I wish more journalists would point out that Sen. McConnell and Rep. Tom Kean (missed 4 months of work) are/were essentially on paid sick & medical leave. The same employment protection they’ve spent their careers blocking other Americans from having.

Trump approved disaster aid requests from six red states last week. Two days later, he rejected aid requests from four blue states. Not only is he punishing states who didn’t vote for him, he’s playing politics with people’s lives. Despicable.

Reminder: Memphis is still “under full-blown occupation” by ICE. Task force members have reportedly killed at least two people in four days.

This really deserves a write up in the New Republic - do they have someone with expertise in history who can offer context on this?

My gosh. Yesterday, Egypt Coach Hossam Hassan asked FIFA to use its "soft power" to help Palestinians. Then today, just as the Egypt-Argentina match began, Israel killed Mohammed al-Wahidi of the Egyptian Relief Committee in Gaza — a group that also organized Gaza screenings of the FIFA matches.

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China built a 40-story tower that banks wind power by hoisting giant concrete blocks, then dropping them when the grid needs juice. A skyscraper-sized battery with no lithium in it.

Like so many other things, if Trump had just kept his mouth shut & let FIFA say "we revised and reversed the decision" it would have gone forward w/out nearly as much criticism. BUT he announced it & took credit for it - so whether true or not, of course Infantino & FIFA appear corrupt

“.. Members of the group Patriot Front ride the metro on the 250th anniversary of U.S. independence in Washington, D.C.” @reuters.com

"Cheyenne’s [Wyoming] Board of Public Utilities isn’t accepting industrial wastewater associated with data center systems until further notice after a contractor for Meta Platforms contaminated the city’s wastewater system." The discharged wastewater was contaminated with Cupriavidus gilardii.

I'll summarize this: Mamdani asked NYers to keep air conditioning at 78 degrees. A wave criticism hit online. A MSNBC broadcast pointed out the US Department of Energy recommends that 78 degree figure. Immediately after, the US Department of Energy deleted 6,000 web pages related to energy saving.

Women’s use of AI is perceived as a sign of incompetence, while men’s use of AI is seen as an indication of initiative. 🤦🏻‍♂️

'In almost any other conflict, these haunting truths would be seared into national memory.' I could swear that there are actually quite a few haunting truths that *haven't* been seared into American national memory...🤔 apnews.com/article/iran...

Trump’s Department of Education and Secretary Linda McMahon tried to politicize the Public Service Loan Forgiveness program by only allowing employers who agreed with the administration’s agenda to qualify. We sued, and today, we won on behalf of nonprofits, local governments, and labor unions.

I thought I was doing a small story on confusion over the sudden disappearance of water fountains on a popular South Mississippi biking and running trail. What I found was a bigger story about homelessness, the meaning people find in the things they love, public infrastructure and civic engagement.

JD Vance's political practice is such a disgusting butchering of the tenets of the Catholic faith

Glad to see this story and coverage of an important paper. www.statnews.com/2026/06/17/n... 1/16

Mail-in voting in Maricopa County is the epitome of government efficiency! I got my ballot, filled it out, posted it on my mail box on Saturday, and by Monday had received text & email confirmation that my ballot was received, verified, and counted.

The Science, Technology, and Social Values Lab is the Institute for Advanced Study is seeking an 18-month Civic Science Fellow. PhD in social sciences, humanities or sciences and experience w/ research and writing on the social & democratic implications of AI. jobs.sciencecareers.org/job/679200/c...

They don't believe in public spaces or public goods...

Ford has rehired hundreds of senior engineers after replacing them with AI backfired and has cost the company billions of dollars. AI adoption is blamed for Ford being the most recalled automaker in the U.S. with 51 recalls covering over 11 million vehicles in the first half of 2026 alone.

These American right wing dudes aren't "into that" because they know they cannot compete with women as a potential partner. They prefer straight women, so they only have to be slightly better than the next lousy sexist dude

Kelvin Gemstone's God Squad has arrived!

“Taxpayer spending on projects in the National Capital Region has increased 92 percent over the past year, according to the budget documents. The windfall draws on revolving maintenance accounts and more than $100 million in fees collected almost entirely from National Parks elsewhere.”

Massie: "I think it's ironic that we control the House, Senate, Supreme Court, and the White House, and we're yelling 'election fraud'? I mean, we won all the damn elections."

I am such a sucker for these kinds of things, but man oh man do we need more of this.

Trump is out there doing more for Meloni's popularity than she or the Brothers of Italy could ever do for her...

Because, really, the only way to prevent Infantino from being the most despised person on site amidst all the booing is to invite Trump along!

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Increased access to telehealth / mifepristone explains a lot of this. But I'd love to see data on how many people in "abortion hard to get" places were previously diverted by pregnancy crisis centers & now b/c of bans have more info & support to go straight to telehealth or out of state

Trump out here reminding us there is a "10 year prison sentence for the destruction, or even the attempted destruction, of such things"...like the US Capitol

Why even talk about this? Who cares what his IQ is? He's already the president. He's not running for election.

"In the face of rising government surveillance and the suppression of left organizing, independent libraries are part of growing efforts to expand non-state alternatives including mutual aid networks, free stores, and free universities." @edrabinski.bsky.social truthout.org/articles/as-...

VANCE: My practice of Christianity is inconsistent, as demonstrated by various recordings & written statements by me. BTW buddy, you have a JD from Yale and are the VP of the United States, you are not working class.

The National Park Service is closing Dupont Circle for DC Pride weekend because Republicans hate joy #FreeDC www.nps.gov/nama/learn/m...

Where do we order our mass produced "we need to become ungovernable” signs and t-shirts?

Phoenix is being sued -- again -- over its parks ordinance restricting food distribution and medical treatment for homeless people in parks. Two nonprofits, Circle the City and Valle del Sol, say it violates the First Amendment. By @csosin.bsky.social:

Gotta love that on June 14 more people will be celebrating the Knicks win in NYC than Trump’s trash birthday in DC

To no one's surprise, the "no men in women's sports" folks have become "no women in sports" folks

I work with this lovely mom & puppy rescue in town. I posted something totally benign on my neighborhood FB page about spay & neutering. Good God the crazies came out fast! When did anti-spay & neuter become a wacko conspiracy quest about protecting a pet’s natural hormonal life?

Religious objection to providing water at the border & food / medical care in our parks. Bc only religion could justify not wanting the most vulnerable to die on our streets. It’s great to see these cases win but despicable our govn’t is so far from offering real, humane solutions

From 500 views in the first two months to over 100,000 views in the last few days. The ADA opinion piece that was too scary to be distributed at the ADA meeting has gone full Streisand. Y'all are doing the Lord's work.

How does any representative vote to confirm a candidate who is just sitting there lying & clearly indicating that their loyalty to one man overrides any professional & ethical responsibilities + reality. Anyone engaged in this nonsense election denial should be barred from holding public office

Gas in central DC - where one does not need a car - is cheaper than in Phoenix.

🪼 Your tax dollars paid a scientist to squeeze jellyfish through cheesecloth. Osamu Shimomura processed tens of thousands on an NSF grant to understand why they glow. He found a protein that glowed green under UV light. Called it "green protein." Nobody cared. For decades.

recently in a long immigration line to Berlin when my fellow traveler, from the UK, notes this is not an example of "german efficiency". Oh my brother in self-destructive nationalism, it is not the fault of the Germans that you are no longer in the fast EU lane, but here in the US/China/UK line

It’s just wild that being a woman is the worst insult Stephen Miller can come up with.

Summary of Key Changes in OMB’s Proposed Federal Financial Assistance Rule. Russell Vought is going destroy American Science. elizabethginexi.substack.com/p/summary-of...

Is there really no way to opt out of AI note taking during Zoom meetings?

Tech sovereignty in action: The Dutch government has blocked a US takeover of the company operating its digital identity programme. nltimes.nl/2026/05/26/n...