Actually, building denser housing in cities so more people can live in cities instead of in overbuilt exurbs is conserving resources and saving the climate:

Correct (well, I'd say 2024 was inflation and general post-pandemic grumpiness; hard to know). And then add: ~40% of the US electorate is solid GOP/Dem partisan but since our pol culture discourages voting for party, their vote choice in every election *precedes* their reasons for that choice.

Stetson, famously known as the Harvard of Volusia County. Well, *West* Volusia County, at least.

When y’all cancel your Disney+ subs, please consider giving some of that money to your local NPR or PBS station, or other independent media like @boltsmag.org or @propublica.org

If you’re 65 or older, you may want to get a coronavirus vaccine this week — before the CDC’s vaccine advisers meet on Friday. Health reporter Lena Sun explains: https://wapo.st/46GDWmy

Yes - important to recognize those who are standing up to Trump. He loses all the time, and as awful as his attacks on democracy and his victories are - as dangerous as he and his allies are - he's unpopular and inept, and very vulnerable to further defeats.

RIP Robert Redford, you were one of the good ones 💔

I keep going back to this parody account:

The Crimson, scooping every news outlet not run by undergraduates working in between classes, gets into how court orders mandating return of research funding have been flaunted, and makes a clear case for contempt proceedings against DOGE officials. www.thecrimson.com/article/2025...

She is outnumbered because media and the public rolled their eyes when Hillary warned us all that trump could and would appoint 3 justices, creating a majority that would do exactly this and all the rest of the damage they continue to do.

Warrants a repost of this classic

She’s also a judge nominated by President Biden. Elections have consequences. In particular on the Judiciary.

It’s always worth reading @jonathanbernstein.bsky.social I’d say today’s post is an urgent read. open.substack.com/pub/goodpoli...

Since the interviewee must remain anonymous, we are now calling this Moynihan's Law: "The easier a governmental task looks to an outsider, the more likely it has been found to be impossible by many smart people in the past."

This was a real game. They didnt make any other versions of this for any state, just North Dakota.

Forgot to post this yesterday, but: Happy Effete, Liberal College Professor Saves The Union Day to all who celebrate

When Tim Walz became Kamala Harris's running mate, progressives highlighted policies passed. It could not have been possible without Melissa Hortman. -Free school breakfast and lunch -Restoring voting rights for felons -Paid leave Great piece by @gracepanetta.bsky.social 19thnews.org/2025/06/rep-...

Getting breakfast at the Dirksen Building cafeteria, 2010 or so: I open up the vat of oatmeal to check its consistency, just as Bernie Sanders toddles past. BERNIE: How's the oatmeal today? ME: It's a little watery. Bernie wanders off.

Proud posters of Bluesky, facing the Kobayashi Maru: oh this one’s easy to win.

At an alumni rally earlier the same day in support of Yale standing up to the Trump administration, there was a historic, unheard-of call-and-response cheer: "Who do we love?" "HARVARD!" "Who do we love?" "HARVARD!"

an all-time favorite of mine

For your weekend listening pleasure, Fight fiercely Harvard! youtu.be/3J04FRsesBQ?...

there is something strange about the last phase before you know a name that's going to be massively important across the world for the foreseeable future

Steve Kerr wore a Harvard basketball shirt after the Warriors’ win tonight: “Yes, this is me supporting Harvard. Way to go. Way to stand up to the bully.”

Hello! We are a scrappy three-year-old civics blog based in Chapel Hill and Carrboro, NC. We just updated thegriffinlist.com, which contains detailed instructions for 65,000 NC voters whose votes might be thrown out in the state Supreme Court race. Please share!

Adorable. The Boston ducks have protest signs #handsoff

They literally did the Our Dumb Century bit IRL. JFC

roomba accidentally saw outside

Wu: If you wanted to make us safe, pass gun reforms. Stop cutting medicaid. Stop cutting cancer research. Stop cutting funds for veterans. That is what will make our city safe.

If I were MacKenzie Scott, I would simply start a newspaper based in Washington DC.

I am a woman. That is not ideology. And it is only radical if you precede the word with “totally” and then follow it with “dudette,” and even then it helps if you are green and carry nunchuks.

🗣️ @aoc.bsky.social out fighting for the people & federal workers: “Every day our job is to wake up and say ‘what can I do today?’ — There is no act too small. Every action matters.” 🇺🇸

Tell Don Beyer how you have been impacted by the disaster taking place in the federal government using this form.

This, again, is just pure evil. Antidepressants have saved many lives, and preventing people in need from access to them will lead to immeasurable suffering

Do you understand how badly you have to fuck up to make Quebec sing the anthem with this much pride

Today's item: I ran through the options available to Senate Democrats on cabinet nominations and what they're actually doing. No, there's no magic button they're neglecting. (And seriously no, Tuberville didn't come up with one). goodpoliticsbadpolitics.substack.com/p/confirming...

A DC Circuit panel revives the discrimination element of Felicia Sonmez’s lawsuit against the Washington Post, possibly sending the case into discovery. www.dccourts.gov/sites/defaul...

THERMOSTATIC OPINION

New probably viable business in 2025 USA: Subscription service providing alerts of which specific products are about to spike up in price and/or disappear from the shelves because Trump had a tantrum.

Remember: despair is compliance, nihilism is consent

Worst rebrand since S. Frog’s campaign for Conquistador Coffee. (cc @jonathanbernstein.bsky.social)

how many times has the enterprise exploded

Open to all at my Patreon (which ordinarily costs all of $1 per month): my annual year-end list + old A.V. Club ancillary categories. Recommended especially to those who like critics so cranky that their descriptions of many favorites read more negative than positive! www.patreon.com/posts/119117...

If he's brave enough, pritzker has the potential to do the funniest thing ever.

#StarTrekTNG "I Made My Crewmates Disappear" Wesley experiments with another warp bubble, creating his own pocket reality where he alone must stop two Ferengi from invading. Beverly tries to reach Wesley via various modes of travel. Transporter chief: John Candy. 🏠 👮‍♂️ 🚐 🍕 ✈️ 🛌