Global capital slowly feeling its way towards a more reliable hegemon

Insane to watch this man speak with contempt about “constitutionalists” who believe in limited government, and then leave the room without [Attorney General of Virginia]

David Lammy has a record of speaking out bluntly about Dominic Cummings which I doubt has been well-received.

Something I reflect on sometimes is that these first ISS tests in living in space will form the basis for a huge branch of biology that will keep going for the rest of our time as a species

Virginia broke barriers and made history this week! 🇺🇸 We could not be more excited for AG-elect @jonesjay.bsky.social and the people he will work tirelessly for in office.

I remember in 2019 hearing a fascist thug say with real fear in his voice “is that a milkshake?” I wish all my American friends the same joy bringing sandwiches to protests

this is what will show up if you invite me to your ai & copyright law conference

Very excited for Pippin to return to the London stage in Highgate, a musical I’ve had a deep love for ever since my high school in Louisville inexplicably did it for their school play

Congratulations to Representative Dunn (DC-02, 2030-2054)

Just paid half an hour of salary for a pint this country is doomed

Come and take it

Tréville: You have to leave Paris. The most powerful man in France is trying to kill you. If you don’t leave immediately right now you’re toast. d'Artagnan: i can’t tonight i have a date

Blabarrus mentioned

Nancy Pelosi voted against the Defense of Marriage Act the President of her own party pushed. She spoke out for human rights activists in China after the Tiananmen Square Massacre. She voted against the Iraq War. Thanks to her, people with pre-existing conditions can have health care.

US history and political discourse focus on presidents, but Congress is the heart of our democratic system. Nancy Pelosi is in the first rank of American leaders, plenty of presidents never matched her achievements or political skill. She’s one of a kind, a towering figure with a tremendous legacy

There was blood and broken glass, we didn't know how secure the grounds were, if there'd be more violence, people with weapons. They hadn't caught the bomber (still haven't). It didn't feel safe, but she was not going to let them derail the Congress and the election. She finished it by force of will

So many iconic Pelosi moments- ACA, IRA, ARRA, the '06 and '18 midterms... but for me it's the night of 1/6/21. We were waiting to see how many days until they could return to the Capitol to finish certifying the election. She told us, "tonight." I still tear up thinking about how that felt.

I've thought about this for days on days on days and I've concluded it is not possible to game out how infinite free electricity will change the world, but it will, dramatically.

I’ve seen everything now. I’ve seen a Labour influencer saying Mamdanis bus policy is stolen from West Yorkshire.

Pelosi a giant in the history of the House, the most effective Democrat of my lifetime, the most powerful woman in American history, etc etc

Congress without Nancy or Mitch is very strange to think about

Today, Speaker Emeritus Nancy Pelosi announced that she will not seek reelection and is retiring at the end of her term. From her time working with Harvey Milk in San Francisco to her tenure as the first female Speaker of the House, Nancy Pelosi is the definition of a champion for equality.

Always?

Next step is figuring out a way of exporting this to Indonesia etc. Giant battery ships made from converted oil tankers

The Democratic Tea Party is here

When people doom about space they forget the Space Age is less than 70 years old. All four of my grandparents were alive when Sputnik launched

House prices have gone up in the French town of Sauté since it's become gentlyfried.

Flying Squirrel Loves It Every Time

Respect the original

I'd go do far to say the incredulous reaction she got was also extremely fair given how many of her colleagues posted about Mamdani and have clearly been following the election

The anti-Mamdani forces would’ve been smarter to rally around Eric Adams than Cuomo imo

It’s crazy that everyone watched in real time the Tories break the prison system as a trap for Labour, and now the trap is snapping closed exactly as designed, and the media is *still* falling for it

Incredible that this is the gateway to the entire city

Go see Mooninvalley in November on the London stage! It’s great! It’s moving and strange! It’s a musical!! Running until the 16th!

He just like me!! He just like me fr!!

Look at him. It’s 21:49 on 5/11/24. He doesn’t know

If you’d told me a year ago today that a year later there would be the longest shutdown in history & a DSA Mayor of New York, I’d have said “yeah. sure, that make sense I guess”

Careful, they’ll make you Attorney General of the Commonwealth of Virginia with that attitude

Somewhat bitter that the electorate couldn’t have reached its present conclusions a year ago ngl

uk labour lost **half** their coalition playing to racist fears & attacking trans people us dems just won big without any of that

“The Mayor met his wife on Hinge” obscene sentence. Changed my mind Mamdani must go

someone in the back with a clipboard marking off the "was threatened" form for every repeat of "jump" bsky.app/profile/sara...

Jay Jones paves the way for Senator Howard Arson, Governor Djin and Tonic, Mayor Reconstructionist

Dark Brandon was the compromise

The full transcript of Zohran Mamdani's acceptance speech is very much worth reading in full. Even if you don't agree with your politics, it's very beautifully put together. archive.is/8VqQJ [this is a useable link to the NYT transcript]

today we're all walkin' here

This message won 53.1% of the vote in Virginia

On some level this is the one big problem I have with 70%-80% of politics Hot Takes. I think multiculturalism versus its idiot enemies is basically the most important battle of our time and people who say we should focus on other things are basically somewhere between mendacious and delusional.

Four days apart never forget

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