God I hope Prince's estate sues every single Trump underling who made this happen.

this fireworks medley is so fucking cursed. its almost exclusively songs written by minorities but done in the straightest, whitest, most joyless way possible like the worst wedding band of all time thats also outrageously offensively playing music by the Village People and Prince at a klan rally.

And there it is

Ah the traditional July 5th Fireworks

They have two minutes to go to Technically still have 4th of July fireworks.

…who the hell is that standing next to trump?

'They Will Kill You' is utterly ridiculous fun. Like if Kill Bill and the original Evil Dead trilogy had a Zazie Beetz-vehicle baby 😂

it’s nice to get it solidly confirmed that Lee Greenwood (no relation) is even more heinous to listen to live www.youtube.com/live/C9EtgxG...

Btw, the Left-Wing Conspiracy version of this will be that he (or someone in the regime) had it called himself so he wouldn't have to give the speech and have It Happen today in front of everybody

Ah the traditional July 5th Fireworks

Shitty thing about Virginia Cannabis sales law is it keeps the 1000% increase in public consumption fines, from 25 to $250. As many have already noted, this will ONCE AGAIN disproportionately impact Black & Brown communities long pretextually targeted on cops' assertion that they "smell marijuana."

i really did try to kick him out for this one :v

…Oh. They're literally trying to say The Libs™ did it; which I guess makes sense since Milli Vanilli cancelled, and they literally CAN'T Blame It On The Rain. 😃

Man, what must it be like to have what many of your followers would believe to be hard evidence that god hates you, and have to just like… keep acting like stuff is normal and you're in control?

Man, what must it be like to have what many of your followers would believe to be hard evidence that god hates you, and have to just like… keep acting like stuff is normal and you're in control?

Really upset that white supremacist assholes are crawling over the city of my birth. Today in specific, sure, but also in general.

I've been thinking about this, and I think that they don't clock how many folks realise this (neo?)colonial extraction is based on a speculative-marketing-gold-rush? Taking land, energy, water, polluting communities? For something that doesn't even match what they're promising yet (if ever) Nah.

Shitty thing about Virginia Cannabis sales law is it keeps the 1000% increase in public consumption fines, from 25 to $250. As many have already noted, this will ONCE AGAIN disproportionately impact Black & Brown communities long pretextually targeted on cops' assertion that they "smell marijuana."

🌿 NORML never gave up on legalizing adult-use cannabis sales in Virginia. Our advocacy helped secure the regulated marketplace consumers were promised. 🔗 Read more: norml.org/news/2026/07... #NORML #cannabis #marijuana #Virginia

Sodium-ion batteries, which use abundant salt rather than lithium, copper and graphite, are starting to look like a real challenger for grid storage and commercial vehicles. FT buff.ly/jJO4kem #ShareGoodNewsToo

…to the disabled person the immigrant, the trans person, the queer person, the woman, the dissident, the Native person, the unjustly incarcerated person, the unhoused person, the disappeared person, the sick person who can't get healthcare, the childred who had their education and food access cut, t

The late, great Ossie Davis reading Frederick Douglass' "What, To The Slave, Is The Fourth of July" youtu.be/H-cVwuMmylA?...

Yeah, sure, let's ban social media for under 16 but force then to use genAI in schools. Makes total sense.

Enjoying a buttery ear of corn is a #July4 tradition. Corn makes its way to our BBQs thanks to hard working farm workers who labor in CA Central Valley heat to bring us this yummy treat. #WeFeedYou

The Telegraph: bluesky is full of so many mean and terrible people Actual bluesky posters:

Not for nothing, but if these people had read more Frantz Fanon and Paulo Freire, they might've seen the data center backlash coming and taken steps to avoid it. …But, then, if these people had read more fanon and freire, a whole bunch of shyt would be real different, these days.

Because, of course, it was Black women like Pauli Murray, Rosa Parks and Shirley Chisholm who laid the groundwork for and helped shape Title IX, the landmark civil rights law that prohibits gender discrimination in schools.

-Notice News 1/ "YES: Mamdani's administration just funded New York City's first-ever pet food pantry program.

www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026... US residents angry at datacenters ‘being shoved down our throats’ are recalling officials

I saw a video from someone in Arizona saying they were being asked to conserve power and water. In 120° heat. So the data centers could run. Time to launch all the data centers directly into the sun.

Heat index was 114°F in DC today, on a real temp read of 102. It's going to be hotter tomorrow, and a projected 103 or 104 real temp, and it's going to be higher humidity (meaning a higher heat index) because of an incoming storm system. So let's see how that speech goes for him, huh?

Had a great time talking with Arden Leigh for the Re-Patterning Podcast; we covered a LOT in this space, touching on values & biases in "AI" & what it looks like when systems you don't control or fully understand start to influence how you interpret the world. I hope you dig it. youtu.be/QrDIamGCSAA

I wonder how things are going in the universe where mitch mcconnell still needed but didn't receive that triple bypass surgery in 2003.

Tomorrow, we'll learn via eloquent official statement from the family to the press, that Mitch McConnell was pulled off life support two weeks ago, he had been brain dead a while but still did whatever he does for congress anyway remotely. Been a minute since he was alive. Respect their privacy.

i *will* note that it's extremely funny that they appear to have hired exactly zero people who have ever been to a fair to plan this america 250 shit — delores (83) in waukesha county, WI and her church group would've done a better job for 10% of the money

Finally, bluesky reaches its apotheosis: ONLY alt text

The Great American State Fair has officially pulled out of the Great American State Fair.

The Great American State Fair has closed until 5 pm due to extreme heat.

Womp wommmmmp

Had a great time talking with Arden Leigh for the Re-Patterning Podcast; we covered a LOT in this space, touching on values & biases in "AI" & what it looks like when systems you don't control or fully understand start to influence how you interpret the world. I hope you dig it. youtu.be/QrDIamGCSAA

this is weak as hell, and mostly a defense that attempts to shift the debate from a SPECIFIC case of intellectual dishonesty by Tillie towards a GENERAL defense of comics artists (which no one is questioning) in other words, this demonstrates they know they're guilty and so trying to reframe

"techniques forged by its founder, a charismatic analytical philosopher" 🚨🚨STOP NOW EVACUATE THE BUILDING 🚨🚨

7/ Finally, the FDA approved bemotrizinol, the first new sunscreen ingredient in over two decades. It's been used in Europe, Asia, and Australia for years for strong UVA and UVB protection. Products could appear later this year, though wide availability will take time.

3/ Next, the FDA approved another over-the-counter nasal naloxone. More options mean more competition, lower prices, and easier access to a medication that can reverse an opioid overdose in minutes. Wider availability saves lives!

Recent wins in public health, a preview of things to come. #ShareGoodNewsToo

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I know it's an ass pain and a slog but Ghost and buttondown exist and are right there and even have tools to help you transfer your old posts and subscribers. Please leave substack.

Would you like some shirts with good art on them? Yes? Then here is @unknown.garden's shop with shirts with dope art and sometimes words on them.

The 502 Bad Gateway shirt remains a favorite.

maybe 4 hours of sleep and still got 1500 words left to go on this reply essay. i might just have to call today a loss