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The federal government is lying to you. And we have the receipts. projects.propublica.org/american-cit...

I needed this laugh. 🙃

Sometimes the writing for Ted Lasso feels a bit too clever. I do still love it, though.

What distinguishes Trump II is that they make almost no effort to legitimize their actions against any of these norms, and when they do (in the case of the boat killings or Iran's nuclear program, for instance), it is so visibly false as to be gaslighting.

The big oil + national politician thing checks out. I’m confused by the Starbucks part, though.

The timing of this… It may just be my circle of influence talking about this, but hopefully more broad. As the men’s World Cup has reached the business end (and the USMNT has crashed out) title 9 came up as a success story because it is (arguably) why our WNT has 4 World Cup wins and 5 Olympic gold.

That is not the name I was expecting to read.

In the latest splashy media treatment, Christian dominionist pastor, Doug Wilson said, “We’re getting a respectful hearing. Maybe not a friendly hearing, but we’re getting a respectful one. And that is progress.” But his views are shameful. And that’s why I have issues with the ways he’s covered.

I wrote about the oyster man

Everyone makes mistakes, everyone is capable of change, and we are all more than the worst thing we've ever done. That's all true. But it's also true that actions have consequences. Committing sexual violence doesn't always carry the consequence of barring one from political office, but it should.

Hilarious that professional footballers continue these theatrics in the era of VAR.

Cabo Verde 👏👏👏

Credit to the ‘conservative’ justices for really going all out for the 250th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence. I think Bringing back the old constitutional arguments is a BIT over the top, but I can respect sticking to a bit. We get it now. You can end the bit.

😑 “Took this photo.” 😎 “Made this photo.”

Cabo Verdeeeeeeeeeeeee!

When you know anything about the actual headache that was WWII alliance-management, it only underscores how ignorant and uninformed Hegseth is. He and people like him would have been defending the beaches on D-Day, not storming them.

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i know many christians got us into this mess but always important to spotlight how many people of faith are not only working to get us out, but have spent decades on the frontlines fighting against things like christian nationalism.

May the weapons of war be turned into farm equipment.

How many of those ‘concerned’ have voted in elections other than a presidential election?

Both grandpa’s sadly died before I was born. One a US Navy doctor who then had a rural family medicine practice. The other was US Army and then a farmer.

NooooOOOOOOOOOOO

most of the bad christian nationalism takes i see on bluesky — and i see a lot of them — wouldn't happen if those posters had done *the* reading.

This excerpt from @adamserwer.bsky.social's latest points to something that Alex Pretti's vocation as a nurse brought to mind: What we're seeing in Minneapolis is resistance, but resistance based on care. I've said before that what we need is a care economy. What we're getting is a care resistance.

Crown shyness. Pretty Zen, no? Stare. Lose yourself. Come back though.

Early this month, Minnesota Rev. Susie Hayward told @mitchellatencio.com that “a lot of our work has been less visible because we've been with our communities ...And things changed. I expect we're going to see far more visible clergy presence in the prophetic lane.” Looks like she was right.

Don't yell at me! Take it up with Dietrich... I mean he's absolutely right! But still.

“We have peace in the Middle East….” GTFO

Anglosphere FTW

Diversity doesn’t weaken unions. Racist bosses like Vance using racism to divide workers by race so they can exploit them weakens unions. All this stuff is arsonists complaining about the temperature in the building they set on fire. bsky.app/profile/diew...

Any attempt to use Jesus Christ to serve some nation, politics, ideology, ism, or cause, other than the divine mission to reconcile all things so that in the end God is all in all, is to reduce Jesus Christ to a false idol.

There is no world in which it is normal for the president to publicly call upon his attorney general to hurry up and prosecute his political foes. It’s like the Watergate tapes but posted on social media. Let’s get a grip on what’s happening here.

I’d rather teach peace

not just that he has no constitutional authority, there isn't even any particular legal or institutional mechanism by which the president can make anyone treat this as anything other than a weird advisory opinion.

I kept staring at Israel's weaponized famine in Gaza and Trump's military occupation of DC until I realized they're two expressions of the same thing. New Racket. theracket.news/p/critical-c...

As federal authorities sweep homeless encampments in D.C. , I want to resurface the reporting we @propublica.org did last year on the possessions people lose, which include the things they need to survive: projects.propublica.org/homeless-enc...

Repeat after me: this is authoritarian extortion, this is authoritarian extortion, this is authoritarian extortion.

Me, on the Syd Sweeney ad and life in the stupidest timeline: "An old billboard campaign reminded drivers that 'You are not stuck in traffic. You are traffic.' We can apply the same logic to our era of social media-fueled distractions. Your timeline is only as stupid as you allow it to be."

This is such an important piece, by @jamellebouie.net. As I mentioned elsewhere, he has an uncommon ability to write essays that are erudite and informative, while also being easy and enjoyable to read. This one puts the current moment and what's at stake in historical context. Gift link.

"Unlike the left, we don't believe in erasing history" says the guy renaming ships and purging any mention of like the navajo code talkers, tuskegee airmen, black medal of honor winners, etc

Has anyone asked Rubio if he needs help? Dude looks so tired. 😩