Andrea Horbinski

To be super clear... what's happening here is that Noem is trying to force the DHS shutdown to end by spending all of FEMA's money with the hope that when the next disaster happens, Congress will have to pass a budget (all while presumably people are harmed in said disaster).

Really fucked up shit.

FEMA taps billions for disasters, warning Democrats of ‘dire’ shutdown impact The agency sent out more than $5 billion in a single week, considerably shrinking cash for disasters amid the DHS shutdown.

LMAOOOOOO.

Noem's strategy of pretending the Disaster Relief Fund was almost empty didn't work, so she drained it (bad) by paying out $5 billion in recovery projects (good).

This lady is fucking nuts.

www.politico.com/live-updates...

If, like me, you find calling stressful, remember that it matters enough to do it anyway. And you’ll probably have to leave a voicemail.

Call your senators and congresspeople, USians!

Southern California air board rejected pollution rules after AI-generated flood of comments The opposition appeared overwhelming: Tens of thousands of emails poured into Southern California's top air pollution authority as its board weighed a June proposal to phase out gas-powered appliances...

They were going to pass rules to phase out gas stoves, until they received 20,000 public comments against the regulations. Except, oops, it turns out the comments were generated by AI.

Book: King's Dragon (1997)
Series: Crown of Stars #1
Author: Kate Elliott

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Both covers are good, but the second is one of the wildest covers i have ever seen. I love it!

A new Super PAC, "Chicago Progressive Partnership," just jumped into #IL09, opposing Kat Abughazaleh. Filings show they’re using the same vendors as AIPAC.

Yikes

Yeah that would make sense and be much clearer. Isn't Berryessa also North San Jose on some maps?

How to get people excited about transit "It will literally be your best selling t-shirt, it will get you so much PR, and if anyone interprets this inappropriately that's a them problem"

I wrote about the one actually great thing that happened this week

Such a perfect example of Pundit Brain at work: Harper says he always knew Trump was lying about being the peace candidate — but still turned that into criticism of Harris.

I have been asked so many times where Berryessa is and if taking that line will get someone to Fremont or wherever. The signs need to also say "Towards San Jose" or something.

In the clarity of morning, and the stupidest war launched yet in a lifetime of stupid wars of the US, "I oppose all wars of aggression" and "the US must no longer facilitate wars of aggression by itself or others" is perfect moral clarity, and good to fire a staffer who called it Interventionism

Literally every country involved in this stupid war has a government I’d love to see removed from power, and for none of them is the right way to do it military action by the other two.

Dozens of U.S. strikes on Iran. Dunno what to say now other than my thoughts are with the Iranian civilians under fire. What a nightmare.

Looking for a way to stand up for trans people today? Here's something you can do RIGHT NOW:
Take ten minutes to get on the phone and help stop this violent, dangerous bill. The linked post has all the resources you need to make that call. Go go go

Every single outlet that uncritically recites Israel's self-designation of "preemptive strikes" should be permanently shut down for good. Straight up. Definitionally no such thing as a "preemptive" attack when the country being attacked had no plan nor indication of planning to attack first.

We’re gonna need you to get more specific, Tyler.

Eyyyyy more of those illegal orders I've been hearing so much about

Gavin Newsom sweating like old dynamite watching Labour's 'transphobia & bigotry' strategy eat shit tonight lol

New study of media collision reporting from @patrickrerat.bsky.social

"Cyclists are placed at the center of the narrative, while motorists are either omitted or reduced to their vehicles... Making these biases visible is essential for challenging motonormativity"

findingspress.org/article/1575...

my mum lives in Gorton and Denton and funnily enough you could predict this result simply by looking at my tweets about her political feelings over the last year.

Nationally, Labour is losing twice as many voters to Greens and Lib Dems as they are to Reform. (John Curtice on BBC)

I’m transgender, I live in Kansas, if you want to help rn donate to either the ACLU of Kansas or the ACE foundation in Wichita - the ACE foundation especially is the organization that will help people with money for groceries, rent, etc. More orgs also included in attached img

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For millions of people, “standing up for Americans” looks like ICE-watchers in Minnesota defending their neighbors and communities, not like brutalizing immigrants and anyone ICE says looks/sounds like an immigrant.

Media assuming most people share the bigoted Trump/MAGA conception of it is absurd.

It really is either you support trans rights or you support Hitler 2.0

I've written up a brief script for anyone who wants to call or write your representatives regarding this bill (yes, even the ones you think won't care). PLEASE DO THIS IF YOU ARE ABLE. This bill *cannot* pass.

You can find your representatives here: www.congress.gov/members/find...

That said, the yen is so weak that I highly doubt most tourists will be deterred from the buses. (And if they're still going to sell the bus passes, even more so.) If it causes more traffic, I wonder if the city will re-evaluate.

(I personally have a vendetta against taxis, so.)

It was like a bunch of gen xer pundits who freaked out their daughters used they/them in school and experimented in clothes a little bit and they collectively lost their minds and destroyed the country.

Confessions On A Dance Floor (Twenty Years Edition) by Madonna on Apple Music Album · 2025 · 20 Songs

Finally, some good news: the original continuous-mix version of Madonna’s era-defining album Confessions On A Dance Floor is back on streaming services! music.apple.com/us/album/con...