For decades, the KKK marched and protested wearing masks, and Dem lawmakers said, "It's free speech! We have to let them talk!"

Then for a few summers, some Black kids said, "We need a ceasefire in Palestine." And Dem lawmakers passed laws against masked protest.🤡

Now those Dems are quiet again.🤷🏿‍♂️

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"Members of the group Patriot Front ride the metro as a commuter looks on, during the 250th anniversary of U.S. independence in Washington, D.C., U.S., July 4, 2026. REUTERS/Cheney Orr"]

once again we celebrate the day Will Smith saved the world from an alien invasion.

It’s a beautiful evening, the National Mall is open and people are having a wonderful time.

Happy April seventh

-Excel

Which one of you spectacular bastards did this?

EDIT: The author, it seems. https://bsky.app/profile/rockymntnmike.bsky.social/post/3mpiybeiifc26

Youfuckinwhatmate?

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-07-04/federal-government-rejects-un-lgbtqia-recommendations/106866788?utm_source=ken-behrens-backyard-barbecue-no-poofters

ETA: unfortunate URL capitalization makes me think the government looked at the UN LGBTQIA recommendations and said “we already have un-lgbtqia laws at home”.

NHS will be forced to divert billions of pounds from essential services to pay more for new drugs under the terms of the UK-US trade deal,after ministers caved to pressure from Trump over tariffs. The trade deal is also projected to lead to over 200,000 excess deaths and deepen health inequalities

The BBC is looking for an Elixir developer

https://careers.bbc.co.uk/job/Senior-Software-Engineer/47677-en_GB/

#FediHire #getfedihired #elixirlang

I often feel that Gary Legum of Wonkette is the only reporter making sense about the Trump regime. This, on the regime’s planned fireworks display in DC, is an example. https://www.wonkette.com/p/park-service-warns-public-to-avoid

Scientists make the world’s most efficient solar panel. German researchers have built the most efficient solar panel ever, turning 34.4% of sunlight into electricity. That’s way higher than ordinary rooftop panels, which usually convert between 20-23%. This is a research breakthrough, not something you can buy for your roof yet, but it shows how much better solar panels may still become. CleanTechnica https://cleantechnica.com/2026/06/12/most-efficient-solar-module-in-the-world-new-record/
#ShareGoodNewsToo

Where are the #Epstein files?

https://www.jezebel.com/jane-doe-who-was-allegedly-abused-by-trump-as-a-minor-has-been-living-in-fear-new-report-says

#USPol

#getfedihired
I'm a data analyst with over 10 years' experience using R and data to support decision-making in transport planning. I hold a Graduate Diploma in Statistics/Operations Research and I'm currently completing a Graduate Certificate in Data Science. https://about.me/minga https://www.linkedin.com/in/belindamaher
#rstats #transportplanning #transportationplanning

Y’all they destroyed the LEGENDARY Skate Park in Uganda 🇺🇬 :(

But Thrasher and Adidas apparently helped the Uganda Skate Society purchase land!

Really heartbroken to see this Legendary park be destroyed and know I’ll never get to skate it...

They building a new one and donations are needed! Please do boost and share with all your skater buddies 🇺🇬🫶🏾🛹

https://www.gofundme.com/f/rebuild-uganda-skateboard-societys-skatepark

#Skateboarding #Uganda #Crowdfunding #Africa

One of my concept art mentees Chen is looking for work.

Excellent portfolio of environment design and work ethic, available for freelance work.
https://cara.app/chenarts00
https://chenarts.artstation.com/resume

Contact: chenrsf18@gmail.com
Send info about your project and she will get it done!

#getfedihired #SciFiArt #fantasyart #FanArt

RE: https://mastodon.social/@realTuckFrumper/116841497363782089

"We in this country have seen a remarkable change. And in Washington right now — and forgive me, I’m gonna use the 'f' word — we have a fascist, a fascist government that allows innocent people to be put in detention camps and incarcerated."

"We have been lied to over and over and over again about these camps. Our president said these detention camps were being put up to put in immigrants who had criminal records. We now have about 65–70,000 people incarcerated in these camps."

"29% have criminal records. 71% of the people in these camps, even with our country's and our government's statements about why they set up the camps, don’t belong there! 71% of the people in camps don’t belong there, according to the government, and yet they are put there."

#Fascism #DetentionCamps #Trump #Republicans #USA #HumanRights #RuleOfLaw #CrimesAgainstHumanity

Job alert! The Open Tech Fund (OTF) is hiring program managers: https://www.opentech.fund/jobs/working-at-otf/

If you recently moved to somewhere where a wildfire can get to your home, some advice:
Have a fireproof box with your passport, mortgage docs, birth certificates, etc. so you can grab them in a hurry, but hopefully won’t lose them if you must leave them behind.

Have a go bag with a change of clothes, basic toiletries, and if possible, a few days of any key medicines you need.

Decide now that you are OK leaving everything to burn, because you don’t want to confront that as the house goes up.

I used to work at the zoo and one time a gorilla died of old age.

The problem was it was the only gorilla in the zoo because the zoo wasn't very profitable. The gorilla was by far the most popular attraction and they couldn't afford to go a single day without it being there.

So the zoo owner came up to me and said, “listen, for an extra hundred bucks, do you want to just put on this gorilla costume until we can afford a new gorilla?”

“Of course,” I said, “go on then.”

Pretty quickly, I became the biggest hit in the zoo. Everyone wanted to see this human-like gorilla. After about a month, the craze started to die down, but they kept pressuring me to get people's attention again. So in a desperate attempt, I climbed over to where the lions were and started hanging off the net. Suddenly a massive crowd gathered and everyone looked terrified. I could feel my grip slipping, I couldn't hold any longer. I started screaming, “help, help.” Then I fell.

The lion rushed towards me and just as I thought it was over, he leaned over and whispered, “shut the fuck up before we both get fired.”