we now know that it’s not illegal to throw sandwiches at ICE agents, an important development

Texas Democrats watching the election results from around the country.

Congratulations on your re-election, Mayor Wu - the best mayor in America. You proved once more that Boston can't be bought and won't be bullied.

Tonight’s dumb napkin cartoon…

And brings joy. bsky.app/profile/resi...

Portland's famous Unipiper was spotted at the Portland ICE protest where he played his bagpipes in front of Santa, Mr. Potato Head, Garfield and more -- all while surrounded by bubbles. More on how the tone of Portland's protests has shifted: www.oregonlive.com/crime/2025/1...

after millions of views and shares of my Portland Frog art. (thank you all🙏🏾) I got requests to highlight priests, and chickens, and Chicagoans, and T-Rexes, and more… all of us who refuse to bend the knee. so this is for US. 𝚂𝚝𝚊𝚗𝚍 𝚃𝚊𝚕𝚕. 𝚆𝚎 𝚆𝚒𝚕𝚕 𝚆𝚒𝚗.

Neil Young Pulls Music From Amazon: “Don’t Go Back to the Big Corporations Who Have Sold Out America." "Take America Back together, stop buying from the big corporations, support local business," the rock star wrote. Read more: bit.ly/3IDnbQg

Blessed are the frogs, for they keep making authoritarians look incredibly stupid

The following is REAL footage from Portland, 2025. Viewer discretion is advised.

Hopefully he will be in Prison before three years.

It should be noted that Google has noticed the backlash enough that they quietly published a code that would removed AI results for their searches. An enterprising person built a default site to search without AI, and the results are goddamn refreshing as hell. udm14.org

Pittsburgh successfully pivoted from steel to universities and hospitals. Now Trump’s economic agenda is putting that model at risk.

My very favorite Jane Goodall story is about how she befriended Gary Larson after he made a mildly offensive comic about her:

LOL. The Feds can try, but they’ll never stop Portland from being Portland

This is why we fund scientists to study things like oyster slobber even if you don’t think it sounds important

Cozy fall!! #art #cuteart

Because it’s fall and Monday was definitely a Monday

So you're a scientist about to face a government shutdown? Have you considered becoming a rock star? It's easy AND profitable! 🎸🧪 Let's list off five scientists who turned rockers:

Tonight’s dumb napkin cartoon…

It's Fat Bear Week! No, these fat bears... explore.org/fat-bear-week

Was going to try #HelloFresh again since they now have a few vegan options. Too bad the #shipveho driver lied and stole the box. Theft and three phone calls to straighten out my account means I cancel

Since many of us are cancelling streaming services, now might also be a good time to support writers and artists. Times are extremely tough for creatives, so why not buy a book, commission an art piece, sign up for a Patreon, tip your favorite creators. Everything helps.

So glad I moved to the east coast!

I had forgotten the joys of meeting your neighbors when the fire alarms go off in your apartment building and everyone evacuates. (Someone forgot a pot on the stove - lots of smoke but no serious damage - but 5(!) firetrucks on scene.)

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Hegseth fires leading burns treatment specialist after MAGA influencer denounces her for being tolerant of trans youth. It just keeps getting crazier, and more like the Maoist Cultural Revolution.

Korea shuts down 22 investment projects in the US

Yup. “It’s all intertwined” is also a concept MAGA is too fucking stupid to grasp when it comes to climate change, healthcare and any number of other issues.

Our billionaire President put an airline lobbyist in charge of the Department of Transportation. So no, this is not a surprise.

I’ve spent a good chunk of my career relying on American science and engineering to keep me alive. Yesterday, RFK Jr. testified at the U.S. Senate Finance Committee. It was sad to see him try to destroy the life’s work of so many American scientists. He shouldn’t be in this job.

My early thoughts on the Anthropic settlement: a) good, fucking pay us b) no, that’s not enough c) shouldn’t have stolen our shit to train your stupid mediocre plagiarism artbarf robot in the first place, you fuckers d) this isn’t something to celebrate; it is a Pyrrhic victory at best

According to Squeaker Johnson, 47 was an FBI informant bringing down Epstein. It must be true since no one believes Hillary & Obama wrote the Epstein files on their own. #ReleaseAllTheEpsteinFiles

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It works immediately. Opted out, refreshed my profile, and it was gone. nationalpublicdata.com/optout.html

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This is Ohio’s democracy in action. On Aug. 9, thousands lined 8 miles of High Street, hand in hand — for Medicaid, immigrants, truth, and justice. Against corruption, cruelty, and lies. Ohio doesn’t sit down. We link up. We fight back. And we’re just getting started.

"a single lawsuit threatens to financially ruin the entire AI industry if up to 7 million claimants end up joining the litigation and forcing a settlement.” inshallah

This lying monster. NIH created and funded therapies his own daughter with cystic fibrosis benefits from.

This is 374, 5-year biomedical research grants. All so Trump can have a gift to his vanity.

The NIH’s 2024 budget of just under $37B generated $95B in economic activity in 2024 alone. 99.4% of new pharmaceuticals approved from 2010-2019 came from NIH-funded research. I’m hard pressed to think of anything that generates as much direct economic benefit as our NIH did before they destroyed it

WGBH building in Boston today

A really thoughtful essay on Murderbot: ‘Even If They Are My Favourite Human’: Murderbot Just Explained Boundaries countercurrents.org/2025/07/even...

Cats are and always have been cyberpunks

This man is a pet groomer in Iran. I don’t know anything about this particular kitten, but there are many street cats in Iran, and Iranians often take them in — so pet groomers always have lots of customers. Wait for the last couple of meows.

Found an apartment in NJ. Glad I'm not moving much becasue it is a studio, but it's brand new and has floor to ceiling windows. DM for my new address starting in about 2 weeks. Also NJ drivers are crazy.

@gallego.senate.gov Are you comfortable taking money from someone who says this?

The flooding in TX hits hard. I had friends who went to Camp Mystic years ago. I went to a nearby camp myself during junior high summers.