Guy in the coffeehouse complimented my knitting and it turns out he knows how to knit (!) because a bunch of elder gay men in a Seattle coffeehouse adopted him and taught him how and that just sounds like the most impossibly charmed life.
Congratulations, Virginia! Republicans are trying to tilt the midterm elections in their favor, but they haven’t done it yet. Thanks for showing us what it looks like to stand up for our democracy and fight back.
I hope Trump et al are busted✊🔥
It will be a great day when Jack Schlossberg wins his congressional seat for the first time and goes after RFK Junior for his dangerous lies and threats to our healthcare system. @jackschlossberg.bsky.social
In February 1777, General George Washington ordered the first mass immunization campaign in American history by mandating that his troops be inoculated against smallpox. He protected the Continental Army from an epidemic that was deadlier than British forces.
249 years later, we have this idiot.
The Southern Poverty Law Center, which is best known for its tracking of hate groups, said that the Justice Department has launched a criminal investigation into the nonprofit regarding their use of informants.
Verge headline: Silicon Valley has forgotten what normal people want by Elizabeth Lopatto Illustration of a brain melting in the sun
"In the place of problem-solving technology, companies have jumped on successive bandwagons like NFTs, the metaverse, and LLMs. What these all have in common is that they are not built to really solve a market problem. They are built to make VCs and companies rich."
Read more: buff.ly/Yu2AUFy
Here is what Democracy Docket is tracking today:
Active Voting Rights Cases: 158
Active Redistricting Cases: 44
Active Anti-Voting Cases: 85
Active Pro-Voting Cases: 71
Active DOJ Lawsuits: 30
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I’m glad that the Mad King isn’t going to commit war crimes right now, while once again it is obvious this bumbling fool has no idea what he’s doing.
www.bbc.com/news/article...
This is why so many people don’t trust either of the two parties
NOMINATE BETTER DEMOCRATS!
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BREAKING: Rep Ted Lieu says Trump has made over $9 billion during his presidency
Them: “bUt hE dOeSnT tAkE a SaLaRy” 🥴🤡
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For my own wellbeing, sometimes it's best to completely ignore harsh reality & focus exclusively on one or all of our 3 pets.
In this case it's our youngest, Trixie (a/k/a Bat-Mite, a/k/a Spawn of Satan), who I love dearly. ♥️ 🐶
(also: #ReleaseTheEPSTEIN_Files)
I hope the takeover of InfoWars by @theonion.com and @timheidecker.bsky.social that resulted from the bankruptcy brought on by Alex Jones’ evil attacks on the victims of Sandy Hook brings you as much joy as it does me.
BREAKING: Labor Secretary Lori Chavez-DeRemer has RESIGNED.
Her exit follows a tenure rocked by multiple scandals—including an investigation into an alleged affair with a security staffer and accusations of drinking on the job.
Keith Sonderling will serve as Acting Labor Secretary.
Not off to a great start
Prince passed away 10 years ago today.
RIP, your music lives on.
Cantor Fitzgerald needs to be investigated for its OUTRAGEOUS actions around the tariffs.
Lutnick cooked up an illegal scheme that was never going to work and enriched his own sons at Cantor Fitzgerald when the SCOTUS struck it down.
That is INSANE!
Crazy that Iranian, propaganda, lego movies, are giving us more accurate information than American MSM
Today's winner of the Internet. Congratulations!
I’m getting married to the love of my life tomorrow and I’m genuinely so glad for our friends and my sister because with their help, I’m not stressed at all. Hell, my soon-to-be BIL is doing our wedding photography for free as a wedding present. I feel incredibly blessed and relaxed.
Back to the simple natural order of things…….. not human arrogance based on destruction of our water,air, environment for profit…… for the 1%
Good morning Bluesky.
Say hello to our resident Orca, in front of the Seattle waterfront during a gorgeous PNW sunset. He was traveling with his family and T034s, T037/T037Bs. Those little ones in the pods are always the most playful ones. We love our whales. This photo should be a poster!
There should be a law passed, and enforced, that we will no longer have for profit prisons of any kind! Ever again! Incentivized incarceration should be a crime against humanity and should be retroactively enforced! They know what they are doing is wrong!
BBC News December 2024:
‘Farage has meanwhile said that he "might disagree with Mandelson on his politics, but he's a very intelligent man" and would be good choice for ambassador.’
Days like Friday are a testament not only to the lawyers I work with but also to our clients. The voters who are standing up and the institutions that are fighting back play no small role in protecting democracy. www.democracydocket.com/opinion/one-...
Russian social media influencers are speaking out against what Putin has done to Russia. They fear this is their last chance before they lose all internet freedom in Russia.
BBC Report Finds Signs of ‘Insider Trading’ Based on Trump’s Posts #Mediaite
