Pew Research sees more complex political groupings in the US beyond Right and Left. Here’s their thinking:

Trump and Netanyahu have created “a long, attritional permacrisis” in the Middle East when they thought they were permanently reshaping the region.

This is fascinating. A whale necropolis.

Prices are rising faster than paychecks.⁣ ⁣ Average wages haven't kept pace with inflation, which means the purchasing power of the typical paycheck is falling.⁣ ⁣ I explain what's driving it: https://newsletter.platypuseconomics.com/p/war-rages-on-prices-keep-rising-and

"I'm a horror writer. I did a lot of research. I did not expect it to become relevant." What happens when you elect a psychopath President. bsky.app/profile/tkin...

This is not a problem that gets solved by rugged individualism. You cannot personal-responsibility your way out of it. It cannot be biohacked at home. It requires a coordinated and ongoing effort by multiple governments. The USDA is the main chunk of the US government that works on it.

Q: Why do you know so much about screwworms? Are you a researcher? Or ten thousand larva in a trenchcoat?!? A: Sigh. No, I’m a horror author. I wrote a horror novel about it. It’s set in 1899 when screwworms were a big deal. I did a lot of research. I did not expect it to become relevant.

"Having the White House publish synthetic content is deeply troubling, Farid said, because it muddies the historical record and makes it harder for the public to trust any visual evidence published by government officials."

Elon Musk is going into overdrive again trying to incite violence and mayhem. This is his plan for toppling the government of the UK. As we know from the Epstein files, he's been scheming to topple governments in Whitehall since Theresa May was prime minister. For him it's all fun and games.

Credit where it’s due: Steyer did the right thing. He conceded, endorsed Xavier Becerra, and urged his supporters to unite against Trump’s handpicked candidate. That’s what putting California first looks like. Now it’s time to win November. 💥

The Rock & Roll Hall of Fame performance of “While My Guitar Gently Weeps,” honoring George Harrison, featured Tom Petty, Jeff Lynne, Steve Winwood, Dhani Harrison, Marc Mann, Steve Ferrone, and a killer closing guitar solo by Prince. (Edited for format)

8/ To fix the problem, we're using the same program that worked before. Mexico is ramping up production, Panama is sending flies north, and a new Texas facility is being built, although it will take 1.5-2 years. Experts estimate hundreds of millions of sterile flies will be needed each week.

6/ The biggest concern here is livestock. Screwworm spreads quickly, and can be devastating. A 1976 Texas outbreak, a spillover from Mexico, affected 1.8 million livestock. A comparable outbreak today could cost Texas $1.8 billion, and over $100 billion in broader U.S. livestock economic activity.

5/ Experts point to several factors for why it came back: 1️⃣Cattle smuggling outside control zones 2️⃣In early 2025, roughly 15,000 USDA positions were eliminated, and a USAID-funded monitoring project was terminated 3️⃣ The loss of specialized expertise as generations of entomologists retire

1/ Five cases of New World screwworm have now been confirmed in the U.S., Texas has declared an emergency, and Canada immediately restricted livestock imports. Most people had never heard of screwworm until last week (or maybe just now). That's because we eradicated it from the U.S. in 1966.🧵

A good thread on screwworms. Talking to an entomologist last year, he also added that the pandemic was the first domino. Scientists couldn’t get to the facilities, couldn’t get out into the field to check outbreak reports.

TikTok investor Jeff Yass avoided paying $1 billion in taxes while largely escaping public scrutiny. He then poured that money into campaigns to cut taxes and support election deniers. (Published 2022)

A panel of the Michigan Court of Appeals on Tuesday overturned the convictions of a man serving a prison sentence in connection with a plot to kidnap Gov. Gretchen Whitmer during the 2020 election season. (cont.) www.nytimes.com/2026/06/09/u...?

Striking graphic in this latest Reuters piece, which finds that while President Trump and his family have profited by at least $2.3 billion since he retook the presidency, their more than a million investors have suffered $2.3 billion in net losses. www.reuters.com/investigatio...

Screwworms eradicated in the US in 1966. Measles eradicated in the US in 2000. Both are back because of this science denying administration.

lol what an obvious conjob www.nytimes.com/2026/06/08/o...

If you credulously do a segment about the vote in California in which you don’t say the president is lying, you’re spreading disinformation to your listeners.

The Trump Tower meeting between Putin's representatives and Don Jr., Jared, & Paul Manafort was ten years ago today. Here's a piece I wrote three years ago about this special Kremlinversary. #nostalgia #treason #notahoax

"A record-shattering drought has racked much of the US. But the artificial intelligence industry is pushing ahead regardless, with the majority of planned datacenters set to be built in drought-ridden locations, a Guardian analysis has found."

Democrats are so diabolical and ingenious at rigging elections that Republicans control the presidency, house and senate.

A new report has implicated President George W. Bush’s Department of Justice in the case of convicted sex trafficker Jeffrey Epstein.

It's easy to shrug off the idiots claiming that the incredibly accomplished politician Spencer Pratt was cheated out of a rightful win in Los Angeles. But they're going to make these same claims in November, so we need to carpet bomb this conspiracy out of existence right now.

The mayoral election is Nov. 3.

You can fight back. The OMB proposed regulations are open for comment right now. Check out the easy to use web portal from @standupforscience.net

@michaelemann.bsky.social explains clearly how the US is falling behind China in a critical area of science and technology ... due to political interference. Important, for many reasons, especially that Russell Vought's OMB wants to double down on this strategy for all of science.

Some fans were reportedly forced to wait more than 3 hours to get inside Madison Square Garden.

The president and his allies have been crying foul since mail-in ballots caused a shakeup in the Los Angeles mayoral primary over the weekend.

Update; now no pedestrian or vehicular traffic between 30th and 35th between 5th and 8th Avenues starting at 4pm, 4.5 hours before tipoff and includes the busiest train station in the country and 100’s of businesses. Heart of Midtown. He ruins everything for everyone every time.

This is an amazing question and also an amazing answer.

BREAKING: Ken Paxton’s own lawyer just endorsed James Talarico: “I defended Ken Paxton for years in the impeachment trial and in state criminal cases. But in my view, I think Ken has lost sight of his core mission, which is to represent the people of Texas.  That’s why I'm supporting you.”

Thielbilly Elegy. This is brilliant. www.youtube.com/watch?v=XRWF...

The latest flu shot is ready for review—but RFKJr wants to block it without leaving evidence of his involvement. A dozen experts, including former ACIP members and former HHS officials say they have never encountered such uncertainty about the basic government process of recommending the vaccines.

California has the lowest US wholesale electricity prices and is the most stable market because of its huge growth in WindWaterSolar. By contrast, Texas power consumers pay on average 23% more than Californians.

James Carville: "We’ve got a fucked-up guy who could be a hundred times more fucked-up than he is and he’d never be as fucked-up as what we’ve got in Washington. We’ve got to win this.” www.ft.com/content/0b82...

The most remarkable thing surrounding the Flávio Bolsonaro scandal in Brazil is how Trump and figures in his entourage figure deeply in every act of corruption, but somehow none of this is ever reported in US media...

say it again with me one more time BUREAUCRATS 👏 RUN 👏 THE 👏 SERVICES 👏 THE 👏 LEFT 👏 WANTS 👏 THE 👏 GOVERNMENT 👏 TO 👏 PROVIDE 👏 THEY 👏 ARE 👏 NOT 👏 THE 👏 ENEMY

Bureaucracy, when deployed for the public benefit and not for punitive means, is the lifeblood of modern governance.

A permanent well funded bureaucracy means continuity, efficiency, and reach. Barely anyone commenting on the inefficiency of bureaucracy have known it in a state other than crippled by austerity.

he looks like he’s literally gonna explode

Mitch Hedberg: When you go to a bar that has a black light, everybody looks cool. Except for me, because I was under the impression that the mustard stain came out. Modern male comedian: *3 minutes of shrieking about age of consent laws*

Mitch Hedberg: Imagine if the headless horseman had a headless horse. That would be chaos. Modern male comedian: *his lawyer rushes the stage in the middle of a sobbing temper tantrum about the court case he is currently in, and grabs the mic from him*

Mitch Hedberg: Rice is great if you're really hungry and want to eat two thousand of something. Modern male comedian: *spends a solid 5 minutes crying while explaining why he needs to have so much CSAM on his hard drive*

Mitch Hedberg: People teach their dogs to sit; it's a trick. I've been sitting my whole life, and a dog has never looked at me as though he thought I was tricky. Modern male comedian: *5 minutes of accusations from his enemies that he is a pedophile, with interludes of open weeping*

Mitch Hedberg: I wanted to buy a candle holder, but the store didn't have one. So I got a cake. Modern male comedian: *gets red in the face as he reads an entire wikipedia article, pausing every few sentences to cackle unsettlingly*