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I cheered myself up with a round of @vampiretherapist.bsky.social

12.03.2026 06:17 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

This is what they've done.

12.03.2026 06:15 πŸ‘ 11 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

This is what they've done.

12.03.2026 03:50 πŸ‘ 17 πŸ” 8 πŸ’¬ 3 πŸ“Œ 1

I enjoyed the new McCartney documentary, Man on the Run, but I suspect it’s for fanatical fans only.

12.03.2026 06:15 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Not just more hearings.
Demand a halt first, then hearings.

12.03.2026 05:42 πŸ‘ 8 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
Country Joe & The Fish performing "Vietnam Song" at Woodstock in 1969.  #countryjoe #woodstock
Country Joe & The Fish performing "Vietnam Song" at Woodstock in 1969. #countryjoe #woodstock YouTube video by Veterans For Peace

Come on all you big, strong legislators.
If you don't demand the halt of this war, you're on the wrong side of history!
youtu.be/qlK6n6ziV9A?...

12.03.2026 04:22 πŸ‘ 25 πŸ” 11 πŸ’¬ 3 πŸ“Œ 0

The FAST AND FURIOUS franchise but there's me driving a Richard Scarry apple car.

12.03.2026 05:49 πŸ‘ 10 πŸ” 3 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
THE HILL
SENATE
Hawley introduces bill to remove FDA approval for Mifepristone
BY ALEXANDER BOLTON - 03/11/26 5:29 PM ET

THE HILL SENATE Hawley introduces bill to remove FDA approval for Mifepristone BY ALEXANDER BOLTON - 03/11/26 5:29 PM ET

THE HILL
Sen. Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) on Wednesday unveiled legislation to remove Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approval for the use of mifepristone to end pregnancies, a bill that has quickly gained the support of major anti-abortion groups.
The legislation is an ambitious undertaking given the drug's widespread use in the United States, where an estimated 7.5 million women have used it to terminate pregnancies since the FDA approved its use in 2000. It accounted for 63 percent of all abortions in the U.S. in 2023.
But mifepristone, which when combined with the drug misoprostol can end pregnancies at up to 70 days of gestation, has become a major target of the anti-abortion movement. President Trump has sought to satisfy those anti-abortion voices by launching an FDA review of the drug, which has not been completed.
Hawley says the ability of doctors to prescribe the drug across state lines has led to rampant abuse and alleges that incidences of adverse health effects are far more common than the drug's maker, Danco Laboratories, has acknowledged.

THE HILL Sen. Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) on Wednesday unveiled legislation to remove Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approval for the use of mifepristone to end pregnancies, a bill that has quickly gained the support of major anti-abortion groups. The legislation is an ambitious undertaking given the drug's widespread use in the United States, where an estimated 7.5 million women have used it to terminate pregnancies since the FDA approved its use in 2000. It accounted for 63 percent of all abortions in the U.S. in 2023. But mifepristone, which when combined with the drug misoprostol can end pregnancies at up to 70 days of gestation, has become a major target of the anti-abortion movement. President Trump has sought to satisfy those anti-abortion voices by launching an FDA review of the drug, which has not been completed. Hawley says the ability of doctors to prescribe the drug across state lines has led to rampant abuse and alleges that incidences of adverse health effects are far more common than the drug's maker, Danco Laboratories, has acknowledged.

While we’re worried about the war, the Epstein files, drone attacks in CA…
Josh Hawley and Republicans are taking this moment to push legislation to strip FDA approval for Mifepristone

The assaults on Americans are coming from inside the house.

12.03.2026 06:08 πŸ‘ 402 πŸ” 308 πŸ’¬ 27 πŸ“Œ 18

I’ll have more really stupid typographical errors for you all tomorrow.

12.03.2026 06:08 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
Preview
March 11, 2026 In a brief call with Barak Ravid of Axios today, President Donald J.

β€˜β€œAny time I want it to end, it will end,” [Trump] said.’

heathercoxrichardson.substack.com/p/march-11-2...

12.03.2026 06:07 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
Preview
"He's Quite Mad, You Know." 3/11/2026

β€˜The mainstream media is reporting on this [shoe stoey] as another of those "Oh, that madcap Trump! What will he do next?" but it is clearly a sign of madness/dementia, just like his gilding everything in the Oval Office with gold, his obsession with slapping his name on everything…’

12.03.2026 06:02 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 1

They have it backwards.

Withdrawal first, *then* hearings on why so many in the military followed illegal orders.

12.03.2026 05:05 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
Preview
Police accused of 'overreach' after 'from the river to the sea' arrests The pro-Palestinian group that organised the Brisbane protest says police were "everywhere" and "ready to make arrests" over use of the banned phrase.

Society is going swimmingly when people are arrested for their T-shirts.

12.03.2026 04:52 πŸ‘ 10 πŸ” 3 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Interdimensional bleed-through from Philip K. Dick’s TIME OUT OF JOINT.

12.03.2026 05:01 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

worldwide!

12.03.2026 04:55 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Galactus the Devourer of Worlds is an equal opportunity employer who welcomes applicants of all genders, species, and alternate timelines.

12.03.2026 04:56 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Requirements:

Bachelor’s degree in astronomy, astrophysics, planetary science or related field preferred.

Ability to withstand cosmic radiation and existential dread.

Previous work announcing apocalyptic events.

12.03.2026 04:53 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0

Looking for self-starter who is interested in identifying under-utilized planetary civilizations for conversion into energy for cosmic being.

Some travel required. Must provide own vehicle.

Good communication skills required for announcing planetary doom / arrival of Galactus.

12.03.2026 04:50 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

I'll add that some in the Congressional Progressive Caucus are demanding withdrawal now.

12.03.2026 04:53 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Drop something black and white…

12.03.2026 04:56 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
Bubble wrap was
originally invented to
trap methane in its
bubbles to help reverse
climate change.

Bubble wrap was originally invented to trap methane in its bubbles to help reverse climate change.

We've all been using it wrong.

12.03.2026 04:50 πŸ‘ 90 πŸ” 6 πŸ’¬ 8 πŸ“Œ 0
Marco Rubio with photoshopped clown shoes

Marco Rubio with photoshopped clown shoes

11.03.2026 22:01 πŸ‘ 423 πŸ” 63 πŸ’¬ 8 πŸ“Œ 7

Yes, I heard some in Congress demanding β€œanswers” & those would be great but let’s end this atrocity first.

12.03.2026 04:48 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Is anyone else concerned that legislators aren't voicing demands to STOP this war?

They seem to be angry about the "lack of preparation".
That's it?

Anyone remember Vietnam and Iraq?

12.03.2026 01:36 πŸ‘ 66 πŸ” 13 πŸ’¬ 11 πŸ“Œ 0

Not a single cause of the fall of either empire.

12.03.2026 04:44 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

β€œWe have ways of making you think.”

β€”Super Furry Animals, β€œHerman [heart]s Pauline”

12.03.2026 04:42 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

In what in retrospect seems to have been a characteristically savvy bit of ambiguity, Trump never specified who would do the unconditional surrendering in his Iran war.

10.03.2026 17:45 πŸ‘ 677 πŸ” 88 πŸ’¬ 19 πŸ“Œ 4

OK, this one’s pretty dark…

12.03.2026 03:36 πŸ‘ 20 πŸ” 6 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

I was burned in my support for the Iraq war, Trump's first presidential campaign, and Trump's second presidential campaign. Here's why I think this time I'm going to kick the proverbial football.

by Bret Stephens

10.03.2026 19:08 πŸ‘ 454 πŸ” 33 πŸ’¬ 8 πŸ“Œ 3

We have successfully bombed a school, gotten 7 soldiers killed, disrupted the world economy, and replaced an 86 year-old supreme leader with his much younger, more hardline son who is more committed to building nuclear weapons. Operation Middle East Wing is all but complete.

by Donald J. Trump

10.03.2026 19:09 πŸ‘ 930 πŸ” 164 πŸ’¬ 18 πŸ“Œ 5