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Controversial view: “conscience votes” in British politics are anachronistic (basically a religious hangover) and should be done away with. If it’s worth doing, bring it forward in govt time and (even lightly) whip it, because you think it’s right.

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Through the Looking Glass - A shot of the #Baháʼí House of Worship in #Wilmette, Illinois, on the outskirts of #Chicago. It’s the only Baháʼí temple in North America. #Photography #Photo #BlueSky #Travel #TravelPhoto #Reflection #ReflectingPool #Temple #TravelPhotography #Midwest

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British decline in one story. Any state which finds itself incapable of managing a project as basic as rolling out a 20th century tech between its biggest cities needs to ask itself some profound questions about what hope it has of managing the technologies of the 21st.

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Bloody brilliant as ever from @adamjkucharski.bsky.social Methinks the new HHS, NIH, and ACIP leads need to give this a thorough read... kucharski.substack.com/p/when-the-u...

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Here's a suggestion: If you have a track record of appointing "a stupid person" to run the Fed, maybe let someone else make the next pick.

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They are taking money from the poor to hand to the rich. Reverse Robin Hood politics. We must reject the “Big Beautiful” Bullshit.

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After the Fox - While I was in #London last month, I visited #HighgateCemetery for the first time. This shameless scene stealer made a guest appearance. #Photography #Photo #Fox #UrbanWildlife #Cemetery #Fauna #Wildlife #Urban #UrbanAnimal

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"Dad, how do soldiers killing each other solve the world's problems?" - Bill Watterson, Calvin and Hobbes

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Is there any doubt left in anyone's mind that the Pussy-Grabber-in-Chief is totally nuts? Even his own followers? As we wait for what pops into his head every time he rolls out of bed? Good luck, World...

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Here’s a 5 page preview of BATMAN & ROBIN: YEAR ONE #8!!! From me, @markwaid.bsky.social @matlopes.bsky.social & @claytoncowles.bsky.social On stands this Wednesday, June 18th, 2025!!

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We’ve arranged a society on science and technology in which nobody understands anything about science and technology, and this combustible mixture of ignorance and power sooner or later is going to blow up in our faces.

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Have you been using sunscreen incorrectly your whole life? As we approach the first heatwave of the summer in the UK it’s important that we know how to look after ourselves in the hot weather. 🧵 1/19 www.bbc.co.uk/weather/arti...

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New commission: a re-creation of Jack Burnley's cover art to SUPERMAN #23. Pen, brush and ink on 11 X 17" bristol board.

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Supportive Fans - The awesome #MatthieuChedid about to begin #crowdsurfing in Paris in 2017, on the last night of that #Lamomali tour. This weekend I’ll be photographing two Lamomali gigs in #Lyon 😎🥳📷🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 #Photography #Photo #Musician #Guitarist #BlackAndWhite #BlackAndWhitePhoto #Gig #LiveMusic

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GOP: Our budget will reduce the deficit CBO: It'll increase the deficit by $2.4 trillion GOP: But with greater growth, it'll pay for itself CBO: Accounting for growth it's $2.3 trillion GOP: ... CBO: Also, more debt raises interest rates, so the true effect is $2.8 trillion.

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Padilla gave this speech on the floor pretty much as the news of Brad Lander's arrest in New York was breaking. Two Democratic lawmakers tackled and handcuffed by federal law enforcement in the span of a week.

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Hi, this is Meg Barnette, Brad's wife. While escorting a defendant out of immigration court at 26 Federal Plaza, Brad was taken by masked agents and detained by ICE. This is still developing, and our team is monitoring the situation closely.

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“If a [nuclear] weapon is a year away, you cannot say we're under imminent threat— that does not give you a right to self-defense.” @mehdirhasan.bsky.social explains to Piers Morgan why Israel’s strikes on Iran were preventive, not preemptive — and therefore illegal under international law.

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I know a lot of people just don't really know much about foreign cities, but please imagine how it would go if someone told all of NYC to evacuate "immediately," and then add two million more people to that scenario

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The XFG variant likely to become dominant in UK too this summer

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US science/politics RFK Jr fired all 17 members of the US Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices. This letter is from those 17 scientists & doctors ⬇️ I’d have also criticised the replacement panel. RFK Jr has stacked the panel with people who play to pseudoscience and/or anti-vax positions.

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Unholy Alliance? - #Cosplayers during #C2E22025 in #Chicago as Papa from Swedish metal band #Ghost and #ChappellRoan #Photography #Photo #Portrait #Cosplay #C2E2 #PaintedFace #ComicCon #PinkPonyClub #Mitre #PaintedFace #ChicagoComicCon #Celebrity #CelebrityCosplay

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Trump’s attempts to dehumanize large segments of the American people in order to use military force against them fits the classic definition of “tyranny,” and right wing rhetoric using the phrase “third world” to justify it is no accident (gift link) www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...

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There is a heart on the wall for every person who died of covid in this country, whether or not it has writing on it. We will never forget them. ❤️ #Monday

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The Meta AI App Lets You ‘Discover’ People’s Bizarrely Personal Chats

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Serenity - A #portrait of my sister #FatoumataDiawara during her recent sold out gig at #Barbican in #London Next weekend I’m photographing her with #Lamomali in #Lyon 🥳 #Photography #Photo #Musician #Guitarist #LiveMusic #Concert #ConcertPhoto #Gig #GigPhoto #StagePhotography #PortraitPhotography

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Tariffs are meant to encourage domestic production. But who’s building a new factory if the incentive might vanish next Tuesday?

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"Iran doesn't have nukes. Israel does. Iran is a signatory to the NPT. Israel isn't. Israel has allowed IAEA inspectors into its country. Israel doesn't." But Israel is the victim? My video for Zeteo on how the media's coverage of this crisis is abysmal & ridiculously biased. zeteo.com/subscribe

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BOTD in 1927: Remembering the great artist and editor Ross Andru, my first "favorite artist" when I was a kid and one of my all-time favorite human beings and collaborators in the business! 13thdimension.com/paul-kupperb...

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BOTD in 1941: That unstoppable force of nature and comic books, Neal Adams. @13thd.bsky.social 13thdimension.com/neal-adams-l...

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How popular was ... on day 300 as UK Prime Minister? Net favourability: +46 | Tony Blair +21 | John Major +19 | Boris Johnson +18 | Theresa May -6 | Margaret Thatcer -6 | David Cameron -22 | Rishi Sunak -30 | Gordon Brown -33 | Keir Starmer 👉 britainelects.com

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For those in need of a smile, a reminder that one 19th-century name for a penguin was ‘arsefoot’.

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No Kings! A great sign by my best buddy John Heebink @binkysky.bsky.social

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Will Donald Trump be condemning and disowning this alleged assassin? Will MAGA and Fox be asked if they contributed to his ‘radicalization’? Will Dems insist Republicans tone down their rhetoric as the GOP did in reverse after the attempt on Trump’s life (by a Republican)?

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Look what I found when I searched "ICE uniform" in Google Shopping. None of us have any way of knowing if the "ICE agent" pushing you into a car, isn't just some unbalanced vigilante into cosplay. These are very dangerous times.

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Drop your favorite protest sign

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Why is germ theory in the same air quotes as "miasma theory," I ask as a historian of medicine who is very very tired

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Best image of the day:

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We All Fall Down - ‘Out of Order’ by Scottish artist #DavidMach in Kingston upon Thames. #Photography #Photo #PublicArt #Sculpture #TelephoneBoxes #Red #Artistic #Fun #London #DominoEffect #Creative #Art #Playful #Telephone

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I love that a politician can say something like “I believe mice naturally spawn out of grain” and the news will now just treat that as a legitimate line of thought

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Covid deaths and %ED visits are currently the lowest on record in the US. 8 month running wastewater totals (infections) are the lowest since 2021. Not a bad place to be relative to where we've been, if you ask me.

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Video shows a young man carrying his dead father on a bicycle after he was shot while trying to secure food parcels at a Gaza Humanitarian Foundation (GHF) aid site in Gaza. Israeli forces have killed more than 220 Palestinians at GHF aid distribution sites since they opened.

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That's right, I've got a favorite comic book FORMAT: DC's 80-PAGE GIANT! I wax nostalgic thereupon at patreon.com/PaulKupperberg

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