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some extended thoughts on the whole “we all die” messaging from the republican party youtu.be/Em6hb2Mg0XA?...

submitted 11 hours ago • 65 comments

Every one of these covid-revisionism pieces consists of people lying to your face about events that you remember www.persuasion.community/p/frances-le...

submitted 7 hours ago • 64 comments

This is so jarringly unAmerican that I sort of hope it wakes some normies up. It is occurring in a context where military-style equipment is being used to enforce immigration roundups and conveys the notion that we are increasingly living in a police state.

submitted 7 hours ago • 310 comments

Abolishing (and hating) ICE is obviously correct but I feel like not quite enough attention is being given to the existence of private prisons. The entire concept is just completely fucking insane, and if you believe in market forces and capitalism it should be even more obvious, not less.

submitted 8 hours ago • 4 comments

Their reward for serving their country is being punished for being punished for who they are by people who have never spent a day in public service, even if they are now in the government bsky.app/profile/eric...

submitted 7 hours ago • 11 comments

A transgender soldier who’s being pushed out of Army checked herself into hospital for suicidal thoughts. She arrived and found other suicidal transgender soldiers there too. www.nytimes.com/2025/06/06/u...

submitted 7 hours ago • 23 comments

I have been having trouble summarizing my thoughts on the two recent attacks in the US targeting Jews. Thankfully, this does not have that problem:

submitted 2 days ago • 0 comments

We’re sure this is for a parade?

submitted 8 hours ago • 33 comments

Bondi DOJ has a problem. On left: DOJ Indictment and Detention Memo allege Abrego Garcia lied to officer by not revealing he was coming from Texas On right: DHS Referral Report: "Subject stated he was driving 'three days ago' (11/27/2022) from Houston, TX to Temple Hills, MD (via St Louis, MO)"

submitted 21 hours ago • 447 comments

Since the AG doesn't seem to be getting ethics guidance from her team these days, I wanted to make sure she has the rule in the Justice Manual in front of her, which expressly prohibits this.

submitted 10 hours ago • 1006 comments

Expect a fixed “sue and settle” outcome with MAGA DOJ. Taxpayer resources to political allies is their specialty. www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...

submitted 8 hours ago • 110 comments

"Legalized bribery: How Gov. Jeff Landry and Donald Trump are making it easier for Louisiana public officials to get away with public corruption." New by me. open.substack.com/pub/robertma...

submitted 8 hours ago • 0 comments

Costco: our only functional government www.wsfa.com/2025/06/06/t...

submitted 8 hours ago • 14 comments

I’m late to this interview with Tony Gilroy but I think his answer, about why most art is progressive, hits the nail on the head. www.nytimes.com/2025/06/05/o...

submitted 21 hours ago • 33 comments

A ban on state AI laws could smash Big Tech’s legal guardrails

submitted 8 hours ago • 3 comments

McFarlane Toys DC Superman vs Godzilla goes up for preorder Thursday (6/12).

submitted 8 hours ago • 0 comments

New in PN: Adam Serwer on America's "new dark age" "They see this as a long-term investment in a more ignorant population reliant on sources of information they can control — a docile population that can be easily manipulated." — @adamserwer.bsky.social

submitted 9 hours ago • 256 comments

Kilmar Abrego García is being railroaded, and that’s a far more crucial analysis than lawsplaining the corrupt indictment against him.

submitted 9 hours ago • 29 comments

There are only two commissioners left at the FCC

submitted 9 hours ago • 8 comments

Talk to people irl, even smart people, and you'll quickly find that the vast majority do not know that AI makes things up, or plagiarizes, or destroys the environment. Knowing the things about AI we take as given here is like knowing internet memes; people who aren't Very Online tend to have no clue

submitted 9 hours ago • 17 comments

“Why are these police dressed like they’re going into combat” Cause we gave them the clothes and the gear. There was a very public discussion about it.

submitted 10 hours ago • 89 comments

THREAD: An ex-DOGE engineer with no government or medical experience used AI to identify which Veterans Affairs contracts to kill, labeling them as “MUNCHABLE.” @vernalcoleman.bsky.social @ericumansky.bsky.social and I got the code. Here’s what it tells us 1/

submitted 1 day ago • 23 comments

EXTREMELY BAD NEWS for economic research, per former BLS Commissioner @ericagroshen.bsky.social on LinkedIn. BLS is suspending access to its restricted data "for the forseeable future." Applies to projects through the Federal Statistical Research Data Centers & onsite projects with BLS. #EconSky

submitted 1 day ago • 32 comments

Elementary school graduation.

submitted 11 hours ago • 10 comments

In addition to funding, which is important, states and feds are passing laws that give preference to law enforcement in every aspect of life -- legal, economic, and social. Just yesterday, Trump met with FOP leaders who praised him for ending accountability and the "no tax on overtime."

submitted 10 hours ago • 6 comments

Will’s cooking on this one, honestly

submitted 10 hours ago • 4 comments

The other thing about the militarized teams deployed on deportations is that they are increasingly a coalition of the willing that scrambles chains of command across various dept's and agencies (DHS, ICE, FBI, CBP, BOP, etc), creating what amounts to a personalized militia loyal only to Trump. 🧵

submitted 10 hours ago • 25 comments

It is WILD to me that we just uncritically accept the people who control the news cycle acting as though things disappearing from the news is just somehow a magical thing that they have no say in

submitted 16 hours ago • 9 comments

First time I’ve actually seen the trans symbol denote space segregation and it feels fucking bad chat

submitted 15 hours ago • 24 comments

Ohio food bank strains as Trump slashes federal aid programs reut.rs/4mMrHet

submitted 12 hours ago • 4 comments

White flight ☠️😂

submitted 17 hours ago • 239 comments

THE Stanley Cup Finals are on FIRE rn. Edmonton Oilers vs Florida Panthers is a movie #stanleycup #hockey #sports

submitted 16 hours ago • 2 comments

Important to remember the enemy of your enemy might be hurting them, but that is not the same as helping you.

submitted 17 hours ago • 4 comments

The Republican Party has fully embraced fascism and destroyed American democracy. But some Democrats still say Latinx. I have never felt more politically homeless.

submitted 21 hours ago • 38 comments

Done. This took WAY less than two minutes.

submitted 18 hours ago • 2 comments

Our deep blue district is represented by a 1st year Congressperson who hasn't said a peep about ICE raids despite the fact that 1 in 5 residents are Hispanic and every local farm relies on seasonal migrant labor. Disappointed doesn't begin to describe how I feel right now

submitted 19 hours ago • 6 comments

Barbara Kruger, Untitled (Questions) (1990/2018)

submitted 18 hours ago • 8 comments

Defense Technology LLC is a wholly owned subsidiary of Cadre Holdings, Inc., which mainly does business as Safariland. They're headquarters in Jacksonville.

submitted 19 hours ago • 3 comments

Reminder: Actors are still on strike for bare minimum guard rails on the use of AI in videogames and we have been for 11 months. We have struck longer and with less resources than our on-camera colleagues.

submitted 23 hours ago • 3 comments

"It's really hard to fathom that the guy making my pizza for 25 years is a gangster and a terrorist, and the person who shows up in an unmarked car wearing a mask and body armor comes to take him away is somehow the good guy” www.wnep.com/article/news...

submitted 19 hours ago • 312 comments

I made a poster blank for #milwaukieporchfest and I don’t know if it’ll get used or not but I hope they think it’s fun because I had fun making it. Sponsor logos and info go below the goose :)

submitted 19 hours ago • 4 comments

This Pride month, pay close attention to who merely pays lip service versus who actually shows up in light of attacks on our LGBTQ+ neighbors. Can confirm that Andrew Cuomo wasn’t at Queens Pride, but most of his opponents were.

submitted 6 days ago • 0 comments

"demanding" that's not freedom

submitted 19 hours ago • 0 comments