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I was born left-handed in a culture that saw that as a problem that needed to be corrected. My parents didn't force me to, but I know of several peers and those older than me who were forced to become right-handed. The fact that no one cares about it now is a good thing!

Signed up for @washingtonsun.com to read a @maustermuhle.bsky.social story. I gave up my @washingtonpost.com subscription (a year too late). I hadn't figured out a good local + national news outlet until the Sun rebranded and expanded. @capitalweather.com moving there sealed the decision.

I understand AI can do magic and can even make humans extinct. Then can it solve a more basic problem? why does the audio system on flights sound so terrible? I can't hear a thing the pilot is trying to say.

Orwellian tactics know no boundary. Indian government is blocking the Internet, stopping Delhi Metro, hotels have been instructed to close their doors because the government doesn't want to see youngsters protesting for fair elections @ryangrim.bsky.social @chrislhayes.bsky.social

Did I just watch a Trump campaign ad that was "paid by the US government" during a college football game?

This is such an amazing analysis! Great job @the-downballot.com

I'm a staff writer at @wired.com and I'm looking to speak with parents of immunocompromised kids, especially those in areas with measles outbreaks, and how you're dealing with back to school with rising cases. emily_mullin@wired.com

Everyone remembers the 2010 wipeout that Ds received. Equally important was the 2014 midterm when Ds lost Gov races in ultra-blue states like IL, MA, & MD. I suspect the same thing may happen to Rs this time. Losing the TX GOV race would be a political earthquake: www.politico.com/news/2026/08...

Just insanely Orwellian. People here lawfully have now been declared unlawful by policy fiat so they can be treated like criminals & subject to intrusive, humiliating surveillance.

The kids vaccines had a longer wait even after approval. When adult vaccines were available, you could get one at CVS or one of the big grocery stores. The kids ones were to be only had at pediatric clinics and because these are small businesses, they didn't get the priority that CVS, etc. has.

I hope to see Democrats as angry at Elon Musk for sending up to 14 million people to their deaths as Republicans are at Anthony Fauci for giving Donald Trump advice during a pandemic.

"‘Cockroach’ Protests Signal Young India’s Growing Impatience With Modi’s Ways" The successful protests may have ended for now, but Gen Z Indians have made clear they don't revere the prime minister as previous generations have. For Zeteo:

INBOX: the last dedicated science reporter at The Wall Street Journal, @aylinwoodward.bsky.social, has left the newsroom. This came after the Murdoch-owned newspaper dissolved its Health and Science Bureau last October. NPR, CBS, and WaPo also gutted their climate desks in the last eight months.

With the recent news, Platner has demonstrated that he has all the qualifications needed to be an esteemed member of President Trump's cabinet. He'll fit in well among us. Pete Hegseth, Lori Chavez-DeRemer (resigned), Matt Gaetz (nominated) @nytpitchbot.bsky.social

NIMBYism in citizenship. As a citizen, I get to decide who else gets to become a citizen - do they enhance or devalue my citizenship. We are f*cked!

Doing this as the state's largest and flagship university while Tressel is the Lt. Gov and controls the purse strings is a conflict of interest that could have been avoided by scheduling this for 2027 www.espn.com/college-foot...

@wmatagm.bsky.social @wmata.com Traveling eastbound on the OL from Vienna and the stretch from Vienna to Dunn Loring was extremely shaky (up and down with the forward motion). What's up? I am on Car # 7645.

@taniel.bsky.social has anyone got more than 50% in the CA top 2 primary system only to lose in the general?

Can only think of @harikondabolu.bsky.social who said this to @terrygross.bsky.social many years ago: spelling bee is like the Super Bowl for Indian Americans. It's the one sport we excel at. Think about it. Why would ESPN broadcast it, otherwise?

Is "roiling" the new "disarray" that Dems have fallen into? @nytpitchbot.bsky.social

Got this letter from my state delegate in VA. It's crazy that the VA Governor gets just 4 weeks to review more than the 1100 bills. @boltsmag.org @the-downballot.com

TFW deaths of serving Congressmen excess the number of major bills passed by the same Congress

shouldn't be allowed to choose their own clerks, shouldn't be allowed to accept fees for speaking or prize money or awards. shouldn't be able to get book deals, etc. etc. if what you want is to be famous, well, no one is forcing you to be a supreme court justice.

It's like how casual friends tell each other "let's catch up" but discuss no details

Connecting cool research to work done in the 70s to the Trump admin funding cuts to the Iran conflict - this video covers a lot of ground in under 2 minutes.

+1 for the vibes based economy and for remembering that Trump only served from 2017-2019. COVID was all Democrats fault, despite Republicans controlling Presidency, US Senate, Iowa Gov and Iowa legislature. @whstancil.bsky.social wapo.st/4t9jyDB

"if we are going to survive as a world, then they are going to win." Hey optimism, clarity, and sense of purpose were way ahead of its time.

It's a big tossup between you, Kat, and Heater as to who's the most inspirational in your family. Awesome proud of all of you. You inspire others. Keep it going!

Also, what's with the short pants that Rubio and Hegseth are wearing. They don't reach the ankle. Is that the in-thing now?

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Received this in my mail today along with the VA redistricting ballot measure from the "Democracy and Justice PAC". Any idea who is behind this? @taniel.bsky.social @the-downballot.com

Trump doesn't like it when someone gets to benefit from the corruption in his name. He likes it when he gets to benefit from his own corruption

The chairman of the Board of Peace bombed the Gandhi hospital. Process that.

This is murder. ICE routinely deposits released detainees far from their home just to be cruel. It’s standard practice. To do this to a blind man on a wet cold winter day in Buffalo is to know you are potentially sending him to his death.

Larry Summers was reportedly under consideration for a cabinet role in the Trump administration, until he decided to take accountability for his past actions at which point Trump lost all interest in Summers. @nytpitchbot.bsky.social

Yes, this!

That straight up earns him a nomination to Trump's cabinet.

ICE knows their targets - the "illegals" - are kind to random strangers experiencing trouble and would step out to offer help. Despite being short on documentation, they are full of morals and civic sense - true citizens!

Ready to co-sign with one major exception - Sen. Louise Lucas (VA State Senate Leader) gets to run until she wants!

Doesn't bode well for Susan Collins if ICE operations in Maine even vaguely resemble their atrocities in Minnesota.

I know this is a big undertaking, but is it possible for @boltsmag.org to send out a skeet/email 2 days before deadline closes and there's no challenger to anti-democratic incumbents, so someone from the readers could put their name just so there is a candidate. You are already doing great work!

While I focus on Greenland. *Villainous laughter*

I want to talk about a dystopian world we are entering - where every moment, event, and crisis just become commodities. Life stops being something we live, but something we sell and trade. It will breed both corruption & emptiness. 1/ A 🧵on why our politics can't ignore this.

This is Trump's masterstroke. Use it for any topic - the media runs a story they want, the campaign spins it the way they want. No one is sure what he meant. The campaign survives another day and moves on to the next target.

ICE confronts slippery ice and Minnesota nice. Love it!

We have one and that is the extreme right that now controls the Republican Party (morally right from their perspective). They steamrolled and co-opted the Club for Growth types into their fold.