Admiral Ciryatur

“It is in the interest of tyrants to reduce the people to ignorance and vice. For they cannot live in a country where virtue and knowledge prevail.”

~Attributed to Samuel Adams.

Image: Samuel Adams portrait by John Singleton Copley. Public domain.

A movie marquee advertises for the films Nuremberg in Zootopia 2

really went dark for the sequel

National Guard members should never have been deployed in Washington, DC.

My oven timer is a half tone lower than my microwave timer. I feel I should get compensation for the pain this causes.

I closed social media for like three hours and the Pope threw a rave, MTG resigned, and Trump endorsed Mamdani before Chuck Schumer did? Now accepting bribes to close social media for all of next week

"There are some rare books around here. somewhere. And some medium-rare ones, too."

And generally, I will be speaking in Sondheim lyrics.

McGovern: Seriously, we were worried. We actually started handing out missing person posters. Nobody has seen you for eight weeks. But, hey, I'm glad that you are ok. I'm glad you survived your nice, two-month paid vacation

Seeing this, my assumption was that the song must sound pretty good, but it sounds like it was written by somebody who loathes country music and country folks, and wrote the song to make fun of them. Country fans liking this song is like MAGA thinking Homelander is a good guy. Parody.

Democrats Sick Of Being Blamed For Cowardice On Issues They Actually Just Don’t Care About WASHINGTON—Having thus far caved on eliminating the filibuster, advancing an adequate climate change agenda, and protecting voting rights, congressional Democrats told reporters Wednesday they were si...

Democrats Sick Of Being Blamed For Cowardice On Issues They Actually Just Don’t Care About

INTERESTING TIMES WITH Mamdani's Victory ROSS DOUTHAT Is Less Significant Than You Think

*clears throat*

the biggest problem, for me, with the editor of the NYT cranking the bad take machine up to 11 is that every time ross douthat writes something, my husband reminds me that william f buckley took a young ross douthat skinny dipping.

“Ross Douthat hates feminism the right way” ~ By Ezra Klein

Shut it down then

By Ross Douthat

Some political experts will want to dismiss @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social's win as a New York phenomenon.

But in reality: The bold, progressive candidate who campaigned on a real affordability agenda won.

And affordability candidates won all across America.

Everyone who ignores Ezra Klein is doing it the right way.

Let’s be fair, Ezra Klein does punditry the RIGHT WAY: He takes a subject he barely understands, discusses it authoritatively, twists his few genuine sources of data, and comes to a superficially reasonable sounding solution that doesn’t hold up against the slightest scrutiny.

Dems, please do not do what Ezra Klein is asking you to do.

This is nonsense. Fight for justice. It’s ok for adults to disagree on policy issues, even within the party.

We are divided, and it sucks. But…we’ve always been divided, Trump just provokes and exploits that division.

Screenshot of a Facebook post featuring three of the Portland protesters wearing inflatable frog costumes with the following text: Episcopalians on Facebook Elizabeth Rose Elrod • 22h • Exodus 8:2-6 "But if you refuse to let them go, I will plague your whole country with frogs... The frogs shall come up on you and on your people and on all your officials."

you fucked around and now the Episcopalians are doing memes. are you happy now. are you

First panel: - Charlie Kirk: "We need Nuremberg-style trials for tranny-affirming clinic doctors." Ezra Klein: "As a liberal centrist, I can't agree with that. But what matters is that we're talking." 2nd panel - Kirk: "Democrats want Mexicans to overrun us because they hate America and wanna see it become less white and collapse!" Klein: "That's not true. But again, we're talking! Thank you for practicing politics the right way!" 3dr panel - Kirk: "You know what happens in cities? Blacks prowl around attacking white people for fun! Haitians rape your women and hunt you!" Klein: "Again, I can't agree, but I - " Woman bystander, in 3rd-panel exasperation: "Fuck that racist bullcrap!" 4th panel - Klein: "Tsk! So uncivil! That's the kind of intolerance that's ruining America." Kirk: "They should deport her!"

It’s essential that you find common ground with Trump supporters. For instance, you know that you have many flaws, and they believe you are less than human. Work with that.

—Ezra Klein, tomorrow in the New York Times

@bandcamp.com has created a monster if you can't evem log into your account on #bandcampfriday

Democrats are proposing we extend tax credits that are helping millions of Americans better afford health care. Without them, ACA premiums will double.

71% of Americans support that position.

That’s the “crazy” policy Republicans are criticizing us for.

"You cannot always count on heroes turning up, if you encourage a dragon to grow"--Heard this morning at a Tolkien conference. #tolkien

As you cancel streaming services, here is a casual reminder that only 16% of Americans read for pleasure anymore, and your local library has hundreds or thousands of books you haven't read.

They would love to see you stop by and renew your library card.

Session Info: WEDNESDAY - June 18th, 3:00-4:00PM Saving Campus and Community Radio History - Presentation Jennifer Waits, Assistant Curator, Digital Library of Amateur Radio and Communications… NCRC43: Saving Campus and Community Radio History

SAVING CAMPUS & COMMUNITY RADIO HISTORY 🎙

At June's National Campus & Community Radio Association conference, #InternetArchive’s Jennifer Waits, Asst. Curator for the #collegeradio collection in DLARC, shared her work.

▶️ Watch her talk.

True: @zohranmamdani lives in 1 unit of rent-stabilized housing.

Also true: Andrew Cuomo oversaw the loss of 96,064 units of rent-stabilized housing. And killed NYC’s program helping people move out of shelter.

Leaders must show moral clarity. Andrew, time to move out. 🧵
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