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NYCMetro. Progressive Lagomorph. Noted Logomisiac. "I know not all that may be coming, but be it what it will, I'll go to it laughing" - H. Melville, Moby Dick
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It’s here! And Stevie can’t wait to read it, @mollyjongfast.bsky.social

It’s Alida’s birthday tomorrow.

Bluesky has caught on with many news influencers, but X remains popular Bluesky has become a destination for many news influencers, especially those who lean to the political left, according to a new Pew Research Center analysis. www.pewresearch.org/short-reads/...

Congresswoman @repjasmine.bsky.social tells me why she is pitching herself to be the ranking Dem on the House Oversight Committee. It’s all about the moment we are in as a nation. Watch:

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I could have sworn I started listening to a #HiddenBrain podcast episode the other night, which began with the DB Cooper story on the plane, and now I can't find it. Does it ring a bell with anyone?

So here you go. Pregnant women & children/babies. Go now to get your shots before they aren’t available or your insurance won’t pay. This is so irresponsible www.nytimes.com/live/2025/05...

@myrafayeturner.bsky.social Hi Myra! So happy to see you here!

I forgot how depressing it is to watch Republicans dismantle the federal government

not especially humblebrag: I'm informed that the young readers' version of DE is being used to help incarcerated women in Oklahoma learn how to be better writers, and I find that unspeakably moving.

Keep fighting! It works.

It’s hardly surprising that the same people who were fine with older Americans dying from Covid have no issues with cutting Medicare.

where strange shapes of the unwarped primal world glided to and fro before his passive eyes

Did Congress okay the plane from Qatar? If they didn't why is the military taking possession of it?

It’s pretty remarkable just how thoroughly Target got its shit wrecked for the anti-DEI stuff www.cnbc.com/2025/05/21/t...

and the great shroud of the sea rolled on as it rolled five thousand years ago

Why do I keep thinking it's Friday? It's felt like Friday all day...

This is where I am. The truth is more dispiriting than the wacky theories.

the most vexatious and violent disputes would often arise between the fishermen

show me a cover version better than the original youtu.be/Fa9nN3G2CSg?...

I hope all those 14 million vote

House Dem Demands Resignation of DHS Chief Kristi Noem for 'Despicable Actions' www.commondreams.org/news/kristi-...

Reminder: the Taylor Swift and Bruce Springsteen posts are just to distract from the Qatari "gift" or the fact that he's trying to rip Medicare and Medicaid from millions of Americans right now.

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This is Stubbs transitioning from first morning nap to second morning nap

This is leadership. This is solidarity. This is good trouble. Democratic Senators Booker, Smith, and Schatz crash the House markup in protest of Medicaid cuts…

Wow! Congress is actually attempting to do something! In a rare bipartisan stand to defend its own authority, lawmakers are quietly pushing back against Trump’s attempt to take control of the Library of Congress.

this corner-anchored old ark rocked so furiously

The mere notion that the President would cravenly accept a $400 million attempt to win favor from a foreign power is beyond the pale and reeks of corruption. I’m joining Senator Schatz to reaffirm what our Constitution makes clear – no President should receive gifts from a foreign power.

Good to see Schumer react seriously to Qatar bribing Trump. And can't help but note that the prevailing argument for nearly 5 months was Senate Dems can't possibly cause delays like this—in response to rights violations, usurping power of the purse, you name it—so stop making unrealistic demands.

We are very here for @timmiller.bsky.social punking Stephen Miller re: Trump’s trade war, and *winning* higher taxes on Chinese goods “in exchange for nothing” (cc: @MarshaBlackburn) Here it is in @thebulwark.com video form: www.instagram.com/reel/DJkcPwb...

Happy Katharine Hepburn's birthday to all who celebrate. Some years ago I wrote the booklet essay for the Criterion Blu-ray of THE PHILADELPHIA STORY, and had a wonderful time. Peak Kate in so many ways — I don't think she was ever more beautiful. www.criterion.com/current/post...

Watson Coleman: "If they can do this to three federally elected officials with the authority to come and do their job, and they can then also lock up the mayor of the largest city in New Jersey who was on public property ... people just are afraid of this weaponization of law enforcement."

It's hard to adequately describe how scary it is to watch mainstream political journalists barely push back against a sitting U.S. president accepting a $400M plane from a foreign government that would literally be designated as an emergency command-and-control center during a nuclear war.

I will block any arms sale to a nation that is doing direct personal business with Trump. We should have a full Senate debate and vote. UAE's investment in Trump crypto and Qatar's gifting of a plane is nuclear grade graft. An unacceptable corruption of our foreign policy.

The Canadian Tulip Festival has begun in Ottawa. It is the world's largest tulip festival and one of Canada's most famous events. Its history involves the Dutch Royal Family, the brother of Canada's greatest portrait photographer and more! 🧵1/12

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