I was in Hawaii for the first two months of COVID. Bars and restaurants were one of the first businesses to close, at the same time as schools.
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I was in Hawaii for the first two months of COVID. Bars and restaurants were one of the first businesses to close, at the same time as schools.
Remember, they love Thiel's billions too. It's not about straight versus gay for them. They want to control everyone else's reproductive and sexual rights to achieve their ideology. Which is just to be dictators
Just a reminder that somewhere between 80% and 90% of statistics on Bluesky are made up. Also, confirmation bias.
I’m serious. This REALLY infuriates me. @nbcnews.com @cbsnews.com @cnn.com Do your job. You failed to lift this up in 2024. If farmers are hurting, explain why and who is to blame. And remind Americans that we paid BILLIONS for Trump’s first tariff blunder. It’s so irresponsible to ignore this.
This firefighter arrived in the US at age 4, has been here for 19 years, was on track to legal status, and was on a crew trying to contain a major blaze (in Washington state, vs Oregon, fwiw.) h/t @joshuajfriedman.com www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
Not all veterans are citizens
Are you Native American? If not, how did your family arrive in the United States? I'm sure you don't mind sharing all of your papers if you have nothing to hide.
Fake it 'til you make it.
Hi, immunologist here: (a scientist who studies immune & inflammatory processes) RFK Jr is talking absolute bullshit when he says he can “see in kids faces that they have inflammation” That’s NOT how immunology works. He is an anti-science profiteer. Start calling him such.
Fun fact: when Andrew Cuomo graduated from high school, CUNY was free.
I bet they did not see that coming
Everyone remembers La Guardia as a pro-business mayor
She may be really concerned
Holy cow. The videographer and the man who walked up to the person at the table have tremendous courage. They are defenders of democracy
This is it. Making Trump a king is not a distraction—it's the goal.
Teslas are super uncomfortable! And honestly, I have no idea how to open the doors!
I mean, sure. Soon they will just be known as Kelces
I don't think the article was as bad as the headline. And at least it wasn't as terrible as any Haberman access piece.
This is also a dumb survey to begin with. "Disagree" includes people who feel DJT is a racist fascist and people who feel that DJT should be more of a racist fascist
You've successfully ended at least six marital conflicts peacefully!
How is this a surprise to anyone? He was an admitted corrupt scumbag before he was elected. Why would he change? [For the purposes of me eventually getting sued, please note that the phrase "admitted corrupt scumbag" is my *opinion*. You can look up his history and decide for yourself.]
Sounds ruff
With this logic, we should have no federal programs at all.
The medical insurance industry in the US is a leech they sucks a tremendous amount of value from our economy while providing a lower quality of care.
The overall level of care and life expectancy is higher in countries with single payer health insurance versus our various systems. And no, single payer does not mean "Medicare Advantage." And you absolutely know that MA is an insurance company scam.
All articles regarding Charles Kushner should include that he was convicted of hiring a prostitute to seduce his brother-in-law to get him to change his testimony. abcnews-go-com.cdn.ampproject.org/v/s/abcnews....
Bilateral lunch?!?! Versus, what, "The President had Taco Bell in his bed by himself?!?"
NY Democratic governors deployed the NY National Guard to NYC years ago. This has already been a waste of money and dangerous to our civil liberties
Democratic NY governors foolishly and dangerously deployed the national guard to NYC years ago; they're still deployed today. It's a waste of money and dangerous to our civil liberties. The military should have no role in local law enforcement.
Turns out that VPs have no real responsibilities
Hey, @mcuban.bsky.social! If you could give up all of your money to solve food insecurity in Texas, would you do it? Remember, you're a billionaire.
This is a must-read account of @anneapplebaum.bsky.social’s first-hand reporting from the civil war in Sudan. Only @theatlantic.com, it seems, has the courage to cover the most horrific, homicidal war on the planet right now. apple.news/AaZefClF6SGa...
Liberals are still falling for this shit, too, in the cloak of "look Democrats, stop being liberal and you can beat Republicans" People like this might say they hate DJT, but they agree with his policies. bsky.app/profile/radi...
This is the No True Scotsman Fallacy. en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/No_true...
Telling Democrats to "just be Republicans" and you can win basically just shifts our country even more rightward.
It would be a huge step forward for Democrats if they ignored advice from lifelong Republicans who were part of the reason why DJT and his corrupt goons are in power. Like @radiofreetom.bsky.social.
The Federalist is a Nazi publication as well. thefederalist.com/2025/08/15/s...
The Whitehouse just published a list of degenerate art. www.whitehouse.gov/articles/202...
I'm sure he had many discussions with Mark and Sheryl on this topic. They both value criticism so much.
What? Andrew Cuomo should have no place in the Government of any part of the United States
Was this before or after you were running Google Glass?
The bribery amount is also interesting when we consider APTs: these countries can *literally* print money. Getting a bribe from Russia or China for a large amount is nothing for the country, but a lot for the person being bribed.
What's kind of weird is that many politicians see the bribe as just icing on the cake: they're making shitty decisions regardless; why not get paid?
It's not just the Adams admin. Most pols taking bribes do so for a ridiculously small amount of money.
You GOTTA read the indictment against Broadway Stages for bribing Ingrid Lewis-Martin: nyc.streetsblog.org/2025/08/21/r...
Tucker Carlson agrees with a guest on his show who says, “It turns out I think the story we got about World War II is all wrong… one can make the argument that we should have sided with Hitler.” Not even trying to hide it.
Chattel slavery was so bad that when we tell you how bad it in fact was most of y'all shut down and tell us we're making it up and pass laws against us ever telling you how bad it was again because your brains literally cannot handle how bad it in fact was.
If a violent squatter started to live in my house, I would not trust the current administration to protect me.
Some of y'all might be wondering why cops in DC are confiscating meal delivery mopeds. The answer is "For the same reason NYPD smashed meal delivery mopeds: to hurt immigrants for no reason."
Went ahead and updated my map of cities with higher crime than D.C. to accommodate the two new states from the Deep South who are sending troops to the capital. In the five states there are 64 cities, home to 1.7 million people, that had more crime in 2024 than D.C. www.pbump.net/o/more-peopl...
The people dominating our political landscape, culture, and economy are just so stupid and full of shit it's almost impossible to describe
I like the birds near the streams of SVL, but I think most engineers don't care
* while there may be a limited amount of money for *mass* transit, it appears that there is no limit for personal transit like cars, including roads and parking. It's amazing that the congestion toll went into effect at all.
I got into an argument at work with a software engineer who was defending the Google SVL "campus" as great rather than the actuality of a sea of parking lots punctuated by bland, corporate buildings.
Trump has made no comment. The White House has found the time to post a video of the arrest of that guy who threw a sandwich at a cop, but nothing about a cop killed defending the government's own employees. Marjorie Taylor Greene, whose district includes parts of Atlanta, has also said nothing.
Very bad sign when masked, unidentified agents of the security state are not just grabbing people off the street but openly identifying with the regime's politics
You mean like any number of the backyard bird feeders with cameras that are widely available like Bird Buddy? Or microphone systems like Bird Weather? These tools are nothing new; they enhance in person bird watching and do not replace it.
Additionally, do you think more police on the streets effectively reduces murder?
Who do you think reports "crimes" like arrests related to drug use or sales? Or "resisting arrest?" The complainant in those cases *are* the police
This policy doesn't "deter homelessness;" it just hides homeless people from commuters. Write better headlines @gothamist.com New benches at Grand Central Madison add to 'hostile architecture' trend that deters homelessness - Gothamist gothamist.com/news/new-ben...
To be fair, if DJT and Putin aren't sharing the back seat, how are they supposed to make out?
Crime rates are reported by arrests; they are not necessarily reflective as to the amount of crime being committed. If you have more police making more arrests, you get a higher crime rate regardless of the number of people breaking the law
Maybe the large number of officers are justified. What if sandwich man had condiments in squeeze bottles, like ketchup or mustard. Those condiments can stain!
I find myself thinking about historian Robert Paxton’s 2004 definition of fascism far too often than I’d like these days. Note that these sentences were written back when Donald Trump was a NYC playboy libertine who donated to Democrats.
How do you report if it's raining outside?
www.andrewcuomo.com/press/city-c...
I believe Cuomo called out the guard before Hochul. He definitely deployed the NYS police to the subways for photo op reasons, and they've never gone away.
Yep. This is the canonical comic for this behavior
Dolly Parton has sent my daughter a new book every month for years as she does for thousands of children. She help fund the development of the Covid vaccine. She’s not a billionaire. I think as non wealthy people it’s hard to even imagine how much billionaires *could* be doing with their money.
It's still fucking crazy that Bart only was able to reach San Jose by GOING AROUND THE ENTIRE FUCKING BAY!
Just a reminder, even if there is video, shut-the-fuck-up Friday is every day
I love it when the Internet works as intended. 😊
For the record, our division commander BANNED things called “presence patrols” in Iraq. “If you don’t have a specific task & purpose, your ‘presence’ doesn’t do anything.” National Guard stating they are now doing presence patrols in DC. A complete waste of soldier’s time & effort.
David Corenswet and James Gunn on set having a debate over the 'Superman' monologue
This is Heritage Foundation Chief Economist EJ Antoni, Trump's new nominee for Bureau of Labor Statistics commissioner. And THAT is his Nazi battleship wall art/Zoom background.
You can think that museums are exclusively vehicles for propaganda or you can think that they have a higher duty. Not both.
Remember when both Stewart and Colbert tried to say that everyone is the same, and that we should treat all ideas with respect? How did that work out? en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rally_t...
No. Universal healthcare and higher minimum wage are better policies
I kind of like that in the UK, ROI, and other European countries, the default name for people in a relationship regardless of sex, gender, or marital status is "partner." That being said, regardless of any "default," people should use the terms you want!
After the deliberate attacks on World Central Kitchen workers, I'm not sure how the Israeli military or government has any credibility regarding Gaza
Nah, this is just another tax
All three of them think they will be the next Democratic nominee for president; furthermore they think they can win by becoming Republicans
Andrew Cuomo is apparently in favor of income caps on rent stabilized and rent controlled apartments. Bold policy choice.
Some people don't think on their own. They just repeat everything other people say. They're like parrots. Don't be a parrot.
Fun fact: looms are arguably one of the earliest examples of programmable automatic computers
Imagine what she might have accomplished if she weren't spanked
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It's the fallacy of using cost as the main driver of healthcare. For example, smoking kills people at a younger age. Want to save money in healthcare? Encourage people to smoke.
Musk is a racist who only believes that rich, white people should exist. One of his ways of accomplishing that goal is by allowing non-white and poor people to die, preferably as soon as possible. This "saves money" in healthcare.
If you broke the law leading to someone being arrested and you were not a cop, you wouldn't just be "placed on leave," you would be fired and indicted. Police officers need to be held to the same standards as every other citizen. www.nbcnews.com/news/latino/...
Sounds like you should start your own text messaging campaigns. You're clearly a genius!
Tell me you don't know how to build a coalition without saying you don't know how to build a coalition. Barack Obama was one of the most popular presidents of recent history. To dismiss him is idiocy.
Every time Scott is mentioned in an article, it should really say, "Rick Scott, who as CEO of a healthcare company 'took responsibility' for insurance fraud..."
In recent months, I have given serious thought to asking the people of New York for the privilege to serve as their Governor. I love this state, its people, and its promise. It is my home. But after deep reflection, I've decided that I will not run for Governor in this election.
my llm says you need more llms.
hold on I need to ask my llm how you feel about this
I am not a conspiracy theorist. But I do have a lot of experience with image archiving and modifications. This is sketchy as heck. www.cbsnews.com/news/jeffrey...
Last fall, I attended the premiere of a film that meant a lot to me. In late January, all of its hundreds of planned screenings were canceled without explanation. For @defector.com, I went digging:
Fun fact. The US banned Mexican avocados from 1914 to 1994. California avocados were rare and expensive. That's why older generations see avocado toast as a luxury good and millenials are like, "this is food"
The extremely simple fact is that Jeff Epstein was the most notorious child sex trafficker in history, and the President of the US was his close personal friend for decades Acting like this is complicated is absurd. The man knew what Epstein did, didn't care, and participated