@cookiesinheaven
Swiller of lattes, hugger of trees, #cookie inhaler of Finnish descent wasting away again in Margaritaville (aka #SantaBarbara, California) Originally from NH. FAIR WARNING: I tweet a bunch...and I love horses.
Search-and-rescue crews were “flying blind” trying to rescue survivors from deadly tornadoes that hit the Midwest last week.
Why? Because Kristi Noem hadn't approved FEMA’s $200,000 contract with a tornado-tracking tool.
But she had time to spend $220 million on anti-immigrant ads. Priorities.
Get their asses! My uncle is a patient at this office and it's good to see them fighting a murdering healthcare company.
I feel rain coming thanks to the formerly broken bones in my foot.
I'm sorry. 💔
(1) The accused declared, ordered, or otherwise indicated that there shall be no survivors or surrender accepted; (2) The accused thereby intended to threaten an adversary or to conduct hostilities such that there would be no survivors or surrender accepted; (3) It was foreseeable that circumstances would be such that a practicable and reasonable ability to accept surrender would exist; (4) The accused was in a position of effective command or control over the subordinate forces to which the declaration or order was directed; and (5) The conduct took place in the context of and was associated with hostilities.
✋ Former USG war crimes lawyer here.
Apropos of SecDef's remarks this morning:
Denial of quarter—even the declaration of no quarter—is a war crime.
And recognized as such by the US Government.
From DoD's Manual for Military Commissions.
Baby herons just born in Kelsey Park with Mum shuffling them about in the nest while Dad watches on. Geese giving them a loud welcome!
Sen. Angus King (I-ME) speaks at a Senate Committee hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC. (Photo by Andrew Harnik/Getty Images)
Angus King: “There is a clear winner in this war, Vladimir Putin & Russia — estimates released a few hours ago are that Russia has reaped $6 billion — about $400 million a day from the increase in oil prices & the easing of sanctions — I think the record should show the real winner so far is Putin”
Awesome!!!!!
St. Louis zoo today. They have a lantern show up at the moment.
#flowers #zoo
Not without a fight!
All this week I've written about how here in IL, dark money and MAGA aligned PACs are spending absurd sums of money to prop up establishment corporate Dems while attacking progressive Dems who are actually willing to fight.
MSNOW has the scoop on just how deep this goes:
www.ms.now/news/kat-abu...
The Iran war is showing that renewable energy is a national security imperative, and that fighting renewables tooth and nail as the White House has been doing since day one deeply undermines national security, as @ryanlcooper.com writes.
prospect.org/2026/03/13/i...
⚡️ BREAKING: Zelenskyy warns a U.S. decision to ease sanctions hands Russia a $10B for its war effort.
Moscow is funneling energy profits directly into weapons like the mass-produced drones targeting Ukraine and beyond.
A dark gray bird with a bright orange breast stands on the ground looking round and prosperous.
The ground is thawed and the American Robins are back to slurping up worms
#birds 🌿
imagine having this for breakfast (Susan didn't have to)
These DOGE bros have no benefit to humankind
ICYMI — one of Elon’s DOGE guys Justin Fox saying a documentary is “DEI” if it’s about how historical events impact led Black civil rights because it’s “not for the betterment of humankind”
#SantaBarbara resident does what?
Palmer Luckey.
Matt Gaetz' brother in law.
Well here it is in black and white
Woop
Never trusted him for a second. Just another delusional grifter in a long line of “let’s-talk-across-the-aisle” fantasists. Because MAGA psychopaths are just misunderstood deplorables.
Michael Cohen announcing a podcast with Laura Loomer
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Did a story on what RFK Jr. believes and how it ties into what some are describing as "soft eugenics." We also interviewed @bethmariem.bsky.social who did a piece last year digging into his beliefs. You can listen here or wherever you get your podcasts
Excursion v Incursion 🤣 3rd grade.
We are all numb to it, but it is remarkable how little noise 95% of Democrats are making about this war. All we hear is fears that they could put troops on the ground and that they don't have a clear plan. It's all future tense about how things could go wrong, not opposing the war as it exists now.
Imagine how Americans would react if Iran bombed an American Elementary School and killed 170 children.
You expect Iranians to react any differently?
We’re literally making more people hate America and Americans.
So.
Much
Winning.
The government can legally scoop up and read Americans' emails and texts, track everywhere they go, and feed huge amounts of data into AI without court oversight. Next month, Congress will have a chance to rein it all in. I'm leading a bipartisan bill to restore real privacy.
oh this is why Hegseth was so big mad at CNN this morning
"Trump’s national security team failed to fully account for the potential consequences of what some officials have described as a worst-case scenario now facing the administration, the sources said."
www.cnn.com/2026/03/12/p...
looks like we traded generations of healthcare for 4 days worth of missiles
