wow. bezos has destroyed this paper.

"History has demonstrated that the most notable winners usually encountered heartbreaking obstacles before they triumphed. They won because they refused to become discouraged by their defeats" -anon This is extremely enlightening It offers us encouragement And an important lesson Read this:

Iggy Pop at @theanthemdc.bsky.social, September 29, 2025. It was glorious.

Stan Fox: Damn these glasses son. Navin R. Johnson: Yes, sir. [to the glasses] Navin R. Johnson: I damn thee. - “The Jerk” (1979)

Disney/ABC put Kimmel back on air. Sinclair & Nexstar are blocking him. These are state-licensed stations funded by ads, not Disney. Pressure advertisers, file FCC complaints, and push back on corporate censorship. #FreeSpeech #NoKings #Kimmel

I.................... you know what? sure.

As I was saying…

This is a funny time to find myself needing some aspirin…

Beware fascism's most effective cheerleaders: Those who screech constantly that the battle is lost and action is hopeless. Their cowardly panic is a virus that aims to infect others with the same demoralizing terror. Shun them, shame them, block them—mercilessly.

Big Tech's embrace of President Trump has left many of us wondering: What the hell happened to Silicon Valley? In our new politics issue, we're getting into it. Also, we're taking this cover across the US in billboards, posters and a mural. Clues to find us in the 🧵: www.wired.com/politics-iss...

Tom Homan, who was later named President Trump’s border chief, was recorded in September 2024 accepting a bag with $50,000 in cash in an undercover FBI investigation, according to people familiar with the case, which was later closed by Trump administration officials.

#lungfishband #passandstow #dis92 @dischord.com … 🖤🖤🖤

“Each of you, for himself, by himself and on his own responsibility, must speak. And it is a solemn and weighty responsibility, and not lightly to be flung aside at the bullying of pulpit, press, government, or the empty catch-phrases of politicians.” - Mark Twain, “Letters from the Earth,”1938

Don’t you dare call us fascists, they say, as they force people off the airwaves for criticizing them while vowing to crush and criminalize their opposition.

Tonight at @rhizomedc.bsky.social, doors at 6:30 pm…

A National Guard report accidentally emailed to the Post says veterans and active-duty troops view the D.C. deployment with "shame and alarm" @alexhorton.bsky.social www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...

Matmos at @blackcatdc.bsky.social, 8-30-2025… #matmos @drewdaniel.bsky.social @thrilljockey.bsky.social #metalliclifereview

The United States, just months before its 250th birthday as the world’s leading democracy, has tipped over the edge into authoritarianism and fascism.

Grossly irresponsible of the Times to have this ludicrous credulous spin as the top story the morning after a president who rules by fiat proclaims a totally specious emergency to militarize the capital - an editorial insult to our intelligence and our democracy.

Crime in the District = 30 year low. Corruption in the White House = all time high.

The Constitution gives states the responsibility to run federal elections. Congress can set national standards, but the president has little proper role, if any. bit.ly/46ETsQp

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Dot Dash of Washington, D.C. at Fort Reno Park, 07/07/2025… @dotdashdc.bsky.social #dotdash #dotdashdc #fortreno #fortrenoconcerts #fortrenoconcertseries #fortreno2025

The vampire has been about many things in many cultures, anxieties about infection/blood, sex, death, and the power of women’s bodies (the yakshi in Kerala, for eg), but in modern societies there is truly no more vampiric an entity than the billionaire seeking power, longevity and even more wealth

“And I’m finally getting hip to the American ruse”… #mc5 #mc5backintheusa

3. Corporations that publicly endorsed Trump's megabill: 3M Altria AT&T Charter Communications Chevron Cisco Comcast Delta Airlines Door Dash Great Clips Hair Cuttery T-Mobile Uber United Airlines UPS Verizon

fortreno.com Fort Reno Park in dc 2025 schedule is up

A bill that takes healthcare from 12 million people and gives $10 billion towards Mars exploration is the closest the rich have ever come to grinding up poor people and turning them into rocket fuel.

illegal war started by a man constitutionally ineligible to be president

Swing Kids at St. Stephen and the Incarnation Episcopal Church in Washington, DC, performing as part of the @positive-force-dc.bsky.social Juneteenth Racial Justice rally on June 19, 2025. I waited a long time to see this! @threeoneg.bsky.social #swingkids

In February alone, the national suicide hotline's program for LGBTQ youth—who are four times more likely to attempt suicide than their peers—received an average of 2,100 contacts per day. Now the Trump administration is shuttering this critical resource.

“Everybody keeps calling me, [saying] ‘You know, this would be a great time for #Fugazi to come back’. And I don’t know what they think we’re going to be able to do... But I appreciate the idea that we have superpowers.” Everything Wide Open: An Interview with The Messthetics buff.ly/5mkPNAQ

LOL the Washington Post’s AI bot summarizing the comments under tonight’s weather forecast

“.. growth in overall US private construction spending on manufacturing has flatlined from the boom seen under President Joe Biden’s administration ..” @bloomberg.com www.bloomberg.com/news/newslet...

In April, President Trump and Salvadoran President Bukele shook hands in the Oval Office to celebrate a deal to ship gang members to the notorious CECOT prison. But a new ProPublica investigation found there’s more to the story. 🧵👇

Brian Wilson, Beach Boys Co-Founder and Architect of Pop, Dead at 82 More on his life and legacy: rollingstone.com/music/music-...

Trump is waging war against his own citizens in Los Angeles | Judith Levine

Sly, man. www.npr.org/2025/06/09/1...

So, the NRA will support California residents to stock up on arms and potentially use them to protect their liberty and freedoms from tyranny, right? That's what we've heard from Republicans since forever when it comes to defending the 2nd Amendment and guns. Let's see...

They’re going to battle rap, aren’t they? 🤮

I'm just glad one of these men has the nuclear codes and the other has all our personal data.

Marc Maron, the host of “WTF” — the popular twice-weekly podcast — announced on Monday that the show would end this fall after nearly 16 years. After more than 1,600 episodes, the finale will air this fall. https://trib.al/LE5q0nH

Happy 40th anniversary to Rites Of Spring’s self-titled LP, often considered the first emo album

If The Boss ain’t careful Donny’s gonna revoke his passport and he’ll be forced to live in Paris or Barcelona or Capri and never see his beloved New Jersey again.

everyone should read this piece by @judgeluttig.bsky.social "[Trump] will continue his assault on America, its democracy, and rule of law until the American people finally rise up and say, 'No more.'" gift link 🎁: www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...

"Capitalism has entered a radical and apocalyptic phase. There is no utopian vision in any of this." Interview ⤵️

Too bad you forced her to resign for censoring one of her political cartoons.