I know it’s dumb but this was too funny to me not to share

the person has Been Through It and I love that they’re weaponizing their trauma for good

The Pike’s Peak Humane Society has a social media manager who is very good at their job

Black people are giving it these Confederates raw and uncut. This is how it’s gonna be now. You wonder what we’re thinking? It’s this. I believe this is activist Gary Chambers again in Louisiana.

this is also one of my hobbyhorses. you want a better caliber of lawmaker? you want to reduce the odds of corruption? pay them more. a lot more.

WE WON. Amnesty named me People’s Human Rights Champion for exposing a scandal in British healthcare. My team and I found abuse, neglect, conversion therapy, and deaths, all ignored by NHS managers. See the story: www.youtube.com/watch?v=_S5w... Support our work: www.patreon.com/c/Philosophy...

Ok so the thing with Disney princess actors walking around the park is the princesses are cartoons so any lady in the right costume could be Belle but the Star Wars characters are tied really tightly to the actors so this just looks like the scene in Spaceballs when they capture the stunt doubles

On its third attempt tonight, Marblehead Town Meeting approved an “MBTA Communities–compliant” district largely centered on the 125-year-old Tedesco Country Club, meeting 3A requirements on paper while all but assuring no new housing would be built. This comment says it all.

The best thing John Roberts has ever done is prove beyond a reasonable doubt that the Supreme Court is a political institution and we should dramatically reduce its power over our government.

"No one could stop the US raiding modern shipping, but it doesn't because it knows it benefits far more from unmolested maritime trade than any potential piracy spoils", used to be my go-to example illustrating how international law works. Will need to update with a "fucking idiot" caveat.

Ahh, yes, the unpopular decisions like “black people don’t deserve political representation,” or “rich people should be able to control everything,” or “women shouldn’t be in charge of their bodies.” Truly a man committed to justice.

All Anita ever did was make some mild criticism from a feminist perspective, but severity of her transgression or lack thereof doesn't matter, it's completely immaterial to the fact that the harassment campaigns drummed up against her didn't need a reason, didn't need an inciting event or cause.

Star Wars drone show in South Korea 🇰🇷 🎥 Shyug_tawars | TW

If your brain doesn't make the chemicals it needs, there is nothing shameful or dependent on getting those chemicals from a doctor. Saying elsewise is saying that glasses, shoes, and clothing are all shameful, as our bodies are not naturally equipped to walk on broken glass without injury.

Chrome is reaching into users' machines and writing a 4 GB on-device AI model file to disk without asking. It is the weights for Gemini Nano, Google's on-device LLM. Chrome did not ask. Chrome does not surface it. If the user deletes it, Chrome re-downloads it. www.thatprivacyguy.com/blog/chrome-...

anyway the most striking thing about alito, thomas and gorsuch's pissy response to jackson is that they — and the other republican justices — seem to really buy their own bullshit. they really believe that we can't plainly see what they're doing.

very funny that ilya shapiro walks around like he is some grand arbiter of merit when he would be unemployable if not for wingnut welfare

Few people know that Heidi Klum was originally brightly painted.

Every generation must carry the torch of freedom and democracy, said the man who killed the Voting Rights Act five days ago

May the Fourth Be With You Yes, I love Star Wars. It helped me decide to reach for my dream, leave the practice of law and start to write. Star Wars gave me my life and my joy.

Good thing to hear again in these troubled times. www.youtube.com/watch?v=KYnE...

On this day 70 years ago-May 1, 1956-the polio vaccine was first made widely available to the public. The vaccine’s developer, Dr. Jonas Salk, did not patent the vaccine so that it would remain available to as many people as possible in the US and internationally. Image: Harvey Georges/AP.

Oscar Isaac was in the Criterion Closet and he’s the first guy who I think properly understood that he gets all the movies for free and just overloaded the bag

I'll restate my oft-stated position that democratic self-government in the United States is not possible unless this Court and its manifest corruption are thoroughly reformed. civic democracy or this corrupt court. can only have one.

By all that is holy, if and when SCOTUS decides that birthright citizenship is protected in the Constitution, don't let the 3-3-3 numpties tell you this is a moderate, centrist court. Rejecting an a-textual stupid Hail Mary doesn't cash out to a push when it comes to eviscerating the VRA today.

One of the most clarifying passages I've ever read on what "polarization" actually means in the U.S."

I’m begging someone to get these transcripts. Please please please I need them. Please I’ll do anything.

Dred Scott remains one of the very worst decisions of the Court and Taney's reign was marked by other insults, but no one has run the table, overseeing so many different radical decisions on so many different issues than John Roberts.

He's worse than Roger Taney now. He's the worst Chief Justice in history, I'd say.

Supreme Court Overturns ‘Right v. Wrong’ https://theonion.com/supreme-court-overturns-right-v-wrong-1819573211/

“We all need to play by the same set of rules” - @aoc.bsky.social

Kagan is describing a judicial coup

Exactly. This guy nails it here:

Politicians who behave like this shouldn't be trusted, frankly. If you're too afraid of answering a question or if you assume reporters with a long professional career are bad faith actors, you're probably projecting your own shortcomings more than anything.

the United States is becoming East North Korea

Thinking again about how Mackenzie Scott has given away $19 billion of her $38b and still seen her net worth increase, these are some weird little pissbabies

The original concept of DARVO relates to sexual violence, but it’s extremely helpful for understanding the Trump administration. They kill and harm people and then they blame those who correctly identified their violence as the ones inciting violence. Deny, Attack, Reverse Victim and Offender

This article does a great job of detailing why in the absence of a robust infrastructure, wealth cannot protect the wealthy. In collapse, money is meaningless and loyalty becomes the only way to protect land holdings. Loyalty is driven by love, and those driving us to collapse are starkly unlovable.

Film you’ve watched more than six times with a gif Hard mode: no Star Trek, Star Wars, Marvel, classic Disney, etc.

I have bought a lot of Moleskine notebooks in the past but can VERY easily avoid giving them any more money in the future. Huge mistake for a low level luxury brand like this imo. Incredibly easy to walk away.

Time to share this again.

Nothing petty about denazification

I say this as a petty person — we should tear it all down and if asked why — “because, fuck that guy” is a reasonable enough reason.

We’re the first generation of women in history with this much autonomy—we don’t need men to live, work, or have children. Our ancestors would be in awe. It’s on us to protect it and make sure future generations inherit even more freedom.

For the first time in history, women are dating men based on personality alone—and a lot of us are opting out. It’s not an epidemic. It’s what happens when the selection doesn’t measure up.

It's been clear for a hot minute an anti-autism diagnosis campaign is in the works but I am truly stunned they are literally just going for the Detransitioner playbook

Them: "think of the children!!!!" Me: omg yes you are so right. we should abolish child prisons, stop funding militaries that slaughter children, ensure every child has access to medical care and healthy food, provide mental health counselors in schoo-- Them: NO WE MEAN CENSOR THE INTERNET!!!