🧙♂️These three things, monks, are conducted in secret, not openly. What three? Affairs with women, the mantras of the brahmins, and wrong view.
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“Over the past 20 years, Paris has undergone a major physical transformation, trading automotive arteries for bike lanes, adding green spaces and eliminating 50,000 parking spaces. Part of the payoff has been invisible — in the air itself.” Leadership, strategy, real action, common sense. #Paris
Welch: As someone who lives in a red state, let me just tell you what MAGA supermajorities get you. We're 50th in education. The worst in the whole country for women to live. We're poorer, worst health care. And if you look at the bottom ten states, they are all MAGA supermajorities.
If you say 'heteronormative' or 'unhoused person' or 'food insecurity' you're basically talking gibberish and nobody can understand you but if you say you can see inflammation in children at the airport and that vaccines lower IQ or that germs are a myth you get to fire all the scientists.
"Israel’s policies and actions in Gaza meet the legal definition of genocide in Article II of the United Nations Convention for the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide (1948)". Israel is committing genocide in Gaza, genocide scholars' association says - www.reuters.com/world/middle...
fucking wild that the fundamental moral test of our time is something as simple as "can you denounce fascism" and so many people are failing it
If you don't say the bad thing it can't be happening,
but it's neither parody or satire, and it portrays Pogo as xenophobic
that one sucks, but I'm interested in your opinion of memes like this one from the replies to that which don't use AI (afaict) but do use unoriginal art for a meme (I think there's a difference though I find this example very ironic; but I'm curious of your take as an actual artist.)
petite boner
it's of questionable constitutionality
i wonder what Kelly's estate thinks of this
Bluesky is now among and often *the* highest referer to @motherjones.com. That’s traffic that has been additive. Only Twitter has dipped btw, the rest as fairly steady state (and instagram impressions and video views on all platforms up enormously.)
cause he helped that prostitute
Sometimes you just gotta laugh
"And then the cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki spontaneously exploded."
well at least they mentioned the ongoing genocide in Gaza up there
The Washington Post is currently burying coverage of a top-20 mass protest in American history under eight opinion pieces and 10 stories, including "We ranked 5,700 holidays. Which one’s most popular on your birthday?" and "This California city plans to spend nearly $400,000 to get rid of its geese"
is Pogo out of copyright?
Rahm Emanuel with some classic yellow peril.
Absolutely huge turnout again. Hard to get a sense from the middle of the march but it's at least 12 blocks long
🚩 "normal people" 🚩 "the Bluesky bubble" 🚩 "died *of* Covid" 🚩 19 followers, 450 replies, 0 posts 🚩 follows JD Vance lol
expert practitioner, not analyst
posted on the site that contains everything voters love, like an AI that calls itself Mechahitler
Re (1) personal lives impacted by Dems trying to get control of a global respiratory pandemic that killed millions of people
A pre-dog-walk 🧵 on the pandemic. To me, the lesson of the pandemic is a very familiar one, although as far as I can tell, no one is talking about it or learning it (which is also familiar). It's about the contrast between America's two political parties.
maybe she's required by the contract to do damage control! just kidding, that was a good breakdown… for posterity here: vt.tiktok.com/ZSAgA5nsq/
Every conservative principle that could have merit is already represented in the mainstream Democratic Party, not to mention fully abandoned by conservatives themselves. What's left? Bigotry, sadism, tantrums over corporate logos. This is what you're trying to find common ground with
RFK Jr: “If you’ve ever compared an unvaccinated kid to a vaccinated kid… you see the bright eyes, the engagement, the social interactions, the curiosity. And you compare them to the child who even had one or two vaccines, and they’re completely different.“ This man is an existential threat.
Now a lot of you are going to be hearing about this incident so let me just get ahead of it and say
Labour could have made the case for a humane immigration system that treats refugees with dignity and respect. Instead, they have fanned the flames of racism and emboldened the far-right. My piece for @tribunemagazine www.tribunemag.co.uk/2025/09/labour-is-paving-the-path-to-fascism
I have a problem with those contract terms though. They'll have zero credibility with the target audience.
Another flight where the HBOMax app insists on logging in (to their server) before letting me watch any downloads.
they underestimate the diligence of the opposition
The LGML case came very close to being JGG redux. But just before the hearing began, the judge decided not to wait. She entered a TRO barring removal of all the children. That made all the difference: DHS already had the kids loaded on planes. One plane even took off (then turned around).
third way politics really broke the brains of a generation of liberals
how is it that you and I k ow this, but the liberal politicians don't?
The New South Wales government seems to want to make Americans feel better by being as dumb as our government
If correctly written: "Ministers are to announce a tightening of migration rules as the government hands over the political agenda to Nigel Farage" Both immoral and politically inept. Well done Yvette Cooper.
happy labor day everyone. now more than ever we got to remember what it's about.
fascism offers the small and mediocre the illusion of power and greatness by adopting the persona of the mob, which they project upon their leader
Brilliant
This is of course, horrific… in no scenario should we be participating in the genocide of the Palestinian people ("ethnic cleansing" is a euphemism for genocide). But just imagine when "US control" of Gaza allows a future president to simply hand Gaza over to Palestinians.
NYT about to call Trump a “democracy skeptic”
ABC News is still calling RFK Jr. a “vaccine skeptic.” The dude was one of the most prominent anti-vaccine activists for decades. There’s video of him in 2023 saying that there’s no vaccine which is safe and effective. You can call him an anti-vaccine activist!
I keep it safe by just calling it a hoodie
make em step in and stop it every time if that's what they're gonna do. put them to work
"that's what I've been told" what the fuck is that nonsense
Sanction the fucking lawyers. Make it so no one will represent this evil administration in court.
Anna has had excellent coverage of this developing case in which the Trump administration tried to use the holiday weekend to secretly and illegally deport children.
yeah, but Face the Nation should know better
they're spending more time and money on plans for turning gaza into a coastal resort for pedophiles than they are on plans to rescue the hostages
since when do we get reports of crime rates over *three week periods*?!
yeah "unexpected" lol
I really hoped the US was out of the population relocation business., but I guess it's true that these who don't know their history are doomed to repeat it.
a choice was made to make money. CBS settled so the Paramount merger could go through. They could have fought and maybe faced a more drawn-out merger path. What use is their voice if they've compromised the integrity behind it?
Pritzker on Trump's authoritarian takeover: "The playbook is the same. It's thwart the media. It's create mayhem that requires military interdiction. These are things that happen throughout history and Donald Trump is just following that playbook."
BREAKING: A federal judge has *blocked* the Trump administration from abruptly deporting 600 unaccompanied Guatemalan children — perhaps within a matter of hours — granting an emergency restraining order after advocates called the plan illegal + dangerous. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
A concrete example of this in US social discourse is the constant association (by pols & pundits alike) to discuss national macroeconomic policy in terms meant for personal home budgeting. The two are not alike in the slightest, but it helps drive the notion of govt as a nuclear family unit.
Don’t print lies in the newspapers. Don’t keep platforming the lying liars to performatively lie on your teevee shows. End the interviews immediately if you’ve messed up by inviting them anyway & they once again performatively lie in public. What is journalism, anyway?
Tribal leaders and environmental advocates warn salmon populations will go extinct without remediation efforts.
Deaths averted by vaccination since the 1970’s
if the Rock didn't blow up then explain why he's in Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle
MAGA’s biggest mistake ever was fucking with California. Fourth largest economy in the world and a fierce independent republic that is home to a literal feudal empire of entertainment media giants, financiers, tech lords, robber barons, defense giants, agriculture and distribution monoliths, etc.
also historical fascists very dismissed and persecuted science they perceived as conflicting with their worldview. Einstein's works were famously burned in an assault on "Jewish intellectualism"
Dear Americans, welcome to the thrilling game of ‘Did this dictator die or just disappear for a day?’ We’ve been playing it with Putin and Lukashenko for decades. Enjoy the suspense.
The Toxic Avenger is clearing medical debt as marketing for the movie.
This whole thing is great but the highlighted bit made me laugh out loud. 😂 Marlon on Snoop:
mo' cells, mo' problems
except a week or so ago he was proudly proclaiming himself Mario Cuomo's son
unless they have more on Adams (which they certainly may), he's already escaped prison, as his charges were dismissed with prejudice
even if all of Adams' votes went to Silwa, Mamdani would still win
Deeply fascinated by the new wave band Trent Reznor used to play with in the 1980’s and how everyone looks so incredibly 80’s except for Trent Reznor who looks exactly the same as he always has to the point where he might as well have time traveled
wrong
ugh, who's gonna break the bad news to them?
Typical actions to secure a Nobel peace prize
Kentucky of all places
I was sad to lose my induction stove when moving to a new house. One day I'll have one again, but at 36"
emotions probably caused by methane leaks
Buford Pusser, the Tennessee sheriff who inspired the Hollywood movie “Walking Tall,” has been implicated in his wife’s murder
it would probably drive business to them
i really think jd vance is the fakest politician i've seen in my lifetime. there is nothing sincere about him.
UPDATE: The firefighter Trump’s ICE goons arrested in Washington was on track for legal status. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
Reup: John Roberts gave Ed "Big Balls" Cositine live and unaudited access to every Americans' social security data. www.emptywheel.net/2025/08/26/a...
looks like the maintenance crew in charge of upholstery is already on strike there
I hope the word reaches him how much were all looking forward to his death
the haters and losers will say it's foolish to indulge in wild speculation but you can't deny it's extremely funny that they have to write headlines like this
Michael aren't these the lyrics printed out from a computer, for your 1991 appearance on MTV Unplugged?
NEW: my office has received disturbing whistleblower reports that the Trump administration plans to separate 700 children from their families, lawyers, and support systems. Disappearing vulnerable children beyond the reach of American law and oversight is beyond depravity.
this is from the Hall of Presidents at Disney World isn't it?
or maybe a fatal constipation, which is worse?
"Brianna Wu Follower / Jonathan Chait Follower" 😆
like random "messaging specialists" or people who work with an organization you're affiliated with? just the title "messaging specialist" suggests to me someone to be yeeted into the sun
and didn't Johansson already get litigious with OpenAI?
WATCH: “That’s a you problem.” @jwilliamj8.bsky.social & the #Jaam crew react to Snoop saying he’s scared to go to the movies because there was a lesbian couple in a Disney’s “Lightyear” and he didn’t know what to tell his grandson. Full @thejaampod.bsky.social ep: youtu.be/C4IhbpU0ugA?si
"hey it's me Donald Trump"
how sweet it would be to see the GOP's gerrymander turned into a dummymander
any advice from people who don't believe in a magic sky daddy?