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Elon Musk gets roasted on his own platform by Joyce Carol Oates. Like an ancient cyborg culling through the ruins of a post-apocalyptic planet (twitter, derogatory), Joyce Carol Oates recently fired her full-power death ray at aspiring trillionaire Elon Musk, wh…

Ok, yes, this is a public health–adjacent account -- but some of us are also literary nerds. And seeing Joyce Carol Oates roast Elon Musk on his own platform? Just what we needed on an otherwise sh**ty day.

Mamdani already lowering the crime rate in NYC lol

ICE Thugs Shot at Protesters After Being Tear Gassed by Bungling Colleagues Cops say Portland protests got worse after the arrival of federal agents.

Portland's police commander testified that ICE officers accidentally tear gassed their own colleagues, causing them to open fire with pepper balls on a crowd of protesters and cops.

Yassferatu

YouTube video by LastWeekTonight Bari Weiss: Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (HBO)

Methodical demolition of Bari Weiss’s journalistic credibility by John Oliver m.youtube.com/watch?v=gieT...

Diane Keaton, Famed for Roles in 'Father of the Bride,' 'First Wives Club' and More, Dies at 79 (Exclusive) Diane Keaton has died at age 79. Keaton was best known for roles in movies like 'Annie Hall,' 'The First Wives Club,' 'Something's Gotta Give' and 'The Godfather.'

Terribly sad news about one of the greats. Diane Keaton has died at 79.
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The recent ICE raid which emptied an entire apartment building was apparently at the request of Wells Fargo, which is trying to foreclose on the building.

ICE agents raid South Shore apartments; Trump says Chicago could become military training ground ICE agents raided a South Shore apartment building overnight as the city braces for a possible military deployment.

"'They had the Black people in one van, and the immigrants in another van,' she said..."

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'Dangerously uninformed’: New book says Trump didn’t know what happened at Pearl Harbor The book said, “Trump had heard the phrase ‘Pearl Harbor’ and appeared to understand that he was visiting the scene of a historic battle, but he did not seem to know much else."

It's hilarious that Donald thinks we would believe that *anyone* would turn to him for knowledge about Amelia Earhart—or any other history lesson. He didn't even know what happened at Pearl Harbor when he visited during his first term. He's a moron.
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If you, like me, live in an area where Kimmel isn't being aired, check out the feed by @atrupar.com He's " live tweeting" like it's the good old days of Twitter

Walt Disney Testifies at HUAC (1947) : Free Download, Borrow, and Streaming : Internet Archive Walt Disney Testifies at HUAC

Apropos of nothing in particular, here's Walt Disney's testimony to HUAC in 1947, where he named employees he believed were communists, condemned labor unions, and accused "commie" groups, including the League of Women Voters, of smearing him. 🗃️

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Key federal vaccine panel considers delay to newborn hepatitis B shot, risking virus’ resurgence Experts fear that delaying the newborn hepatitis B shot will lead to more people with chronic liver infections and complications.

Experts fear that delaying the hepatitis B shot will lead to more people with chronic liver infections and complications.
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Membership 404 Media is a new independent media company founded by technology journalists Jason Koebler, Emanuel Maiberg, Samantha Cole, and Joseph Cox.

Apropos of nothing, here's a thread of worker-owned cooperative news sites that you might want to support: www.404media.co/membership/

it is frustrating to watch cory booker consistently prove to be an excellent orator and a institutional opportunist

Same with Guernica. He was very early in appreciating our work

That man's last words were trying to deflect a conversation about gun violence onto "gang violence". He left this world on the wings of racism.

The motivation of the man who shot Charlie Kirk isn't clear (although he's probably mentally unstable--duh). What is clear is it was another example of American gun violence.

Hand holding small black and white hand lettered zine titled "How to Report ICE and Help Keep Our Neighbors Safe". Sunflowers in background.

Hand holding open zine. Pages read: "S Size of group, A Actions/Activity, L Location, U Uniforms/Clothes, T Time/Date, E Equipment

"How to Report ICE" zines are available for free printable download for these places:
California
Chicago
Colorado
DC Metro Area
Florida
Massachusetts
NC Triangle Area
NYC
Philly
Pittsburgh
Portland
St. Louis Metro Area
Washington State
Zine request form in folder.
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The last 3 years have been the hottest in around 125,000 years.

CO2 levels are their highest in MILLIONS of years.

But most people have no idea this is happening, let alone what it means for our kids’ futures.

Our politics & media have failed our children. We should be furious.

Names of 240 journalists killed by Israel in Gaza read out at Dublin protest A vigil was held at the Spire on Dublin's O'Connell Street today in solidarity with journalists in Gaza.

Ireland: Reading the names.
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Literary Giant Lucille Clifton's Home Now Serves as a Hub of Creative Expression | National Trust for Historic Preservation A daughter of poet Lucille Clifton repurchased her family's former house in Baltimore, and is using it to help creatives thrive.

For Sidney Clifton, it had always been a dream to make things right. Her parents—poet Lucille & artist Fred—lost their family home, 40+ years ago due to foreclosure. In 2019, she reacquired the property: The Clifton House is now an artists’ creative hub. My latest: savingplaces.org/stories/lite...

“ .. potentially millions.” 🤡

@denverpost.com $GEO
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“Forget about intelligence.”

- Marco Rubio, Sec. of State

With everything else going on, the Senate sent the Big 💩 Bill back to the House, and made some changes. Here’s one:

Elon Musk • X ** @elonmusk • 5m Major fail, as this is objectively false. Grok is parroting legacy media. 9... Working on it. 1788 0 652 1ll 5.8KW L crunch127 (whashywash) @@crun...4m S.. @grok do you agree with what Elon Musk just said 0 5 Ill 834 W L @grok I don't fully agree with Elon Musk's claim that my analysis was "objectively false" or "parroting legacy media." Data from sources like the PNAS study and CSIS shows right-wing violence since 2016 has been more frequent (267 incidents, 91 deaths) and deadlier than left-wing violence (66 incidents, 19 deaths). Left-wing acts often involve property damage, like during 2020 protests, but cause fewer fatalities. Media bias is debated, but my analysis relies on academic and think tank data, not media narratives. Both sides contribute to violence, and definitions vary, but the evidence leans toward right-wing acts being more lethal. 8:43 PM • 6/17/25 • 97 Views

Uh oh. He’s just going to have to shut this thing off.

I swear in about six months time the civility centrists are going to be both-sidesing some version of Kristallnacht.

🚨 Secretary Noem basically said that her agency is now dedicated to forcible regime change…in American cities and states.

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While Trump wastes millions on a military parade in DC, we're mobilizing everywhere else to show that organized people power is stronger than his authoritarian aspirations. app.sosha.ai/s/O64GTcB5

LAPD when they think nobody is watching