Whoa.

Burchett is right: the most DC thing ever *is* a member of Congress blaming the city for something he and his colleagues did themselves.

You may have heard Republicans are pursuing something called a “reconciliation” bill. Things can get a bit wonky, so let's simplify it. Here's what Republicans want: ✅Billions upon billions more $ for ICE and CBP ❌Funding to help you afford health care, food, and housing

Can’t. Wait.

Slop is the right lens to view AI through as its main effect is to clog up every system with a vast volume of gunk. The dream of the AI companies of course is to charge us to spew slop and also charge to filter slop, with the result of everything become even more unequal and costly.

The Washington Post Editorial Board was fine with Republicans gerrymandering in Texas. But when Democrats responded in Virginia, it’s a “power grab” that “plunges America deeper into the gerrymandering abyss.”

You ever try to code switch at work and fail? 😂

This is a senator L. Louise Lucas appreciation post

A big thing holding back the EV transition is that EV drivers are expected to accept broken public chargers and unreachable customer support as the norm. Gas vehicle drivers would riot and loot Congress if gas stations provided the level of service fast charging stations provide.

This is horrific. I feel physically ill. (Reposted with ALT text)

Fifteen minutes before the President announced he was pausing strikes on Iran, somebody moved $500 million in oil futures. Somebody knew. Somebody told them. Or somebody is them. New piece ↓ open.substack.com/pub/adamkinz...

I see two schools of thought among Dems. 1. We need a new deal. Make things fair. Everyone prospers. 2. Put them motherfuckers against the wall. I think they are compatible.

With the help of the Sandy Hook families, The Onion has reached a long-awaited deal to take over InfoWars. We've enlisted the help of @timheidecker.bsky.social, who will be InfoWars' Creative Director. Please stand by for more.

ghoulish

The CEO of Palantir posted a fascist manifesto on X. I pointed out that it was fascist—which resulted in a permanent suspension from X (my second time!). So, when you hear the tweeters complaining that BlueSky is intolerant, remember why many of us came here in the first place.

how is this literally happening in real life

I strongly suggest showing this to people whose ask chatbots for facts.

Palantir is also claiming in this same statement that Germany went too far in constructing its postwar identity around guilt for the Holocaust, which is the exact narrative that the German far-right is running on and winning in elections.

Just sobbed hardest I have since my mom died in 2020. She missed these trials by a few months. One of most ruthless cancers. Hard to fathom that maybe she'd still be here. I feel such a hole inside. In case you're wondering if we should fund mRNA research instead of another stupid war ... yes.

There is more charm and joy in these two guys showing up to read a book than in all the years of that other guy’s miserable tenure.

Amazing that in the national divorce the libs are getting the NFL, butter and cooking oil, being attracted to adult women, standup comedy, Bud Light, and now also Catholicism

I feel so seen.

and another thing: im not mad. please dont put in the newspaper that i got mad

Record profits are unpaid wages and unpaid taxes.

It’s inaccurate to say Mario is brave and Luigi is cowardly Luigi is afraid of death, so he runs away from danger. Mario is afraid of living, so he runs towards death. Both brothers are cowards in their own way

This is a big one. Stellar reporting from Sarah Fitzpatrick. To call it a must-read is an understatement: www.theatlantic.com/politics/202...

DoorDash Grandma isn't a paid plant. (For that, you need to be paid!) Instead, her story is far worse. She's a depressing example of how MAGA cultists have internalized the lies that justify their own oppression. An analysis. www.salon.com/2026/04/17/t...

🎁 The @sfchronicle.com details how it got the Swalwel story, how it worked to get the accuser to come forward, how it raced CNN... Really interesting account of how journalism actually works. Gift link: 🎁 www.sfchronicle.com/politics/art...

Bluesky before Claude code/Bluesky after Claude code

Folks, I hate to say it but I've seen no evidence that Leavitt said that.

Again: for any big liberal donor who wants to funnel millions into fixing this country's politics, the ROI on buying any struggling paper and simply tasking it with doing real reporting on local news is vastly higher than the same $$ given to some group that does mass ad buys every election year.

I study racism for a living and can still manage to be shocked by how institutionalized it is. What do you mean they were giving tax-breaks to white supremacists celebrating treason? just a wild country

A woman named Lonna Drewes at a news conference just now accused Eric Swalwell of drugging her drink and sexually assaulting her. Here's part of her statement.

And prices only increased 1.5%. So a $4 burger would now be $4.06. At the same time, hundreds of thousands of workers got substantial raises, with the average raise registering at more than 10%. capitalandmain.com/despite-apoc...

"The Naked Gun" (1988) bsky.app/profile/brit...

SAME

A new report from the University of California shows that the state's decision to raise the minimum wage for fast food workers to $20/hr didn’t hurt jobs, or raise prices much. Data from over 2,000 restaurants shows that the $20/hr minimum wage didn’t reduce employment. /1

dems are not perfect but they got this guy out in the span of a weekend, while the republicans made Hegseth the secretary of defense

I 100% want the Democratic presidential candidate that when elected, Trump administration officials just choke out “oh fuck” as they run to the shredder.

Hell yeah.

It's not a counterpunch, guys. The pope didn't throw a punch. www.nytimes.com/2026/04/12/u...

ok NOW i bet Zelenskyy will thank JD Vance

BYE BITCH

Is this bad? It seems bad.

this is why there’s been mass revolt and opposition to data centers being built in communities. it is genuinely a health hazard to live this close to something emitting this much sound. these need to stop being built

yea i feel like this is being glossed over?? like he’s admitted to at the very minimum being a creep, so why would you want him to be governor?