Alito’s standard for racial discrimination in the TPS ruling, that racism has to be the *sole* motivation to count as discriminatory, is so deranged that it could arguably cover neither Jim Crow nor slavery. www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/0...

If you are wealthy, I think you should spend more money on clothes. There's no pride in buying clothes for the lowest possible price, as this puts downward pressure on garment worker wages and increases the likelihood of exploitation.

Great piece by Matt Ford.

The Supreme Court thought Trump wasn’t being racist towards Haitians because they agree with him.

Personne de sensé n'expliquerait qu'un individu qui a construit l'intégralité de son œuvre sur du plagiat, qui n'a jamais écrit, peint ou composé lui même mais a juste reproduit les travaux des autres est au même niveau que ceux dont il s'approprie le travail. Pourtant on le dit de l'IAgen.

Ossoff: "The president was so humiliated in Hormuz he threw his toys out the stroller & refused to sign the affordable housing bill. That's after he gave some felon donor a no bid contract for the reflecting pool & it filled up with algae, which for some reason required the deployment of the Guard."

technically they are anti-sunglasses

IMHO, the Supreme Court is a *bigger* problem than Trump, and it should be the primary target for reform. Trump and Congress would both be very different under a law-abiding SCOTUS, which would have stopped government action clearly animated by racism and racially gerrymandered districts.

The BBC has requested that Donald Trump hand over his phone records from Jan. 6 as part of his defamation lawsuit against the broadcaster.

This is clearly the worst bit - Hegseth is blowing apart fishermen by the dozens to keep a nasty old man entertained. But I have to note the revelation that Trump insists on fully carpeted bathrooms. The man is irredeemable.

still think that AP style should call for "Dans Sullivan," but the split photo credit here is extremely good

absolute height of comedy is when they cut to the goal and you see how many kid keepers they've got

I overheard two little kids arguing heatedly about whether dead people become ghosts or stars.

This entire 10 year project was, is, and will be about unfiltered racism. The media muddied it up with the anodyne "white working class" economic non-sense but at bottom, the Trump-Miller vision of America is white, Christian, and European.

putin is bleeding his country dry for his own ego and megalomania

additionally, if there is ANY possible non racist motive for an explicitly racist action, Alito says you must accept it as the actual motivation. meanwhile, ANY use of race consciousness to prevent or alleviate discrimination is unconstitutional under “equal protection”

HHS: “We want more gold-standard science!” Also, HHS: *long political review that delays funding and halts life-saving new discoveries if you mention a “recruitment plan” in your grant proposal*

Gangster cat 🐈‍⬛ #BritishColumbia chases bear out of yard #Canada

"Has not Saul killed his thousands, and David his tens of thousands?" Fear me, bitches!

I was a lifelong liberal Democrat. Then I learned that Kat Abughazaleh spent 12 bucks on a basket of fast food shrimp.

I speak from experience: this will not have the outcome they’re hoping for

For the people who have spent years replying to every milquetoast, quisling Democratic post with "why don't you fight back?" I hope you're paying attention to what actually motivates these people to play hardball because you're getting a generational lesson right now into how this all works.

“The long-term damage caused by prolonged toxic stress—by essentially abusing these children—we’re going to see those effects. They’re going to impact every child who was there for many, many years to come,” said an advocate. “It’s incalculable the amount of damage that is being done.”

Never missed a check-in i.e. they were doing everything right. Trump just wants to detain and deport as many people as possible.

“Board of Peace announced by Trump to rule Gaza is planning a sweeping grant of legal immunity for itself... The draft language would also let the organization obtain public property in Gaza “free of charge” www.theguardian.com/law/2026/jun...

“Fighting age males” is a euphemism for the killing of children.

mad how the defining cultural image of Steamboat Willie is Mickey whistling and driving the boat, and not the bit where he plays a pig's nipples as a musical instrument while it shrieks in pain

The new racist double standard set up by Alito in the TPS ruling: if there’s any other motive in addition to the racism, the racism doesn’t count, but if the state wants to *prevent* discrimination against black people, that is racist and unconstitutional www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/0...

I don't always "like" the trophies for awards (not that I'd complain about receiving one!) but I COVET the Shirley Jackson award

Paxton is like a performance art piece to show how much shit Texans will eat and still vote Republican

They really are doubling down on tying Talarico to the potato egg and cheese breakfast taco, one of the more common breakfast orders in this state, who tf told them that was a good idea lmao

N.I.C.E. has bacon? So Ken Paxton and Greg Abbott are calling the cops pigs?

If I was running for office and someone did this to me I'd pull up, order, and eat it right in front of the sign. Boom. Free photo op.

This is not how we imagined we'd get taco trucks on every corner

If you can’t handle me at my worst (eating cake with my hands in the shower), then you don’t deserve me at my best (eating cake with a fork in the shower)

Large chunks of the Mall are now effectively an armed encampment surrounded by tall fencing. In some areas, crowds are herded through security lines to get to features that used to be easily accessible in previous years.

my cat spotting a neighborhood cat out the window

An ivory okimono of a banana, 15.5cm (6 1/8in) long. Late Meiji era (1868-1912), early 20th century. Sold for £4,000 www.bonhams.com/auction/2281...

Here’s a version of this headline that 1) attributes the fact that Pete retold the story to the audience, but 2) separates out that what he’s saying actually did happen. Plus the headline is more evocative. It is not impossible to present this with care. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...

Scots found a dog and immediately made it their new God

Canal Geese portraits for their baseball cards. I’m totally not sure who they are as dozens are jumbled. I wish they could tell me.

Something beautiful for this day; Globe amaranth, Yakima, Washington (June 2026). #flowers

O beautiful for armèd troops Whose stern oppressive pace A thoroughfare for freedom beat Across your fucking face America, America May all their guns outdraw And crown your head with rounds of lead Your liberty outlawed

Good Prime Day Deal on the new Ring Female Reproductive System cam

I have to think of this cartoon by @tomgauld often when I read online comments regarding articles. Pretty sure RHPAC is the most common type of online comment…

I was on a Zoom call with advocates from Springfield and elsewhere in Ohio yesterday afternoon, and it’s absolutely horrifying and inexcusable what this administration is doing to this community and the lie that Sam Alito told to OK this.

After SCOTUS ruling, Stephen Miller said: "We can finally remove these Haitian migrants." If so, Springfield Ohio, in deep red Clark County, will now face major ICE raids. Springfield is the cite of the "pet eating" lie. There are up to 15,000 Haitians there: newrepublic.com/article/2124...