Timeline cleanse “THROW BALL” #catsofbluesky

It has arrived. It is cute. My wifi password is too hard to enter successfully this evening (+1 wine have taken).

Goodnight from Lucy Archer, concerned that her shadow still hasn’t returned from its St. John’s Day wandering. Goodnight from Branford, where alarm has jumped from pub to pub at reports that the Whistler-in-the-Woods has been heard again. Goodnight from Hookland.

Everyone talks about how it's a problem the president is an 80-year-old senile racist who makes shit up, but let's not forget that Sam Alito is a 76-year-old senile racist who also makes shit up.

When I asked, the epidemiologist told me the world is a disaster. When I asked, the climatologist told me the world is a disaster. When I asked, the seismologist told me the world is a disaster. So I asked the ethicist and she told me the world can be different.

2/2 If you can help with the money, here's my PayPal link, but truly, prayers would also be appreciated. 🕯️ paypal.me/MToddWeb

Federal judge halts Trump’s election executive order seeking to create a federal voter list apnews.com/article/trum...

Also evergreen

Of fucking course they do.

My XTEInk is 'out for delivery' and so far FedEx and UPS have both stopped in front of my house to deliver something to across the street.

Something's gonna give. At this point It Happening would be a safety valve, preventing catastrophic failure.

Evergreen.

Fauci needs to sue this man into bankruptcy, if only to dissuade the other inveterate liars of this administration.

Proposed rule to require NDAs for federal workers will silence scientists and hide data. This threatens science journalism & public transparency. Deadline to comment is TOMORROW June 26. More info: www.nasw.org/article/prot...

I hate it here. The Supreme Court on Thursday allowed the Trump administration to end legal protections for migrants fleeing violence and natural disaster in Haiti and Syria, exposing hundreds of thousands more people to potential deportation. apnews.com/article/immi...

The writer He climbed into the box Yes YES The writer is in

This is just to say I have taken Those plums Out of the icebox And climbed in Fuck yes

Fourth (and *last*) ruling from #SCOTUS is in TPS. For the usual 6-3 majority, Justice Alito holds that federal law forecloses judicial review of statutory challenges to the executive branch's termination of temporary protected status for Haiti, Syria, etc.: www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/25p...

Supreme Court clears way for Trump administration to revive restrictive immigration policy apnews.com/article/supr...

Stupid, evil. Supreme Court strikes down Hawaii law requiring permission to carry guns in stores and hotelshttps://apnews.com/article/supreme-court-guns-hawaii-trump-c5dbdf945bc870f70a03455f5eb1dec7

Memory help? Back in the olden days when Twitter was Twitter, in a forgotten year possibly around 2018, there was a lovely account called something like the shop that wasn't there. Do you have any recollection of it? They stopped posting, and I often wonder if they died. A sort of microfiction.

Also re: heat stroke. I just learned this recently: your survival rate is determined by how fast you cool a body down. It's that simple. If you're a coach and a player passes out and you're not sure why but it's hot outside cool that player down. Do not wait for EMS (call them though)

A entire region of National Parks just unionized. About 650 workers in eight states and over 10 parks have won their union. The parks represented include: - Glacier National Park - Grand Canyon National Park - Grand Teton National Park - Rocky Mountain National Park And more.

There’s some sort of longstanding pact between dry cleaners and whoever makes the plastic lids for to-go coffee cups.

Just got a quote for air conditioning for our 3 bed end of terrace. £8,655 / $11,419. Gonna assume all the American 'JUST INSTALL AC' folks will be happy to contribute to my GoFundMe, yes?

If Summer Solstice comes, can winter be far behind?

Gift link: defector.com/the-judgment... You might enjoy this one, for instance (runs away, cackling)

Glad that people are winning in court on these cases, but the people who fired them on such bogus charges should be directly held responsible for their reckless, costly behavior. www.npr.org/2026/06/23/n...

People are starting to realize how bad the pwhl ownership is

Dodgers fullfill $1 million pledge in response to ICE raids. Owners divest from prison group. Free and unlocked here: www.aol.com/sports/dodge...

A group of Texas ICE demonstrators was hit with extraordinary sentences. This is dark news not just for them, but for anyone who may want to register political dissent. trib.al/24dfcCl

If you'd like an essay-formatted version of this thread to read or share, here's a link to it on pluralistic.net, my surveillance-free, ad-free, tracker-free blog: pluralistic.net/2026/06/25/t... 2/

This episode gave me a lot to think about it and it's a great example of why I support @thewaroncars.bsky.social on Patreon. A few bucks a month is a low price for what is one of the most essential podcasts in my feed. A podcast that always teaches me something and makes me a better advocate.

HE’S ALIVE www.nytimes.com/2026/06/24/n...

Your Prime Day reminder that half of Amazon warehouse workers struggle with food & housing costs. A third have had to rely on government assistance like SNAP — which was gutted last year. If Bezos can spend $500M on a yacht, Amazon can afford to treat its workers with dignity.

Under Armour clothes from sweatshop supplier banned after abuse and suicides liveapp.inews.co.uk/category/449...

Many many people are tired of Cory Doctorow and fair enough but also basically the man is right arstechnica.com/gadgets/2026...

It’s 74 years of a brand, disappearing.” I spoke to a few “Hockey Night in Canada” legends, on/off camera, about their time with the famous hockey program, its “erosion”, and what could be next for it. @theathletic.com www.nytimes.com/athletic/737...

You will never convince me they did that accidentally. They were trying to do this. Abolish ICE. And prosecute Jonathan Ross, who murdered Renee Good.

There are so many fucked up things about this, not least of which is that they tracked down this completely anodyne post quoting a news article from January and just happened to come to her in June, when she was working a polling place.

DEAR SENATE GOP, WHY ARE YOU SO SCARED OF HIM? TAX THE RICH & FUND SOCIAL SECURITY. LIKE PEANUT BUTTER & JELLY. IS ANYONE COUNTING THE NUMBER OF TIMES IRAN HAS HAD TO SAY, "NO, WE DIDN'T"? MAKE BIG POLLUTION PAY HAVE NONE OF YOU SEEN _THE TERMINATOR_? REGULATE AI RIGHT THE FUCK NOW. (EPSTEIN)

Repeating from the last heatwave, will repeat forever: CEILING FAN. You can replace your central pendant light with a light/fan really easily. (We had an electrician in anyway so he did it and it was £50 for the work.) Ceiling fans are infinitely better than pedestal ones.

Starlink launches should be referred to exclusively as satelittering. Thank you for your attention to this (literal) matter

regarding that James Carville quote that's going around tonight:

Thread.

Turns out people like people who stand for something. Who aren’t trying to “both sides” everything. Who have principles. Who’d have thought.

They do not want *this*, no matter how ill-defined, or possibly undefinable, *this* is. And they certainly do not want people who are super into crypto or AI or funding ICE but training them better, basically, they do not want the Dem waiter to KEEP BRINGING THEM THE SOUP, SLIGHTLY DIFFERENT 7/x

Everyone in the western world right now does not want ... THIS. Whatever it is. Whether churning 7 PM's in Britain in a decade or the anti-incumbancy wave that caught Harris and 12 other leaders, they don't want ... *how this world makes them feel.* 5/x

Dem establishment sounding like tradcaths after Francis was elected. Folks, stop threatening schism and get with the sensus fidei.