social media that's bad for minors is obviously bad for adults too. crazy to me that the move seems to be to just accept that and ban minors rather than regulate the obvious design patterns that were put in there on purpose which make it harmful to its users

Seattle elects a socialist mayor, wins the Super Bowl NYC elects a socialist mayor, wins the NBA finals Win your city a major sports title with this one neat trick

At it's best, Bluesky is just a bunch of people stoked for when it finally happens. At it's worst, Bluesky is an angry comment section for the New York Times.

Let’s be clear, because I see a lot of people glossing over this. These allegations are of domestic abuse and physical violence. You could get an order of protection based on these allegations. Domestic abuse isn’t about “hitting,” it’s about using violence and coercion to control your partner.

Never too late to switch to Charles Booker, Platner-stans. Well maybe too late for me to still respect you, but not too late to retain an ounce of dignity

Sometimes I think about how funny it would have been to nominally restart the Federalist Society chapter at my law school as a trans person with an androgynous name. How long would it take for them to notice? Could I have gotten a federal clerkship with one of the freaks in North Texas?

Hundreds inside an ICE concentration camp are on a work and hunger strike at Delaney Hall in New Jersey and other hunger strikes have been announced in New Mexico and Southern California. In Tacoma, WA, over 100 detainees announced the formation of the 'Union of People Kidnapped by ICE.'

"Acclimation to mass death—and the devaluing of humanity in general—is the primary purpose of all AI and techno-futurist propaganda" @joshcaress.bsky.social writes.

While AI and Crypto ads are obviously in the lead for 'Most Grotesque', dark horse is the new Volkswagen ad set to stadium rock-ified Little Boxes. Pete Seeger would throw molotovs.

🚨 🚨 🚨 NEW: A shocking @USCIS memo seems to declare that hundreds of thousands of immigrants living in this country and applying for green cards must instead apply for visas abroad; which could MASSIVELY disrupt lives. 🧵 on what we know, and what we don’t.

tbh i’d be a bigger fan and proponent of the “inside-outside” strategy for organizing in electoral politics if the “inside” people considered themselves, uh, part of a strategy with the people on the outside

I’ll be at this trial, every single day, publishing briefs and (potentially) live posting so everyone can follow along! Here’s your pre-read:

Man with Rufo, Choe, and now this lady, Seattle Metro's really batting 1000% for right wing pricks

i think the fact that we are STILL in the position that we, the democratic base, have to convince a bunch of recalcitrant senators to do things like ditch the filibuster, admit DC and PR (if they want it) as states, and, most importantly, reform SCOTUS, identifies all my problems with the party

My first by hand 'drawn-on-film' animation, made this afternoon. I am IN LOVE with the work flow for this format! So tactile. So freeing. Can't wait to play around with this more! #animation #stopmotion #film #experimentalfilm #drawnonfilm #handdrawn #traditionalanimation

Name your top 15 TV shows ever, gut instincts only— -ATLA -Andor -Lost -Tuca and Bertie -Bojack Horseman -30 Rock -SNL (Hader era) -Community -Full Metal Alchemist Brotherhood -Shinsekai Yori -Band of Brothers -It's Always Sunny -Chihayafuru -One Piece (Pre Time Skip) -High Maintenance

Expand the Supreme Court to 100 judges and fill it with lawyers from State schools

Good for the L8, but can some Zoomer TikToker or Millennial video essayist help her out with audio production? Someone get her a lav - I beg you!

*Cough* @mayorofseattle.bsky.social *cough cough*

Community members are demanding justice for Seattle activist Kai Sorem, 26, who was killed on April 19 by the Armed Forces of the Philippines in what is being described as a massacre of civilians. Sorem was a part of an activist delegation to visit peasant communities of Toboso, Negros Island.

God it just can’t stay this bleak forever right. Like we’re gonna do solar and the seas won’t cover the coasts and we’ll stop betting on societal collapse and remember that we’re here to be kind to each other right.

University of Tehran fashion #learningtodraw #sketching #beginnerart #art #doodles

Still waiting on another show that resonates with me on the level of Tuca and Bertie

A breaking update from @timheidecker.bsky.social.

Apparently my Bluesky timeline is useless - I didn't even learn about the Avatar leak until just now. Y'all need to step it up. Less Pitt more shirtless Zuko

Lowkey this list is too white... Try these Patrice Rushen - Haven't You Heard Pointer Sisters - Happiness Donna Summer - Macarthur Park Suite Ashford and Simpson - Bourgie Bourgie George Benson - Give Me the Night Crown Heights Affair - Dreaming A Dream Zohra - Badala Zamana

If you don't fuck with Disco, I don't fuck with you

What the fuck even was today?

Don't taco Tuesday this shit. Millions of people spent the day wondering if they would get vaporized, and no one in our government stood up to him. Nothing cutesy about it.

Staffer: The Senate is not in session. Me: I cut short a vacation to cover a hearing for a colleague whose water broke. Staffer: Me: If I could fly back from the ass end of Bosnia for a 15-minute hearing before a judge, the senator can drive 20 minutes to the Hill to save democracy in our lifetime.

Over at the newsletter I wrote about the unholy scourge that is "CEO said a thing!" journalism:

Tbh, I'm irked that the Seattle Left seems singularly honed on a few surveillance cameras right now. On the other hand, I'm more frustrated that Katie Wilson seemingly came in without any plan for the issue and, right out the gate, decided to go against her base. Terrible political instinct

The news has moved on, but ICE is still in Minneapolis. My neighbors are still patrolling streets, driving strangers to work, and providing aid. As a photojournalist at @propublica.org, I wanted to know: What do they look like in their daily lives? So I picked up my camera 👇

ICE detained Wilfredo Castillo at what he thought was a routine appointment for his asylum case, saying he missed check-ins on an app. He spent 11 months at a detention center, where he was stabbed. Don't miss the latest from @rachelspacek.bsky.social www.investigatewest.org/i-was-trying...

This is a good time to remember that immigration judges aren’t real judges. They work for DOJ as part of the executive branch (under Bondi and Trump) and the fact that we call them judges like they’re independent arbiters would be laughable in a free and fair country.

One Piece Arcs Ranked: Enies Lobby / Water 7 Impel Down Arlong Park Alabasta Sabaody Post War Whole Cake Island Drum Island Wano Skypiea / Jaya Marineford Return to Sabaody Egghead Dressrosa Reverie Zou Baratie Romance-Syrup Amazon Lily Punk Hazard Thriller Bark Fishman Island

I’m bowled over by the response to this. Thanks all, and thank you new subscribers. Please read the story, bc these activists trusted me with it when they could’ve gone somewhere bigger, and I want to ensure their work and what they’re exposing stays the focus. gillianbrockell.com/video-proves...

Re: multiple Dems suddenly talking about how we must cut taxes Everyone can see that Dems will be swept into power in the midterms. The wealthy have an interest in shaping their policies *now*. When Dems win, they'll credit tax cuts and enact them as a way of fulfilling their promise to voters

✋ Former USG war crimes lawyer here. Apropos of SecDef's remarks this morning: Denial of quarter—even the declaration of no quarter—is a war crime. And recognized as such by the US Government. From DoD's Manual for Military Commissions.

we were probably all up last night staring at the ceiling with our own version of the same thought running on endless loop, but mine looked something like this: I hate these people to a degree that feels simultaneously corrosive to the soul, and also the only righteous response to this kind of evil

I'm pretty partial to anarchism but in my tired old age I'm pretty sure I'd settle for a head of state who hasn't tried to creep on teenagers

A woman was killed while crossing the street on Pine by a DoorDash driver. The fact that DoorDash is allowed to pay drivers per order, pushing them to drive faster, is so dangerous. And the fact that we continue to toss countless pedestrians and 2lbs of metal together on Pike and Pine is insane!

Cold take but AOC will win the dem primary in 2028. Sub takes: - she'll quit on "abolish ICE" and instead hammer on "pathway to citizenship" - she will be the only one to consolidate a lane while the many centrists punch Newsom - Mamdani will be a major boost - Chapo will not endorse. Stav will

It’s not a withdrawal until ICE is abolished. I have neighbors everywhere.

If you, a 'leftist', are redirecting any anger about the Epstein files to some of the perpetrators' Jewish identity, you are doing the work of the rich fascists who'd like to distract you from growing any consciousness about billionaire impunity. And, unlike Rufo or Fuentes, you're doing unpaid.

Don't give anything an Emmy until it's as good as this.

All 9 minutes of Dance Yrself Clean and it’s going to be on speakers that shake my floor.

1/ ProPublica collected handwritten letters in mid-January from children held at the Dilley Immigration Processing Center, the same facility where 5-year-old Liam Conejo Ramos was taken. Hundreds of kids are still detained. We’ll let the children’s words speak for themselves. 🧵

Democrats don't have the power to do this now, but every member of Congress and all the leading candidates for president should lean very hard into this message because it will crater ICE's already low morale, encourage defections and stop up their recruiting pipeline.