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I would much rather hear you complain about how the city isn’t expanding train service fast enough or whatever than hear you complain about the audacity of all these other drivers who are doing exactly what you’re also currently doing.

[extremely on-mushrooms voice] hear me out. what if we destroy capitalism by feminizing having money

As promised, here's my column on why marriage equality is not safe and why you should ignore people who are telling you it is:

Same-Sex Marriage Is Absolutely On the Chopping Block rewirenewsgroup.com/2025/08/13/s...

The Entitlement to Mankeeping Pipeline The problem isn’t that men are isolated, so they rely on women; it’s that men rely on women, so they end up isolated.

It's obviously not the singular solution, but it seems to me that delayed marriage and dating around when you're young is a foundation that could help. If men can learn to be self-sufficient when young adults, they don't need wife-mommies as much.

katemanne.substack.com/p/the-entitl...

Yep! Thanks, as always, for the shout out.

We can’t forget what has always been true: #WhiteMediocrity Empowers #WhiteVillainy

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This is again a reminder that college isn’t supposed to just teach you a job but is supposed to teach you how to think, because that job you’re training for might not exist when you graduate

PHLASK site helps find free, essential resources in Philly The website gives Philadelphians an idea of where to find free drinking water, bathrooms and food.

"Looking for a public bathroom, a water fountain or free food in Philly? This website can help: PHLASK started as an art project. It’s expanded to help Philadelphians find free, essential resources."

The Hellfire Preacher Who Promoted Inoculation - JSTOR Daily Three hundred years ago, Cotton Mather starred in a debate about treating smallpox that tore Boston apart.

When I say that antivax terrorism isn't new, I mean it. In 1721, Massachusetts preacher and civic leader Cotton Mather got a bomb thrown through his window for his support of smallpox inoculation.

Imagine losing a popularity contest to the pedophiles building concentration camps

Not just Big Bird: Things to know about the Center for Public Broadcasting and its funding cuts The Corporation for Public Broadcasting has long helped pay for PBS, NPR and 1,500 local radio and television stations and programs like “Sesame Street.

The Corporation for Public Broadcasting has long helped pay for PBS, NPR and 1,500 local radio and television stations and programs like “Sesame Street.

Being a woman in the U.S. in 2025 is being a second-class citizen with no bodily autonomy and no pay equity and spending 10 years writing an essay about how casually men destroy women’s lives and not one day later, some fucker publishes a piece about how men not getting laid is a crisis

NYC Mass Shooting Was Nearly Impossible to Prevent, Experts Say

Holy shit, they did it. They wrote the headline.

Ending Crime and Disorder on America's Streets By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, it is hereby ordered: Section 1.  Purpose and

Oh my God. This is happening. It’s happening NOW. “the reversal of Federal or State judicial precedents and the TERMINATION of CONSENT decrees that impede the United States’ policy of encouraging civil commitment of individuals with mental illness” COMMITED TO ASYLUMS AGAINST YOUR WILL

This Is the Voyager Space Probe, and I’m Taking a Government-Mandated Mental Health Break from Social Media “President Donald Trump’s NASA budget plans look to cut its public relations funding by half, but already the agency is shuttering social media acc...

"Don’t worry about me: I’ve just been looping Jimmy Carter speeches and majestic whale sounds on my Golden Record while thanking my lucky stars I’m over fifteen billion miles away from you bozos."

Malcolm-Jamal Warner, and the Other Side of the Climb The actor, most remembered for playing Theo Huxtable on ‘The Cosby Show,’ passed away Sunday. But his legacy spans much more than one character.

Malcolm-Jamal Warner, most remembered for playing Theo Huxtable on ‘The Cosby Show,’ passed away Sunday. But his legacy spans much more than one character. I wrote about how I’ll remember him best. www.theringer.com/2025/07/21/t...

Without immediate intervention, the last reporters in Gaza will die July 21, 2025 AFP has been working with 1 writer, 3 photographers and 6 videographers, all freelance, in the Gaza Strip since its staff journalists left in 2024. Along with a few others, they are now the only ones left to report what is happening in the Gaza Strip. The international press has been banned from entering the territory for nearly two years. We refuse to watch them die. One of them, Bashar, has been working with AFP since 2010, first as a fixer, then freelance photographer, and since 2024, as lead photographer. On July 19th he managed to post a message on Facebook: “I no longer have the strength to work for the media. My body is thin and I can’t work anymore.” Bashar, 30, works & lives in the same conditions as all Gazans, moving from one refugee camp to another under Israeli bombings. For > a year he’s lived in utter destitution, working at extreme risk to his life. Hygiene is a major issue for him, with recurring bouts of severe intestinal illness. Since Feb, Bashar’s been living in the ruins of his home in Gaza City with his mother, 4 brothers & sisters and the family of one of his brothers. Their house is devoid of any furnishings, except a few cushions. On Sunday morning, he reported that one of his brothers had “fallen, due to hunger.” Even though these journalists receive a monthly salary from AFP, it’s no longer enough to buy food, or they have to pay completely exorbitant prices. The banking system has collapsed, and those who exchange money via online bank accounts charge a commission of up to 40%. AFP no longer has the ability to provide them with a vehicle and there is not enough fuel to allow these journalists to travel for their reporting. Driving a car means becoming a target for Israeli airstrikes. AFP reporters therefore travel on foot or by donkey cart. (alt txt continued in next post)

A horrifying statement published today by the Editorial Committee of the Agence France-Presse (AFP) news agency.

"Without immediate intervention, the last reporters in Gaza will die"

Translation from French to English by @cnorristrent.bsky.social:

Trans people can obtain accurate passports again. Here’s how The 19th spoke with experts about the window of opportunity — and risk — that exists while the State Department complies with a court order.

20 Jul 25 -- 19th does great roundup of the detes on how trans people can (for now at least) get passports with teh correct gender while a fed court order forces the State Department to process new applications properly. @rikiwilchins.bsky.social

I account it high time to get to sea as soon as I can.

The thing about being rich is that it allows you to buy convenience at the expense of others.

The thing about becoming ungovernable is that we have an obligation to make that convenience as inconvenient, shameful, expensive, and embarrassing as possible, in every way.

gotham has three world class universities with great liberal arts programs, but the city has cut its discretionary budget to the bone to fund the police. that's why when the joker takes over the mob there's a bunch of low level goons ready and eager to wear facepaint and do coordinated dance numbers

How Netanyahu Prolonged the War in Gaza to Stay in Power

Surprised that this remarkable investigation into how Netanyahu prolonged the war in Gaza — killing tens of 1000s of civilians — for his own benefit has not gotten more attention. So: gift link.

www.nytimes.com/2025/07/11/m...

Have you seen this man? In the wake of deadly floods in Texas, FEMA Acting Administrator David Richardson is nowhere to be found.

hi @politico.com my name is marisa kabas and i publish the handbasket and you basically copied my story and then linked me in the 23rd paragraph of your story without specific attribution: www.politico.com/news/2025/07...

here's my original: www.thehandbasket.co/p/fema-david...

It doesn't matter if they are ever coming for you.

It was always ever already too much that they were coming for anyone.

hey I am posting this because I didn't know it, and so others might not either: but the BBB has NOT PASSED YET-- it's passed the senate & now it must pass the house.

It's time to call reps RIGHT NOW. Johnson is going to push the vote ASAP before backlash can form so the calls need to start NOW.

A white American pelican on a body of water

did you know that we have pelicans in Wisconsin??

spotted this one yesterday on the Fox River in Green Bay

learn more about the amazing recovery of this species here: www.jsonline.com/story/sports...

Ten Vital Services Provided by NOAA (Beyond the National Weather Service) Far too much of the media coverage supporting NOAA only mentions one of many things they do: here are 10 more.

You guys are doing it again.

Yes, NOAA is important because of the National Weather Service, but that is not all they do and you should stop saying it is.

I wrote this for the Union of Concerned Scientists. Read it and adjust your messaging accordingly. 🧪🦑🌎🐟

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Children of U.S. Troops Born Overseas Won't Get Automatic Citizenship The new policy is effective October 29, 2019.

Once again, based on his actions in the first term.

August 2019

Texas Man Born to U.S. Soldier on U.S. Army Base Abroad Deported He has no citizenship to any country, despite SCOTUS case

Deporting children of military veterans because they were born on an overseas military base.

This man has no citizenship now.

Critical Hurricane Forecast Tool Abruptly Terminated U.S. Department of Defense announced Tuesday it would no longer process and deliver data essential to most hurricane forecasts

A huge blow was dealt to hurricane forecasters this week as a critical tool was abruptly terminated by the Department of Defense and NOAA. The immediate discontinuation of data from three weather satellites will severely impact hurricane forecasts this season and beyond. More ⬇️

To a firework, your body is sentient gelatin. Nothing more. Nothing less. Remember that and use fireworks safely this July 4th.