Spec worldbuilding prompt: The US breaks up, more or less along regional/cultural lines (as in the map, below). Assume no war, just collapse. Your region: what is the country like that forms? What are the borders? Where is the capital? What are the major political groups? Important neighbors?

Covid is a social justice issue. Mitigations like masks, anti virals, air purifiers and tests cost money. We should have free respirators in public places. Mandatory masking in hospitals. Clean air benchmarks. Paid time off. Those steps would drastically reduce spread.

ICE - a federal agency in which every salary & each weapon & all the paper clips are paid for by you & me ARRESTED A SITTING ALDERPERSON - a duly-elected queer Latina opposition politician & leader in Chicago's Latinx community AS THEY WERE SEEKING TO ARREST A PATIENT IN A HOSPTIAL

Psst hey, you. Yeah, you. Don’t tell the bigwigs, but if we get the preview page to 100 followers by the weekend, I’ll give you a sneak peek at some of the sweet new gadgets in the book. You know what to do 🕵️

This ostentatious Christian with the big cross around her neck is really saying that people who cannot prove their citizenship in an emergency room should be left on the sidewalk to die. And that's what she believes.

"The investigation began after revelations that Gov. Ron DeSantis’ administration directed $10 million from a legal settlement with the Medicaid contractor Centene to the foundation for the governor’s political purposes."

really seems like @govpritzker.illinois.gov is talking out of both sides of his mouth. either step in or stop pretending.

When disabled people fought the mask bans in Nassau County and North Carolina, we were told to get a medical exemption. Ugly laws were back. But when ICE wants to cover their faces? A mask ban is suddenly “unconstitutional”. Got it.

Close your windows and put on your air purifiers IMMEDIATELY if you live in Southern California.

Robert Morris is a former pastor of a Texas mega church. He pled guilty of sexually assaulting a 12 year old girl. His sentence? 10 years. He will serve 6 months. He stole her childhood. 6 months is a joke. He was a former “spiritual advisor” to President Trump. He’ll probably get a pardon

Reads a bit like they didn't think about religious exemptions already on the books when they pushed for a "clean shaven" force.

just make it exist first you can make it pug later

NEW: In newly unsealed testimony, a SpaceX insider revealed that Elon Musk’s company had directly received money from Chinese investors, raising questions about foreign ownership interests in one of the United States’ most important military contractors.

"Meet the Trumpy Immigration Judge Who Wants Kilmar Abrego Garcia Deported. Again" The judge who just denied Abrego Garcia’s asylum bid previously signed onto a controversial memo clearing the way for Trump to arrest immigrants at court hearings.

How it started... how it's going. Happy Campaign 4, @criticalrole.bsky.social See you in a few hours in this thread (so mute now if you need it)

Very Trump-era story. 1. The sword has no meaning for Charles, but matters for the Eisenhower Museum. 2. Illegal for the museum to give away US property! 3. Trump makes no distinction between personal/public property. 4. The person who did the right thing was fired. www.nytimes.com/2025/10/02/a...

We are fully funded and still taking all comers until October 13th! Additional funds go towards making the hardcover evergreen and keeping World Wide Wrestling in business for the long term. I'm so glad for all the support so far, but keep spreading the word! www.kickstarter.com/projects/ndp...

Reminder: they're STILL taking all of our work + we STILL need (especially Cali) signatures on the petition supporting Bill AB412 - the AI Copyright Transparency Act. TLDR= this'll require transparency about what's in AI datasets! Signing takes 1 min. Once done, PLEASE SHARE!! tinyurl.com/4uxbp963

Jane Fonda relaunches free speech group started by her father during the McCarthy era www.theguardian.com/film/2025/oc...

MOVING IS A LOT OF WORK !!!1 MOVING IS EXPENSIVE !!!! i don't care what @techjess.bsky.social says --- she's got kids and just finished moving - -- i KNOW we can throw more help at a single Mom !!! SHARE TOO !!!! Email: [email protected] PayPal: @JessicaRizzo Venmo: WhimsicalGoth

1-866-952-4456 to tell Netflix that in no way do you want Elon fucking Musk determining what you watch. I just called, got through in about 15 seconds, and told them that I strongly support queer inclusion in their programming and that I will cancel my subscription if they cave.

Note that the original House GOP budget proposal for what would become the “big, beautiful bill” included cuts to WIC which would’ve resulted in $1.3 billion in fruit and vegetable benefits being taken from some 5.2 million women and children who participate in the program

BREAKING: Our client Mario Guevara, an Emmy-winning journalist detained by ICE in retaliation for livestreaming law enforcement activity, will be deported tomorrow to El Salvador. Mario and his family are being punished for his reporting. This cruelty is meant to stifle our free press.

Today marks the 7th anniversary of Jamal Khashoggi’s murder.

It is with a heavy heart that I must tell people that Isobel/Tonda is losing her battle with cancer. She has been diagnosed as terminal & is now in comfort care @ her bffs house. GFM link below, DM if you want to send Isobel/Tonda direct funds (preferred)for her care. #fuckcancer gofund.me/73738360a

Happy to announce that I'll be moderating a panel on how to run your first game for your friends, with @urbanbohemian.com @thecandacemarie.bsky.social @damphyr.com @dmjazzyhands.bsky.social and @gammaliz.bsky.social 11/22 12-1 PM in the Crab God Theatre (Lvl 1, 1113C) #PAXUnplugged

A sex-change surgery is no longer required for transgender Arizonans to change the gender on their birth certificates, a judge ruled story via @caitlinsievers.bsky.social

Sanders: I am not a great fan of the affordable care act. I believe in medicare for all. I think that health care is a human right, but I will be damned if I'm going to see people in Vermont and around this country see a doubling in their premiums.

[Excerpt from Agent notes] ...No such thing as Difficult Terrain for FREERUNNER, Climbing seems faster and to cost nothing extra too. Covers a large distance with jumping, must be Dexterous, no apparent disadvantage to Acrobatic skills... - www.kickstarter.com/projects/287... - #TheSpyGame #TTRPG

it is impossible to understate to anyone who didn't grow up with the PX as part of their life just how bad of an idea this is

1. Led by Elon Musk, the far-right has exploded in a campaign to get Netflix to remove shows with queer and trans characters. If Netflix capitulates to their demands, an already strained market for LGBTQ+ animators might become even more dire. Subscribe to support our journalism.

Per message shared w/ me: The State Department just notified certain staff they are to work during the shutdown because their job is "necessary for emergencies involving the safety of human life" or "essential to national security" Except…some people who got this were laid off weeks ago in the RIF!

All eyes on the flotilla.

UPDATE — Israel has intercepted another boat on the Global Sumud Flotilla. They continue to intercept and board ships on the flotilla in international waters, preventing international peace volunteers from delivering aid to starving Palestinians

let the gourd times roll

fuck ice airing commercials during dynamite, let em know: help.hbomax.com/us/Feedback/ tbsnetwork.zendesk.com/hc/en-us/req...

Also found in the ol' archives today, the original sketch that would eventually become my hawk skull pins. Based on a challenge to use text more creatively in pin designs, tho I eventually dropped the text because everyone thought it was a gull/Finding Nemo reference :/

HAPPY 1ST OF OCTOBER 🎃👻🕸️🦇🌕🌩️🖤🕯️🔮

AT&T has a death-grip on my rural area and I just managed to escape them for xfinity and do you know how bad it has to be for xfinity to be your escape? until earlier this year I was stuck on 20Mbps download speeds and less than 1 Mbps uploads. Backing up my photoshop files to dropbox TOOK SO LONG

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"We cannot love God whom we cannot see while despising his creatures,” Pope Leo said, “nor can we call ourselves disciples of Jesus Christ without participating in his outlook on creation and his care for all that is fragile and wounded.”