Stephen Miller complaining about the UK finally eliminating heredity nobility from their legislature is a perfect encapsulation of how perverse it is to have these people in charge during the 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence.
How it started ... How it's going
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A German opinion: "Trump is not respected abroad as he claims. Only 15% of Germans trust this US Govt. Germans despise Trump but will always stand with those who didnt vote for him.
Ditto UK
I can't even find the words to express how repugnant and despicable this post is.
People who spew such Islamophobic bile don't belong in the United States Congress. The job of elected officials is to combat hate, not fan its flames. (1/2)
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Terry Pratchett in a blue jacket and Akubra hat holding a young owl for release.
Eleven years since you crossed the black sands. I wish I could say that the world is better than you left it (although it will always be better for having had you in it) but at least there is a new Young Sam to help carry on the Pratchett name and ethos. Love you always ❤️
We're not saying @icelandcricket.bsky.social got the better of us last summer, but some of our players' cricket careers involved fielding for 8 balls
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YOUR POEMS Baking by Annie Thompson love baking. Cake is what I think I do best. My family like to take the test. Yummy lemon drizzle cake is one of my best. They mark my scores out of 10. Am chuffed to bits when I am marked 11 out of 10. Makes me want to bake it again. Marble cake as well fits the bill. I know it's not cake, but sausage rolls and cherry scones, or cheese scones, are delicious too. 1 love baking
We haven’t seen a poem from lovely, lovely Annie for a bit. But fear not!
turns out that social trust is a bit of a Chesterton's Fence
Signs you might be a far right authoritarian party (#3336):
Hey, ending your freedom isn’t free.
This government needs to discuss Cuba policy urgently because it could blow up very badly for everybody if Trump and Rubio successfully choke off all the Venezuelan oil. Rubio could be the dog that finally caught the car -- and he has no plan for what to do the day after. 1/
In the UK we’re paying $7.20 a gallon.
Karoline Leavitt @PressSec · 52m This post and story should be immediately retracted by ABC News for providing false information to intentionally alarm the American people. They wrote this based on one email that was sent to local law enforcement in California about a single, unverified tip. The email even states the tip was based on *unverified* intelligence. Yet ABC News left out this critical fact in their story! WHY? TO BE CLEAR: No such threat from Iran to our homeland exists, and it never did. Quote Square profile picture ABC News @ABC · 22h BREAKING: The FBI has warned police departments in California that Iran wants to retaliate for American attacks by launching offensive drones against the West Coast, according to an alert reviewed by @ABC News. Read more: https://abcnews.link/DEOBFK3 Image https://x.com/PressSec/status/2032120005249077516
huh. interesting.
Excellent, and ultimately depressing, analysis by the magnificent @davidallengreen.bsky.social.
A hugely embarrassing episode for all concerned.
Lawyer: You don't regret that people might have lost income?
Cavanaugh (DOGE): No, I think it was more important to reduce the federal deficit from two trillion dollars to close to zero.
Lawyer: Did you reduce the federal deficit?
Cavanaugh: No, we didn't.
Again, for the record: Duffy is just making things up.
My kids—some younger than 14—take the subway to school daily. And we have no fears, except that the easily-distracted one may miss their stop.
🤖 “Rogue artificial intelligence agents have worked together to smuggle sensitive information out of supposedly secure systems, in the latest sign cyber-defences may be overwhelmed by unforeseen scheming by AIs.”
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Trump says he doesn’t believe it’s “appropriate” for Iran’s soccer team to play in the World Cup and suggests they probably shouldn’t—for their own “life and safety.”
Ask any question. Get stupid answers. And if you’re a woman, get insulted as well.
The majority of my colleagues are very,very young.
A police car just tore past the office, sirens blaring.
Me: They'll never sell any ice-cream going at that speed".
*tumbleweed*
Like taking a bullet.
I don't deny that dogs can sometimes be quite lovely but what I will say is I don't trust their opinions. If a cat recommended me an album it had bought, I'd totally check it out. If a dog did the same, I'd promise to listen to the album, out of politeness, with no intention of actually doing so
Years ago, when my son was a child watching a Simpsons episode in which Sideshow Bob plots to kill Bart, he asked why Bob might do such a thing.
"Bob has issues," he was told.
My son watched for a time, assessing. Then:
"Yes, he does have big shoes."
The entire U.S. cabinet has issues, indeed.
this is the vendor the Pentagon is going to be using instead of Anthropic
Screenshot of a tweet from the Conservatives, which says: “Winston Churchill is a hero. He’s earned his place on our Five Pound Note. He must not be replaced with an Otter.”
This reads like a Brass Eye sketch.
Trump has raked in at least $30 million…from his own cabinet.
20 members have funneled millions right into Trump’s pockets through political donations, visits to his properties, stock holdings in his companies, and other donations.
The grift never ends.
The United States is the largest producer of fast food in the world, by far, so when the price for a Big Mac goes up, we make a lot of money.
