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Former @TWU556 Negotiator #1u ✈️ “Politics is the art of the possible” ★ “Don’t let perfect be the enemy of good” ★ #LLAP🖖🏻
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DAWN PROJECT: “.. Musk’s ‘robotaxis’ are so pathetic that they require more attention and supervision than an infant. The only thing sabotaging Tesla’s robotaxi is the dangerous, defective and mentally unstable Full Self-Driving AI software running it." $TSLA dawnproject.com

A reminder of how the number of centrifuges in Iran soared after Trump’s 2018 JCPOA withdrawal. @brendannyhan.bsky.social

brilliant

I see the Washington Post is platforming an op-ed by Krisi Noem, because apparently they're still pissed they missed their opportunity to publish Goebbels in the original German.

Ouch. #TrumpsTrillionsTransfer

Michael Pham fled Vietnam at the age of 13. He was named bishop of San Diego a month ago. Today, he stood watch at a courthouse: ICE agents were “standing there covered with masks as we walked toward the courtroom. Eventually the agents scattered and went away” timesofsandiego.com/life/2025/06...

#HappyFathersDay

It's the weekend, baby

Sobering words but so true.

"America's economy is rigged to advantage the rich and powerful" 🟢 Agree: 66% 🟡 Neutral: 23% 🔴 Disagree: 11% -> usapolling.substack.com/p/most-ameri...

“Tesla’s driverless ‘robotaxis’ could launch in Austin as soon as June 22. But a demo in Austin today showed a $TSLA, manually driven to test its Full Self-Driving system, failed to stop for a child-sized dummy at a school bus—and hit it.” @cbsaustin @velez_tx

An advance look at “On Parade,” David Plunkert’s cover for next week's issue. #NewYorkerCovers

Along with abolishing ICE we should abolish all for-profit prison companies in the country.

FOX: “27% support, 53% oppose” 👀 #TrumpsTrillionsTransfer

We are following reports of an accident involving an Air India flight AI171 from Ahmedabad to London Gatwick. It was operated by VT-ANB, a Boeing 787-8. We received the last signal from the aircraft at 13:38 local time (08:08 UTC), just seconds after take off, at an altitude of 625 feet.

The cruelty in today's politics feels horribly corrosive. Bringing up that hard-working immigrant families — undocumented, yes, but not violent criminals — are being ripped apart based on immigration status doesn't bring compassion or even pause, but gleeful cheers.

"It was probably not the reception the president was hoping for with his debut at the cultural center he took over and now chairs — half full, half booing, and with a strong contingent of drag queens." www.nytimes.com/live/2025/06...

Reminder that I AM LATINA AND PROUD. I am the product of immigration - my grandmother was undocumented and entered the country from Mexico as a baby. My mother was a fierce, gorgeous Latina woman of Mexican and Spanish descent.

Every flashbang could instead be a meal for a poor kid. Every hotel room for a National Guardsman deployed to fire at our neighbors could house a homeless vet. Every "less-than-lethal" bullet pulled from a journalist's eye could be already needed healthcare for anyone else. All of this is a choice.

I will be damned if I allow a bunch of Confederate-waving January 6th apologists give the American people a lecture on flag waving. There is ZERO reason to enter an argument about patriotism with people who still worship traitors to America 150+ years later. They. Are. Breaking. The. Law.

Absolutely right.

To Project and Spray

Protesting this weekend? Sign up for @aclu.org Know Your Rights training tomorrow, June 10, at 5 p.m. MT! The training will take place on Zoom, so be sure to RSVP ahead of time: act.aclu.org/a/2025-kyr-t...

I ran an experiment, simultaneously posting articles on Bluesky and X, and then testing to see how many people actually clicked and read them. The numbers on Bluesky are higher, both because the X algorithm downranks journalism, and because Bluesky attracts readers, not just shitposters.

LAPD fired rubber bullets at Australian journalist @laurentomasi.bsky.social

We were spared the embarrassment.

The enemy of my enemy is still my enemy but I still like seeing them fight

This seems like a great day to remind Bluesky that Stephen Miller lived four doors down from me freshman year And our student council person asked him (and everyone) to sign a birthday card for our dorm’s janitor And he threw a tantrum and wrote an op-ed about not socializing with “the help.”

Some of y'all can't handle 2 high agency males going at it and it really shows

centrist: we need to focus on popular policy me: holy shit! you mean we’re finally going to support universal healthcare? centrist: no haha not that policy me: ok so…gun control? centrist: no lol not that policy either me: ok which policy? centrist: oh you know the ones

The city of Tulsa, home to one of the most horrifying racial-terror massacres in U.S. history and the people who tried to cover it up, has announced a $105 million reparations package.

This is Bodie. He’s here to celebrate the start of Pride Month. Been working on this pose for weeks. 14/10 the parade starts right behind him 🌈🐾 (IG: hellobodie)

The heartbreaking statement from Jonathan Joss’s husband about his death.

Jonathan Joss--voice actor of John Redcorn from King of the Hill, and Ken Hotate from Parks and Rec--was killed in a homophobic hate crime today. I'm so angry.

Reuters: U.S. JUDGE BLOCKS TRUMP ADMINISTRATION FROM CANCELING UNION BARGAINING FOR 50,000 TRANSPORTATION SECURITY OFFICERS

Happy #Pride! During Pride Month, we celebrate the freedom of all Americans to live authentically and openly. As a member of the Equality Caucus, I will always fight to protect and uplift the LGBTQ+ community.

Huge opportunity for a political party that believes government can do good things. Public opinion is finally shifting after 50 years of right wing anti-government propaganda. This isn't the time for cowering and throat clearing www.cnn.com/2025/06/01/p...

No matter who you are or who you love, you are welcome here. Happy Pride Month, Minnesota!

*Eagle screech* 🦅🏳️‍🌈

Live look at Stephen Miller camped out in front of Elon Musk's house trying to get his wife back. #ElonMusk