Transformative work of the day

Sociopathdemic is the term I woke up with running thru my mind.

It wasn’t a restful sleep.

The "we're a republic not a democracy" people are suddenly very concerned about democracy

Fuck yeah

I do not enjoy how we’re just raw-dogging national security these days.

Republicans in US Senate unveil road map for 3 years of immigration crackdown WASHINGTON — Republican leaders in Congress appeared to be on the same page Tuesday about how to fund immigration activities for the next three years as they released a party-line measure that will pa...

THREE POINT FIVE YEARS OF IMMIGRATION CRACKDOWN: Republicans in US Senate unveil road map for funding ICE, Border Patrol for years to come-- @jennifershutt.bsky.social for @statesnewsroom.com DC www.newsfromthestates.com/article/repu...

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Monterey Park becomes the first city in California to ban "all data centers within city limits" Residents of the small enclave east of LA not only killed their city's proposed 250,000 square foot data center, they pushed city council to ban them altogether

Last night, after an hours-long public hearing, Monterey Park became the first city in California to pass an ordinance permanently banning data centers.

The city council voted unanimously to declare data centers a public nuisance, and to "prohibit all data centers within city limits."

My story:

Rude

“UDK” a lot, my dude.

Ok, I’m going to do this again. What were Carlson and his brother actually saying on this podcast? What are they *actually* sad about? /1

*craving

Decades ago, a young me announced a caving for brownies. My beau quietly got out of bed,
WENT TO THE MARKET,
CAME HOME & BAKED BROWNIES, and brought me a large warm brownie and a cold glass of milk.

Reader, I married him.

(And gave him a nightly foot rub for 3yrs)

I miss Gwen Ifill’s presence and excellence in our physical world.

And/but, how I am grateful she raised the magnificent Sherilyn.

The FBI Director Is MIA Kash Patel has alarmed colleagues with episodes of excessive drinking and unexplained absences.

🎁🔗 in case you haven't read it 🙃

Thx

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Ahead of midterms, Trump’s DOJ is targeting voting in three of the most pivotal swing-state counties "They're basically acknowledging they got nothing," one elections expert said. "It's going to be used for propaganda and PR. And DOJ's law enforcement powers aren't supposed to be used for propaganda ...

NEW: The DOJ is now targeting voting in three of the country’s key Democratic swing-state strongholds — all of which are disproportionately non-white.

With the department demanding Wayne County’s 2024 ballots, the move suggests it’s focused on areas set to play pivotal roles in upcoming contests.

Currently addressing an incursion to my blood pressure

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Happy 89th Birthday George❣️🏳️‍🌈

15 corporate sponsors of Trump's Freedom 250 / Rededicate 250 event on May 17, "rededicating our country as One Nation under God"

🚨 UPDATE: Deloitte and Mastercard have reappeared on the list of companies sponsoring Trump's Freedom 250 after they dropped off the list last week. Sponsors of Christian nationalist Rededicate 250 event on May 17:

"Rededicating our country as One Nation Under God"

15 sponsors of Freedom250.org

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Meta threw a party for a right-wing influencer who wants to “save the West” The celebration offers a cocktail-fueled look at the tech behemoth's rightward pivot.

NEW: Meta co-sponsored a celebration with the Daily Wire for podcaster Isabel Brown, who often foments about Islam and wants to "save the West," which is an interesting, cocktail-party-level look at the company's rightward pivot www.motherjones.com/politics/202...

ACTUALLY, not all cars.

AND ALSO, can we PLEASE FINALLY use the correct nomenclature: automobiles.?!?!?!

/s

Absolutely incredible.

NASA Astronaut Reid Wiseman, who commanded Artemis II, took this footage from the far side of the Moon with his iPhone.

Watch with sound on.

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