Terrifying. Like, we “knew” this was how these fuckers thought/didn’t think about things, but to really see it, understanding that THIS was who was given power over funding so many cultural institutions, public benefits, etc… they just do not give a shit about life…
nothin better than standing regular-style in my favorite restaurant. i love to cross that threshold and plant my feet in a loose but vigilant straddle, like anyone would
A Noem aide spent $3 million on pickup trucks emblazoned with the ICE name & logo, which ICE agents -- notoriously averse to advertising their presence -- will not drive, so they're just sitting in a lot, useless. The contract went to a Trump donor who owns a regional Chevy dealership.
This excerpt from @amylittlefield.bsky.social's book...
"His anti-abortion beliefs, he told me, grew out of a link he saw between suicide and abortion. He seemed to identify with the unwanted fetus. He believed that all people deserved to feel wanted—a feeling he struggled to experience himself."
The Palestine Festival of Literature has launched an online publication, and the intro essay is worth your time. www.thekeymagazine.com/p/western-jo...
America is recommitting itself to fossil fuel vehicles, meanwhile Chinese cars will soon be able to recharge in the same time it takes to fill up at a gas station
san francisco weather is gorgeous now and flowers are blooming everywhere
analysis Mirror, mirror: Dems’ Israel problems look a lot like the GOP on Ukraine In this polarized political landscape, support for Israel and Ukraine are now becoming partisan issues, with GOP elected officials and voters overwhelmingly supportive of Israel, while Democrats are standing by Ukraine
Jewish Insider fails to realize that Republicans oppose Ukraine for bad reasons and Democrats are increasingly opposed to Israel for good reasons
Baudrillard: totally exonerated, no wrong doing
""Yo brother, legal team confirmed that we can't work with minors rn," a Kalshi employee wrote to the user in messages reviewed by the Journal. "Kinda sad tbh."" im losing my mind
they knew they could get away with it because they practiced all those times on the “narco-terrorist” boats, where they also killed the survivors, and nobody sent them to The Hague about it so they are running completely unchecked right now with full use of the arsenal. I do not know how this ends
This will go down in history with My Lai, Kent State, and Czechoslovakia 1968.
Killing little girls at a school in our name. What a dirty and war criminal government we have. They must face consequences. We must work to make them face consequences.
Spain's leader with a message that should be adopted by every top Democrat
CNN: More than 1,000 civilians killed in Iran since war began, rights group reports By Helen Regan More than 1,000 people, including children, have been killed in Iran since the war began on Saturday, according to US-based Human Rights Activists News Agency (HRANA). The rights group said as of Tuesday afternoon ET, at least 1,097 civilians had been killed, including 181 children. More than 5,400 civilians, including 100 children, have been injured, HRANA reported. The group said its report is preliminary and is veritying hundreds more reported deaths.
At least 1,097 civilians had been killed in Iran so far, including 181 children.
timeline cleanse with haruomi hosono and his two sons
You and the dog look chagrined. The boys are hooting and hollering
IDF intentionally killed the most famous Arab American journalist in the world
my year of horsing and relaxation
To reiterate: If they're really winding down occupations like the one in Minneapolis, and if they're really moving to a more "targeted" approach, then why the need for a dozen vast new prison camps and a rapidly growing military arsenal rivaling those of small nations?
"We are dealing now with an allegation that the president of the US raped and sexually assaulted a child and is now using his DOJ to try to cover that up."
If you want to understand latest Epstein revelations, @leahlitman.bsky.social explains them clearly on our pod:
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A Knight of Seven Boroughs
A California agency received 20k AI-generated comments opposing heat pump rules. Staff called a sample to verify—several said they never sent comments. Raises serious questions about the opposition campaign that helped kill the clean air standards, that would've prevented 1000s of premature deaths.
Kurt Vonnegut stop being so applicable to all time periods of American life, you can’t do that Kurt Vonnegut, your insights are too evergreen Kurt Vonnegut
the american "left" (read: clout-chasing poseurs who still read Vice while sipping their Cholita coffee in ridgewood) think we should all be entitled to a bespoke 'envelope taxi' service that only costs a sticker to use just because we pay taxes
"i think the state is bad and the individual is good, which is why i want to create a government that would become an anti-immigrant police state"
i've decided not to listen to the audio of a teacher reporting a kindergartender because frankly I don't want to become the person that that event would turn me into. but one thing I hope we are collectively coming to grips with is what it meant that we have lived among such people this whole time
he traded 90,000 soul points for +0.2 crumbs of hot... now that's a bad exchange rate
Report: Staff at Dilley raiding cells to confiscate kids' letters and drawings detailing conditions inside
ProPublica published children's letters and drawings documenting their sadness and suffering at Dilley. And Dilley staff are now retaliating by confiscating kids' letters and drawings.
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