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Weirded out like I am by Trump-Epstein apologetics that use the term "barely legal," including to describe a 15 year old girl (who is years shy of being "barely legal"? Then read this, by @aselrod.bsky.social.

Scientific consensus based on an overwhelming amount of evidence isn't "orthodoxy" unless you're a quack.

Little grey fuzzy jumping spider with 2 black stripes down her face over her big eyes, perched on a closed yellow flower peering up at you

Ms Habronattus georgiensis being adorable as she waits for her takeout to arrive
#EmotionalSupportSpood

Beautiful!

Note: the city of Broadview has imposed a curfew on protest here outside the detention center.

Free speech hours (even in the "allowed" area boxed in by cement barricades here) don't start until 9am.

One of the problems is that there were more protesters, and the "free speech zone" wasn't big enough for everyone. The fascist goons kinda planned it that way.

I didn’t want America to go fascist. I think that is very bad. But I take some solace in the fact that we got such stupid, petty fascists, the sort who order an in-person meeting of military leaders not to execute a large-scale purge, but to make them listen to him wax philosophical about gender.

The democratic leadership is stuck in a time loop from 2012

Ten heaps of chili indifferent colours, sized and shapes laid out to dry on kitchen paper.

When the recipe calls for "a chili'
(and you've picked ten different types in your garden this afternoon....)

Når oppskriften sier 'en chili'
(og du har plukket ti forskjellige typer i hagen i ettermiddag...)

🌶️🌱

146 environmental defenders were killed or disappeared last year The latest tally from Global Witness is a grim ledger. In 2024, at least 146 people were killed or disappeared while defending land, water and forests. That brings the total to at least 2,253 deaths…

146 environmental defenders were killed or disappeared last year

A white banner. On the right is a stylized ink illustration of a kestrel falcon in black on white, without outline just the black marks on its wings and face, drawn from the side. His wings are partly open and his head is turned towards us. He is about to take flight. On the left is the title "Keep hope alive: a gaza giving circle" in ink-effect font. There’s a big red banner that says “Urgent evacuation needed—$2,050 will be matched.” In the bottom right corner in green text is the link tinyurl.com/HopeGivingCircle.

🚨 EVACUATION DRIVE and we're matching £1,500/$2,050 - please share 🚨 We got evacuation funds for four families, but we MUST help two more to escape the north of Gaza. Every minute's wait is death.

ANYTHING helps. We have a week, but let's do it sooner. 0/8000 chuffed.org/project/hope...

Let's keep Juno connected, everybody!

ko-fi.com/junostump
venmo.com/u/junostump

The people wondering "how could anyone who isn't a professional escape after a high profile daylight assassination" are forgetting two things:

1. Cops are bad at their jobs

2. The FBI used to be somewhat better at their jobs and were recently gutted by political layoffs

How Charlie Kirk Plans to Discredit Martin Luther King Jr. and the Civil Rights Act Turning Point USA founder Charlie Kirk is preparing to launch a campaign against Martin Luther King Jr. and the landmark civil rights law he helped enact.

"We made a huge mistake when we passed the Civil Rights Act in the 1960s."
- Charlie Kirk

www.wired.com/story/charli...

I had NO IDEA that the head writer of WKRP was trans. I’m near the end of a rewatch and there’s an episode that shows a trans woman joyfully declaring that NOW she can be who she really is, and continuously portrays Herb as the fool because he’s got an issue with it. In 1979!!!

Damn straight! *high five*

Live updates: Charlie Kirk has died after being shot at an event in Utah, Pres. Trump says Charlie Kirk, the CEO and co-founder of the conservative youth organization Turning Point USA, has died after being shot at an event at Utah Valley University, President Trump said.

Khristofascist Kirk Korpse is in the news. Oh what a fucking tragedy.

Anti-Islamic US biker gang members run security at deadly Gaza aid sites BBC identifies members of Infidels MC gang hired as armed security at US and Israel-backed aid sites.

Remember the Gaza Humanitarian Fund? The shady American nonprofit run by a Christian Nationalist that was given full control of food aid distribution sites in Gaza?

Its parent organization GH solutions hired members of an American white supremacist biker gang to run security for the all the sites.

“Either vote for me, the guy Trump endorses and is trying to rig the race for, or Trump will take over your city” doesn’t make the most sense to me

"Weeks ago, I arranged an on-site meeting this coming Friday at the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency's headquarters in Springfield, Va., to connect with the nonpartisan career intelligence professionals who serve our country every day. These are Virginians - my constituents and I have held more than a dozen similar private listening sessions with NGA and other intelligence agencies in Virginia under both Democratic and Republican presidents, including during President Trump's first term. Engagements such as these are a core part of my responsibility to provide oversight and support to our intelligence community and hear from Americans who live in Virginia, and they have never been questioned or politicized, until now. "Over the weekend, conspiracy theorist Laura Loomer discovered the unpublicized, classified visit and launched a campaign of baseless attacks against both me and NGA Director Vice Admiral Trey Whitworth for hosting what has always been considered a routine oversight meeting. In response to Loomer's criticism, political appointees canceled the visit, just the latest example of an administration seemingly desperate to please Loomer, a figure with a long history of extreme and outlandish fringe views, including 9/11 denialism, anti-Muslim harassment campaigns, and associations with white supremacists.

"This nakedly political decision undermines the dedicated, nonpartisan staff at NGA and threatens the principle of civilian oversight that protects our national security. Members of Congress routinely conduct meetings and on-site engagements with federal employees in their states and districts; blocking and setting arbitrary conditions on these sessions sets a dangerous precedent, calling into question whether oversight is now allowed only when it pleases the far-right fringe. This should concern Republicans as well as Democrats: if routine oversight can be obstructed for political reasons, no member of Congress is immune. "Let me be clear: I will never be deterred from carrying out my constitutional responsibilities. The business of government and the security of our nation will not be dictated by extremist attention-seekers. I will continue to hold the government accountable and meet with the career intelligence professionals who keep our country safe." ###

Sen. Mark Warner, D-Va., the vice chair of the Senate Intelligence Committee, says he was denied a meeting with career intelligence workers because Laura Loomer objected.

NOTE: This visit was 𝘶𝘯𝘱𝘶𝘣𝘭𝘪𝘤𝘪𝘻𝘦𝘥 and 𝘤𝘭𝘢𝘴𝘴𝘪𝘧𝘪𝘦𝘥. Who is feeding such information to Loomer?

Sen. Mark Warner, D-Va., the vice chair of the Intelligence Committee, says he was denied a meeting with career intelligence workers because Laura Loomer objected.

He’s finding that he’s got a taste for mass murder now that he can actually do it with no consequences.

RIP CBS News

I think we're now up to part № 74241.

All kidding about this nonsense answer aside: The regime is asserting the power to murder without trial a boat full of people suspected of drug trafficking, who easily could have been intercepted and arrested instead. That is unconscionable and horrifying even assuming everyone aboard was guilty.

Illinois has laws against sharing data for immigration enforcement. It’s one of only 2-3 states that have such robust rules preventing collaboration w ICE. I believe it’s one of the reasons that we’re in month 8 of the Trump administration continuing to talk about but not act on an ICE surge

I'm just going to keep noting that the owner and operator of Twitter -- the social media that too many politicians and pundits use to determine what's "normal" -- keeps on pushing the white supremacist Great Replacement Theory that has been the motivation for multiple mass shootings in this country.

58 shot over weekend in Chicago as governor rejects Trump's threat to send in National Guard At least eight people have been killed and 58 others injured in shootings across Chicago over Labor Day weekend, according to police.

Buried 35 paragraphs in:

"Violent crime in Chicago has dropped significantly in the first half of the year, according to official data released by the city. Shootings are down 37% and homicides have dropped by 32% compared to the first half of 2024, while total violent crime dropped by over 22%..."

Once again, America is shattered by another horrific school shooting.

This morning at Annunciation Catholic School in Minneapolis, two children—just 8 and 10 years old—were killed during a school Mass.

Read our statement: www.newtownactionalliance.org/naa-press-me...