He/him Chicagoan, stroke survivor, dev, moving further to the Left as I get older & more pissed off. I probably repost too damn much. And make too many grammatical errors & tpyos. Also @refrag@mastodon.cloud, but that's dormant.
Add it to the "non-lethal" weapons used against protestors
Phil LewisSchools are adding pepper-spraying drones to help combat active shooters The plastic, non-lethal aircraft, which can smash windows and ram attackers will be at the ready at certain schools in Colorado, Florida and Georgia www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2026/...
say what you will about AI, always-on voice recording and auto dictation has been a game changer for my workflows. Save post and close app. Yeah Footlong meatball sub on white. No veggies. Don't toast it. Ranch and barbecue sauce. Yeah, ranch and bargecue sauce. More. More. Little more please
This might be Graham's funeral, but it's Trump's show. There's one aspect of Teddy Roosevelt that Trump truly does embody. As Alice Longsworth Roosevelt famously said: "My father always wanted to be the corpse at every funeral, the bride at every wedding and the baby at every christening."
Aaron RuparHannity: "My President, Lindsey probably has a heavenly version of Mar-a-Lago. It may even be a little bigger. I wouldn't be surprised if he added one big beautiful ballroom and an arch somewhere on the property. Because he would want to obviously duplicate his dearest friend in life. You."
Thread, on Puerto Rican Independence/statehood
Katherine Alejandra CrossLet me try and steer this discussion in a more productive direction. Because a lot of you all On Here are interested in PR becoming the 51st or 52nd State (for good reasons!), so let's talk about some big issues that will have to be addressed in that process.
I'd say it's a happyish ending in that you know, we don't have our old salaries or health insurance or any of the other stuff a union contract helped us secure. But I'm definitely happy to have autonomy and also yes everyone please subscribe www.weareravenous.com#/portal/
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that is in fact literally in the bible. it's Matthew 6:5.
Right Wing WatchRep. Lauren Boebert insists that public Christian worship events are necessary for America to experience revival: "I don't think that Jesus ever called for any Christian to pray only silently or to keep their faith hidden only in the prayer closet."
i cAn'T BeLieVe mAMdAni Is sO oUt oF tOuCh!!!1!
Prem Thakker ツNew poll: Americans believe the U.S. should arrest Benjamin Netanyahu by a +22 margin Total: 49-27 Black: 53-13 Hispanic: 52-15 Ages 18-29: 58-17 Harris voters: 74-10 Independents: 55-20 23% of Trump voters agree as well Economist/YouGov:
This is a 1938-level story from Nazi Germany
Gabe Ortíz“‘Should I keep paying my mortgage?’ Haitian families confront impossible choices around #TPS. As Haitian TPS nears an end, families are asking who will care for their children, whether to sell their homes and whether they can survive what comes next.” haitiantimes.com/2026/07/27/h...
this is just extremely plainly cartel behavior
FinTwitterOPENAI, ANTHROPIC STAFF CIRCULATE PETITION URGING US TO SUPPORT INTERNATIONAL EFFORT TO 'DELIBERATELY PACE' FRONTIER AI DEVELOPMENT, WARNING OF RISK IT ADVANCES FASTER THAN HUMANS CAN CONTROL; LETTER ALSO SHARED WITH GOOGLE DEEPMIND STAFF, EXPECTED PUBLIC THIS WEEK
· I wish there was a link to the poll itself. (How many people were polled?) · Gotta get that number over 50%, in general but especially the Independents · Dem politicians who oppose this are going to get primaried, and lose
Polling USASupport For Abolishing ICE: All: Support: 48% Oppose: 40% Support Among: DEM: 73% IND: 48% GOP: 24% YouGov / July 20, 2026
As one of the two people on Bluesky who look at these polls professionally I remain vindicated in my assertion that Black voters are more Israel-skeptical than whites, contra the media narrative
Prem Thakker ツNew poll: Americans believe the U.S. should arrest Benjamin Netanyahu by a +22 margin Total: 49-27 Black: 53-13 Hispanic: 52-15 Ages 18-29: 58-17 Harris voters: 74-10 Independents: 55-20 23% of Trump voters agree as well Economist/YouGov:
If these have the capacity to store & play music, every one should come with Radiohead's Creep pre-installed
JohnI’m probably the biggest Apple nerd you know. I actually own and love the Vision Pro. I’m also a big privacy nerd who cares deeply about the civil liberties of others. I do not know how Apple threads this needle. apple.news/AUH_P0xvWTDO...
Laser to the sensor immediately on the Pervert Glasses Pro
JohnI’m probably the biggest Apple nerd you know. I actually own and love the Vision Pro. I’m also a big privacy nerd who cares deeply about the civil liberties of others. I do not know how Apple threads this needle. apple.news/AUH_P0xvWTDO...
