Dolly Parton bid farewell to 2025 with a video message to fans. The country legend said she hoped 2026 would be the "most wonderful year yet." Watch ↓

The menu says my salad has sumac in it. I got a haircut this afternoon and took myself to dinner at InsideOut.

Gorgeous view of this morning’s sunrise over #StarlandRetreat in the Mojave Desert. Just to the right of center and above the center most bush, you can see #Mercury . On December 7 Mercury reached its greatest apparent distance from the Sun in our sky.

Williams is one of a legion of retired people responding to the tears in the country’s social fabric by volunteering in their communities, rather than staying frozen in fear—work that has taken on new urgency under the second Trump administration. —Julia Métraux www.motherjones.com/politics/202...

William Hendrix, the Kansas Young Republicans’ vice chair, used the words “n--ga” and “n--guh,” variations of a racial slur, more than a dozen times in the chat. Bobby Walker, the vice chair of the New York State Young Republicans at the time, referred to rape as “epic.” apple.news/AcMDxurLLQQe...

Nearly 2 yrs passed before investigators interviewed key corrections officers on duty the night Epstein died in his cell in what was later ruled a suicide. Details show basic oversights, from a lack of evidence markers to items being moved, per CBS News. #ProudBlue www.cbsnews.com/news/jeffrey...

I meant that we factor into our feelings about lovers, their own ambitions and hopes and goals, whereas a portrait in words freezes someone in a moment in time and, finally, is dismissive. It is about someone’s being, not their becoming. —Edmund White #profile #literature

Color blind and merit based bsky.app/profile/gtco...

Our final night enjoying #IslandHouse #bestgayresortintheworld

And as a result, there are really important things that can’t be predicted, that can never be predicted. But nonetheless, every step in the progression of a chaotic system is made of determinism, not whim. —“Determined: a Science of Life Without Free Will” by Robert Sapolsky

Met the legendary Willie Nelson tonight at Farm Aid. For 40 years, he has championed family farmers and tirelessly advocated for our rural communities. And he’s still going strong at 92!

Lady Gaga delayed her show at MSG tonight to accept the #VMAs Artist of the Year award. “I wish I could stay and watch all these amazing performances, but I have to go back to Madison Square Garden." 🏆 www.rollingstone.com/music/music-...

The Atlantic calls Democracy Forward "the single largest source of Trump's legal troubles." We call that winning on behalf of people and communities! www.theatlantic.com/politics/arc...

It is this breach of trust—this shattering of a person’s faith in the benevolence and intrinsic fairness of America, that is the hardest thing to watch. —Victor J. Blue #immigration #maga #trump www.motherjones.com/politics/202...

Tickets for #FarmAid40 are on sale now at farmaid40.org Farm Aid 40 will take place Saturday, Sept. 20, at Huntington Bank Stadium in Minneapolis, MN.

“The spirit of resistance to government is so valuable on certain occasions that I wish it to be always kept alive.” Thomas Jefferson

An unarmed veteran was attacked from behind, sustaining injuries and being dragged into a Portland ice building.

Trump is attempting to appoint his own judges bypassing both the Senates and court by appointing interim judges. These judges have been serving for 120 days and then get voted out by real judges. He then has the DOJ appoint them for longer. #ProudBlue#Voices4Victory apple.news/AOcfigPWWSBq...

It was embarrassing for Americans to welcome a notorious wanted war criminal on their territory. It was humiliating to watch an American president act like a happy puppy upon encountering the dictator of a much poorer, much less important state, treating him as a superior. —Anne Applebaum #trump

[Our lawyers] are our final line of defense… The general tension that we land on is having a slightly different view of their job. They think it's to stop us from getting sued, and I think it's to make sure that when we are sued, we win. —John Oliver apple.news/AxMN7JWhCRey...

NEW: i spoke to nine (!) scientists across several disciplines whose work was cited in the new Department of Energy report that downplays the severity of climate change. all of them say their work was misrepresented, cherry picked, and/or lacked context —

Bove’s confirmation suggests that, in Trump’s second term, the route to a plum judicial appointment may be distinguishing oneself as a bruiser willing to do anything for Trump himself. —Quinta Jurecic, The Atlantic #EmilBove #sycophant #ethics

Our full statement on Emil Bove's confirmation:

It seems that an influential number of San Franciscans care about whether this star is turning around all day or not. #SanFrancisco

But it was exceedingly rare for a news organization to devote staff resources in a consistent way to reveal misconduct by big business — especially the tobacco, automotive and pharmaceutical industries. Doing so courted risk in offending major advertisers. —Stefanie Dazio apple.news/AuSXzcqDuS1i...

the first time I have seen books organized by their covers #DoreAlley #OutOfTheCloset

@gavinnewsom.bsky.social: "We're trying to play by one set of rules. And these folks on the other side play by a completely different set of rules. So much so that the president United States called Greg Abbott and told him, in essence, find 5 additional seats so he can rig the election next year."

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My latest @npr.org story: The Supreme Court has extended a pause on a controversial ruling that undermines the Voting Rights Act, as two tribal nations in North Dakota prepare to ask the court for a full review of the ruling

"My family bore some resemblance to the Huxtables, in that my dad was a physician and I am the youngest of five kids. That made me The Rudy of the bunch . . . I would have loved to have a brother like Theo" writes @mctelevision.bsky.social for @salonnewsroom.bsky.social www.salon.com/2025/07/23/m...

Ozzy Osbourne, the frontman of Black Sabbath, died today, at 76. Osbourne—along with half of the musicians in Led Zeppelin and the key members of Judas Priest—was raised in the bombed-out ruins of the British Midlands. Read more: nyer.cm/iCI3UFJ

RIP to the legend Malcolm Jamal Warner

It's four days later and I just caught up with this Coldplay KissCam Astronomer story. Any CEO smart enough to earn a workday's wage in a mere work second should be smart enough to unclasp from their HR boss as soon as the Jumbotron turns toward anywhere in the audience.

Do y'all know how long it took me to realize "Astronomer CEO Andy Byron" was referring to the person in charge of a company called Astronomer? 😂 I'd assumed the guy was an actual astronomer who'd started a company of some sort, and was wondering whytf people cared so much about his love life

In the face of those relentless political attacks on this very vulnerable community, to then cut off a lifeline is absolutely cruel. —Sen. Tammy Baldwin, D-Wis. #TheTrevorProject #Press3Option apple.news/AMaLrz5xtSgq...

Stephen Colbert dragging Trump is the energy we need today. Yes, he really said “super illegal sex stuff” 🤣 Fuck CBS.

In the name of Fred Rogers, in the name of Big Bird, and the drunken Lady Elaine Fairchild, changes to this bill are still possible. Now is the time to urge your senator to remove the proposal that targets public media from the package of this “big beautiful bill.” —Blothar the Berserker, GWAR #NPR

Ground squirrels have proliferated in Minot, North Dakota's fourth-largest city. Now the community is fighting back, but even the pest control guy leading the charge acknowledges it will be difficult to turn the tide against the rodent.

BREAKING: Singer Connie Francis, whose hits included 'Who's Sorry Now?' and ‘Pretty Little Baby,’ has died at 87.

Goodbye to Connie Francis. ❤️

"Human rights and the environment are intertwined; human rights cannot be enjoyed without a safe, clean and healthy environment; and sustainable environmental governance cannot exist without the establishment of and respect for human rights." #animism #NewAni

Andry José Hernández Romero, I remember you, even if I do not know how to articulate my horror, rage, & sorrow at your treatment by my government. No one has heard from you in 122 days. As vigil, I’m posting a photo or video of you every day until you are returned from El Salvador.

If the current president wishes to distract us from the Epstein Files, he can focus on releasing Venezuelan prisoners, with no criminal records, sent to CECOT without due process, including Andry, a gay makeup artist seeking political asylum. www.msnbc.com/msnbc/amp/rc...

Countless studies have shown that outcomes for citizens improve when members of the media ask probing questions of politicians. Press freedom correlates with less corruption in many countries. —Olga Khazan #accountability #civics apple.news/A-N-EWO3MRQK...

These are the “violent mobs” in the streets of LA today, cleaning up the mess ICE clowns left with their flash bangs and tear gas.

“The rights of every man are diminished when the rights of one man are threatened.” -- John F. Kennedy

Grok can write lots of responses very quickly: When I shared one of its anti-Jew posts, it jumped into my own replies and engaged with my own commenters. It was immediately made clear how much one AI can change and dominate worldwide conversation… —Kelsey Piper #musk
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Can anyone explain to me why every single media outlet is not reporting this story? It’s factual. It’s not spin. It’s not bias. It’s a fact that the idiot-in-chief moron did not know that English is the official language of Liberia on his visit to Liberia. Fucking dumb. amp.cnn.com/cnn/2025/07/...