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I’m tired of our justice system being predicated on the idea that people are innocent until they run out of money

Caitlin Moran: social media went from utopia to hellhole in a decade – if you want to feel hopeful again, get offline

Exactly!

@dissentinbloom0.bsky.social nails it. From FDR to Leonard Leo. substack.com/home/post/p-...

Red tape. Low reimbursement rates. Delayed payments. We heard from more than 500 psychologists, psychiatrists and therapists who each faced a moment when they decided they had to leave their insurance network. (Published Aug. 2024)

Same shit since before Rome was founded.

Sincere gratitude to Jesse Welles for being the folk singer songwriter for this moment. Oh, and F*CK ICE. 🧊 #Blues youtu.be/OjGHf7OvglM?...

I need the Americans to know that the forest fires in Canada are the result of our own horrible capitalist politicians supporting the fossil fuel industry for decades. Don't believe the lies you've been sold about us, Canada is three oil companies in a settler colonial trenchcoat

28 years of cyclosporiasis testing Screwworms eradicated in the US in 1966. Measles eradicated in the US in 2000. All are back because of this science denying administration.

During the Todd Blanche confirmation hearing, I want someone to ask if he hooked up with Ghislaine.

Susan Collins voted to give ICE and CBP $70 billion. She owns the consequences of that vote.

How two punk icons are giving the Cramps a second life

Spot on. We usually think of Fundamentalism as a theological issue, but there is also a strain of it within the law that has broken containment. Both rely on fear of & hostility to modernity.

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literally the entire concept and purpose of having a democracy is that you're allowed to change the government if it sucks

Well, duh. Thank you, Masters of the Obvious. www.nytimes.com/2026/06/15/o...

I saw someone explain that all that white American boomers want for their towns and neighbourhoods is a quiet place to die—no children, no growth, no change, no life—and I can't stop thinking about it

‘The male ego is even more fragile than it ever was’: Kim Gordon on shyness, AI and Zohran Mamdani’s cool

The data in this picture comes from the Heritage Foundation, a ultra conservative pro. Donald Trump group that supports the SAVE Act Their own data shows just how unnecessary this act is. Anybody can tell the purpose of the ACT is to disenfranchise certain people who are more likely to vote liberal

Commentary: Anyone Else Have Those Weird Dreams Where Sobbing Future Generations Beg You To Change Course?

The truth is that if democracy is to survive this era, we can no longer treat independent media as optional. It is essential, and we must do everything we can to help it thrive and grow — quickly. www.democracydocket.com/opinion/demo...

Full image (the one DOJ deleted from online and hoped no one would notice was gone):

The shift isn’t mysterious-back then, tech sold escapism and connection. Now it’s selling division as a feature, not a bug. The real question is why we’re still surprised when profit incentives reveal their true colours. Again.

i think this MLK day the thing to focus on is the strategic focus and tactical brilliance of the civil rights movement and the way it was laser focused on a set of achievable goals

Remember folks: if you have any small amount of artistic talent, any sex appeal, or can make your friends laugh, the richest man on earth is crying screaming throwing up because he can’t be you.

Never forget. RELEASE THE FILES

If you refused to vote against this, you’ve done this.

Governor Gavin Newsom has signed the nation’s first bill banning officers from wearing masks. Now let’s work to bring this change nationwide, reach out to your governors and help unmask ICE!

Looked at my data collections for state-backed activity. If the report were a picture:

this is, hands down, the best video I've seen on men's influencer content and it's not close either