In "honor" of Earth Day, Republicans tried to pass legislation this week that would gut the Endangered Species Act. This law has brought 99% of endangered species back from the brink of extinction. Fortunately, this bill was pulled from consideration.
Chicago’s indie bookstore crawl returns Saturday at 80+ shops across the area. blockclubchi.co/4trNGdz
Wah wah wah sums it up nicely.
This is insane, tinpot authoritarian shit.
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a map showing a Mississippi where all 82 counties are shades of red
A map showing Mississippi's 82 counties, many shaded red and pink, many shaded blue and purple.
Left: How people think Mississippi votes
Right: How Mississippi actually votes
Do you know the origin (or at least the naming) of Earth Day? Sarah Koenig of Serial and This American Life fame has the (really) inside scoop. www.thisamericanlife.org/535/origin-s...
You ever try to code switch at work and fail? 😂
For the record: The Washington Post can go fuck itself.
Support pro-democracy media that doesn't have its head stuck up Donald Trump's ass. bit.ly/4qmEiFz
Support these data centers: SCHOOLS, LIBRARIES, BOOKSTORES
Happy National Library Week! 💙📚
If anyone wants to try this again with the next MAGA bootlicker, first question:
“Did Kamala Harris lose the 2024 election?”
They will jump at the chance to say yes. These toads HAVE to.
Then the 2020 question.
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It doesn't appear to be working. If anything, Donald's mental health seems to have gotten worse, if even possible.
"Kushner, who has a multi-billion-dollar business relationship with the Saudi government"
See, it's not hard to add the required context about Jared so repeatedly leaving it out sure seems intentional. Another good journalism malpractice catch by @juddlegum.bsky.social ...
The Southwest Side’s Aloha Motel is becoming a homeless shelter with 55 private rooms and on-site programs. blockclubchi.co/4sFZFCT
NEW:
Much of MAGA is now convinced that the Trump assassination attempt in Butler, PA was staged
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Mamdani: When I ran for mayor, I said I was going to tax the rich
Well, today we're taxing the rich...
Chicago dog
OMG Mamdani and Obama sing “Wheels on the Bus” with kids in NYC. 💕💕
Credit: @emmagf
“He has obstructed the administration of justice…He has made judges dependent on his will alone…He has kept among us, in times of peace, standing armies, without the consent of our legislatures…for cutting off our trade…for imposing taxes on us without our consent…”
Sound familiar?
📍Philadelphia
that beep beep beep sound you hear is the president and his family backing a truck up to the US treasury...
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what a hateful gesture
Péter Magyar, who unseated Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán Sunday in a landslide, shared a bombshell with reporters that the outgoing leader had diverted taxpayer funds to bankroll the American Conservative Political Action Conference. trib.al/g1OvFNi
BREAKING: A jury has found Live Nation and Ticketmaster to be an illegal monopoly that overcharges fans, per MorePerfectUnion
Can confirm
How many roster spots remain open, and at what positions?
Emily Sweeney, a veteran journalist at The Boston Globe, is a social media sensation, bringing joy to all with her “hahd” Boston accent.
It’s hard not to see Leo’s warning as the latest installment of their ideological feud. trib.al/KD16kgH
"Far from being a mere procedure, democracy recognizes the dignity of every person and calls each citizen to participate responsibly."
Again: for any big liberal donor who wants to funnel millions into fixing this country's politics, the ROI on buying any struggling paper and simply tasking it with doing real reporting on local news is vastly higher than the same $$ given to some group that does mass ad buys every election year.
FYI, The Baltimore Banner won the 2025 Pulitzer Prize for local reporting.
