Alysa Liu wins the Olympic gold medal for the United States YouTube video by Olympics

I urge you to stop what you're doing and watch Alysa Liu's free skate from yesterday. I have never seen anything like this. I understand why sports writers are born now. I have never seen anyone as free from the burdens of this world as this pierced Oakland girl spinning to Donna Summers.

Reverend Jesse Jackson called on each of us to be heralds of change, to be messengers of hope; to step forward and say “Send me” wherever we have a chance to make an impact.

How fortunate we were that Jesse Jackson answered that call. What a great debt we owe to him.

Hook, line, sinker

More on Jubilee!!!

Planets All in a Row | The Brian Lehrer Show | WNYC Jackie Faherty, astrophysicist and science educator at the American Museum of Natural History, talks about the rare alignment of the planets, many visible without a telescope.

@natural-history.bsky.social astrophysicist & science educator Jackie Faherty shares what you need to know about the rare alignment of the planets, many visible without a telescope: www.wnyc.org/story/planet...

Every American owes a debt of gratitude to the brave people in Minnesota risking their lives to video the crimes of Trump's masked thugs.

All of us not there should be sharing their recorded truth & doing whatever we can to end this reign of terror, and bring the perpetrators to justice.

nursesonja • 7h & Threads Let us not forget, it was the same administration that reduced us to wearing trash bags as protective gear while we watched the hospital go up in flames around us during the pandemic that just murdered one of our own on the streets in broad daylight. As a nurse & as a person, I will never forgive. I will never forget. I will never back down. This was never about border control. This is about total control. O240 Q5 G34 → 21

The nurses are pissed

Yes, It’s Fascism Until recently, I thought it a term best avoided. But now, the resemblances are too many and too strong to deny.

Every one of the factors that now convince him Trump is fascist was present in the first term (even if unsuccessful). Lots of folks who accurately described Trump as fascist were called unserious. I'ed much rather someone admit why they were wrong (left-punching, bias, etc.) than this. Gift link

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RFS feel-good update (10/6): 81 new candidates to root for! Plus: A huge list of calls coming up this month

This week's @runforsomething.net feel-good update: 81 new candidates to root for, a bunch of calls for future candidates + volunteers this month, and so so so much good vibes. You need this. rfsfeelgoodupdates.substack.com/p/rfs-feel-g...

Scientists Made Human Eggs from Skin Cells and Used Them to Form Embryos The embryos weren’t used to try to establish a pregnancy, but the researchers behind the technique say it could one day be used to address infertility.

NEW: In a controversial step that raises the possibility of a new kind of infertility treatment, scientists made eggs from human skin cells.

Spoiler: The resulting embryos were abnormal and importantly, they weren't used to start a pregnancy. My story for @wired.com: www.wired.com/story/scient...

Still waiting on the "Don't Tread on Me" crowd to stand up....

What will happen if there's a government shutdown at day's end A lot of government would continue during a shutdown. FBI investigators, CIA officers, air traffic controllers and agents operating airport checkpoints would keep working.

The U.S. faces a shutdown as Trump’s Medicaid cuts and ACA rollbacks collide with Democrats’ push to protect health care. The White House threatens mass federal layoffs, escalating beyond furloughs, while families brace for lost pay and shuttered services.

Large rainbow over the bay

had to pull the car over for this one

I don’t need to buy any distressed clothing.

I can distress it myself, thanks.

I’m sure Chuck Schumer sincerely hopes some Republicans will join him in writing a strongly worded letter against Trump declaring war on San Francisco.

one of the through-lines of this administration is that it is ideologically pro-rape

the country is being run by people who got radicalized by being dunked on in twitter replies

I like it.

I can't wait for this person to do something insane and then hear how they never had a history of mental illness, despite exhibiting behavior like this...

this is, no exaggeration, some of the most loser shit i have ever seen in my life

Okay they're straight up trying to get these guys on board with murdering American citizens

‘Minor Threats: The Last Devil Left Alive’ #1 continues its satisfying supervillain subversion A grand return to one of the most unique comic book projects of the last few years.

‘Minor Threats: The Last Devil Left Alive’ #1 continues its satisfying supervillain subversion
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What I would give for a completely honest, anonymous assessment of this appalling and ludicrous spectacle from the commanders in the room.

A New York City alley is filled with rainbow light as a portal swirls into existence. Black spots decorate the swirling multiversal passage.

New worlds await...

Tomorrow! With the start of Prerelease season for #MTGxSpiderMan!

The 4th estate has no backbone and only cares about ad revenue. They are mostly all owned by the same type of people now too. Super disappointing.

Churches Play AI-Generated Clips of Charlie Kirk Saying Things He Never Said: ‘Death Is Not the End, It’s a Promotion’ Several churches played AI-generated clips of Charlie Kirk at their services this past weekend, with a eerie digital recreation of Kirk's voice saying things he never said in life.

Churches are now willfully breaking a commandment in their services in order to lionize a racist, pad their coffers, and stoke division.

I sure hope the hell they preach about exists...

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Authoritarian theocrats in prestigious positions whose entire politics is “the state should force my religion on everyone,” which they rightly know sounds bad, so they use euphemisms “common good” and “civic purpose,” which they wrongly think sound good.

Harvard law prof Adrian Vermeule is another.

The Democrats' Path Forward: Become the Anti-Corruption Party But to reform the system they first need to reform the Democratic Party.

Every Dem strategist, from whatever wing of the party, should read and take to heart this piece from @adambonica.bsky.social open.substack.com/pub/data4dem...

Neil Young brought it at Farm Aid. One of the greatest rock n rollers of all time.