The San Francisco Giants represent one of the most iconic LGBTQ cities on Earth. Some players forgot what city they play for. New essay: unchainedblackpoet.substack.com/p/when-your-...

The Far Left sucks but let’s be clear about what MAGA is doing. This is a real piece of direct mail from Republican candidate: That list IS fascism folks.

The $1.7 million no-bid contract to clean the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool went to a company ultimately owned by Trump donor John J. Cafaro, who previously pleaded guilty in separate federal cases involving bribery and campaign finance violations. The company's name? Greenwater Services.

Ugh. Had an echocardiogram yesterday. Results are in: severe aortic and mitral valve stenosis along with my cardiomyopathy. Valve cardiologist wants to see me really soon. I have a feeling that he thinks it is time to get my aortic and mitral valve replaced. This prospect is makingme very unhappy.

Obama Presidential Center ceremony LIVE www.obama.org/visit/grand-...

Today is the last day to comment on the National Park Service website about what you think of Donald Trump's proposed Arch. Please take the time to share your opinion with them, and maybe repost so other people will comment too. The more the better. parkplanning.nps.gov/document.cfm...

..bringing more people into the group and telling them they belong in the same stadium, rooting for the same team." "Pride Night is about support and lifting human beings. Making it about something else — yourself, say, or the idea that some people aren’t as worthy of recognition or support — ...

Buster of all people should KNOW what Pride and Pride Night means in San Francisco. He could have told the pitchers to not wear the Pride hats instead of defacing them. 5/5 sfstandard.com/2026/06/14/s...

It was overtly telling LGBTQ+ people we aren't welcome at our ballpark. In our city. That this was discussed beforehand with Posey, who allowed it, makes me even sadder. /4

I am glad the head office put out a statement recognizing the harm caused by the players' actions. But they could have just opted not to wear the Pride hat like Hentges. It was still disrespectful, but it wasn't defacing a symbol of Pride that was an attack on the existence of LGBTQ+ people. /3

To say you don't "hate" LGBTQ+ people while defacing the Pride hat on Pride Night in this beautiful and diverse city, telling LGBTQ+ fans they are not welcome...that's something. You don't "hate" us, but you don't think we shouldn't exist? /2

THIS is why it hurts: "The Giants have been Pride pioneers as the first MLB team to include Pride colors on their uniforms in 2021. They also staged Until There’s A Cure Day beginning in the 1990s when then-owner Peter Magowan dedicated a game to AIDS awareness, care, and research." 1/

This is our call to arms #SFGiants fans: it's time to make every game HELLA GAY. We can do it, I have faith in us. 🖕🏳️‍🌈 🖕🏳️‍🌈 🖕🏳️‍🌈 🖕 🏳️‍🌈 🖕 🏳️‍🌈 🖕 #QueerAsInFuckYou

@jebpages.com FYI

For Giants fans who want to show allyship with our LGBTQA+ friends. As an Episcopalian, I will emphasize that not *all* Christians believe as some others might & that I wholly support Pride & inclusion as value the Giants organization should hold.

(4/5) The rule stems from an executive order Trump signed in March directing USPS to take new steps around mail ballot transmission. The order faces multiple lawsuits.

(3/5) The rule also allows state officials to add or update voters on the list until the last day ballots may be mailed out to voters under state law. This WILL lead to errors that will impact voters.

(2/5) The proposed rule requires state election officials to submit a list of every mail ballot recipient to USPS at least 30 days before they’re sent out. But if voters are not on the list, they will not receive a ballot.

🧵 (1/5) 📬 Under a new Trump administration proposal, your mail-in ballot could be rejected before it ever reaches you. The Postal Service would be required to turn away ballots from states that don’t hand over voter data to the federal government.

(5/5) In effect, the USPS would be regulating elections and who gets to vote. The result: If YOU rely on mail voting, you could be disenfranchised. The USPS is accepting public feedback until July 2, 2026. Check out the link below for more information on how to fight back ⤵️

Public input sought on Trump's proposed arch in DC

USPS is actively drawing up plans to radically crack down on mail voting amid Trump’s sweeping attack on mail-in ballots ahead of the 2026 midterms. If you've sent a ballot by mail in the last 15-20 years, reply with a 📬

Over 50 years later, this anti-Vietnam War PSA still rings true.

Nearly 50,000 people in the Lake Tahoe area have been told that their utility will stop providing power to them, because it's redirecting that power to data centers. /1

BREAKING: Colorado Gov. Jared Polis (D) said he will be granting clemency to Tina Peters — a prominent election denier currently serving a nine-year state prison sentence for her role in a voting system breach. The move follows sustained pressure from Trump to secure her release.

Rep. Ralph Norman (R-SC) defends high gas prices caused by Trump's war with Iran: "Would you rather pay high gas prices for a while, or get your station blown up?" 🤨

Democrats should ensure that voters hear this so much it haunts their dreams this fall.

No bottom.

someone make an ad of grandma working in a coal mine

The Trump regime is pushing for a new rule that could strip as many as 400,000 low-income adults with disabilities of hundreds of dollars per month in assistance. Meanwhile, Republicans in Congress just introduced a plan to use taxpayer money to fund Trump's vanity ballroom. Do I have this right?

Trump said we don't have the funding to make child care or health care affordable. Yet under his marching orders, the House GOP wants to hand $70 BILLION to lawless ICE and Border Patrol — WITHOUT significant reforms! That's on top of the $140 BILLION they gave these agencies last year.

Literally we spent the last six months being told private donors were paying for this thing

🚨FISA VOTE TONIGHT! 🚨 While you are sleeping, Republicans plan to jam a bill through the House tonight allowing the Admin to spy and collect data for the next FIVE YEARS. No warrants REQUIRED. No real assurances a shady AG, FBI, or DNI director will follow the law. I am a NO!

Meanwhile, the typical American will pay a federal income tax rate of 14.5% This is what a rigged system looks like. [Via @itep.org]

“I’ve never experienced anything like this in my entire life,” Rep Adelita Grijalva (D-AZ) said, fighting back tears. The Tucson Democrat described the way people were laying down inside as “like sardines.” “It is frightening in there,” Grijalva said. “It is disgusting.”

🛢️ $2,000,000/ ship to traverse a Strait that was free six weeks ago. I now understand how he bankrupted casinos. 💸

Donald Trump must be removed from office for threatening war crimes and genocide. Speaker Johnson: bring the House back into session. Invoking the 25th Amendment and impeachment must be on the table, but Congress should also move on a War Powers resolution to stop Trump.

There is no statute of limitations for war crimes.

Thank you; these links are helpful. Start making calls, Bluesky! We need our country back.

#SantaFe #NewMexico Emergency protest, today, 4/7, 4 pm, Santa Fe Plaza.

I honestly cannot remember being this scared since the Cuban Missile Crisis. I was 11. My mother did not shield us from the news so we sort of knew what was going on. The air was so thick you could almost cut it with a knife. My mother looked so grim. Thankfully, we had JFK in office then.

⚠️ If you are in the Pentagon today working to JUSTIFY a target list including clearly civilian infrastructure, you are complicit in war crimes. You swore an oath. You have a duty to say "no." The consequences will be rough, but obeying will be worse.

Kim: Three weeks of the war in Iran could have funded vision, hearing, and dental coverage for every senior in America on Medicare. I mean, it just gives you a sense of the trade-off.

oh, ffs