9/ This is an enormous reminder that eradication isn't permanent without continued investment. We eliminated screwworm. I said it last week and I'll say it again- keeping threats at bay requires funding, surveillance, expertise, and long-term commitment. Prevention only works when we keep doing it.

House Republicans just poured $70 billion more into Trump's mass deportation machine. That money could fund health care or feed the hungry. Instead, it will tear apart families and destroy lives. Every lawmaker who voted for it is responsible for the harm that follows.

www.commonwealthfund.org/publications... Important (and very readable!) analysis

It shared a photo, possibly A.I.-generated, of an alligator, “Al E. Gator,” dressed in uniform being presented with an award for outstanding service and dedication. It wasn't a selfie? www.nytimes.com/2026/06/09/u...

Just ask Walmart

NEW: On Friday the Trump admin announced a proposed work permit regulation that could make it dramatically more difficult for many immigrants in the US to work to support themselves and their families, including DACA recipients, asylum seekers, and the spouses of skilled workers.

I literally whispered “wow”

50 people have died in detention since Trump returned to office. And tens of thousands more are languishing in these facilities each night, living under horrific conditions and medical neglect. We cannot allow another cent to go to these for profit, immigration prisons.

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who would have guessed people would die when you cut off uhhh…all energy, the stuff you need to transport goods and perform services, and…live?

Again: why would anyone come here for this World Cup under these circumstances? www.nytimes.com/athletic/734...

Darling 🤬 It takes a long time to count the ballots because so many are mailed in. This is not difficult.

Darling. As one would call a man

SoFi Stadium workers authorize strike ahead of World Cup www.npr.org/2026/06/06/n... Union strong!

Do other people find @thenation.com ‘s informations sharing consent options impossible to understand?

If you ever need a good cry just watch his 1997 Emmy speech: youtu.be/r4GcqxiuCJE?...

Excellent editorial in today's Diabetes Care charing scientists to engage and speak up and act now. I could not agree more! diabetesjournals.org/care/article... Some highlights: 🧵1/10

www.wakely.com/blog/who-pai... Hey, what if we just let people die?

the wired story about one of musk's DOGE cronies trying to murder a whistleblower is insane? brakes cut, and also: www.wired.com/story/he-ble...

Anyway, here is a good rundown on how we eradicated the new world screwworm from much of Central America for decades, only for the Trump people to (of course) fuck it up

This is really important. “More than 100 retired NASA astronauts have banded together to form a new nonpartisan organization…” and its members believe deeply in “principles such as the rule of law, checks and balances, and the peaceful transition of power.” Follow @astronauts4america.bsky.social

Trump administration abandons $1.8 billion payout fund after revolt by GOP Journalism, protest, and public pressure can stop corruption. Pass it on!

Forgive me for being tedious, but "hostile work environment" has a particular meaning in anti-discrimination law. It does not mean, as an idiot snowflake like Bari Weiss would have it, that someone questioned the boss' poor leadership and she felt bad about it.

...rapaciousness landed. "Steyer is to current disenfranchised progressives what Trump was to disenfranchised republicans in 2016: the posturing rich savior. "

Immigrant detainees have told courts across the nation that detention officials have failed to treat or stabilize their conditions, from pregnancy to prostate cancer, suggesting that systemic lapses in care extend well beyond record deaths in ICE custody. kffhealthnews.org/courts/ice-i...

Who wants to tell me this isn’t a realtor trying to make the neighborhood “happen”?

One of the wildest things about Kavanaugh's now-notorious quote is that there was ample evidence *on the record before the court* that this was untrue, yet he stated it as an undisputed statement of fact. Did he bother to read the record before writing his opinion?

"Who is the best agent you've got?" "Jack Ryan, sir." "Great, get him in here, I want a frivolous mortgage fraud case against every Black woman in government by the end of this week!" "Uh, sir, excuse me, but: wat." "Goddamnit, this is a matter of national security!"

jeffnesbit.substack.com/p/the-case-f... XB’s biggest mistake is telling us truths we don’t want to hear. For example, the current single payer proposals rely on federal waivers we won’t get from this administration

🚩 Court records show Spencer Pratt was charged with hit-and-run in 2003. People make mistakes, but for someone who’s an asshole and obsessed over holding everyone else accountable, Pratt is remarkably quiet about his own record.

It’s election day in California! There’s a mayoral race here in Los Angeles and I’m realllly trying not to get into useless arguments on BlueSky (Idk about these people who still think voting for a rich guy with no experience is a good idea, though)

Much of the discussion about Delaney Hall focuses on the protests But please, concentrate on the deplorable conditions faced by immigrants-including toddlers-there Rancid food Inhumane conditions Paid for by US because Trump gave a huge contract to this private contractor #ShutDownDelaneyHall

I STAND WITH THE PROTESTERS If a detention facility can’t withstand public scrutiny, congressional oversight, and media attention, the problem isn’t the protesters. The problem is what’s happening inside. #ShutDownDelaneyHall

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A peace deal like no other. Many are saying it’s the greatest peace ever achieved. Complete and total peace. Very strong. Very peaceful.

53-year old man killed in Oxnard hit-and-run Saturday afternoon; third bicycling death in Oxnard this year, second by hit-and-run: bikinginla.com/2026/05/31/5...

The corruption never stops.

Inside the Deal to Drop Trump’s $10 Billion Suit Against the I.R.S. www.nytimes.com/2026/05/30/u... This is wild

There’s Something Else We Should Be Worrying About www.nytimes.com/2026/05/31/o... Interesting perspective

Imagine if a woman president crashed the economy and started a war with no end in sight, and her biggest, seemingly ONLY concern was building a ballroom and redecorating the White House.

www.nytimes.com/2026/05/30/u... AI is going to clean toilets, pick vegetables and pour concrete though, right?

Hey I interviewed a queer Yemeni man, who spent nearly 3 years in ICE detention before being granted asylum. He’s looking for therapy— do we know a Queer Arab or queer affirming Arab therapist who’d be willing to take him on? He has Medicaid so it’d have to be that pro bono

This rules. Absolutely the funniest possible outcome. The president of the United States filling in as the headliner of a concert because Milli Vanilli canceled.

Silicon Valley Is Bracing for a Permanent Underclass www.nytimes.com/2026/04/30/o... “the production of a social underclass is a policy choice” True in many, if not all, contexts

Those of us burdened by literacy use a big T for Texas

Someone needs to come up with the proper “t in Texas” response here

Colbert 2028.💪