GOOD NEWS! A new cancer treatment has demonstrated unprecedented results in a large trial for cancer patients whose disease has become resistant to chemotherapy AND immunotherapy. Tumors shrank in OVER a third of participants, with 15 patients experiencing COMPLETE eradication of their tumors.

He’s been a reasonable to meh governor. The ongoing stuff around Peters is BS. A majority of Republican county works didn’t want him granting clemency His board said “we don’t recommend this” Yes executives get to make hard calls. But there was nothing unifying here.

A thread on the 2nd klan of the 1920s, which collapsed almost entirely in the late 1920s when the leaders were exposed as corrupt and immoral frauds who were basically running a pyramid scheme dressed up as “American patriotism.” bsky.app/profile/seth...

This valid *if* that was a reasonable means to the desired end. I don't think that if can carry the weight. The idea of Decisive Battle, like Hastings; or even one like Blenheim which altered the course of a war, on it's own was dead, even before Napoleon met his Waterloo.

This is correct. Federalism, for all its flaws, is the only block on the further entrenching of Jim Crow/anti female/anti LGBTQ/anti worker/anti child policies in red states.

I am truly amazed and blown away by how many people have donated, including tons of people who don’t even know me. I’m beyond thankful for the support. 💓💓 Update: now we’re just $242 short for rent (I’m including the late fee that the office won’t waive 😭) Idk how to express how grateful I am. 💓

All gifts like this are to be turned over to the US government.

“The formula for democracy is a thing of multiple parts. At its core is nothing solid, just a framework, on which pieces brought across oceans can be conjoined. From many, one.” Fascinating interactive exploration of the powerful metaphor of the creation of the Statue of Liberty (I learned a lot):

Oh are we talking about the ways the groundswell of transphobia has harmed us? Sure, let's do this. A depressing thread by me, a trans southerner in exile.

It's not appropriate for cis people to say that trans people are too alarmed, or that certain trans writers are irresponsibly causing trans people to think the sky is falling. I want to take some time in this 🧵 to write personally about how my skies have fallen.

Important thread. We all need to do more to support our Trans neighbors, friends, and relatives.

Oh and it’s precisely because this is their definition that no amount of flag waving will convince them that dems or the left are patriotic; the definition of patriotism is “holding right wing beliefs”

I find the general patriotism conversation really disingenuous given that the right’s definition of patriotism is “you agree with me that I’m right and better than you.” I think it’s actually easy to see why that definition of patriotism has limited appeal bsky.app/profile/whst...

It's still not wealth beyond the dreams of avarice, but it is payment in respect of people accessing one's books/chapters/articles, etc, so, academics, sign up with the Authors Licensing and Copyright Society www.alcs.co.uk

People are busy. Use shortcuts to communicate and don't be browbeaten into constantly explaining yourself

“. . . it’s not just that most academic writing doesn’t earn you anything—most of the time, it costs you.”

CWG is THE source for weather news in the DMV region. They’re officially no longer part of the WaPo family, so give Ian and the team a follow @capitalweather.com Great article on potential fireworks conditions tonight. Free to read

Your annual reminder: Residency begins on July 1st. That means when you blow your fingers off with your July 4th fireworks, the first doctor taking care of you has been a doctor for exactly four days. Plan accordingly.

“67% of profits went to just 0.1% of accounts” That is all you gotta say

I actually enjoy watching a sport on Telemundo more, despite not speaking much Spanish, because sports commentators so rarely say anything worth hearing anyway. I can just look up when they sound excited, and i know I’m not going to miss a goal

I will fight people about country. Country pre Toby Keith was much more blue collar, much more fun, and wore its blues and folk roots with pride. Toby Keith can suck my balls.

This was right above a post debunking it in my TL with 2 different folks. bsky.app/profile/snyd...

Alas, poor Larry! You were an AI fake.

If you haven't read 'The Assimilated Cuban's Guide to Quantum Santeria' by Carlos Hernandez, get it today. While you're waiting for it to arrive (unless you opt for the immediacy of e), reading this one will do your soul a huge solid. Afterward, subscribe so we keep getting work like this.

I was unable to raise all my rent (I'm about $275 short after fees and a loan repayment) and I have upcoming bills this week, and will need groceries again soon. I'm sorry, everyone. Good news is job interview on Tuesday #urgentneed #helpsky #helpfolkslive2026 ##transcrowdfund #mutualaid

I am responsibly keeping myself outta the hospital.

Okay internet, I’ve got a job for ya. The rescue that brought us Turkey Dog does a huge amount of their fundraising via a calendar contest. You can vote for good dogs to be included for $1 per vote. This year, Turkey Dog is participating. gogo.photo/652642

vet wants to schedule an ultrasound 😔 they are so expensive, if you'd like to help out: ko-fi.com/afiregender

Apparently Pete Hegseth is now Russia's Minister of Defense.

okay on today’s episode of “Give Us Thia Day Our Daily Thread,” guys the official response from SSPX to their excommunication is fucking hilarious. absolute whiny baby shit “you are so mean and unfair, yet we heroically forgive you for it with our saintlike forbearance” girl please

Sweet baby Jebus, I referred to these clowns as MAGA Catholics yesterday in one of my group chats and OMG this letter in response to the Pope excommunicating them is the same whiney screed oh poor me BS that MAGA pulls.

Trump death spore

Different genre entirely, but this really makes me wish that more True Crime books and podcasts were about white collar crime.

People only ever use the first half of the quote: it's actually "my country, right or wrong: if right, to be kept right, and if wrong, to be set right".

I absolutely refuse to believe the pheasant who regularly visits my mum and dad’s garden is real and has not in fact been crocheted.

In what cartoon universe is this a good idea? *** US moves to eliminate long-time radiation safety principle for nuclear power ground.news/article/us-m...

Whole lotta words to say he lies. He’s a liar.

July fucking third is upon us have you read IS MY CHAINSAW A HEART: 13 CENTOS? #BookSky #BookBirthday

Sufficiently-ignorant is apparently indistinguishable from openly-malicious. the next D president we get needs to go ALL IN on renewables, and do their best to end fossil fuel use

I don’t want the Amazing pieces anymore. I want pledges for actual reflection and repair . we got stagnated years ago because everyone gave up on DEI and the actual change and everyone acts like new content is equal to admitting we failed at a critical moment

Four years ago, a coordinated right-wing smear campaign condemned Monticello for "going woke." Bridget Gillespie was working there at the time, and she gives this revelatory inside account of the harassment staff endured and ultimately how the institution buckled. Amazing piece.

Please y'all, help pitch in to keep El housed. It's hot as hell in Florida right now.

So this is the line schismatics are going with. The Pope isn't just a secret Marxist, he's a secret CCP member. As further justification for their coming schism.

A little bit of backstory on the DAR voting to continue to define "woman" correctly, ie inclusive of trans women. Cheers to every member who did the right thing.

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It's Jenkins July! Which means if you've never read historical romance by Beverly Jenkins, it's a great time to start! Ms. Bev is a legend, a talent and a mentor to so many. I've learned more about U.S. history from her books than I ever did in school. #romancelandia www.beverlyjenkins.net/books/

For those who don’t know, the Turner Diaries is a foundational text for American white nationalists. Maybe most notably, an annotated copy was found in Timothy McVeigh’s possession when he was arrested for the Oklahoma City bombing.

dont ever come for the king

Holy shit! These schism men are “followers of the late French archbishop Marcel Lefebvre (1906-1991), an antisemitic wartime collaborationist…” who supported Le Pen, Franco & bloody Pinochet! “There are Lefebvrist seminaries in the US, Germany, Australia [OMG] & Latin America”