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Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com

Trump: "I'm studying his body. I've never studied the body of a man before. It's not my thing. Nothing wrong with it, of course. But it's never been my thing. But I looked at his ass. I said, 'His ass, shit, it's like a pile of muscle.' Then I looked at his legs and I said, 'Man, his feet are big.'"

Albert Pinto@70sbachchan.bsky.social

Catastrophe In Brazil with the far right surging State races, senate and congress races all going for the far right Presidential race going to a second round thankfully with bolsonaro’s son under 50 percent www.aljazeera.com/news/liveblo...

VoteHub@votehub.com

NEWS — At TribFest, Sen. John Fetterman (D-PA) appears to misspeak, calling himself a “lifelong Republican,” and declines to commit to being the “51st Democrat” if Democrats win the majority. “Let’s revisit after the midterms, and let’s see what happens if I happen to be 51.”

Will Stancil@whstancil.bsky.social

the risk of AI right now feels less that someone will build the machine god, and more that when you can have 5000 reasonably intelligent robots all simultaneously tackling a problem for many hours you can iterate and brainstorm your way past a whole lot of practical challenges

Alexander Clarkson@aphclarkson.bsky.social

Another datapoint for the fascist radicalisation of institutional pillars of much of the American Right

Justin Baragona@justinbaragona.bsky.social

And there it is, folks. www.nytimes.com/live/2026/05...

𝔻𝕒𝕟 🏈🍻💀@danmynrd.bsky.social

So here's the thing, I remember pearl harbor being described as a "sneak attack" as a kid in school, but if these guys rather our nations 12 years hear "a fasch expansionist rape empire was mad about an embargo" fine

William B. Fuckley@opinionhaver.bsky.social

I am going to be a massive humorless asshole about woo-woo shit, no matter how seemingly harmless, for the rest of my life due to this. astrology, homeopathic medicine, etc etc it's all bullshit and it's not fucking harmless. there are people who will die due to this who would have otherwise lived.

Jen Bendery@jbendery.bsky.social

"The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) today announced the beginning of a coordinated wind-down of its mRNA vaccine development activities...." cc: Sen. Bill Cassidy

James Downie@jamescdownie.bsky.social

New AP/NORC poll: "President Donald Trump’s approval rating on the economy has slumped over the past month as the Iran war drives prices higher...with even Republicans showing less faith in his leadership." Overall approval: 33% (-5 from March) Approval on the economy: 30% (-8% from March)

apnews.comTrump's approval on economy falls in AP-NORC poll, showing new warning signs for presidentA new AP-NORC poll finds that President Donald Trump’s approval rating on the economy has slumped over the past month as the Iran war drives prices higher.

Alex Blechman@alexblechman.bsky.social

It’s inaccurate to say Mario is brave and Luigi is cowardly Luigi is afraid of death, so he runs away from danger. Mario is afraid of living, so he runs towards death. Both brothers are cowards in their own way

LOWρUFO 🇺🇦🇵🇸🌍@lowrhoufo.bsky.social

They just let anyone teach anything now

Taylor Lorenz@taylorlorenz.bsky.social

1908: the Lancet, one of the most respected scientific journals, calls for 18 age limit on reading in bed amidst a moral panic surrounding children becoming "addicted" to novels, which were "designed to keep kids hooked" and destroy their attention/mental health

Phil Lewis@phillewis.bsky.social

Minnesota Vikings wide receiver Rondale Moore has died, authorities said. He was 25

whas11.comNFL receiver and former Trinity High School star Rondale Moore dead at 25Moore was found dead Saturday, according to the Floyd County Coroner's Office and New Albany police.

Hyunsu Yim@hyunsuinseoul.bsky.social

SEOUL, Jan 13 (Reuters) - South Korea's special prosecutor on Tuesday requested the death penalty for former president Yoon Suk Yeol on charges of insurrection over his brief imposition of martial law in December 2024.

Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com

Hillary Clinton: "When I hear people like Kennedy talking about getting back to a time where we aren't vaccinating, we're drinking raw milk - yeah, & people didn't live! I mean, this is so crazy, it's so wrongheaded, it's so shortsighted and it's going to cause deaths... it already is costing lives"

Yashar Ali 🐘@yasharali.bsky.social

BREAKING The nomination of Jeanine Pirro to serve as US Attorney for the District of Columbia has been confirmed. The vote was 50-45.

William B. Fuckley@opinionhaver.bsky.social

Californians will endlessly talk about in-n-out…and we’re right to do so, it has none of the gross shit other burger chains use. lettuce cheese tomato meat. plus the unambiguously best fries in class.

Matt Novak@paleofuture.bsky.social

The official DHS account is now tweeting about “your homeland’s heritage”

NPR@npr.org

Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. apparently embraces the outdated "miasma theory" of disease instead of the widely accept "germ theory" of disease, which may help explain some of the actions he's been taking.

n.prAncient miasma theory may help explain Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s vaccine movesHealth Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. apparently embraces the outdated "miasma theory" of disease instead of the widely accept "germ theory" of disease, which may help explain some of the actions he's been taking.

jamelle@jamellebouie.net

W.E.B. Du Bois on Robert E. Lee: “Either he knew what slavery meant when he helped maim and murder thousands in its defense, or he did not. If he did not he was a fool. If he did, Robert Lee was a traitor and a rebel–not indeed to his country, but to humanity and humanity’s God.”

Teddy Schleifer@teddyschleifer.bsky.social

NEWS: Democratic mega-donors are debating plans to spend tens of millions of dollars on a range of influencer plans to "find the liberal Rogan." We've got pitch decks, investor meetings, and internal docs. One Democrat has a spreadsheet of 26 different proposals. www.nytimes.com/2025/05/20/u...

nytimes.comDemocrats Throw Money at a Problem: Countering G.O.P. Clout Online