Always a good time to re-up this!
Always a good time to re-up this!
4,500 names released.
www.thedailybeast.com/personal-det...
βI love America more than any other country in the world, and exactly for this reason, I insist on the right to criticize her perpetually.β
~James Baldwin
Thank you
This is also a good list from the perspective of being aware of options outside of the big "go to" services
Be the terms of life you want to see in the world.
Why can't this food be sent to Gaza? Or Yemen? South Sudan? Ukraine? What a waste. This regime is incompetent and cruel.
"Five months into its unprecedented dismantling of foreign-aid programs, the Trump administration has given the order to incinerate food instead of sending it to people who need it"
@hana-kiros.bsky.social, on spending $130,000 to burn food worth $800,000
www.theatlantic.com/health/archi...
One of the wettest weβve seen from the standpoint of water, but never a big factor in terms of life.
Historic American government priorities in 2025ποΈ
Rep. Steven Horsford to Greer: "So the trade representative hasn't spoken to the POTUS about a global reordering of trade, but yet he announced it on a tweet? WTF! Who is in charge? It looks like your boss just pulled the rug out from under you. There is no strategy ... is this market manipulation?"
If you're looking for a price tracker that might help you figure out how to stay afloat during this looming economic nightmare, here's one that might help:
4. With her consent, the University can confirm that Ms. OztΓΌrk is a third-year doctoral student in good academic and administrative standing. Her research focuses on how young adults can use social media in positive, prosocial ways and she is described by her faculty as a hard-working student dedicated to her studies and the Tufts community. The University has no information to support the allegations that she was engaged in activities at Tufts that warrant her arrest and detention. The University has seen an outpouring of support for Ms. ΓztΓΌrk over the last week from Tufts students, faculty and staff. These individuals have described Ms. ΓztΓΌrk as a valued member of the community, dedicated to her academic pursuits and committed to her colleagues.
NEW: Tufts files a declaration in support of RΓΌmeysa ΓztΓΌrk: "The University has no information to support the allegations that she was engaged in activities at Tufts that warrant her arrest and detention." www.tufts.edu/president/sp...
This is incredible. The "reciprocal tariffs" were calculated without actually looking at anything to do with tariffs.
This is the most amateur-hour crap you can imagine and it's going to straight tank the global economy.
In other words, three white South African refugees fleeing the end of apartheid promise to destroy the United States in revenge for the ending of Apartheid rule in South Africa.
Kara has this dude figured out
Anyone have any idea how many students loan holders this impacts ?
www.kvue.com/article/news...
The true form always comes to light.
Simplistic but attractive drawing of a diverse group of women, with the header International Women's Day.
Lovely phone family, I almost forgot to wish a happy #InternationalWomen'sDay to all my amazing fellow warriors π₯° Thank you to all the wonderful men who consider themselves feminists too β€οΈ
These two.
RIP to one of the bona fide greats
If you are looking to do your part in saving democracy, I highly recommend you buy and read ONE book:
Howard Zinnβs a Peopleβs History of America.
Itβs a MUST read. Itβs not for the faint of heart, but we are at war for the soul of this nation & you have to be hardened to face the fight
READ IT!
= WIRED SUBSCRIBE "Dan Bongino is a Trump sycophant whose focus has been delegitimizing any and all legal steps taken against the president and his allies," Matt Gertz, a senior fellow at media watchdog Media Matters who has tracked Bongino's career closely, tells WIRED. "Bongino's appointment hammers home that Trump is building a federal law enforcement team that will carry out his desires to punish his political enemies: You don't select a bomb-throwing podcaster who has declared that 'owning the libs' is his sole focus in life to help run the FBI if you're aiming for an impartial bureau."
Matt Gertz nailing the real reasons for Trumpβs FBI picks. American friends, watch out for the Secret Police.
A while back I asked folks why theyβre joining Bluesky and the most common response I saw was, βI just want a good place to get my newsβ and, yall, no. Bad.
GET YOUR NEWS FROM THE NEWS
PBS Newshour is FREE FOR EVERYONE.
youtu.be/PMOYN8JWdUk?...
WHO DID THIS!
January 2025 as a meme
Pete Hegseth with a bottle of Jack Daniels. Text above him says "DUI HIRE".
Who made this?! π