There's a Play-Doh factory somewhere that just pumps out Democratic candidates who are veterans and also worked as healthcare executives in-between stints at McKinsey. They all have the same websites, run the exact same ads. I don't know where that factory is but I know it's out there.

We know that the number of children receiving SNAP has fallen by more than 700,000 since H.R. 1 was enacted last summer because 12 state agencies publicly report the number of kids receiving benefits each month. That's not spin, it's just data. www.cbpp.org/blog/sharp-d...

Yeah, but they’ve reduced the imaginary crime Black people commit in the heads of people who’ve only seen DC on tv by at least 864%

"It’s unfortunate that almost none of the people behind these accounts know very much about the ancient world." Unfortunately, ignorance is not the only thing wrong with them. @bretdevereaux.bsky.social on Elon Musk's X and the fascist statue accounts: www.thebulwark.com/p/why-stone-...

🏺 From 2024 but I missed it: "A 7,000-year-old multi-component arrow poison from Kruger Cave, South Africa" Organic residues inside a bovid bone, in which were embedded bone points = poison arrow 'quiver' Poison made from multiple plants. pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC...

Closing Soon! The Schomburg Center’s exhibition 100: A Century of Collections, Community, and Creativity is open through June 30, 2026. 100 celebrates the story of the Center’s collections, which today number over 11 million objects… It’s Free, I highly recommend it. www.nypl.org/events/exhib...

An LAPD gang? Internal report says police unit had 'rampant culture of misconduct'

Most of us can't conceive of how much money $1 billion is. One person having that kind of money is obscene.

I always am surprised at the visuals. I think the only way to explain it in a way that it sinks in is through a picture illustration.

Just to reiterate that an easy thing you can do to consistently provide help to Palestinians is to find a fundraiser and just make a recurring donation. I donate about the price of a nice cup of a coffee (£5) to the Giving Circle each week ⬇️

10,15,20 years from now the entire GOP is still going to be blaming Biden for everything. They still blame Obama who hasn't been in office in 10 years. #USDemocracy

Oh yeah. I've been hearing about this shit first hand lol.

Remember folks, AI data centers are growing unchecked and being rubber stamped by elected officials who haven’t researched the environmental or community impact (smells like corruption to me). This is unsustainable and the negative effects are why many communities are vehemently pushing back.

Life does not end after rape. It certainly takes a toll, is never okay and I encourage us all to fight if we can. But life also looks up after the fact. 🥹🩷 so many amazing life moments that I’m glad I didn’t miss out on.

#SheShed www.unmc.edu/healthsecuri...

Rep. Angie Craig demolishes Ag Secretary Brooke Rollins: "Joe Biden is no longer the president. Mr. Trump is. Your party controls Congress. You own these numbers at this point. I'm sick of hearing you blame an administration from a year and half ago. You own every single bit of this."

Once again: Trumpism is asymmetrical warfare. Trumpists win if they take over an institution or if they destroy it. Trumpists can win a vote or win by destroying public confidence in voting. And they have no compunction about which they do.

Nina Simone delivers a powerful performance of "Mississippi Goddam," an iconic anthem of the Civil Rights Movement. A relevant #CupOfJoe. #BlackMusicMonth

‘An equal and habitable world is possible’: academics set out sweeping vision for planetary survival

I have often been critical of the leadership @aaas.org but they just took action on the new OMB rules that will politicize science, speaking out and notifying members. I hope all take the time to follow their advice, contact Congress, and most important, post a comment www.aaas.org/news/aaas-st...

For all those who keep insisting that Bluesky is dead or dying... Bluesky is where you can get actual engagement with real humans.

It’s what gives me courage to wake up and face the day and gives me hope. 4/

Many people don’t have a choice but to stand up lest they get run over. Many people I know are in this boat and are fighting back in their own ways. 3/

lol bsky.app/profile/ryan...

… because that’s what the platform is for. thred.com/culture/why-...

It is worth noting that the takeover of 60 Minutes, and CBS News, is the culmination of the strategy that was baked into the launch of Substack. This is the thing we were trying to explain was bigger than just "there are nazis on there". www.anildash.com//2024/11/19/...

Yesterday—4 days after OMB released its proposal to revamp all federal funding—there were 3500+ comments. Today there are nearly 4,500. Our story on the damage the proposal could inflict on science and the researchers pushing back. Reported w/@marilenharo.bsky.social:

Greenland belongs to Denmark "for now." Rubio's response to a question put to him during an oversight hearing gets instant headlines in the Scandinavian press, demonstrating that Trump's territorial appetite targeting Greenland isn't finished.

I've got a bunch of art supplies in my basement, which I guess means I have the makings of one of the most beautiful paintings in history.

Fighting my wrongful termination by the Washington Post. After Charlie Kirk was killed, I was accused of gross misconduct simply for stating the truth about America’s racial double standards when it comes to political violence. We head to arbitration tomorrow. Let’s go.

/2 I now concede that Ms. Weiss and Mr. Bilton do, indeed, belong to protected groups that could be the basis for a workplace harassment claim. I regret the error and mostly blame @gabrielmalor.bsky.social

In a statement to @benmullin.bsky.social, Scott Pelley disputes what Bari Weiss said in this morning's editorial meeting, claiming he was never offered "a way back" as she claimed. "These executives cannot gain the trust of the staff with lies. This is antithetical to everything we stand for..."

“I’m Kid Rock.” “I’m Naomi Wolf.” “I’m Kanye West.” “I’m Matt Taibbi.” “I’m Catturd. Those stories, plus Rob Schneider, tonight on 60 Minutes.”

Look at this jacked, faggy mensch. I love you right back, M. Hodson. If I had 2 samosas, I'd give you one. Every time.

Sotomayor comes very close to calling the supermajority a pack of liars for claiming in Callais that they weren’t requiring proof of discriminatory intent then turning around and doing exactly that here. This is a remarkably blunt and caustic accusation. www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/25p...

The Purcell principle now officially just means “Republicans win.” For the reasons Sotomayor lays out here, SCOTUS’s eleventh hour intervention for Alabama Republicans is indefensible. It’s going to unleash massive chaos on the ground for both voters and election administrators. What a disaster.

“Fraud on the Court”: Even as DOJ Drops $1.8B Settlement Fund, Judge Reopens Case over Collusion

Scott Pelley was ousted from CBS News in the exact manner Bari Weiss *thinks* she was ousted from NYT

AI propagandists are already at work building an intellectual framework portraying critiques of AI as discrimination.

CNN: "AI drove the number of layoffs to the highest May total since 2020, back when covid had paralyzed the economy"

“Scott Pelley had a meeting with CBS News leadership at 5pm ET to discuss a path forward after his protest in 60 Minutes all-hands,” Byers wrote in a post on X. “The two sides did not find common ground and it now seems likely he will either resign or be fired, though neither has happened yet.”

The problem with a mediocracy is that even in America you can run short of mediocres and have to double up. On the other hand I am told re-use is better than recycling.

What an incredible loss for any nation

God-tier NYT correction: Correction (left), original (right) www.nytimes.com/2026/06/01/n...

More of this please!

the current director of national intelligence is a guy who two years ago received a trophy declaring he “Fucks Only The Young” at an (oddly dildo focused) event he organized dedicated to the conspiracy that Bed Bath and Beyond never actually went bankrupt

“you’re not my mum don’t tell me what to do!” No I’m not but I am: a practitioner of the path, a worshipper of the gods in question, an expert and professional in building conservation, and also it’s on the bloody sign

“Offerings have been left here for millennia!” This is true! Not candles though. May I suggest: flowers! fruit! crystals! anything natural or biodegradable, bird and rodent friendly, that is not on fire! please continue leaving offerings but just choose wisely and respectfully.

“stones aren’t flammable!” okay well first off, there’s an asterisk on that, and second off, they are vulnerable to heat and fluctuations in temperature, particularly in an enclosed space with limited airflow. The barrow was not designed for candles.