it's so nice to see what a functioning judiciary looks like "A transgender woman in the East African nation of Kenya has won a landmark court victory in which the judge not only found in her favour, but ordered the government to pass a Transgender Protection Rights Act." fuck yeah

So wholesome, I can't stop giggling

I should be doing preemployment paperwork, researching academic opportunities, or storage unit prices. Instead, I'm deep into a Wikipedia hole about 18th century nobility.

If a Democratic governor talks about punching people in the mouth, he is obviously filled with insatiable bloodlust. If a Republican president talks about punching people in the mouth, you’re the violent one for thinking he was being serious.

I can tell this site needs more sports knowers because everyone's been yelling about canceling Disney+ and Hulu all day and I literally haven't seen anyone yelling about canceling the new ESPN app, which was just rolled out and the success of which is existential for ESPN.

"...if I stay silent on this one issue..." speaks to a lot of us Jews who didn't know what to say and when to say it.

Tragic and alarming: From the states collecting data, 68% of U.S. counties and jurisdictions have immunization rates below 95% for the MMR vaccine — the level of herd immunity that is required to stop the spread of measles.

A COMPUTER CAN NEVER BE HELD ACCOUNTABLE THEREFORE, PRETEND ALL YOUR MANAGEMENT DECISIONS WERE MADE BY COMPUTERS

Feel like I’m going insane with the revisionist history that Charlie Kirk fostered open debate. He chilled speech and his targeting of professors for wrongthink led to threats, harassment, and being forced out of their jobs. His legacy is chilling speech right now, about him

This is the biggest story in America right now. Coffee up 20.9% year-over-year Steaks up 16.6% Apples up 9.6% Bananas, 6.6%. www.axios.com/2025/09/11/t...

Sesame Street will be putting a huge collection of episodes on YouTube starting in January 2026 This is a fantastic way to educate children It’s a form of resistance. Shows like Sesame Street teach love, tolerance, acceptance & more. These lessons are crucial for the long fight ahead.

Mother Jones is looking for a fluent Hebrew/English speaker who can help us fact-check some translations -- ideally someone with research/fact check/journalism experience. It would be a few hours of paid work. DM me if interested!

This story has it all: aquaculture, Black Flag, Bernie Sanders, Star Trek as policy, John Hodgman, male tears, and a candidate citing Luthen’s monologue from Andor. Meet Graham Platner, the Maine oysterman trying to crack the senate. @grahamformaine.bsky.social newrepublic.com/article/1996...

Robot who drinks all the earth's water while goading you into killing yourself can also call the cops on you!

"let's just finish the crime drama before bed. It'll be fine..." Lots of tears and a gut punch ending later. "We're fine... It's all fine..." Us fighting over who gets to hug the cuddly cat.

These fuckers are in MY CITY terrorizing OUR PEOPLE. Last time I went through a checkpoint this militarized, I lived in fucking Libya. cc @popville.bsky.social @dcmigrantmutualaid.org

"Age verification" laws are actually "upload your ID or get your face scanned to access every website, ending anonymity and associating your identity with everything you do online" laws and if more people understood that they would not be down for this authoritarian nonsense

Sure, they are openly using federal agencies to investigate and potentially prosecute their opponents, but maybe someone filled out a form wrong?

I made a multi step dinner and set up autopay for the electric bill. I'll accept your applause and noises of awe/surprise now.

@freedcproject.bsky.social FBI and masked thugs getting on red line at CUA

Firing and demoralizing feminized jobs as enemies of the state while brazenly bribing men with violent jobs that almost instantly puts them into the middle of middle class is very basic gendered warfare. Fulfilling the manosphere’s promise.

I preferred our headline, though we weren’t there: Boy riding bubble realizes what he's on, asks for more air www.theregister.com/2025/08/15/b...

6 days after Soviet troops invaded Czechoslovakia in 1968, a Prague paper published these “10 Commandments”: ‘When a Soviet soldier comes to you, YOU: 1. Don’t know 2. Don’t care 3. Don’t tell 4. Don’t have 5. Don’t know how to 6. Don’t give 7. Can’t do 8. Don’t sell 9. Don’t show 10. Do nothing’

Just 10 members of Congress have even dared to call Israel's mass murder in Gaza a genocide. Meanwhile, they're straight up murdering journalists. The gulf between what's happening and what most of our leaders will acknowledge is so remarkably vast.

Somebody on LinkedIn said what we're all thinking.

A tombstone in Bridgnorth, Shropshire, photographed by Andy Darby. Note the border inscription.

Looking for some new recipes to make throughout August? Then join our Food and Drink Transcribathon Run! Transcribe and enrich some menus and recipes from the late 1800s to mid 1900s. You might just find your summer inspiration from our historical collections. bit.ly/41vl5YB

Someone asked ChatGPT to roleplay as an oncologist treating a 68-year-old male with stage IIIA non-small cell lung cancer, receiving detailed treatment protocols including specific drugs like durvalumab and pembrolizumab.

Do you like.... TEXTILE ARTS?? 🧵 PAINTERS?? 🎨 or maybe... PRINTMAKERS?? 🖼️ There are THREE womensart books available at a bookstore near you.... Check them out! :) 🧡

Look forward to reading these

What is with US big shops not accepting tap payments? I've had to leave purchases at the counter because I ran out with only my cellphone and keys.

NEW: Despite having an office of hundreds of attorneys, Ken Paxton is frequently opting for private lawyers — many to whom he has personal or political ties — to argue on behalf of Texas. One attorney cost taxpayers more than $24,000 for a day’s work. With @texastribune.org

trans history, especially during the birth of the gay rights movement in the US from Stonewall onward, has been mostly populated by transfeminine figures. transmascs absolutely existed in those movements and have been invisiblized

How can you have like 10+ radio stations devoted to sports and none of them cover the Tour de France?

Heartbroken for my colleagues, country & career. Secretaries of Defense have always supported a strong diplomatic corps. James Mattis famously said that if the State Dept gets cut 'then I need to buy more ammunition.' A terrible stupid day. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

Full lawsuit against Diageo for allegedly selling adulterated tequila as 100% agave is up and boy does it look bad. Kudos to Mezcalistas for their ongoing reporting on this. www.mezcalistas.com/casamigos-la...

Girls near me are discussing twilight, Harry Potter and hunger games. What year is it? 😭

I'm almost finished with this and it's been a fascinating and well written account of Christian Nationalism. Amazingly, its also not hella depressing.

People have no idea, not really, how this budget is about to wreck their very foundations.

USAID (inception-2025, daily): Here's another press release on the amazing work we're doing!!! Media: Bor-ring. Media: American readers don't care. Media: Ok fine page "world news" page 23 below the fold. DOGE: USAID is dead Media: Is that's bad? USAID dude: It's our fault, somehow? Media: print it

"For now, donated books are filling the gap. Activist and author Mariame Kaba organized a book drive that aims to crowdsource 2,500 books for the store by September." - Indeed I am seeking gently used and new book donations through August. Help me reach 2500 books gothamist.com/arts-enterta...

Hello & HAPPY FRIDAY, as promised an open letter by my lovely colleagues and myself. Everybody, feel free to sign this even if you are not NL-based and ‼️ share ‼️ (anonymous signature is poss): Open Letter: Stop the Uncritical Adoption of AI Technologies in Academia openletter.earth/open-letter-...

Can't believe that in the year of our lord 2025 I am STILL hearing people say "oh but LLMs are useful for summarizing" They are not useful for summarizing, because summarizing is not what they are doing.

Nothing like the power going out to be reminded how electricity dependent our lives are. Apparently people have forgotten how to drive when street lights are out ...

Rank Mamdani even if he’s not your first choice— statistically, he has the best chance of beating Cuomo than any of the other candidates so if you don’t want Cuomo, put him on your ballot. Put Lander first, or Adrienne Adams, or Blake or Myrie, all are good! Just put Mamdani somewhere on there!

Anyone in a Hegseth group chat want to share deets?

Would be neat to see a lot more of this in the next few days