Great story from @The Real News Network on how one major pillar of the authoritarianism we find ourself in the midst of is policing in "blue" cities. Going 85% fascist police state is a bipartisan project, and it's a lot easier to advance towards 100% when the "opposition" helped you get 85% of the way there
The Real News Network
A Hopkins professor says America’s descent into authoritarianism may have started with policing in blue cities. If that’s true, we’re in big trouble.
As the Trump administration continues to press the boundaries of the Constitution, Johns Hopkins Professor Lester Spence says we need to understand...
 #Policing #USPol
#SaltingTheVibes at John Wayne (lol) airport #YallMasking image
If you have an outdoor cat, right now your cat is killing baby birds. Hope you’re happy about that ETA, here's why this matters. Many of our bird friends are hanging by a thread, actually, and your cat gets fed at home
Birds, Cornell Lab of Ornithology
Nearly 3 Billion Birds Gone
A new study finds steep, long-term losses across virtually all groups of birds in the U.S. and Canada
Happy World Donkey Day, #asstodon! Sorry for posting a Holstein 📸 Ryan Hodnett, via Wikimedia image
"Terminal Island is part of one of the country’s busiest container ports... it was the first place from which Japanese Americans were uprooted and sent to government camps... The Port of LA is reportedly considering demolishing [its historic buildings] to make room for more container storage" +
Ships carrying tariffed goods are now arriving in LA. “So if you’re looking for a certain type of pants, you may find all kinds of pants, but not the type you want. And the type you want….are going to be priced up," https://www.cnn.com/2025/05/06/business/tariffs-price-increases-shortages-ports