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Tech journalist and author. Lifelong antifascist. Opinions are all my own but feel free to borrow. If you need to get in touch, there's a contact form on my website.

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seems bad

10.03.2026 17:13 πŸ‘ 34 πŸ” 11 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Dr. Oz says Obamacare enrollment may be β€˜too high’ Even as the top official for Medicaid and Medicare claims millions may be falsely enrolled, the Trump administration is urging younger people to sign up for high-deductible ACA plans.

Imagine being in charge of America's health care safety net system and thinking* too many people* have health care.....

09.03.2026 20:40 πŸ‘ 34 πŸ” 20 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 2

10/10. No notes.

09.03.2026 22:49 πŸ‘ 5 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

"Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion..."

It's literally the first 10 words of the Bill of Rights.

09.03.2026 17:53 πŸ‘ 13 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Tressie speaks for us all, I believe.

09.03.2026 17:48 πŸ‘ 13 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

The first ever winner of the β€œFIFA Peace Prize” is also likely be the first head of state to host a World Cup while bombing one of the participating countries.

09.03.2026 16:39 πŸ‘ 810 πŸ” 214 πŸ’¬ 25 πŸ“Œ 20
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a cartoon of a clown laying on a towel on the beach with playa.com in red letters ALT: a cartoon of a clown laying on a towel on the beach with playa.com in red letters

Go big or go home.

09.03.2026 16:43 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

This analysis seems *modestly* more pessimistic than current reports suggest (e.g., Iran hasn't disabled all five THAADs) but the asymmetry is real. Iran can likely keep SoH closed with cheap drones for months, no matter what we do, and nothing could re-open it other than a collapse of the IRGC.

09.03.2026 15:11 πŸ‘ 220 πŸ” 60 πŸ’¬ 11 πŸ“Œ 1

The Live Nation settlement thing is a total mess. Counsel for DOJ didn't know there was a settlement in court this morning!

09.03.2026 15:35 πŸ‘ 181 πŸ” 44 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 6
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The guy who voices Master Chief from the video game "Halo," who was featured in a White House meme video showing missiles blowing people up in Iran, calls it "disgusting and juvenile war porn" wapo.st/3NhffGm

09.03.2026 15:43 πŸ‘ 5951 πŸ” 1513 πŸ’¬ 48 πŸ“Œ 78

Govt's actions "inflict immediate and irreparable harm on Anthropic; on others whose speech will be chilled; on those benefiting from the economic value the company can continue to create; and on a global public that deserves robust dialogue and debate on what AI means for warfare and surveillance."

09.03.2026 15:38 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

I think I see the problem here.

09.03.2026 11:42 πŸ‘ 18 πŸ” 4 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Remember when the global consensus was that Putin would take over Ukraine in a matter of days, a few weeks at most?

Yeah, like that.

09.03.2026 11:37 πŸ‘ 16 πŸ” 3 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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How to Capture the Mad King's Attention - emptywheel There are ways to explain the snowballing repercussions of Donald Trump's illegal war on Iran. But he's not *getting* those explains for a variety of reasons that make his rule insane.

"Trump’s insanity creates a real problem if you’re looking for ways to get him to call World War III off before it’s too late ... He only ever keeps in mind what the last person in the room tells him, and ... that last person is often someone so sycophantic, venal, stupid, or themselves insane..."

09.03.2026 11:29 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Fox News Claims it Accidentally Showed Wrong Trump Clip Fox News apologized for airing an old clip β€” which critics called out for not showing President Trump wearing a ball cap at a ceremony honoring fallen troops.

Translation: we got caught www.mediaite.com/media/news/f...

09.03.2026 03:13 πŸ‘ 433 πŸ” 71 πŸ’¬ 31 πŸ“Œ 5
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Just say the 14 words, Elon

08.03.2026 23:48 πŸ‘ 162 πŸ” 29 πŸ’¬ 32 πŸ“Œ 2

14
69
88
420

There really are only a few numbers he comprehends.

08.03.2026 23:50 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Pretty sure you get steak knives.

08.03.2026 22:55 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

I heard that in Billy Bob Thornton's voice.

08.03.2026 22:29 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0

Imagine a world in which Donald Trump Jr. is facing off against Aly Khamenei Jr.

Or maybe don't.

08.03.2026 22:29 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

I can't decide whether "Regime Change Light" or "Diet Regime Change" is a better name for this clusterf*ck of an operation.

08.03.2026 22:25 πŸ‘ 20 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 7 πŸ“Œ 0
A Wall Street Journal headline noting that oil is now up to $100 a barrel for the first time since 2022

A Wall Street Journal headline noting that oil is now up to $100 a barrel for the first time since 2022

I'm tired of all the winning.

08.03.2026 22:25 πŸ‘ 27 πŸ” 4 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Dare Graham Platner to talk with Isaac Chotiner, tell him he would be a huge wuss if he doesn't

08.03.2026 00:10 πŸ‘ 1291 πŸ” 208 πŸ’¬ 17 πŸ“Œ 15

There was a brief phase about 7-8 years ago where it looked like he might wrestle with his conscience, but then he just gave up and decided to become the most awful possible version of himself.

07.03.2026 19:46 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0

Another war crime.

07.03.2026 18:44 πŸ‘ 11 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

I know I know but that didn’t stop the GOP from going apeshit over John Kerry a few years ago now did it?

Anyway, add it to the fucking Nuremberg 2 pile.

07.03.2026 18:37 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Traditionally, the vice-president attends state funerals and I support that option here.

07.03.2026 17:08 πŸ‘ 6 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

it's so cool how these people are going to set back actually useful computer science innovation in healthcare by a decade

07.03.2026 15:06 πŸ‘ 660 πŸ” 88 πŸ’¬ 9 πŸ“Œ 5

One thing about Schulz being firm that no one take over Peanuts is we never had to see Charlie Brown or Snoopy with smartphones

07.03.2026 17:03 πŸ‘ 22 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

[stares in Logan Act]

07.03.2026 17:01 πŸ‘ 9 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0