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this is the last photo on my parents' video birdfeeder before it was mysteriously destroyed we may never know what happened

The real value of social media is being able to post something like "The ass is the father of the legs" and potentially have multiple members of congress see it

give DC statehood combine the dakotas save money on not having to change the flag

PabloReports: Ted Cruz called you a parasite and disparaged your work as a bartender. AOC: I think it’s funny that he’s been taking a government paycheck for 23 years but has the audacity to criticize someone who has come from a family that had to work their way up and earn their place here.

When we took office, NYC had a $12B deficit. Today it’s zero. And we didn’t close that gap on the backs of working people. We closed it while funding parks, libraries, safer streets, & public housing. Call it Pothole Politics or Democratic Socialism: We are government that delivers for the people.

Trump Slammed For Replacing Reflecting Pool’s Original Coconut Flavor With Blue Raspberry https://theonion.com/trump-slammed-for-replacing-reflecting-pools-original-coconut-flavor-with-blue-raspberry/

This is Lily. She’s been accused of drinking her mom’s slushie. Will not be taking any questions at this time. 14/10 (IG: iceedoglilly)

I love how when Democrats propose a relatively boring and novel legal theory, corporate media frames it as a FURIOUS AND DESPERATE FAR-FETCHED BANK SHOT, but when Trump tries some crazy shit like overturning birthright citizenship, it's something to consider seriously.

Really is remarkable what a 36% approval rating looks like in map form. The Economist's MRP model has Trump's approval rating among all adults net negative in all but 6 states www.economist.com/interactive/...

They'll release the UFO files, but not the Epstein files, which tells you all you need to know about the distraction strategy the Trump administration is relying on. Don't look away!

Damn rockstars and their daffodils.

While the world’s eyes are on fashion’s biggest night, we’re turning ours to the garment, retail, and warehouse workers who keep the industry running. From true love found on the picket line to a free tailoring school out of a Brooklyn basement — meet the New Yorkers who make it all possible.

"It's got everything that a dimwitted pathological gambler would identify with luxury: gold-plated fixtures, lots of injection-molded pseudomarble, velvet drapes, and a butler." —Neal Stephenson, Snow Crash

So proud to be a Pulitzer winner along with my friends @harucoryne.bsky.social and @ginnymonk.bsky.social who all worked so hard on this messy data together!

hot take: women are less likely to use AI because we’re quick to clock flattery as a tool of manipulation

From @nytopinion.nytimes.com, read M. Gessen’s commentary on American democratic backsliding and the rise of authoritarianism.

Learn more about our staff’s reporting that revealed the conflicts of interest and self-enrichment running rampant through the Trump administration.

See Saher Alghorra’s photography documenting the toll of Israel’s attacks in Gaza.

Hi! I'm a farmer! This NYT article is sweet, saccharine bullshit. Farmers knew Trump was going to hurt our business. Because he already did a trade war in his 1st term. I even did a video on why so many farmers support Trump, WHILE knowing he'd hurt our farms.

#BREAKING: #Reuters won the #Pulitzer Prize for beat reporting for a series revealing how social-media behemoth #Meta knowingly exposed users, including #children, to harmful artificial intelligence #chatbots and made #billions of dollars from fraudulent ads on its #Facebook and Instagram platforms.

We won the Pulitzer Prize for Local Reporting @chicagotribune.com! Our entire newsroom covered Midway Blitz with everything we had. I’ve never been prouder of the Tribune or its commitment to the truth. It’s an honor to be part of this team.

finally, someone has solved the problem of household pets not giving you explicit instructions and encouragement to self harm

Our “The End of Aid” series about the fallout from the destruction of the U.S. Agency for International Development was named a finalist in the explanatory reporting category. www.propublica.org/series/the-e...

ProPublica also received two other finalist designations: Our “Rx Roulette” series about how the Food and Drug Administration has for years allowed risky drugs to enter the United States was named a finalist in the investigative reporting category. www.propublica.org/series/rx-ro...

JUST IN: ProPublica and @ctmirror.org's “On the Hook” series, which exposed how Connecticut laws had come to favor towing companies at the expense of low-income residents, has won the Pulitzer Prize for Local Reporting. It’s ProPublica’s ninth Pulitzer Prize.

Happy May the Forest Be With You!

Texas Monthly senior editor Aaron Parsley has been awarded the Pulitzer Prize for feature writing, for his heartrending, first-person account of his family’s fight for survival during last year’s devastating Central Texas floods.

On #StarWarsDay this from #Andor is relevant today and every day: “The distance between what is said and what is known to be true has become an abyss. Of all the things at risk, the loss of an objective reality is perhaps the most dangerous.” -Mon Mothma (1/2)

lmao www.euronews.com/next/2026/05...

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“It’s showing that the government is willing to literally waste billions upon billions of dollars to make these useless walls … instead of taking that exact same money and making sure that everybody has housing or clean water and food and education.”

You can spend your whole life in Southern Baptist churches and not know how the faith group got here. @robertdownen.bsky.social spent nearly a decade uncovering just that. Set aside some time to read this. www.texasmonthly.com/news-politic...

Lawsuits allege that State Farm tries to avoid paying what it owes for hail damage. The litigation is happening as homeowners face soaring insurance costs, partly due to threats from climate change.

Normal people have absolutely had enough and they are starting to cook lmao

He says "Isaiah" three different ways, which makes it clear he's not saying it weird because of his accent, he legitimately forgot the name of the book of Isaiah and tried to hone in on it live.

Everyone immediately assuming that an attempt on the President is staged is probably not a sign of a healthy democracy.

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Much of the cardboard and paper goods strewn about our homes are sold by a single private company, with its name, Uline, stamped on the bottom. Many may not know that a multibillion-dollar fortune made on those ubiquitous products fuels far-right candidates across the country. (Published 2022)

THE WHCA DINNER WILL CONTINUE UNTIL MORALE IMPROVES

I wanna point out something serious. The admin has been complaining about Iran winning the information war. This same administration shut down Voice of America, and other information operations the US govt does. It’s a self goal. Actions have consequences

I converted to Catholicism last week. Here’s why it’s necessary for the United States to invade Vatican City and install its own pope.

Trump is not the first American President to lose a war, but he is the first American President to lose a war this quickly and completely.

The British government has banned Kayne West from entering the country to play a series of concerts because of his history of antisemitism. The festival he was due to headline is now canceled.

Armageddon is terrible, but our only other option was diversity trainings at work.

No big deal just a solar eclipse as seen from the moon streamed to us here on Earth by astronauts who are farther away from their home planet than any human has ever been

Some evidence coming out that major Saudi oil facilities were hit and perhaps badly damaged by Iranian missiles. Really hard to quantify this but we could be looking at a historically significant strike here. All from a country whose offensive capability was wiped out days ago.

New York City's record-low homicide numbers in the first quarter of 2026 raise new questions about Zohran Mamdani's approach to policing.