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NY Liberty in the playoffs: What you need to know to share NYC's joy Jonquel Jones, No. 35 of the New York Liberty, carries the MVP trophy while waving to the crowd during the New York Liberty Ticker Tape Victory Parade & Rally in 2024. The Liberty will be in the playoffs once again for 2025. The New York Liberty won their first-ever WNBA championship in 2024. It's been a rough road, but don't count them out for 2025. [ more › ]

NY Liberty in the playoffs: What you need to know to share NYC's joy https://gothamist.com/news/ny-liberty-in-the-playoffs-what-you-need-to-know-to-share-nycs-joy

The Fox in Harlem plays all Liberty games.

The American people deserve to know that members of Congress are working for them, not for our own pocketbooks.

It’s far past time to ban Congressional stock trading. I'm proud to be co-leading the bipartisan Restore Trust in Congress Act to do just that.

enshittification | noun | when a digital platform is made worse for users, in order to increase profits

Visiting every site of the 40 DC boundary markers was one of my best DC experiences, or I should say adventures.

On this date & the following day in 1846–Virginia held a referendum on the retrocession of their former territory—out of then-square DC, seceding back to Virginia

Arlington wisely voted no. Alexandria (sadly then home to an intense trade in enslaved people at its port) voted yes

Ten more Palestinians have died from starvation as Israel continues its blockade, with aid experts warning the famine in Gaza is ‘manmade’ and ‘engineered’ aje.io/e0j8mu

Idaho judge grants mistrial in protest case. Police withheld ‘striking’ evidence “It’s extremely frustrating,” said the attorney for an abortion-rights protester in her case against Idaho State Police.

“It’s extremely frustrating,” said the attorney for an abortion-rights protester in her case against Idaho State Police.

It should be illegal for TV antennas to be marketed with a "range". TV antennas don't have "range," they only receive and whether or not they can receive a signal is a function of the transmitter's power and antenna height above ground (line of sight). This is just taking advantage of ignorance.

Tim Walz: "I always get in trouble for it and I'll continue to say it, I don't think we do any favors when we don't name it -- these are fascist policies."

Trump: "They call me the president of Europe. Which is an honor."

Europe:

Our @zinnedproject.bsky.social 's Teach the Black Freedom Struggle classes are back!

Join us tonight as we kick off the school year with @clintsmithiii.bsky.social . ✨️

China sends 10th group of Guowang broadband satellites into orbit with Long March 8A launch China launched a new batch of Guowang broadband satellites late Monday, continuing a flurry of missions to build a national low Earth orbit communications megaconstellation.

China sends 10th group of Guowang broadband satellites into orbit with Long March 8A launch

China launched a new batch of Guowang broadband satellites late Monday, continuing a flurry of missions to build a national low Earth orbit communications megaconstellation.

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DC National Guard members actively training to carry pistols in capitol mission Sources confirm to The Handbasket that task force members are preparing to be armed.

SCOOP — Members of DC National Guard are preparing to carry M17 pistols, multiple sources confirm to me.

This follows earlier reports that the guard reversed course and would soon be arming members in DC. Now we know they’re making sure they meet requirements if/when the order to arm them comes.

NEW — A DC National Guard member spotted carrying an M17 pistol, as The Handbasket first reported they would. (Photo shared with me by @publius24.bsky.social)

What’s Life Like in Washington, D.C., During Trump’s Takeover? Late-summer days and nights amid troops on the streets of the nation’s capital.

President Trump’s federal takeover of D.C.’s local police is unprecedented. “The last person who asserted the authority to use military personnel for routine law enforcement anywhere in the country for any reason was King George,” a legal scholar said.

See something, record something.

DCPD assisted by Trump’s brownshirts.

Be aware if you are in the DuPont area or downtown tonight.

Some National Guard units in Washington are now carrying firearms in escalation of Trump deployment Some National Guard units patrolling the nation’s capital at the direction of President Donald Trump have started carrying firearms.

Well, this has certainly escalated quickly. National Guard units patrolling the nation’s capital under Trump’s orders are now carrying firearms. The moment our military turns its weapons on American citizens will mark a point of no return.

Such a good time

do people not talk about the rise of fascism at kitchen tables

Donald Trump says he is going to deploy the National Guard to Chicago. This is what weak men do to pretend they’re strong.

Stay safe, stand with your community, and most importantly, know your rights:

The resistance is active in DC—you’re just not looking closely enough It's not massive protests on Pennsylvania Avenue, but happenstance hecklers and Nextdoor posts.

The DC resistance isn’t manifesting this week as recognizable members of Congress marching up and down Pennsylvania Avenue with CNN cameras in tow, but as an array of ordinary DC residents documenting what’s happening in their neighborhoods and mobilizing pop-up actions.

This is a snippet of the busy Ruby-throated Hummingbird migration crowd that have found my 4 little feeders. There were over 20 hungry hummers when I opened the front door. I'm out of practice so the videos are just BAD. I love it! 🪶

More than 80 percent of the world’s panels are made in China, according to the International Energy Agency, thanks to government subsidies, economies of scale, and technological improvements implemented by local companies.
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Trump Targets LGBTQ+ History, Migrants, and More in Chilling Smithsonian Hit List The White House's 26-point bulleted memo includes Amy Sherald's painting of a transgender woman and an animation of Anthony Fauci.

In the wake of Trump’s accusation that the Smithsonian focuses too much on “how bad slavery was,” the White House released a list targeting “divisive” exhibitions and artworks to purge from the institution.

A kernel of peace: MPR News host Cathy Wurzer finds her zen in crop art With more submissions than ever before, it’s a bumper year for crop art at the Minnesota State Fair. So MPR News host Cathy Wurzer decided that this summer, it was finally time to give it a try.

Loving this year's record number of crop art pieces at the State Fair but unsure how to get started yourself? That's how MPR News host @cathywurzer.bsky.social felt, so she enlisted some help.

Here's how she took it from a seed of an idea to a full-grown hobby.
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