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A ton of House Democrats are preparing to vote with Trump against science and health next week. It's pathetic. The medical community is clear that permanent standard time would have significant health benefits and permanent "daylight saving" time would dangerously misalign circadian rhythms.

“This [11-minute-long] YouTube video is so good—” No. Never.

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inasmuch as there's a point to be made here (and there is one, I think), you are not the one who needs to be making it. you did a softball interview with him after the New York Times article!

“Balderas-Ibarra spoke to Rojas, Daniel Tirado Pantoja, 43, and the shooting victim’s brother, Victor Salgado, 44, and said he heard the same story from each as he interviewed them separately. The men are not being housed together, the attorney said.” All three “are now facing removal proceedings.”

(you know things are not great when Mike Elk is getting scoops about abusive men…)

damn, never realized she favors ellie kemper so much. new snl guest role just dropped

Houston, you need to lock in right fucking now. The federal government is claiming they put armed officers on your streets without body cameras, they're saying they can shoot you in the street without providing video footage and your mayor is lying to you, claiming the city cant even investigate it.

NEW: The Associated Press has called the Colorado GOP Gov primary for ministry leader Victor Marx. Here is my interview with Marx in May about his unsubstantiated claims, the number of people he's killed as a civilian, and the exorcisms he performs.

>excesses during MeToo

Lorenzo Salgado Araujo's last words were "me están matando"—they are killing me.

If you're wondering if this is just a Ryan Grim thing, this is the Drop Site social person

New: Four Houston Democratic members of Congress on Thursday demanded that ICE and Homeland Security release evidence supporting its claims that an ICE agent shot Lorenzo Salgado Araujo in self-defense.

NEWS --> Three men who were in the van with the victim of the ICE shooting in Texas are potential witnesses, but they're now under pressure to self-deport, a rep for the families tells me. They remain in detention even as ICE's story falters. Details in this piece: newrepublic.com/article/2129...

Lorenzo Salgado Araujo's son: I am calling for a full investigation into the events that transpired on July 7. He did not deserve to be reduced to a headline of Mexican man shot and killed by ICE. He deserved to live a quiet life as Lorenzo Salgado Araujo, a husband, a father, and a job creator.

Marie Claire actually left a prompt from an AI in one of their recent articles. While there’s still some great journalists and publications left, this is utterly shocking. No wonder I’m trying to pivot.

A lot of national money is going to be going to Talarico, which means we'll soon see an avalanche of ads, but Hinojosa and Goodwin's races are as important for the state as his is for the nation. I hope ALL of his comms include language telling voters to support Democrats up and down the ballot.

oh they thought we were all just winging it on the day, huh

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Premiums on the ACA Marketplace are set to jump by 10-20% for the second year in a row, and it traces back to Trump and Republicans letting the ACA's enhanced tax credits expire. Deductibles are up roughly $1,000 a person, and insurers are asking for double-digit hikes again in 2027.

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"This is the exact spot that Lorenzo took his final breath," said Cesar Espinosa, executive director of FIEL Houston. "And in the spirit of solidarity, I don't know about you, but I say, if they come for one of us, they come for all of us." www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/civ...

Congresswoman @sylviagarcia.house.gov: “We are demanding the full truth, the full footage, and a real independent investigation. Lorezno’s family deserves answers. Houston deserves answers. And we will not let DHS or ICE bury this, stall for time, or hide behind the same tired lies.”

The media’s language in coverage of sexual violence is so wild compared to any other subject matter. Instead of “it rained” they’re like “Several women allege that they received nonconsentual water upon their persons. We interviewed men they know, who confirmed that the women seemed damp.”

bluesky is being fucky but for those too lazy to click the link here is the meat of it: Salgado is driving, unmarked ICE vehicle follows, swerves, and tries to cut him off, and Salgado drives away. No indication that it's an ICE vehicle. Why would he pull over?

living in a powder keg and giving off sparks

Me Too did not go far enough.

"Instead, confirmation of his death came in the cruel form of videos on social media. 'I recognized him immediately: not from his appearance, but from his voice crying in the street as he was bleeding out,' Ronaldo said through tears." www.thebulwark.com/p/he-lived-h...

Dude process: the idea that the loss of some white privilege is tantamount to incarceration, deportation, or other state violence.

We still eat Pizza Hut quite often tbh lol. We are the rubes you wonder at

I think the "insiders are replacing Platner" attack is dumb, but if Maine Democrats are worried about it, the 4D chess move would be to try to convene a special legislative session to change the law for filling vacancies to require a NEW, SPECIAL primary, knowing full well Republicans will block it.

I mean sure, but I think disassociating the two aspects of him misses the gestalt, which is that he is a predator. It’s all of a piece.

as a lifelong & current Texan, I don't think that rhetoric like that in the screenshot is particularly helpful (to put it mildly), but I also invite us (the Texas electorate) to prove them wrong!

In rape culture, everything a woman says means yes and nothing she says means no. This seems to assert that though she said not to come over, said no repeatedly, struggled against Platner, an ambiguous prior comment constituted irrevocable consent. Not a shocking breach not to include it.

Ryan Grim is not "being stupid," he is a pro-rape ideologue.

Houston Mayor John Whitmire declined to seek a city-led investigation into the fatal shooting of Lorenzo Salgado Araujo by a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent, saying there cannot be a city investigation while a federal investigation is ongoing. bit.ly/4h0M2Mm

"Troy Jackson needs to be the nominee!!!" Counterpoint, your argument is invalid:

ah fuck

oh, yeah?

feels like this whole story should be a bigger national story.

"Great Noah Smith piece" Sorry, Greg Sargent, that's an oxymoron

So ur with ur honey and yur making out wen the phone rigns. U anser it n the vioce is "wut r u doing wit my senate seat?" U tell ur girl n she say "my mitch mcconnell is ded". THEN WHO WAS PHONE?

Springfield, OH hate crime. Haitian father shot driving his kids to church. "They said he was going to give someone a ride and 'they just shot him. I don’t know why.'" Consequences of hate from our gov't. www.springfieldnewssun.com/local/crime/... @gregsargent.bsky.social @jimswift.bsky.social

acting like there was simply no way to predict this is a pretty clear sign you have learned nothing and are liable to do it again!

Switzerland, this is your reward for not voting to pass that psychotic population limit referendum. Unfortunately, 45% of you still voted for it, so next round is the end of the line. But enjoy it for now! 🇨🇭