Electoral College cartogram showing which states are in the National Popular Vote Interstate Compact and which ones could join in time for it to activate by 2028. Each state is sized and labeled according to its number of electoral votes. The states are spaced out enough to accommodate the changes in size but retain their general shapes and relative positions on the map. Current members are in solid orange, potential members are in light green, and nonmembers that are unlikely to join are in medium gray. Members have 222 electoral votes, potential states have 68, and the unlikely states have 248. The compact would only activate once states with at least 270 electoral votes have joined. The seven potential members and their electoral vote are Alaska (3), Arizona (11), Michigan (15), Nevada (6), New Hampshire (4), Pennsylvania (19), and Wisconsin (10). Democrats would need to gain the governor's office and/or legislative chambers to win unified power in these states, as detailed in the spreadsheet linked in this post.

NEW: Virginia just passed a law to join the National Popular Vote Interstate Compact, giving it 222 of 270 electoral votes needed to activate.

This map and spreadsheet show which states could join to activate it by 2028 depending on the outcome of the 2026 elections docs.google.com/spreadsheets...

The 11-person Dem primary in NJ-11 is a perfect example of why we need #RankedChoiceVoting

Wow. A clear TD if AJ’s arm not being held

Nice surprise outside my window today. #birdwatching #birds #naturephotography

I think the reason is that people might think you are insincere with a "sad by loss" statement when everyone knows you hated the person in question. So adding the caveat that "while I disagreed politically..." makes it sound more genuine

Aliens. Whole theater cheering screaming laughing together.

A large (maybe 3 feet wide by 5 feet tall) sign on the end of a row of bookshelves that tells the “address” of books that have sensitive content.

Sometimes I think it’s going to be the librarians who will save us all.

Cancer treatments may get a boost from mRNA COVID vaccines Cancer patients who got an mRNA COVID vaccine within a few months of their immunotherapy lived longer than those who did not, health records show.

www.sciencenews.org/article/canc...

Why do we yawn? It’s almost certainly not for the reason you think Given that we’ve literally grown up with them, we often know surprisingly little about how our bodies work. This new series aims to fill the gaps

www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle...

Exactly what I was thinking

Biodegradable plastic made from bamboo is strong and easy to recycle Bamboo is a highly renewable resource, and its cellulose fibres can be turned into a hard, mouldable plastic for use in cars and appliances

Hard plastic made from bamboo is as strong and durable as conventional plastics for uses such as household appliances and car interiors, but also recyclable and biodegrades easily in soil.

Go Phillies!!

Turns out I really love playing pickleball

The Phillies offense is so unlikable

#Vermont #Hiking Incredible hike today on Mt. Mansfield on the Rock Garden trail

Medical school admission should be very restrictive but then it should be free.

The combination of The Daily Show and Colbert Report was immeasurably helpful in those days

my wife doctors the KP Manischewitz cake mix and it is a huge favorite in our family

A tweet by Max Burns (@themaxburns ) reads: "From the U.S. Holocaust Museum: 'What distinguishes a concentration camp from a prison (in the modern sense) is that it functions outside of a judicial system. The prisoners are not indicted or convicted of any crime by judicial process.' Welp."

Never forget.

How's this for an amazing adoption story?

A juvenile Anna's Hummingbird has been spotted in an Osprey nest! Normally, these tiny birds are fed a diet of insects but its determined Osprey parents have been tearing up tiny bits of fish and carefully feeding it to their adoptive little one.

I'm watching CNBC. These anchors are so angry. They really didn't believe he'd do it. They're actually just now, 10 years into this shit, realizing he's a maniac hellbent on revenge and there's no grand plan for the markets. Better late than never but holy shit.

BREAKING

Republican Senator Chuck Grassley and Democratic Senator Maria Cantwell have introduced legislation that would require tariffs to be approved by Congress within 60 days, or the tariffs will expire.

At least now I understand how he bankrupted a casino

That's what being in a cult does to people

#USDemocracy
For the record…

Someone made a Wiley E. Coyote style painted wall to see if Tesla’s autopilot would detect it and well…

@privateeyenews.bsky.social on top form as usual this issue.