Kevin Boyer

Good he apologized. But he's in that job because he's cruel and bigoted and that appeals to the people who watch that show.

This regime is determined to make all our friends and allies turn away from us.

This wasn’t just a security breach, documents obtained by NPR from a hotel guest who found them on a printer revealed something even more disturbing: a planned luncheon in honor of Vladimir Putin. The menu literally read, “In honor of his excellency Vladimir Putin.”

The Mothership Vortex: An Investigation Into the Firm at the Heart of the Democratic Spam Machine How a single consulting firm extracted $282 million from a network of spam PACs while delivering just $11 million to actual campaigns.

The annoying spam texts destroying the Democratic brand:

$678M raised through those spam tactics

$282M to one consulting firm: Mothership Strategies.

$11M to actual campaigns (1.6%)

The party isn’t just treating donors like marks—it’s being fleeced itself yet continues to back Mothership.

The call has always been coming from the inside…

Oh my God stop with the "breaking his silence" click bait. He was appointed interim CEO 2 days ago. Lazy writing.

NOAA was developing a way to predict extreme rainfall — until Trump officials stopped it The tool would have projected how climate change could affect rainfall frequency and intensity in communities across the nation.

Exclusive: Trump officials have indefinitely suspended work on a crucial tool to predict extreme rainfall frequency, a move that experts said will make the country more vulnerable to storms supercharged by climate change.

Marriott Guest Refuses To Put Up With Hotel Denying Elite Benefits—Hands Staff A Form Demanding $100 Cash Penalty - View from the Wing One Sheraton guest chronicles their Kafkesque quest to have the Sheraton Grand Seattle honor Marriott elite benefits. Traveler reports are that they’ve been out of compliance for years, and becoming e...

Moral of this story, @marriott-bonvoy.bsky.social elite members ... Don't stay at the the Sheraton Grand Seattle. They want your money but won't honor the terms of their agreement with loyal platinum members.

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Foreseeable flaws in Gaza aid project led to shooting of Palestinians The Gaza Humanitarian Foundation program has produced huge crowds near Israeli troops, who opened fire multiple times, according to humanitarian experts, witnesses and visual evidence.

The repeated fatal shootings of Palestinians seeking food at distribution centers in Gaza are an outcome of the flawed design of the American-backed Gaza Humanitarian Foundation's efforts, according to experts, witness testimony and visual evidence.

Snowflakes offended at electric vehicles because .. (shrug)

‘He. Is. Lying.’: Republican blasted for spinning Medicaid cuts as ‘transitioning’ U.S. Senator James Lankford (R-OK) is receiving strong criticism for his claim that Republicans' budget legislation does not remove millions of Medicaid users from the program, but rather "transitions...

In claiming that those dropped from Medicaid will be put on employers’ insurance plans instead, James Lankford just enunciated Trickle Down 2.0: Healthcare Edition. It’s a lie, just like classic trickle-down economics. This budget plan will give us a sicker America.

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Isn't this what the Republicans wanted? Destroy FEMA & let the states handle hurricane disasters themselves? FL, GA, LA, TX, AL, MS, SC ... they are all gonna want CA, IL, NY, NJ, WA, OR, MA money once the season starts. Blue states should create a blue FEMA. Want some? It's a loan + interest

LGBTQ+ History Fellowships, Grants, Prizes, and Opportunities

Our list of LGBTQ+ history grants, fellowships and prizes was developed initially by OutHistory intern Moira Armstrong in 2024. It was updated most recently in May 2025. Check the list out at the link in our bio.

Rümeysa Öztürk speaks after her release from ICE detention and return to Massachusetts.

We'll keep pushing for freedom and justice for Rümeysa and other scholars like her who've been targeted for exercising their First Amendment rights.

YouTube video by Saturday Night Live Trump Mother's Day Cold Open - SNL

The last part of this is so funny. "Pete Hegseth" figures out how to get a drink. @saturdaynightlive.bsky.social

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Scientists Just Found Who's Causing Global Warming A new study observes economic patterns related to climate change in order to find the staggering amount of emissions pumped out by the rich.

Scientists Just Found Who's Causing Global Warming: it's the 1%

flip.it/9uDEec

Tufts University student Rümeysa Öztürk arrives back home after spending six weeks at a Louisiana detention center | CNN Tufts University doctoral student Rümeysa Öztürk was released from a Louisiana detention center Friday, six weeks after masked federal agents took her into custody amid the Trump administration’s effo...

Tufts University student Rümeysa Öztürk arrives back home after spending six weeks at a Louisiana detention center.

Former Mayor Lori Lightfoot

Marcia Festen

Family, friends and neighbors with the street sign.

Festen on right with daughter Ella on left, me and Willard Dumas.

Neighbors of the late Judge Pat Logue surprised her widow Marcia Festen with an honorary street naming on her block of West Newport. Former Mayor Lightfoot spoke about Logue’s legacy as a lawyer & judge, and Festen spoke of their 27-year partnership. Logue’s obit: windycitytimes.com/2024/02/26/p...

ICYMI: these are the only refugees they are making room for. Their vision for 🇺🇸 couldn’t be any clearer.

No matter what this Administration tells the American people, the law is very clear: Members of Congress have a legal right to enter any DHS detention facility to conduct oversight without prior notice - something I’ve done twice this year without issue.

Expelled South African ambassador returns home, says will wear US sanction as ‘badge of dignity’ | CNN The South African ambassador who was expelled from the United States and declared persona non grata by the Trump administration was given a hero’s welcome on his return home Sunday, when hundreds of s...

The South African ambassador who was expelled from the United States and declared persona non grata by the Trump administration was given a hero’s welcome on his return home Sunday, when hundreds of supporters gathered at an airport and sang songs praising him: cnn.it/4jbWZZF

Disgusting

They lied about dead beneficiaries because they don't understand how coding works, and now they will make it difficult for our most vulnerable to get their earned benefits. Cruelty is the GOP brand.

Trump fires Democratic FTC commissioners | CNN Business President Donald Trump fired two Democratic members of the Federal Trade Commission on Tuesday, with both commissioners saying they were ”illegally fired.”

President Donald Trump fired two Democratic members of the Federal Trade Commission, with both commissioners saying they were ”illegally fired.”

Pentagon restores a few webpages honoring servicemembers but still defends DEI purge The Pentagon says internet pages honoring a Black Medal of Honor winner and Japanese American service members were mistakenly taken down.

Does the military no longer need non-white non-male non-straight volunteers?

Measles requires 95% vaccination rates for herd immunity.

It has a 16.2% case fatality rate for unvaccinated children under 5 years and 24% for children under 9 months (who are unable to be vaccinated).

30% of the survivors experience severe complications like blindness, deafness, or encephalitis.

NAACP lists companies that dump DEI in its tactical spending guide for Black Americans The NAACP wants Black Americans to take their purchasing power, which some studies value at over a trillion dollars, to businesses that align with the civil rights group's values.

NAACP lists companies that dump DEI in its tactical spending guide for Black Americans

Airbnb’s co-founder is joining Elon Musk’s DOGE Gebbia, a close friend of Musk, has praised DOGE’s work and defended it against criticisms on social media

Time to evict AirBnB from your life, if you have't already.

Donald Trump signs order shifting US back towards plastic straws The president has long been a critic of paper straws, which he says don't work and dissolve too easily.

The distraction orders keep coming. donald Trump signs order shifting US back towards plastic straws www.bbc.com/news/article...