Where are the people who are organizing to drive these racist assholes out of DC? I would rather see this than spreading their propoganda all over social media. For what, for engagement? Clicks? Photojournalism prizes? What are we doing?? open.substack.com/pub/karenatt...

As a white person it's probably not my place to say this, but everyone sharing that picture of patriot front on the train with that poor woman just makes me think everyone is participating in resharing participatory propaganda made for the white gaze and not doing anything more useful

This article about @philweiser.bsky.social's win from the Denver Post starts with this anecdote. www.denverpost.com/2026/07/04/p...

It's so pathetic and disappointing that basically the only thing Traditional Media can do to celebrate the Fourth of July is lionize the military and veterans. It's pure propaganda.

Kalaloch Beach, Olympic National Park #NPS #NationalParkService #OlympicNationalPark

We certainly wouldn't want to commemorate the Declaration of Independence with statements of rights and grievances

“What was the nature and purpose of any meetings held during that visit? Is Senator McConnell conscious? Has Senator McConnell been able to resume duties in any capacity? Who is currently overseeing Senator McConnell’s office operations during his hospitalization?” No response yet to these questions

Three issues where younger gens don’t appreciate what was won: Pollution, abortion, gay rights. (Many others too)

if you haven't seen any photos of what the US used to look like before the clean air/water acts, you should take 30 seconds for a quick image search

Some of those who work forces www.startribune.com/minneapolis-...

Just here to post this again like I do every year, not only because Douglass was one of the founding philosophers of American liberty but because I am so moved by the kids Frederick Douglass’ descendants deliver “What to the Slave is the Fourth of July”

The Left(s) should get onboard with a massive expansion of public libraries across the country over the next 25 years. This is an affirmative project.

Any reputable sources on medical emergencies in DC? I’m only seeing sources citing X.

taylor and travis should donate money to all the bars and restaurants in the MSG area who were forced to close down during a super busy tourist/world cup weekend because of their stupid wedding

shutting down a major artery into the city during a holiday weekend while the world cup is in town and there’s a historic heat wave that’s lead to energy rationing just so you can have a wedding is a real radicalizing eat the rich moment

Removing images from this app is progress but it won't really take off until they also remove posts

On a day when images aren’t loading, failures to use alt text are even more noticeable

How is anything described in this thread different from the calvinist tradition I was born into?

You join the National Guard out of a sense of patriotism, or perhaps to help pay for college tuition. You end up in full gear in 110-degree weather protecting the pool that Jeff Epstein’s best friend broke. kstp.com/kstp-news/lo...

Here are well known socialists Greg Abbott and Rudy Giuliani asking their constituents to turn their thermostats up to 78 degrees during a heatwave: www.nyc.gov/html/om/html... www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/new...

The justices that upheld birthright citizenship in 1898 were racist men in a racist era who still could not avoid the plain text of the Constitution. What changed between is that the GOP now sees multiracial democracy as a threat rather than an ideal or aspiration www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/0...

I’m in

EU fork of bluesky called bleusky when?

📣Primary voting is underway (June 26-Aug. 10). If you're in Washington Co., MN, your ballot includes the Sheriff's race on the nonpartisan part of your ballot. Check out this candidate forum from the White Bear Lake Area LWV and learn about the candidates: www.youtube.com/live/KBL5Kov... #primaries

Sometimes people are surprised by how statist I sound when talking about UK housing policy given my other political views, but at the end of the day it comes down to having seen this graph. I mean, just look at it.

NEW BLOG FOR YOU Google's energy consumption numbers in their new climate report are mind-blowing. 2 years ago they flipped from linear to exponential growth, and their climate impact is blowing out, too. A WILD testament to the obscene bloat and waste of GenAI: ketanjoshi.co/2026/07/01/g...

I think treason is bad.

Sherman stopped too soon

Redfining birthright citizenship is way more radical than expanding the Court, which is the only way we can ensure our Constittution is protected.

“I voted for Trump because I was sure RFK Jr.’s health policies would put my son and daughter in the dirt on day one, but lately, I’m starting to worry that my kids might make it to adulthood,” said Sandra Murrow

There's a word for groups like this, and that word is Protestant.

Oh, look, another flag that never was the Minnesota flag. (Bonus: a flag that never was the US flag.)

Iconic line from @stevevladeck.bsky.social here in response to Will Baude’s SCOTUS boosterism www.nytimes.com/2026/07/01/o...

Question for the void -- if your couples therapist recommends "Getting the Love you Want" by Harville Hendrix, how much of a red flag is that?

"Every child deserves a father and a mother" they yelled repeatedly for the last three decades while fighting against marriage equality. They never meant it.

Back on my bullsh

Lethality

DSA candidate, Melat Kiros, has defeated a 29-year incumbent in her primary for Colorado's 1st House She will head to congress in November as the seat is a safe Democratic seat

The bigots who hate transgender girls dress up their hatred in faux respectability: they claim it’s about fair competition, athlete safety, locker room privacy. Addressing these claims directly dignifies the premise that these are real objections. What to do instead? Discredit the objections.

Colorado U.S. Senate Democratic Primary ~12% Reported: 🔵 John Hickenlooper – 49,308 (50.3%) 🔵 Julie Gonzales – 48,646 (49.7%)

This primary was not on my radar.

Justice Brown Jackson's argument for birthright citizenship is very moving. I recommend reading it in full. An excerpt with alt-text below. “The Reconstruction Amendments were an anticaste, antisubordination reset for the Nation, not a mere spot treatment for the dark stain of slavery.” — KBJ

I hope the scholars at the large hadron collider have learned from my many assorted thoughts on particles

A vote for Michele Tafoya is a vote for at least 2 more Brett Kavanaughs.

Corporations aren't people

Trans rights are human rights.

Some might even say it is the bad vibes children we are here to protect the most.

Fellow Minnesotans! Are you being deluged with social media ads by an outfit called "North Star Dawn PAC"? Of the $530,000 it has reported in contributions to the FEC, more than half - $300,000 - comes from billionaire Stephen Mandel, a longtime backer of moderate Dems, who lives in Connecticut.