NEW: Vessel captains crossing the Strait of Hormuz will have to answer "our riddles three" Iran's foreign ministry says

I think it's fine to say that Trump completely surrendered to Iran after murdering 150 schoolgirls because both of those things happened.

one of my favorite recurring subplots in housing discourse is NIMBYs talking about any major dev project like it’s a form of settler colonialism and meanwhile actual indigenous people are like “we are going to build the biggest apartment buildings you have literally ever seen”

It seems, as I read the situation, that the WH decided not to disclose MOU terms tonight to avoid criticism spoiling UFC event; so Iran is disclosing phony terms that are even worse; which is infuriating WH folks, who want to respond; but they can’t get permission b/c principals are at the UFC thing

Seems pretty clear from this story that, constitutionally aside, CT passed a mask ban without any real intent to enforce it.

You see the footage of the motocross riders doing dirtbike stunts in front of the White House and people are like "they're deliberately desecrating American symbols" and I don't think that's actually true. I think that if they could have done something cooler they would have

The Scots found the Boston cop slide @everyone @edsbs.bsky.social @brianmfloyd.bsky.social @cjzero.bsky.social

Ok to be honest for a second it is genuinely wild, for a state as liberal as Maine to have its voters excuse a candidate for Senate with such a conspicuously checkered history, and who has routinely backed bigotry, victimization of women, & fascism over the years I am of course talking about collins

Declining to enforce a generally applicable criminal statute is a legitimate policy choice local elected prosecutors make all the time. The state legislature has other options, or if they want they can seek to amend the state constitution so local prosecutors aren’t elected. It’s not some revolution

In the original Star Wars IV script, the Death Star was supposed to deliver a warning shot and miss Alderaan. Due to a mistake by the key grip, they blew up the planet and all its inhabitants. Since insurance refusedt to cover a new planet, they rewrote the movie around the blooper

I’ve noticed this piece go viral on here without anyone bothering to scroll down a few paragraphs to see what the actual issue is

This is still America

Okay but this is still kind of pathetic. She got dragged into a campaign she had no real desire to run, half-assed it, completely face-planted, and now she’s dropping hints about still being on the ballot without actually committing to the race? Get out of here. Anyone else would be better.

Meanwhile Susan Collins continues to vote to fund President Stephen Miller’s brutal authoritarian regime. #mepolitics #mesenate

It brings me great joy that the "most recommended" walkthrough for Mario and Luigi: Superstar Saga on GameFAQs is like this

Imagine the pure joy of getting to write this www.nytimes.com/2026/06/04/u...

If the Roberts Court had simply gone, "Did a Trump-appointed district judge issue this opinion or injunction? Then we affirm," they would actually be in a better position than they are now. They're further to the right of the Trump appointees on lower courts.

Because this is Bluesky I need to clarify that “New York City” did not do this, the Feds did

You’ve more or less endorsed Platner here. Republicans who disliked Trump personally but wanted to enact conservative policy ultimately got what they wanted by holding their noses and voting for him. The 6-3 SCOTUS was a generational project and he simply won it for them.

Gideon was a forgettable candidate so I guess I can't really blame Maine Dems for trying an unforgettable one this time.

It was going to be the $100 but they had to adjust for inflation.

Awful story, but it does the readers a huge disservice to bury these incredibly important paragraphs halfway down the page.

This is a really frustrating story and it appears part of the problem is the woman has an (erroneous) removal order on her record. Hopefully her lawyer looks into reopening and terminating the case. Otherwise they’re never going to stop accusing her of faking her documents.

Nothing says adhering to the intent of Congress like walking back part of your Definitely-Authorized-By-Congress proposal on a Friday evening.

If someone had definitive proof that Harris's stand on Gaza or campaigning with Liz Cheney cost her the election that'd be 1) released immediately and 2) a landmark in political science because we're still arguing about gay marriage's impact in 2004.

once again thinking of the b-1 battle droid from Boston, Massachusetts

Gov Jared Polis told a Colorado Sun event that his decision to give clemency to Tina Peters "will be remembered fondly." He was later interrupted by protesters carrying an enormous banner reading EAT SHIT POLIS coloradosun.com/2026/05/19/j...

You do not have to hand it to him but lol

We don’t have to pretend that this will last more than a day after this term ends. If the next administration decides to breach this “settlement” I suppose Trump could sue, but then he’ll have to defend this sham arrangement in court and the whole point of this exercise was to avoid that

Okay then seal the bunker. We have plenty of real problems to focus on.

If Blexas happens it basically rewrites American politics. It'd be the equivalent of the Blue Wall falling in 2016. It's why you can't look away even if it seems impossible, as the Clinton campaign thought the Blue Wall falling was.

He can’t betray the GOP base like that

Reed O’Connor is going to try to enjoin the entire First Circuit before this ends

It’s because he can’t walk on the grass anymore right

guy who is mad at Nolan’s Odyssey because it depicts the sea as blue instead of wine-dark

Jared Polis really woke up the other day and said to himself: I’m going to show Donald Trump that withholding federal funding from my state pays off

Never too late for her to get arrested for something else

Well that’s one way the next Dem president can deal with a GOP Congress

I am very tired of the stupid-savvy 'oh you think politicians were honest before Donald Trump' take, like yes there has in fact been a qualitative change in the way modern american politics have been conducted that is largely attributable to him, and is bad.

Great news for my Venezuelan clients, you’re all citizens now

Forgetting about dummymandering for a second, even potentially vulnerable seats are annoying for the GOP incumbents to run in, and I wonder if some of them quietly made those feelings known to the state senate.

folks, the idea is out there. Virginia Democrats are talking about it. this could happen. gift link to the NYT: www.nytimes.com/2026/05/10/u...

It’s not great but it’s also not as bad as I thought. And it makes all these “Republicans Now Bullish About Midterms” stories kind of funny

this is the closest I've ever come to actually suggesting a "one neat trick" suggestion for anything, but I'm so serious here. the Virginia Constitution gives the legislature the power to set retirement ages for judges "REGARDLESS OF THE TERM TO WHICH ELECTED OR APPOINTED." make it 54 right now.

The comparison of the Ohio and Virginia cases are stupid? The Ohio Supreme Court sent the case back to the legislature where they ignored the ruling. If the Court had just said the map is illegal and you have to use this this one, then I think it would have gone differently.

Also two key differences 1. In OH they basically ran out the clock in a game of chicken with the court when no map existed, they can't do that here because the election can just proceed under old lines 2. In FL the court is most likely going to rule in favor of the map.

I always imagine the author looking the reader in the eye and speaking very slowly

Real Outer Rim Patriots know

I mean who the hell knows but this feels like wishcasting by anonymous GOP sources www.politico.com/news/magazin...