This memory comes up now, I guess, because I’m sitting in a neighborhood that has been absolutely hammered by ICE raids this last year, and people are still out celebrating this holiday together, waving Mexican/American flags and lighting off the biggest fireworks I’ve ever seen

The whole project made a lot more sense as the Epstein story emerged. There's a clear link between this push for genital inspections for girls in sports, the protection of Epstein's buddies, and the Dobbs decision/50-year anti-Roe push. They want to control your body from cradle to grave.

Interesting to see that the new Texas Democratic Party's platform -Recognizes the Nakba -Calls for dismantling all settlements in East Jerusalem & WB -Calls on Dem members of Congress to support the Block The Bombs and Justice for Hind Rajab Acts -Supports offensive weapons embargo -Condemns AIPAC

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I love how LeBron waited until 12 hours after Bronny’s contract was guaranteed by the Lakers to leave the team. Never seen a guy use free agency like a weapon like he has. Gotta respect the hustle. Confirms his son is ass but still gets him a bag on the way out. True fatherhood.

So he's gonna advocate for all people with depression to get four months off for rehabilitation, right? And he's gonna tell RFK jr to fuck off with his quest to limit the medication that Kean is very clearly taking to be functional?

Celebrating being one vote away from completely annihilating the Constitution feels very on brand for many Democrats

You don’t declare victory when you very narrowly dodge a bullet. You realize you’re in a fight for your life and fight back.

Finding some sick comfort in CJ Roberts' words in Barbara: "The Court had overruled the common law, but the people—eventually—would overrule the Court." We will overrule this Court.

Equal rights for all, today and forever. All of yall matter.

Fuck the Supreme Court, fuck this country, all my love to trans people, now and forever

(1) The party of Jeffrey Epstein wants genital inspections for teen athletes. (2) Every time conservative justices can destroy a campaign finance law, they will. (3) Upholding birthright citizenship should have been unanimous. That it wasn't shows how extreme the Court conservatives are.

5-4 on birthright citizenship says you're one retirement and replacement with an Alito type judge, the only type Trump appoints, for even worse than this and the Dems aren't going to be able to appoint a new justice for a long time.

It's crazy that our "democracy" has boiled down to waiting around on pins and fucking needles for 9 middle aged to old judges handing down rulings like royal decrees on things that massively effect our every day lives.

SCOTUSblog: on NRSC v FEC: "In her dissenting opinion, Kagan argues that the majority 'jettisons a rule needed to protect our democracy's integrity.' "

Good God man

This is the guy the Democratic establishment is terrified to their bones about.

Today I learned that the First Amendment is actually not part of the Constitution.

Some folks may not coach the Dallas Mavericks but Dusty May.

All the prepper, NRA, anti-government conservatives who once said they'd water the ground with the blood of tyrants over stuff like this will now readily gobble it up and ask for more

“Recent public health data shows alarming trends, including a doubling of infant mortality...and a decline in childhood cancer survival rates...since the fuel restrictions were imposed,” the UN said. “Essential medicines are in critical short supply, with supply levels down to about 30 per cent.”

In the last 18 months, Congress has given DHS $240 billion — a quarter of a trillion.

I also think 'panic the AI is getting too smart' is part of the marketing for companies whose absurd valuations depend on this being hyper smart and hyper useful

Ken Jones, a retired San Francisco firefighter, has died from lung cancer after Blue Shield denied his treatment claims Any 2028 candidate who does not champion universal healthcare is a non-starter. I will not vote for someone who kills my neighbors for "shareholder value." You can go burn in hell

Christ, you're the governor of the entire state. Shut the building down. It's not sovereign territory like a foreign embassy. Pull the certificate of occupancy. Cut the power. Back it up with state police. Stop coddling fascists and groveling every time they order you around. Act like an American.

This is a Ken Paxton HATE account.

Truth always comes out.

BREAKING President Trump says a deal with the Islamic Republic of Iran is imminent. Independent reporting from the region suggests this may very well be true. As always, it ain’t over till it’s over.

NEW — My first true foray into AI haterdom is about how those of us not convinced by AI’s inevitability are a real constituency worthy of a voice. Give it a read:

kenny atkinson watching the cavs lead slip away:

BREAKING The World Health Organization has declared an international health emergency over a rare strain of Ebola that has killed dozens in the Democratic Republic of Congo, but has stopped short of calling the outbreak a pandemic

This is really horrible. FIFA is horrible. The World Cup cannot leave Dallas soon enough.

Genius editing from Franchesca Ramsey. One is the his reaction when TikTok was about to be banned and how much it would hurt him to lose the platform. The other is his reaction to a Spirit Airline employee who shared a small GFM link after the collapse of the company. James Charles is scum.

#OtD 14 May 1938 the England football team gave a Nazi salute before a match in Berlin. They had been ordered to do so by the govt which had made a pact with Hitler when much of the ruling class supported fascism stories.workingclasshistory.com/article/8604...

I love this so much

4/ He said he was awakened by a boom on the night of Sept. 30. He stood and saw heavily armed federal agents rush into his unit. Then he felt a dog's jaws on his right ankle, knocking him to the floor. He screamed as the dog tore his flesh.

GIMME FUEL GIMME FIRE GIMME CASUAL ATTIRE OOH

remember when every tech bro tried to tell us for years that self driving cars are the future and they are much better than humans in every possible situation? Waymo is driving into floodwaters and running over beloved cats (RIP KitKat), and it's probably the least bad self driving car out there.

Portland bar and club managers talk about "It" happening like medieval Europeans talked about Prester John. Times are bleak now, lads, but one elderly man's failing organs are all that stand between us and 150 million Americans launching a drinking binge.

It was great joining @jamestalarico.bsky.social and @ginafortexas.bsky.social today in Texas. They're working hard to make a difference in the lives of all Texans, and will be able to do even more as your next Senator and Governor. Let’s get it done, Texas!

Fighting over Bluesky and X is so funny. It's like two rival opera companies screaming at each other. Persuasion is done via short form video now, we're both retirement homes for uggos.

This is so unbelievably tragic. May God look over his family

The White House says they will “identify and neutralise” political groups that are anti-American, “radically pro-transgender” and anarchist. (www.whitehouse.gov/wp-content/u...)

The Alabama attorney general has announced a civil investigation into the Southern Poverty Law Center’s fundraising practices

Republicans are trying to dismantle civil society and end democracy and we’ve got the Democratic Party going “well we can’t break the rules :/“ Makes me feel like I’m going fucking insane.

Reminder: NIH director Jay Bhattacharya, who must keep us safe from Hantavirus, is an economist. He got an MD but never did residency. He's never cared for a sick person. Never did medical research. He went covid contrarian in 2020 and enjoyed the attention. This is his first real-world crisis ever.