Reminds me of the Trump Tulsa rally in June 2020 right in the middle of COVID

Tens of people!

We didn't deserve this day.

Hey, the excellent Minneapolis arts and culture magazine Racket took down their paywall for the day, so you can go read their coverage of the occupation unhindered. Start here: racketmn.com/voices-of-th...

Uruguay’s Renewable Charge: A Small Nation, A Big Lesson For The World Uruguay built a power grid that runs 99% on renewables—at half the cost of fossil fuels. Here’s how its bold energy overhaul became a global model.

“Uruguay did what most nations still call impossible: it built a power grid that runs almost entirely on renewables—at half the cost of fossil fuels. The physicist who led that transformation says the same playbook could work anywhere—if governments have the courage to change the rules.”

The Norwegian Nobel Prize committee has been forced to make a statement, declaring that the prize cannot be transferred.
It's hard even to comprehend how stupid this has become

Oh wow

the Muppets have been real quiet since the Louvre heist

Very excited for this, and happy for you, Darcie! Oh, by the way, AggieCon would like to get in touch with you about being a guest at the con in January - yay! Can I put you in touch?

And to you, Darcie!

Sen. John Cornyn calls for 'Alligator Alcatraz' facility in Texas Cornyn made the comments in reference to a new immigration detention center in the Florida Everglades that's surrounded by swamps filled with alligators.

www.kvue.com/article/news...

Texans, get on the phone and tell Cornyn what you think of his repulsive, hateful "idea".

Leigh & I are bringing #TheInvisibleParade to #HTown next month! See you soon, East TX! Plz spread the word to everyone who loves all things #Goth & #DíaDeMuertos: @bevvincent.bsky.social @jbarchivist.bsky.social @sfsignal.bsky.social + @bedrockcity.bsky.social (see you soon, Richard Evans). ✊🏽

@premeemohamed.com Congratulations on the WFA nomination! You deserve all the honors!

2025 World Fantasy Awards Finalists The World Fantasy Awards ballot for works published in 2024 has been announced. The awards will be presented during the 2025 World Fantasy Convention, scheduled for October 30 – November 2, 2…

Hurray, hurray to all! Particularly R.B. Lemberg, Nathan Ballingrud, Premee Mohamed, Samantha Mills, Cat Hellisen, Kathleen Jennings, Sheree Renee Thomas, Mary Robinette Kowal, Andy Duncan, and Patrick Swenson!

locusmag.com/2025/07/2025...

It should but we've been talking for a few years about why it doesn't.

Federal agents handcuff and detain New York City mayoral candidate Brad Lander was taken into custody at an immigration court in Lower Manhattan.

Zohran Mamdani, who recently cross-endorsed with Lander, called for the comptroller’s immediate release. “This is fascism and all New Yorkers must speak in one voice,” said Mamdani.

In Hurricane Katrina, mainstream media were more worried people might take stuff rom WalMart than that grandmothers were dying on rooftops of buildings surrounded by contaminated floodwater.

I hear that. It's a beautiful place though, isn't it?

The first U.S. bishop appointed by Pope Leo XIV—a refugee himself—is mobilizing priests to accompany migrants at immigration court on June 20.

(Via Christopher Hale)

Horrible.

Exactly.

BREAKING: LA solidarity protesters in Austin are occupying JJ Pickle Federal Building, which houses local ICE processing center

If you're a Marine or other service member being mobilized to Los Angeles and you'd like to apply for conscientious objector status, call the GI Rights Hotline to get some guidance on your options:

1-877-447-4487

Agree. Lately everything Trump does is described as a "distraction." Sending troops to LA is a distraction from the Musk/Trump feud, Musk/Trump feud is a distraction from budget bill, etc. I don't think he puts that much thought into it, he's just a stupid fascist motherfucker who does crazy shit.

This is their new thing. Present everything they are doing as "restoring faith" in something --- even though they are the ones who pushed the bullshit that destoyed people's trust in it. It's cute.

Yup. I have a hard time seeing the fact that Bluesky does not compensate people for being combative assholes to generate "engagement" as a downside.

I sometimes wonder if people who insist that everything is a distraction have to run their own errands. “This grocery trip is a distraction from the REAL issue, which is the weird noise my engine is making! The fact we’re out of toilet paper is a distraction from the REAL issue which is dinner!”