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This really hasn’t gotten enough attention this week.

@wired.com #ICE
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“Our lunch is spoiled,” said Toad. “I made it for you, Frog, so that you would be happy.”

“But Toad,” said Frog, “I AM happy. I am very happy. This morning when I woke up, I felt good because the sun was shining. I felt good because I was a frog. And I felt good because I have you for a friend.”

If we have any hope of getting ourselves out of this political mess, Republicans will have to continually and repeatedly take an asskicking like they did last night, for as long as it takes for them to realize that leaders are elected to Do Some Governing™️ instead of whoever this is they do now

the reason republicans lost yesterday is because theyre a bunch of weird freaks pushing policy that everyone hates

We believe that in the wealthiest city in the wealthiest nation in the history of the world, working people deserve a dignified life.

And to the billionaires who think this movement is an existential threat to their corruption of our democracy: you're right.

reassuring that at least in some places in the U.S., a serial sexual harasser can run a blatantly bigoted campaign and get his ass handed to him

Omg I’m dying 😂😂😂…so…So Emily Austin, a right wing 'influencer' who works for Bibi and the GOP, launched 'Hot Girls for Cuomo'.

Guess who didn't bother to register the URL when she did that? What do you think Hot Girls for Cuomo dot com leads to now?... 😄 Enjoy.

[ HotGirlsforCuomo.com ]

I don't know what will happen in NYC tonight, but I do know that regardless of outcome, any number of public figures, celebrities, politicians and institutions that oppose Mamdani have done so with a level of rhetorical ugliness, racism, and dishonesty that should neither be forgotten nor forgiven.

A SSRS/CNN poll showing 61% people think Trump has gone too far using the power of the presidency and 57% think he's gone too far deporting immigrants.

People fucking hate this guy. They fucking hate ICE. They fucking hate how much power he has. He is at 63% overall disapproval to 37% approval. That's lower than their poll after January 6th. And this poll was done before he started intentionally starving people. I wish our media would reflect this.

I appreciate these words…it’s not an exciting hire, but consistency may not be a bad thing! So yeah, a typical Braves move.

And in that pause between pitch and contact - longer than logic, shorter than hope - we remembered why baseball existed long before we judged a sport's value by viral moments and betting apps. It is the romance of failure. The mortal beauty of trying and missing seven times out of 10 and still being considered great. It is the only sport where patience is a weapon, and panic the surest death. You cannot simply run out the clock in baseball; you must face it, pitch by terrifying pitch, until it finally releases you.

Did not expect one of the best paragraphs I’d read about baseball would come from an Irish newspaper

www.irishexaminer.com/sport-column...

It’s okay to be glad that restaurants are doing stuff like this AND absolutely furious about the utter failure of the United States government.

“Biblical Justice, Equal Justice, for All”: How North Carolina’s Chief Justice Transformed His State and America Paul Newby, a born-again Christian, has turned his perch atop North Carolina’s Supreme Court into an instrument of political power. Over two decades, he’s driven changes that have reverberated well be...

NEW: Paul Newby, a born-again Christian, has turned his perch atop North Carolina’s Supreme Court into an instrument of political power.

Over two decades, he’s driven changes that have reverberated well beyond the borders of his state.

By @dougbockclark.bsky.social

Boy, North Carolina Republicans sure don't want the attached story to circulate. I sure hope that this stupid threat from their spokesperson doesn't boomerang on them and have a lot more people read and share the story, which once again, is conveniently attached below. That would be a shame.

If you need help finding food banks or other kinds of emergency aid go to findhelp.org

I checked out the link and it's legit. If you need help, this could be a good place to start.
via White Rose Resistance

me before watching Everything Everywhere All at Once: "This should be fun, a quirky little A24 film about parallel universes with Michelle Yeoh and what's-his-name from The Goonies."

me after watching Everything Everywhere All at Once: [wordlessly staring at the screen in utterly stunned amazement]

Make no mistake about it: This administration is trying to take away your ability to protest their new secret police force and even stand next to those who do so, and they are abusing the legal system to do so.

Kat is not afraid. I'm not either. We all have to stand together here. We will win.

I have been charged in a federal indictment sought by the Department of Justice.

This political prosecution is an attack on all of our First Amendment rights. I’m not backing down, and we’re going to win.

Understanding Your Michael Myers-Briggs Type The Michael Myers-Briggs Type Indicator is an assessment to help people determine how they perceive the world and make decisions about silently sta...

"The Michael Myers-Briggs Type Indicator is an assessment to help people determine how they perceive the world and make decisions about silently stabbing innocent teenagers while wearing a hideous rubber mask." buff.ly/XtYr27s

Halloween: The Night of Terror Ends A re-edit of footage, music and sound from four “Halloween” films to construct a seamless chronological timeline of The Night HE Came Home. More information…

I edited footage, music and sound effects from four “Halloween” films to construct a seamless chronological timeline of the night Michael Myers came home.

video: vimeo.com/1130367912?s...

Yesterday, Minoru Suzuki destroyed the business model of every old and pathetic grifter trying to make money by disparaging modern pro-wrestling:

When the FBI arrested Terry Rozier and Chauncey Billups, the basketball-watching public turned to sports media to help make sense of the story. What explanations were on offer? Before disclosing its own BetMGM partnership, The Athletic called “all of sports” complicit in the scandal. Bill Simmons dismissed the episode as ”a couple bad apples,” growing pains typical of a growth industry. Zach Lowe had ESPN's betting guy on his podcast; together they concluded that these issues can be tinkered out of existence by limiting prop bets and changing how teams report injuries. Lowe's podcast, like Simmons's, began with a FanDuel ad. The takeover of sports media by gambling companies imposes hard boundaries on the domain of these conversations. Most importantly, these captured discussions always obscure the social and political choices that enable the gambling industry to entrench itself. Allowing people to gamble on their phones and allowing sports gambling companies to spend untold sums on lobbying and advertising are choices. These choices, not some law of nature, are why millions of people have started gambling in recent years. Likewise, other sports media companies have chosen to offer up their audiences as prey to gambling outfits. Defector has chosen something else: We never have and never will take money from gambling companies. Subscribers fund our operations, which allows us to remain independent, critical, and uncompromised. Consider making that choice.

NBA media is not built to cover a gambling scandal, but Defector is: defector.com/products

The Walton family (who own Walmart) are worth over $400 billion, yet many of their employees are on SNAP.

Bezos is worth over $400 billion, many Amazon employees require SNAP.

The people who need help are not the problem.

It’s corporate greed. It’s an unwillingness to pay a living wage.

Last Week Tonight on X: "Congratulations to all the winners of Marble League 2020! Through our sponsorship, they raised $100K for worthy causes. Here’s a thread of the winners and where their funds went:" / X Congratulations to all the winners of Marble League 2020! Through our sponsorship, they raised $100K for worthy causes. Here’s a thread of the winners and where their funds went:

If you're looking for some food banks to donate to, we vetted a ton all over the country back in 2020, in conjunction with our marble league sponsorship, a sentence that I swear made sense in context. Anyway -- there are links to 17 of them in this thread. (And apologies for linking to... y'know.)

H-E-B donates $6M to fight food insecurity in Texas during shutdown The San Antonio-based grocer is giving $5 million to food banks across the state and $1 million to Meals on Wheels Texas.

A lot of folks outside of Texas don't quite get our slavish, almost religious devotion to our grocery chain HEB, but every time shit goes south, they're the first in line to help.

www.expressnews.com/news/article...

Sorry if I seem to be harping on things a bit much today. I spent a portion of my adult life DIRT FUCKING POOR. Once, while out of work for three weeks, a friend (a 19yr old waitress) bought me two weeks of groceries and kept me alive. I've never forgotten that kindness and aim to be more like her.

If I were running the DNC, there would be Democratic Party sponsored food relief banks across the country right now that specifically welcomed anyone regardless of party affiliation.

Along with the food, there could be voter registration and links to runforsomething.net

Mamdani: "I want to use this moment to speak to the Muslims of NYC. I want to speak to the memory of my aunt, who stopped taking the subway after 9/11 because she did not feel safe in a hijab. I want to speak for the Muslims who work for our city ... only to see their leaders spit in their face."