We should start accepting resumes now for all the prosecutors we'll need to hire in 2029

As much as Bluesky has its fair share of assholes (gestures at mirror), it's actually a pretty neat place to be when I remember what we're fighting for. The only ideological question that matters is whether or not we're gonna defend our neighbors. Everything else is details.

Good.

Our story about the censure request, which has some 200 signatures from party muckety-mucks:

Piano wire strung randomly across the court about 7'3" off the ground.

DEVELOPING: Elected officials, candidates, and local party leaders have signed a complaint to the Colorado Democratic Party re: Gov. Polis' commutation of Tina Peters. They call it "conduct detrimental to the interests of the Party." They want Polis censured & temporarily shunned from party events.

Saw this chart and had a thought so I ran some numbers… r=0.85

rest in piss you stupid bill

I have prayed at the Islamic Center of San Diego. Like me, the Muslim-Americans who were targeted today pray for peace, for the future of their kids, for a better tomorrow. That’s what we all hope and pray for. 1/

why watch overtime playoff hockey, and now double overtime playoff basketball, when you can simply snort cocaine and ride a motorcycle out of a helicopter

If you're at risk of immigration enforcement, be careful. And if you're not, help our neighbors in Bloomington avoid the cops. They're a direct pipeline to ICE. And if you live in Bloomington: you have the power to make the change necessary in your city.

In the richest city in the richest country in the history of the world, nobody should be going hungry. That's why we're opening five city-owned grocery stores, one in each borough, starting with The Bronx. Lower Prices. Good food. Publicly owned. Hunts Point next year. Every borough by 2029.

I've been saying "neighbors" instead of "brothers" because I fear granfalloons, but this is it: "When I die, I hope it will be here in New York, the promised land, surrounded by my brothers: all the different peoples of the world." (@lioneltrolling.bsky.social via @rev-avocado.bsky.social )

With alt text because it is goddamn spectacular

Wemby from half a mile away, you gotta be kidding

The dealers are gonna fuck them like the real estate agents fucked Redfin.

This is trash. Please DO NOT vote for Street tomorrow, Philly. PLEASE vote for @chrisrabb.com in the PA-03 Democratic primary! www.inquirer.com/news/rabb-st...

Man, I'm spending a lot of my time and treasure to ward off and dismantle the ethnostates that I'm a direct beneficiary of because It. Is. Not. Worth. It. It never will be. Ever.

I have no idea how this would translate to the midterms, but I think there is a very real possibility of Trump net approval touching -40 by November. There is a *lot* of untapped downside of restricted oil supply that will hit by default now - *without* any new fuckups.

Do comments submitted to the FCC have an effect?

Justice for Renee Good and Alex Pretti will come if we have the will, but we can start with justice for Julio Sosa-Celis.

Goddammit. Is Ghost helmed by a shithead too?

BREAKING: The Colorado Supreme Court, by 5-2, orders Children's Hospital Colorado to resume gender-affirming care to a group of trans plaintiffs. Justices Boatright and Samour dissent. Story coming soon.

Overachiever (said admiringly)

Yes, and: a union is intrinsically an imperfect representative of those workers' interests. Not just hypothetically imperfect, either; they can pursue policies that screw some of their members in favor of others (see: NFL rookie wage scale).

HUGE NEWS: ICE’s courthouse arrests have been STAYED by a New York district judge. That means that ICE will have to stop arresting our immigrant neighbors on the spot when they show up to court at places like 26 Federal Plaza, 290 Broadway, and 201 Varick. (1/2)

Mamdani: I cannot help but think of the words of our 40th president, Ronald Reagan. He famously said, “The nine most terrifying words in the English language are 'I'm from the govt & I'm here to help'" I think nine more terrifying words are actually, "I worked all day and can't feed my family"

Dear @meeks.house.gov: Will you return the $6,600 you received in 2024 from Josh Harris of Palantir Technologies? And will you publicly refuse to accept any contributions from any committee of any company profiting from ICE—or from any executive of any such company? Sincerely, Bright, constituent

No. What I do remember is the White House finding ways around it to forgive somewhere around $188 billion in student loan debt.

It is my personal opinion that this is a criminal act and people should respond accordingly.

man, though idiotic, and knowing not what he does, yet full of the sweet things of love and gratitude

Seems good!

buddy I have bad news for you about “left wing internal organizing” when it comes to LIRR unions that are disproportionally white conservatives and 87% male

I think unions that do this cease to get the protection of Democratic loyalty, and should be punished until they learn what side they should be on.

critically this was the case in 1870 when the 15th amendment was ratified! there is literally no such thing as partisan gerrymandering and manipulation of voting rules in the south outside of the context of “white reactionaries want to neuter black political power”

It's a beautiful day to block Neil Gaiman.

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The boys heard the fans and brought back the thrust

Kids, amirite (via @wlos-13.bsky.social on Instagram)

I’m not going to QT the person bc I don’t want to start a fight, but there are serious ethical problems as a lawyer with sharing how your current client completely fucked up their case

Three chicks in the Red-tailed Hawk nest on Central Park South near Seventh Avenue.

Yes folks, we are still having primary elections in Alabama on Tuesday, May 19th and I would appreciate your vote for Governor. Lots of noise out there but the election will go on. Your vote is your voice so make it heard. Vote May 19 and let’s change Alabama.

played a rec game with this person who started screaming in rage at everyone and everything after we lost and then looks at me and goes "whats the problem" so I was like "you're not good enough to be this mad if you lose" and then they lost it some more so maybe not a good idea but I don't regret it

forgot about this video

I came out in 2008, so I am exactly trans-old-enough to have cut my teeth on hating Barney Frank, who was the kind of guy who *did* throw trans people under the bus. I am glad to both outlive him, and lived to see him whine that Democrats are no longer so eager to follow his example.

TBH I don't like the "or censure" part of this; it sounds very much like "shake our heads in disapproval as we wait for it to blow over". Even if we don't have the votes to impeach and remove, making people vote on it serves a useful purpose.

The race for Congress starts with 59% of voters undecided. But after respondents read balanced biographies of all candidates (available on our website), Beth Andres-Beck and Jamie Belsito jump into the lead.

[Friendship] has always depended on a certain irrational generosity. A willingness to waste time together magnificently. To listen to the same anxiety for the fifth time. To sit through silence. To remain available without agenda. And perhaps this is why adult friendship feels increasingly radical.

Playing in a 2v2 match for fun. $0 on the line. One dude is not playing well and has thrown a round-long mantrum about it. He’s snapped both a 3w and a wedge in anger and I just heard him go “CAN’T BELIEVE I’M LOSING TO A GUY DRESSED LIKE THAT”