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It would be laughable how inept they are at this stuff if it were not, for the most part, working anyway.

These are people. Just people. And we’re killing them. Slowly and horribly.

Stfu and take my money

The Booker Prize 2025 | The Booker Prizes The longlist for the Booker Prize 2025 has been announced, and features a previous winner plus two debut novelists

THRILLED to share my fellow TX-State alum Ledia Xhoga’s first novel Misinterpretation is long-listed for the motherfucking BOOKER PRIZE. (Idk if she’s on Bluesky but if she is somebody tag her for me please) thebookerprizes.com/the-booker-l...

Man I hope so, I’ve been in a rut and have been exploring sci-fi and fantasy somewhat aimlessly, I need some good new recs for modern literary fiction. Which the cover and title suggest this is.

Is starvation in Gaza really Israel's fault? The facts are clear Rising starvation in Gaza may have a number of factors. But Israel's wartime policies on humanitarian aid are inarguably among them.

For @forward.com, I wrote about how we know that Israel has been withholding food as a military tactic because Israeli officials have said versions of “we are withholding food as a military tactic” for the entirety of the war and pretending otherwise is willful ignorance forward.com/opinion/7586...

US confirms plan for private firms to deliver Gaza aid despite UN alarm UN agencies say they will not co-operate with the proposed system because it appears to "weaponise" aid.

I think it’s important for Americans to understand that the current famine in Gaza is a joint US-Israeli production. We are not “failing to stop this”. We did this. www.bbc.com/news/article...

Probably the best reason to check your Bluesky feed needs your help

This September is going to be incredibly trying for the autism community, and for parents in general who just want to keep their children from experiencing the pleasure of smallpox.

#coverart

One of those tests where they say “you did great!” no matter the results and offer you a lolly

Pretty sure that was a blood pressure test

Infographic titled “One Court, Two Standards” compares how the Supreme Court used emergency powers to rule on lower-court injunctions against the Biden and Trump administrations. Two panels show: • Biden Administration: Lower courts blocked policies in 21 cases. All 21 cases are represented by red squares, indicating that 0% of injunctions/TROs were lifted by SCOTUS. • Trump Administration: Lower courts blocked policies in 86 cases. 66 green squares and 20 red squares show that 77% of injunctions/TROs were lifted by SCOTUS. Key takeaway box below reads: “Using its ‘shadow docket,’ the Supreme Court granted emergency relief to lift 77% of lower-court injunctions against the Trump administration. It lifted 0% of those against the Biden administration.” Sources and notes below include: CourtListener data through July 7, 2025; analysis by Adam Bonica.

The Supreme Court’s “shadow docket” has cast very different shadows depending on which party holds the White House.

When lower courts blocked Trump admin policies, SCOTUS intervened on an emergency basis to lift those orders in 77% of cases.

For the Biden administration, that number was 0%.

“Using what resources I have”?

Net worth 5.7 billion. You have all the resources. Let’s make with the positive impact already.

Laura Loomer‘s tweet: Alligator lives matter. The good news is, alligators are guaranteed at least 65 million meals if we get started now.

The entire Latino population in the U.S. is 65 million. She means all of us.

It has a very real chance of failing—and *even if it passes with changes* it still has to go BACK to the Senate to get voted on AGAIN. And it barely made it through the first time

This thing is way more killable than you’d think and the longer we can drag out the process the more killable it gets

Actually even if you have the money and can guarantee all of your loved ones and their children and children’s children will be provided for forever, you should STILL call and demand this bill be stopped, because empathy is not a sin and anyone who says otherwise is a complete fucking asshole.

5 Calls Spend 5 minutes. Make 5 calls. Make your voice heard.

if there are people in your life whom you love and who might not have enough money to protect them forever from these impending cuts, much less right now, please consider calling your representative and telling them about it. 5calls.org

or your kids have ever needed assistance for their food or health care, or you think they might one day, or your parents, or your loved ones of any other flavor,

I just called my congressperson. I’m in Virginia though, with democratic representation. If you live in a red area, and you’ve ever needed government assistance yourself, or you think you might one day,

Poser Hey it’s a rare work day where I don’t have to do any work, so let’s do the patriotic thing and let’s learn some things.

Latest on my Substack.

Mike Johnson Mocks Millions Who Could Lose Medicaid: 'Do Something Constructive' — Rolling Stone “If you’re going to be on the public wagon and you’re able, you should try to help pull it”

Did not know I could hate this guy more
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Suck it, Hemingway

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More news from the upside-down. Used to be Congress made the rules.

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

This is a United States Senator mocking the assassination of a Minnesota legislator and her husband. He pretends to be a good Mormon. He’s a sick fuck.

Kinder Absolute chaos struck the gymnasium upon the children’s entrance. Everybody and their mother wanted a picture, and they weren’t even supposed to bring their mothers, it was supposed to be immediate family only, which is why I and Alex’s mom sat there unaccompanied. But other people brought aunts, uncles, cousins. Other people did not arrive to the gymnasium/cafeteria as early as we did, and did not get the front row seats we did, though they could have, we were all asked to leave the pizza lunch with our kids at the same time.

Kinder

Absolute chaos struck the gymnasium upon the children’s entrance. Everybody and their mother wanted a picture, and they weren’t even supposed to bring their mothers, it was supposed to be immediate family only, which is why I and Alex’s mom sat there unaccompanied. But other people brought…