wisdom, a 🧵

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Democrats need to win eight of eleven competitive races to take the Senate, so naturally we spent a year on a candidate with more scandals than staffers.

Douglas Adams for the win

perhaps *wanting* to be in politics should be disqualifying for political office. there's something to be said for picking office holders randomly.

and they wonder why we pick the bear 🤬

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what is grief, but love enduring?

I think I like Simon's 'American Tune' better. Especially the version he rewrote for Rhiannon Giddens.

despite what SCOTUS ruled, trans rights are human rights 💙🏳️‍⚧️💙

poor @laurajedeed.bsky.social went to the Great American State Fair so we didn't have to, a 🧵

@emiboz.bsky.social is phenomenal.

The Pope is in Lampedusa today, where so many arrive, having crossed the Mediterranean sea: "The dead people in this sea are victims both of decisions made and decisions not made".

If you’re also melting somewhere out there, consider this your daily dose of fan-powered emotional support. And don’t forget to stay hydrated. Happy Caturday 😽🤍

THE VATICAN IS CALLING IT A SCHISM I REPEAT HOUSTON, WE HAVE A SCHISM

abso-FUCKIN-lutely 💙

an important 🧵

I love this one. This was the one that made me realize these were going to work. A minute isn’t much time and I worried it was too little. But this one does more in a minute than I could do in a whole semester.

Only 11.1% of all US presidents are still alive. When it drops to 8.89%, I'll let you know.

don't promise me a good time 🤣

If you look you will find stories about the heatwave and about Ebola, about screwworm and about Covid, about data centers and about wars, about the trillionaire and about Prairieland, and if you look carefully you will find that these are all part of the same story.

oh *bleep* texas, *so* glad we escaped #gopoutofnorthamerica www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...

it's good to be #dapope go #chisox www.mlb.com/news/pope-le...

Anyone not running on reforming the Supreme Court cant be the leader of anything moving forward. It's an unhinged gang of extremists unrestrained by anything or anyone.

abso-FUCKIN-lutely 💙💙💙

may karma please please catch up with mitch mcconnell sooner rather than later 🤬 www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...

100%.

“I carry with me a photo of a Muslim child who, during my visit to Lebanon, was standing there holding a sign that said ‘Welcome, Pope Leo,’ and in this latest phase of the war, he was killed. “As a Church, I say again: as a pastor, I cannot be in favor of war.” — Pope Leo XIV

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I know an old f**ker who painted a pool. What an old fool, to paint a white pool. Perhaps he'll die. I know an old f**ker who made algae bloom! What an old shroom, to cause it to bloom. He caused it to bloom by painting it blue. Perhaps he'll die.

Juneteenth commemorates June 19, 1865, the day enslaved African Americans in Galveston, Texas, were finally informed of their freedom. This monumental news came two and a half years after the Emancipation Proclamation and effectively marked the end of slavery in the United States. #juneteenth

Well done to the small -but-fierce town of Social Circle, Georgia! www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...

but he only *wears* his White Sox gear 😉 #dapope

a 🧵 put beverage down before reading 🤣

yeah this Astros-Royals game isn't a masterclass in how to pitch ⚾

updates on court activity regarding the Kennedy Center www.theguardian.com/us-news/live...

sad news. strength and solace to all who grieve.

if I didn't loathe this presidential timeline, I would be impressed by their ability to keep coming up with Even More Stupid Ideas than the last batch of Stupid Ideas.

worst fuckin' presidential timeline EVER.

so @captnamy.bsky.social what do you make of the all male Artemis III crew?

Condemning riots isn't enough. We need policy action, including an immediate appraisal of X as a vehicle for coordinating far-right disorder. And we need political leadership, to challenge white nationalism as an idea, not to validate it daily and then complain when it turns violent.

oh please do leave a comment.

apparently the first amendment is no longer a thing 🤬. if you happened to have any doubt about that 🤬

at the instigation of @scalzi.com I watched "Once More With Feeling" just last night. RIP Giles 💔 www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio...

it's really not all that complicated 🤬 www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

open.substack.com/pub/stainedg.... I’m sharing this because I know people who are living as their Authentic Self because of this treatment. I know people who have Trans Joy because of this treatment. They’ve become who they were supposed to be in the first place!🏳️‍⚧️💝🏳️‍⚧️

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