50 50, eh? Thought it was a massive landslide.

Getting ready to write a cute little Louie reference to excess and realized Versailles already exists in Maralego. It’s an actual honest to god #panopticon.

Can we please (re)introduce #Foucault & #Solzhenitsyn to the people? The duo we desperately need to traverse such dangerous waters as mass surveillance.

Dynamite sets July 27th for ‘Buffy the Vampire Slayer’ return Buffy is back with a new story that pulls in familiar faces, raises the stakes, and teases a twist fans won’t see coming.

Buffy is BACK 🧛‍♀️🔥

@kellythompson.bsky.social & @stephenbyrne86.bsky.social kick off a new era this July with a big event story, surprise debut, and a twist that’ll shake fans 👀
@dynamitecomicshq.bsky.social #buffy #comicsky

Oh, and yes… there are blind bags too 🎲

Details:

The absurdity of the Iran war is epitomized by the Trump administration’s decision to partially ease sanctions on Iran and Russia, allowing both countries to rake in huge profits.

Russia is set to earn three times more per month from its energy resources.

@morningjoe-msnow.bsky.social

#vova feeling the heat.

DOZVIDANYA!!!!!

This is Budapest , and I can’t tell you enough how for me as a Ukrainian it feels like Kyiv Maidan flashback. Triggering, and hopeful, and uncovering old wounds.

I hope Budapest will win tomorrow .

EFFecting Change: Can't Stop the Signal Internet shutdowns have become a powerful weapon. Years of digital repression in Iran have intensified during the current conflict with Israel and the U.S.. The Iranian government has once again shut

Internet shutdowns don't just cut off social media—they silence journalists, block emergency responders, and isolate millions. Join EFF and @Amnesty.org / @AmnestyUK.bsky.social LIVE on 4/16 for a deep dive into internet censorship and how ordinary people can persist. www.eff.org/event/effec...

Why are we calling it a #ballroom if it’s a shed.

Made up headline moment: Exhausted People of Earth pleading with Trump to Stop.

A Disappearing Data Chronology YouTube video by nsarchive

Rachel Santarsiero on the chronology of disappearing data under the Trump administration that she has compiled for the National Security Archive
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a bunch of peeps in a gaudy Oval Office wearing too-big shoes.

The winner of this year's WaPo Peeps Diorama Contest is "A Shaming of the Shoes."

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A full and busy week deserves a night of music that will hold us close. It's a Night Tides thing heard every Sunday night from 8 pm to midnight DST on KCUR 89.3, www.kcur.org/show/night-t... or tunein.com/radio/Night-...
Thanks for listening! 🤎🎧🎶

The First Post-Reality Political Campaign Hungary’s Viktor Orbán is waging cognitive warfare on a new scale.

JD Vance is heading to Hungary to endorse Viktor Orban after Easter. Here is a description of the corrupt regime, and the post-reality campaign, that the US administration now supports:
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Photo of a sculpture created with hundreds of pajnted eggs resembling half a globe protruding out of a wall

Oksana Mas, Ukrainian artist who creates artworks including mosaic scptures and portraits using hand-painted wooden eggs #WomensArt

The Bad Guys Are Winning If the 20th century was the story of slow, uneven progress toward the victory of liberal democracy over other ideologies—communism, fascism, virulent nationalism—the 21st century is, so far, a story o...

As we stumble into next week’s trip to Belarus.

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Registration opens for passes to FIFA Fan Festival Kansas City Registration for passes to FIFA Fan Festival Kansas City, an 18-day event taking place during the 2026 World Cup, is now open.

#FIFA

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FIFA and World Cup hosts must prevent tournament becoming a threat to fans and communities, says Amnesty International Millions of football fans attending the 2026 FIFA Men’s World Cup in Canada, Mexico and the USA risk coming face […]

#FIFA

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#roomofballs I was wondering where they were keeping big balls.

These KC restaurants serve the food of World Cup visiting countries We found out which teams will play in KC, and we're hungry for more.

#FIFA #KC

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Lawsuit challenging DODEA book bans, curriculum changes moves forward U.S. District Judge Patricia Tolliver Giles denied a motion to dismiss the lawsuit over Pentagon-ordered curriculum changes and book bans.

A district judge has denied a motion to dismiss a lawsuit over the U.S. military school system's curriculum changes and book bans, granting a small victory to the plaintiffs in their ongoing legal battle.

From Stars and Stripes' Jennifer H. Svan:

Dept of energy going to be disappointed in dept of ed offices 🧐

The election is in 2.5 months.

Librarians everywhere wondering why ai can’t count the ballots.

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Opinion: The Oracle says the Earth needs a Captain - Springfield Daily Citizen In a world of chaos and upheaval, the Oracle contemplates the need for a captain to steer our Earth-Ship. Will AI be the solution?

Just in time for a hand count!

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#Vova feeling the heat.

Pain meets precision medicine Targeting voltage-gated sodium channels could usher in new opioid-free solutions for pain relief

#Scleroderma #pain

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