Wait, a "Great American State Fair" is being held in a not-a-state?

Trump Boasts Annual Physical Turned Up No Signs Of Pedophilia https://theonion.com/trump-boasts-annual-physical-turned-up-no-signs-of-pedophilia/

Donate to his Super PAC? He'll boost your online casino. Donate to his Super PAC? He'll pardon your crimes. Donate to his Super PAC? He'll appoint you to a government position. Donate to his Super PAC? He'll grant you favorable regulatory rulings that help your business. Everything is for sale.

95% there on the agreement

I'm old enough to remember when politicians and pundits would freak out if someone said "happy Memorial Day," suggest people enjoy the long weekend, etc. Meanwhile, Trump's doing his "happy Memorial Day to all, including the Dumocrats" nonsense, and it'll be met with silence.

Only Donald Trump has what it takes to bring triumph to a nation and humiliating defeat to its enemies. Unfortunately that nation is Iran

The story of how my grandfather and his fellow vets brought the LZ Peace Memorial in Rockford to life is truly inspirational. It's a vital place where one can reflect on the sacrifices and service of our countrymen. “All gave some, some gave all.” Wishing everyone a peaceful Memorial Day!

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Reminder that Trump cut your health care, food assistance, and emergency preparedness programs because they cost Americans "too much." So where does the $1 billion White House ballroom fall?

Cameron Hamilton, Trump's nominee to lead FEMA, called us this week and asked us to delay the release of our latest episode so that it wouldn't negatively affect his upcoming confirmation hearing. We said no.

Cloudy Mars: Olympus and Tharsis, ESA Mars Express HRSC Massive 220MP image on Flickr ➡️ flic.kr/p/2seL8ss 🔭🧪 Credit: ESA/DLR/FUBerlin/AndreaLuck CC BY 2025-08-02 North is down HR242_0000 ND3+GR3+BL3 Notes: Cool cloud formation over the North Pole and a dust storm-like feature over Olympus Mons!

I mean it sure looks like we wasted billions and many lives and lots of diplomatic credibility for nothing, but at least we can be sure those 160 schoolgirls won’t build a nuke

In chemistry, a supersaturated solution is one where you've kept adding a solute to a liquid beyond where the liquid can dissolve everything. All it takes is a nucleation site / seed crystal for the solution to rapidly (sometimes violently) crystalize. Unrelatedly, the US has more guns than people.

This is Edward. He was given 6 months to live after being found as a stray. His family was determined to give him the best few months possible, so they introduced him to the ice cream truck. That was 27 months ago. 14/10 #SeniorPupSaturday (IG: magnificent_foster_dogs)

I think it's great that Senate Republicans are throwing up roadblocks for the Trump slush fund. But note that their objections are all about who gets paid & how, not that Trump is manipulating the legal system to agree with himself that he should loot the Treasury of our $1,776,000,000

Every spring, college students moving out of dorms and apartments discard items from futons to mini-fridges. An innovative program at Illinois State University makes sure those items don’t go to waste. (via WGLT)

Holy crap this thread

I stand with the working people of #IL16 & our growing list of endorsements from labor reflects this. We fight for the people who build this country, not the ones who are actively working to tear it down, divide us & force us to fight for the scraps. Thank you to IW Local 444 for your support!

The idea that Americans pay more taxes than Europeans is catastrophically false, verging on delusional. This is what people on this site mean when we talk about populism killing the future. People just believe shit which is not remotely true, because it makes them feel better?

Eligible to file a claim based on the stated criteria by Todd Blanche, to be paid out of Trump’s theft of $1.8 billion of your money.

We had a great morning in Stockton a few days ago. Our public event once again drew a packed crowd We then had the opportunity to meet with local farmers and reps of the Jo Daviess County Farm Bureau to discuss their priorities and concerns regarding proposed legislation and federal ag policies

Pretty sure you don’t need to quote ethics experts to say the $1.8bn slush fund is corrupt.

I hadn’t known about 250 pardons being given to “celebrate” 250 years. “What a triumph for the rule of law” indeed.

Somebody delivering whiskey to the Life Support Shop tonight. That’s nothing short of a miracle to get 4 good chutes out of that tangle.

@hankgreen.bsky.social So do we think the NYT games folks read Dungeon Crawler Carl?

Oooooh, Department of Justice’s Office of Legal Counsel. So not just the clowns, the ELITE clowns.

"I Remember America Before the Measles Vaccine" www.theatlantic.com/magazine/202...

It’s actually very difficult to keep a distance from all this rather than be hardened to it — to remind yourself this man is a demented freak, that his followers are shitbird cultists, that his aims and the aims of his supporters are un-American and evil.

@kenwhite.bsky.social Please tell me this'll be on an episode soon

And encourage more gas use which would drive prices up and FFS.

Forgive me, but— Fuck this. Removing the rule that requires notification of people of polling place changes?? The majority is against them. They know it. They don’t want us to vote. So in addition to whatever you do—VOTE

Farmers has faced years of industry consolidation that kills competition and drives up input prices. LaHood’s failed policies are driving them off a financial cliff The govt must prioritize the needs of family farms, which means steering policy toward those without lobbyists and big corporate PAC $

They will stand in front of you and drive a dagger into your heart and say, "This administration has done more to reduce stabbings than any government in history."

What if it's Iranian or Russian oil

More real people in that rendering than attended his first inauguration

To be fair, the current occupant has also displayed a certain hostility toward the White House

Wow, Trump is getting bad. "Capsicules"? Lol.

Over 8 in 10 young people say the economy is bad. Consumer sentiment hit a 50-year low. Healthcare costs are skyrocketing & this war of choice is hurting regular people. Darin LaHood told you this agenda would bring prosperity. It brought chaos & economic pain. I won’t BS you to stay in power.

1979-03-01 - 4:41 UT Jupiter (Voyager 1) - From Ian Regan - https://flic.kr/p/2kye6vP

Particularly given that he brags about being REPEATEDLY ASKED TO TAKE A COGNITION TEST

Good god. Trump fired the entire National Science Board without explanation on Friday afternoon.

@mims.bsky.social I'm enjoying reading "How to AI." Curious: do you listen to @99pi.org , by any chance?

Warnock: “I know that there are those who are tired of the remedy. I’m tired of racism. I think it’s a strange position to be more concerned about the medicine than you are about the malady.” If this makes you uncomfortable, ask yourself why.

Hey @tntsportsus.bsky.social can we get a stat for the last goalie to have an 80% save percentage in a game 7? We got plenty of other random game 7 stats earlier in the game #MTL-TBL

It remains hilarious and also fitting justice that all of these Trump stooges go on television to twist themselves into knots defending Trump and then he inevitably comes right along and exposes them as the boot-licking idiots they are.

This is an absolutely demented statement from the president. He lost the 2020 election and that has nothing to do with Giuliani’s health problems.

I’m shocked, shocked, that Bari Weiss’ CBS would alter video to promote and protect Trump

No, it's not. The end.

This morning, I joined my friends from SEIU Healthcare IL & IN and other workers to speak out against the devastating cuts this administration and Congress have made to essential programs like Medicaid and SNAP The everyday people of our country deserve so much better. We must fight to deliver it