most gerrymanders are republican legislators saying fuck the voters

these ones are the voters saying fuck republican legislators

Less of the reluctant “well, if we must” and more of this energy, please.

Hey. Everyone. Don't stress out looking at the NYT margins. This is over, Yes will win in Virginia. There are 275,000 votes left to count just in Fairfax, which will be 70-30 yes. There are also 100,000 votes between Richmond and Henrico, which will be very blue but not as blue. This is done.

The Justice Dept’s theory of the case— that the group that single-handedly disassembled the Ku Klux Klan defrauded its donors by concealing that it was using paid informant to do that work and more— has about as much merit as the now-dismissed charges against Jim Comey.

Thirteen U.S. troops died trying to get these people to safety — Afghan interpreters, soldiers, and the families of our service members. Veterans spent sleepless nights during the chaotic withdrawal fighting to keep them alive. Now our own government is going to abandon them.

The DOJ doesn’t want to have to talk about how many of their staff members are in the hate groups SPLC infiltrated.

This was a beautiful, joyful way to spend lunch today!

And today, more than most days even, fuck the Louisiana legislature.

Americans should prepare to hide these people in attics and basements, like Jews in World War II. We owe it to them.

No one saw the Revolution coming out of Minnesota except Prince.

Even a decade after his passing, he still inspires us all. 💜

There’s been a ton of cultural work done to imbue white supremacy with an image of honor. We get Confederates as anti-heroes with Black, Latino, Asian, Indigenous allies, sidekicks, etc etc, but in practice, this is what it looks like.

Were there non-doom voices?!

Give Liz Warren a baseball bat and an alibi.

❤️

Wholeheartedly agree

As Iran crisis drags on, fears of global food catastrophe grow

As Iran crisis drags on, fears of global food catastrophe grow https://aje.news/boom5s

It bears repeating that historically, the #1 thing that keeps people alive in hard times and disasters is “the ability to play well with others”

Virginia, this man is out here offering you unicorns and ice cream

30? Is 30 a lot? It sounds like a lot.

And now I’m sucked in

The federal office that helps schools help students learn English is going away The Office of English Language Acquisition was decimated by layoffs last year. Now its work supporting the nation’s 5 million English learners will be absorbed by other offices.

Trump’s Department of Education is moving to close the Office of English Language Acquisition which supports 5+ million English Language Learner students

Louisiana Senate advances Jeff Landry-backed bill to cut judgeships in New Orleans The Louisiana Senate April 20 approved a bill to significantly reduce the number of judges in Orleans Parish without substantive debate or support from local leaders. The bill, part of Gov. Jeff Landr...

Louisiana Senate approves first part of Gov. Landry’s effort to control New Orleans’ court system

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Two men in fatigues with their hands ziptied being arrested by Capitol Police

Dozens of people in fatigues lined up in the Capitol Rotunda with signage demanding an end to the Iran War

Dozens of US military veterans were arrested at the Capitol today during a protest against the Iran War.

Photos via @frankthorp.bsky.social

Federal agents detain wife of another US army member: ‘ICE is out of control’ Jose Serrano, a sergeant, said Deisy Rivera Ortega, his wife, was arrested at an immigration appointment

ICE detains the wife of another US army member at her immigration appointment.

“I don’t really understand why, because she followed the rules of immigration by the T since day one,” he said.

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Nearly one in five New Orleanians — and one in three children — are food insecure. What can City Hall do to address this? With cuts and restrictions to food benefits at the state and federal level, the city’s health department is stepping into the fray to try to address food insecurity.

Nearly one in five New Orleanians — and one in three children — are food insecure. What can City Hall do to address this?

With cuts and restrictions to food benefits at the state and federal level, the city’s health department is stepping into the fray to try to address food insecurity.

Globe showing the Atlantic Ocean with arrows depicting the AMOC circulation: warm surface currents (pink/red) flowing northward from the tropics toward the Arctic, and cold deep return currents (blue/purple) flowing southward. The background shows sea surface temperature trends, with a prominent blue cold patch, the "cold blob", south of Greenland, contrasting with warming (orange/red) across the rest of the ocean.

1/ There's a system of ocean currents in the Atlantic that shapes Europe's #climate, drives monsoons, and keeps sea levels stable along the US coast.

In the last 5 years, the scientific evidence that it could collapse has shifted dramatically.

Most people have no idea. 🧵

Does it count if it’s just a tractor?

strange these op-eds about women being too angry have all come out the last few days when during the same time there's also been a massive investigation published on an online rape academy with millions of viewers a month and none of them have bothered to even cover it, even as news

Cleansing fire seems in order

I have very few French Quarter Fest complaints, but setting up the food tents in the narrowest pass-throughs of the riverfront park is definitely one of them.

I'm not joking when I say mRNA technology is more important than "AI" and it's a tragedy we're throwing billions into one while our government is aggressively defunding the other.