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Happy Independence Day

I just read this--it's so weird lol. There /is/ consistent references to climate change, but it mostly claims the fall of America would be b/c of moral failings, such as the equality of the sexes and the existence of the Irish. Undeniably a conservative thought piece, really, even for the time

Never forget that Independence Day is a 4th of July movie

Happy Fourth. On this day, I like to revisit Frederick Douglass’ “What to a Slave is the Fourth of July,” and in particular, this video NPR produced a few years back of portions of the speech being read by Douglass’ descendants. youtu.be/NBe5qbnkqoM?...

I hate when I complain about the heat and someone says "aren't you from Texas?" uh yeah, that's how I know it fucking sucks. i'm an expert

CABO VERDE YOU LISTEN TO ME! IF YOU’RE NEAR A CONVENIENCE STORE RIGHT NOW, ANY TYPE OF 24-HOUR STORE, GO INTO THE STORE RIGHT NOW AND PUT YOUR HAND IN THE CASH REGISTER FOR NO REASON! THEIR MONEY IS YOUR MONEY AS OF RIGHT NOW

World Cup Analysis: Praying for Cabo Verde although an atheist.

Heat wave and no AC is obviously already not ideal, but good news, it can in fact get worse for me! My freezer has stopped freezing!

Huh.

nancy you have to stop. You lollipop too tough. Your swag too different. Your sluggo is too bad. they’ll kill you

I really hate this new coinage, which to my mind serves to legitimize the malignant fiction that there’s some kind of a hierarchy of American citizenship.

how they make us talk now

constitutional birthright citizenship survives by 1 vote. and to think people were worried about this beautiful institution.

NPR: sorry sorry i'm trying to delete

Paraguay! They once declared war on Brazil and Argentina simultaneously! They have an indigenous language called Guarani along with Spanish as its official languages! Their national dish is "sopa paraguaya" which is not soup but actually cornbread! I am their biggest fan for the next 45 minutes!

Me, checking the Germany-Paraguay scores every so often: "Oh they're tied" "Oh they're in overtime" "Oh they're going to penalties" "Oh they're tied on penalties"

Garffeld

With the moral panic (and it /is/ just a moral panic) about "ultra processed foods" becoming a bipartisan issue, I want to say in advance that you never, ever have to hand it to RFK Jr. Not even a little bit.

I especially love this diagram.

The people in hell want ice water

Just made my husband watch Voicemails for Isabelle with no information so I could jumpscare him with the Magic the Gathering plot point--bumps the movie up to a 10/10 for me

I wrote about the Prairieland defendants and the urgency of opposing the extreme sentences handed down on Tuesday. And they likely will not be the last.

I would be pretty happy if someone sent me a commerical/pop history of the US govt prosecuting ppl on the left for "anti-US activity" from the red scare to Haymarket to the Prairieland defendants, etc. Ideally for a layperson audience, but also immaculately researched and fact-checked #mswl

(while being killed) stay alert everyone this is just a trial balloon for them killing someone more important

I don't recommend reading this, obviously, its a waste of time. But, I always find it fascinating (frustrating?) when I see feminist language used to push reactionary ideas. It reads as particularly manipulative in tone to me, if that makes sense?

It should be illegal for a trade conference to take your info and put you on the mailing list for each and every one of its sponsors

Genuinely pissing me off to see establishment dems complain about candidates that are "too progressive" winning. I, personally, enjoy the thought of progress.

Had to look this up but yeah apparently in his 20s he got on estrogen for a while

Moominheads we're eating so good

Ahh, my debut with @therumpus.net is live! "The Body Monstrous" is about fate, autonomy, and power -- and also childbirth as body horror. This is one of those stories I've always believed deeply in, and I'm so happy it's out with The Rumpus!

Please support the Prairieland defendants. Write to them. Donate to their commissary funds. Don’t let them be forgotten

went down to the centrist convention. they’re all shaking and crying, I heard one guy say “I’m starting to think a better world IS possible.” the lady next to him slapped him in the face

author, editor, and personal bud Lee Mandelo is trying to get (the hell) out of kentucky this summer. if you can-- gofund.me/e45094aec

more and more queries and project descriptions these days come in saying things like "I wrote the book of course--I only had AI check for grammar/help with line revision/etc." I just want to be clear: I do not want to see projects that have undergone that step

Happy Father’s day to all the dads out there! (Gift link) www.nytimes.com/2026/06/21/o...

The American Library Association is auctioning off a bunch of the classic celebrity “READ” posters along with a bunch of other full sized literacy posters. This is going to fix so many of my problems, I just know it. movieposters.ha.com/c/search/res...

Anyway. Happy Juneteenth! Me and my friends illustrate and write and we wanna make cool shit together, but that requires money for us to live. You can support Black artists today by contributing to our group's collective survival fund here: www.paypal.com/ncp/payment/...

USA vs AUSTRALIA

Even if I could I would not grant my computer sentience, I consider my computer a friend and that’s a dick move to do.

"It looks like D.C. will get its first democratic socialist mayor." @samdelgado.bsky.social and @curiouskurz.bsky.social for @51st.news 51st.news/janeese-lewi...

everyone else in the world always says, "new york city will never be a major metropolitan area situated along the eastern seaboard! never!!!" and every morning we wake up and prove them all wrong

World Cup might be the closest thing we’ll get to world peace

Awesome that James Dolan is trying to destroy the good vibes that surround the Knicks by dragging the team to hang out with Trump. Cool cool. www.usatoday.com/story/sports...

Seems to me this is a problem we can fix