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Unfortunately, Bluesky is unavailable in Mississippi right now, due to a new state law that requires age verification for all users.

While intended for child safety, we think this law poses broader challenges & creates significant barriers that limit free speech & harm smaller platforms like ours.

"None Of These Books Are Obscene": Judge Strikes Down Much of Florida's Book Ban Bill In a major win for intellectual freedom, a judge rules against Florida law that led to removing hundreds of books from school libraries.

How about that? A victory for people who actually read.

A happy Corgi sits poolside on his own personal cushion.

Ladies and gentlemen, the King, Elvis. It’s good to be Elvis. He had a walk and a 💩 and an ice cream shot and now he’s poolside for some sun. Happy Weekend to all!

Hey, as a librarian I need to tell you:

Our funding depends on usage.

So go ahead and check out that book even if you don't think you'll finish it. No one will know. Check out that DVD even though you might not like it. Get ambitious in your quest for knowledge.

Adam Friedland’s Comedy of Discomforts His rendition of the talk show is innately subversive, at direct odds with the squeaky-clean, white-bread humor that is typical of its cable counterpart.

There have been attempts to portray Adam Friedland as the next Jon Stewart, and as the long sought-after Joe Rogan of the left. But this rhetoric strips him of his organic appeal, Brady Brickner-Wood writes.

The plan? Change none of Pete Buttigieg's policies but give him a beard and run him again in 2028

i really think the only reason we haven't created new states — which was a common political tactic in the 19th century, see nevada and the dakotas — is that 50 is a round number

two men are standing next to each other holding guns in a field . ALT: two men are standing next to each other holding guns in a field .

"Bluesky is dying"

Oh yeah? Then explain why this GIF always does numbers.

jello with a skull in it. text says "i know it was the '70s, but...why would you put that in jello?"

more concept art!

Dems should fight on every front.

If Texas steals 5 seats, Dem states should redistrict 30 GOP members out of their districts.

We should insist DOJ release the entire Epstein File.

Not only shouldn't we bring knives to a gun fight, if they bring pistols, we should bring machine guns.

Daily Haiku #164

A chorus of birds
Lawnmowers silent at last
Late summer morning

#Haiku #Poetry #Summer #Birds #Silence #Quiet #Morning #Sunrise #DailyHaikuPrompt (Tranquil)

‘Talk about affordability’: Warren boosts Mamdani as model for Democratic victory The progressive Massachusetts senator appeared with the Democratic nominee for mayor in New York City.

‘Talk about affordability’: Warren boosts Mamdani as model for Democratic victory.

Writers Need Libraries: How Libraries Can Help You Write Better From research to work spaces to community building, libraries are an essential part of improving your writing life.

Everyone needs libraries! Even the people who write the books.

bookriot.com/writers-need...

The Hero of Twilight

another example from the book of just terrible writing. published, funny enough, at the new york post nypost.com/2025/08/04/o...

We’re about to do this for the economy

“Gagging”

I am here (5 mins late) for my Representative, Bill Foster’s, town hall. As always…here begins my thread!

We always leave out lots of water for wildlife and seeing this hedgehog have a midnight drink on the camera makes it worth it

Hype hype hype

“South Park” Skewers a Satire-Proof President The new season première goes after Trump as never before—and solves a problem that’s plagued comedians since his first term in office.

“South Park” has managed to offend nearly every political group, pop-culture fandom, and religious denomination. Now it’s managed to piss off Donald Trump like never before.

Guy on Jumbotron Caught Using Cheats in FromSoft Game FOXBOROUGH, Mass. — Controversy erupted in the Souls community this week after longtime FromSoft gamer Andy O’Reilly was caught on the jumbotron at a Coldplay…

Guy on Jumbotron Caught Using Cheats in FromSoft Game

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Good luck - you got this

Colbert's cancellation is a dark warning CBS's decision marks a dangerous new stage for the culture at large.

"If this can happen to Colbert and a storied franchise, this can happen to anyone": www.motherjones.com/politics/202...

Epstein Won't Die Trump names me in his lawsuit against WSJ for story on Jeffrey Epstein letter

Trump names me in lawsuit re Jeffrey Epstein letter
www.kenklippenstein.com/p/epstein-wo...

A wildlife photographer joked that his wife managed to capture an extraordinary photo that outdid him: a European eagle owl, one of the world's largest, perched on his camera lens.

Very cool - thanks 👍

This sounds like complete wank to me! Is it generating money or saving money? How did that $500m saving get calculated? If you can't get those answers don't publish this story it's that simple

A brown and white corgi laying on a dog bed and smiling at the camera

A brown and white corgi laying on a dog bed with his nose down and itching his face

can't stand how cute he is all the time

#corgisky