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"What they rely on is fear. So by coming out in an absurdist manner, it speaks to them, to some extent, that we’re actually not that afraid."

Virginia State Senate Dems just brought down fire and fury regarding the “Compact,” notifying the President and Rector that UVA would lose ALL STATE APPROPRIATIONS if it signs and cedes the University to “federal political control.” Notably, their letter directly restates points made here by @siva.

Mamdani’s controversial stance is the he believes an arrest warrant by the ICC needs to be respected regardless of the accused. Those who disagree believe that international law must never be applied to the people they like. It really is that simple.

Me n beloved children’s entertainer ms Rachel

ICYMI ☺️

Apologies for not adding alt text to all these photos. My cat is screaming her head off and if I don't let her outside right this instance, where I have to accompany her, I might die.

Style lessons from Robert Redford, one of the most stylish men in the last century. 🧵

Opinion | You may not have liked Charlie Kirk, but to respect his legacy in death, you can at least go online and heap praise on Paul Pelosi's would-be assassin.

The free speech activist who built a list of professors he worked to get fired for their speech must be celebrated for his support of free speech, and anyone who quotes his speech accurately in context will be fired and/or face state punishment by the champions of free speech, do I have that right?

reposting with alt text because this feels incredibly significant. the right-wing disinfo machine means a lot of the people grieving Charlie Kirk never heard any of the things he said that would have tarnished his brand as Guy Who Just Wants to Have Dialogue Across the Aisle

mario whispering "Ceci n'est pas une pipe" as he slips through the tenuous fabric between worlds

WSJ has now appended this lengthy editor's note to its original report. It notably contains zero contrition for the initial decision to spread such incendiary misinformation. www.wsj.com/livecoverage...

The lack of mainstream coverage of regular huge protests reminds me of a talk from a Twitter employees who explained that they had to drop BLM off the Trending Tags section because otherwise it would have been there permanently. The modern media environment has no appetite for sustained movements.

The cure to the male loneliness epidemic™️ is to recruit 10 friends and acquaintances to your plan to rob three Las Vegas casinos simultaneously, both to enrich yourself and to get one over on the guy who's with your ex-wife. Think of the opportunities for male bonding!

Screenshot of text reading: I think it is partly maybe because I’m the person who is most recently from a fandom background, but also, maybe it’s because it’s children’s books, not that just children read [Percy Jackson]...it’s a story that’s so essential to some peoples’ sense of self. So I just feel like in some ways, we’re preserving something that is bigger than anyone involved in it... Yes, we have to tell a good story. Obviously this is an adaptation. Obviously we have to adapt for television—books and television are different. All of those things, but... it’s a sacred text for a lot of people.

On our SDCC panel, @daphneolive.bsky.social—who went from fandom podcasting to working on TV—talked about the balance the Percy Jackson writers have to strike adapting books that have been so fundamental to younger readers. ✨

Watch or read a full transcript: www.fansplaining.com/articles/sdc...

Gotcha!!! Totally makes sense. But any method used to hear all the fab insights folks will be sharing would be lovely!

Amazing! Def will watch even if it’s a phone recording. But would be glad to have the audio too :-)

Will this session be recorded? I saw it in the Rec Center newsletter this week and would love to watch it back if so!

One of the most unique game experiences I’ve had was w/Astarion in BG3. I wasn’t romancing him and disliked him at first; he didn’t like my character either. But through his arc I genuinely felt like he became *friends* with my player, maybe by virtue of the hundreds of hours spent! Was cool.

Harassing kids about where they're from in the new "papers, please" America (and threatening a coach with obstruction of justice for telling them they don't have to talk to ICE) www.westsiderag.com/2025/07/10/a...

When I asked FBI about the discrepancy, here was their response:

Today is the 10th anniversary of the Japanese release of The Great Ace Attorney: Adventures, and to celebrate the chronicles of Ryunosuke Naruhodo, we're presenting a new commemorative illustration from the game's Art Director, Kazuya Nuri! Please enjoy!

it’s absurd that NYT forced him to delete these skeets, which … convey the factual information that Zohran Mamdani is, in fact, a man of South Asian descent who was born and raised in Africa, and that the pseudonymous source of the hacked material is a white supremacist eugenicist.

Chief Justice Roberts warns against heated political words about judges Chief Justice John Roberts is warning that elected officials’ heated words about judges can lead to threats or acts of violence by others.

Someone tell this dumbfuck you either embrace naked power in the service of fascism and shrug off the criticism, OR you get to whine about "harsh words" targeting judges. You don't get to do both, dipshit, and you made your choice.

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David Hogg @davidhogg111 Follow The same establishment that is spending millions to destroy Zohran will say in a few months that we need to spend millions on polling and testing to win back young people. Open your god damn eyes- it's free. Adam Carlson @admcrlsn •3h The final three days of early voting were the youngest of the entire period. 47% of early voters are age 18-44. x.com/ gothamist/stat... Early Voting By Age Group (Raw Votes Cast) Age Group Days 1-4 Days 5-6 Days 7-9 Total (Days 1-9) 18-24 8,487 4,941 13,096 26,524 25-34 29,557 15,620 45,195 90,372 35-44 20,591 10,365 31,488 62,444 45-54 14,438 7,411 23,252 45,101 55-64 19,159 10,548 27,079 56,786 65-74 23,131 14,055 24,861 62,047 75+ 16,071 10,346 15,483 41,900 Early Voting By Age Group (Share of Early Electorate) Age Group Days 1-4 Days 5-6 Days 7-9 Total (Days 1-9) 18-24 6.5% 6.7% 7.3% 6.9% 25-34 22.5% 21.3% 25.0% 23.5% 35-44 15.7% 14.1% 17.4% 16.2%

david hogg off the top rope on the other site

We've updated our story on the alleged Minnesota shooter to include details from anti-abortion and anti-trans sermons he gave in 2023.

The video side of Polygon really was a special thing and I'm glad I got the chance to talk about it with @petevolk.bsky.social !

Drag queens are at the Kennedy Center to protest Donald Trump, who is in attendance for a performance of Les Misérables

From a colleague. Keep calling! It’s working!!!

“We’re hearing that because enough moderate Republicans in the House are telling Speaker Johnson they’re against PEPFAR cuts, the White House is going to amend the package. The pressure is working!!“

batman kicked my ass for calling his cave a grotto

Gaza’s youngest influencer aged 11 among children killed by Israeli strikes Yaqeen Hammad offered tips for surviving life under bombardment and is just one of dozens of minors who have died

"She was also Gaza’s youngest influencer, offering practical survival tips for daily life under bombardment, such as advice on how to cook with improvised methods when there was no gas.

'I try to bring a bit of joy to the other children so that they can forget the war. '”