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i saw the stooges & the jesus lizard & sonic youth & the breeders in this room when all tomorrow's parties was held there. https://tech.intersects.art/@roadside/116491798263745574

old roadside pictures (@roadside@tech.intersects.art)
Attached: 1 image kutsher's night club, thompson, new york, 1977

“Not so fast! The Clayton Act – which bars this kind of merger – is designed to be enforced by the feds, state governments, and private parties. That means that California AG Rob Bonta can step in to block this merger, which he's getting ready to do”
https://pluralistic.net/2026/02/28/golden-mean/#reality-based-community

Trump Parties With Millionaires as American Troops Die (Nico Hines/The Daily Beast)
https://www.thedailybeast.com/trump-hosts-big-money-party-as-missiles-are-fired-at-americans/
http://www.memeorandum.com/260301/p51#a260301p51

Hicks said he didn’t have an alternative to propose to the top-two system,
only a conviction that it needed “a review, a reconsideration and maybe even a repeal”.
He hoped either the state legislature of “someone with significant resources” would put a different model before the voters. “It could be done as early as 2026,” he said, “but it could be done in a future election as well.”
Historically, the two major parties have tended to prefer primaries accessible only to reg…

What doesn't kill you makes you weird at parties.
… to which you are then no longer invited, for said reasons.
🫠

Das großartige Chilirezept (hier immer ohne Schokolade und mit weniger Olivenöl und mit Hackfleisch) funktioniert auch perfekt mit Erbsenprotein, 100g reichen völlig, wo ansonsten 500g Hackfleisch zum Einsatz kommen. Und dann noch eine Dose Kidneybohnen, von denen die Hälfte püriert wird zwecks Erhöhung der Sämigkeit. #nommention

Texas-Style Chili Recipe (Gift Recipe)
Calling a dish "Texas Chili,” especially if you’re not a native of that state, is clearly asking for trouble. But this recipe, refined over years of potlucks and Super Bowl parties, is too good to keep under wraps. Its depth of flavor, from different chile types, makes this recipe stand out. It also has whole spices, unsweetened chocolate and dark beer that meld seamlessly into a brick-red sauce that naps the succulent meat. The meat can be cut into large chunks, or, more traditionally, thi…

#CarlHeastie continues to be awful, but NYers maybe want to give his office a call to tell him to stop blocking the Stop Super Speeders bill. His office # is 518-455-3791, I just called and someone answered right away.
#StopSuperSpeeders

The regularity of leftish political parties wondering why they lose voters after they've tried so, so hard to embrace centrism* is truly awe-inspiring
*centrism doesn't exist, it's right-wing politics with some lipstick and eyeshadow

EU countries and lawmakers reach an impasse on a deal watering down the EU's AI Act due to some parties seeking exemptions for already regulated industries (Foo Yun Chee/Reuters)
https://www.reuters.com/sustainability/boa

Wäre ich 20 Jahre gesünder, wären deren Partys sicher reizvoll für mich.
https://sachsentrance.com/
Ich bin über das Interview …

A key Senate rule is slowly losing its grip, and both parties know it (Theodoric Meyer/Washington Post)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2026/05/01/senate-filibuster-under-strain/
http://www.memeorandum.com/260501/p14#a260501p14

Fantastic warm speech from the Green's Hannah Spencer, who just smashed the English right wing parties with a 4k majority win 👏🏼

More Parties, More Risks, More Opportunity? Evolving Governance to Support Cyber Resilience Amidst Evolving Policy and Technological Change
https://fpf.org/blog/more-parties-more-ris…

RE: https://hachyderm.io/@thomasfuchs/116143024823038390
Software development these days really reminds me of what large political parties do—no shred of thinking about the whole, not even a little bit of conviction, just churning out mid ever more milquetoast "features" designed to eek out a little more compliance.
Moral stances and ethics be damned.

In many European countries, including Britain, Germany and France,
far-right parties seem ascendant.
And Donald Trump is doing what he can to undermine democracy in the United States.
Yet a closer analysis shows that autocrats are often running scared of their people.
And surprisingly, democracy these days seems sometimes to be held in higher esteem in the global south than in the democratic heartland of the west.
These trends show there is nothing inevitable ab…

swingers: Swingers and parties (2013)
A bipartite sexual affiliation network representing “swing unit” couples (one node per couple) and the parties they attended.
This network has 96 nodes and 232 edges.
Tags: Social, Offline, Unweighted
https://networks.skewed.de/net/swingers

The #Celeste launch by #RocketLab for #ESA was a success: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vls1yNbQtZ0 = the lift-off, https://rocketlabcorp.com/updates/rocket-lab-successfully-launches-85th-mission-and-first-dedicated-launch-for-european-space-agency/ and https://www.esa.int/Applications/Satellite_navigation/Celeste/Celeste_s_first_satellites_launched_to_explore_LEO-based_satellite_navigation = press releases by both parties and https://bsky.app/profile/rocketlabcorp.com/post/3mi3zwvuric2m and https://bsky.app/profile/rocketlabcorp.com/post/3mi4fuyzpwk2d = pictures.

I just counted the number of candidates running in the California "jungle" primary - all parties, all candidates, one election and the top two, and only the top two, move onto the general election in November.
The number: 61 candidates.
That's less than the 130 or so who ran a few decades ago, but it is still a long list. And some of the candidate names seem fabricated.
(The R-party candidates have a strong chance of taking those two top positions and locking…

It's not just killing a wind project - it encourages massive investment in #OilAndGas - This is a #ClimateCrime. When will the parties involved be charged with criminal negligence, death resulting sorts of charges? ALL the parties involved know (or should have known) what the ramifications are…

It's not just killing a wind project - it encourages massive investment in #OilAndGas - This is a #ClimateCrime. When will the parties involved be charged with criminal negligence, death resulting sorts of charges? ALL the parties involved know (or should have known) what the ramifications are…

Oh the irony! Politicians in the UK like to describe their parties as a "broad church", when the reality is that most denominations, especially the Anglican communion, seem intent on tearing themselves apart. #BroadChurch #politics

"With the two historical parties of government now reduced to a single two headed animal, they no longer have access to the pretence of decrying the party in power (while largely doing the same thing if they get in). Now they both have to argue that everything that is happening is the best possible thing and nothing that is different can be better."

The Gist: The Promise of No Change
For every action needed, why is there an equal and opposite inaction? This is the Gist.

Beware The #BillionaireAgenda
No taxes on billionaires.
Control all media.
Control all political parties.
Laws don't apply to billionaires.
Blame the results on migrants.

Global oil supply hit by US-Israeli war against Iran. Oil and gasoline prices up. And... of course some parties in Dutch parliament now ask for (tax) subsidies to keep demand high.
President of Central bank DNB: Don't do this! Aim financial support at lower incomes.
https://nos.nl/l/2607642

Druk op kabinet neemt toe, Kamer wil maatregelen tegen hoge prijzen
Morgen is er een debat over de economische gevolgen van de oorlog in het Midden-Oosten.

"With less than two weeks until local elections day, the chance of all three devolved governments in Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland being led by parties seeking to break up the UK is coming into view."
FT:https://www.ft.com/content/4795501a-37d3-495…

A note from our good friend @… on how small political parties can exert, why we have called "minority influence" (after Romanian/French social psychologist Serge Moscovici).
Manuel descibes the "mini effect".
Dual strategies and the 'Mini effect' | degrowth.info

Dual strategies and the 'Mini effect'
What power can minority parties have in partitocratic political systems? Manuel Casal Lodeiro joins the ongoing strategy debate and argues for the significance of radical degrowthist parties.

RE: https://mastodon.scot/@LaChasseuse/116262466513732511
Me to every tech bro I meet socially.
(I’m fun at parties.)

"Grégoire, who ran in Paris for a united grouping of Socialists, Greens and other parties on the centre left"
Interesting, and probably accurate characterisation of the PCF!
‘Absolute moral rigour’: new Paris mayor Emmanuel Grégoire’s ideals face stern test | Paris | The Guardian
https://www.

> Without 230’s protections, smaller platforms—the ones that might actually compete with the giants—get destroyed first. They can’t afford the vexatious lawsuits. They can’t afford buildings full of lawyers. The big players survive, and their market position gets locked in even harder.
h…

Section 230 Turns 30; Both Parties Want It Gone—For Contradictory Reasons
Here’s what’s strange about Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act, the law that made the open internet possible: Both sides of the traditional political spectrum hate it. But fo…

RE: https://kolektiva.social/@Archon/116104313512121764
If I lived in Gorton and Denton, I'd vote Green. But tactical voting is forced on you by the stupid voting system -it's grossly unfair when there are more than two parties. There's a huge …

Perceived inequality is a breeding ground for populism, say researchers
#politics

Perceived inequality is a breeding ground for populism, say researchers
In recent decades, income and wealth disparities have widened significantly in many European countries. At the same time, support for populist parties has grown. Previous studies have already pointed out that rising inequality may be contributing to the growth of populist movements. But how can this correlation be explained? Why are more and more people turning to populist parties?

🇺🇦 Auf radioeins läuft...
Bauhaus:
🎵 She's In Parties
#NowPlaying #Bauhaus
#radioeins gespielten Titel als #Spotify Playliste: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/3hdH98B6uyXilhcWxCA6nv

swingers: Swingers and parties (2013)
A bipartite sexual affiliation network representing “swing unit” couples (one node per couple) and the parties they attended.
This network has 96 nodes and 232 edges.
Tags: Social, Offline, Unweighted
https://networks.skewed.de/net/swingers

The lesson is not ‘boy this is outrageous’
The lesson is that without any punishment the behavior will continue.
https://bsky.app/profile/rparloff.bsky.social/post/3mfkfhvves223

Roger Parloff (@rparloff.bsky.social)
Lessons from the MN civil contempt case, by me: Petitioner’s atty: “I understand that the caseload has affected all parties astronomically, and we are all human. But my client is, too. . . . All the people behind these petitions are humans.” https://www.lawfaremedia.org/article/lessons-from-the-minnesota-s-civil-contempt-case

An updating list of confirmed WHCD parties, starting Wednesday; nine events are hosted by media startups that are less than 10 years old (Axios)
https://www.axios.com/2026/04/14/white-house-correspondents-dinner-weekend-2026

What's happening during White House Correspondents' Dinner weekend 2026
This year's event will be attended by President Trump for the first time as a sitting commander in chief.

Erin Andrews Has Strong Words for Dak Prescott After Infidelity Accusations https://heavy.com/sports/nfl/dallas-cowboys/dak-prescott-infidelity-cowboys-erin-andrews/

Kiley switches parties, loses committees (Meredith Lee Hill/Politico)
https://www.politico.com/live-updates/2026/03/18/congress/kiley-switches-parties-loses-committees-00834740
http://www.memeorandum.com/260318/p98#a260318p98

Another statue of Donald Trump and Jeffrey Epstein has appeared on the National Mall, this one styled after Jack and Rose from Titanic.
#Titanic #JeffreyEpstein #DonaldTrump

California Democrats are proof positive that humans are not an intelligent species.
Here in Calif we have a unique primary system - a single primary for *all* parties. The top two move onto the general election, the rest are out of the game.
So here we have two R's splitting a smaller part of the electorate and a dozen D's splitting a larger part.
The result is that it is likely that the two R's will get larger vote counts than any of the dozen D's. Thus *o…

At least someone's enjoying the thought of a by-election in Farrer
https://www.betootaadvocate.com/report-farrer-by-election-is-going-to-be-a-real-shitshow/

Report: Farrer By-Election Is Going To Be A Real Shitshow
ERROL PARKER | Editor-at-large | Contact For years, Farrer was the kind of seat political parties kept in the china cabinet. Safe. Reliable. Only taken out on special occasions. With the vacancy declared, what should have been a routine rural by-election has instead morphed into a full-blown political demolition derby. The Coalition

"It's one of the features of modern Western democracies that political parties seek their crucial election finance from those people who have surplus wealth, and those who have surplus wealth are by definition those who are profiting from the status quo... So it's little surprise that when 'financial services' institutions shudder and fall, our politicians, whom we elected with their money, choose to use our money to bail them out" -- me, 2012

This is a TikTok from glutelord@bsky.social, expressing some of the irony that shows up in incel “looksmaxxing” (basically men shaping their looks, in theory to attract women, but that they’re using a “male gaze” template)
And correctly noting that not only is it stolen from Gay circuit but without the actual undepinnings.
It’s worth a watch.

Die Unternehmen, die für die Plattformen die Altersverifizierung durchführen, sammeln mehr Daten als nötig wäre.
„Yoti “collects significant private information beyond what is strictly necessary to verify age” and that it “relies on sharing sensitive user information with several less user-visible fourth parties.”“
Das ist eins der zentralen Probleme der #SocialMediaVerbote

Back again, after a couple parties and some other fun social times. Today was Marie’s biscuits with egg and bacon, tea and coffee. #TogetherBreakfast https://photos.app.goo.gl/NbV1CkWRoNehcRdw5

Senate votes to end DHS shutdown
-- House next
After 41 days, the Senate voted early Friday morning to fund most of the Department of Homeland Security, excluding ICE and CBP,
ending a bitter impasse that laid bare the inability of both parties to close out an agreement.
In a near-empty chamber, senators approved the funding by voice vote at 3 a.m.
Senate Majority Leader John Thune, Majority Whip John Barrasso and other senior Republicans spent hours late Thurs…

3/27/26☀️ AM:
PRESENTED BY IN THIS EDITION Senate votes to end DHS shutdown, House next DeGette at risk of getting knocked off ballot Vault: W&M duo drop crypto tax

What exactly does Darth #Trump expect from the #EU and #NATO? He treats both poorly, almost hostilely; he supports far-right parties in democratic countries; he questions the mutual defense obligation; and he has been threateni…

What happens if you offer generous subsidies💰 for Carbon Capture and Storage💨 - but you demand that projects deliver on time⏰?
In recent years, Denmark🇩🇰 has started a fast rollout of CCS technology. Unlike previous attempts, which were met with substantial resistance, this one happened without much opposition. A wide range of political parties supported the plans. 🧵

Denmark's CCS Strategy: Deliver or Pay
In recent years, Denmark pushed CCS technology and ran multiple tenders handing out substantial subsidies. But they came with a catch: either deliver on time or risk hefty penalties. What can be learned from the experiences in Denmark?

Europe’s Far Right Want to Be American Vassals https://jacobin.com/2026/03/europe-iran-us-meloni-sanchez/

Europe’s Far Right Want to Be American Vassals
Europe’s far-right parties have long boasted about putting their own countries’ interests first but now slavishly support the latest US-Israeli war. While they opt for vassalage, antiwar forces have turned out to be the real defenders of sovereignty.

it’s so easy to get wrapped up in the parties, money, and glamour at big events like this, but staying true to your roots and doing what you love is what’s important. my family taught me to stay grounded by spreading kindness. i love connecting with all of you and making you guys laugh :) so thankful for one of the most incredible weeks and NFL seasons. i wouldn’t be here if it weren’t for you guys. love you all so much ♥️

Just like The Convicted Criminal, the rules that others have followed for many decades don't apply to PP sad face.
https://mstdn.ca/@TheresaReason/116027545062776307

Alphabet's X spins out Anori, which seeks to streamline building approvals through a unified platform for developers and city regulators, with $26M in funding (Connie Loizos/TechCrunch)
https://techcrunch.com/2026/03/19/alph

Anori, Alphabet's new X spinout, is tackling one of the world's most expensive bureaucratic nightmares | TechCrunch
Anori aims to shrink down the pre-development process by getting all parties, including the city, on to a unified platform from the start so that compliance conflicts are surfaced in weeks instead of months or years.

Heute ist wieder "Abrissbirne" #Metal-#Party im Heimat Hafen #Bielefeld.

Metal OWL
Relaisstation für Metal-Konzerte und -Parties im Bereich Ostwestfalen-Lippe

You wouldn't believe this if you followed the media reporting on yesterday's municipal elections in the Netherlands, but the combined Greens-Socialdemocrat party Groenlinks-PvdA (not on Mastodon?!) became the largest, handily beating VVD , CDA , and @… .

swingers: Swingers and parties (2013)
A bipartite sexual affiliation network representing “swing unit” couples (one node per couple) and the parties they attended.
This network has 96 nodes and 232 edges.
Tags: Social, Offline, Unweighted
https://networks.skewed.de/net/swingers

“Madness is something rare for individuals; but it is the rule for groups, parties, peoples, times.”
- Friedrich Nietzsche, Beyond Good and Evil, Chapter 4, Aphorism 156

RE: #hungarian parliament

aïe aïe, la vérité du matraquage des manifestants lors du mouvement des gilets jaunes se dessine lentement. Un tel carnage ne peut être le débordement de quelques uns. Donc, Š regarder avec la plus grande attention par @… Car le vrai scandale n'a pas encore vu le jour: Les ordres de la hiérarchie. On va assister Š un concert de langue de bois du ministère aux dirigea…

"Tout le monde nous a laissé tomber" : des CRS jugés pour des violences sur des gilets jaunes dans un Burger K
Lors de cette deuxième journée d'audience, la stratégie de la défense s'est précisée. Aucun des huit CRS auditionnés n'a présenté d'excuses aux parties civiles.

Just as they did across the country, Latino voters in the agricultural heart of California shifted toward Republicans in 2024.
GOP leaders celebrated the multiracial coalition they called the beginning of a political revolution.
Now, there are signs that support could be swinging away from the Republicans once again.
This year’s midterm election — in California and beyond — may show that the Latino rebuke of political parties can cut both ways.

In California’s Central Valley, Latino Voters Are Up for Grabs in 2026’s Elections
As in other Hispanic areas of the country, voters shifted toward Republicans in 2024. But now the question is whether this was a blip more than a durable trend.

Was wir an der Epstein-Geschichte auch sehen¹: Banalität. Da ist keine ultra-ausgefeilte geheime Verschwörung mit Geheimidentitäten, Decknamen, …, keine geheimen Zirkel und Geheim­organisation wie im Spionage-Thriller, sondern ganz platt (unverschlüsselte) Emails zwischen und Parties mit Menschen, die sich irgendwie einer bestimmten irgendwie elitären Gruppe „zugehörig“ fühlen oder fühlen wollen. Und ein nicht hinschauen (wollen) statt Geheimhaltung.
Ich brauch keine Verschwörung, wenn…

"The dark side of the balloon boom – is it time they were banned?"
#Balloons #Pollution

Ugh 🤦🤦🤦
Starmer attacks Greens, saying vote for Labour rivals puts new workers’ rights at risk
When politicians start attacking the parties closest to them, instead of the ones that are far away (and to the right) is when you know for sure that they're in it not for the ideas, but just for themselv…

Starmer attacks Greens, saying vote for Labour rivals puts new workers’ rights at risk
PM also criticises business figures and opponents of changes, many of which come into force on Monday

Raiders Issued Blunt Words on Maxx Crosby Amid Trade Rumors https://heavy.com/sports/nfl/las-vegas-raiders/blunt-words-maxx-crosby-trade-rumors/

RE: https://mastodon.social/@taylorlorenz/116025421547573109
@…
I'm late to this conversation and then I had to read through the responses to see what I could add. Most of the points, good and bad, are contained in the replies. So I tried to apply an analogy using the experience of similar but different events.
The difference between having an account on social media platforms from the tech bros (X, BlueSky, Threads) versus participating on Mastodon is like two different types of cocktail parties. One is closer to a corporate event like those held at industry conferences. The other is a neighborhood get-together at someone's house.

The dark side of the balloon boom – is it time they were banned? https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/apr/02/the-dark-side-of-the-balloon-boom-is-it-time-they-were-banned

Q&A with NYT tech reporter Tiffany Hsu on how AI-generated ads are shaping the political landscape, as candidates from both parties increase deepfake use in ads (Katie Glueck/New York Times)
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/03/13/us/politics/ai-ads-campaign-deepf…

What to Know About AI Political Campaign Ads During Election Season
Wait, that’s not the real James Talarico …

williamsburg vibe shift report: people used to wait on block-long rope-encased bouncer-guarded lines to get into clubs & parties. then it was for rainbow bagels & sneakers. then it was for the apple store. now it's for the opening of a new turbotax service. culture! #brooklyn #nyc

There's parties that always want to build or widen highways while not spending enough on maintenance of existing ones, blocking road pricing, and trying to keep taxes low.
In the Netherlands, they're finding out that this doesn't work. Tens of billions needed for maintenance now.
https://nos.nl/l/2606596…

Kabinet: scherpe keuzes nodig bij onderhoud wegen en bruggen, 'niet alles kan'
Het kabinet wil samen met de Kamer kijken welke projecten voorrang moeten krijgen nu er geldtekort is.

swingers: Swingers and parties (2013)
A bipartite sexual affiliation network representing “swing unit” couples (one node per couple) and the parties they attended.
This network has 96 nodes and 232 edges.
Tags: Social, Offline, Unweighted
https://networks.skewed.de/net/swingers

Imani Thompson, along with the New York City-based tech organizing coalition "Cypurr Collective",
is the host of "Break Up With Google".
Its purpose is to help attenders understand how to mitigate their vulnerability to surveillance through major tech services.
But it’s important for people to have fun while they do it, Thompson said
– hence the DJs playing until the wee hours of the morning.
“Learning to script a little at your local bar …

The Trump health care policy red and blue states are embracing (Kelly Hooper/Politico)
https://www.politico.com/news/2026/03/15/trump-health-policy-both-parties-bullish-on-00813177
http://www.memeorandum.com/260315/p50#a260315p50

Sources: Google is negotiating a deal with the US DOD that would let the Pentagon deploy Gemini AI models in classified settings, reversing its previous stance (Erin Woo/The Information)
https://www.theinformation.com/articles/go

Google and Pentagon Discuss Classified AI Deal as Company Rebuilds Military Ties
Google is negotiating an agreement with the Department of Defense that would allow the Pentagon to deploy Google’s Gemini AI models in classified settings, according to two people with direct knowledge of the discussions. If the two parties come to an agreement, it would expand Google’s ...

What happens if you offer generous subsidies💰 for Carbon Capture and Storage💨 - but you demand that projects deliver on time⏰?
In recent years, Denmark🇩🇰 has started a fast rollout of CCS technology. Unlike previous attempts, which were met with substantial resistance, this one happened without much opposition. A wide range of political parties supported the plans. 🧵

A one-two for pro- #ScottishIndependence parties in this year's #Holyrood elections would be an epic win and a magnificent boost to the movement -- but we shouldn't fool ourselves, what it would mean is that Scotland's electoral system is almost as bad as First Past the Post in…

swingers: Swingers and parties (2013)
A bipartite sexual affiliation network representing “swing unit” couples (one node per couple) and the parties they attended.
This network has 96 nodes and 232 edges.
Tags: Social, Offline, Unweighted
https://networks.skewed.de/net/swingers

As usual at the kid's bday party, the vegetarian food was gone and the gross-ass meat (in this case burgers and less-gross-but-still-meat-tastic chicken fingers) remained. People need to stop overestimating how many people want meat at parties..

As a simple first step, maybe make the command chain the responsible parties whp make the decsisons? If you use AI or authorize use of AI, if the result is a war crime, YOU are accountable
https://www.sfexaminer.com/news/techn…

Anthropic dispute points to lack of AI limits
Congress has let companies and the military set rules.

As a simple first step, maybe make the command chain the responsible parties whp make the decsisons? If you use AI or authorize use of AI, if the result is a war crime, YOU are accountable
https://www.sfexaminer.com/news/techn…

Anthropic dispute points to lack of AI limits
Congress has let companies and the military set rules.

Cameron Jordan on possible return to Saints: 'If the cents doesn’t make sense, then we have to find our own path' https://www.nfl.com/news/cameron-jordan-on-possible-return-to-saints-if-the-cents-doesn-t…

""The problem with treating politics as a doughnut, where the centre is consistantly defined as the hole where policy doesn't belong is that it leaves the parties of the Hole to just react to wherever the dough is.""
https://www.thegist.ie/the-gist-uk-labours

The Gist: UK Labour's FG mastermind
The UK Labour Party is being run into the ground, thanks to adopting FG's election tactics. This is the Gist.

Ballot Box Scotland: Allan has started profiling parties.
Lib Dems: https://ballotbox.scot/sp26-party-profile-lib-dem/
"The smallest party to be elected to Holyrood in 2021, the Lib Dems have been suffering a second era of near-wipeout in their history. ..…

SP26 Party Profile: Liberal Democrats
The Lib Dems have had a decade of stagnation in the Scottish Parliament, born of an oddly FPTP-obsessed strategy for a proportional voting system. This time around that approach may actually bear …

milestone birthday parties

"there is a growing divide between #Democrats whose opposition to #Trump is essentially defensive, aimed at preserving norms and institutions, and those who see the Trump era as a reason to challenge concentrated wealth, the security state and the corporate power that shapes both parties. The first…

Although both parties have
“strong incentives” to maintain a ceasefire,
the deal is “extremely precarious,”
says Eskandar Sadeghi-Boroujerdi,
professor of international relations of the Middle East at the University of St Andrews in Scotland.
“We’re already seeing it being imperiled as we speak,
with ongoing attacks in Lebanon,
as well as reports of [Iranian] attacks in the Persian Gulf.”

“Sigh of Relief”: U.S. & Iran Agree to 2-Week Ceasefire, But Israel Keeps Bombing Lebanon
The United States and Iran have announced a two-week ceasefire, brokered by Pakistan, under which Iran has agreed to reopen the Strait of Hormuz. Israel is also part of the agreement, but it has said it will continue its attacks and occupation inside Lebanon. The deal was reached less than two hours before President Trump’s 8 p.m. ET deadline Tuesday for Iran to reopen the strait under threat of destroying every power plant and major bridge in Iran. Although both parties have “strong incent…

Blanche: 'It isn't a crime to party with Mr. Epstein' (Ryan Mancini/The Hill)
https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/5719992-doj-todd-blanche-epstein-files-parties/
http://www.memeorandum.com/260203/p57#a260203p57

swingers: Swingers and parties (2013)
A bipartite sexual affiliation network representing “swing unit” couples (one node per couple) and the parties they attended.
This network has 96 nodes and 232 edges.
Tags: Social, Offline, Unweighted
https://networks.skewed.de/net/swingers

I am increasingly convinced that the 'D' next to candidate names stands for "Dumber than rocks".
Why?
Well, here in California we have a "jungle primary" - all candidates from all parties in one race -- with the top two vote getters moving onto the primary.
So the key for a party is to focus, to put all your party energy behind one or two candidates - and avoid having more than two candidates because that splits the vote.
Well, here in Cali…

With a historic supermajority now secured, the Japanese
Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) under Sanae Takaichi stands at its strongest position in decades.
The collapse of the Centrist Reform Alliance (CRA) in the same election has left Japan’s political landscape without its most prominent counterweight.
The question now is simple: what is left of Japan’s opposition?
Running under the slogan “Citizens First,” the CRA tried to appeal to voters with middle-ground messagi…

[Insider] Where Will Japan’s Bruised Opposition Go After Takaichi’s Big Win? - Unseen Japan
PM Takaichi secured a supermajority in the Lower House election as the opposition fractured. What comes next for Japan’s politics?

Holyrood 2026: who's out?
https://ballotbox.scot/sp26-bring-out-your-candidates/

SP26: Bring Out Your Candidates
Nominations have closed for this year’s Holyrood election, with 686 candidates, representing 29 parties plus Independents, vying to take up 129 MSP seats.

In Hong Kong, companies have received “America 250” forms from the U.S. consulate
soliciting donations.
In Japan, companies have heeded the call and committed to tens of millions of dollars in contributions.
In Singapore, the American ambassador pressed for donations before a room full of executives at a dinner at one of the city-state’s most expensive hotels.
The solicitations from the diplomatic outposts come as Trump's allies are aggressively raising money for a…

Like Trump, U.S. Embassies Are Raising Cash for Lavish July Fourth Parties
Some of Washington’s diplomatic outposts in Asia are raising millions for events to mark the 250th independence anniversary. One ambassador offered to sing and dance.

The Justice Department is coming under intense scrutiny from members of Congress in both parties
for allegedly cataloguing the search history of lawmakers who have gone to review the unredacted Epstein files.
Why it matters:
It's a fresh and high-octane scandal for Attorney General Pam Bondi at a time when she is already facing bipartisan heat over her handling of the Epstein matter.
"There is no bottom for the Trump administration," House Minority Lead…

Congress erupts over Trump admin "spying" on Epstein file searches
"This is very serious, and we're not going to let it go," said one House Democrat.

'A transformative time': Both parties brace for dramatic campaign fundraising change ahead of the midterms (Politico)
https://www.politico.com/news/2026/02/05/2026-elections-party-fundraising-ad-spending-00766172
http://www.memeorandum.com/260205/p14#a260205p14

Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) told White House budget director Russel Vought that
lawmakers “are not getting any answers”
as to why hundreds of millions of dollars isn’t flowing to states
for anti-poverty programs.
Senators from both parties chided the Trump administration Thursday for continuing to withhold funding Congress has approved, -- more than a year after the White House first froze billions of dollars for temporary “review.”
During White House budget di…

US state department’s
Sarah B Rogers
has become face of
White House’s hostility to
European liberal democracies
As Donald Trump redoubled his war of words on the European Union and Nato in recent weeks,
a senior state department official,
Sarah B Rogers, was publicly attacking policies on hate speech and immigration by ostensible US allies,
and promoting far-right parties abroad.
Rogers has arguably become the public face of the Trump adm…

The Institute of Museum and Library Services
is now accepting applications for its 2026 grant cycle.
But this year, it has unusually specific criteria.
In cover letters accompanying the applications, the institute said it
“particularly welcomes” projects that align with President Donald Trump’s vision for America.
These would include those that foster an appreciation for the country “through uplifting and positive narratives,”
the agency writes,
cit…

Grant Guidelines for Libraries and Museums Take “Chilling” Political Turn Under Trump
Former Institute of Museum and Library Services leaders from both political parties expressed concern that the new funding guidelines could encourage a more constrained or distorted view of American history.

Following an intense backlash this morning,
the White House has now taken down Trump’s Truth Social repost
of a video showing a racist clip
⚠️depicting the Obamas as apes.
The post was up for 12 hours.
As we reported earlier, a few hours ago the White House had initially tried to brush off the outrage,
defending Trump’s repost as “an internet meme video”.
Politicians from both parties have this morning condemned the post
and urged Trump to remov…

Tuesday results put incumbents on notice in 2026 primaries
Tuesday’s primaries exposed vulnerabilities that are expected to plague incumbent lawmakers in both parties throughout this year’s primary elections.

Several old-guard House Democrats faced spirited,
successful challenges from younger and more liberal candidates,
while several Republicans were imperiled by a lack of an endorsement from Donald Trump.

In the lead-up to the midterms, Democratic voters expr…

Tuesday results put incumbents on notice in 2026 primaries
For Democrats, age may become a liability this cycle; for Republicans, trouble may arise without a Trump endorsement.