Such a good episode of the Guardian’s new podcast, featuring @samtlevin.bsky.social, @chasestrangio.bsky.social and some of the trans kids who just want to play sports

On the Fourth of July, the Trump administration's new 'Trump accounts' for children went live. @cartersherman.bsky.social speaks with @moiradonegan.bsky.social about how these accounts are really the work of the pronatalist movement, which wants women to have as many babies as possible:

By the way this is 10000000000% a match you’ll be wanting to watch in Spanish.

Guys is it good when you can declare a game to be an instant classic before halftime?

Cabo Verde wins the World Cup in the round of 32, 2-3 to Argentina

The ref should simply let them play until Cape Verde wins

Half-time reading! Recommend this strong piece by Raúl Vilchis on Julián Quiñones, his road to the Mexican national team and what his breakout at this World Cup means for the country:

brought some of the books and zines found in the Prairieland exhibit files to sentence 8 people to a combined 450 years in federal prison to @us.theguardian.com's podcast, Stateside, in the longest interview I've done so far about the story

A group of activists who joined an anti-ICE protest that went dangerously awry have been sentenced to decades in prison. @cartersherman.bsky.social speaks with @lexmcmenamin.com about the case that could have enormous consequences for the future of the first amendment and American protests:

I think this is what NYC must have felt like during the events seen in the documentary Ghostbusters

Beyond thrilled to have Kai Wright and @cartersherman.bsky.social on board for our new @us.theguardian.com podcast

Not to be corny but i am deeply moved watching a bunch of people from all over the world, who speak different languages and live different lives, do a thing together

I clapped like Jeff Hiller would clap. That’s how excited I was

Thrilled that TIME named Classy, one of the 100 Best Podcasts of All Time. All time? time.com/collections/...

I needed to feel better and the new Josh Gondelman special was right there. Face stuck in a smile now

This is very sad news. Pineapple Street was a real pioneer, a dominant force in what I guess in retrospect was the golden age of narrative podcasts. It was also, in my experience making Wind of Change, just a wonderful company full of decent, creatively brilliant people. variety.com/2025/digital...

i’m here you fuckaas bitch

The audio world lost a giant on April 23rd. Artist, sage, eccentric, Larry Massett's unassuming influence runs deep. Longtime friend Barrett Golding made this sonically apropos requiem to hearten all who knew Larry and inspire others to learn more: transom.org/2025/requiem... @jayall.bsky.social

Bone chilling. A court ordered Kilmar Abrego Garcia to stay in the United States. The Supreme Court ruled 9-0 that he was illegally removed. Trump is pretending he won the ruling 9-0. 1/ You may not think this case means anything to you. But let me tell you why it does.

It was already true before all of this, but the objectification of Salvadorians — people dehumanized into a thing through which disconnected experts can further show off their legal theories and editorial prowess — has somehow hit new heights.

Last month, ICE announced that it had arrested 48 people in a sweep in New Mexico. But local & state officials, and immigrants-rights advocates, can’t get any information about who was arrested or where they are. What actually happened? My latest: www.newyorker.com/news/the-led...

“Mommy, no. Mommy.” Daughter captures the moment masked ICE agents smash the window of her mother's car in order to take her into custody. The government claims the 52-year old seamstress is an associate of the MS-13 gang. www.thebaltimorebanner.com/community/lo...

A recent report estimated that undocumented immigrants paid $96.7 billion in taxes in 2022. $25.7 billion went toward Social Security, which they do not benefit from. Weaponizing our tax system is not only cruel it seems like a massive self own itep.org/undocumented...

Tonight the Supreme Court made it possible to have m ore cases like Andry's, by requiring that people challenging Trump's use of the Alien Enemies Act file individual habeas corpus lawsuits. Many people in detention don't have any money to hire a lawyer. They won't be able to do this.

Someone please save us. Thank you for your attention to this matter.

“Our client, who was in the middle of seeking asylum, just disappeared.” Lindsay Toczylowski represents 31-year-old Andry, a gay makeup artist from Venezuela who was flown to a notorious prison by the Trump administration after seeking asylum in the U.S. MORE: www.cbsnews.com/news/venezue...

Trump take tossed salad and scrambled egg

America gonna look like Havana but instead of cool, classic cars we'll be driving 2013 Corollas

THEY'RE CALLED MUPPETS NOT MONSTERS

“Tren de Aragua does not use any tattoos as a form of gang identification; no Venezuelan gang does.”

NEW: Friends of Neri Alvarado, rotting in a Salvadoran prison on Trump's orders, made a video highlighting his volunteer work helping neurodiverse children learn to swim. Neri was sent there after someone at ICE thought his autism awareness tattoo was a gang tattoo. Vid posted by Noah Lanard on X.

This is a fantastic piece of rigorous, in-depth reporting. It will make you want to pass out with rage. But definitely read it. www.motherjones.com/politics/202...

I watched the Severance finale and then the very next thing I did was read this thread. My brain is applesauce now.

In which the Department of Homeland Security struggles to answer a very simple question: "Is any criticism of the United States government a deportable offense?" (From NPR here: www.npr.org/2025/03/13/n...)

Sesame Street really tells the story of America: - Created for PBS to educate young (especially Black!) children - Becomes a beloved institution cherished by the entire country - Gets privatized and kicked to premium cable due to budget cuts - Unionization leads to mass layoffs What a country!

In the movie version, Canada would hire indie filmmakers to fake a major fentanyl bust so this could all be over

Love to this gorgeous man who turned my world upside down when I was 16 and has been an inspiration activist singer performer writer mensch and North Star all along 🪨🌌🌌🌌

There has been a lot of chatter today about Zelenskyy's meeting with Trump, some regarding this moment when White House correspondent Brian Glenn asked if the Ukrainian president plans to wear a suit. I want to address idea in this thread. 🧵

New Panda Bear record is a roller rink soundtrack from an alternate timeline. Nice escape from our current timeline.

News: Wash Post owner Jeff Bezos announces a new libertarian bent for paper's opinion pages - and says opposing views will be found elsewhere. At an hour-long meeting today with staffers, opinions editor David Shipley said he had argued against Bezos's new vision. He is stepping down / MORE

What are we doing doge to media or something

The gold is gone. It's just stacks of tamales in Fort Knox now.

Feeling thankful for all the masculine role models I had as a kid

Was trying to escape with new Eddie Chacon, but then I actually listened to the lyrics. youtu.be/eBooJXyVEhw?...

People of Philadelphia, go out there and act totally normal and calm, the way you always do.

They are seeking to criminalize integration efforts across public life. We must be clear eyed and direct about what’s happening here. We have not witnessed this blatant of a comprehensive governmental attack on integration since the Civil Rights Movement. slate.com/news-and-pol...

Extremely ominous sign of what's to come

I’ve got an op-ed in @nytopinion.nytimes.com today arguing that sex ed should not be taught by squeamish gym teachers but by teens. Read it here! www.nytimes.com/2025/01/26/o...

That’s not gonna stop random non-black people from thinking that I work there when I’m minding my business.

There's an old, abandoned gas station near my house painted all black. Whole building, windows, AC units. The first time I saw it I thought, "Hey look, it's a David Lynch gas station." He didn't just make images for the screen, he colored our whole way of seeing.