Mason Bys

Meanwhile, back in reality…

An empty booth with a sign that says “vendor removed for selling AI art #ArtBYHumans”

I love the smell of consequences in the morning. Thank you, @dragoncon.org

These people are in a cult and live inside a batshit alternate reality and are trying to get as many Americans as possible to join them inside it.

To Donald Trump and his administration:

If you hurt my people, nothing will stop me — not time or political circumstance — from making sure you face justice under our constitutional rule of law.

A line chart of YouGov polling data with the headline: "Do Independents sympathize more with the Israelis, the Palestinians, or both about equally?." The chart's sub-headline is: "In the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, are your sympathies more with...? The chart has the note: "Note: Responses of "not sure" are not shown."

NEW Economist/YouGov
% of Independents saying in the Israeli‑Palestinian conflict, their sympathies are more with the Israelis | the Palestinians, according to polls conducted...
Oct 8-10, 2023: 37% | 8%
Aug 22-25, 2025: 20% | 27%
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A line chart of YouGov polling data with the headline: "Do Democrats sympathize more with the Israelis, the Palestinians, or both about equally?." The chart's sub-headline is: "In the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, are your sympathies more with...? The chart has the note: "Note: Responses of "not sure" are not shown."

NEW Economist/YouGov
% of Democrats saying in the Israeli‑Palestinian conflict, their sympathies are more with the Israelis | the Palestinians, according to polls conducted...
Oct 8-10, 2023: 26% | 15%
Aug 22-25, 2025: 8% | 44%
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The State of Illinois at this time has received no requests or outreach from the federal government asking if we need assistance, and we have made no requests for federal intervention.

Confederate statues are “history” but a rainbow crosswalk dedicated to victims of a mass shooting is “political.”

This motherfucker

President Trump’s domestic deployment of the military creates legal and ethical jeopardy for troops, and threatens a core democratic principle that the military shouldn't police civilians.

Elected officials and retired military leaders are speaking out against this dangerous abuse of power.

From the administration that erased trans people from Stonewall's history:

New from me: Florida has failed to show legal agreements giving the state authority to detain immigrants in Alligator Alcatraz, despite two federal judges ordering them to produce them. The place is basically operating as an extrajudicial black site. It’s illegal.

Years ago, I started (but never finished) a project on police corruption. One thing I discovered in the research is that a college education is a solid (tho imperfect) preventive measure.

There are a lot of other factors, but I would bet that ICE is almost certainly implementing worst practices.

Party Control Is Dead From Mamdani to Trump’s Epstein fiasco, Americans are turning on their leaders

Hakeem Jeffries has reportedly told allies that if Zohran Mamdani wins, he can't become Speaker of the House.

Leaders like Jeffries see this fight as existential for their control of the party:
www.kenklippenstein.com/p/party-cont...

The police, fire stations, the post office and public schools, are all government controlled services that people like. He wants like 10 bodegas to be run by the city, calm down lady

"Which party do you trust more on employment and the job market?"

🔵 Democrats: 52%
🔴 Republicans: 44%

AtlasIntel / July 18, 2025

"Which party do you trust more on inflation and the cost of living?"

🔵 Democrats: 51%
🔴 Republicans: 44%

AtlasIntel / July 18, 2025

"Which party do you trust more on healthcare?"

🔵 Democrats: 54%
🔴 Republicans: 36%

AtlasIntel / July 18, 2025

"Which party do you trust more on immigration?"

🔵 Democrats: 49%
🔴 Republicans: 45%

AtlasIntel / July 18, 2025

I will say it again: Philadelphians are a Great People

NBC News' Hallie Jackson examined the timeline of President Trump's relationship with Epstein.

So relieving for the right to wake up. He’s on the list guys, he’s apart of the problem.

FEMA removed dozens of Camp Mystic buildings from 100-year flood map before expansion, records show Federal regulators repeatedly granted appeals to remove Camp Mystic’s buildings from their 100-year flood map, as the camp operated and expanded in a dangerous flood plain in the years before rushing ...

This is one of those examples where, if the flood hadn’t happened and a camp director was telling you about this story it would be a perfect example of red tape, bureaucracy, the hassle of regulation etc. And yet.

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"Guys, I'm definitely not in the Epstein files. Now please never talk about Epstein again!"

Gallup has new polling on immigration. Topline findings:
-Americans hate Trump's immigration policy (35% approve, 62% disapprove)
-Share who say immigration is a "good thing" for the country just hit an all-time high (79%)

news.gallup.com/poll/692522/...

Build it!

Everyone should learn the joy of changing trains at Park Street. This is what peak transit system design looks like.

Seattle to San Francisco? Just go Inbound to Park St and change trains to go Outbound to San Francisco! Nothing could be simpler!

Trump mistress calls for genocide

Trump's alleged mistress calls for genocide of the Latino population in the US, which is 65.2 million people. This is one of Trump's most trusted Zionist confidants which is rumoured to be in a disturbing sexual relationship with the US President.

Shameful and disgusting transphobic bullshit.