New from 404 Media: ICE plans to pay Thomson Reuters $125 million for data to investigate what it calls 'voters fraud'. News comes day after Trump laying the groundwork to undermine the midterms. ICE says Thomson Reuters can continuously track millions of people. www.404media.co/ice-to-pay-t...

There is a story in the Beastie Boys book about Biz Markie leaving the studio to get candy and returning unannounced several years later with candy, I think about this at least once a day

“During the reign of psychedelic rock in both spaces, I’ve noticed one of the biggest differences is how, in Zambia, a lot of rock bands were able to record and release LPs, which was easier because of liberation, and in Zimbabwe it was harder because of colonization.”

The United States is advancing a whole-of-government campaign to weaken the ICC and undermine international law, shielding individuals particularly from the U.S., Israel, and Russia accused of mass murder, mass rape, and the systematic kidnapping and torture of civilians, including children.

Dang they really got a category for everything

The Trump administration is trying to make it easier for people to mail handguns and harder to mail ballots. Do they truly think ballots are more of a threat than guns? Of course, because it’s the Trump admin, there’s a corruption angle… 🧵

How pathetic is Sen. Thom Tillis? Tillis: Because of my deep respect for the survivors, I won’t vote for Blanche unless he meets with them. The survivors: Well, we had a meeting and Blanche was totally unhelpful, dismissive, and disrespectful, Tillis: I’m good.

Tim Pool was paid by a Russian front to create content. This is definitely the dumbest timeline…

Heart attacks, strokes, respiratory emergencies and other illnesses will spike. Even if fires seems far away geographically, the way theyʻre [not] being managed in Canada and parts of the U.S. is setting a tone and expectations for nonaction. Govts are making note of the bare minimum they can do.

Just rake-stepping all the way down.

Tillis prodded a rape survivor to go public with allegations against Hegseth, promising her that it would sink the nomination of a dangerous man to a powerful position. She did, at significant risk to herself. Tillis then cast the deciding vote in favor of Hegseth. He has always been a coward.

every 5 months you hear "Joe Rogan is turning on Trump" from people in the media who don't actually watch rogan and take the bait like it's susan collins casting a line when in reality this is literally what he says almost every single day about democrats including fucking yesterday

*hacker voice* I’m in

Former DOJ pardon attorney, @lawyeroyer.com: “I had great hope Todd Blanche would be a responsible steward of the Justice Department. He quickly proved me wrong. I declined to rubberstamp a political favor for a friend of Donald Trump, & it cost me my job.” #BlockBlanche

Trump must be impeached for undermining and subverting our free and fair elections. And when he sends ICE agents to the polls, then we must turn civic action into civil disobedience and take to the streets. Sit in. Protest. Withhold our labor. Everything must be on the table.

a) ossoff's whole "bring it, dipshit" attitude is exactly the right response to trump's election shenanigans b) good lord has he ever leveled up as a political communicator, I continue to think he's a very serious 2028 contender if he wants it

like I dunno, if I were a strategist in a functional opposition party I might pay smart and creative people to make viral TikTok and Instagram videos pointing out Republicans are illegally turning U.S. local broadcast TV into a right wing propaganda machine but that's just me

This. Also being on a list of registered voters when you aren’t eligible to vote isn’t a crime. (For example if you move you are probably registered to vote in two states. You can’t vote in two states)

"According to Ashley Brouillette, he once threw boiling water at her while she was holding their child — an incident her mother Avis Collins also recounted."

to release the blood-bead, or whatever it was,

A statement from WIRED leadership.

WOW. The ex-wife of the ICE officer who shot a 26-year-old Colombian man in Maine has come forward to say that he had mental health issues and was abusive in their relationship. She says after the shooting he called asking her to vouch for him — instead, she went to the press.

While some Georgia newsrooms are shrinking or closing down, two of the state’s largest local publications are being reimagined as nonprofit newsrooms. New from @elliefivas.bsky.social.

My kid thinks he has it so he could stay home from camp!

CDC stopped monitoring parasite now causing explosive diarrhea across the country

"Ashley Brouillette told a reporter that she wanted to speak publicly because she had previously reported concerns to his superiors in the military about his mental health. She said he was abusive in their relationship."

Ossoff: "Here's what's going to happen tonight: the world's most famous sore loser will deliver a prime-time presidential sour grapes address to pursue his 6-year-old grievances about the 2020 election, while his war in the Middle East spirals out of control & the cost of living continues to rise.."

See what you made me do, on a war crimes scale.

Following a string of special election victories, Democrats have a path to flip several Republican-held legislative chambers and break GOP supermajorities in states across the country this November. via @stateline.org

Like most people, I always thought it would be neat if we had a more exciting food supply

it's ghouls all the way down

Raffi… thank you

What does this even mean?

If you want to understand why America is struggling to trace a parasite outbreak sickening thousands, read this ⬇️ After food-industry lobbyists spent millions, a government funding deal delayed food-tracking rules, blocked produce-safety measures, and limited ultraprocessed-food research.

“around 8,000 Gazans are still missing,…But those numbers primarily rely on reports from relatives. The real figure is almost certainly higher because entire families have been killed in Gaza, leaving no one to report their disappearance.”

The level of disrespect this regime shows to their fellow Americans reaches a level that’s completely incompatible with democracy. These people literally believe they have the right to kill people who disagree with them. It’s disgusting.

Tom Homan: "It all go backs to the Dems ... there's still gonna be more bloodshed unless they shut their mouth and let ICE enforce the laws that they enacted."

The most anti-legal immigrant administration ever just made it illegal for international students to transfer schools or change majors or shift any "educational objective" in their 1st year and for graduate students **at any point** ever, at all. There is no legal basis for this

Raffi you’re so right

Bernie's 'AI sovereign wealth fund' is absurd on its face because it takes seriously the claims of the AI companies and their cheerleaders of insane future returns. We're 4 years into this shit and these clowns can't even say what the ROI on AI tech is, let alone when they will become profitable.

No, no, no, no, NO! There’s a lot of pain and illness in this family. The bots are making it worse. God, I hope the mom and daughters can get what they need.

The Trump administration replaced panels about the brutality of slavery at the Philadelphia President’s House memorial while the public slept overnight

Claude Swimcap

it's funny how for decades the RIAA would carbomb teenagers for downloading one (1) song yet now these dudes are just allowed to do this shit like it's nothing

NYC Bar opposes the nomination of one of its own members, Todd Blanche, to be attorney general, saying he lacks the basic professional integrity that the position demands. A stinging and very detailed assessment. www.nycbar.org/reports/oppo...

Sure, sure. This makes sense.

this is great and all, but my 12-year-old is in camp and every week he has a new best friend

Contender for the most remarkably bonkers sports photo of all time: a 20-year-old Lionel Messi bathing a five-month-old Lamine Yamal (taken in 2007 for a UNICEF fundraiser). [kottke.org]