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This is Tommy. Tommy had a question about my allegiances. Listen to the end to hear about his.

This is wild - somebody did a deep dive into the real stories behind this famous XKCD: sheets.works/data-viz/hol...

Once again a COMPLETE mis-understanding of how\why you have insurance. Should you get yearly checkups? Yes Is it required to stay insured? No So WTF is wrong with only using it when you need it? Because that is HOW IT WORKS! Like, I don't have car insurance so I can total it yearly FFS.

we've needed so much more of this. no notes. Fired CBS reporter Scott Pelley calls out Donald Trump for calling him unpatriotic

1. Lead Left, a super PAC created on 4/24, purports to stand "against MAGA extremists." It has spent $3M+ in Democratic primaries. But it's funders and motivations have been secret. Until now. It's a GOP dirty tricks operation. 🧵

Introduce yourself with 10 bands you've seen live Rush Metallica Queensryche Indigo Girls Live Guns N Roses Van Halen Buffalo Springfield Cheap Trick Abney Park

One action I recommend everyone do is to find a repulsive Jan6er from close to you and confronting any GOP politicians with whether they think those people should be rewarded for crime.

Spare Me the F'in Pearl Clutching open.substack.com/pub/jimacost...

This is great—and necessary—accountability reporting from @radleybalko.bsky.social, who follows up on an obvious DHS/ICE screw-up to document the many false statements & shifted goal posts the agency trotted out after the fact to cover-up its incompetence. radleybalko.substack.com/p/you-cant-h...

Great thread to follow throughout the day.

Severe Pre-Eclampsia runs in my maternal line. Women over 30 in my family DIE in childbirth. At 36 I decided to get sterilized - which was WAY harder than it should have been. I didn't foresee Roe being overturned, but it just enforces I made THE RIGHT DECISION - even if I've hit menopause already.

2 scenarios here. 1) She's Lying (of course she is) 2) She's not doing her job Either way - resign or impeach\remove. JUST on these 2 statements alone. Performative or willful ignorance as Director of National Intelligence is an utter disgrace.

It’s crystal clear now that Trump has lost control of this war. He badly misjudged Iran’s ability to retaliate. The region is on fire. 1/ I’m going to explain to you in this🧵what I’ve learned - in part from closed door briefings - about the four biggest current crises.

Always worth a repost! Also saving for when someone complains about my 2 page backgrounds for clarity LOL.

$0.22/gal??? It was up $0.60/gal in my area on MONDAY from last THURSDAY! Also, those prices were NOT updated in Gas Buddy (which showed similar pricing for the same stations).

Holy shit this thread with play by play of the escalation....

The quiet part out loud....

it's never been easier to dunk on people, all you have to do is answer questions

This is the BEST explanation I have seen so far.

This is the energy that ALL Americans should have right now! Well said @politicsgirl.bsky.social

Not having a researcher providing real time rebuttal in near real time is malpractice at this point. If you do not know the US history with forced sterilization of Native, Black, Autistic, Poor AND MORE you should educate yourself. It is wrong across the board. US cannot throw stones here.

Seems as if this works — if employers start firing people for standing up for their neighbors and fellow humans — than a remedy is publicizing the identity of those employers.

Abso-fucking-lutely NOT. HARD NO. QR codes are easily weaponized to inject malware. The should not be wearing masks, be in attire easy to recognize and have their badge number (if not Badge AND last name) easily visible. Stop this QR Code madness!

Just...WOW (no paywall)

things off the top of my head that i can think of that conservatives have called tyranny - health care subsidies - seeing pronouns in an email - being suspended from a social media platform - pride month - baking a cake for a same sex wedding - legal rulings against donald trump - EV benchmarks

Excellent, pretty much frame by frame from different angles look at the facts. This doesn't appear to be behind a paywall.

JFC

*chef's kiss*

This is why in at least one state (Georgia) the Governor is NO LONGER ALLOWED to just pardon anyone. They can ONLY pardon those put forward by a parole\pardon commission. It has it's faults, but is a check on this craziness.

Let's see. 1st Amendment. Debate Clause. Also, all in the video are former military ore intelligence that understand the Military Justice code simply REMINDING people that obeying an illegal order has consequences. Perhaps re-upping the Nuremburg trials would be helpful here.

And there it FUCKING IS.

A leading federal judge quits in protest of Trump's corruption-- & to fight it Wow www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2025/1...

I would support this IF we add swearing in Adelita Grijalva and the vote is only AFTER that is done. No "promise to swear in w\in X days" - SWEAR HER IN. If they don't, add in releasing Epstein files.

FWIW - this is why I avoid the algorithm as much as possible on all platforms. I follow specific folks and add from there and only use "Follow" vs "For You/Discover/etc." In the few instances I don't, I am very cognizant of the difference.

Perfection. No notes.

I thought this was a joke. WTAF is going on with this timeline?! Exactly WHO would Qatar be launching missions against or in defense of in IDAHO?! And how many other foreign nations have bases on US soil?

(solemnly) You've had mail.

As an IT Professional, I know how devastating this will be. Many don't realize how many H1B visa holders work on IT infrastructure and you cannot replace these folks at the drop of a hat.

Disney+ and Hulu cancelled here (as is Paramount even though it's provided by a 3rd party free - yes I cancelled a FREE service over this BS).