Democracies usually die when mainstream actors fail their gatekeeping function. To every editor, judge, university president, law firm partner, and elected official reading this: your job description just got more important. To everyone else: your job is to make sure they do.

The First Amendment’s Establishment Clause wasn’t written to protect government from churches. It was written to protect churches from government, and citizens from being told that God has already dictated their vote.

Posted by the WH. The standard is now that seashells are a federal threat, but the President posting AI video of himself physically attacking a critic is just “lol free speech.” Their rule is that speech is dangerous when it criticizes Trump, harmless when it comes from Trump.

Redistricting is not just procedural background noise; it’s power. Alabama’s blocked map is another reminder that politicians can try to shape election outcomes long before voters ever cast a ballot.

The House passed an Iran War Powers Resolution. This does not immediately end the war. It still has to go through the Senate and Trump would likely veto it. But it is a major bipartisan rebuke of an unauthorized war and a reassertion of Congress’s constitutional role.

The problem is not what Blanche used to be. It is what he is still doing. If you use the DOJ to serve Trump personally, the old title still fits.

CSIS: 3+ years minimum to rebuild missile inventories depleted by Iran war. Navy Sec last week: Taiwan weapons sales paused to evaluate remaining stocks. We’ve opened a window of vulnerability against China, Russia, or any adversary watching our depleted stockpiles.

There’s a huge difference between a public official being religious and a public official using an official military commencement address to tell future officers the “most important” thing is to seek God. The first is protected. The second is a church-state problem.

Trump seems to think the First Amendment only applies when he likes what he hears. But the whole point of free speech and a free press is to protect criticism, dissent, and uncomfortable truths from government retaliation.

A judge dismissed all charges against the Broadview Six after learning prosecutors communicated with grand jurors outside the jury room, excused dissenting jurors, and redacted misconduct from transcripts. The judge said her trust in the DOJ was broken. Think about how extraordinary that is.

Many of you say that #ForeverCanadian awoke Albertans. It gave us a voice and purpose. I agree. Definitely, we are now a community and a movement that’s about to grow. Let’s take a look back at 2025 and at how it all happened. Happy New Year, Canada!🇨🇦 #ableg #cdnpoli

Astronauts are musical too? How cool that is! Leenk in Byo for the full podcast reveal and for “Spacebound” song download (NOT available on streeming platferms). #astronauts #Spacebound #mightyonemanband #song #podcast

Toronto is heading into a cold and rainy Saturday just as Bruno Mars kicks off the first of five sold-out shows at Rogers Stadium this weekend. #Toronto nowtoronto.com/culture/rain...

🎙️ On #onpoli with @spaikin.bsky.social and @jm-mcgrath.bsky.social: • The Ontario government’s transit takeover • Stratford’s strong mayor legal challenge • Honda’s pause on its $15B EV plant in Alliston • Nate Erskine-Smith’s appeal over his nomination loss 🎧: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/s...

Pro-Palestinian tourists call out ex-IOF Israeli soldiers in a restaurant in Vietnam after spotting one of their tattoos in the shape of Palestine and then continue to remind them of their genocidal behavior until they’re forced to leave.

#𝕋𝕦𝕣𝕥𝕝𝕖𝕋𝕦𝕖𝕤𝕕𝕒𝕪 𝙳𝚒𝚍 𝚢𝚘𝚞 𝚔𝚗𝚘𝚠? ✅ 𝙲𝚕𝚒𝚖𝚊𝚝𝚎 𝚌𝚑𝚊𝚗𝚐𝚎 𝚙𝚘𝚜𝚎𝚜 𝚜𝚒𝚐𝚗𝚒𝚏𝚒𝚌𝚊𝚗𝚝 𝚝𝚑𝚛𝚎𝚊𝚝𝚜 𝚝𝚘 𝚝𝚑𝚎 𝚜𝚎𝚊 𝚝𝚞𝚛𝚝𝚕𝚎 𝚙𝚘𝚙𝚞𝚕𝚊𝚝𝚒𝚘𝚗, 𝚒𝚖𝚙𝚊𝚌𝚝𝚒𝚗𝚐 𝚝𝚑𝚎𝚒𝚛 𝚜𝚞𝚛𝚟𝚒𝚟𝚊𝚕 𝚊𝚗𝚍 𝚛𝚎𝚙𝚛𝚘𝚍𝚞𝚌𝚝𝚒𝚟𝚎 𝚜𝚞𝚌𝚌𝚎𝚜𝚜. 𝚈𝚘𝚞 𝚌𝚊𝚗 𝚑𝚎𝚕𝚙. 𝙸𝚏 𝚢𝚘𝚞 #𝙳𝚘𝙾𝚗𝚎𝚃𝚑𝚒𝚗𝚐. #𝚁𝚎𝚍𝚞𝚌𝚎𝙿𝚕𝚊𝚜𝚝𝚒𝚌𝚜. 𝙷𝚎𝚕𝚙 𝚔𝚎𝚎𝚙 𝚙𝚕𝚊𝚜𝚝𝚒𝚌𝚜 𝚘𝚞𝚝 𝚘𝚏 𝚘𝚞𝚛 𝚜𝚎𝚊𝚜. #𝚁𝚎𝚍𝚞𝚌𝚎𝚁𝚎𝚞𝚜𝚎𝚁𝚎𝚌𝚢𝚌𝚕𝚎 ♻️ 𝚂𝚞𝚋𝚜𝚌𝚛𝚒𝚋𝚎: climateconcord.substack.com

Independent journalism can help you spot political corruption easier. 👀 Plug into the media YOU can trust so you can vote for you! 🎉 👉 hub.futureis.org  #FutureIsNowCoalition #DigitalPolitics #IndieNews #PoliticalBias #DigitalDemocracy

Proud to have the support of Randall Bryant, DNC member and a tireless advocate for North Texas. In Congress, I’ve worked with Randall to bring home funding that strengthens transit & helps families get around safely & affordably. Reliable transportation means stronger communities. #TX33

Shoot Lasers at Thunderclouds in Today's Turbo Tunnel! play here: play.google.com/store/apps/d... #TonisTurboTunnel #indiegame

Trump is throwing out different Iran War narratives to see which will stick. But this isn't a marketing company where you A/B test Facebook ads. This is the US government. This is war.

Full Video Here: youtu.be/NrKR_Uj-nfs #duet #WHCD #correspondentsdinner #shooting #assassination #attempt #trump #ballroom #security #secretservice #DC #washington

We’re expanding our partnership with Singapore to help safely deploy AI at scale. 🇸🇬 Together with country experts, our new programs will focus on accelerating scientific discovery, advancing pandemic preparedness, and improving healthcare. Find out more → goo.gle/49jGwjv

To those asking if Bluesky is back: 🤼‍♂️

Working on weird little hack n slash in my spare time! Its not much to look at yet, but I'm proud of how well its working :3

Am I a misfit? Maybe that’s the name, I never learned to play the social game. My nose in a book, not in the herd, Small talk’s a language I never preferred. Understood by only a few, And honestly, that will do. #saturdayfeeling #saturdaymotivation #writer #thoughts #poem #poetry #vss365 #misfit

Neofeud 2 is a #retro 90's-style game where an ex-robo-marine and a rebel hacker fight against CEO/Kings and their empire on its last legs. https://store.steampowered.com/app/4611140/Neofeud_2/ https://silverspook.itch.io/neofeud2 #gamedev #indiedev […] [Original post on mastodon.social]

As expected Fox News has spent a lot of time on UFO files that were recently released by the Pentagon. The images and documents still leave many questions unanswered. It seems like a distraction from files most Americans would like to know more about regarding Jeffrey Epstein.

AI will be used to estimate age of asylum seekers from next year! #news #worldnews #uk #uknews #ai #asylum #asylumseekers #migrants

Sound on ☝️Endlich mal nützlich

The Blue Jays turned in a double play to end an Orioles rally with the bases loaded

“Who's on the floor there?” 😭😂 @Carra23 got caught off guard 😂

#FuerzasArmadasRTVE | Los helicópteros de la Patrulla ASPA realizan la manioba "Quijote" y el Solo de la patrulla la maniobra "Trebol", en la que efectúa virajes de 270º En #Canal24horas y #rtveplay

Parenthood was the turning point. “I realized I couldn’t be the dad my kids needed if I didn’t get real help—not just white-knuckling it.” This is where the real work started. #Fatherhood #HealingForThem

Unravelling a dark past #HealingJourney #BreakingTheSilence #TraumaToTriumph #HiddenTrauma #SurvivorStory #HealingFromWithin #UnspokenPain #TraumaRecovery #ThePowerOfHealing #Resilience #StrengthInStruggle #RiseAbove

On The Opinion Guy, David Valdez discusses: Have changes to Hunter Greene's wind-up led to his injuries? Full show: tinyurl.com/3wkd6ash #cincinnatireds #baseball #theopinionguy #mlb

Happy Mother’s Day Dropping the latest Substack part 5 on Claude Set Up guide This is about usage and to optimise your pro account so you don’t chomp through your tokens so quickly.

Just sharing some clips of me painting. Almost at the end of that butterfly piece, which is my latest… #art #painying #artistlife #paintingprocess #artists #artonbluesky #blueskyart #bskyart #acrylic #acrylicpainting #artlover #artcollector #modernart #modernpainying #traditionalart #creative #arts

So much for confidentiality! Dunkin on #dunkin

Should Mark Carney follow Jean Chretien's playbook from 23 years ago, or is Trump's war in Iran totally different from Iraq circa 2003? Do you agree or disagree with @robbreakenridge.bsky.social? 👀 FULL: rtrj.info/030526Rob 🎧 FULL: rtrj.info/030526 #cdnpoli #Iran #IranWar #RealTalkRJ

Whether Putin dares to test Europe’s defences depends on us. Today, EU Defence Ministers are meeting to discuss how to make use of the €90 billion loan for Ukraine, as well as defence industry cooperation between the EU and Ukraine. (1/2)

PM Cowboy Podcast #49 Thema: Change Dich am Arsch – Warum Veränderung so oft scheitert Gast: Univ.-Prof. Dr. Axel Koch – Autor, Hochschulprofessor, Speaker und einer der pointiertesten Kritiker klassischer Change-Management-Ansätze

Read about it here 👇🏽 chat.qwen.ai/s/t_3ce0a576... 2 of 2

Council Member Soren Stevenson asked Moturi what accountability would look like. Moturi said he wants "O'Hara not be reappointed." And for officers who treated him disrespectfully, including the one who told him to "just move," to receive any kind of punishment.

Apologies for the silence this week! Life's been busy since PAX East. But new Mondrian Moments soon! In the meantime, to celebrate Artemis II's and Spring's return, here's “The Sun,” an original Mondrian Maker composition.

【 NEWS 】December 8, 2025 | Nexus Uranium Options Great Divide Basin Project to Canamera Energy Metals For the Full News Release 👉 https://stockmkt.info/4pTewZJ ___ 🇨🇦 CSE: NEXU | 🇺🇸 OTCQB: GIDMF | 🇩🇪 FRA: 3H1 #InvestingNews

Part 1, Red-tail hawk consequences, a drama in two parts #birdsky #birds #Tucson #wildlife

Me: "So, Jango? How'd I do against the Stormtroopers? And did I handle my blasters and jetpack well?" Jango: "You did quite well. And you handle that jetpack and those Westar-34s like a Mandalorian. You've certainly got what it takes to be one."

⠀⠀ ⠀⠀ I still 𝐥𝐨𝐯𝐞 you. ⠀⠀

okay #Tigers let's get the hitting shoes on

Let's kick off the work week by playing another guessing game! 💡Check out the close-up image below and guess which piece of lab equipment it belongs to! 🧪 Did you guess correctly? ✅ Keep an eye out for more exciting guessing games! 👀 #ScienceFun #Quiz #MaxPlanck #MPIMR

Kyle Schwarber hit one of the most memorable home runs in @Cubs history during the 2015 NLDS against the Cardinals! The Cubs and Cardinals square off again tonight on #SundayNightBaseball.

Well, you're wrong.

ALL THE CREATURES WERE STIRRING! The perfect Holiday Horror anthology to dig into today! Our fresh Episode is available on our YouTube or you can listen wherever you get your podcasts! #Christmas2025 #HolidayHorror @juliacmarchese.bsky.social @theterigamble.bsky.social @sierrarein.bsky.social

GOOD MORNING Beard Gang! Hope you had great weekends & happy belated #Easter 2 those who celebrate it. Just sharing this week's LIVE schedule. Doing #ArcRaiders 2day, #GrayZoneWarfare Wed, Ep.3 of our #Zelda marathon w/ LoZII + #CrowdControl & finally more #ProjectZomboid + variety games on Sun

📹 Vídeo | La huelga indefinida en la enseñanza valenciana inicia su cuarta semana. Siguen pidiendo la dimisión de la consellera y que no haya más recortes social.elpais.com/ous…

Just so we never forget who #israel is run by #iranwar #nethanyahu #hamas #plo

With tornadoes possibly heading our way tomorrow, it helps to know where to go beforehand. Feel free to save this image. 💙 #tornadoes #tornadotok #tornadosafety #virginia #rva

🫖🍵 Sirve té, gestiona tu tienda y descubre que no todos los retiros son voluntarios Wanderstop ya está disponible para reservar en formato físico para PS5 y Switch 2 (cartucho) Lanzamiento 28 agosto Texto castellano ℹ️https://meridiem-games.com/new_sdebug/LGd8KEnmJo3/gAtgOAoV7

Two Quotes That Ring True: 1) "The wise try to adjust themselves to the truth, while fools try to adjust the truth to themselves." 2) "You do not become a master unless you learn to be a very, very good student." #Woke #Wise #OpenMinded #Kind #Empathetic You Deserve Better! Grow With Me!

Diagnosed with spinal muscular atrophy type 2, Ari Kinarthy has outlived doctors' predictions. As his health declines, the Victoria-based composer creates a musical score that will capture his life and serve as his artistic legacy. Ari's Theme Watch free on knowledge.ca/program/aris-theme