The sad thing about this is that those who support him gobble up this stupidity with no questions asked.

"...for domestic American propaganda and media consumption" When you don't want to *say* "bullshit" but you need to clearly point out bullshit.

A great kick off to Bicycle Weekends this year!

omg this is insane

Pope Leo XIV warned about A.I. without ethics. Marc Andreessen sneered. Peter Thiel invoked the Antichrist. Reid Hoffman? He said: Listen to the pope.

Trump: “only complete and total surrender” Iran: “nah” Trump: “Ok then no nukes ever! We want the nuclear dust!” Iran: “we’re keeping it” Trump: “ok!!!! We have a deal” Foxnews crowd:

State jobs data was released today—26 states, DC, & VI have lost jobs since 2025 as the labor market slows Fastest Growth: Nevada (1.9%), SC (0.9%), NC (0.9%), Puerto Rico (0.8%), Utah (0.6%) Slowest: VI (-7.4%), DC (-5.2%), Oregon (-1.7%), Maryland (-1.2%), Virginia (-1.1%)

California continues losing tech jobs—in data released yesterday, the Golden State lost more than 14k jobs over the last year and more than 23k since 2020

It costs nothing every time Trump makes one of these announcements to just wait and see if it’s actually real

That must have been a record number of world leaders on a call telling him that he was loser

The humiliation of the US will not end until the moron in WH is gone, but it’s hard to feel terribly about this particular humiliation. This US deserved it

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This is how malignant narcissists, narcissistic sociopaths, psychopaths, megalomaniacs—any of these terms fits—roll. They destroy themselves—but often not without destroying everything around them. It's why we need to remove this mentally ill man as soon as possible.

NEW: For the second time in a week, Pope Leo XIV did the 6-7.

Direct minibus service between light rail stations in Seattle and Bellevue and several major Eastside trailheads starts Saturday, and runs on weekends and holidays through August 30. Story: www.theurbanist.org/2026-trailhe...

Official data is in today, and US solar power generation continues to grow rapidly, up 22% compared to this time last year!

Pope Leo XIV previews his encyclical by attacking Silicon Valley’s “unbridled promotion and implementation of technology at the expense of human dignity.”

“.. an unusually large contribution for a sitting cabinet secretary.” @nytimes.com www.nytimes.com/2026/05/22/u...

NEW: as I noted in this thread, there were a lot of open questions about how broadly this policy was going to apply. Now, after initial backlash, USCIS is now suggesting it will narrow the impact somewhat. Many, many questions remain.

Reuters is reporting that the White House forced DNI Gabbard to resign.

🚨 🚨 🚨 NEW: A shocking @USCIS memo seems to declare that hundreds of thousands of immigrants living in this country and applying for green cards must instead apply for visas abroad; which could MASSIVELY disrupt lives. 🧵 on what we know, and what we don’t.

Holy smokes!!!! Youghal could find reactivation!!!! www.corkbeo.ie/news/local-n...

It's all falling apart

A lot of ULCC and LCCs may not survive the year

Lmao who else is supposed to own a rental building?? You’ve only got like three private ownership options – private equity, family offices, and institutional investors. I don’t believe anybody smashing the repost button on this one even knows what any of these words mean.

"The decision to shelve the war powers resolution came after Republicans had lost control of the floor during an earlier unrelated vote, with several of their members defecting and several more absent. As the House chamber descended into chaos ...

He can't even pretend for the cameras to give a shit about anyone else, even his own blood.

Utrecht's roses, climbing up the walls of narrow row houses, are beautiful at this time of year. The bikes, parked in front of the houses, are beautiful year-round.

Just unforgivable that Sound Transit is barrelling ahead with a plan to scale back ST3 projects rather than do an RFI and give serious consideration to the automated light rail proposal.

Trump: "We lost 13 people. In other wars, you lost hundreds of thousands of people. I get a kick when I look at somebody on television and they say, 'he's lost 13 people.'" Trump's utter disregard for the value of human life is a disgrace for any person, let alone a president of the US.

if they were intentionally trying to wreck the country, how could you tell the difference?

This problem is national. @sound-transit.bsky.social is just the biggest example.

"Sure, not every person and not every trip. Maybe not even as a complete replacement for cars. But as a standard household tool? Absolutely!" Bikes (electric or non) can replace (dare I say it) transit trips. Especially in dense cities depending on where you're going. electrek.co/2026/05/18/w...

We should name this strain after Elon.

The 1st GB Railways branded train has been unveiled in Brighton! (Please remember, yellow is NOT part of the design, it is a legal requirement.) The choice of location is to mark the UK's largest operator, Govia Thameslink services, coming back under public control at the end of this month. 1/3

Trade is good This is also why Japan’s GDP is soaring www.cnbc.com/2026/05/21/j...

A federal judge has ordered White House personnel to continue complying with the Presidential Records Act after the Trump Justice Department argued in a legal opinion last month that the law was "unconstitutional" and that Trump has the authority to destroy presidential records from his term.

Pope Leo XIV receives his red Air Jordans.

NEW: Records released tonight show that Reynolds, makers of Vuse vapes, gave $5 Million to MAGA Inc. days before the FDA wrote a policy that could allow them to make millions selling flavored vapes. Via @kenvogel.bsky.social www.nytimes.com/2026/05/20/u...

As they say, cry harder! 😂 www.nytimes.com/2026/05/19/u...

A Swiss luxury train elegantly navigates two different track gauges without changing cars, showcasing innovative engineering in action.

JD Vance: “One of the things I find fascinating about Pope Leo is he chose the name Leo XIV, which of course is recollecting Leo XIII. “Leo XIII was pope during a time when incredible industrial transformation led to the rise of fascism and communism in Europe.” He doesn’t get the irony, does he?

NEW: Days after Marco Rubio visited the Vatican, Pope Leo XIV sent his top global justice envoy to a Mass in Rome to pray for peace and social development in Cuba. During his homily, Cardinal Michael Czerny made it clear the Vatican will not bless the Trump White House’s campaign to “take Cuba.”

Jeff is pretending not to know what tax bracket and standard deduction/EITC/child tax credits are, just so he can argue for cutting public services and his taxes further www.cnbc.com/2026/05/20/j...

NEW STORY// Wilson Rolls Out Four New Public Bathrooms in Pioneer Square By Doug Trumm via @theurbanist.org

This is a great short primer takedown of one of the absolute worst and most vile purveyors of global cruelty and crimes against humanity: Paul Ehrlich podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/u...