So much false equivalence in media on gerrymandering in Texas vs California & Virginia. California and Virginia maps approved by the voters. That's a huge difference not enough people pointing out

Ahahahahaha what do you mean the TECHNICAL ADVISOR to Bluesky just blocked over 300k users by following an ANTI-AI, AI HATERS blocklist. Embarassing.

this is how Utah's Congressional map deals with Utah's largest city, cracking it through to the middle into 4 different districts in order to deny it Congressional representation to make sure Dems get 0 seats

Narrator: "they voted yes."

Republicans in Congress & on SCOTUS blocked Dems from ending gerrymandering nationwide multiple times since 2019. Dems redrawing maps in response to GOP gerrymanders is the only way to make a pro-reform House majority possible or convince the GOP that gerrymandering no longer serves their interests

Decision Desk HQ projects the VA Congressional Redistricting Referendum will Pass. While No currently has the lead, based on the location and size of the remaining vote, Yes will take the lead as soon as the remaining counties report. #DecisionMade: 8:25 PM EDT

The problem with "prediction markets" is that there are no consequences, no guardrails, and no limits, which is... bad.

Folks, if you're posting with images rn, Bluesky's media server seems not to be working. Maybe save your breath and try again later? Video upload is reportedly not working either. Why? Iranian hackers, 313 Team, who DDoS'ed Bluesky the other day? They claim to be attacking Bluesky today, too.

Thirteen U.S. troops died trying to get these people to safety — Afghan interpreters, soldiers, and the families of our service members. Veterans spent sleepless nights during the chaotic withdrawal fighting to keep them alive. Now our own government is going to abandon them.

Just insane slap to the people who so bravely helped us, and then had to flee their country because of a withdrawal Trump agreed to with the Taliban. He is reliably never on the side of human rights

We fucking warned y’all that this was the goddamned end goal for those smart glasses.

Last night, after an hours-long public hearing, Monterey Park became the first city in California to pass an ordinance permanently banning data centers. The city council voted unanimously to declare data centers a public nuisance, and to "prohibit all data centers within city limits." My story:

ELIZABETH WARREN: Did Donald Trump lose the 2020 election? KEVIN WARSH: Uhm, we try to keep politics if I'm confirmed out of the Federal Reserve WARREN: I'm just asking a factual question WARSH: I believe this body certified the election WARREN: That's not the question I'm asking

Our feelings about the last ten years captured in a single frame.

The Pitt season 1 was binge-worthy TV. But season 2 felt like something extraordinary.

MAYOR'S $14.8 BILLION PROPOSED CITY OF LA BUDGET JUST DROPPED‼️ FEW HIGHLIGHTS 🧵 🚔 LAPD: $223 Million INCREASE to $3.6 Billion Includes increases in salaries, overtime, pensions, benefits, liability claims, & more. Includes hiring 510 officers to maintain a force of 8,555.

Here’s last night’s story about prediction markets – platforms where you can bet on basically anything, from the weather to the war in Iran. The story's also about why AI seems to be obsessed with shirtless old guys! To a lesser degree, but worth mentioning, if you’re into that. youtu.be/ZN4njIQcSR4

just an incredible run by the four cruise ship captains that decided it was time to go

Just a thought: How about we stop shaming the poor for buying things that may not be essential, and start shaming the rich for making a profit off things that are essential?

One of the most blatant examples of sane-washing I've ever seen from the NYT. This was an unarmed cargo vessel in international waters, crewed by noncombatants!

In less than two months, President Donald Trump has dismantled the policy infrastructure that once undergirded these assumptions. trib.al/b7OWcvj

Tim Curry, the absolute legend, turns 80 today. This man took huge swings.

Many, MANY ppl have BEEN saying that they're making the struggles they have with their own masculinity and insecurity the whole world's problem.

I'm not joking when I say mRNA technology is more important than "AI" and it's a tragedy we're throwing billions into one while our government is aggressively defunding the other.

Excited to attend the ribbon-cutting for the next segment of California’s solar canal initiative later this month in Hickman. Imagine generating solar power over 4,000 miles or so canals across the state. A lot of Sierra and Colorado River water to save via avoided evaporation.

I just cannot get over the levels of all this theft.

Zohran Mamdani on CBS — “Socialist politics can flourish anywhere, because there is only one majority in this country, and that is the working class. It’s time we have a politics that puts them at the heart of what we’re doing, not in the appendix.” America’s Mayor can’t miss.

In "Who Framed Roger Rabbit?" Judge Doom buys up the efficient and widely used electric train public transit system in Los Angeles, in order to decommission it and replace it with a massive freeway for cars, an echo of the real accusation against GM. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/General...

Maybe someone will bother to ask the Senator from Massachusetts about her views on Nazi tattoos

I'm on my way to see some stars tonight, but decided to do a little exploring first.

do I need to go back there or something??

With a final tally of 213-214, the war powers resolution to disengage US forces from the war on Iran failed by a single vote. Representative Jared Golden of Maine was the sole Democratic lawmaker to vote against the measure. Had he voted for it, it would have passed, handing Trump an historic loss.

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Dear god. Very, very serious allegations of mass civil rights violations at the State of Florida's Everglades immigration detention center (officially known as "Alligator Alcatraz").

When you are targeting a marginalized community as a marginalized person... look at who is laughing with you... Because the ones laughing WITH you will be the ones laughing AT you

*gives a Molotov cocktail to an arsonist* I feel like they were doing a weaponized version of what I was doing

Tax Day is a reminder of America’s unequal tax system. But we can fix it | Zohran Mamdani, Gabriel Zucman and Joseph Stiglitz

Some of yall will give them your money and attend…and I have no choice but to think it’s foolish af. Instead keep the pressure on FIFA. Let em lose money if they refuse to do shit about Trump. In fact, many of the teams should not bother attending let alone competing.

Basically everybody who works in data security (including many government employees who were subsequently fired during the DOGE purge) cited this as a high likelihood. I hope this gets much more coverage. We haven’t seen much since the whistleblower campaign dropped that attempts to investigate it.

Why is it unlikely to succeed? These aren't the early days where Trump had a blank check and Republicans had no fear. Midterms are looming, and that man is posting pictures of himself as Jesus. It has never been safer to vote him out. In fact, one's job safety may hang on doing so.

The future is gonna be so weird lol

“I need to help,” Sam said. “Just turn around and not look. Let’s get back to work,” Sam recalled the manager saying. “As Sam stood in disbelief watching the woman give chest compressions, the supervisor softly nudged Sam, tears in the manager’s eyes now, too.” Local journalism is critical:

"For more than an hour, several employees said, [Amazon] workers in the facility were instructed to continue fetching totes, picking items off shelves and loading them onto trucks for delivery as the man lay dead"

The same week the NYTimes was devoting its significant resources to producing this ridiculous piece about Lauren Sanchez Bezos's call for rich people to not worry and be happy, Ryan Hass, an independent journalist in Oregon, was investigating this horrifying story about a death in an Amazon plant.

I'm disappointed with my fellow young Millennials (30-34). We could have done at least 7% better 😔

NEW—I got an exclusive excerpt from a USAID whistleblower's new book that made me gasp multiple times. It details Trump's dismantling of the humanitarian aid agency & his team/DOGE's shocking ignorance to public health. 'Into the Wood Chipper' by Nicholas Enrich is out tomorrow. Read excerpt here:

Me: I'm not ready to go yet. Nicole Kidman walking in: We come to this place, for magic... Me:

Texas GOP Rep. Tony Gonzales says he'll "file my retirement" from Congress tomorrow. Presumably he means he's resigning, since he already announced his retirement last month when he dropped his bid for reelection. x.com/RepTonyGonza...