@iliveunderarock.bsky.social
Reposted
It’s official: EA is going private.
The leveraged buyout will be financed by a staggering $20 billion of debt, which likely means some *aggressive* cost cutting is ahead for EA in the coming months and years.
www.businesswire.com/news/home/20...
The leveraged buyout will be financed by a staggering $20 billion of debt, which likely means some *aggressive* cost cutting is ahead for EA in the coming months and years.
www.businesswire.com/news/home/20...
www.businesswire.com
September 29, 2025 at 12:35 PM
It’s official: EA is going private.
The leveraged buyout will be financed by a staggering $20 billion of debt, which likely means some *aggressive* cost cutting is ahead for EA in the coming months and years.
www.businesswire.com/news/home/20...
The leveraged buyout will be financed by a staggering $20 billion of debt, which likely means some *aggressive* cost cutting is ahead for EA in the coming months and years.
www.businesswire.com/news/home/20...
Reposted
I just voted against a GOP bill that gives up Congress's power over spending.
Instead of working with Democrats to stop premiums from DOUBLING next year, Republicans are sending us straight into a shutdown—and pushing bills to give up their own power and hand it over to Trump.
Instead of working with Democrats to stop premiums from DOUBLING next year, Republicans are sending us straight into a shutdown—and pushing bills to give up their own power and hand it over to Trump.
September 30, 2025 at 1:31 AM
I just voted against a GOP bill that gives up Congress's power over spending.
Instead of working with Democrats to stop premiums from DOUBLING next year, Republicans are sending us straight into a shutdown—and pushing bills to give up their own power and hand it over to Trump.
Instead of working with Democrats to stop premiums from DOUBLING next year, Republicans are sending us straight into a shutdown—and pushing bills to give up their own power and hand it over to Trump.
Reposted
I wonder if Chuck Schumer hesitated for even an instant as he ran from the White House to announce this, to wonder if “The president didn’t even know about any of the bad stuff in his bill!” is almost certainly a lie, and also, more importantly, a message that actually helps the president.
September 30, 2025 at 1:26 AM
I wonder if Chuck Schumer hesitated for even an instant as he ran from the White House to announce this, to wonder if “The president didn’t even know about any of the bad stuff in his bill!” is almost certainly a lie, and also, more importantly, a message that actually helps the president.
Reposted
Donald Trump is apparently so out of it that Chuck Schumer and Hakeem Jeffries surprised the president by describing to him the healthcare crisis that he is about to unleash.
Chuck Schumer And Hakeem Jeffries Stunned Trump During Shutdown Meeting
Donald Trump is apparently so out of it that Chuck Schumer and Hakeem Jeffries surprised the president by describing to him the healthcare crisis that he is about to unleash.
www.politicususa.com
September 30, 2025 at 1:49 AM
Donald Trump is apparently so out of it that Chuck Schumer and Hakeem Jeffries surprised the president by describing to him the healthcare crisis that he is about to unleash.
Reposted
Water lily with it's reflection.
July 16, 2025 at 11:38 AM
Water lily with it's reflection.
Reposted
Man it sucks that we are finally winning just as a combo of tariffs, high interest rates, and self inflicted labor shortages stop most new construction.
I am not looking forward to the articles about "we did the Yimby stuff and nothing changed"
I am not looking forward to the articles about "we did the Yimby stuff and nothing changed"
Is it just us, or does it feel like a dam is breaking across the country for abundant housing policy?
[BILL ALERT] SB 79, which broadly legalizes more homes near transit stops like train stations and rapid bus stops, has passed the Assembly Local Government Committee! cayimby.org/news-events/...
July 17, 2025 at 4:25 AM
Man it sucks that we are finally winning just as a combo of tariffs, high interest rates, and self inflicted labor shortages stop most new construction.
I am not looking forward to the articles about "we did the Yimby stuff and nothing changed"
I am not looking forward to the articles about "we did the Yimby stuff and nothing changed"
Reposted
COLUMN: Why is the DOJ botching the Epstein saga?
“The possibilities range from bad to worse” — especially for what they suggest about the country’s legal leadership, writes former federal prosecutor Ankush Khardori.
“The possibilities range from bad to worse” — especially for what they suggest about the country’s legal leadership, writes former federal prosecutor Ankush Khardori.
3 Scenarios That Explain the Epstein Debacle
All reflect poorly on the Department of Justice.
www.politico.com
July 16, 2025 at 2:26 PM
COLUMN: Why is the DOJ botching the Epstein saga?
“The possibilities range from bad to worse” — especially for what they suggest about the country’s legal leadership, writes former federal prosecutor Ankush Khardori.
“The possibilities range from bad to worse” — especially for what they suggest about the country’s legal leadership, writes former federal prosecutor Ankush Khardori.
Reposted
It just makes me mad when our Secretary of Transportation spews elitist trash about how rich people in the suburbs need to be able to drive here without paying any tolls, because they're too precious to risk their lives taking the transit system normal people in New York take every day
July 16, 2025 at 7:03 PM
It just makes me mad when our Secretary of Transportation spews elitist trash about how rich people in the suburbs need to be able to drive here without paying any tolls, because they're too precious to risk their lives taking the transit system normal people in New York take every day
Reposted
Hey Jake Tapper, fodder for your next book!👇
July 16, 2025 at 8:10 PM
Hey Jake Tapper, fodder for your next book!👇
Reposted
NEW: Robert F. Kennedy Jr. wants to overhaul an obscure but vital program that underpins the nation’s childhood immunization system.
Depending on what he does, the results could be catastrophic.
By @sheinvestigates.bsky.social
Depending on what he does, the results could be catastrophic.
By @sheinvestigates.bsky.social
RFK Jr. Wants to Revolutionize a Program That Supports Childhood Immunizations. The Results Could Be Catastrophic.
The Vaccine Injury Compensation Program stabilizes the nation’s childhood immunization system while paying those harmed by rare side effects. If the program topples, it could threaten access to vaccin...
www.propublica.org
July 17, 2025 at 11:30 AM
NEW: Robert F. Kennedy Jr. wants to overhaul an obscure but vital program that underpins the nation’s childhood immunization system.
Depending on what he does, the results could be catastrophic.
By @sheinvestigates.bsky.social
Depending on what he does, the results could be catastrophic.
By @sheinvestigates.bsky.social
Reposted
Fascinated by this
July 17, 2025 at 12:05 AM
Fascinated by this
Reposted
BREAKING: At 2 AM, Republicans just passed a bill to defund public broadcasting and lifesaving aid because Trump told them to—they wouldn’t even protect rural radio or emergency alerts.
Congress should decide what we spend and what we cut—not Trump and not Russ Vought.
I voted NO.
Congress should decide what we spend and what we cut—not Trump and not Russ Vought.
I voted NO.
July 17, 2025 at 6:32 AM
BREAKING: At 2 AM, Republicans just passed a bill to defund public broadcasting and lifesaving aid because Trump told them to—they wouldn’t even protect rural radio or emergency alerts.
Congress should decide what we spend and what we cut—not Trump and not Russ Vought.
I voted NO.
Congress should decide what we spend and what we cut—not Trump and not Russ Vought.
I voted NO.
Reposted
damn, this was a great read, i learned a lot
BRICS is growing fast, now representing over half the world’s population and half of global GDP. Despite internal tensions and US tariff threats, it’s pushing alternatives to the dollar and deepening South-South cooperation. The global order is shifting.
What is BRICS and where is it going?
The success of the BRICS project does not signal an overthrow of capitalism as a global system, but it does mark a shift away from Western dominance. It reflects a broader push for greater national so...
canadiandimension.com
July 17, 2025 at 11:14 AM
damn, this was a great read, i learned a lot
Reposted
17 Jul 25 - My new piece on Skrmetti decision -- "Appreciate Your Sex...Or Else!" -- and what it means for gay rights and feminism is up at The Advocate. @rikiwilchins.bsky.social
Appreciate your sex—or else: The Supreme Court’s strange new commandment
In a stunning Supreme Court ruling, Tennessee's law mandating minors embrace their birth sex has ignited fierce debate over bodily autonomy, revealing a troubling intersection of religious zealotry an...
www.advocate.com
July 17, 2025 at 12:42 PM
17 Jul 25 - My new piece on Skrmetti decision -- "Appreciate Your Sex...Or Else!" -- and what it means for gay rights and feminism is up at The Advocate. @rikiwilchins.bsky.social
Reposted
"This narrative of human suffering, set in 2025, is filled with tears and resilience. It is a story of women. It is our story. It could very well be your story too."
A stunning essay from Rümeysa Öztürk on the 45 days she spent in an ICE detention center just for speaking her mind
A stunning essay from Rümeysa Öztürk on the 45 days she spent in an ICE detention center just for speaking her mind
“Even God Cannot Hear Us Here”: What I Witnessed Inside an ICE Women’s Prison
Tufts University doctoral student Rümeysa Öztürk opens up about her 45 days in a South Louisiana processing facility—and the generous and compassionate women she met.
www.vanityfair.com
July 17, 2025 at 12:54 PM
"This narrative of human suffering, set in 2025, is filled with tears and resilience. It is a story of women. It is our story. It could very well be your story too."
A stunning essay from Rümeysa Öztürk on the 45 days she spent in an ICE detention center just for speaking her mind
A stunning essay from Rümeysa Öztürk on the 45 days she spent in an ICE detention center just for speaking her mind
Reposted
A truly excellent and necessary read - readmaterialgirl.substack.com/p/the-imposs...
July 17, 2025 at 2:28 PM
A truly excellent and necessary read - readmaterialgirl.substack.com/p/the-imposs...
Reposted
In general I find discourse and news coverage focuses too much on the rules being broken in any given story and not enough on why someone was breaking the rules. Impact over process!
I think people aren't describing the Emil Bove corruption adequately.
He blew off an order from a judge SO THAT he could send hundreds of mostly innocent men to a concentration camp, based on false claims of gang ties.
He blew off an order from a judge SO THAT he could send hundreds of mostly innocent men to a concentration camp, based on false claims of gang ties.
July 17, 2025 at 3:09 PM
In general I find discourse and news coverage focuses too much on the rules being broken in any given story and not enough on why someone was breaking the rules. Impact over process!
Reposted
Heads up, the fight is not over with respect to the trans care medicaid amendment. Marjorie Taylor Greene has reintroduced it on the House side. Call your house reps now and tell them not to approve it. Even republicans, especially moderate Republicans.
News: Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene has introduced an amendment to the reconciliation bill to bring back the Medicaid ban on gender-affirming care
The Senate removed it this morning and the parliamentarian disqualified the provision from reconciliation
amendments-rules.house.gov/amendments/G...
The Senate removed it this morning and the parliamentarian disqualified the provision from reconciliation
amendments-rules.house.gov/amendments/G...
amendments-rules.house.gov
July 1, 2025 at 8:51 PM
Heads up, the fight is not over with respect to the trans care medicaid amendment. Marjorie Taylor Greene has reintroduced it on the House side. Call your house reps now and tell them not to approve it. Even republicans, especially moderate Republicans.
Reposted
Just because Katelyn's reporting here is coming under question, I too can independently confirm that McBride was active behind the scenes on this issue for at least the last week.
I do not think this absolves her public statements and NYT interview, but this is accurate reporting.
I do not think this absolves her public statements and NYT interview, but this is accurate reporting.
Sources tell me that Tammy Baldwin and Sarah McBride worked behind the scenes to get this provision out and to keep Dems together if it had come to a vote.
bsky.app/profile/oria...
bsky.app/profile/oria...
News: The most recent GOP reconciliation bill no longer has the provision to ban Medicaid from being used on gender-affirming care
The parliamentarian had disqualified the provision, but Republicans had left it on the text — it now has been removed
The parliamentarian had disqualified the provision, but Republicans had left it on the text — it now has been removed
July 1, 2025 at 6:56 PM
Just because Katelyn's reporting here is coming under question, I too can independently confirm that McBride was active behind the scenes on this issue for at least the last week.
I do not think this absolves her public statements and NYT interview, but this is accurate reporting.
I do not think this absolves her public statements and NYT interview, but this is accurate reporting.
Reposted
new episode is out on youtube now! we welcomed @sandyernestallen.bsky.social onto the pod and then absolutely obliterated the NYT's new anti-trans podcast "The Protocol" www.youtube.com/watch?v=vCrL...
We Debunked the New York Times Anti-Trans Podcast (ft. Sandy Allen)
YouTube video by Cancel Me, Daddy - Media & Politics Podcast
www.youtube.com
July 2, 2025 at 3:13 PM
new episode is out on youtube now! we welcomed @sandyernestallen.bsky.social onto the pod and then absolutely obliterated the NYT's new anti-trans podcast "The Protocol" www.youtube.com/watch?v=vCrL...
Reposted
This is really the bedrock of why Mamdani is not as vulnerable to identity grievances over immigrants, trans people, Muslims, or more. Democrats keep trying to focus group their way out of these issues one-by-one but their vulnerabilities are more existential than that and stem from general distrust
July 2, 2025 at 1:09 PM
Reposted
ErinReed 1 Jul 25 -- A big story in the behind-scenes about Reps dropping Medicaid cuts of adult affirming care from tax bill after nix from Parliamentarian -- apparently Sen Dems remained united against it (with vote whipping by Sen's Baldwin & McBride) @rikiwilchins.bsky.social
GOP Drops Federal Medicaid Ban On Trans Care From “Big Beautiful Bill”
In a sudden and much-needed victory for LGBT rights, Senate Republicans abandoned their efforts to ban federal Medicaid funding of gender-affirming care for trans people.
www.erininthemorning.com
July 2, 2025 at 1:13 PM
ErinReed 1 Jul 25 -- A big story in the behind-scenes about Reps dropping Medicaid cuts of adult affirming care from tax bill after nix from Parliamentarian -- apparently Sen Dems remained united against it (with vote whipping by Sen's Baldwin & McBride) @rikiwilchins.bsky.social
Reposted
The future of abortion care and trans healthcare are inextricable linked because conservatives want to control every aspect of people's lives, forcing Christian religious beliefs on believers and nonbelievers alike.
July 2, 2025 at 1:57 PM
The future of abortion care and trans healthcare are inextricable linked because conservatives want to control every aspect of people's lives, forcing Christian religious beliefs on believers and nonbelievers alike.
Reposted
Conservative media is FREAKING OUT as Spain gets serious about punishing conversion therapy.
@alyssaur.bsky.social has more:
@alyssaur.bsky.social has more:
Spain Makes Moves to Criminalize Conversion Therapy — Assigned
Spain’s Socialist Parliamentary Group submitted a bill last month that would elevate the punishment for practicing conversion therapy, and it was approved and sent to the senate just last week.
www.assignedmedia.org
July 2, 2025 at 2:00 PM
Conservative media is FREAKING OUT as Spain gets serious about punishing conversion therapy.
@alyssaur.bsky.social has more:
@alyssaur.bsky.social has more:
Reposted
