Rest in power Breonna Taylor. Today, we mourn six years without her, and six years without justice or accountability.
βBut, as you see, it's a beautiful day, the Strait of Hormuz is open and people are having a wonderful time.β
screenshot of a dictionary definition of kakistocracy: government by the least suitable or competent citizens of a state. "the danger is that this will reduce us to kakistocracy" β’ a state or society governed by its least suitable or competent citizens. plural noun: kakistocracies "the modern regime is at once a plutocracy and a kakistocracy"
this word takes up so much space in my head that i'd rather be using for other things
find someone who looks at you the way Apple looks at China
New from me: In 2019, an investigation I wrote showed how unlimited campaign donations had undermined environmental protections in Oregon. Voters overwhelmingly endorsed limits. Lawmakers eventually adopted them.
Then, this year, came βthe bill to destroy campaign finance reform in Oregon.β
a chart showing high new EV sales (close to 100% for 2025) but slow change in usage, registration and emissions drops
Norway is at ~100% EVs for new sales, but 7 out of every 10km driven in 2024 was reliant on fossil fuels. Cars stick around for decades - so change is slow.
Protecting ppl from fossil fuel crises means EVs, yes, but *fast deep cuts* means huge $$ in public and active transport. Speed matters!
Picture of Whitehouse in "article" thumbnail from Gambling News Joe Rogan Fears Iran Might Target the UFC White House Event
Materializing nude from a bolt of lightning in 2005 to show my younger self this image
Good lord - young voters are somehow not informed, but also need to take over the Government, because of the olds being out of touch. No - white people need to stop punching ourselves in the faces in the voting booth. Y'all want young white people - go run and get to door knockin'. Entitled shits.
Billionaire control of the media is a danger to us all. www.nytimes.com/2026/03/13/b...
War is not a game.
the country is at war and the president is leaving DC this afternoon for a weekend at his private club in Florida that he'll spend with his paying customers
this means it is not open for transit
36 deaths since 2000 with mifepristone
522 deaths with viagra
Hawley bans abortion pill for safety. Look at Viagara. 522 deaths since 1998 w viagara compare to 36 deaths since 2000 with mifepristone. End idiocracy. #proudblue
Hawley introduces bill in U.S. Senate to ban abortion pill | Nation & World News | columbiamissourian.com share.google/w8PRyEwSozkV...
5,000 Marines are going to the desert to fight a war, Trump's going to Palm Beach to fight the greens.
Attorney General Bondi thinks she can play hide-and-go-seek with the Epstein Files, but the law is clear and mandatory.
She must release the Files in their entirety so we can end this massive coverup and elite protection for predators.
Wow finally! β¦..E.P.A. Moves to Weaken Limits on a Cancer-Causing Gas www.nytimes.com/2026/03/13/c...
In the past 2 weeks of zero clarity, the Trump administration is making one thing crystal clear: Wars donβt erase political crises β they amplify them. Rick Wilson explains: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=13kJ8j0wfEY
When it comes to American diplomacy and strength, few people whose opinion means more to me than @Weinsteinlaw, who has in fact served America in a diplomatic capacity.
If you read anything today, read this.
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Just so people are aware: most activities Israel claims certain actors are doing or them just daring to exist are not considered direct participation in hostilities under IHL, so effectively Israel is massacring civilians the vast majority of the time.
tired: harassing athletes for not covering the spread
wired: harassing journalists for not making things up
Just a reminder that the Democratic Party enables Republicans to do whatever damage they can when theyβre in power and then cleans it up while telling everyone that they really wish things could change but it just isnβt time to do it yet. Because of the messes, of course.
The US economy was even weaker before the Iran war than understood, according to new figures. Economic growth in the fourth quarter of 2025 was only an anemic 0.7% annualized, not 1.4% as previously reported. www.nytimes.com/2026/03/13/b...
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"The invitation-only conference in Rome, from Sunday to Wednesday, has proven so controversial that the Catholic universities initially associated with it have all denied official involvement."
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Those little girls didn't stand a chance!
Palantir CEO promises that his technology will reduce educated women's economic and political power newrepublic.com/post/207693/...
βHosted in EUβ Is NOT Sovereign
Microsoft: "Our Sovereign Cloud protects your data."
Microsoft's legal chief for France: "No, I cannot guarantee that."
Is the "sovereign cloud" nothing but "sovereign washing"?
π Read our comment "What is digital sovereignty β and how Microsoft sparked the trend": tuta.com/blog/digital...
Great article. I particularly liked(?) this part, about the way manosphere talking points were used to justify the shooting of RenΓ©e Good at the very highest levels of the US gov. Reactions that say "duh, the right was always misogynist!" while not untrue, miss the point. This is escalating