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We live in the Howard Jarvis States of America:

I feel comfortable saying Rise of Skywalker was the worst Star Wars because it is the only one I genuinely do not remember enough of it to offer a coherent explanation of the plot. I think a knife and Poe’s ex-wife were somehow involved.

Lane Miles Added to the State Highway System • 214 lane miles were added (0.4% growth) • Most lanes were funded by Multi-funded Non-SHOPP projects • Most new lanes added to the SHS were HOV and GP lanes • The Inland Empire and Sacramento region had the highest concentration of added lanes.

CA has massively expanded highways in Sacramento and the Inland Empire while underinvesting in transit. We need to build regional rail for Sacramento and electrify the San Bernardino Line to give residents a REAL solution to crowded freeways.
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interesting to think that revolutionary era americans understood themselves as making a break with the “old world” and establishing a new civilization. and crucially, this new civilization rested on republican self-government, not “sovereignty.”

THE CONSERVATIVE FUTURIST HOW TO CREATE THE SCI-FI WORLD WE WERE PROMISED JAMES PETHOKOUKIS

I suspect I may have some opinions to share about this next book I’m reading.

Vampire cat. Or really a simple drawing of a black cat with a couple of long canines sticking out Should a cat's canines be called felines?

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Accessible Cancer Care: Lessons from Autistic Communities Rosie Tansley and Katie Munday shared insights from their talk at Manchester Metropolitan University about improving cancer services for autistic individuals. The presentation highlighted community…

Accessible Cancer Care: Lessons from Autistic Communities by @kmunday.bsky.social

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We must never normalize these ongoing attacks by DHS agents on the people they supposedly protect.

Trump, Vance, Miller, & Noem have created a culture of impunity that has led to rampant abuse and killings.

Not one more dime for this lawlessness.

"The question is no longer whether the Attorney General of the United States believes that shielding her Master is a defensible exercise of executive authority. She quite evidently does."

Gender studies courses are shutting down across the US. The Epstein files reveal why | Joan Wallach Scott Texas A&M University is the latest school to end women’s and gender studies programs and teaching race. We know why

Eliminating gender studies courses helps to ensure that universities and other institutions will continue to protect men who benefit from the abuse of women and girls, either directly or through their connections to those who exploit girls and women for profit.

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when they have me flying a bomber in Civil War Woke im painting this on the payload

danny's original tweet which reads, Today, students at my high school in Chicago held an Anti-ICE protest. I was the only one that decided to hold a sign that said ‘I Love ICE’. Instead of allowing me to express my opinion, I was assaulted — Just for standing up for law enforcement. What is happening to America? there is a 47 second video that sees multiple other kids talk smack to him and one of them just lays into him physically

a quote tweet that has transcription from the punch. the tweet reads:“You’re gonna punch me?” “Yeah” “Then you’re gonna in trouble for that” “Okay” Followed by this frame is one of the hardest things I’ve seen on the internet this week. the frame in question is the kid winding up for a punch. it looks exactly like the pepe punching meme

over on x the everything app some Chicago high school kid named Danny Spud tried to disrupt his school's anti-ICE protest by yelling about how much he loves ICE and then filmed himself getting walloped by a fellow student lmao

the quote tweet making fun of him has 3x the likes

Just watched @thelibrariansfilm.bsky.social on PBS YouTube. You need to see how some communities are treating their librarians. This could be your community tomorrow. Book bans affect everyone, even if they don't use the library. Please watch. Free people read freely. #librarianstrong

Donald Trump’s disapproval rating breaks new record President hits another unwelcome milestone as his polling sinks further, marking a new low in public support.

Trump’s Disapproval Rating Breaks New Record

Trump hits another unwelcome milestone as his polling sinks even further, marking a new low in public support.

How low can he go? ⬇️

Federal judges in Michigan, California & Oregon have now rejected DOJ attempts to force states to hand over voter rolls

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Here are the emails between Howard Lutnick and Jeffrey Epstein confirming the visit—Lutnick lists the ages of all of the eight minors:

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ANNOYED GYNOID ... @annoyedgynoid.bsky.... 23h "just don't use Al" is a luxury position. when people moralize choices made under scarcity, they're pretending the menu is the same for everyone. it fucking isn't.

we’re not doing this under Woke 2 sorry not sorry

Former Whitney Chief Resigns From Art School After Epstein Email Release

Among the emails was a 2009 missive in which Mr. Ross responded supportively when Mr. Epstein told him he was contemplating funding an art exhibition, tentatively titled “Statutory,” that would showcase underage models dressed to look older than they were.

The rampant sexual violence, the rape apologia in response to MeToo, and the fostering of misogynistic hatred under the guise of "populism" are all part and parcel with the Epstein Class's fear of democracy. It's an abhorrence for the very notion of consent, be it of the raped or the governed

At the same time the Epstein Files are reinforcing how protected sexual abusers really are, Neil Gaiman is using the nightmarish sexual violence allegations against him to market his next book. His DARVO defense is the first selling point. Rape culture is everywhere and unavoidable.

Protest sign from MN that says, “DEARLY BELOVED. WE ARE GATHERED HERE TODAY TODISMANTLE THIS THING CALLED ICE.” with a picture of Prince in the left hand lower corner.

10/10 ICE protest sign

I can’t stress this enough. The state of 4th Amendment law is that the cops can’t force you to type in a passcode but they can force you to swipe your finger or present your face. Never stop using passcodes/passwords to unlock your devices. And consider additional code to unlock Signal.

Best gas masks “How did these people go out and get gas masks?” AG Bondi asked.

It's utterly absurd that The Verge needed to make this, and even more that you might need it to protect yourself against your own government, but you might find this useful:

I just got tear gassed along with thousands of union members, many of whom had their families with them. Federal agents at the ICE facility tear gassed children. We must abolish ICE, DHS, and we must have prosecutions. I expect to see enforcement of our city code prohibiting the use of tear gas.

Thousands of union members staged a nonviolent march today. iCE gassed the crowd of nurses and teaches. The neighborhood is in a cloud. Flash bangs are being fired.

ICE Deportation Flights Are Getting Longer and Crueler A private equity-owned airline profits off Trump’s migrant crackdown.

NEW: Meet the private-equity firm -- and its billionaire immigrant CEO -- making millions off some of ICE's cruelest deportation flights.

After a five-month investigation, my story for @motherjones.com:

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For us lady scholars, who have been known to critique homogenous male academic cliques and spaces as exclusionary… consider the money and elite networks that ALL these men benefitted from. All because those lady scholars were likely a bit less interested in sexually assaulting 14 year old girls.