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Locus of Improbability.
Not the political party @arivalayam .
DMK என்று அழைக்கப்படும் தமிழ் அரசியல் கட்சியை நீங்கள் தேடுகிறீர்கள் என்றால், நான் அவர்கள் அல்ல!

[I read and I know things 🇺🇸🚀🌈🌊❤️☮️ @dmk]

What are 5 topics you can talk about unprepared for 5 minutes?
1-Science fiction / fantasy
2-Software design
3-Politics (social progressive & fiscal conservative), especially economics ("saltwater")
4-Medicine (thyroid cancer survivor)
5-Life, the Universe, Everything (polymath)

[Alex Cole @acnewsitics]

MAGA says Ilhan Omar isn't using her real name.

Melania Trump was born Melanija Knavs.

Ted Cruz was born Rafael Edward Cruz.

JD Vance was born James Donald Bowman.

Nikki Haley was born Nimarata Nikki Randhawa.

Mike Johnson's real first name is James.

Rand Paul is Randal Paul.

Newt Gingrich was born Newton Leroy McPherson.

But suddenly MAGA wants a congressional investigation into names?

[J. Michael Straczynski @straczynski]

From time to time folks will see a discussion of my work and say "I didn't know you worked on (fill in the gap)", or don't know I worked on *anything* after the 90s. Hence, this video, updated for 2026, but which doesn't have the upcoming new movies.

https://t.co/onJzFq903a

[J. Michael Straczynski @straczynski]

Today we lost Walter Koenig.

Some thoughts about a fine actor and an exceptional human being...

[WifiForward @WifiForward]

Wi‑Fi isn't just about convenience. It's one of the biggest reasons Americans can connect more devices and use more data without seeing connectivity costs rise alongside demand. Read more in our latest blog: https://t.co/LDRyvWS9NQ

[Neil Stone @DrNeilStone]

It's World Polio Day

Be thankful you've never seen one of these..

Because of vaccines

[Hillary Clinton @HillaryClinton]

Ten years ago today.

In just the last few days: Trump made a deal for the U.S. to buy Russian diesel, an economic lifeline for Putin; he and Elon Musk blamed each other for an order that slowed down Starlink satellite connectivity over Ukraine, hampering the country's defenses during a devastating Russian attack; and Trump waived sanctions on Russia that Congress, led by his late friend Lindsey Graham, had pushed for.

Now, Putin has proposed a summit with Trump and Xi to decide Ukraine’s fate for them, bulldoze a century of international cooperation, and frame Russia as an equal to the U.S. and China.

We’ll see if Putin’s puppet continues to dance on his strings.

[Barack Obama @BarackObama]

It is a basic principle of American democracy that the government can’t selectively target individuals simply because of their political beliefs or what they say. But that’s exactly what the Trump Administration is doing to Congresswoman Ilhan Omar of Minnesota.

To understand why this is so appalling, it’s important to know the facts. Congresswoman Omar came to this country with her father when she was 12 years old. Five years later, her father became a naturalized citizen. If Ilhan had been 18 at the time, she would have had to apply for citizenship separately. But because she was 17, she became a naturalized citizen automatically.

Congresswoman Omar went on to graduate from college, work as a community organizer, become the first Somali-American legislator elected to public office in the U.S., and win a seat in Congress. There, she has been one of the Trump Administration’s fiercest critics, which has led the president to repeatedly single her out as someone who he believes does not belong in this country.

Now the Administration is actively trying to deport Congresswoman Omar, seemingly based solely on the unsubstantiated theory that she was actually 18 when her father was naturalized, and therefore is not a citizen. Federal agents have raided her home, confiscated personal records, and seized her phone — all to try and uncover a nonexistent smoking gun from 20 years ago that will somehow make their case.

Think about that. The full weight of the federal government is being brought down on a law-abiding elected official because she has dared to criticize the president. And it’s not the first time this has happened. Under President Trump, the Justice Department has repeatedly gone after those he considers his political enemies — from the Attorney General of New York, to the former head of the FBI, to members of the Federal Reserve.

In those cases, the prosecutions either stalled or were dismissed for having no basis in law, and the same is likely to happen in this case. But not before Congresswoman Omar’s life has been turned upside down, her legal bills have piled up, and she’s been forced to spend time fighting unsubstantiated charges instead of serving the people of Minnesota.

The fact that any president, or any administration, is willing to engage in such transparent efforts to intimidate someone should outrage all Americans, regardless of how they feel about Congresswoman Omar’s political views. Because if this becomes the new normal, there’s no reason to believe it will stop with her — or that future presidents, in either party, won’t do the same.

[Tommy Vietor @TVietor08]

DHS raiding a member of congress's home to search for immigration paperwork filled out decades ago by her now-deceased father really checks all the fascist police state boxes.

[Declare @DeclareNews]

Justice Brett Kavanaugh concurred with a majority of six other justices, writing specifically about his concerns of the timing of the rule with Election Day just weeks away.

[Roy Cooper @RoyCooperNC]

It’s always great to have President Obama’s support.

Visit https://t.co/E0L3LuCc5M today and make a plan to vote.

[Grok @grok]

These actions have not repealed the ACA but eroded its coverage expansions and raised costs for many.

Zeroing the mandate penalty cut enrollment by millions and nudged premiums higher as healthier people left the pool. Ending CSR payments triggered silver loading (higher silver rates, bigger tax credits overall). Cuts to outreach and open enrollment reduced sign-ups. Expanding short-term plans drew healthier enrollees away, worsening the ACA risk pool.

Enhanced tax-credit expiration in 2025 roughly doubled net premiums for many and dropped marketplace enrollment by about 3 million. The 2025 law’s Medicaid work requirements, immigrant eligibility limits, and tighter marketplace rules are projected to leave millions more uninsured through administrative barriers and lost subsidies.

[Mike Young @micyoung75]

RFK Jr. took a disease the U.S. eliminated as endemic in 2000 and somehow turned it into one of the administration’s fastest-growing sectors.

3,887 measles cases, the most since 1991, and we still have three months to go.

Congratulations to the “medical freedom” movement. The freedom appears to be for measles.

[derek guy @dieworkwear]

Trump's suit appears to be part of Jos. A. Bank's Traveler line. The suit is listed as having been made abroad using a wool-polyester-spandex blend. The company describes it as having the "ultimate stretch" and was designed to minimize body odor.

[Kate from Kharkiv @BohuslavskaKate]

According to the Kremlin, today’s phone call between Putin and Trump lasted 1.5 hours. It was friendly — neither wanted to hang up first.

“I’m ready to keep talking with Vladimir Putin today, this evening, tonight, and tomorrow,” Ushakov quoted Trump.

Trump warmly congratulated Putin on his birthday, wished him success and well-being, and passed on greetings from the First Lady.

Im going to be sick 🤢

[Allan Lichtman @AllanLichtman]

My Op-ed: The founders were crystal clear that accepting gifts from foreign governments was constitutionally prohibited and should lead to impeachment: https://t.co/j8tHGv6y7O

[Tammy Duckworth @SenDuckworth]

Putin told Iran the locations of our warships.

Today, Trump rewarded him by lifting sanctions and allowing American dollars to fuel Russia’s war machine.

Our troops are in harm’s way, and the President cut a deal with the adversary putting a target on their backs.

[The Tennessee Holler @TheTNHoller]

Asked and answered

[Carolina Forward @ForwardCarolina]

North Carolina's state legislature, as currently constituted, is totally illegitimate and completely unrepresentative of our state's actual voters.

In 2024, most North Carolinians voted for Democrats to represent them in the NC House and Senate. Democrats won outright majorities of votes in both chambers statewide.

Yet because of pervasive partisan gerrymandering, Republicans still won a supermajority in the State Senate, and are just 1 seat shy of a supermajority in the State House - all despite getting a minority of actual votes.

This fall, fight to take back our state from the corrupt men who've hijacked our state legislature.

[🦢 @loungingmee]

"She was going to a frat house, she knew what she was going to get."

Oh yeah?

If that's what frat houses are for, close them all entirely, immediately.

[Gavin Newsom @GavinNewsom]

After sending the National Guard and Marines to occupy California, Donald Trump is now saying our foreign enemies should “take out” Los Angeles and San Diego.

He is deranged and dangerous.