A Black woman built the infrastructure that keeps the world talking. This is Black history. Her legacy lives in every call you make.

Here's the list of things Trump wants taxpayers to pay for because he started an illegal war and lost badly. punchbowl.news/2026-06-24-l...

This is a beautiful thing. These shelter dogs get to pick their own toys.

does this NOT get taught in schools anymore? WWII was fought against FASCISTS, then a Cold War followed against Communists. All so people could continue to have representative government. /1

Trump has turned the White House into a 24/7 corruption operation. This is a national crisis. Trump thinks the public will stop paying attention. So I went to the Senate floor to call his bluff. I told the ENTIRE STORY of his 500 days of corruption. 1/ Here it is - in one🧵

Caitlin Rourk is a great candidate for Texas-10!

Point of Parlamentary Procedure.... Why didn't anyone think to ask why did we allow a guy who doesn't pay his fair share in taxes, to send in a bunch of guys who have minimal experience in the real world, to decide where our tax dollars go? better outcomes were to be had using youth soccer refs

as part of Balloon Juice's efforts to be a full service blog, they run a series to try and grant exposure to candidates running in "red" districts. It allows them to have a internet hit when searches are done and expose them to people to support them. balloon-juice.com/2026/06/23/r...

#Pirate's_Playlist This is a Trump inspired playlist, all of anger, frustrations and yes, even hope, will be enclosed in these selections... yes, hashtagged for your protection :-) Zero Hour - The Plimsouls www.youtube.com/watch?v=zHYt...

#Pirate's_Playlist This is a Trump inspired playlist, all of anger, frustrations and yes, even hope, will be enclosed in these selections... I Fought The Law - Bobby Fuller Four www.youtube.com/watch?v=rZ5v...

#Pirate's_Playlist This is a Trump inspired playlist, all of anger, frustrations and yes, even hope, will be enclosed in these selections... Digital - Joy Division www.youtube.com/watch?v=9qgF...

#Pirate's_Playlist This is a Trump inspired playlist, all of anger, frustrations and yes, even hope, will be enclosed in these selections... I Will Follow - U2 www.youtube.com/watch?v=-sLz...

#Pirate's_Playlist This is a Trump inspired playlist, all of anger, frustrations and yes, even hope, will be enclosed in these selections... yes.... even hope Pat Benatar - We Belong www.youtube.com/watch?v=qxZI...

#Pirate's_Playlist This is a Trump inspired playlist, all of anger, frustrations and yes, even hope, will be enclosed in these selections... Time Has Come Today - The Chambers Brothers www.youtube.com/watch?v=AQSj...

#Pirate's_Playlist This is a Trump inspired playlist, all of anger, frustrations and yes, even hope, will be enclosed in these selections... Lawyers, Guns and Money - Warren Zevon www.youtube.com/watch?v=SKsc...

#Pirate's_Playlist This is a Trump inspired playlist, all of anger, frustrations and yes, even hope, will be enclosed in these selections... Red Rider - Lunatic Fringe www.youtube.com/watch?v=sTFV...

#Pirate's_Playlist This is a Trump inspired playlist, all of anger, frustrations and yes, even hope, will be enclosed in these selections... Big Wreck - Blown Wide Open www.youtube.com/watch?v=0JtB...

#Pirate's_Playlist This is a Trump inspired playlist, all of anger, frustrations and yes, even hope, will be enclosed in these selections... Devo - Through Being Cool www.youtube.com/watch?v=8IVL...

#Pirate's_Playlist This is a Trump inspired playlist, all of anger, frustrations and yes, even hope, will be enclosed in these selections... Bruce Sprinsgteen - Streets of Philadelphia www.youtube.com/watch?v=4z2D...

#Pirate's_Playlist This is a Trump inspired playlist, all of anger, frustrations and yes, even hope, will be enclosed in these selections... must be time for another anthem... The Skids - Into The Valley www.youtube.com/watch?v=fSND...

#Pirate's_Playlist This is a Trump inspired playlist, all of anger, frustrations and yes, even hope, will be enclosed in these selections... Joe Jackson - Is She Really Going Out With Him www.youtube.com/watch?v=oDG6...

#Pirate's_Playlist This is a Trump inspired playlist, all of anger, frustrations and yes, even hope, will be enclosed in these selections... The Beatles - Revolution www.youtube.com/watch?v=BGLG...

#Pirate's_Playlist This is a Trump inspired playlist, all of anger, frustrations and yes, even hope, will be enclosed in these selections... Stevie Wonder - Superstition www.youtube.com/watch?v=ftdZ...

#Pirate's_Playlist This is a Trump inspired playlist, all of anger, frustrations and yes, even hope, will be enclosed in these selections... Badfinger - We're For The Dark www.youtube.com/watch?v=sQcF...

#Pirate's_Playlist This is a Trump inspired playlist, all of anger, frustrations and yes even hope, will be enclosed in these selections...hope that they can help you cope...yes, this may be cliche, doesn't make it any less relevant CCR - Fortunate Son www.youtube.com/watch?v=N7qk...

#Pirate's_Playlist This is a Trump inspired playlist, all of anger, frustrations, and yes, even hope will be enclosed in these selections... The Rolling Stones - Street Fighting Man www.youtube.com/watch?v=BUt0...

#Pirate's_Playlist This is a Trump inspired playlist, all of anger, frustrations, and yes, even hope will be enclosed in these selections... The Call - Let The Day Begin www.youtube.com/watch?v=to2K...

#Pirate's_Playlist This is a Trump inspired playlist, all of anger, frustrations, and yes, even hope will be enclosed in these selections... Elvis Costello and The Attractions - What's So Funny About Peace, Love and Understanding www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ssd3...

#Pirate's_Playlist This is a Trump inspired playlist, all of anger, frustrations, and yes, even hope will be enclosed in these selections... Nick Lowe - Stick It Where The Sun Don't Shine www.youtube.com/watch?v=1GVs...

#Pirate's_Playlist this is a Trump inspired playlist, all of the anger, frustration and mind boggling irrationality...so maybe you can find some solace in these sentiments... Stealers Wheel - Stuck In The Middle With You www.youtube.com/watch?v=8StG...

🎶Fighting soldiers yeah they're GI's Fearless men ain't afraid to die Men who mean just what they say They now attack...The Green Algae!🎶

12 Angry Men (1957) Director: Sidney Lumet

its incredible to understand what truly matters to our administration...and even our news media... the much anticipated Memo of Understanding that was supposed to finally off-ramp the Iran debacle is falling apart because he fellow criminal in chief middle east division has decided to FU it all /1

so America, how are we liking this running the country like a business experiment so far? Kinda feel like we're all on the shitty end of the stick in a country run by private venture capitalists.... they've fired people that actually know how to do shit and are wanting to raid our retirement.

more good deeds going on over at Balloon Juice, this time its grass roots fundraising for boots on the ground in Wisconsin. Money spent here goes farther (imho) than dropping it with the big orgs.... as they say, all politics is local. balloon-juice.com/2026/06/22/c...

The Reflecting Pool arrests by Park Police should terrify everyone. The federal government is fabricating accusations out f thin air simply tO protect one man from his own embarrassing failure. There is no sabotage. This is insane.

New Movie cannon: There's one sure fire way to identify is a movie was done in the 60s.... is if somewhere in the dialogue they have one key word.... that word, spoken by a character in a British accent is... schedule. Usually by Nigel Green or Edward Mulhare...

an idle thought regarding the concept of work.... The Techbro rise is a revanchist movement against the actual rights of workers and a massive theft of the production of workers, the people that actually make and do....

If they'd rather we move on from the pool and discuss some of the president's more significant failures, we can do that. What would they like? The tanking economy? The never-ending war of choice? Oh, I know! The president's pedophile friend and the massive coverup of his sex trafficking ring?

just sharing some additional random awesomeness.... balloon-juice.com/2026/06/21/c...

The richest man owns X. The second and third richest men control Google. The fourth richest man owns The Washington Post. The seventh richest man owns Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp. And now the sixth richest could soon take over both Paramount and Warner Bros. See the problem here?

If... we take everything over the last 48 at face value... I believe that THIS is where we stand... 1) the peace agreement is vaporware based on the fact that Bibi is not on board with stopping what is going on in Lebanon. Iran has stated, no Israeli stoppage of hostilities means no MOU. /1

Tribute at the #WorldCup to the 168 innocent girls MURDERED by US forces under the command of #TrumpThePaedo.

Happy Juneteenth! (with alt text)

Here are the top 5 dogs of the week!

something to share as Anne Laurie is an awesome aggregator of varied topical topics over at Balloon Juice.... balloon-juice.com/2026/06/19/t...

sometimes its the really small stuff that helps you keep in touch with grass/reality... just sitting here in the dark, with MST3k on and watching the fireflies light up against my window facing the creek. just simple, quiet, serene... flashing on doing their collective thang...

#California is testing water conservation and #renewableenergy generation. Instead of building solar farms on new land, engineers are installing #solarpanels above irrigation canals, allowing the same space to produce electricity while helping reduce water loss. #ActOnClimate #Renewables

THIS is HUGE! Researchers at Mie University in Japan have successfully used CRISPR Cas9 gene editing to remove the extra chromosome 21 responsible for Down syndrome from human cells for the first time. The team is led by Dr. Ryotaro Hashizume. Published in PNAS Nexus

well here's something to consider, everyone is already throwing the VP under the bus for this MOU. I suspect that with ALL of the transparency about this Iranian adventure, that our military performance in this has been so abjectly terrible is that our country had essentially zero leverage /1