every time an encampment is swept the government is purposely creating the conditions for ICE to come in and take more folks! your "progressive" council member is directly assisting ICE, no matter what they say! :)
She/her. Nasty!! Not Cool. Will talk about my greyhound ad nauseam, probably yours too. Trying to pay for 1/3 of my hound's amputation surgery via GoFundMe. https://www.gofundme.com/f/help-eleanor-have-a-chance
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every time an encampment is swept the government is purposely creating the conditions for ICE to come in and take more folks! your "progressive" council member is directly assisting ICE, no matter what they say! :)
This is not the AI boom creating a new type of work, this is a classic example of managers using automation to deskill old ones. Creative workers who once made a higher wage creating original art and writing are now paid in piecework to edit automated output. Bosses are using AI to cut labor costs.
Don't feel like doing a repost that puts the murder video on the timeline yet again but do feel like repeating the point that the president just straight-up assassinated 11 people for supposedly doing something that wouldn't be a death-penalty crime if they were caught and convicted
Folks, a party iffy on protecting completely innocent and ordinary immigrants and transgender people is not going to go out of its way to defend the human rights of accused drug traffickers. We're talking about people who lack the moral courage of the average Pomeranian. Don't know what to tell you.
Here's the video Trump just posted to Truth Social, with the claim that 11 people aboard the boat were killed. There is zero evidence of self-defense here. Looks like a massacre of civilians at sea. Even if they had drugs aboard, that's not a capital offense.
yiiiiiiiiikes.
Illinois Gov. Pritzker ahead of Trump National Guard deployment: "To Chicagoans... Look out for your communities and your neighbours. Know your rights. Film things that you see happening... Authoritarians thrive on your silence. Be loud for America."
I am honestly quite worried about Chicago, and begging the national press to report it as what it is: an invasion of a US city by the national guard of another state at the behest of a fascist president for purposes of terrorizing the people into submission. There is no legitimate debate about it.
this is very cool! pomological.art is a new site by developer (and cider-maker!) andrew haupt, with a beautiful search interface for the @pomological.xor.blue collection
At least no one's making a shelter out of you! Yet!
That's a relief. đ
Pritzker: "I refuse to pretend that any of this is normal ... I refuse to fall into the pundit trap that demands we sacrifice vital constitutional rights if it's being done in the fake guise of fighting crime."
Nearly 600 economists, Nobel Laureates sign open letter supporting due process for Lisa Cook and Federal Reserve independence for the good of our economy and democracy. Great work from @tderyugina.bsky.social organizing such a quick response. www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
Spoiler: you will not find common ground and any attempts to pretend you might burn time and disenchant the allies you need to push back.
NEW: A devastating before and after montage of Rasheed Street in Gaza City. Put together by local photojournalist, Motaz Azaiza.
FUCK, man.
JUST IN: The case over the Trump administrationâs effort to remove unaccompanied migrant children to Guatemala has been assignedâŚto Trump appointee Tim Kelly. (Judge Sparkle Sooknanan only temporarily handled the case over the weekend because she was the emergency duty judge).
Holy crap, NYT let Charles Munger Jr. write an op-ed opposing the California redistricting without disclosing that he's FUNDING the opposition to the California redistricting. I have 4 mailers he paid for in my house right now and that's just the beginning. www.nytimes.com/2025/09/02/o...
I just looked at the Tuesday Spelling Bee so now I get it
âMr. Housingâ, huh? More like âMr. Sweep ppl and throw away all their IDs, documents, cash, medicine, medical devices so often that they never get into stable housingâ but I guess itâs less catchy
Using one photo already on your phone, what is the announcement tomorrow at 2?
I swear to God, people are just *trying* to rile me up.
I love looking at this graph, showing it to my students, and sharing it on social media, even though it unerringly brings out the trolls. This is the efficacy curve of Pfizer's mRNA COVID vaccine. This, people, is what ended the emergency phase of the COVID pandemic. Despite what RFK Jr says.
This is literally the largest act of union busting in American history. www.nytimes.com/2025/09/01/u...
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Niiiice. Yes Eleanor wants to dig, even now that she's a tripod. She would love this! I would be slightly more inclined to buy it for her if she hadn't already cost me like $35k this year but you know.
Eeeee I really want to make a sandbox for Eleanor! She will be much easier to see in it đ
OK well his family isn't to blame, so I'm not gonna go after them. I'd like to have it proven that this dude was truly responsible although the chances of a real investigation seem slim. đĄ
Photo passed along from a federal employee from inside the Dept of Labor building, where a giant Orwellian image of Trump's face is now draped outside. Big Brother is watching.
Way more details on the Bear Gulch firefighter arrest situation. Horrifying, as you'd expect.
A 76% point gap between how satisfied Republicans are with the country versus how satisfied Democrats are. The largest partisan gap ever. news.gallup.com/poll/694370/...
... except for the whole "destroying the planet" bit right? Right?
As a friend recently put it: the venn diagram of people who assured us the gun violence was worth it because we need the guns to protect ourselves against a tyrannical federal government and the people cheering on Trump as he deploys the military to take over American cities is a circle
(that is, very old. that is my cross to bear)
I am literally as old as transgender so YOU'RE welcome!
Jesus fucking christ. The Trump administration tried to send a bunch of children to Guatemala at 3 am and justified it by saying that the kids just wanted to return to their parents in Guatemala, but the kids actually told the court that they are afraid of being sent back to Guatemala.
RADDATZ: You talk about what can be done. After shootings in Buffalo & Uvalde, Congress passed a bipartisan Safer Communities Act. It provided hundreds of millions for schools to expand mental health services. You didn't vote for it. Why? TOM EMMER: I don't remember the reasons I didn't vote for it
Did he do the thing where he became uncomfortable in the sun but didn't want to move so he just started whining like "please hooman, solve this"? My girl did this when she had four legs but it is even worse now that she has three. đŠ
New Mexico has issued a public health order that removes federal restrictions to COVID-19 vaccine access so that pharmacies in New Mexico can vaccinate people of all ages and risk profiles. Every state need to do this!
This seems short-sighted. Almost as if actual bicyclists were not consulted
"Unfortunately after killing Gary it has become clear that we must also kill Dave, you have our solemn vow that this will be the last guy we kill"
running for public office on the platform of "listen, i know it sucks, but if we kill Gary, everything will be okay"
Hahaha you know what, we need more Chloes in America right now, so good for her. (sorry for you though, that's a pain!!)
VETS LOVE HER! LEARN THIS ONE CRAZY TRICK... (get groped by many humans since puppyhood)
What! Don't they know the best thing about rescue hounds is how they let ANYONE do ANYTHING to them? Maybe my girl is an outlier after all.
wake up babe a new slur just dropped
The extent to which ICE is ignoring all civil rights and due process is astounding â and indicative of a culture where theyâve been told they can do literally no wrong. Agency and admin leaders must face sanctions and legal consequences.
You have just 3 weeks to object to the Roadless rule rollback. Link to USDA public comments here:
when president garfield was dying, they shoved a bunch of stuff up his butt in the hopes it would save him. it didn't work, in fact it definitely killed him quicker. but if any white house guys are reading this: you're the chosen one, you can make it work
there is no question in my mind that rfk jr is the most dangerous person in this administration and that his eugenicist ideology threatens the lives of millions of people www.advocate.com/politics/dem...
standing on our balcony yelling down to each boy and asking him âwhat newsâ
The Pentagon is restoring a portrait of Gen. Robert E. Lee, which includes a slave guiding the Confederate generalâs horse in the background, to the West Point library three years after a congressionally mandated commission ordered it removed, officials said. www.nytimes.com/2025/08/28/u...
This story has it all: aquaculture, Black Flag, Bernie Sanders, Star Trek as policy, John Hodgman, male tears, and a candidate citing Luthenâs monologue from Andor. Meet Graham Platner, the Maine oysterman trying to crack the senate. @grahamformaine.bsky.social newrepublic.com/article/1996...
yo this guy is cooking
BREAKING: Social Security Administration chief data officer and whistle-blower Charles Borges has resigned after bombshell report that SSA put highly-sensitive data at risk. He sent out an email to colleagues moments ago. Here is the text of his email shared with me:
And this Washingtonian is urging @governorferguson.bsky.social to do the same here. Inslee stocked up on the abortion pill. Ferguson needs to stock up on covid vaccines and get them out to anyone who wants one.
Make Noblesse Oblige Again.
This is good: With Trump/RFK destroying CDC, JB Pritzker's officials are exploring the possibility of buying Covid vaccines from manufacturers and distributing them in-state themselves, source tells me. Dem govs must step up and fill the void. New piece from me: newrepublic.com/article/1998...
âA respected network of hospitals and cancer centers is halting enrollment in clinical trials for children with brain cancer after the federal government said it would no longer provide funding to the groupâ
Also true about Seattle for the most part!
There is a massive walk out at the CDC by staff unfolding right now. It is NECESSARY. I stand in solidarity with my CDC colleagues. standing up for science and public health. It is a moral imperative.
CDC scientists receive a heroes welcome after walking out today.
Video of Nazi agents (unmasked) who kidnapped firefighters working the Bear Gulch fire near Lake Cushman: #pnw #wildfire #washingtonstate #olympicnationalforest #lakecushman #beargulch #ICE #cascadia
Massive walkout underway at CDC. RFK jr. must resign so that we can be safe.
i find this image so fascinating. it is both a literal example of authoritarianism but also a second-hand reproduction of the aesthetics of other authoritarian states. it's like a simulacra of authoritarianism whose purpose is to attempt to make the simulacra real.
Photo of the Day. If you had suggested anything like this before Novemberâs election, you would have been accused of being hysterical. Taken on Tuesday in Washington D.C. by J. Scott Applewhite for Associated Press.
Washington fire crews - already operating with fewer resources after the State Legislature cut $60m from its Wildfire Response Account this year - are now suffering border patrol raids. We all lose when local austerity echoes authoritarianism. www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news...
When disaster hits, we cannot only help those with certain legal status. We have an obligation to help every single person in need. This is unfathomable discrimination against immigrants that will cost our country lives. www.washingtonpost.com/weather/2025...
Ha! How could you possibly think so? Every day there are new depths.
Thankfully WA is run by Dems who will at least make motions to protect these men. I feel like every day I discover new depths of hatred for not even that fuckhead Trump so much as everyone that is kowtowing to him and following his orders.
You should not be capable of looking at yourself in the mirror after doing shit like this. The sight of your own face should be unbearable. No profession more shameful.
Full resignation letter from Demetre C. Daskalakis, a CDC leader, does not hold back. "The recent shooting at CDC is not why I am resigning. My grandfather, who I am named after, stood up to fascist forces in Greece and lost his life doing so. I am resigning to make him and his legacy proud."
ICE took 2 firefighters OFF THE FUCKING FIRE LINE!?
@pattykuderer-waoic.bsky.social Can you please assure the citizens of Washington that insurers here will be required to cover the full cost of COVID-19 vaccinations regardless of the FDA's unscientific actions?
A progressive Democrat flipped a staunchly Republican seat in *Iowa*â won it by 10 points, in factâ by running *As A Progressive* focusing on issues of education, and making housing, child care, and health care affordable. Stop running to the right. Stay left, and fight.
Q: âAre you worried all this pushback could provoke Trump to follow-through with sending the National Guard?â MAYOR @brandon4chicago.bsky.social Johnson: âAs a descendant of slaves, can you imagine if my ancestors had that same rationale?â
It wonât fit in screen shots but linking here the full letter of resignation posted by one of the departing CDC officials, Dr. Demetre Daskalakis, who ran the National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases and led efforts to fight COVID, monkeypox, and bird flu x.com/dr_demetre/s...
Wow
Democratic leaders need to resign. Lord, this is depressing. www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...
remember folks, we cant have gun restrictions because if we do the federal government will occupy our streets, imprison people without due process, ship dissidents to foreign gulags and things of that nature
Abbe Lowell and I represent CDC Director #SusanMonarez. Contrary to govt statements, Dr. Monarez has neither resigned nor yet been fired. She will not resign. We have issued the following statement:
Not an exaggeration. If anything, this understates how unhinged the video is. It is, quite literally, five white guys talking about how to free the states from the burdens of the 14th Amendment so churches can effectively be given ownership over "gangbangers in Baltimore."
New Quinnipiac Poll â 50% of voters say Israel is committing genocide in Gaza. Includes *77%* of Democrats, 51% of Independents, and 20% of Republicans. 60% of voters oppose sending more military aid to Israel. Includes 75% of Democrats, 66% of Independents, and 37% of Republicans.
Hey non-scientific BMI finally useful for something
We were going to do another big marketing stunt for THE TOXIC AVENGER UNRATED. Instead, Toxie, whose life was upended by crushing medical bills, has joined forces with Undue Medical Debt to erase at least $5 million in un-payable medical debt for those who need it most. Learn more:
Yes, fuck Apple for different reasons but at least the damn thing works. (Ugh, I just heard myself, shades of the trains running on time)
This from Riley Gaines is why trans people freak out when Democrats try to carve out some compromise over sports. The politicians and activists attacking trans people are not interested in compromise! They're interested in our eradication from public life and are exploiting sports to that end
Must read from @vermontgmg.bsky.social www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
in conclusion, fuck Microsoft
Clearly y'all are the tech types whose next choice is Linux but I'm just a limited-tech user who wants things to work. I used to use my personal Macbook for work and they made me switch to Windows and now Every Day is a New Horror. What do you mean that basic thing is just NOT POSSIBLE in Windows?!
Sorry but in my experience this is a kicking the can down the road comment. When it comes time for the primary, the goalposts will be moved to âin any other year, we can vote for who we want but this year, we have to vote for (lesser evil).â Bigotry IS fascism. Newsom should be called out. NOW.
mrbeats
Making them wear high-visibility vests over camo is such a good joke you couldnât write it
A federal-state partnership that monitors for foodborne illnesses quietly scaled back its operations nearly two months ago. As of July 1, the critical surveillance program is monitoring for only two pathogens instead of the usual eight, a spokesperson for the CDC says.
Feels like the bigger story is that accurately pricing in the cost of maintaining many rural areas is indistinguishable from trying to depopulate them
This is the kind of language inversion fascists use before they make opposing them a crime and render their political opposition a domestic enemy that is treated as a terrorist threat You donât vote yourself out of this. They are setting the stage for a single party state where opposition is treason
The messaging from this administration has the same vibe as a cross set ablaze in someoneâs front yard. Itâs about communicating menace and instilling terror, the opposite of what the government of a free and democratic society should be doing.
The Native & Strong Lifeline, Washingtonâs suicide-prevention, crisis, and help line for all Native and Indigenous people in the state, now offers text and chat services. More at doh.wa.gov/newsroom/nat...
Huh apparently it still is taught a lot! I didn't realize.