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Democratic legislators mostly in blue states are attempting to fight back against Trump’s efforts to withhold funding from their states with bills that aim to give the federal government a taste of its own medicine.

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Hungary banned anything that “promotes homosexuality,” which means Pride. However, today over 500,000 people in Budapest told the government to fuck off. 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️

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Wow taking 3 weeks off from lifting hits differently at 40 vs 30. You can find me lying on the floor contemplating life, my decisions, and the toll of time.

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The masked agents pull up quickly. They jump out of unmarked vans. They wear blue jeans or battle fatigues. They approach Latinos, yelling and carrying assault rifles. If someone runs, they’re taken. If they don’t answer a question, they’re taken. If they can’t produce papers, they’re taken.

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Speaker Emerita Melissa Hortman, her husband, Mark, and their golden retriever, Gilbert, lie in state at the Capitol Rotunda June 27. 📸 Andrew VonBank #mnleg

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The Trump administration made Jim Ryan's resignation one of the conditions of the DOJ's case against UVA's alleged DEI. The executive branch just taking over every institution in US society--quite authoritarian.

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Cartoon

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The left better start figuring out how to weaponize today's decision rather than just (rightfully) criticizing it. - Go back into Judge Kaczmaryk's court to dissolve all of his nationwide orders. - Pass gun bans and insist any order applies only to plaintiffs.

submitted 2 days ago • 457 comments

1/ As we predicted on @openargs.bsky.social last month, the majority has found a way to complicate birthright citizenship in the US not by addressing the ridiculous originalist merits re: BC but w/new ridiculous originalist arguments re: injunctions podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t... Here's how:

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Hey, fam 🙂. New requirement for Democratic presidential candidates just dropped 👀. You've gotta say you're going to expand 👏 the 👏 Supreme 👏 Court. Proceed accordingly 😜🫡🥰

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Computers used to scream every time they connected to the Internet. They knew. They tried to warn us. We did not listen.

submitted 7 days ago • 58 comments

This is a shockingly racist call by a House Republican for Zohran Mamdani to be denaturalized and deported. But instead of being viewed as unserious, it's now being promoted and circulated by LibsOfTikTok, Benny Johnson and MAGA regulars. Democrats need to understand that Republicans are serious.

submitted 3 days ago • 206 comments

Bracing myself for horrible rulings.

submitted 3 days ago • 0 comments

I really do not need to hear about the anniversary of Obergefell from Democrats who vote with Republicans to advance the interests of the anti-LGBTQ+ regime.

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Something the Mamdani win demonstrates is the extent to which the reigning cadre of ancient, establishment, centrist Dems think it’s more important to be on good terms with their GOP colleagues than it is to represent their own voters, and how thoroughly sick of this literally everyone is.

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Paging the current Boston mayoral campaign of Kraft.

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We need a real opposition party because the mainline Dems are not it. It’s also very telling to watch all of this after they tell progressives for years to vote for the “lesser of two evils”. Voting involves compromise but it seems to only be asked of one side.

submitted 3 days ago • 1 comment

This is a whole mood: En anglais (not literal but the approximate translation) At some point I’ll be able to stop worrying (angsting) See if it’s me or the car that gives up first One day I’ll boycott old convenience store coffee I’ll start judging those who buy cheap supermarket wine.

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Congrats to Zohran for already finding a rent-free apartment in the mind of each conservative writer panicking about what his win means.

submitted 3 days ago • 4 comments

Words of wisdom from this green line train.

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That is one way to describe the African Rift Valley.

submitted 4 days ago • 1 comment

I’m not one to kink shame but wow.

submitted 4 days ago • 1 comment

Transit turns people into Democrats, car dependency hardens people into Republicans But elites of both parties all drive, so Dems pretend not to understand this Primary Dem elites

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This reminds me of this map of emissions Cities get bad air quality, but their residents aren't the producers of those emissions. Suburbanites drive into the city, pollute it for residents, and then leave the mess they made It's like we're letting suburbanites throw their garbage around our cities

submitted 5 days ago • 3 comments

The movie "Grease" turns 47 years old this week. Which means now it's old enough to play a teenager in the movie "Grease."

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Millions of acres of public lands are eligible for sale in the Senate budget reconciliation package (as of 6-14). This would be the largest public lands sell-off in US history, and would bypass traditional safeguards such as public hearings & environmental reviews. 1/x map: tinyurl.com/Lands4SaleMap

submitted 6 days ago • 24 comments

celsius can't properly convey how bad the situation is. you're running around telling people "it's going to be 38C tomorrow"?

submitted 6 days ago • 150 comments

Current mood.

submitted 6 days ago • 1 comment

E-bikes aren't just a powerful tool for climate change mitigation but also for adaptation. Today my e-bike allowed me to keep biking (and carrying 100+lbs of cargo) even in intense heat.

submitted 6 days ago • 3 comments

Canada and EU sign defense pact amid strained US relations and global instability

submitted 6 days ago • 14 comments

DISASTROUS. This means they will send people to horrific situations with no due process — in direct violation of promises the Solicitor General made to the Court in previous cases. This greenlights sending people to be enslaved in Libya or tortured in any random foreign country.

submitted 6 days ago • 309 comments

NYC I hope you do the right thing tomorrow. I’ve also realized how many of my follows are NYC based. The election has taken over my feed.

submitted 6 days ago • 0 comments

The truth is these are not very bright guys, and things got out of hand

submitted 7 days ago • 39 comments

Got a ConEd alert telling me to use less energy during the heat wave and this is all I can think about.

submitted 7 days ago • 28 comments

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.

submitted 7 days ago • 180 comments

Democratic legislators mostly in blue states are attempting to fight back against Trump’s efforts to withhold funding from their states with bills that aim to give the federal government a taste of its own medicine.

Hungary banned anything that “promotes homosexuality,” which means Pride. However, today over 500,000 people in Budapest told the government to fuck off. 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️

Wow taking 3 weeks off from lifting hits differently at 40 vs 30. You can find me lying on the floor contemplating life, my decisions, and the toll of time.

Speaker Emerita Melissa Hortman, her husband, Mark, and their golden retriever, Gilbert, lie in state at the Capitol Rotunda June 27. 📸 Andrew VonBank #mnleg

The Trump administration made Jim Ryan's resignation one of the conditions of the DOJ's case against UVA's alleged DEI. The executive branch just taking over every institution in US society--quite authoritarian.

Cartoon

The left better start figuring out how to weaponize today's decision rather than just (rightfully) criticizing it. - Go back into Judge Kaczmaryk's court to dissolve all of his nationwide orders. - Pass gun bans and insist any order applies only to plaintiffs.

1/ As we predicted on @openargs.bsky.social last month, the majority has found a way to complicate birthright citizenship in the US not by addressing the ridiculous originalist merits re: BC but w/new ridiculous originalist arguments re: injunctions podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t... Here's how:

Hey, fam 🙂. New requirement for Democratic presidential candidates just dropped 👀. You've gotta say you're going to expand 👏 the 👏 Supreme 👏 Court. Proceed accordingly 😜🫡🥰

Computers used to scream every time they connected to the Internet. They knew. They tried to warn us. We did not listen.

This is a shockingly racist call by a House Republican for Zohran Mamdani to be denaturalized and deported. But instead of being viewed as unserious, it's now being promoted and circulated by LibsOfTikTok, Benny Johnson and MAGA regulars. Democrats need to understand that Republicans are serious.

Bracing myself for horrible rulings.

I really do not need to hear about the anniversary of Obergefell from Democrats who vote with Republicans to advance the interests of the anti-LGBTQ+ regime.

Something the Mamdani win demonstrates is the extent to which the reigning cadre of ancient, establishment, centrist Dems think it’s more important to be on good terms with their GOP colleagues than it is to represent their own voters, and how thoroughly sick of this literally everyone is.

Paging the current Boston mayoral campaign of Kraft.

We need a real opposition party because the mainline Dems are not it. It’s also very telling to watch all of this after they tell progressives for years to vote for the “lesser of two evils”. Voting involves compromise but it seems to only be asked of one side.

This is a whole mood: En anglais (not literal but the approximate translation) At some point I’ll be able to stop worrying (angsting) See if it’s me or the car that gives up first One day I’ll boycott old convenience store coffee I’ll start judging those who buy cheap supermarket wine.

Congrats to Zohran for already finding a rent-free apartment in the mind of each conservative writer panicking about what his win means.

Words of wisdom from this green line train.

That is one way to describe the African Rift Valley.

I’m not one to kink shame but wow.

Transit turns people into Democrats, car dependency hardens people into Republicans But elites of both parties all drive, so Dems pretend not to understand this Primary Dem elites

This reminds me of this map of emissions Cities get bad air quality, but their residents aren't the producers of those emissions. Suburbanites drive into the city, pollute it for residents, and then leave the mess they made It's like we're letting suburbanites throw their garbage around our cities

The movie "Grease" turns 47 years old this week. Which means now it's old enough to play a teenager in the movie "Grease."

Millions of acres of public lands are eligible for sale in the Senate budget reconciliation package (as of 6-14). This would be the largest public lands sell-off in US history, and would bypass traditional safeguards such as public hearings & environmental reviews. 1/x map: tinyurl.com/Lands4SaleMap

celsius can't properly convey how bad the situation is. you're running around telling people "it's going to be 38C tomorrow"?

Current mood.

E-bikes aren't just a powerful tool for climate change mitigation but also for adaptation. Today my e-bike allowed me to keep biking (and carrying 100+lbs of cargo) even in intense heat.

Canada and EU sign defense pact amid strained US relations and global instability

DISASTROUS. This means they will send people to horrific situations with no due process — in direct violation of promises the Solicitor General made to the Court in previous cases. This greenlights sending people to be enslaved in Libya or tortured in any random foreign country.

NYC I hope you do the right thing tomorrow. I’ve also realized how many of my follows are NYC based. The election has taken over my feed.

The truth is these are not very bright guys, and things got out of hand

Got a ConEd alert telling me to use less energy during the heat wave and this is all I can think about.

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.

Oil prices are going to spike, which will unfortunately increase food prices due to transportation costs.

really sums up the media’s coverage of the Trump presidency

Why did I pick French again? 🫠