@memeorandum@universeodon.comA 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
@cdarwin@c.imHicks 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…
@LaChasseuse@mastodon.scotIt's sort of interesting how there are no women in this chart.
There are only two ways we ordinary folk can fight this; A) Boycott these platforms, and B) Vote for parties that will heavily tax the rich.
[from @…]
@sherold@mastodon.onlineWhat doesn't kill you makes you weird at parties.
… to which you are then no longer invited, for said reasons.
🫠
@andres4ny@social.ridetrans.it#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
@bourgwick@heads.sociali 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
@Techmeme@techhub.socialEU 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
@fluchtkapsel@nerdculture.deWäre ich 20 Jahre gesünder, wären deren Partys sicher reizvoll für mich.
https://sachsentrance.com/
Ich bin über das Interview …
@lightweight@mastodon.nzoss.nzThe lack of accountability in this is very unsettling: https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/national/590299/government-data-being-held-by-unvetted-third-parties-treasury-report as is prioritising vendor interests over transparency to…
@david@boles.xyzBackstage Collapsed: Universal Recording and the Architecture of Courtship
A panelist on a recent broadcast conversation made the following argument. Young people across the wealthy world are not having children. Before they do not have children, they do not date. Before they do not date, they do not interact at the dances, the parties, the mixers their parents and grandparents used as the primary infrastructure for finding mates. Even when they show up at such…
@cdarwin@c.im"No Kings" organizers are planning events across the U.S. on June 14, the day of Trump’s 80th birthday
A national concert-style event, "Rise Up, Sing Out," will anchor activities with watch parties
Several high-profile public figures and entertainers are listed as participants, including:
Rufus Wainwright
Bette Midler
Patti Smith
Sasha Allen
Joy Reid
Jane Fonda
The event will focus on nonviolent participation
The pla…
@privacity@social.linux.pizzaMore 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…
@netzschleuder@social.skewed.deswingers: 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
@bibbleco@infosec.exchangeWhat a terrible indictment of all the UK's news media!
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/may/21/voters-across-parties-believe-uk-net-migration-is-rising-despite-sharp-drop
As with a few mother…
@cosmos4u@scicomm.xyzThe #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.
@PaulWermer@sfba.socialIt'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…
@paulwermer@sfba.socialIt'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…
@edintone@mastodon.greenOh 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
@karlauerbach@sfba.socialI 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…
@tokensane@mastodon.me.ukBeware The #BillionaireAgenda
No taxes on billionaires.
Control all media.
Control all political parties.
Laws don't apply to billionaires.
Blame the results on migrants.
@Sustainable2050@mastodon.energyGlobal 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
@hex@kolektiva.socialIt's worth nothing that oil, the dominant funder of both political parties, the industry that ultimately maintains veto power over both parties political platforms, is not profitable without massive state investment. Roads, parking, and infrastructure grants, all put money in the pockets of the industry that is destroying the planet. That money then comes right back into the political sphere to control the frame of debate around climate change and how to address it.
@drgeraint@glasgow.social"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…
@kurtsh@mastodon.social"Regular reminder that Donald Trump’s core competency is not dealmaking with powerful counter-parties. It is duping gullible victims."
✅ 'The David Frum Show': The Trump Grift Machine - The Atlantic
https://www.theatlantic.com/podcasts/archi…
@degrowthuk@mstdn.social
@usul@piaille.fr« Nier jusqu’Š l’absurde » : au procès en appel du financement libyen, les parties civiles ciblent l’attitude de Nicolas Sarkozy - Le Parisien
https://www.leparisien.fr/fai…
@NFL@darktundra.xyzNFL Network: Matthew Stafford's revised deal sets clear roadmap for reigning MVP, Rams https://www.nfl.com/news/matthew-stafford-revised-rams-contract-details
@inthehands@hachyderm.ioMy takeaways:
1. Don’t even try me with your “both parties are the same” BS.
2. Don’t even try me with your “support all Democrats all the time no matter what” BS.
3. We need to make Democrats a •lot• more afraid of getting primaried.
4. Above all, we need to stop imagining the politicians are the leaders of social change. We need to fight every day, in every place we are, to create a reality where trans people are safe and politicians are scared of casting votes like this before we even target them.
2/2
@kexpmusicbot@mastodonapp.uk🇺🇦 #NowPlaying on KEXP's #AfternoonShow
Jonathan Richman:
🎵 Parties in the U.S.A.
#JonathanRichman
https://open.spotify.com/track/4axPxMZwpzQWjcNjv1JOP6
@aral@mastodon.ar.alRE: https://mastodon.scot/@LaChasseuse/116262466513732511
Me to every tech bro I meet socially.
(I’m fun at parties.)
@netzschleuder@social.skewed.deswingers: 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
@markhburton@mstdn.social"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.
@lightweight@mastodon.nzoss.nzI think this should be off-putting for any self-respecting NZer. The parties should also, perhaps, lose popular support due to their willingness to accept the money. https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/in-depth/589237
@memeorandum@universeodon.comKiley 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
@UP8@mastodon.socialPerceived inequality is a breeding ground for populism, say researchers
#politics
@sofia@chaos.socialare political parties, de facto, part of the state apparatus? #poll
@netzschleuder@social.skewed.deswingers: 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
@Mediagazer@mstdn.socialAn 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
@cdarwin@c.imSenate 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…
@Tupp_ed@mastodon.ie“Britain has been telling itself wildly inaccurate stories about itself for decades. The further those stories have drifted from reality, the worse their ability to govern has become”
https://www.thegist.ie/the-gist-britain-the-ungoverned-country/
@cowboys@darktundra.xyzErin Andrews Has Strong Words for Dak Prescott After Infidelity Accusations https://heavy.com/sports/nfl/dallas-cowboys/dak-prescott-infidelity-cowboys-erin-andrews/
@NFL@darktundra.xyzGiants' John Harbaugh on potential Odell Beckham reunion: 'It's got to be right for both parties' https://www.nfl.com/news/giants-john-harbaugh-on-potential-odell-beckham-reunion-it-s-got-to-be-right-for-both-pa…
@ubuntourist@mastodon.socialAnother 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
@karlauerbach@sfba.socialCalifornia 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…
@emd@cosocial.caTo be honest, this doesn't sound like a horrible way to govern.
No political parties, but house and senate approval needed to pass anything.
#CanPoli
![Eswatini's government is an absolute monarchy, the last of its kind in Africa.[22] The country has been ruled by King Mswati III since 1986.[23][24] Elections are held every five years to determine the House of Assembly and the Senate majority, but political parties are prohibited from running.[25] Eswatini's constitution was adopted in 2005.](https://m.f-h.co/cosocial-ca/media_attachments/files/116/518/247/443/464/526/original/117063ad22d0656d.png)
@simon_brooke@mastodon.scot"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
@wraithe@mastodon.socialThis 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.
@anneroth@systemli.socialDie 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
@BBC6MusicBot@mastodonapp.uk🇺🇦 #NowPlaying on #BBC6Music's #JarvisCockersSomedayService
The Velvet Underground & Nico:
🎵 All Tomorrow's Parties (Mono Single)
#TheVelvetUnderground #Nico
https://undercoverpresents.bandcamp.com/track/all-tomorrows-parties
https://open.spotify.com/track/1mL6q0gbifm2dBTvMBx4px
@cdarwin@c.imJust 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.
@hanno@mastodon.socialWhat 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. 🧵
@fgraver@hcommons.socialEurope’s Far Right Want to Be American Vassals https://jacobin.com/2026/03/europe-iran-us-meloni-sanchez/
@chris@mstdn.chrisalemany.caWhy are conservative parties not only always deeply corrupt and often doing illegal things... but also traitorous?
The UCP, "Centurion Project" and "Republican Party of Alberta" are all so tainted with this scandal that Jason Kenney... yes Jason Kenney... is playing the victim.
I feel bad for Albertans, but they've also brought a lot of it on themselves by voting these bozos in time and time again.
#ABpoli #CanPoli #CdnPoli
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/edmonton/elections-alberta-voter-data-centurion-project-ndp-ucp-9.7189167
@annsev@troet.cafe @Techmeme@techhub.socialSources: Google and Blackstone plan to create an AI cloud company to monetize Google's TPUs to external parties; Blackstone plans to put $5B in the venture (Wall Street Journal)
https://www.wsj.com/tech/ai/google-and-bla
@Sustainable2050@mastodon.energyYou 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 @… .
@davidaugust@mastodon.online“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
@stf@chaos.socialRE: #hungarian parliament
@elduvelle@neuromatch.socialAfter the complete disaster of #Brexit and the horrible example of #Trump and other far-right governments throughout the world.. you would think that people would want to avoid far-right parties like the plague...
But instead there are still (and maybe more, I guess we're waiting for al…
@fanf@mendeddrum.orgfrom my link log —
Maximizing DNS qname minimization.
http://www.circleid.com/posts/20200916-maximizing-qname-minimization-new-chapter-dns-protocol-evolution/
saved 2020-09-17
@primonatura@mstdn.social"The dark side of the balloon boom – is it time they were banned?"
#Balloons #Pollution
@LaChasseuse@mastodon.scotWith only half of eligible voters turning out in Highlands and Islands, a massive 3,677 of them threw away their vote on 12 tiny "parties" and two independents, at least 3 of which were obviously created to disable votes that could have been given to real parties.
@RenkeSiems@openbiblio.socialWenn die Geilheit auf Kontrolle selbst die Furcht vor Verlust von internen Informationen übertrifft (denn wenn bossware jede Mausbewegung an Data Broker rausbläst, werden auch Hinweise auf interne Prozesse rund um den Globus verteilt), muss der Hass auf die Beschäftigten schier grenzenlos sein.
https://www.
@sauer_lauwarm@mastodon.socialmilestone birthday parties
@mho@social.heise.deRE: #Germany have abandoned their official…
@netzschleuder@social.skewed.deswingers: 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
@memeorandum@universeodon.comThe 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
@cdarwin@c.imImani 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 …
@markhburton@mstdn.socialIn this key by-election, it is essential to defeat Reform Ltd. That means putting aside reservations about Burnham.
Other left parties, in this case, must stand aside
Andy Burnham faces perilous race to win Makerfield byelection, allies say | Labour | The Guardian
htt…
@Techmeme@techhub.socialAlphabet'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
@lightweight@mastodon.nzoss.nzOk. What if we - the voters of Aotearoa - aligned ourselves to elect a Government that is committed to achieving the best possible outcome for all NZers. As table ante, any parties wanting to be in such a Gov't would need to first publicly acknowledge that 'Trickle Down Economics' is a nonsensical farce, and that 'neoliberalism' has failed the vast majority of people upon whom it's been imposed.
@bourgwick@heads.social @Mediagazer@mstdn.socialQ&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…
@Sustainable2050@mastodon.energyThere'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…
@netzschleuder@social.skewed.deswingers: 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
@hanno@mastodon.socialWhat 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. 🧵
@memeorandum@universeodon.com'The new soccer mom': Both parties scramble for working class voters ahead of '28 (Megan Messerly/Politico)
https://www.politico.com/news/2026/05/02/new-soccer-mom-both-parties-scramble-working-class-latinos-ahead-28-00903148
http://www.memeorandum.com/260502/p33#a260502p33
@simon_brooke@mastodon.scotA 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…
@PaulWermer@sfba.socialAs 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…
@paulwermer@sfba.socialAs 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…
@netzschleuder@social.skewed.deswingers: 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
@Techmeme@techhub.socialSources: 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
@davidaugust@mastodon.online @elduvelle@neuromatch.socialUgh 🤦🤦🤦
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…
@drgeraint@glasgow.socialBallot 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. ..…
@cdarwin@c.imAlthough 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.”
@netzschleuder@social.skewed.deswingers: 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
@simon_brooke@mastodon.scot"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…
@NFL@darktundra.xyzCameron 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…
@markhburton@mstdn.social'A Green party spokesperson said: “Antisemitism needs a cross-party effort and politicians of all parties have a responsibility to reduce tensions and division, not escalate them. It does feel like the world is upside down when Reform are invited to be part of an initiative to tackle antisemitism but the Green party – and its Jewish leader – aren’t.”'
Downing Street rally asks ‘silent majority’ to fight antisemitism | UK news | The Guardian
@karlauerbach@sfba.socialI 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…
@memeorandum@universeodon.comJohn Fetterman Is a Lonely Democrat. Is Friendship Enough to Turn Him Republican? (Jonathan Martin/Politico)
https://www.politico.com/news/magazine/2026/05/04/fetterman-switch-parties-republican-00904177
http://www.memeorandum.com/260504/p9#a260504p9
@Mediagazer@mstdn.socialFormula 1 says Sky Sports will remain its exclusive live broadcaster in the UK until at least the end of 2034; a source says the deal is worth £1B (Jonathan McEvoy/Daily Mail)
https://www.dailymail.com/sport/formulaone
@cdarwin@c.imSen. 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…
@memeorandum@universeodon.comOpen Primaries Have Their Fans. The Parties Are Not Among Them. (New York Times)
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/14/us/politics/open-primaries-improve-lives.html
http://www.memeorandum.com/260514/p99#a260514p99
@netzschleuder@social.skewed.deswingers: 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
@markhburton@mstdn.social"The BJP was formed by members of what was basically a Hindu religious fascist party, the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS), an organisation modelled on Mussolini’s Black Brigades. Modi was a long-time member of the RSS who then moved seamlessly into the BJP. "
India: a further swing to the right – Michael Roberts Blog
@Techmeme@techhub.socialFormer Trump and Biden AI advisers Dean Ball and Ben Buchanan urge bipartisan action on AI security risks, including tighter export controls and safety audits (New York Times)
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/04/opinion
@cdarwin@c.imTuesday 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…
