Ok, this is amazing. And it has me wondering, do I need a sexy collard farmer calendar to go next to my cats in hardware stores calendar?

Public money = public process. Thank you to the councilors who are insisting on that simple (and one would hope, uncontroversial!) premise.

I am agnostic about whether it should go to a public vote - we elect representatives to make budget decisions - but the process has gotta be transparent.

The YES has won in Virginia; voters approved the constitutional amendment to adopt Dems' congressional gerrymander.

This is likely to deliver a 10-1 (Dem) congressional delegation in November, compared to 6-5 (Dem) now.

The remaining obstacle: State supreme court will be weighing in still.

Virginia Dems just won a major battle in Trump's redistricting war Voters don't like gerrymandering. But they seem to hate Trump even more.

Virginia Dems just won a major battle in Trump's redistricting war

The yes won the redistricting referendum in Virginia.

The yes won a referendum to change the timing of local elections to increase turnout in Coral Gables, Florida.

There were two referendums tonight!

Perhaps not of equal importance... but we were following both at @boltsmag.org.

boltsmag.org/whats-on-the...

Stop sharing that article re: nuclear codes where the person quoted is fucking LARRY JOHNSON who is not credible at all. He was the guy stating that there was secret tape of Michelle Obama calling white people "whitey" at her church, lol.

Update on the Moda Center process: I was recently asked to join a small group of councilors to stay close to the talks as the admin enters negotiation. It was conveyed to me that a condition of being in this group would be a commitment to honor an NDA between the city and the team. I refused. 🧵

There is no crime in any society where the penalty is (or should be) sexual assault.

And to be clear, I voted for Sanders in the 2020 Pennsylvania primary because Black leftists who supported him talked to me. At the time, I was a gettable vote even though Sanders has never been great on race.

That's all I'm saying. Actually talk to people who are part of the base. Mamdani did. 🤷🏾‍♀️

Fellas, is it manly to die from vaccine-preventable diseases?

There is a lot of resentment over Black political power, very little understanding about how Black people are allowed to move and exist in this country even now, and lots of energy directed toward dismantling any drop of influence we've ever had.

Every shut eye ain't sleep. #StayWoke.

Just like Black people are "hardworking taxpayers," we are "disillusioned voters" too.

There are Black leftists and progressives, just as there are Black libs, centrists, and conservatives. We exist across the political spectrum.

Stop excluding us from these categories. Sheesh.

John Roberts Is Always a Republican First In public, the chief justice loves talking about how the Supreme Court’s work is not political. His leaked memos reveal just how political the Supreme Court’s work actually is.

In my view, John Roberts's most impressive PR accomplishment is persuading an entire generation of Supreme Court commentators that he is anything other than a Republican politician who uses legalese to implement policies that Republican voters want

There's clearly deep resentment over the reality of US Black suffering. Lately, it's been characterized as narcissism & main character syndrome.

That's why I resented the Great Antiracist Summer of 2020 while it was happening. I'm going to have to write something about how agonizing that time was.

Portland City Council Budget Committee/Mayor's Message & Public Hearing 04/21/26 YouTube video by eGov PDX

The Mayor released his Proposed Budget yesterday; in a moment (at 9:30am) he will present to City Council, who will talk about it publicly for the first time.

Stream it live off the City's YouTube page... and follow below here for a thread.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=wKJL...

here is a copy of the push poll being circulated in HD 38 (John Wasielewski vs. Daniel Nguyen): drive.google.com/drive/home

Waz is not even endorsed by DSA!

Some clues about who might be funding these push polls in the text lmao.

ICE detained more than 70 Minnesota children, data reveals Immigration officials detained more than 70 Minnesota children between Dec. 1 and March 10, a Sahan analysis of court records and federal deportation data shows.

70 Minnesota children.

Delta Air Lines, who likely flew nearly all of these kiddos out of MSP, could publicly condemn this and end the practice tomorrow, as the airlines did in 2018 with family separation, but it’s easier to stay silent.

As fuel prices soar, climate leaders urge Democrats to equate clean energy with affordability “I don’t think they’ve grasped the political opportunity yet.”

As fuel prices soar, climate leaders urge Democrats to equate clean energy with affordability [via @theguardian.com]

I for one would enjoy it if journalists stopped pretending this dinner is anything besides a chance to source up their contacts list and flatter government officials. One of the ickiest rituals in Washington, imo, and that's not a Trump-era thing.

The UK will ban anyone currently aged 17 and under from ever buying cigarettes after the Tobacco and Vapes Bill cleared Parliament.

Anyone born after January 1, 2009 will never be able to legally purchase tobacco, aiming to create a smoke-free generation.

(www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...)

Emails show Amazon colluding with other firms to raise prices, California authorities allege The previously redacted messages were unveiled as part of an antitrust battle with California attorney general Rob Bonta

Now imagine the cost of delivery if there wasn't an affordable public option for every address in the land.
#USMailNotForSale #USPS

not very "revolutionary" is it😒

• The Portland Police Bureau will maintain core mission capabilities and meet budget cuts with a 35% reduction in external materials and services ($5.9 million), 20% in technology and fleet ($3.5 million), 80% in the Public Safety Support Specialist Program ($4.5 million), 10% of operational overtime ($1.7 million), 50% of precinct administrative staffing ($1.6

also mayor wilson is defunding the police lmao

150 veterans with @vetsaboutface.bsky.social and other groups held a demonstration at the Capitol rotunda, facing arrest. Photo via ‪‪@anatosaurus.bsky.social‬

Trump 'blocked from accessing nuclear codes' by head of US military US President Donald Trump is alleged to have received push-back from a senior military person in a meeting at the White House during an attempt to access his country's nuclear codes

Allegedly tRump tried to grab the nuclear codes in a White House meltdown—only for the Joint Chiefs chairman to stand up and say “No.” Apparently, even the military knows this unhinged man is too dangerous for the football. How much longer can America risk it?
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Katie Porter should be the front runner. I had no idea she was in the race.

both things can be true

We Could Do Worse Than Kash Patel Being a Drunken Buffoon If the FBI director’s alleged intoxication prevents him from carrying out Trump’s agenda, that might not be such a bad thing.

I so thoroughly agree with this post from @jeetheer.bsky.social

www.thenation.com/article/poli...