Sen. Chris Murphy: "Right now the biggest threat to this country are not a handful of House candidates in New York, it is the president of the United States who is trying to destroy American democracy."

Watching episode of ER from 2001. Dr. Chen & Dr. Carter are trying to diagnose an unconscious preschooler. Carter: “Could be measles.” Chen: “Measles? Have you ever seen measles?” Carter: “No, have you?” Chen: “Of course not, nobody’s seen measles.” So far backwards in such a short time.

I recently created a burner account on Twitter just to see what type of global feed I'd get and what suggestions it would have for followers. I mean this with all sincerity and no hyperbole...that website should not exist. It should be taken down and people running it should be in jail. Its BAD bad

I especially love this diagram.

a reminder that watergate was legitimately bad. nixon weaponized presidential power to cover up crimes committed by his subordinates, illegally spying on americans and using agencies like the IRS to harass political opponents.

Wow. Just… wow.

World Central Kitchen is en route to Venezuela to provide hot meals for those affected by the devastating twin earthquakes as well as first responders, a vital, life-saving service if you are able and funds allow, you can donate at the link below donate.wck.org/campaign/815...

holy shit bsky has a water sealant expert that predicted the reflecting pool failure mode perfectly

To attempt actual formal secession would be stupid and impractical and impossible. But this is grounds for secession.

I guess James Carville isn’t a fan of the Big Tent party, or the concept of Vote Blue No Matter Who. Does he want Republicans to win?

There's a great deal that's alarming about the Prairieland sentencing, regardless of how one views the shooter, but the biggest deal is 30 years for a man who wasn't there, convicted of moving a box of zines while knowing protesters. Consider the implications. theintercept.com/2026/06/23/p...

Today is a momentous day for the workers of Arena! After months of planning, waiting and organizing, our dream is finally a reality; the votes have been counted, and our union of UWOTC-CWA has been officially elected. From this day forward, we have a union!

Big props to Brad Lander on winning his primary. Dude has done the moral thing many times and put his body on the line against ICE. He even came to Minnesota during the ICE Occupation to see the injustice firsthand. It’s nice to see moral courage rewarded by voters.

The Presidential State Car weighs in at over 7 tons. Reflecting pools, especially 100 year old ones, are NOT engineered as driving surfaces. Pool coatings take up to 2 weeks to cure, depending on the weather, and are NOT driving surfaces, especially for a motorcade. IDIOTS

This IS HOW DICTATORS OPERATE!! WAKE THE HELL UP AMERICA!! www.the-independent.com/news/world/a...

Egypt and Iran have requested that Pride events in Seattle during their World Cup match be canceled and… no. Welcome to Seattle. This might be the most patriotic I’ve felt in my life. Pride isn’t happening during your game; you’re here during Pride. Suck a rainbow. apnews.com/article/worl...

Models often disbelieve real news stories, so I ran a quick experiment to quantify it. I gave several models the biggest news stories from the last 3 months and asked about them, then had another model judge how credulous responses were. Opus was by far the most skeptical. 1/5

I think this sounds less scary in the modern era, because taking orders from a (different) cult leader sounds like it might be better than taking orders from Trump.

i don't really know how "the government is sending deportees to dangerous countries on purpose to imprison or kill them" is not a bigger story

this is the type of picture of earth that makes you realize that we really are just a small blue rock suspended in nothingness

Not just trashed the Capitol, threatened the lives of members of Congress and the VP, and injured police officers (apparently those charged with murder were not pardoned).

NYC is still buzzing from the Knicks’ glorious victory and that's the same energy we're bringing to this campaign. No sleep until polls close at 9pm on Tuesday night. Get out and vote everyone!

This now the second report about how Trump walks around the West Wing with a tube of super glue, randomly affixing gaudy shit to doors and walls. www.nytimes.com/2026/06/18/u...

He's lying. You know why we know? WE HAVE THE AGREEMENT HE SIGNED!!!! Here's the operative language: "The U.S. undertakes, together with regional partners, a comprehensive plan...for the rehabilitation and economic development of Iran...of at least $300 billion."

"So ... so I said ... why not sign your treaty here, at Versailles?"

“The President owns and operates a bank” is satire-level corruption

New: Trump’s family crypto business expected to soon be allowed to operate like a bank Decision will be made by Trump-appointed regulation Charter approval would allow US companies to complete transactions - like Venmo - on Trump platform, with cut for the firm www.notus.org/economy/trum...

This is bombshell stuff.

NEW: the US government intervened Monday on behalf of xAI in a lawsuit over its gas turbines, claiming that the company needs to run the turbines in order to power Grok, which is "vital" for national security lots of wild stuff in the filing:

My cartoon in the January 22, 2026 issue of The New Yorker

“It’s not impossible that in 10 years we wake up and see that we actually don’t have a domestic industry in the sense of something that does significant research and development. … Maybe Ford and G.M. exist as nameplates but the powertrains and their cars are all Chinese.”

Cartoon by @jesseduquette.bsky.social

ngl, the space x IPO being largely successful immediately after elon musk spent a week fomenting racist pogroms in northern ireland is one of the more blackpilling events of the year for me

WELCOME TO WASHINGTON, SOCCER FANS. Get acquainted with our state via this highly accurate and mostly-to-scale map.

started/going

if someone told you in 2015 that donald trump was gonna be president and in 2026 he would bulldoze the east wing of the white house and erect a human fight cage on the rubble how do you think you would have reacted

The world's first trillionaire did this

"She would make sure that all 535 packets of letters and drawings were delivered to every member of Congress. She would keep telling the stories of the children she’d met." Keep going, Ms. Rachel. (gift link) wapo.st/4ecHKP2

It’s a big problem that being openly racist used to get you shunned by anyone but the KKK, and it no longer does.

@nogodsnomayors.com The Guardian appears to be on your beat: https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/jun/10/louisiana-mayor-misty-roberts-sentence

In upsetting news you may have missed - ~40 detainees in a California concentration camp have been on a hunger strike since *mid-May* Their demands? Basic rights: access to clean food and water and adequate medical care This is happening in our country. We should all be ashamed.

Props to CNN’s chyron writer:

Buttigieg: Nowhere in the Constitution does it say that there have to be nine Supreme Court justices. That one doesn't even take a constitutional amendment. It just takes a readiness to set up a court that fits this country.

Trump mocked E. Jean Carroll's rape allegation, saying she "loved it" and that rape was "very sexy." A jury later found him liable for sexual abuse and defamation. In 2024, 77 million Americans still chose him. - History will judge that decision.

That’s called a bribe.

One thing I mentioned in passing in my Fable post is that, for long running tasks, Fable starts to develop its own dialect as its many agents and tasks reinforce themselves and make Claudish language ever more Claudish. You need to ask it to report out in plain English or this happens after 9 hours

It's incredible how his nickname for Biden was sleepy Joe and this mf is asleep at every single thing he does, including a incredibly loud stadium during the NBA finals.

Major news in the California governor race: – Gavin Newsom officially endorses Xavier Becerra – Tom Steyer concedes and throws his support behind Becerra: "It would be a travesty for Steve Hilton to win the governorship, and Californians must unite behind Xavier Becerra to ensure he does not."

If the grand juror that baited this stupid statement of motive out of the prosecutors isnt a trial lawyer they should consider the career.