the human body is a dumpster fire (sara)

Ahahahaha have fun with that.

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why is this mayoral election different than all other mayoral elections?

in all other mayoral elections, we get to see andrew cuomo lose but once. but in this mayoral elections, we get to see him lose *twice*.

We strongly condemn @CondéNast’s consolidation plans for Teen Vogue, a move that is clearly designed to blunt the award-winning magazine’s insightful journalism at a time when it is needed the most. More from our statement:

They fired every Black woman at Teen Vogue and every trans staffer.

It is astonishing watching the American media ecosystem just falling like dominoes, bowing its knees to fascism.

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Hebrew calligraphy in dark green stretches in lines across the image. Negative space makes room for a simple representation of an inflatable frog costume with a blue bandana. That shape consists of the English translation of the Hebrew, in a lighter green, and in much smaller text. -- Famously, the Egyptian tyrant causes Egypt to be overrun with frogs because he refuses to free the Hebrew people, but there are additional details that make this a fun one to ponder. For one, the Hebrew says "the frog came up" - ONE frog - even though the rest of the time it says "frogs." So there are a few explanations rabbis have come up with to explain this. One is that a single frog multiplied to create swarms. A more creative explanation is that there was a singular giant frog who traveled and brought destruction. Jewish social media was sharing videos of the Portland Frog protester with the caption, "One Big Frog! One Big Frog!" Of course the frog protesters did multiply, and many were seen in crowds all over the world on "No Kings" Day. This calligraphic work takes the verses addressing the frog plague and combines them to form a simple rendering of the Portland Frog protester. The frog figure itself is made up of the English translations of the Hebrew around it. At the bottom left my signature is in the shape of a lily pad.

"Tzefardea Tzedek" (Frog of Righteousness)

As soon as the Portland Frog became a meme, Jewish social media blew up with jokes about the 2nd Passover plague - tzefarde'a (frogs) - and the Rabbinical commentary around it. I knew I had to make a calligraphy piece encompassing all of it. (more in alt.)

A Pharisees Flowchart It starts with the question "Should I call this person a Pharisee?" The only path to "Then it's probably safe," is "Did the person live in or before the first century CE? Yes," "Was the person actually a Pharisee? Yes," and "Are you using the word as an insult? No." All other paths end in "Then please don't call them a Pharisee."

Here's a very helpful flowchart I nabbed from a recent book of essays, "Judeophobia and the New Testament." I hope it helps.

Today is also an excellent day to make a cash donation to your local food bank. As great as giving food items is, cash donations go further. And the need is about to become great.

NEW: White House announces it's going to pause, and potentially cancel, $11 billion in infrastructure funding (via the Army Corps of Engineers), specifically citing cities, like New York, represented or led by Democrats. More to come.

And everyone else?

the actual story here, which the media never talks about, is that police in this country have become a discrete right-wing political operation. the story isn't about cops leaving (they're lying about that), it's about the police trying to exert influence over elections.

AJ West • 1h Find your own holiday instead of stealing. Today is Columbus Day as designated by the federal government Reply 6

lol “find your own instead of stealing” in defense of columbus day

The endless uncritical stanning of Gavin Newsome and calling anyone who critiques him as a problem is such a damn microcosm of my problems with institutional politics.

Mamdani tells the press that Cuomo is still running because Cuomo doesn't understand that No means No

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My message to liberals and lefties on education fascism is that the fascists don't just want to control what your child learns, they also want to control who your child's classmates are. So not just no "CRT" but also (de facto) segregated classrooms.

As a number of cowardly providers abandon trans youth, not only should we target them for protests, petitions, statements, and anger—but we should also show support and appreciation for the institutions that are refusing to comply and have reaffirmed their commitment to providing care.

Yes, yes it is.

honestly don't know what's dumber: 1) polling ppl on how they think fictional characters would have voted in the 2024 US election, 2) the fact ppl in that poll thought Indiana Jones (who we all saw repeatedly punch Nazis) would have voted for Trump, 3) the fact that I bothered to pen this response

El Salvador’s Leader Is Autocrat to Some, Godsend to Others Lawmakers approved constitutional changes abolishing term limits and allowing President Nayib Bukele to stay in power indefinitely. Why now?

The New York Times goes both-sides with El Salvador’s Nayib Bukele, raising doubts about whether he’s really an autocrat even though Bukele has described himself as the world’s “coolest dictator.”
I think it’s clear that NYT is neutral on the question of democracy vs. dictatorship, even in the U.S.

You've reminded me I need to put my wrist brace on, though!

Beautiful but also ow ow ow ow ow. My body is screaming just looking at it.

Case 1:24-cr-00768-MWB| Document 117 Filed 08/01/25 Page 1 of 3 PagelD: 507 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF NEW JERSEY UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, V. JULIEN GIRAUD JR., and JULIEN GIRAUD III, Defendants. No. 1:24-CR-00768 (Chief Judge Brann)* ORDER AUGUST 1, 2025 In accordance with the accompanying Memorandum Opinion, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that: The Girauds' motion to dismiss the indictment' is DENIED with respect to their request for dismissal; 2. The Girauds' motion to dismiss the indictment is DEFERRED with respect to their request to enjoin Alina Habba and any Assistant United States Attorney acting under her authority from prosecuting them; To the extent not already done, the trial in this matter and all other pretrial motions are stayed pending resolution of the instant motion; • The Honorable Matthew W. Brann, Chief United States District Judge for the Middle District of Pennsylvania, sitting by designation. 1 Doc. 99.

Case 1:24-cr-00768-MWB Document 117 Filed 08/01/25 Page 2 of 3 PagelD: 508 4. The Court will receive supplemental briefing on the "merits" issue of whether Ms. Habba's appointment contravenes statutory or constitutional limitations, including; a. The Federal Vacancies Reform Act; b. 28 U.S.C. § 546(d); c. The Appointments Clause; d. The Due Process Clause; e. The Government's "Special Attorney" delegation theory; The Girauds' supplemental merits brief of no more than 25 pages shall be due on Thursday, August 7, 2025; The Government's supplemental merits brief of no more than 25 pages shall be due on Tuesday, August 12, 2025; The Court finds that the Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers of New Jersey's request to submit an Amicus Brief satisfies the applicable standard'—it may submit an Amicus Brief of no more than 20 pages by Wednesday, August 13, 2025; Any other organizations or individuals who wish to submit an Amicus Brief should file a short motion to that effect and include their proposed Brief of no more than 20 pages by Wednesday, August 13, 2025; Doc. 112. Kyocera Doc. Sols. Am., Inc. v. Div. of Admin., 708 F. Supp. 3d 531, 542 n.16 (D.N.J. 2023).

Case 1:24-cr-00768-MWB Document 117 Filed 08/01/25 Page 3 of 3 PagelD: 509 9. If either party objects to the submission of an Amicus Brief, opposition to the relevant motion is due by Saturday, August 16, 2025; 10. The Court will hold a hearing and oral argument on this matter on Friday, August 15, 2025, at 10:00 a.m. at the United States Courthouse and Federal Building, Courtroom Number 1, Fourth Floor, Williamsport, Pennsylvania; The Government should be prepared to submit firsthand evidence verifying the factual basis for its legal arguments- such evidence may take the form of an affidavit if live testimony is not feasible. BY THE COURT: s/ Matthew W. Brann Matthew W. Brann Chief United States District Judge for the Middle District of Pennsylvania Specially Presiding

MAJOR breaking news:

The District of New Jersey is moving forward with the challenge to Alina Habba’s appointment. The judge has ordered supplemental briefing on the so called “merits issue” - whether Habba’s status as “acting” United States attorney contravenes statutory and/or constitutional law.

News article titled "Trump orders firing of BLS commissioner, after large summer revision" by Andrew Ackerman. It reports that President Donald Trump ordered the firing of Erika McEntarfer, head of the Bureau of Labor Statistics, after the agency released major downward revisions to May and June jobs data. Trump announced the decision on social media, stating she would be replaced with someone "much more competent and qualified." The revisions removed 258,000 jobs from earlier counts, marking the largest two-month downward adjustment since the pandemic.

Trump fired the head of the Bureau of Labor statisti s. This is the end of being able to trust the data from the federal government on employment, GDP, or any other critical information. They will only want to produce information that pleases Trump, not the truth. This is how you get a failed state.

More than a dozen states sue to protect gender-affirming care from federal investigations A new lawsuit argues that the Trump administration is pursuing a backdoor strategy to restrict gender-affirming care nationally, while skirting state laws.

🚨 Breaking: A group of state attorneys general, led by New York, has filed a lawsuit accusing the Trump administration of mounting an unconstitutional pressure campaign against gender-affirming care for transgender youth.

The media is completely ignoring that Brown University just agreed to a full bathroom ban and defining trans people out of existence. Even worse, when they mention it, they're describing it as a sports ban. This is not just a sports ban.

The media is hiding what's happening here.