DOGE turbocharged the deficit.

budgetlab.yale.edu/research/wea...

I know the tweet is Al generated when they use " ," before and.

“I will NOT sacrifice the Oxford comma. We've made too many compromises already; too many retreats. They assimilate the em dash and we fall back. They capture ‘not just X but y’ and we fall back. Not again. The line must be drawn here! This far, no further!”

Yes, energy superfan Donald J Trump who has shuttered countless wind projects

'A directive from above': Former NYT editor lays out how the paper pushes anti-trans bigotry In this in-depth interview, former New York Times editor Billie Jean Sweeney details how the paper shifted towards openly promoting anti-trans hatred, how some staff tried to stop it, how it's directe...

In this in-depth interview Billie Jean Sweeney — a former editor at The New York Times — details how the paper shifted towards openly promoting anti-trans hatred, why this was directed from the very top, how some staff pushed back and the immense damage done by the NYT legitimizing bigotry.

On this day 134 years ago, Jan. 1, 1892:

Ellis Island opens as America's primary gateway for immigrants, which it remains for over half a century. As immigrants have chosen to become American rather than merely happening to be born here, surely they should be considered the true heritage Americans.

Nice, Ithaca’s own honored by the NY Post

My full statement on the cancellation of naturalization ceremonies in the community:

These ceremonies are as patriotic as you can get. I got to participate in a Tompkins County naturalization ceremony a few years back and it was incredibly joyous. Everyone was so excited to become an American and that should be celebrated

I have said this SO MANY TIMES. Park and Rec is too tame

By far the scariest thing about the story that's emerging is that a young man just decided to murder a major public figure, then was very much able to without a ton of forethought. There are a lot of obvious concerns raised by that story! One of them is not, "Did he know anybody who was trans?"!

Discovering computer as an adult makes you go crazy. Discovering computer as a baby makes you go crazy. In all of human history, there will only ever be one generation to discover computer at the correct age: 13

With trucks and boats with Clinton flags, or pasting his face on every wall and tshirt?! That’s not what I recall

Americans' Views on Immigration's Effect on the U.S. On the whole, do you think immigration is a good thing or a bad thing for this country today? — % Good thing - - % Bad thing 100% 90 80 70 60 50 40 30 20 10 0 79 17 2001 2005 2010 2015 2020 2025 The percentages who volunteer that the effects are "mixed" or who do not have an opinion are not shown. GALLUP®

Highest level of support since Gallup started asking this question a quarter century ago

“One of the firefighters said members of the crew were told not to take video of the incident.”

Please nobody ever listen to such “orders”

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His status is unknown at this time but he's married to a US citizen and presumably also a citizen.

I keep warning people that being legal or being a citizen (birthright or not) will not protect you from ICE if you don't look white.

You ‘run the gamut’ and ‘run the gauntlet.’

You don’t ‘run the gambit.’

gamut = entire range or series

gauntlet = severe trial

Gambit = Alpha-level mutant who can convert potential energy to kinetic energy

Climate models since the 1970s nailed it—most predicted global warming almost exactly as it happened.

Israel Was Supposed to Sink Zohran Mamdani Will the Democratic Party absorb the lesson?

"Nearly 70 percent of Democrats now have an unfavorable view of Israel, according to Pew. Yet Democratic officials carry on as if full-throated support for Israel were party doctrine," writes @ryuspaeth.bsky.social. nymag.com/intelligence...

Happy Independence Day. No kings

i am so sorry to say i did it again

(Andor s2 spoilers)

The mayor and I definitely want to annex the Town. They’re less enthusiastic about this idea 😅

This is wild. As a representative of one of these little municipalities… the Northeast has too many municipalities

Went and I checked this, and Edwin's correct: On the left is text from the reconciliation bill "PROHIBITING FEDERAL MEDICAID AND CHIP FUNDING FOR GENDER TRANSITION PROCEDURES FOR MINORS" On the right is from the Manager's amendment that strikes the word "FOR MINORS."

This is how my birth was announced to the world

How many meetings does it take in Philadelphia to build 57 affordable homes? A lot. The Philadelphia Housing Authority and developer Pennrose have been trying to get project approval since 2019. The cost has risen, and federal funding could be at risk.

"Over six years, the project’s cost has ballooned even as the number of units has shrunk. Political and regulatory hurdles created with good intentions have repeatedly stymied the project." www.inquirer.com/real-estate/...

Two people riding bikes in Amsterdam. One says “if anyone proposed this in my town I’d kill them”

Cartoon with caption by my buddy @jackhauen.bsky.social

Metro Denver apartment market erases two years of rent increases Developers continue to deliver so many new apartments that vacancy rates have reached a 16-year high.

Denver is building so many new apartments that vacancy rates reached a 16-year high and the average rent has fallen below levels seen two years ago, according to the Apartment Association of Metro Denver.

The average apartment rent in metro Denver fell to $1,819 in the first quarter.

Incredible

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