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The recent heatwave in England and Wales, exacerbated by climate change, killed ~2,700 people, with 440 deaths per day at its peak. If we don’t quickly reduce CO₂ emissions and protect people from extreme heat, it will get worse.

It feels ridiculous to be told my entire life the importance of reducing my energy usage and switching to stuff like LED bulbs and then read reports of energy prices spiking in many US communities due to data centers.

OFFICIAL: Sen. Mitch McConnell's team has confirmed that he WILL be participating in the Home Run Derby during the MLB All-Star festivities.

Ormund is plotting. He really is living proxy through Daeron but too little too late. #hotd

That was a job for the whispers not the guard girl sheesh! #hotd

Aegon … my goodness how far we’ve come. #HOTD

He really came to the Queen asking for favors for his friends in the bar. Then got tight when she gave him an assignment? #houseofthedragon #hotd

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How long before Kendrick Lamar - Meet The Grahams re-enters the charts?

"Blue pictures are by locals. Red pictures are by tourists. Yellow pictures might be by either."

🚨 Bangkok governor said one emergency exit near the kitchen was blocked by beer crates.

So much winning. Really great again.

The U.S. is just a few dozen measles cases away from exceeding the number of cases recorded in 2025.

That intro was very Millennial 😂😂😂 How many people started a video with “it’s ya boy .. it’s ya girl”

Chilled by Akasha’s portrayal in #TheVampireLestat yesterday. That monologue was SO GOOD.

That scene on the bench … awww then OH! #thevampirelestat

That monologue was heartbreaking. Give Delainey everything. #thevampirelestat

Give the actress playing Claudia all the awards. All of them. #thevampirelestat

Me watching the latest episode of #thevampirelestat

Tracee Ellis Ross Is Back in New York City, Living a Dream Come True The actress and entrepreneur got an apartment in the city for the summer while she makes her Broadway debut in “Every Brilliant Thing.” www.nytimes.com/2026/07/12/n...

A Congo fan honors iconic superfan "Lumumba Vea", famous for standing completely motionless throughout matches in honor of independence leader Patrice Lumumba, after he was denied a U.S. visa to attend the team's match in Atlanta.

@hcrichardson.bsky.social turned decades of studying democracy into a nightly act of devotion, writing alone past midnight, no sponsors, no noise, just truth and care. She’s given millions a place to breathe, to understand, to feel less alone. Grateful for her light in the dark. TYSM HCR! #Pinks

such a shame about Lumumba ...

Canadian Mi’kmaw used canoe for transportation and learned that using spruce roots and eel grass tied to their canoe who deter sharks. #Canada #AtlanticCanadian #AtlanticOcean #Sharks

as much as I love Back to the Future, this bit with the Libyan terrorists and the Plutonium is extremely racist.

An FBI sting that began in October 2023 & ended in May 2024 ensnared multiple Jackson politicians, including former Mayor Chokwe A. Lumumba & former Hinds County DA Jody Owens, in a bribery scandal over a proposal to construct a hotel in downtown Jackson adjacent to the capital’s convention complex.

"If people wanted you to write warmly about them, they should have behaved better." -- Anne Lamott

Worst states to live in America in 2026 share.google/znmyWmM5mKNG...

Then choose your fighter because we get down and dirty.

Every time I think about Swizz Beatz

I'm up in @thebulwark.com this morning with a piece (1) arguing that quorum requirements are an opportunity to push back against the Supreme Court's decision in Slaughter and (2) encouraging Senators to demand their inclusion in the forthcoming crypto bill. www.thebulwark.com/p/supreme-co...

“We knucking and bucking and ready to fight …”

I bang on about alt text and I hear from people (and libraries) that they often don't feel confident that they're doing it correctly. This guide from Perkins School for the Blind is what I suggest #DisabilityPride www.perkins.org/resource/how-write-alt-text-and-image-descriptions-visually-impaired/

Under a new proposal, Administration officials could deny government grants to any group or project on the ground that it didn’t fit the President’s agenda. www.newyorker.com/magazine/202...

Per South Carolina law -- www.scstatehouse.gov/code/t07c011... -- people can begin filing to run to replace Graham on July 21. This is gonna be fast and opens the door to any SC Republican with Senate ambitions getting in (my first thought was Nancy Mace). Buckle up.

Timeline for replacing Graham: July 21: filing period opens July 28: filing period closes August 11: special primary August 25: runoff, if they need one

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Nothing amuses me more than how quickly the right moves on, only raising the ghosts to serve their own needs

Who the hell is McMaster gonna appoint? Nancy Mace? Evette? Yikes

I guess McConnell’s camp will really keep him hidden now!

Watching #ThePolygamist … is Jonasi really that charming or attractive? Because …

Look at @anthronerd.bsky.social this was 8 years ago, wow.

Rep. Ro Khanna says he was detained by Israeli settlers during West Bank visit.

South Africa World Cup midfielder Jayden Adams dies aged 25

“Verify your age” motherfucker it’s on Wikipedia

In the DMV this fall. If you know your DCOMs, you are warmly invited. DM me for the Leaux Kay Shin.

because if his status ain't hood.