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I do think yesterday’s results reinforced the dynamic that while much of the American leadership class is chickenshit, most of the electorate is not

@aoc.bsky.social says of Mamdani victory: "A lot of people...are willing to talk about party unity when it serves them, but not party unity when it serves everybody." "We have a future to fight for, and we're either going to do that together or you're going to be left behind."

Each Monday morning, I throw a fantasy football stat thread together. As a reminder, these are not takes. This is just data. More context is always important. This is the Week 4 data dump.

If you don't already, watch Colbert. He is a man with no more f*cks left to give. And it's glorious. Check out this song parody from last night's show: Mike Johnson Delays House Epstein Vote Until September

America is beautiful, contradictory, unfinished. I am proud of our country even as we constantly strive to make it better, to protect and deepen our democracy, to fulfill its promise for each and every person who calls it home. Happy Independence Day. No Kings in America.

More journalists should follow the lead of @moiradonegan.bsky.social and do the former. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

The first item on the agenda of the next Democratic president must be to reshape and reform the Supreme Court.

The data is undeniable: •15 of top 16 states with the highest rates of infant mortality are red states that deny/ban repro access. •12 of top 13 states with the lowest rates of infant mortality are blue states that protect repro access. Why is this even a debate? www.qasimrashid.com/p/three-year...

From a different post 🔔 🦅:

Rabbi Noah Rubin-Blose said the fast is a powerful form of action in and of itself. But it’s also a Jewish practice. “There’s a Jewish tradition of fasting in times of great communal and spiritual distress." religionnews.com/2025/06/11/a...

You are the ones conflating opposition to Israel's genocide and antisemitism! It is abundantly clear that the pro-Palestine movement is motivated by moral offense at the mass killing of innocent people, not antisemitism.

Oh cool, here's an @npr.org editor saying flat out that giant nationwide protests aren't "compelling" unless there's some kind of crime or vandalism, ie, unless there's a right-wing spin to put on it. If it's *merely* hundreds of thousands of citizens exercising their right to protest, meh, boring.

It’s no longer safe for Australians to go to America. This is insane. We ALL have American friends. Mine are like family. Dear god.

French Senator Claude Malhuret: "Washington has become Nero’s court, with an incendiary emperor, submissive courtiers and a jester high on ketamine... We were at war with a dictator, we are now at war with a dictator backed by a traitor."

Love this! Saints DT Khalen Saunders hosting LGBTQ+ inclusive youth football camp. #pride

I've said this a million times but I'll say it again: the Dems constantly debating in public about whether to fight, and where to fight, and what language to use in fighting, and whether this is the right fight ... all of that just loudly broadcasts *weakness*, no matter what they conclude.

No, the Democratic Party isn't losing because it's Too Woke:

“In 2012, in Arizona v United States, the highest court in the land ruled that “as a general rule, it is not a crime for a removable alien to remain in the United States”. Got that? Not. A. Crime.” From my new Guardian op-ed:

The business community wanted Trump because no one told them that he's a senile old man surrounded by nazis. The media instead sold a fake version of Trump that was a genius businessman. The reality has been somewhat startling to them!

well if you're so smart, why don't you run for office? no, not like that. or like that. or like that either. definitely not like that. nope, not like that! and absolutely not like that

lol pretty high key tbf

Spoke with @rollingstone.com about the right wing hissy fit over my new song “Your God”… www.rollingstone.com/music/music-...

If you think the headline is good, you should read the copy.

Welp! Warner Bros filed a takedown notice for the John Oliver @lastweektonight.com clip praising my work as “Nashville’s Nosiest Bitch!” Cc: @timcarvell.bsky.social (Deleted previous post w/ wrong handle.)

Musk is a sensitive little orchid and I wish more people would figure out that it’d be really easy to push him over the edge simply by being meaner to him.

Here's a dissertation topic for a media studies major: analyze how the right-wing propaganda machine made "Russia" into a synecdoche for the overreach & hysteria of Trump critics, even as Trump more & more nakedly behaves as an agent of Russian interests.

Wish I were one of Elon's kids so I'd never see him again

In light of everything happening, I wrote about how the KKK in the 1920s felt unstoppable, about the people that fought against them anyway, and about how fascism always fails. dansinker.com/posts/202…

My favorite from today’s 50501 March in Boston.

One political force that I've underestimated again & again is just how much collective fury is produced by asking people to be better.

I love these kids!! More courage and fight than way too many Adults in the Room.

"The sheep like the shade, plus the solar panels increase grass yield and protect sheep from predators," said Pearce. Meanwhile, Pearce revealed farmers and shepherds reap their own set of benefits, as "sheep eliminate the need for herbicides or costly grass cutting on the solar farms."

Dying in a hideous plane crash because the world’s most racist and unlovable nerds couldn’t handle a 45 minute HR training.

It’s infuriating beyond belief that Democrats are constantly defined by “defund the police”, “war on Xmas”, “open borders” and countless other bullshit right-wing narratives while Republicans are always allowed to distance themselves from the terrible things they actually do.

If you wanted to cut waste, fraud, and abuse, you would empower the inspectors general. If you wanted more waste, fraud, and abuse, you would fire them.

This is why you fight these cowards. The moment you stand up to them, they crumble. Homan has nothing. The Fourth Amendment is clear and I am well within my duties to educate people of their rights. He can threaten me with jail and call names all he wants. He’s got nothing else.

democrats won’t admit it, but my family’s economic outlook has gotten a LOT better since Trump took office. but what do i know? i don’t have a fancy economics degree, i’m just a regular guy who runs an airplane scrapyard

This cartoon by @mluckovich.bsky.social is getting banned on Twitter. Because of course it is.

Dear Democratic Party: why are you not screaming this from every rooftop? Why are you not holding press conferences with these poor fired people - putting a face on what the richest man is destroying?

Truly the tech world is being run by towering geniuses

Look I agree that Elon Musk appears to be on a lot of drugs every time he appears in public. That's not very interesting to me. I'm more interested in how many drugs he can do at once. I think he could probably do more than anyone ever. I bet he could take way more than the doctors say is safe.

I am very weak and tired, and want to be left alone. I don’t like you. Please vote for me.

A personal reflection: “Journalists like myself have a choice: surrender to the fascist mob that wants to intimidate the truth-tellers – or rededicate ourselves to doing what’s right no matter the cost.” www.newschannel5.com/news/newscha...