Pamela Blankenship

Jen Rubin@jenrubin.bsky.social

advice to the afflicted: stop reading election takes, leave X, prioritize philanthropic causes, subscribe to one local newspaper or give to an npr station

Molly Jong-Fast@mollyjongfast.bsky.social

I never wanted to live in interesting times.

John Scalzi@scalzi.com

The thing about blocking a jerk without otherwise engaging them is that an hour later you will have forgotten about them entirely; nothing about them will have stuck in your memory at all. There's not even a blank spot. It's simply as if they never existed in your space at all. It's delightful.

The Washington Post@washingtonpost.com

By changing his company’s terms of service, Elon Musk has ensured that lawsuits against X will be heard in courthouses that are a hub for conservative judges.

washingtonpost.comFor legal disputes, Elon Musk’s X picked a venue far from Texas HQBy changing his company’s terms of service, Elon Musk has ensured that lawsuits against X will be heard in courthouses that are a hub for conservative judges.

John Lipponen 🇫🇮 🇦🇹@lippoenen.bsky.social

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Laura Phillips@lauraphillips.bsky.social

Sagan, the sage? From his 1995 book. The state of #America

The Washington Post@washingtonpost.com

Sen. JD Vance (R-Ohio) insists that Donald Trump deserves credit for his family members getting health coverage. But Vance’s mom depended on Medicaid while she battled addiction — and then got private health coverage using Obamacare.

wapo.stJD Vance’s mom got health coverage under Trump — by using ObamacareThe vice-presidential nominee’s story about family members’ new health coverage illustrates how Republicans inherited — and benefited — from the current system.

NPR@npr.org

With each launch, SpaceX has been discharging tens of thousands of gallons of industrial wastewater into sensitive wetlands. Environmentalists say an increase in launches will only make things worse.

npr.orgSpaceX wants to go to Mars. To get there, environmentalists say it’s trashing TexasWith each launch, SpaceX has been discharging tens of thousands of gallons of industrial wastewater into sensitive wetlands. Environmentalists say an increase in launches will only make things worse.

mtsw@mtsw.bsky.social

"wow its a huge burden to require kids to quarantine for 21 days to avoid spreading measles" is accurate and a good reason to mandate universal vaccinations against measles, not for ending quarantine requirements.

Diane Ademu-John@junkyardmessiah.bsky.social

Roses are Red Justice is Divine…

Odd This Day@oddthisday.bsky.social

Daughter tells me she heard today that if you wear a band T-shirt (especially as a young woman) and a man says to you “name five of their songs”, the correct response is “name five women who trust you”, so I pass this on in case any of you need it