"Declaring that no quarter will be given" is specifically prohibited by Art 23 of the Annex to the Hague Convention IV, which means it is a war crime under US domestic law by virtue of the War Crimes Act (18 U.S. Code § 2441).
This is so powerful.
I finally lost my shit about so-called AIs, LLMs, enshittification & everything fucking evil that @officialgrammarly.bsky.social is doing. I'm fucking furious, and not just about what 1 company has done. An open letter to Grammarly & the rest of the LLM hype machine www.moryan.com/an-open-lett...
LEFT: What "excursion" meant in 1886.
RIGHT: What it apparently means in 2026.
I see your Psalm 144 and raise you Psalm 109…
Brilliant 🏆
Isata Kanneh-Mason absolutely tears through Rachmaninoff’s fiendish Piano Concerto No. 3 with the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra.
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“Insomnia Jeopardy” cartoon by Roz Chast
Yep, sounds familiar.
Cartoon by Roz Chast:
Rep. Zoe Lofgren (D-Calif.) begins her remarks to Noem with:
"There's an old adage that states, 'There are no bad dogs, just bad owners.'"
😬
So, in launching a huge bombing campaign on Iran they apparently didn't plan for:
- Who takes over;
- Interceptor shortages from sustained drone retaliation;
- How to defend US bases in the region;
- Threats to ships in the Strait of Hormuz; and
- How to evacuate Americans with airspace closed.
The American Library Association strongly denounces new federal book banning legislation proposed in Congress. Call your Reps. Tell them to oppose H.R. 7661. Capitol switchboard: 202-224-3121 American Library Association, Show Up For Our Libraries
"Parents, not politicians, should guide their children’s reading. In our school, campus, and public libraries, materials are selected by trained literacy professionals who understand child development and community needs. Their work is grounded in one clear purpose: helping young people become lifelong readers. H.R. 7661 isn’t fundamentally about protecting kids. It’s about giving politicians broad authority to restrict whose stories are allowed on the shelves. That should concern anyone who believes in the freedom to read and the right of families to make decisions for themselves.” - ALA President Sam Helmick
"Rather than targeting librarians and teachers, Congress should invest in them. The Right to Read Act offers a better path, supporting well-staffed and well-resourced school libraries, strengthening evidence-based literacy instruction, and protecting the dedicated professionals who help young people discover books that open doors and expand horizons. When we trust families, support educators, and protect the freedom to read, our young people thrive.” - ALA President Sam Helmick.
NEW: ALA strongly denounces new federal book banning legislation introduced in Congress, HR 7661.
As ALA President Sam Helmick said, "Parents, not politicians, should guide their children's reading." Call your Rep and tell them to oppose this new bill.
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Wait, I thought it had been going on for 47 years?
“The children are always ours, every single one of them, all over the globe; and I am beginning to suspect that whoever is incapable of recognizing this may be incapable of morality.”
James Baldwin
Weird they dragged in Hillary Clinton when there's another First Lady right there in the White House who actually knew Jeffrey Epstein.
Not to me! (But I’m a weirdo)
Stop pre-negotiating. Stop telling voters they have to sacrifice minorities and the marginalized to have a chance of winning. Stop telling voters to settle, to not ask for everything, to be reasonable. Don't be reasonable. Demand the world. The world belongs to us. They don't have more right to it.
Busy days ahead for our new Fraud Czar, JD Vance.
Video, Transcript, Reactions: Gov. Abigail Spanberger Says Trump “lied…scapegoated…distracted…offered no real solutions to our nation’s pressing challenges — so many of which he is actively making worse” bluevirginia.us/2026/02/vide...
Climate change is real?
Do you mean to tell me that the same Justice Department who put up a giant banner of Donald Trump’s face has been withholding documents from the Epstein files to protect the President?
I’m shocked.
President Volodymyr Zelensky delivered his remarks on the fourth anniversary of Russia’s full-scale invasion, reflecting on Ukraine’s resistance and the early days of the war from his office on Bankova Street.
Video: President Volodymyr Zelensky
President Volodymyr Zelensky thanked international partners for supporting Ukraine during his address on Feb. 24, marking the anniversary of Russia’s full-scale invasion.
Zelensky said he hopes to one day welcome the U.S. president to Ukraine.
I usually have to click on the person‘s text, not the little icon below. Hope that helps.
Previous generations of rich people knew that it was important for them to shut the fuck up and build libraries and parks and hospitals since that was the only way we would tolerate them in society. This generation of rich people have forgotten why this was necessary. We should remind them.
Also, improper use of the Red Cross emblem is illegal
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Thanks DOJ for posting a WANTED poster of Donal Trump. Now go prosecute him for the crimes alleged in the Epstein files including of Trump "raping children and threatening to kill children.”
I would have hoped by now that some dude would have written an op Ed about how straight women’s reaction to Bad Bunny - a man at peace with himself, emoting publicly + queer culture - underscores that the Manosphere bros are performing heterosexuality for other men and have no idea what women like.
Bari Weiss doesn’t want you to watch this spectacular interview on the first amendment multiple times in order for it to have record pageviews.
They are so terrified of her
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