

I’m so tired of hearing about that damn reflecting pool. Like, I get it, but omg.