the generation gap here is so huge. it was not kids and teenagers who fell for the ten-year right-wing propaganda campaign to erase every tiny inch of progress made on trans rights; it was their parents and grandparents. the party is not prepared for what winning a primary will look like by 2036

yeah i’m a bird guy now. one drink at the bar at this wedding and i’m forcing a stranger to download merlin because getting a window feeder is going to be a game changer for her home office.

Trump posts an image of his “drone port” on top of the White House, which raises the question of who they’re planning to drone in and around DC

you know social media isn't what it was a decade ago because back then The Masshole Meteor gimmick account would already have 30,000 followers

Here’s a spot of (legal) poppy-based dopamine for you as there are…a few in the East of England just now 🌿:

In the wild, grooming is an important bonding ritual among zebras. Little Notty lost her natal family – but the instinct remains. Here, she directs it towards her best friend: Tytan, an orphaned black rhino. Discover their unlikely friendship: www.sheldrickwildlifetrust.org/orphans/tytan

that fact that they make “elizabethan collars” for dogs, and real elizabethan collars are called “ruff collars” and no one has made a dog elizabethan collar that looks like a classic elizabethan ruff collar is such a huge missed opportunity. the design, name, and marketing is right there my guys

Not everyone who needs mutual aid to survive is a scammer. Many of us are poor, queer, disabled and/or taking care of people in our lives who are any combo of them and trying our best to survive. Those of us in need are more likely to repost each others needs. We need folk outside that to do it.

Many young Republicans claim that James Talarico’s vegan girlfriend is not as attractive as their own Canadian girlfriends.

The Beatles drop acid together: Paul McCartney: I was given a vision of love. George Harrison: And out of that love… darkness. John Lennon: And out of that darkness… love. Ringo Starr: I want to live beneath the sea.

IT IS OFFICIAL THE BIG BOOM WAS A METEOR

How to make tea, the right way

they should make a jackie chan game like the new bond one where you're just having slapstick fights. there should be a button to yell "sorry!" or "i don't want any trouble!" while you're smashing someone's skull with a mop

This flouf is one of 15 healthy California condor chicks to hatch at our conservation center this season. A new record! #Condorable #KeepCalmAndCarrion

“I Married a Morning Person,” a new murder drama from Lifetime, coming soon. Inspired by true life events. 🙄🙄🙄

At 37, I am proof that you can have it all* *Lower back pain and acne

Looks like this guy is getting Broadview 6’d (leaving the case in the hopes the judge doesn’t find out what he did to the grand jury).

This is an oddly perfect summary of his presidency. Trump had a multi-hour meeting in the Situation Room on the possible end to the war in Iran. He then exited and whined for 580 words about a judge not letting him ignore federal law, because he really wants to add his name to the Kennedy Center.

so glad for some positive-leaning news.... but all I can think of is everyone who already had to quit their jobs at the Kennedy Center or got fired

"this isn't me being gay, it's science" is, unfortunately, an all-timer

I ain’t reading all that. I’m happy for you though, or sorry that happened

I was just offered to be on a pilot TV show where people debate various "controversial" topics; they wanted me as an expert defending the reality of the moon landings. I turned them down flat. I will not elevate conspiracy bullshit into something debatable. Been down that road. It goes nowhere.

This is very cool. This type of support for trans people should be the bare minimum. It's really a shame that Steyer is the only one in the California governor's race willing to stand up for trans people like this.

Absolutely shocking how easy this is.

One of the more misogynistic takes currently trending in the AI policy space is "women use less AI than men because they have less tech literacy" Ok but have you considered that women use less AI than men because we have more tech literacy?

BREAKING: we just won our Kennedy Center case! Both the renaming & the closure of the Kennedy Center are enjoined Kudos to our wonderful client @repbeatty.bsky.social & my colleagues @democracydefendersaction.org & Washington Litigation Group This is a 1-2 punch against Trump's corruption

BREAKING: Janice, last surviving member of rock group Dr. Teeth & the Electric Mayhem, disavows any connections to 250th anniversary concert promoted by WH 👇

You mistake; the musician likes me not.

Whoops! Earlier this week, while running down the stairs in a rush, I tripped and ended up breaking my ankle—I wouldn’t recommend it. 🙃 Next week, I’ll be back at the Capitol for votes and hearings and doing everything else I can to be a voice for Washington state in the Senate.

Career achievement unlocked. The National Museum of African American History and Culture has a bunch of signed copies of On Critical Race Theory.

When I see an AI summary, I avert my eyes like I walked in on my grandmother changing clothes.

Superman is a fantasy story about what if a powerful man was good

A pound of ground beef is more than the federal minimum wage. Read that again.

When we have a real president again, he or she will have to waste inordinate amounts of time cleaning up the terrible mess created by this awful mistake of a human who never should have been allowed near the levers of power.

Vermeer’s Girl With The Pearl Earring will be shown in Osaka, later this year, and the press conference was as Japanese as you’d expect #Vermeer

This is a really ballsy speech by student reporter Santiago Campos, winner of the Mike Wallace Memorial Scholarship ($10,000) and worth watching in full.

Me (experiencing the lightness of being): this is unbearable

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An East Tennessee school district has reversed its ban on “Roots: The Saga of an American Family,” the Pulitzer Prize-winning novel by Alex Haley, after weeks of community backlash, board member pressure, and statewide criticism.

"average texan commits 3 crimes per year" factoid actualy just statistical error. average texan commits 0 crimes per year. Crimes Paxton, who is attorney general (??) and commits 10,000 crimes per day, is an outlier adn should not have been counted

One thing that won't get enough attention about John Cornyn's loss to Ken Paxton is that, no matter what happens in November, Texas Republicans just willingly gave up seniority in the Senate, one of the most prized currencies in federal politics. Let me explain what I mean... (thread)

he won’t be the nominee, but good on cvh for firing the first shot on this. he’s met the moment more than most

Food would also be nice but beggars can't be choosers

Please help out if you can ♥️♥️💜

Talked with the incredible Marisa Kabas pretty much immediately after our charges were dropped about our case, how emotionally and financially traumatizing this process was, and how we need to change the culture in our legal system.

We’re happy to have our union contract in place, and today, #MemorialDay we'll enjoy our first paid holiday. Before we used to sit down in the house during the holidays with no pay. Today we wont be working, but we will get paid for the day. - "Keegon", apple worker, NY Wafler Farms

Airports are one of the easiest and most obvious places to wear masks. You’re crammed in with strangers from all over, and you’re probably sitting around anyway. It’s extremely low-lift. This is like saying people live in fear of pneumonia because they cover their mouths when they cough.