a $200 fine is substantially worse than no fine at all, it just highlights how absurdly pointless any of the “consequences” for elites are for breaking the rules

Number one enemy of the earth and mankind. Let's make them homeless

"“It’s possible that we’re starting to see the consequences of severe and sudden cuts to global health programs that have eroded surveillance and allowed deadly viruses to spread undetected...” www.nytimes.com/2026/05/15/w...

There's a major civil rights protest taking place in Selma, Alabama, right now in response to the SCOTUS decision that weakened the Voting Rights Act and the ongoing attack on Black Americans’ political power (video: defiancedispatch/IG)

Louisiana showed up. All 5 amendments failed. That's 2 years in a row Louisiana voters showed up to shut down the racist Governor's proposal.

#abpoli #cdnpoli How does anyone rationally debate with loons running Alberta separatists and why does Premier Smith empower them? www.theglobeandmail.com/opinion/arti...

This made me laugh out loud.

Thousands are marching in Selma calling for a full restoration of the voting rights act.

Cuba has completely run out of diesel and fuel oil, Cuba’s energy minister announced, and the national grid is in a “critical” state. He further described how in the capital city of Havana, “the blackouts today exceed 20 or 22 hours.”

AOC: “It is time for the North to pull up to the South and let them know exactly what they have uncorked with this injustice. They think they can draw us out of power. They do not know the sleeping giant they just awakened. What they thought was the final blow is actually just the opening silo”

The "Never Again" thing at the end of World War Il wasn't a free guarantee or promise, it was a reminder and a call to action, that we're not supposed to *let* it happen ever again.

In the birthplace of Civil Rights Movement, groups rally to defend Black political representation www.politico.com/news/2026/05...

Oh look, modern, high adjuvant vaccines have a side effect: they train a part of your immune system that was previously believed to be untrainable, granting long-term protection from dementia. The behavior of our gerantocracy maybe traced to a lack of vaccination. arstechnica.com/health/2026/...

Countries are warning their citizens don’t go to the US. Fans are rerouting to Canada & Mexico. Human rights groups are sounding the alarm. Trump turned the US into a place tourists fear travel bans, deportations, surveillance, war threats, and chaos. #USDemocracy #Pinks apple.news/Affj92uZrTbS...

Charlie Angus on impact of Canadian boycott of US travel: "Many tourist locations are talking about drops of 50% ... There's areas where the losses have been as high as 80%. We're not bragging as Canadians. We're doing something to defend our sovereignty and put the pressure on MAGA."

Canadians don’t need to shout. We just… stop showing up. Canada didn’t ask for this fight. But we showed up. 50% drops. 80% in some places. Wallets out, passports home. This is what sovereignty looks like. 🇨🇦🍁 #ElbowsUp #CanadaStrong #USDemocracy #Pinks

It's infuriating how Poilievre paints himself as some kind of saviour/hero for struggling Canadians, when he's voted AGAINST anything/everything that could HELP them. Brazen, shameless chicanery. Exhibit A: his relentless lying about carbon pricing

#ResistanceUnited #ProudBlue #ONEV1 #DV1 ☕ Like many other Japanese people, I still appreciate his visit to Hiroshima and his speech in 2016. Having such a leader was America’s real soft power. I believe the great nation will restore that power. x.com/msdesignerla...

We’ve got to enact term limits. We’ve got to stop the insider trading. We’ve got to stop the ability for politicians to line their own pockets.

Unseat a despot and watch the dominos fall

"The Trump administration has struck what some see as the final blow to PEPFAR, the vaunted US program that has saved the lives of 26 million people living with HIV. The State Dept now says that as of 30 September, CDC support for PEPFAR will end in most countries." www.science.org/content/arti...

Alternet: Due to Trump’s tariffs, Goodyear is closing its Fayetteville, NC plant that employs over 1,700 workers. “Simply put, you can't make tires without rubber, and it is impossible to buy rubber that isn't imported, because rubber trees do not grow in the US.” #ProudBlue #Pinks #SheShed

Chinese citizens are calling Trump an "attention-seeking" influencer. Xi sat him in a shorter chair. Experts are calling it one of the worst summits in modern history. Ben has the full breakdown.

Just another normal day at DOJ where they have to withdraw a filing in New Hampshire that was intended for Minnesota.

Everyone knows flattery works.

“Nearly 10 years after Congress instituted measures to crack down on sexual harassment by lawmakers and make it easier for women to lodge complaints about it, lawmakers and aides say the behavior is still rampant among Republicans and Democrats on Capitol Hill and often goes unaddressed.”

Funny (not funny but you know) that a substantial number of people in this country can't accurately assess what's going on because they can't bring themselves to believe that someone could be this stupid, let alone the president

People will try to tell you it’s “just a joke,” but it’s much more than that: This is a test. Our democracy will not collapse in a single moment. It weakens when the public becomes numb to rhetoric that would once have been unthinkable. We cannot allow ourselves to become numb.

This guy started a war that's wrecking the world because he was high from the recent kidnapping he did, and thought he could do the same thing and wanted to look smart and strong. Said war can't end because he now has to save face and that's more important than ending it. That's it

A generation raised to believe things were getting better is now watching anti-LGBTQ+ hostility once again become the norm, writes Josh Ackley. www.advocate.com/opi... #transgender #trans #LGBTQ #LGBTQIA

CARTOON OF THE DAY (From @dennisgoris.bsky.social )

Here is a graph of the daily temperature anomalies above the 1850-1900 pre-industrial baseline over the last 20 years using Copernicus data. As you can clearly see, the trendline shows the planet passing 1.5°C within a year. Get on the boat, people!

I may be going to hell for laughing at that...and you're all coming with me. #SheShed

🎯🎯🎯

I posted this earlier but didn’t mention that this is a new allegation of a sex trafficking ring with tRump Musk Gates named in lawsuit. This “ring” began in 2018 bocanewsnow.com/2025/12/02/d...

“…notwithstanding clause applies to the Charter of Rights and Freedoms. Treaty rights and Indigenous rights, meanwhile, are constitutionally protected under Section 35 of the Charter and cannot be overridden by provincial legislation, Mahoney said.” www.ctvnews.ca/calgary/arti...

I’ve been writing for a while about how Trump’s DOJ lawyers are the absolute bottom of the barrel of the legal profession, and it is hard for me to imagine a better illustration of this dynamic than “these dudes don’t know the difference between ‘circumscribed’ and ‘circumcised’”

Hours after ICE arrested Israel Makoka and his younger brother, Max, as they boarded their school bus in Diamondhead, Mississippi, Israel found himself in a living-room sized cell with 25 men and a single exposed toilet. He slept on the floor that night, using his shoes for a pillow. Their story:

Hey, trumpers...this is what you voted for.

Sturgeon Lake and Mikisew Cree Nations want Mark Carney to “withhold support for investments, projects, or MOUs in Alberta until the Premier clearly commits to rejecting any separatist referendum.” #abpoli #ableg #Alberta #UCPCorruption #Canada #FireTheUCP #UCPFacists #DanielleSmithIsUnfitToLead

The purpose of a system is what it does: the notwithstanding clause was never going to be anything other than a way to fuck over human rights for the sake of capitalism (AKA fascism).

Smith prepared to use notwithstanding clause again @ctvnewscalgary.bsky.social Premier Danielle Smith says she will appeal a judge's ruling that quashed the separation petition #ableg #abpoli #Alberta #YEG #YYC #cdnpoli #AlbertaUCP #DanielleSmith #Edmonton #Calgary youtu.be/XFt6UgI9zbs

Cartoon by John Deering

Then there is what happened just last night on California's grid with the arrival of the extra SunZia wind power. Those natural gas plants that wait poised to surge at sunset ... just weren't needed. 1.5 GW of gas during the day to be ready went to 1 GW at sunset with 9 GW of batteries. Amazing.

This is me in Congress explaining how some of our most longstanding problems (like the drug war) have counterintuitive solutions and why it traps more dim-witted politicians. The harder you pull, the stucker you get. That’s why prohibition doesn’t work.

You aren't ready to be a parent if you aren't ready to love them unconditionally ❤️‍🔥 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️ #LGBTQIA