Dean Case

signs of cats who are running for cat mayor of somerville, massachusetts

a sign for a cat running for cat mayor named hermes squirmies

a pink sign for a cat running for cat mayor named beatrix. her slogan is “no kings, only princesses”

a sign for a cat running for cat mayor named Luna. her slogan is “pro zoomies, chaos, and attention”

there’s an election for Cat Mayor currently happening in Somerville, Mass. and every cat deserves to win

For any women in SoCal involved in, or seeking to get involved in motorsports, my friends at WIMNA have a great event coming up. www.eventbrite.com/e/wimna-so-c...

Hello. The president's continued insistence that the BLS numbers are rigged, political, or otherwise manipulated is a lie. Please stop saying 'baseless claim.' Thank you.

Innumerate

Corrupt. Dangerous. Deeply deeply damaging.

A Clash Over a Promotion Puts Hegseth at Odds With His Generals

Pathetic

www.nytimes.com/2025/07/26/u...

Are You Laughing Yet? Everyone can say exactly what they want, free of the fear of censorship, except by the government.

Always read @petridishes.bsky.social

The new Tesla Diner is open in Los Angeles and I won’t speak on political things but $11 breakfast tacos?! In the city of Los Angeles?! With American cheese?! $13 for A HOT DOG?!

Firing Powell Would Shatter the Economy’s Inflation Defenses Without independence, the Fed couldn’t be trusted to give priority to low inflation over the president’s other priorities.

"What would happen if Powell were fired? In May, Goldman Sachs economists looked at unscheduled leadership changes in central banks around the world and found inflation was 1 to 2 percentage points higher two years later with no benefit to growth."

This is, emphatically, not the way it’s supposed to work.

And I guess here’s where I should remind everyone that the global economy is captive to the every whim of a man who doesn’t understand how the global economy works

YouTube video by Heather Cox Richardson The Declaration of Independence | Journey to American Democracy

A video about the Declaration of Independence. I'm proud of this one.

To start the holiday weekend off right please enjoy this totally free bootlegged copy of the new F1 movie.

A grandma celebrating the birthday of her #dog. The dog didn’t even look at the food, the eyes were all on grandma... 🥺 #dogday

This is incredibly beautiful storytelling.

Like I've said before, if you have any doubts about climate change, just go to a super-boring insurance conference and listen to the super-boring panels where they dryly talk about the growing threat of disasters so catastrophic and unpredictable in scope they simply cannot be insured at any price.

For what it’s worth I look forward to seeing your byline and photo credits for many years. You have both friends and fans. I’m still hoping you do a book signing at Page Against the Machine in Long Beach.

Hello. I live in Los Angeles. The president is lying.

Cuts have consequences, illustrated. As seen on TV 📺

Once again, the Press Secretary is lying

The Press Secretary is lying.

Gavin Newsom Sits Down For Podcast With Serial Killer Who Targets Homeless SACRAMENTO, CA—Promising his podcast listeners an engaging and enlightening conversation, California Gov. Gavin Newsom reportedly sat down Tuesday with a serial killer who targets the homeless populat...

Gavin Newsom Sits Down For Podcast With Serial Killer Who Targets Homeless

I just really need everybody to understand that everything that’s happening in and to the global economy now (and all the businesses and people in it) is the entirely predictable result of the intentional decisions of one guy who doesn’t understand how the global economy works.

TANK vs TESLA

"We've crushed fascism before and we'll crush it again"

- ⁠WW2 veteran Ken, 98, in the tank

Tell me you’re telling your corporate overlords to go to hell without telling me you’re telling your corporate overlords to go to hell

A Ticking Clock on American Freedom It’s later than you think, but it’s not too late.

"Look around, take stock of where you are, and know this: Today, right now—and I mean right this second—you have the most power you’ll ever have in the current fight against authoritarianism in America."

A really important read. Here's a no-paywall gift article.

www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...

What Catherine said - with this addendum: the institutions of the US economy depend on the institutions of US democracy. Both are being deliberately destroyed

Book signing at Page Against the Machine!

I found the most incredible graph on the other site

As a commenter points out: So far…

Trump Said Cuts Wouldn’t Affect Public Safety. Then He Fired Hundreds of Workers Who Help Fight Wildfires. The White House and DOGE have sought to eliminate thousands of jobs from the Forest Service. The wildland firefighting force is one of many targets within the agency.

NEW: Trump said government cuts wouldn’t affect public safety. But staffing changes at the Forest Service have weakened an already strained firefighting force by hitting support staff who play crucial roles in preventing and battling blazes.