David Byrne came to my band’s show at a gay bar in Bed-Stuy and sang This Must Be The Place with us and I still haven’t processed it

JFC this story. Guy survived torture under Pinochet and was granted asylum in 1987. Went to replace his green card after losing his wallet & was disappeared and deported without explanation.

Mamdani prepares to face damaged opponents — and the New York Post The young Democratic socialist swept the New York Democratic mayoral primary thanks to an openness to talking to anyone — even the city’s conservative tabloid.

If Mamdani can defeat the corrosive poison the New York Post has injected into New York City politics for decades, I will be a Mamdani convert.

Canadian man awaiting deportation dies at detention facility in downtown Miami The cause of death for the 49-year-old man is still under official investigation.

Miami Herald - Johnny Noviello, who moved from Canada to Florida when he was 10 years old and became a lawful permanent resident, has become the ninth person to die in ICE custody since the start of this year. www.miamiherald.com/news/local/i...

I am sorry. How are you two such nerds.

And how many anti-Mamdani political flyers were being mailed to NYC voters

Zohran Mamdani was the first mayoral candidate to swiftly condemn the arrest and disappearance of Mahmoud Khalil as a violation of his First Amendment right to advocate for Palestinian freedom.

LOL! Who did this? #DontRankCuomo poster right outside the exit of my very busy subway station on the eve of primary elections. I don't see any identifying info on who posted it, tho.

Back when I was fully immersed in LGBTQ+ activism and advocating for same-sex marriage on behalf of the Latino community in front of City Hall. Spotted: @spectrumnewsny1.bsky.social @wnyc.org @univisionny.bsky.social

I'm honestly impressed by the sheer lack of any attempt to persuade here. "Iran must agree to end this war" that we just started?

Congratulations Trump voters! You have gotten yourself the clusterfuck you always wanted!

Meanwhile...

Pride cleanse of any of your social media feeds right now. You are welcome.

via Benedicto.Uribe on TikTok

Mujeres maravillosas

Just want to shout out the reporters and photojournalists of the @latimes.com. They have a shitty owner, and as a result there are far fewer of them than a few years before, but on this story, as with the fires, they are giving it their all.

2/ These things are cultural, they are regional. California was part of Mexico until 1848!

Nobody out here, excepting Santa Monica fascist Stephen Miller, is unnerved by a Mexican flag. Just like nobody in Boston or Chicago is like WHOA AN IRISH FLAG WHAT IS UP WITH THAT

1/ As a white person who has lived in CA for 20+ years can I explain a few basic facts to white people living elsewhere?

A Chicano/Mexican accent doesn’t mean you’re undocumented or even an immigrant at all.

Mexican flags at protests/events/businesses…it’s like the Irish flag or harp.

The Voice of America, silenced since mid-March by the US government, won three first place and three second place awards from the Chesapeake AP Broadcasters Association. Stories awarded include: "JD Vance: A Long Way From Home."

He is watching "Escape from L.A."

Dolores Huerta has spoken.

Taking the Trump-Musk War Seriously Special emergency Triad: In chaos there is opportunity.

I have thoughts about who is strong, who is weak, and what all of these guys have to lose.

And also: Wars like this can continue independent of the principles bc the footsoldiers have different sets of incentives.

www.thebulwark.com/p/taking-the...

Zoolander 3

I wonder what the intersection of masked men claiming without proof to be federal agents and a Stand Your Ground law looks like.

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9. “It means showing solidarity with my community and showing love,” she said. “My beautiful beloved home in the state of Florida has been and always will be a melting pot of different people.”

8. Reverend Madison Hilt, a pastor at Riverside Church in Jacksonville—who herself is trans, and spoke at the march—told Erin in the Morning that events like the bridge lighting are an important reminder of what Pride is all about.

7. The bridge lighting honors the Stonewall Riots of June 1969, which was sparked by Black trans people and drag queens resisting police violence at the Stonewall Inn in New York City. The uprising inspired queer liberation actions across the country and the globe.

6. “The governor chooses to be a jerk [but] there are people here that are for them and see them and love them,” Rep. Nixon said. “They should be loud and proud about whoever it is that they are.”

5. “I wouldn't put it past the governor's office to do something like that,” said Florida State Representative Angie Nixon in an interview with Erin in the Morning. She attended the bridge lighting to show support for LGBT Floridians.