We are ruled by people who think the only problem with the Nazis is the fact that they kept records.

It's always hard to pick a worst day politically, but today the president called for the death of members of the opposition party, and the administration decided that people were being too hard on the swastika

Now that’s a lede. Story by @taracopp.bsky.social and @michelleboorstein.bsky.social. Read here: www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...

You tell me where to go with my pitchfork (and whistle) and I will be there. I am SO.MAD.

“I want their morale as low as possible because a team with low morale is ineffective.” Meet the veteran who chases ICE on a scooter

I'm dense when it comes to finance, so the fact that I got to a point of understanding how utilities earn profit and why they should or shouldn't earn less means you can too. I stayed up till 3am trying to explain in an accessible way. Hopefully it was worth it! heatmap.news/energy/calif...

And so concludes my evening scream into the void. I am going to finish a pair of socks tonight!

I don't know if the Epstein vote is a one-off or not, but I've been thinkin of that very thin, translucent sticker film that comes when you order, say, a new monitor. It's devilishly hard to get the first little bit of the corner to separate but once you do, the entire thing pulls off very easily.

Good. GOOD. That is the *least* amount of suffering the man has earned.

I stayed up late and watched it live and it was, so far as I can tell, my generation's moon landing

It was oddly validating to see the latest heat map of ICE kidnapping - it's not me! My neighbors are being kidnapped! It's... so, so bad. But at least I'm not imagining how bad it is??

This is the thing that's been just *weighing* on me. They behave like this because WE LET THEM. I'm gonna start blowing my ICE whistle every time one of them says shit like this!

Same instructions here in Portland. Two elementary school bus stop incidents and I keep a whistle in my pocket.

“Short bursts indicate an ICE sighting. Long whistles indicate agents making arrests. If you hear the whistle and you’re undocumented, said [Whitney Hu, a community activist and organizer with South Brooklyn Mutual Aid], ‘you hide. And if you’re somebody who’s not, you go to the street.’”

Amazing, no notes, I do not desire to learn anything else about this story, for it would only detract from the perfection on this headline.

“If you're arguing against us while using our language, we're winning." –GW Bush advisor Matt Dowd as the proto-fascist “war on terror” raged

If one subscribes to the theory that much of what the admin does is intended to push boundaries (in this case, literally) to test resistance and the law, suddenly Charlotte makes a lot more sense.

we have a president who only does good things when everyone calls him a pedophile. our mission for the next 3 years is clear.

Oh wow @reuters.com got the photo here:

It was a stunning #CloudWatch

Katie Wilson is Seattle’s next mayor. In a stunning comeback as votes were counted for over of a week, she made up more than seven points to win. This is a major victory for progressives in the city.

This is, I believe, by design and shows the system working exactly as desired

Somewhere out there someone who’s the best at what they do is terrified that they have imposter syndrome while a bunch of barely literate pedophiles are very calmly running the world

I hope everybody who even *thinks* about suggesting we go back to the high-risk healthcare pool situation is diagnosed with a pre-existing condition tonight.

This view is etched in my heart

god damnit

First, Portland got a Mayor Wilson. Now, there’s going to be a Mayor Wilson in Seattle. At this rate, every city in America will have a Mayor Wilson by 2050. Is this the future we want????

Today is a good day to remember, and to say, that the #MeToo movement was right, and was righteous, and has been vindicated over and over again. There was no overreach. There was no excess. There was no they-went-too-far. So much work remains to be done.

My takeaway from every new Epstein revelation is that some powerful people victimized many powerless young women, many more knew, some actively enabled it--and we're still being told that MeToo and accountability for sexual violence have gone too far

Happy Exploding Whale Day! Get out there and make it count.

Revoke my Oregonian card because I don’t like hearing about exploding whales, past or future. I think we should live in awe of those gorgeous, huge creatures who roam the vast sea, blessing it with their songs. It is okay if you find joy in the exploding whale but this is simply my truth.

This naked attempt by wealthy special interests to steal these funds from low income Portlanders under the guise of “public safety” is ugly and frankly, offensive. #orpol www.wweek.com/news/city/20...

Katie Wilson has pulled ahead in the Seattle Mayoral race. This is probably going to a recount, but it’s looking much more encouraging for the progressives in Seattle.

While I was at The Post, a group of us (hi @crampell.bsky.social!) made a tool that used third party grocery price data to track food inflation. It’s up, except for the eggs. www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/int...

For those keeping track of the Seattle mayoral race... an important update should come very shortly, stay tuned. As a reminder: Katie Wilson, the progressive challenger, is up 91 votes on incumbent Mayor Bruce Harrell as of last night, or 0.04%.

Can't say I'm surprised. But it still hurts.

#birdbot

A whale carcass has washed ashore near Depoe Bay. Wednesday is the 55th anniversary of the exploding whale. @tinakotek.bsky.social has the opportunity to do the funniest thing ever. Governor. Don't let the opportunity pass you by 🐋🧨💥

There are 1,700 ballots that need signature confirmation. That is enough to change the election. Go. Check. Your. Ballot. komonews.com/news/local/s...

my anger is not going away in a few weeks. it is insulting for these senators to horsetrade so that ppl retiring or not running until 2030 can vote no while they find just enough yes votes to do what the GOP wants. i will be angry for longer than a few weeks and i don't appreciate the condescension.

How is this legal??

Things are bleak enough even passive inaction feels like a win with this court

Chuck Schumer Helps Pull Democrats Back From Brink Of Courage

This is very much my perspective of the situation

I am VERY mad

It shouldn't...and the racism continues to leave me speechless

1/ The US Government has quietly removed a memorial to Black soldiers who died in World War II from the Netherlands American Cemetery in Margraten, South Limburg. The move follows a complaint from the right-wing Heritage Foundation to the American Battle Monuments Commission. ⬇️

So it turns out... the US air travel system was incredibly, deeply dependent on federal funding to just run day-to-day all this time, to the benefit of private airline shareholders, when everyone thinks that state-run trains are leeching off the government. Weird!

Lovers in the Waves by Edvard Munch, 1896 https://botfrens.com/collections/212/contents/137366