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This is why noblesse oblige existed as a concept, a certain type of wealth was expected to give back or lose their head

I saw this life-sized glass sculpture of a pregnant woman in a hammock while we were in Virginia, and it is living rent-free in my head because of the incredible attention to detail. Her feet, her hair, even the facial expression...how? It's Nang Ga-Red by Oben Abright from 2010. I am in love

tbh the best was when a writer talked shit about Stop the Insanity infomercials in an article and a week later I got an angry email from Susan Powter with the subject line “Assed-fucked by Bitch magazine,” and an email right after that clarifying that the previous one should have read “Ass-fucked”

Every time I think about him having a bankrupt casino, I get mad all over again. He can't make a profit in a business model that basically prints money?

Courtney Love left a half-hour’s worth of increasingly bizarre messages on my office voicemail

The way I would watch video of this...

Holy shit! Two Dem lawmakers and their spouses shot by a guy in body armor impersonating a police officer in MN.

And they start off as little squishy sweet babies and end up as adult humans which is so weird.

Every thought I have about this is going in the group chat because utterly predictable and also about to activate so much energy that no one is ready for but here we go anyway

🥳! Take wins when you can get them. The ruling is that the commissioners can only be fired... “for neglect of duty or malfeasance in office but for no other cause” — allegations that have not been made against the commissioners in question." 🧾 AP is.gd/hNsxZg

I’ll be speaking about the importance of library worker solidarity at tomorrow’s District of Columbia Library Association annual banquet. There is no place I’d rather be. Join us! dcla.org/event-6159066

You can't hit the nail on the head more than this from Tim Walz... 📺 bsky.app/profile/amer...

And any existential crisis for higher education is an existential crisis for every local economy that is organized around higher education. And that’s most of them.

lol I was doing this in 2020 but to cops I have personally sued since 2004 who were back out doing what they do…

Sometimes things don’t add up because you can’t count.

We are now at the assassinating political leaders stage of the coup…

Like Trump, it is an indictment of the system that this man is considered a viable candidate for public office. Do not rank Cuomo.

Here we go NYC! Early voting is underway in our primary elections! Make a plan to vote! Don’t rank Cuomo! Send the rats packing! Find your local poll site here! www.nycvotes.org/how-to-vote/...

Excellent piece on protest and self defense in LA from @melissagiragrant.com in @thenewrepublic.bsky.social newrepublic.com/article/1963...

A pre-war building for the Thirty Years War

Ladies and gentlemen, we got him (the personification of our racism)

This is the first time I have ever managed to grow a large, unmarked, perfect tomato outside. It is still warm and I will eat it now.

Horrifying. Two D MN lawmakers & their spouses were shot—Sen. John Hoffman & Rep Melissa Hortman. Hortman & her husband died. Suspect: - white man w/brown hair - black body armor over a blue shirt/blue pants - may be impersonating law enforcement. 🧾 is.gd/ra2AJ5 📺 🧵 bsky.app/profile/atru...

Good grief, what a damaging profile. #DUIHireHegseth comes across every bit as we thought — lazy, paranoid as hell, completely in over his head. Having this man as SecDef is embarrassing and dangerous. All I can say is keep the leaks coming. He can't plug them all. 🧾 nymag.com/intelligence...

👀 We're at the point where #DUIHireHegseth's DoD is disseminating anti-protest disinfo/propaganda. Can we say it's an authoritarian regime yet? Does it merit "a sternly worded letter?" 🤔 #NoKings is the answer. 🦋 bsky.app/profile/jonc...

🇺🇸 SATURDAY, JUNE 14th 🇺🇸 #NoKings Counter the darkness in DC by joining neighbors in peaceful protest *for* the U.S. nokings.org Ask your fed, state, or local electeds if they plan to attend & speak. Their visibility matters. 🔍 Locate officials, fed, state, AND local: tinyurl.com/USelecteds

How many talking heads & popular scribes also underestimated the rise of authoritarianism here, even as it was evident *on the daily* early on? People power — including the spunk of Sen. Padilla — shows that peaceful protests demanding accountability *do work*. #NoKings is next. 🧾 is.gd/3clCQx

Temu Goebbels...right now... NYT: Trump Shifts Deportation Focus, Pausing Raids on Farms, Hotels and Eateries 🧾 www.nytimes.com/2025/06/13/u...

Follow the Minnesota Star Tribune — doing live updates... www.startribune.com/brooklyn-par...

Watch out for agitators during #NoKings. They will not scare us. Trump's shock troops have been planning for this. They want to start a hot civil war. 🧾 WSJ: www.wsj.com/politics/pol...

Here we go again — the "Christian" Trump bud actually confessed on his IG... "...admitting that for 20 years he had been “leading a double life”, abusing alcohol and cocaine, “&, at times, touched men in an unwanted sensual way.” (Wonder if he's traded notes w/CPAC's Matt Schlapp?) 🧾 is.gd/aAsuH9

Now how is this *not* a violation of Posse Comitatus?! "Troops are authorized to detain people who pose a threat to federal personnel or property, but only until police can arrest them." An Army vet on his way to a VA appt, he crossed a yellow tape boundary & was asked to stop. 🧾 is.gd/lBMh2v

Trump tacitly admits that most migrants are law-abiding citizens who contribute a lot to society.

Looking forward to reading this regularly!

Good weather apparently doesn't even want to be in DC on Sat. There may be ⚡shocking⚡ outdoor events! ⚡Events on the Mall⚡ - fitness competition 9:30 AM - festival 11 AM- 6PM - parade 6:30PM - concert & fireworks 8-10PM Will "large crowds' materialize? 🧾 www.washingtonpost.com/weather/2025...

No shock. The Temu Goebbels Ethnic Cleansing Road Show requires hitting ghoul Stephen Miller's quotas (not sure if he screamed "or else" during his unhinged meeting with ICE). ICE thugs don't even hide that any reason to snatch and deport brown folks will do. 🌐 www.instagram.com/reel/DKzbcQe...

Lyft is always an alternative to putting 💰 in his coffers. 📺 bsky.app/profile/atru...

Are these officers proud of arresting an 80-year-old veteran? 🧾 bsky.app/profile/your...

🇺🇸 TODAY, JUNE 14th !! 🇺🇸 #NoKings Join neighbors in peaceful protest: nokings.org Share appearances of any fed, state, or local electeds if they attend your #NoKings event. Their visibility really matters at this time. 🔍 Fed, state, AND local: tinyurl.com/USelecteds

SURVEILLANCE STATE DB. "HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. "ordered the dataset handed over to the Dept of Homeland Security, the emails show. Officials at the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services were given just 54 minutes on Tuesday to comply with the directive." 🧾 apnews.com/article/medi...

FOTUS has been briefed and released a statement... 🧾 www.startribune.com/brooklyn-par...

Of course they fear a Tiananmen Square moment tomorrow. Can't blame any #NoKings events, because none will be held in DC. Trump, we know your J6ers are capable of manufacturing conflict in an attempt to counter the growing peaceful movement against fascism here. 🇺🇸 Not tmw, Satan. 🧾 is.gd/V9opJA

The FELON's fascist military extravaganza isn't a draw. Plenty of hotel rooms in DC for Saturday. 😂😂😂

#DUIHireHegseth is so far out of his depth. From the generals to the rank and file, many know he's a joke. But the choice is theirs — what does their oath to the Constitution mean to them? We're going to find out soon. Some are prepared to blindly follow Dear Leader. 📺 bsky.app/profile/linc...