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@DavidJUrban @Alyssafarah The allegations are different. Swalwell had numerous credible allegations of assault. Platner has allegations that he has said very concerning, creepy things.

Democrats threw Eric Swalwell under the bus but back Graham Platner without remorse. It comes down to math. In California you automatically win with a D next to your name. In Maine, Platner is all that stands between them and six more years of Susan Collins.

@minakimes There isn't a moment in the whole show that you think she's acting. She has made an unbelievable character totally believable.

Give her every award

@minakimes Those bitches are so mean to her.

@RossUglem Occasionally, there are slackers who deserve booing. But at this level, it's rare.

@RossUglem It does. But he's right about booing. It's a Fan's prerogative, but remember you are usually booing a guy who is playing his all. He may not be as good as you want, but he is busting his hump.

I’m sorry does this say paid partnership

@NFL_DougFarrar @guardian They did send a series of quality backup quarterbacks to the NFL. (The best job in sports.)

@NFL_DougFarrar @guardian Wilson played one season for the Wisconsin Badgers, and he is their greatest QB of all time. It was a very low bar for him to jump over.

New on @guardian: Russell Wilson aspired to be an all-time great. In the end, he was tantalizingly close, but complicated... and also in the end, an Everyman who never wanted to be. theguardian.com/sport/2026/jun…

@jacobin How about we just recognize that falling birth rates are a good thing? There are some adjustments we need to make. But it's a good thing for the USA, the human race, and the world.

Commentators are pinning low fertility rates on everything from feminism to smartphones. But they miss one glaring factor: capitalism, an economic system predicated on individual autonomy and naked self-interest whose incentives run counter to child-rearing. jacobin.com/2026/06/birth-…

It’s that time of the year for my least favorite cultural tradition in our country — grown ass adults uttering this statement: “LGBTQ people get an entire month but veterans don’t.” I’m being generous in that sentence construction; it’s typically said with far less grace and humanity. I’m a veteran. I’m a proud veteran. I’m also queer and proudly so. Every June, I celebrate Pride. Every November, I celebrate veterans. Because veterans do, in fact, have an entire month. It’s November. It is every November. Every November is National Veterans and Military Families Month. Have I sufficiently made clear the existence of a monthlong observance in honor of our nation’s veterans, particularly to folks who, apparently, are also not aware of the existence of Google? We’re not done. We’re not close to being done. Every April is Month of the Military Child. Every May is National Military Appreciation Month and Month of the Military Caregiver. We’re still not close to being done. There are the military branch and component birthdays/observances: Army (June 14th), Army Reserve (April 23rd), Navy (Oct. 13th), Navy Reserve (March 3rd), Air Force (Sept. 18th) Air Force Reserve (April 14th), Marine Corps (Nov. 10th), Marine Corps Reserve (Aug. 29th), Coast Guard (Aug. 4th), Coast Guard Auxiliary (June 23rd), National Guard (Dec. 13th), and Civil Air Patrol (Dec. 1st). There are the various days specifically honoring military families, caregivers, and surviving loved ones: Gold Star Spouses Day (April 5th), National Military Brats Day (April 30th), Military Spouse Appreciation Day (Friday before Mothers Day), Children of Fallen Patriots Day (May 13th), Gold Star Mother’s Day (last Sunday in September), National Day of the Deployed (Oct. 26th), and—because families carry the greatest burden here, I’ll include it in this section—National POW/MIA Recognition Day (third Friday in September). Then there are are the days honoring those who earned specific military decorations: National Medal of Honor Day (March 25th), Silver Star Service Banner Day (May 1st), and National Purple Heart Day (Aug. 7th). And also the days honoring specific groups of veterans and those who paid the ultimate sacrifice: K-9 Veterans Day (March 13th), National Vietnam War Veterans Day (March 29th), National Former POW Recognition Day (April 9th), V-E Day (May 8th), Women Veterans Day (June 12th), National Korean War Veterans Armistice Day (July 27th), National Buffalo Soldiers Day (July 28th), Agent Orange Awareness Day (Aug. 10th), Navajo Code Talkers Day (Aug. 14th), V-J Day (Sept. 2nd), and National Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day (Dec. 7th). Outside of those distinct categories, there are some others: Four Chaplins Day (Feb. 3rd), USO Birthday (Feb. 4th), National Salute to Veteran Patients (week of Feb. 12th), Seabee Birthday (March 5th), American Legion Birthday (March 15th), National Rosie the Riveter Day (March 21st), National Hire a Veteran Day (July 25th), Department of Defense Birthday (Aug. 10th), National Airborne Day (Aug. 16th), Veterans of Foreign Wars Day (Sept. 29th), and Wreaths Across America Day (Dec. 18th). Oh, and Armed Forces Day (May 20th), which falls at the end of Armed Forces Week (which begins on May 13th). I hope I didn’t miss any? Just kidding! I did, in fact, intentionally exclude the Big Three, out of curiosity to see how many folks wouldn’t notice: Memorial Day (last Monday in May), Veterans Day (Nov. 11th), and, you know, Independence Day. At least 120 days on the American calendar are dedicated to honoring our fallen service members, our military, our veterans, and their families. That’s about a third of the full year. I think that’s great. I think that’s necessary. Our military, our veterans, and their families deserve that recognition. I also think that’s ironic given how much our military, our veterans, and their families are left behind in this country when it comes to health care, housing, education, and so many other areas which it seems Donald Trump and the Republican Party willfully ignore and/or intentionally worsen. Trump and the GOP ignore the fact that we have Active Duty service members and their families who qualify for food stamps — and use them. Because they lack appropriate compensation. They ignore that military families, for some strange goddamn reason, in the richest country in the world, have to pay partially out-of-pocket for childcare on military bases. They ignore that there are six million military caregivers in our country—loved ones who directly care for veterans with service-connected disabilities—and struggle to provide necessary support that the VA should be entirely covering — but isn’t. They ignore that that the VA is ludicrously under-resourced and struggling to provide necessary, lifesaving support for veterans and their families. They ignore the personal, direct consequences of sending our military into stupid, unnecessary wars—the struggle and incalculable loss experienced by our troops being killed or severely wounded in these wars—because the lives and livelihoods of our service members and their families never rank on the list of priorities for Trump and the Republican Party. They aggressively pursue a clear agenda—openly set by Trump and Hegseth—to purge officers from the top ranks of our military because they are not white men. Need I remind on the long history of Trump denigrating our fallen service members? It is clearly evident that Donald Trump is overseeing the most anti-military presidential administration in American history, and that doesn’t need more than a few moments of good faith reflection to consider. It’s obvious. Our military, our veterans, and their families are thought by Trump and his cronies to be little more than props in service to his flaming narcissism. Even their performative antics are openly shameless: “inviting” Active Duty service members to that UFC event being hosted on the White House lawn but refusing to pay for travel and lodging. Oh, and no family members. Oh, and don’t be overweight. Oh, and you have to wear your uniform. Treated. Like. Props. Maybe we need a National Lip Service to Military Appreciation Day, recognizing politicians and their supporters who only seem to care about our military, our veterans, and their families when they can their service can be cynically exploited as a cudgel against people that Trump and the GOP hate. The past 18 months have seen members of the military and veterans who are women, Black, Latino, APPI, and LGBTQ broadly erased from any recognition by the Trump Administration and the Department of Defense specifically. Who doesn’t remember the government website purges touted by Trump and his cronies? Last year, thousands of transgender service members and their families were kicked out, their lives uprooted, their service cruelly degraded, their characters slandered, all because of a senseless and bigoted policy created to placate anti-trans extremists, signed by a coward who avoided military service. I’m proud of my service and grateful to all who have served and their families, and there’s plenty of time throughout the year to express that. June is all for LGBTQ people, veterans and non-veterans alike. Before you’re eager to offer a ridiculous comparison in recognition between veterans and LGBTQ Americans, I’d encourage at least a tiny bit of effort toward research and understanding regarding our military, our veterans, and their families. It’s not difficult. ---- Link to full essay available here for easier sharing: charlotteclymer.substack.com/p/yes-june-is-…

@WilliamHogeland Either way, it's quality trolling.

I'd assume this is a pretty good troll account, but there's a blog associated with it, with posts and everything.

@HPbasketball I freeking love this era of the NBA. For decades, only Lakers and Celtics fans dared hope. Now, even Knicks fans can dream.

DOWN GOES THE CHAMPS FOR THE 8TH STRAIGHT YEAR

@acnewsitics @tam_mill44 One concert on the White House lawn during Carter's presidency.

Bands that played for Obama. U2, Bruce Springsteen, Bob Dylan, The Grateful Dead, James Taylor, Stevie Wonder, Aretha Franklin, Earth, Wind & Fire, and Booker T. & the M.G.'s. Wynton Marsalis, Herbie Hancock, Trombone Shorty, Buddy Guy, Beyoncé, U2, Usher, and many more. Donald Trump: Vanilla Ice, Kid Rock.

@slowhoneybee The highest ranking Democrat they could find is a "former Cuomo aide."

The absence of a real break or civil war is the real story.

@WilliamHogeland Some "great book" colleges don't even include "the Whisky Rebellion."

@WilliamHogeland I'm always struck by how limited the idea of "great books" is.

It's just shocking that in college I did something other than get marched through The World's Great Books. What were they thinking. I want to be educated.

@ChrisCillizza Jesus died for somebody's sins, not mine. Meltin' in a pot of thieves, Wildcard up my sleeve, My sins, my own. They belong to me.

@ChrisCillizza Jesus died for somebody's sins, not mine.

Name me a better lyric: “If dreams were lightning/And thunder was desire/This old house would’ve burned down/ A long time ago”

@Fullcourtpass Flopping is a much bigger issue than tanking.

Adam Silver says flopping in the NBA is not a pressing issue “Even as I sit in the stands at games, players may be falling down, players may be reacting to a call. But to me, if they’re not fooling the referees, it’s OK. Players are taught to sell calls these days.” (Via @PatMcAfeeShow)

@EmpirePodUK Akhenaten looks like Jar Jar Binks.

Why did Pharaoh Akhenaten look so much like an alien? 👽