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American politics makes a lot more sense when you realize that the GOP is afraid of pissing off the GOP base, and the Dems are afraid of pissing off the GOP base, but neither party is afraid of pissing off the Dem base.

What if Walmart turned its parking lots into solar farms? We asked experts to help crunch the numbers.

South Korea has mandated solar canopies for large parking lots. It's a no-brainer. We could offer firms incentives to do it here, or they could just friggin' do it! (H/t @assaadrazzouk.bsky.social)

Here's a little sumptin' I put together a while back...

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We have progressed from data collection to data analysis.

The world's 10 richest people (nearly all from the U.S.) are collectively $500 billion richer this year thanks to growth in stocks tied to AI.

Meanwhile, data centers are sucking up communities’ water and electricity.

AI is making the rich even richer while everyone else pays the price.

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Been thinking a lot on this MLK Jr. quote lately:

“I have almost reached the regrettable conclusion that the Negro's great stumbling block in the stride toward freedom is not the White Citizens Councillor or the Ku Klux Klanner but the white moderate who is more devoted to order than to justice…”

Why a Pennsylvania Court Election This November Could Matter in 2028

In my opinion, the 2nd most important election this November (after CA Redistricting) is the trio of Pennsylvania State Supreme Court retention elections.

Many in PA are unaware, and we need to fix that.

All 3 Justices MUST be retained.

GIFT ARTICLE to read/share.

www.nytimes.com/2025/09/16/u...

A drawing of a grim reaper drifting in a toyota sprinter across a grid landscape in front of the outline of downtown detroit, with a big skull looking over it and a wingding in the corner with a skull and cross bones, a vertical black block down the side of it says "extreme danger!" big text at the bottom says "lilies are toxic to cats! Do not expose your pet cat to lilies it's very bad for them!"

My new shirt design is a very serious PSA that I was asked to make, because apparently a lot of people don't know.
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It will never not be amazing to me that journalists and other people in positions of public influence willingly stay on a site that is being openly manipulated on every level by one of the worst human beings on Earth.

on the electoral side of things, this is why you need a loud opposition party saying they reject this and will not stand for it. that this country should be safe for people from korea as new immigrants but also for longstanding korean americans.

i have a cat i need to rehome, i love him dearly and hes very sweet but hes stressed here and its not good for us or him, one of my other cats seems to not like him and i think thats where the stress starts, when hes stressed he pees outside his litter box, since I've isolated him its not been an issue his name is birch hes 2 years old and i raised him myself, i found him and his mom and took them off the streets, he wouldnt do good in a shelter but unless i can find him a home myself, which ive had no luck, thats my only choice please feel free to share this information and these pictures around, if you can get me in contact with someone id owe you forever, birch deserves better, he deserves love, hes shy but hes such a sweet angel and this is breaking my heart theres three pictures of a tuxedo cat along woth the screenshot text

trying one more time

I need to rehome my cat, been trying dor months woth no luck, he deserves a loving home

I am located in eastern PA right next to jersey, im willing to travel a bit

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⚠️please share this, help me find a miracle⚠️

#cat #rehome #help #helpsky

You cannot understand politics in the United States in 2025 without understanding Gamergate.

It is the Rosetta Stone for our current nightmare.

I'm harnessing the unprecedented power of AI to forget how to read and develop a severe mental illness that makes me unrecognizable to those who once knew me.

nothing describes Democratic Party politicians better than constantly training and never fighting

idk i just feel like AI automation is going to benefit one very specific income bracket tremendously and leave everyone else in the dust but hey maybe three ghosts will intervene on christmas eve or something

While the studio audience – and many viewers - clearly agreed with the eloquent sentiment, the show’s bosses did not. Now it looks like Colbert may not even make it to the end of the series next year, as, according to journalist Rob Shuter, there have been words had with Colbert, and they have come “very close” to pulling him off-air. After reportedly calling a emergency meeting the morning after Cobert’s show aired, two senior executives reportedly said: “He's daring us to fire him. And honestly? We’re close to doing it. He’s been warned. What he said was unacceptable. There are real consequences this time.”

Supposedly after pretending it was about money they're just openly talking in meetings about how they'll trash contracts and fire comedians for the absolutely unprescedented act of... making fun of the president on a late night talk show.

Dictator shit.

Holy shit wait for it

It is really telling that billionaires have enough to buy anything they want and the thing they want is fascism.

Gay Jawn. Protect Trans Youth! (Spotted in South Philly) 🦅🏳️‍⚧️🏳️‍🌈

I mean, you could cancel Paramount and support @pbs.org instead.

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A glasswing butterfly standing on a leaf

A blue morpho butterfly with its wings folded so you can see the eyespot pattern on their underside

A tiger longwing butterfly standing on a red flower

Wandered through Copenhagen’s botanical garden today and it turns out they have a butterfly house, which I can never resist. Many of the flappy lads wanted to keep flapping so it was quite hard to take photos, but a few obliged by posing.

A picture of Eldritch Anisette's Complete Fairytales LP

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let's release a record!!!

All six songs we recorded back in 96-97 are now together for the first time in physical format.

🛒 Complete Fairytales - black vinyl, hand-screened limited edition: numerogroup.com/products/compl…

"what it sounds like" from kpop demon hunters is such a good song, I kinda want to do a cover.

1/ Amid the noise and setbacks, this week brought a few meaningful #publichealth wins. These may not have crossed your feed yet, but I want to highlight them because they matter. And in times like these, celebrating wins is important 👇

new eldritch anisette t-shirt for pre-order

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I WILL USE EM DASHES TIL I DIE. I WILL USE THE SENTENCE STRUCTURES THAT I WANT TO USE. IF I STOP WRITING HOW I WANT TO WRITE THEN THE ROBOT WINS ANYWAY.

A poster with a cat and the words: THE WRONG AMAZON IS BURNING THE WRONG ICE Is MELTING

Good morning 🫡

Two cats, Fishtopher and Mr Lover, standing in a windowsill. Fishtopher is a classic brown tabby cat with green eyes, and Mr Lover is an orange tabby cat with amber eyes. They look at the camera with alert and attentive expressions.

Congress is still attempting to pass HR.1, a massive bill that intends to cut vital government services for working Americans. It has passed in the Senate, and is going back to the House for voting. Please contact your House Representative and urge them to vote NO on HR.1.

As some Democrats spent the week trying to destroy Mamdani, Republicans are uniting to pass the big beautiful billionaire bill and destroy our Medicaid and add $4.5 trillion in debt to give billionaires the biggest wealth transfer in US history.

Priorities.

Embrace immigrants. Celebrate diversity. Fight for equality and commit yourself to serving the needs of those with needs.

Be real. Be empathic. Be human.

That’s a recipe for Democratic success. Not whatever it is that the party has been doing recently.