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Donald Trump just unilaterally bombed Iran. A masked gang is terrorizing our streets. America has rapidly devolved into an authoritarian state. That's why, today, The Onion has purchased a full page ad in today's New York Times with a simple plea to Congress: Sit back and do absolutely nothing.

Brandon Perna always does solid work on That's Good Sports but he did one hell of a deep dive on Stephen A Smith today that is definitely worth the watch. Great stuff, @thatsgoodsports.bsky.social

Never let a chiropractor adjust your neck. www.aol.com/chiropractor...

that’s nothing, a couple months ago he went 144 when he was supposed to go 25

So happy for Jaire!! I really hope this works out for him.

RFK Jr. spouted dangerous vaccine falsehoods on national TV. As a parent and infectious diseases doctor, I couldn't stay silent. Here's what the data actually shows. 🧵

Pulitzer Feeling Increasingly Out Of Place In Washington Post Office

Finally some good news!!!

This is an *outstanding* summer cocktail and I don’t even really like gin.

This Texas mail carrier rushed to be first in line to adopt a dog from his mail route. 13/10

I am having to eldest daughter so hard right now and it fucking sucks.

A few thoughts on Trump nationalize state nat guard in LA talkingpointsmemo.com/edblog/break...

People will say stupid things like “there’s no such thing as a stupid question” and then they will ask a question like “Is that too much whipped cream?” And, ladies and gentlemen, in case you were curious, no, no, there is not such a thing as too much whipped cream.

Cuts have consequences, illustrated. As seen on TV 📺

5 years ago: “An incalculable loss” Today: Banning masks and restricting vaccine access

#booksky

Hibiscus flower on a marble countertop, early morning, May 2025. Photo credit: my amazing but not on Bluesky husband.

this is a letter to the editor from a high school track runner who came in second to a trans girl in a race. her state house rep in maine started talking about it. so she wrote this: www.pressherald.com/2025/05/14/r...

There is no hell deep enough to contain the people involved with this

OK, this is wild. In September 2023, geophysicists across the world started monitoring a very odd signal coming from the ground under them. It was picked up in the Arctic. And Antarctica. It was detected everywhere, every 90 seconds, as regular as a metronome, for *nine days*. What the HELL? 1/

1/2 Just-dismissed Librarian of Congress, Dr. Carla Hayden, has a PhD from U Chicago, is in numerous scholarly societies, has wide acclaim. She is also first African-American to lead LoC. The dismissal note did not say "Dear Dr. Hayden" or "Dear Madame Librarian" or even "Dear Carla."

you know who else came from chicago and was on "a mission from god"

New from @davidarmstrongx.bsky.social: When I was diagnosed with cancer, I set out to understand why a single pill of Revlimid cost the same as a new iPhone. I’ve covered high drug prices as a reporter for years. What I discovered shocked even me.

OK, #Wisconsin #Badgers and #Packers people, I have a proposition for you. Is George Webb the Waffle House of the upper Midwest?

AOC: We heard that we should take your word that Medicaid will be protected — that we should trust you that no one is going to be affected by this. But as a woman, the word was given that my rights would not be taken away by the Supreme Court — and that wasn’t true.

Rule changes announced by the Trump administration this week could allow automakers to report fewer crashes involving self-driving cars, with Tesla potentially emerging as the main beneficiary.

we are ready for cleveland’s number 2 tonight and trades are a very viable option.

My ancestors crossed the Atlantic three centuries ago and I am an American in the exact same way as the infant child of undocumented immigrants born here yesterday. There is no difference between us, their right to this country no less than mine. We are entirely equal and I will accept nothing else.

I had one of the top 10 shittiest night shifts of my career but I came home to this and I am crying laughing. #packers #bills @charlieberens.bsky.social youtube.com/shorts/1X4eJ...

Much love for this headline writer ❤️

PhD Timeline xkcd.com/3081

Do your thing, #medsky

I think a bunch of folks don't realize that what they miss isn't so much factories as it is unions.

It’s already a win for Hegseth that the conversation is around if he should resign and not if he should be jailed.

A US citizen with a learning disability who has just suffered a medical emergency asks a CBP officer for directions outside the emergency room. He ends up detained in an icebox for ten days and has the assistant secretary of DHS lying about him to the public at large. popular.info/p/us-citizen...