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A bunch of bullshit, people saying that Hasan Piker was a Platner defender. He wasn’t, in fact he did more defending of Platner’s critics
The @nytimes.com response to the SCOTUS rulings of 6/30/26 -- they are ostensibly talking about the birthright citizenship case, and it would have been appropriate if not for what this framing also says about the day's other rulings -- allowing states to ban trans athletes and unleashing a new flood of money in politics via abolishing party contribution limits -- as well as many prior rulings of this chronically unprincipled court, all disastrous as well as legally ridiculous. You do not have to hand it to these Christian nationalist fascist lowlifes, ever
Melat Kiros up 4 points and almost 5,000 votes on Rep. Diana DeGette with 73% of the vote counted.
Per the Internet Archive, at 9pm EST, @nytimes.com showed its usual 2026 Election Coverage, clearly teeing up this race as a referendum on the left's ascendance.
A screenshot of Sandy Nurse’s IG live story, featuring her face, speaking. “ICE ALERTS - BUSHWICK” is the title and below her face it says “I think they’re starting to ramp up again” and her account name, @sandyforcouncil21
From Ketanji Brown Jackson's dissent in APHA v. NIH - "This is Calvinball jurisprudence with a twist. Calvinball has only one rule: There are no fixed rules. We seem to have two: that one, and this Administration always wins."
From the NY Times, a headline/subhead above a photo of Fed chair Jerome Powell, who recently decided not to resign after this chairmanship ends so Trump can’t replace him “ Justice Dept. Prosecutor Says Inquiry Into Fed Chair Could Be Resurrected Jeanine Pirro, the U.S. attorney in Washington, dropped an inquiry into Jerome Powell last month after a federal judge blocked her grand jury subpoenas.”
A chart showing Hasan growing from approximately 200k followers in 2020 to about 3 million in 2026. And this is only on Twitch.
On the hell site, Democratic Party apparachik Neera Tanden boots up the anti-Hasan Piker smear campaign for a hard day of smearin' and retweets everyone's favorite sophist thumb, Matt Yglesias, who says "I’m against shunning as a strategy and I think Democrats should appear on as many shows as possible, including Hasan Piker’s — but all of his takes on serious issues seem awfully dumb and I’m not sure I understand the determination to raise his prominence." Tanden's repost includes her comment: "Honestly, one day soon people will accuse this whole thing of being a moderate op."
Some of MJS’s posts about “conversion therapy” and how bad it is
Headline for heartbreaking NYTimes article, conspicuously lacking A COMMENTS BUTTON: “Family Outing in West Bank Ends in Hail of Israeli Gunfire / Six members of a Palestinian family went out for a ride in the car. Only two made it back home.”
Somebody playing PaddleWar! on Billy Blaze’s wrist computer
Trump Re Iran: “Asked who he would like to take over Iran, Mr. Trump gave a strikingly blunt answer. "Most of the people we had in mind are dead," he said. "Now we have another group, they may be dead also, based on reports. So you have a third wave coming. Pretty soon we're not going to know anybody" When asked about a worst-case scenario, he said: "I guess the worst case would be we do this and somebody takes over who's as bad as the previous person. Right, that could happen? We don't want that to happen. It would probably be the worst, you go through this and in five years you realize you put somebody in who's no better."”
From the NY Times interview with Jon Cowan from fucking Third Way. "Jon Cowan: Third Way is going to lead the effort in 2028 to help nominate someone who is more moderate and mainstream and defeat someone from the far left. We think that is the only way you beat whoever comes after Trump. And parties are ultimately defined and reoriented around their presidential nominees and their presidents. NYTimes: Can you preview for our readers what that could look like? Cowan: What it means, ultimately, is influencing all of the people who will run for president who are anywhere from the kind of mushy to more moderate. Not the lefties, but everybody else. Influencing them, and all the concentric circles around them. Not just their teams and their operatives, but all the key people in the early primary and presidential battleground states. People in media, on social media, etc. Creating a highly persuasive case that we market very widely throughout the Democratic Party, not just in Washington but around the country, so that people believe there is one way to win in ’28, and that is by nominating somebody who can win over that middle, and rejecting anybody from the far left. What that will involve is a large amount of public opinion research that makes our case, extensive convenings like this, a lot of work behind the scenes with all of the campaigns and their circles. We have built out a very extensive database that tracks everybody who might run for president who’s remotely in this space — none of the far-lefters, but everybody else — and all the circles around them. Their staff, their advisers, their funders, the key people who they know in their friends-and-family networks. We probably have the only database like that, of anybody in Democratic politics. NYT: Can I see it? Cowan: You cannot."
Info from CNN: “The poll, fielded shortly after US and Israeli attacks launched the war with Iran, finds majorities express doubts about President Donald Trump's handling of the situation. Most say they lack trust in Trump to make the right decisions about US use of force in Iran, with 60% saying they do not think he has a clear plan for handling the situation and 62% saying he should get congressional approval for any further military action. Just over a quarter (27%) feel that the US made enough of an effort at diplomacy with Iran before using military force, with 39% saying the US did not try hard enough at diplomacy first and 33% unsure. The poll was conducted Saturday and Sunday, after news reports that Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, Iran's supreme leader, had died in the attacks and largely before reports emerged of the deaths of six US troops. Overall, 59% of Americans disapprove of the initial decision to strike Iran, with 41% approving.”
Nick Offerman in Devs, where.. fuck I don't want to spoil Devs, it's such a good show, sorry I don't know if that's the generally agreed upon opinion but I liked it a lot
From NYTimes, the main headline, and then the article headline and description: "U.S. AND ISRAEL STRIKE IRAN LIVE Feb. 28, 2026, 2:01 a.m. ET3m ago Multiple Explosions Were Reported Over Tehran The strikes follow months of rising regional tensions amid threats by President Trump to attack. The casualties and targets were not immediately clear."
Text from NYTimes: "When his son and 14-year-old nephew tried to come to their aid, both were shot and wounded in the ensuing gunfire, which came from both the settlers and Israeli soldiers who arrived on the scene just after the settlers, according to several Palestinian and Israeli witnesses. The Israeli military did not immediately respond to requests for comment. What happened to Mr. Abu Naim’s family is part of a broader effort being waged by settlers across the West Bank, where there has been a surge in displacements, violence and killings of Palestinians at the hands of settlers since the Hamas-led attack on Israel on Oct. 7, 2023."
Drew from SAN DIEGO thinks there's $800 MILLION DOLLARS of "wasteful spending or fraud", but I don't think NYC is currently funding any vital clinical studies or saving kids from AIDS anywhere, so he might have to go DOGE himself: "Why no proposal to cut wasteful spending or fraud? I doubt it’s Tweed level corruption, but I’m sure there’s enough out there to pay for the free buses."
This guy from Toronto hallucinates, "Mamdani is following a familiar playbook for extremists: a) lie to get votes; b) pretend complex problems are simple; c) falsely demonize a small group your supporters can hate; d) blame others and ignore your own failures. And when he fails as mayor of New York city, he will use the same playbook on the state or federal level. Take a look at Erdogan's rise to seize control in Turkey, as another example."
Thus whines peversma from Long Island, NY: "So much for making the city more affordable. An across the board 10% property tax increase. Congratulations Mamdani voters, this is just the tip of the iceberg. He knew all along his tax the rich scheme would be rejected by Albany. Socialists detest private property and those who own it. He knew well before any election debates that this is what he would do day one but hid behind the Cheshire Cat smile when asked about it. Step two, more regulations, fee and fines for property owners."
Thus whinges NY Times commenter NMGJ from NYC: "Once again, taxing the middle for the sake of lower classes. Bernie even warns against this. Zohran is a 30 year old with government health care, subsidized housing before and after the election, and continuous employment and wage increases. This feels out of touch. Does he even know how much property taxes are in NYC? I’m a single woman and pay nearly $12,000/year for property tax. I get health care through the ACA and because subsides are withdrawn insurance has gone up to nearly $12,000/year. Where am I supposed to be getting all this extra income from, Zohran? Unlike you, my income has not risen, and my housing and health care isn’t subsidized by the government. i can’t afford to pay more so you can give other people free things like free busses, free child care, and lower cost for their subsidized housing (already lower than any other rent in the city) while I pay for the subway fare hikes, higher health care, and now higher property taxes on my home - my only security. This is a politician governing based on slogans and untested principles of an elite which have serious consequences for those of us in the middle who are getting squeezed. This feels threatening. This is how Democrats create Republicans." Groan
Marco Rubio and Viktor Orban affirming their mutual love of dehumanizing power
The eye of Sauron
From the daily mail’s article about the clip: “The Daily Mail spoke to Max [REDACTED], a Minneapolis tax attorney who filmed the original clip, about what he saw that day. [REDACTED]'s son attends daycare not far from where he filmed and participates in a group Signal chat of parents who have been 'patrolling the corners near the entrances' for ICE agents. After he dropped off his son and went to work, a member of the group chat said that ICE had showed up a block from his son's daycare. 'I ended up going to observe and as I got there, got there right at the moment where Mr Pretti was being confronted and assaulted by some ICE individuals,' [REDACTED] said.”
Calvin isn't impressed with the early bird's rewards. "Big incentive" he says, in bed, with a thumbs down
Trump's insane Greenland posture: " “We are going to do something in Greenland, whether they like it or not, because if we don’t do it, Russia or China will take over Greenland, and we’re not going to have Russia or China as a neighbor,” Trump said."
From Streetsblog.nyc: “Monthly reports from DoorDash and UberEats show that after the minimum pay law began in Dec. 2023 through June 2025, they earned a combined revenue of $948 million more than what they paid in wages to workers, court filings show.”
Mamdani's district shaded black, the borough of Queens sloppily represented by me in red.
Noita: the best game ever, but only 2,029 people played it this month, and it only reached a max concurrent player count of 9,144, almost two years ago. That's fucked up
From the times of Israel, 12/14/25, Gideon Saar tries to use a terror attack on Jews in Australia to cover for Israel’s genocide of Palestinians: “Foreign Minister Gideon Sa'ar tells his Australian counterpart Penny Wong that Australia must take action against slogans like "Globalize the intifada," "From the river to the sea, Palestine will be free," and "Death to the IDF," which "inevitably lead to what we witnessed today," according to Sa'ar's office.”
Misinfo in this anti-HCR piece’s editor’s note: “Sometimes, she completely misstates facts - for instance, that Charlie Kirk's shooter was right-wing, and that prominent Republicans blamed "the left" to incite violence against their political enemies — to suit that narrative, misleading her very devoted, large readership.”
the NYT's "dealbook live" liveblog or whatever, downplaying how hard halle berry just cooked gavin newsom: "Halle Berry took a swipe at Gov. Gavin Newsom of California for vetoing a menopause bill two years in a row, noting “that’s okay, because he’s not going to be governor forever.” In reality, the video included ends with "And with the way he's overlooked women, half the population, devaluing us in midlife, he probably should not be our next president either." The last clause is visible in the video's subtitles.
From Michelle Cottle's op-ed in the NYTimes, "The Election Victories Democrats Can Learn the Most From", 11/06/2025 (link at end): "While Mr. Mamdani’s win showed the power of a fresh-faced, charismatic candidate with a clear message, some of his advantages seem unlikely to transfer much beyond New York’s peculiar and left-leaning politics. It may well be that Ms. Sherrill and Ms. Spanberger, with their double-digit victories and mainstream visions, offer lessons that are more replicable for the party." Link: https://www.nytimes.com/2025/11/06/opinion/democrats-mamdani-sherrill-spanberger.html
A 75% box on @nytimes.com showing a smattering of NoKings stuff: An article, headline "Protesters Denouncing Trump Unite Across the U.S.", subhead, "Protesters are expected to gather in more than 2,600 cities and towns to oppose presidential actions they see as authoritarian." Comments disabled btw. Then: "How The Times Covers Crowds: Focusing on the Content, Not the Count." Comments also disabled. Then there's a gallery of photos and videos highlighting specific protest signs and protesters. 1 min read
A beautiful day marching… down the sidewalk. (at #NoKings in Brooklyn)
An exciting BRAND NEW DON'T LOOK AT THE YEAR kickstarter, the PLUS POOL, offers a public swimming complex *in* the East River, made from magic materials that convert river water into pool water passively and for free! Sure it's vaguely plausible, so why not pay us to spend a few years figuring out if it's even possible? Kickstarter, have you heard of this before? Pretty neat!!
NYTimes' main headline 9/18: "Analysis: Trump Administration Wields Its Full Toolbox to Bring Media to Heel ABC's decision to "indefinitely" suspend Jimmy Kimmel's late-night talk show illuminates the administration's efficacy so far."
From Deadline, a ridiculous quote from a Sinclair representative: "Sinclair Vice Chairman Jason Smith said in a statement, “Mr. Kimmel’s remarks were inappropriate and deeply insensitive at a critical moment for our country. We believe broadcasters have a responsibility to educate and elevate respectful, constructive dialogue in our communities. We appreciate FCC Chairman Carr’s remarks today and this incident highlights the critical need for the FCC to take immediate regulatory action to address control held over local broadcasters by the big national networks.” Sinclair is a major consolidator of local media properties and covers 40% of the US population with its stations
A clipping from thehill, 9/10/25, headline: "Kamala Harris calls Biden’s decision to run ‘recklessness’" Then the story makes clear that she used the word "reckless" to describe EVERYONE NOT PUSHING HIM TO STAND ASIDE, not Biden's decisions: "Former Vice President Harris suggests in her forthcoming book that former President Biden’s decision to run for reelection last year amounted to “recklessness.” “And of all the people in the White House, I was in the worst position to make the case that he should drop out,” Harris said in an excerpt for “107 Days” published early Wednesday by The Atlantic. “I knew it would come off to him as incredibly self-serving if I advised him not to run. He would see it as naked ambition, perhaps as poisonous disloyalty, even if my only message was: Don’t let the other guy win.” “‘It’s Joe and Jill’s decision.’ We all said that, like a mantra, as if we’d all been hypnotized. Was it grace, or was it recklessness? In retrospect, I think it was recklessness,” she added. “The stakes were simply too high. This wasn’t a choice that should have been left to an individual’s ego, an individual’s ambition. It should have been more than a personal decision.”
Lies from the nypost: “The 33-year-old New Jersey-born streamer has also called Israelis "inbred" and said it "doesn't matter if rapes happened" to women during Hamas' Oct. 7, 2023 attack on Israel. Piker has repeated assertions, too, that Israel is committing "genocide" in its war against Hamas — and was temporarily booted from Twitch after he shockingly suggested the killing of two Israeli Embassy diplomats in Washington, DC earlier this year looked like it could be a "false flag" operation.”
From the American Presidency Project archives, Trump attacking Biden on the crime bill in October 2020: "Trump Campaign Press Release - FACT: Joe Biden Was the Architect of Mass Incarceration October 22, 2020 Joe Biden worked with segregationists to write the laws that disproportionately incarcerated Black Americans. Senator Cory Booker was right when he called Joe Biden the "architect of mass incarceration." Joe Biden hasn't just stoked America's racial divisions over the course of his decades in Washington - he wrote laws that disproportionately imprisoned Black Americans. Biden was the chief architect of mass incarceration and the War on Drugs, which disproportionately targeted Black Americans: Biden admitted he is directly responsible for the mass incarceration policies of the 1980s and 1990s, authoring the 1994 crime bill which decimated Black communities. Biden authored the legislation which sentenced Alice Johnson to life in prison for a first-time drug offense. President Trump commuted her sentence in 2018. Biden worked with segregationist Senator Strom Thurmond to pass laws incarcerating Americans caught with a quarter-sized amount of crack cocaine. Biden voted to extend minimum penalties for people under 21 charged with selling marijuana, and introduced the civil forfeiture legislation which allows the government to seize assets of citizens accused of drug crimes. Biden helped write the Anti-Drug Abuse Act, which created the 100:1 crack cocaine sentencing disparity and disproportionately targeted minority communities. Biden's own running mate Kamala Harris blamed him for writing laws that led to the mass incarceration of Black Americans. So have his Democrat primary opponents: Kamala Harris on Joe Biden's 1994 crime bill: "It did contribute to mass incarceration in our country." Cory Booker said Biden was the "architect of mass incarceration" with an "inability to talk candidly about the mistakes he made." " etc
From the times, a photo of a dark mixing console with the caption “KUCB is the only local radio station in Unalaska.” And some of the article: “When the president went to war with public broadcasting, he accused the Public Broadcasting Service and National Public Radio of liberal bias and said taxpayers should not be forced to fund them.”
Bar chart from Pew Research Center survey (June 5–11, 2023) showing opinions on how easy it is to legally obtain a gun in the U.S. Overall, 61% of Americans say it is “too easy,” 30% say “about right,” and 9% say “too hard.” Breakdown by group: • Urban: 72% too easy, 21% about right, 7% too hard. • Suburban: 63% too easy, 28% about right, 9% too hard. • Rural: 47% too easy, 41% about right, 11% too hard. • Gun owners: 38% too easy, 48% about right, 14% too hard. • Non-owners: 73% too easy, 20% about right, 6% too hard. • Republicans/Lean Republican: 34% too easy, 50% about right, 15% too hard. • Democrats/Lean Democrat: 86% too easy, 10% about right, 4% too hard.
NYT article screenshot: “Trump, With Tariffs and Threats, Tries to Strong-Arm Nations to Retreat on Climate Goals The president has made no secret of his distaste for wind and solar in America. Now he's taking his fossil fuel agenda overseas.”
A text thread for Rep. Jeffries' constituent event and support info; a message from Jeffries' office about a job training event is replied to with the following: "Dear Rep. Jeffries, That sounds great, thanks. Could you please put together a training for us so we will know how to fight back when the Trump Administration occupies your district with his new "National Guard"-branded Basij? Do we still have a Constitution or, like, federal laws? Are you even still my Representative -- is there even still a Congress? Please let us know, if you are still employed I guess. Otherwise, I guess best of luck in our future endeavors (not getting thrown into a gulag). Thanks, Tim"
Wikipedia page for Wide Awakes, intro and photo: “The Wide Awakes were a youth organization and later a paramilitary organization cultivated by the Republican Party during the 1860 presidential election in the United States. Using popular social events, an ethos of competitive fraternity, and even promotional comic books, the organization introduced many to political participation and proclaimed itself as the newfound voice of younger voters. The structured militant Wide Awakes appealed to a generation which had been profoundly shaken by the partisan instability in the 1850s, and offered young northerners a much-needed political identity.” The photo caption: A Wide Awakes parade in Lower Manhattan, one of a series of political rallies held in New York, Philadelphia, Chicago, Cleveland, and Boston during the first week of October 1860.
A Brian Stelter tweet from February 2024, quoting Semaphore: “Crime in Washington, D.C. really is out of control, creating a strange phenomenon: The nation’s political and media elite have a true, and grounded, belief that they are living amid a crime wave. But nationally, crime is receding..." https://www.semafor.com/newsletter/02/04/2024/dcs-dark-bubble-and-what-happened-to-pitchfork
Screenshot of NPR story headline: Why a NASA satellite that scientists and farmers rely on may be destroyed on purpose The Trump administration has asked NASA staffers to draw up plans to end at least two satellite missions that measure carbon dioxide in the atmosphere, according to current and former NASA employees. Rebecca Hersher • August 04, 2025 05:30 AM EDT
random NY Times article signed “By The New York Times” from July 4th, 2025 - “We Want to Hear From You: Are You Frustrated by Census and Racial Categories? Americans are routinely asked to check off boxes about their race and ethnicity, but many say they do not see themselves reflected in the options.”
NYTimes alert: “From Opinion Since the Supreme Court legalized same-sex marriage, the gay rights movement has radicalized and lost its way, Andrew Sullivan writes.”
A snap of the third act triumph of solidarity and collective action depicted in Swimmy by Leo Leoni
A page from a 2003 issue of Synapse, the journal of the Unitarian Universalist Association’s radicalized youth movement, YRUU, showing info about roles youth could apply for, like members of the people of color caucus, at large reps at youth council, or gofer at con con (continental conference).
My hand browses pages from the 2003 edition of Synapse, including writing by youth on gender pronouns, anti-oppressive language, and organizing trainings and actions for social justice.
A piece of paper with tons of words, starting with: “By a vote of two-thirds or more, the Assembly adopted the following Statement of Conscience: Economic Globalization 2003 UUA Statement of Conscience Summary of the Statement of Conscience While economic globalization has helped some people attain higher standards of living, it has marginalized and impoverished many others and has resulted in environmental degradation and the depletion of natural resources, The benefits of economic globalization have been inequitably distributed and have not reached many people around the world. Our vision of the world as an interconnected web challenges us to tum from self-serving individualism toward a relational sense of ourselves in a global community, and toward practices that help create economic structures designed to serve the common good. We are called to bring our Unitarian Universalist Principles to our understanding of economic globalization and to help mitigate its adverse effects. Economic Globalization and Its Consequences … Opponents argue that economic globalization detaches markets from essential regulations meant to protect national sovereignty, the democratic process, human rights, labor rights, and the environment. Opponents also argue that the policies and practices of industrialized countries and transnational corporations drive the market forces of economic globalization. There is no effective global regulatory system controlling economic globalization. The rules governing economic globalization have been created through trade agreements, international law, and institutions dominated by industrialized countries. These rules favor those with access to capital, legitimizing measures such as dropping tariffs, eliminating capital controls, enforcing intellectual property rights, privatizing public services, and weakening regulations that protect labor, health and safety, and the environment.