Tim Cook donated $1M to Trump’s inauguration.
He fawned over Trump and gifted him a 24-karat gold plaque (as Apple lobbied for tariff exemptions).
Apple donated to Trump’s White House ballroom.
And it removed ICE tracking apps from its stores following a demand from the DOJ.
Remember this.
In a nutshell. 😊
I guess Tim Cook’s real passion is presenting gold plaques to fascists
“It’s amazing what you can accomplish if you do not care who gets the credit.”
- Harry Truman
As Trump proves often, the reverse of this is also true.
It’s amazing how much you can fuck things up when the only thing you care about is getting the credit.
My god is "killing rage" by bell hooks absolutely eye-opening and thought-provoking. Strongly recommend.
True, but there's always Scott Turner and Marco Rubio. And I hear Scott Bissent is one of those homersexuals. Ally with Trump and you're bound to get burned.
This.
Voting for MAGA (in the US context) should be a mark of shame forever.
I'm not saying that all Republican voters are racists/misogynists/homophobes/climate deniers/etc, etc.
I AM saying that none of those things are deal breakers for them and that is diqualifying in my opinion.
Sounds like a direct violation of the First Amendment...in multiple ways at that.
1/? I had a white woman call the police on me tonight because she could. I can't go into details because this is connected to my job. But this woman was 1000% in the wrong and yet still felt empowered to call the police on me. It's 3 AM and I have had to write two emails to higher ups to explain.
So campus speech. Much viewpoint diversity. Very marketplace of ideas.
“Reverse emails,” Jared Kushner corruption edition
He also holds no Senate-confirmed Cabinet or senior government position & employing family as White House advisers violates every norm ever, but this, too, has been erased from the headlines. After years of HUNTER BIDEN, it’s shameful.
Court reform must be on the 2028 agenda for Democrats.
Once again, it all should have ended immediately in 2017, when he started openly monetizing his hotels at Mar-a-Lago & around the corner from the White House. We have yawned, as a country, at unprecedented corruption right in front of us.
There are exceptions, but many of the "conservatives" who a decade or two ago wanted universities to teach more Western Civ both (a) had no idea what universities are actually teaching, and (b) had no idea about the content they purportedly wanted to be taught more.
I will absolutrly criticize people for attending. It’s a grotesque spectacle nobody who cares about press freedom should dignify with their presence.
Valdez on Dolan
@claireforny.bsky.social is the second congressional candidate to call for change after our @wired.com investigation into Knicks owner James Dolan's deep state.
Jake is a joke. Nothing new.
"Dancing Cockatoos and the Dead Man Test: How Behavior Evolves and Why It Matters" by Marlene Zuk
"Fahrenheit 451" by Ray Bradbury
"killing rage: ENDING RACISM" by bell hooks
My new lineup; the last three only took two weeks... Starting with bell hooks very eagerly.
This thread is an important read. Black women are simultaneously heavily scrutinized yet widely ignored. It's long overdue for society to recognize their worth. Standing in solidarity, now and always.
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Can't tell if these folks are just bad-faith actors or if they're genuinely that imbalanced. SMH
Page 1 of a legal Judgment document from the United States District Court, District of Oregon for Case No. 6:25-cv-02409-MTK, filed on 04/18/26. The plaintiffs are listed as "STATE OF OREGON, et al.," and the defendants are "ROBERT F. KENNEDY, JR., in his official capacity as Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services, et al." The document is from United States District Judge Kasubhai. It outlines that final judgment is entered in favor of the Plaintiffs on Counts I, II, III, and IV. Item 3 states the Court holds unlawful, sets aside, and vacates the "Declaration of the Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services RE: Safety, Effectiveness and Professional Standards of Care for Sex-Rejecting Procedures on Children and Adolescents".
Page 2 of a legal judgment document for Case 6:25-cv-02409-MTK, filed on April 18, 2026. The text outlines a court order declaring that defendants lack the authority to unilaterally establish standards of care that supersede professionally recognized standards for gender-affirming care in the Plaintiff States. It permanently enjoins defendants and their agents, including the HHS-OIG, from enforcing the "Kennedy Declaration" against providers in those states. The document is dated April 18, 2026, and is signed by United States District Judge Mustafa T. Kasubhai.
Huge news: the court has entered final judgement in Oregon v Kennedy (HHS trans youth care ban) and has vacated the Kennedy declaration and permanently enjoined its enforcement to target gender clinics.
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It’s hard to express how important Iris was to ACT UP’s scientific development. She was the catalyst who started it all. Iris Long, Scientific Mentor to AIDS Activists, Dies at 92 www.nytimes.com/2026/04/17/h...
All these right wingers who converted to Catholicism in adulthood were just shopping around for an ideology that justified their pre-existing instincts and prejudices. If you convince them that Catholicism means peace and charity they'll just drop it and keep shopping.
During the State of the Union, Democrats held up quaint little message paddles as a respectful protest. Many of us mocked them while celebrating those that didn't attend or got removed for making good trouble. Jake Tapper, this is your and your industry's paddle moment. And for this, I mock you.
They fear Gender Studies because it unapologetically exposes the real reasons why all of these middle-aged men would indignantly wear clown shoes solely for the approval of other men.
Democrats at the State of the Union protesting with tiny signs.
Sooo....remember the last State of the Union addresses when Democrats held little paddles and we thought they were pathetic, especially compared to those who got hauled out for making good trouble? This is your industry's paddle moment.
At least now we know what church he never used to attend.
It's an easy situation: Are you a Catholic or do you just identify as one?