Conservatives in 2000: Mothers are saints and zygotes are full fledged human beings who deserve voting rights. Conservatives in 2026: Mothers are dirty whores and babies are cum trophies.

Today may be the 90th anniversary of the Wienermobile. According to some unreliable sources (and the semi-reliable HuffPo), the first one rolled off the production line at the General Body Assembly plant in Chicago on 18 July 1936 🧵 www.huffpost.com/entry/my-rid...

states that are happening. The cases in other states are not getting as much publicity but there’s for sure a notable increase. So…until we know the source in other states not yet linked to Taylor Farms lettuce we need to at least keep an eye out for other possible sources of contamination.

I use this tumblr post constantly (at least partially because it amuses me to use a tumblr post at work), to talk about the impact of small steps. But fighting to take small steps can distract us from where we are going and etc, so I also often talk about reflecting on if you are also…

FACT CHECK: Amid his tirade against elections Thursday night, Trump presented a voter registration drive in Michigan in the lead-up to the 2020 election as an example of large-scale voter fraud. However, authorities have said that it didn’t lead to a single fraudulent vote being cast.

PSA: if you feel like maybe reading some old books, like maybe you were inspired to pick up Pride & Prejudice because @trungles.com was live-posting his read-through, you could do much worse than Standard Ebooks. Think Project Gutenberg, but nice epubs.

Taylor Farms also markets as "Earthbound" which is a big seller in CA.

This. Outbreaks are a sign that working conditions are especially bad, because this is a labor issue as well as a public health issue.

Re: cyclospora, Taco Bell having ethics and going "you know what, it's always the fucking lettuce, why don't we just pull that until we know what's going on" resulting in all the outlets going "LETTUCE SOLD AT TACO BELL LINKED TO EXPLOSIVE DIARRHEA" is a fantastic way to discourage ethics in future.

Gift link with no paywall because everybody needs to read this one after the June we just had slate.com/news-and-pol...

Coltrane, gone 59 years ago today — at the age of 40. “.. I want to be a force for real good,” he said. “I know that there are bad forces, forces that bring suffering to others and misery to the world, but I want to be the opposite force.” #RIP

Probably more helpful to think of them not so much as “Canadian wildfires” but rather “climate change wildfires currently consuming Canada”

When you die, your name is not automatically and magically removed from voter rolls. This is so flimsy when you stop and think about it for five seconds. Of course there are dead people on voter rolls ... but they don't vote. Because they're dead!

In moments when journalists get it right, it’s important that we say so - in part because everyone likes a pat on the back, but also because highlighting strong exemplars gives a roadmap for others. SO.. In today’s New York Times, @peterbakernyt.bsky.social gets it right in the following ways:

LG monitors are now prompting Windows to download and install their "monitor app" without asking user permission, and it's happening with monitors as old as three years. I've never heard of anything like this with a piece of hardware that wasn't a criminal attempt to access a computer.

Like….everybody shut the fuck up and stop fighting. You are taking the wrong fucking lesson from this border-crossing smoke nightmare. The lesson is *all of earth’s ecosystems are entwined, borders mean nothing, all emitters are culpable, this is an EARTH PROBLEM NOT A COUNTRY PROBLEM*.

China Cracks Down on AI Romance as New Rules Target Emotional Dependence China has become the first country to introduce nationwide regulations restricting AI romance and companion chatbots. The new rules aim to reduce emotional dependence on artificial intelligence, protect minors, and require…

“Declined”? What is this, an NFL penalty?

All the ways Trump has gutted efforts to stop foreign election interference: -laid off a third of CISA employees -disbanded FBI task charged with combatting foreign election interference -eliminated DHS teams combatting foreign disinformation -fired all the EAC commissioners

Americans and Canadians blaming each other for wildfires and nitpicking who’s worse solves *nothing*. But it does make the oil companies really fucking happy cause we’re too busy yelling at each other to focus our ire at them. Both of our govts are capitalist shitbags in their pockets.

Granite meets graffiti. 🎨 One of the signature works of Nuart Aberdeen, Case Maclaim’s monumental mural transforms the Ibis Hotel into a giant canvas. A reminder that some of Scotland’s finest galleries don’t have walls at all. #NuartAberdeen #StreetArt #Aberdeen

One of the most pressing problems for the next Democratic president I think is going to be restoring, good order and discipline in the military

My four year old was asking me today about what I did with Grandma on days when it was too hot or too smoky to play outside, and. Oof

"I'd kill for my child" okay but would you put aside your preconceived notions of gender or sexuality for your child? would you apologize to your child when you're wrong? would you tell your child they can be whoever they want to be, and mean it? your child doesn't need more killing in their name

Look at that sky Edinburgh Castle, Scotland 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

He’s gonna address the nation tonight, and he’s not gonna talk about you. He’s not gonna talk about your struggles with unemployment, rising prices, and access to healthcare. He’s gonna talk about himself. He’s gonna talk about an election he lost six years ago. Just one more reminder for November.

Warnock: "Look at this from a common sense perspective. I won two elections -- in '21 and '22. Our congressional delegation is majority Republican, so are you saying that on the same ballots that elected my R colleagues, their ballots are legit and the ballots that elected Ossoff & myself are not?"

Trump will lie about the 2020 election. Trump will lie about the 2026 election. But, if Trump claims powers he does not have, or tries to undermine free and fair election, we will sue and we will win. If you doubt me, take a look at my record in beating him and his allies in court.

OSSOFF: I expect tonight's speech to be equal parts pathetic and dangerous. I think we will hear from the world's most famous sore loser, a prime time presidential sour grapes address reheating, debunked conspiracy theories about an election in which he was soundly defeated.

This is quite clearly a total lie. The story quotes a "draft press release." This is why we meed to support independent pro-democracy media rather than the stenographers for the administration. Begin by subscribing to Democracy Docket. bit.ly/4qmEiFz

When you are the President of the United States and you say favorable things about individual companies after buying their stocks, you are using the power of the presidency to line your own pockets—not to help the American people.

Tuberville voted in Florida after tax records say he moved back to Alabama www.al.com/news/2026/06...

This is Willing. She recently learned that sitting gets her a treat and now follows her human around popping a squat every few feet. Can't blame her for being an overachiever. 12/10 (TT: adoptdurham)

From the world's most famous sore loser, a primetime presidential sour grapes address…

#StayReadyCrew 🚨🚨🚨Here is information without a paywall. www.abc12.com/news/health/...

"Encouraging men to get more testosterone, hormone replacement therapy, is gender affirming care" Rep. Becca Balint (D-VT) about Sec. Pete Hegseth's program for servicemen meidasnews.com/news/rep-bal...

A reminder that cities used to have terrible air quality like we have today on a regular basis and the current administration continues to actively dismantle the protections and regulations that cleaned that up.

Whatever false claims Trump makes tonight, remember the facts: he’s been publicly saying for months that he wants to interfere in our elections. Tonight’s speech is designed to help him justify that. Do not fall for it.

Dear all Democratic candidates this election cycle: Stand up for trans people, especially trans kids. Not just because it’s the right thing to do, but also because letting the fascists throw any one group under the bus means they can and will do the same thing to any other group they don’t like.

ICE has left pets trapped after abducting their owners. In Texas, a woman used PAXIS.app to help rescue her neighbor’s dog. Do not wait for the detainee locator. Call animal control or 911 if danger is imminent. Ask shelters for a temporary hold, not surrender. Jake is safe. GoFundMe.com/PAXIS

Ossoff brilliant at this

Furious that Chris Nolan would disregard historical accuracy in adapting The Odyssey by making a "movie" with "cameras" instead of memorizing the entire story and then going on a nationwide tour to sing it to us while tripping on ergotized barley

NEW: We reported two years ago that Chicago police had made 200,000 secret traffic stops, failing to disclose them as required by law. Chicago police then admitted the problem, & promised to 'fix' it in a legislative hearing. We just investigated again: The problem... got WORSE.

Please explain to me how the same senators who voted for the Epstein Transparency Acf would now vote to confirm the man who’s leading the continuing coverup of the Epstein files.

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

NEW: Republican Thom Tillis says Todd Blanche has to meet with Epstein survivors before he'll vote to confirm Blanche. "This is a very important part of getting to yes. There should not be any reason why … if he said that he would do it today, then he can certainly do it over the next two weeks."

From one of the better music shows of the 1970’s, hers is Phoebe Snow with Poetry Man #music #musisky youtu.be/LtslKTIEUhg?...

Shepherd: I'm struggling to herd my sheep together. Can you help me? Me: Sorry, mate. That's sounds like a ewe problem.

You can feel whatever kind of way you want to feel about Biden but he passed the biggest climate bill in world history with the narrowest legislative majority in U.S. history where the deciding vote was a literal coal baron, this framing sort of necessarily arises from either ignorance or mendacity

To those of you saying the Senate will still confirm, I agree. If you read me, you know that's what I've been saying. Is it still worth understanding what Blanche is about? Yes. And is it still worth reaching out to your GOP Senators & expressing your disgust? Absolutely. Make it painful for them.