If you were cool with this, you can shove that "Happy Independence Day" up your ass.

This is very funny. And in some ways, I think it may be true.

Mamdani: "As we mark 250 years ... we see the wealthiest country -- one where children go to sleep hungry while the world's first trillionaire hungers for more ... we see masked agents terrorizing our streets, eating food cooked by undocumented neighbors before spiriting them away in unmarked vans"

At least they're not hiding their corruption. Go big or go home.

Nothing says happy birthday USA like imprisoning a Team USA Olympic athlete.

For America's 250th, I read Frederick Douglass’ speech, “What to the Slave is the Fourth of July?” on the House floor—for the first time in history. His speech endures as a mirror & mandate for us all—to confront our inequities while fighting for an America as good as its promise.

"bread and circuses" indeed The phrase was coined by the Roman poet Juvenal in his Satires (written around 100 AD) to describe the apathy of common Romans who traded their birthright of political involvement for a monthly grain dole and free tickets to chariot races and gladiator fights

Taylor Swift’s wedding, World Cup and “where’s LeBron?” Spectacles make this more accurate than ever… “Football, beer, and above all, gambling filled up the horizon of their minds. To keep them in control was not difficult." George Orwell, 1984

respect.

The U.S. has been “way more divided” throughout history than it is now, argues documentarian Ken Burns. “We can't be Chicken Littles sitting around fretting about the sky is falling all the time without ... doing something about it,” he told Dasha Burns on #TheConversation. 🔗 politi.co/4eFwufA

It's interesting how everything people used to proudly call "public" when I was growing up (public parks, public libraries, public schools, public transportation, public television, etc) is suddenly "socialist" now that rich people are spinning it.

Just a reminder. I'm always surprised how many people aren't aware of this. #Libraries

CARTOON OF THE DAY (From @dccartoonist.bsky.social ) #BribeForceOne

Infantino sitting with Lutnick at the USA-Bosnia/Herzegovina match is as greasy as it gets. Ugh.

Here’s more context on how the DR Congo team had to overcome several hurdles due to the devastating Ebola outbreak, including cancelling training, having other countries cancel practice matches, and not being allowed in the US until they had quarantined in Belgium for 21 days.

I haven’t seen *any* coverage of this and worry people have just become numb (or are too distracted by the World Cup, Knicks, etc.)

and later served in Kuwait & Iraq. He led personnel across multiple countries, managed billions of dollars in military assets, and served as a Sexual Assault Response Coordinator to support fellow service members. 2.

I guess they figured if Congress wasn't going to do its job, they would just absorb the legislative branch into the judiciary. More streamlined.

so glad taxpayers can afford to fund your *years-long* vacation. f****'n HATE republicans

good questions

“agreed to hear a case that asks them to determine whether bans on AR-15s and other semiautomatic rifles are constitutional,” I predict they'll make it mandatory that every man woman and child has an ar-15 in order to maintain citizenship and be able to vote

remember when Speaker Pelosi gave House members months and months of vacation time because she didn't know how to govern or write legislation? Me neither.

finally, ronald reagan's promise of what no government can do for you... "Meteorologists simply aren't able to gather as much data as they used to, and you're suffering for it."

Mitch McConnell should resign Immediately…..

the egg price thing under biden was all fake lol

Bethan's Rock is a small grey stone on display at Poole Museum in Poole, England. It was donated to the museum in 2019 by a five-year-old girl named Bethan, and it has since attracted significant attention on social media and become the museum's most famous object. - Wikipedia

The thing you need to understand is that there are 2 (TWO) different method for amending the constitution 1) The process laid out in the constititon itself (conventions, or 2/3's of both houses followed by 3/4 of states ratifying) OR 2) find five votes on the Supreme Court.

today a conviction tomorrow a pardon, because, *nice fraud you got there*

There’s always a tweet….or 4

Heinrich Himmler: "If we lose the war, the Allies will turn every committee of the occupation into an investigative body. They will go after the Reich leadership, the cabinet, the donors, and friends."

lie. lie. lie.

Western Illinois University Librarians Win Their Jobs Back After Illegal Layoffs An arbitrator found that when the university laid off the workers, it violated the collective bargaining agreement with the #union. Find out more: tinyurl.com/4uznfrjj @aft.org#union#LibraryWorkers #LibraryLife

Cartoon by @murphycartoons.bsky.social

need to start thinking now about a full package of judicial reforms: new justices, new circuits, new district courts, ethics reforms, docket reforms, and transparency reforms.

the revealed view of this SCOTUS is that the framers got things mixed up when they wrote the constitution and that actually, the president is the central figure of the national government and congress exists as a junior partner that really ought not get in his way

so yes, unquestionably, congress could totally commandeer the EPA and tell the president to eat rocks. that is well within its constitutionally-designated authority!

In case anyone is under the impression that things are getting back to normal here in the U.S., yesterday 🧊 grabbed a fruit seller off the street in broad daylight in my community. This was only one of several kidnappings in the area yesterday. Don’t let the circus distract you from the ongoing harm

Bill Bramhall cartoon: The new White House annex.

President AOC will just have to install an entire FCC to shut down Fox News, which will short circuit SCOTUS' brain, and then demand a revote. Yes, the legal beliefs of most of these clowns is horrible. But they've been made far more horrible by a quarter century picking in Fox News propaganda.

Why Flavor Flav is betting on #SHEWeekend and why brands should too,!! I alwayz wanted to be in Forbes,,, this is a real treat and honor. www.forbes.com/sites/dougme...

Ohio oil and gas commission meets at 1 p.m. today to decide whether to frack 23,000 acres of state park and wildlife areas for natural gas-- to power data centers. Meet the Gov. Mike DeWine team: @saveohioparks.bsky.social: bit.ly/4eNhCKK To access meeting: bit.ly/43XExhJ @apnews.com @axios.com

I don’t think Supreme Court justices should be so comfortable lying to the public

It takes a thousand years to regrow a West Coast old growth forest. If our great-great-great-great-great grandchildren will never see it restored, it should be considered a non-renewable resource.

Few people know Russian spies better than Sean Wiswesser, a former CIA station chief who spent much of his career working in the ex-Soviet Union. But he says we are ‘wilfully unprepared’ for Moscow’s hybrid war of sabotage and assassinations

That should be illegal! @govmlg.bsky.social @heinrich.senate.gov @lujan.senate.gov Can we please stop SUBSIDIZING billionaire projects?!

I love how Iran World Cup players stay classy as American government officials and FIFA fuck them over daily. It is extremely telling. In the face of adversity they stay kind and calm.

Why it’s time for Democratic socialism!

BBC isn’t backing down. Trump sued them for $10 billion, which means discovery cuts both ways. So the BBC wants his phone logs, daily diaries, and communications. They’re defending the case by asking: did their documentary damage Trump’s reputation, or did January 6 do that all by itself?

bite me #FIFA