JD Vance could have united America’s 'conflicting strands' — but 'went scorched earth' instead: analysis https://www.alternet.org/jd-vance-trump-atlantic-packer/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon via Alternet.org

What we know about the Palm Springs fertility clinic bombing https://www.npr.org/2025/05/19/nx-s1-5403669/what-we-know-palm-springs-ivf-clinic-bombing?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon

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EA FC 25 TOTS Serie A Cup rewards and tasks

The TOTS Serie A Cup is now live in EA FC 25, and it includes a host of amazing rewards to get for fans of Ultimate Team. This week's cup follows last week's Bundesliga Cup, where we received a huge upgrade in terms of the rewards. In this guide, I'll give you information surrounding all the rewards and tasks that you'll need to complete. EA FC 25 TOTS Serie A Cup guide ...

https://www.destructoid.com/ea-fc-25-tots-serie-a-cup-rewards-and-tasks/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=ea-fc-25-tots-serie-a-cup-rewards-and-tasks

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New To Science Blue-Striped Poison Frog Discovered In Brazil, from Institute of Amazonian Research & National Museum of the Czech Republic, published by PLOSone

by @grrlscientist

#frogs #PoisonFrogs #NewSpecies #AmazonRainforest #herpetology #SciComm https://www.forbes.com/sites/grrlscientist/2025/05/18/new-to-science-blue-striped-poison-frog-discovered-in-brazil/

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Nintendo’s latest Switch 2 video shows a close-up look at game cards, carry case

Unsurprisingly, Switch 2 game cards look similar to Switch 1 cards

https://www.videogameschronicle.com/news/nintendos-latest-switch-2-video-shows-a-close-up-look-at-game-cards-carry-case/

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Anno 117 Pax Romana hands-on: Gorgeous, deep, and tricky to learn

#StrategyGame #BiggerAudience #Anno117 #PaxRomana #GameReview

https://arstechnica.com/gaming/2025/05/anno-117-pax-romana-hands-on-deep-city-building-in-a-gorgeous-ancient-rome/

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Wait. So Trump now says the Ukraine war can only be dealt with between the two countries? Weren't we just told that the only way the war would end is if Trump meets face to face with Putin? What happened to that?

Mark Levin Rages at Amy Coney Barrett in Wild Rant, Asks If She Would Be ‘Okay’ With Slavery https://www.mediaite.com/tv/mark-levin-rages-at-amy-coney-barrett-in-wild-rant-asks-if-she-would-be-okay-with-slavery/

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Bessent Defends Trump’s Jet Gift With Ridiculous Comparison
NO STRINGS ATTACHED?
The Treasury secretary defended the president’s willingness to accept the luxury plane from Qatar while pinning blame for the backlash on Biden.
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Updated May 19 2025 3:23AM EDT
Published May 18 2025 2:04PM EDT

https://www.thedailybeast.com/treasury-secretary-scott-bessent-defends-trumps-jet-gift-with-ridiculous-comparison/?via=newsletter&source=DDMorning&user_emailA=ba66dbf7254c215b98844cb297ac7cac&user_emailB=f5da2b6c88fa60c0a232a75959acb9e0590a6a672e40dbd8f8ebed98f20bf333

The thing about Biden’s support for Israel is that Trump wants to turn Gaza into luxury condos after removing Palestinians to wherever the fuck else he can find.

The thing about Biden’s immigration policy is that Trump’s ICE is kidnapping people off the street and sending them to El Salvador.

The thing about Biden’s economic policy is the economy was historically strong until Trump’s tariffs and uncertainty drove up costs and put us on track for recession.

Anyway. Sleepy Joe or whatever.

“The Democrats need to earn my vote!”

Have you considered that you need to earn your democracy? It isn’t given. It is earned, maintained, and defended. In the case of the US, it is a two party system almost everywhere at the moment, and one of those parties doesn’t want a democracy at all.

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Trump Asked EPA Employees to Snitch on Colleagues Working on DEI Initiatives. They Declined.
EPA staff didn’t use a tip line set up by the Trump administration to identify and assist in slashing programs focused on diversity, equity, inclusion and accessibility.

by Mark Olalde
May 16, 2025, 7 a.m. EDT
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https://www.propublica.org/article/epa-diversity-initiatives-trump

More progress on #MarvelUnited with Ant-Man. #MiniaturePainting #ChaoticQueer #GeekCrafts

My #MarvelUnited #MiniaturePainting journey so far. #ChaoticQueer #GeekCrafts

Two days ago, there were perfect apple blossoms everywhere. Today, the petals are falling like rain. Every single year I'm shocked by how quickly it all happens. #bloomscrolling

You can see and learn more about them and their interests and hobbies here:

https://rakupottery.ca/spirit-animals/

Excited to introduce Bearwyn Honeyseer, and our magical creatures collection.

What other creatures do you think would make good magical companions for them?

#art #magic #MastoArt

Bluesky takes on ‘Sports Twitter’ with NBA playoff feature https://tcrn.ch/3F1wSGl