WW3 as a concept is about nuclear annihilation. It wouldn't exist without nukes.
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WW3 as a concept is about nuclear annihilation. It wouldn't exist without nukes.
Seem to recall when the Biden admin was (misleadingly) accused of putting pressure on social media companies to change their editorial policies (most of which were rejected) we were told by a large segment of the population (and a few judges) that it was the worst violation of the 1st Amendment ever
RFK Jr is the unhealthiest looking man I've ever seen in a suit. He looks like a claymation California raisin. The snorting & grunting when he breathes, red faced sweat of anger. Weird twitches & glitches in his face when he thinks. Trump literally picked the worst person to lead Americas health
Holy shit: Stateline spoke to nearly a dozen firefighters, agency staffers and contractors, who said that top officials assigned to the fire deployed the crews to a remote location under false pretenses so federal agents could check their immigration status. www.hcn.org/articles/fir...
The federal government under Trump is the exact terrorist state that conservatives always say they fear. But they love it. They always have. They have just always feared that their opponents would do to them what they want to do to the groups they hate.
Itâs not just that the President of the United States posted a video of eleven people being murdered in international waters itâs that the President of the United States ordered the murder of eleven people in international waters so he could post a video of it.
Lethal force against a civilian vessel in international waters is a war crime if not in self-defense. If not in self-defense, only non-lethal actions, such as warning shots or disabling fire, are allowed. "Not yielding to pursuers" or "suspected of carrying drugs" doesn't carry a death sentence.
you'd think the governor of illinois basically going "we're being invaded by an authoritarian" would be something you'd see real easy on the front page of most everything an hour later
Drug trafficking is not a capital crime; it doesnât carry a death sentence. I genuinely cannot think of anything under U.S. law that would permit premeditated government assassination of people suspected of drug trafficking.
Pritzker: "It breaks my heart to report that we have been told ICE will try to disrupt community picnics and peaceful parades. Let's be clear -- the terror and cruelty is the point, not the safety of anybody living here."
I was so angry at the article and "author" for just repeating police propaganda about how it was "dangerous" and potentially "illegal."
That's a much higher bar than "careful"
"Advise" for "advice"
Fifty-one of the 85 Federalist papers were written by a guy born in Nevis.
This firefighter arrived in the US at age 4, has been here for 19 years, was on track to legal status, and was on a crew trying to contain a major blaze (in Washington state, vs Oregon, fwiw.) h/t @joshuajfriedman.com www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
Itâs not just that every accusation is a confession; every accusation is also a rationalization. Trump constantly pretended Biden was personally directing prosecutions of Trump & allies, when of course DOJ norms would have made it unthinkable for the White House to have any direct contact.
Crucifix Comedy
The first show I went to was Radiohead opening for Alanis Morissette in Aug '96
At least they sell more than 3 flavors per week now.
"Your kids lie to their friends about what you do because it's embarrassing and Unamerican." "If you continue down this path you'll only ever meet your grand children through plexi-glass and they'll hate you"
There aren't many stories that prompt gasps at our editors' daily budget meeting. But this was one.
this is a scene straight out of a war zone. the president has declared war on his own country.
I've taught so many young people like this woman in the Charlotte area. So many are from Honduras, Nicaragua, and El Salvador, and so many go into programs like nursing. Just completely inhuman policy and economic sabotage for our health care system.
Brief đ§ľ, as someone who has studied mass shootings for 13 years: -gender does not cause them -SSRIs, no -mental illness, no -internet/gaming, no Above can be compounding factorsâbut motive is complex, often very. The most fundamental combo: suicidality + rage + isolation + easy access to guns
Alright, I need to actually get stuff done today, so I'm going to leave off here. I'll finish with one final flag for today because I love it. I'd put this bumper sticker on my car
Remember when Hillary wore glasses that were too thick?
What sucks is that I understand he's trying to talk about Rare Earth minerals, and giving an explanation that i'd be disappointed in if it came from my 10yr old.
For folks not in DC: - There are full-on police checkpoints most nights - Gangs of 30+ federal agents roam DC - National Guard folks w/ guns patrolling a Harris Teeter - Every day, multiple friends see ICE kidnapping ppl - Daycares are scared to have kids go on walks due to ICE
that's right reposting w alt text
turns out the thing most of us learned as kids is still true: stand up to bullies and they usually back down â but give them what they want and theyâll *always* be back for more
@massgovernor.bsky.social u up?
Cowards.
The most anti free speech administration in my lifetime and it is not even close. By so many miles
They gaslit you all throughout the election.
"But a business I've gone to 3 times in the last 15 years may be forced to close, and unlike all the other reasons a business is forced to close closing it to build housing will destroy my nostalgia brain."
Don Jr. is proof that everything they taught us in D.A.R.E. was a lie.
Cool, was wondering when theyâd get around to âwhat if we just told FOIA to go fuck itself?â
"The developers behind the project had said it was on track to produce enough electricity for more than 350,000 homes in Rhode Island and Connecticut by next spring."
name one of these men you canât
The DHS email in the X screenshot above does specifically note that the 72 hours excludes weekends, so my reading is that DHS plans to remove Abrego on Wednesday, despite also requiring his presence Monday. @reichlinmelnick.bsky.social What do you think? And could they detain him before Wed?
They couldn't figure out a way to blame Mamdani
Actually I swore an oath to uphold the Constitution of the United States with my hand on @bpl.boston.govâs 1782 edition Aitken Bibleâalso known as the Bible of the Revolution.
It would be immoral to abandon the people in "red" states who deserve better.
After I discovered a state website was exposing the Social Security numbers of hundreds of thousands Missouri teachers, Andrew Bailey played a key role in Gov. Parson's decision to falsely accuse me of a crime, and demand that I be prosecuted. www.stltoday.com/news/local/c...
Texas Republicans are holding a Black woman, a Democratic state rep, hostage in the legislative chamber. They have locked the doors and have banned her from leaving.
A nation that metabolizes as "normal" the fact that red-pilled, conspiracy-obsessed ideologues with zero qualifications and zero concern for empirical reality are running the country, is a nation that doesn't have much of a future ahead of it as either a democracy or a remotely prosperous place.
A recent case of the former out of Pennsylvania, where abortion is legal.
I am a bit of a broken record on this, but are local DAs going to let this continue indefinitely? The ICE agents didn't have any kind of warrant, didn't identify themselves, and then recklessly started firing. Let them argue federal immunity.
I bet the same neighbors who think removing a parking space does this, and can therefore never happen, will have an excuse for why it's good to take an action that actually tanks local restaurants.
Resigning on principle and facing consequences is a powerful statement.
You invented "without due process" here.
U.S. universities are one of our strongest industries. People everywhere look up to the quality of our universities, and come here to study, which means billions of dollars flowing TO THE UNITED STATES Why would anyone try to destroy one of our strongest industrial sectors?
It is so wild to me that we had a terrorist attack on the CDC and it just blended into the rest of the political violence.
It's not even a question.
A second page should be a template resignation letter they can write their name on and sign.
THESE PEOPLE ARE IDIOTS
Iâm gonna say armed troops from red states descending on a blue city is just a few inches â or maybe one exchange of gunfire â short of a civil warâs opening stages.
"When he was taken into custody Friday morning, immigration agents tied his dog to a tree and then unclipped his collar, allowing the animal to run loose on Sepulveda Boulevard, according to the GoFundMe page." www.latimes.com/california/s...
'While customers sitting outside at the Logan Circle cafe munched on avocado smash and matcha pancakes, two and then an additional four masked agents beat the shit out of the man in broad daylight. This is America.' Please read this and support @marisakabas.bsky.social
New â I wrote about the violent assault on a DC delivery worker this morning by masked federal agents, and how these agents have made the disturbing turn from quiet thugs to playing for the cameras.
As if being a NIMBY wasn't bad enough
Who?
I wish JK Rowling would be treated exactly like she treats trans women
Masked agents of the state are removing random people off the streets into unmarked cars while saying âliberals ruined the country.â I never want to hear anyone who supports MAGA claim to believe in freedom ever again.
I, too, wish ill on JK Rowling
What about throwing salami? At what point is it no longer assault? Diesel exhaust is obviously okay but bubbles are up for debate?
Andrew Ross Sorkin regurgitates Cuomo's absurd attack on Mamdani for living in a rent-STABILIZED apartment, which is different from a rent controlled unit. Neither is income-restricted like public housing is. They're trying to act like this is why people can't afford to live in NYC (it's not)
US Park Police now doing traffic stops in DC, and charged at me with a baton for filming closer than they liked
I have lost all patience with the apparently unshakeable conviction that striking a reasonable, moderate pose means assuming the sincerity of transparently pretextual horseshit. Donald Trump does not care about reducing crime in DC. He is testing and normalizing paramilitary deployments in cities.
Taking the train to a game without it being a "whole big thing." Deciding at 5 to go to a game and not having to do any other planning or driving or worrying about parking...
Federal district court blocks FTC investigation into Media Matters, finding the "expansive" investigation is "a retaliatory act" for Media Matters' criticism of Elon Musk. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
THERE IS A MASSIVE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN RENT CONTROLLED AND RENT STABILIZED THIS IS DRIVING ME INSANE THANK YOU
The White Houseâs official X account has a long thread in which theyâve posted pictures of people arrested during the fedsâ occupation of the city. Every single person in the thread is a person of color.
Fascism theater relies on being over the top, but this is just clown-car comedy.
just days after reuters published an exposĂŠ on the surging of white supremacist extremism with nazis saying they couldn't ask for a better climate to do what they do. it's like israel letting settlers loose on palestinians in the west bank.
RECAP: the US President sent masked federal law enforcement agents in tactical gear to the location of a press conference being held by the duly elected governor of the fourth largest economy in the world in an attempt at intimidation. If you still deny itâs a fascist coup, youâre complicit in it.
I find it unconvincing that this was mere coincidence considering Border Patrol's El Centro sector chief rolled up and stated: âWeâre here making Los Angeles a safer place. Since we donât have politicians that will do that, weâll do that ourselves."
"We've spent a lot of money on the military and now they have nothing to do so we might as well let the president use it domestically to satisfy his own petty grudges" is precisely why the Founders feared a standing army. I mean, it's pretty much fucking verbatim.
This is exactly one block from the sandwich throwing incident. The neighborhood is being collectively punished for it.
Preemptive surrender. Big loser energy.
For the record, our division commander BANNED things called âpresence patrolsâ in Iraq. âIf you donât have a specific task & purpose, your âpresenceâ doesnât do anything.â National Guard stating they are now doing presence patrols in DC. A complete waste of soldierâs time & effort.
If it wasn't for Hitler's obsession with the occult Indy never would have recovered The Ark of The Covenant
This is the correct take âŹď¸âŹď¸âŹď¸
This op-ed from NIH director Jay Bhattacharya is *infuriating*. He says we have to stop funding mRNA vaccine research because it hasn't "earned public trust." Motherfucker, WHO DID THAT.
We stopped expanding the House in the 1920s, decided the Supreme Court should freeze in the 1930s, added the last states in the 1950s, amended the Constitution only once in the last fifty years. The USA and its government continued to grow, but almost all that growth came in the executive branch.
Bowser: "I think I speak for all Americans -- we don't believe it's legal to use the American military against American citizens on American soil."
This is fun but I don't want to post his face. I also want to write some scripts that work when you're not drunk. "Your children lie about what you do" "You'll only ever meet your grandkids through plexiglass" "You'll never eat a burrito w/o spit in it again"
He thinks it tastes like there has been grass steeped in it.
My son refers to the water he refills his bottle with at school in Cambridge as "grass water." (And even their system is better than the janky well field Lynnfield used). May the pendulum swing back to a time when we can accomplish such regional wins again.
Was just talking on the phone with my Dad about how Lynnfield is finally getting MWRA water and how much better it is and wished it could have happened when we lived there while I was growing up. MWRA is a legitimate miracle that you'd expect anyone with political aspirations to understand.
(My guess is I stumbled on it after Brittany Murphy died.)
Yes but only because of a long-ago Wikipedia rabbit hole and a difficult-to-forget name. There is no way I was aware of it when it was airing.
I love beans!
The military takeover of Washington is not a âdistractionâ from Epstein. Itâs a military takeover of Washington, which is an even bigger deal, and those of us who kill brain cells reporting on this stuff knows itâs been an explicit goal since before the election.
None of this is based on actual crime statistics, btw. Itâs based on Trumpâs brain calcifying in the late 1980s and his deeply ingrained racism.
trump hinging everything on crime fearmonger is crazy since crime is nationally at itâs lowest rate in about 100 years, itâs kind of amazing thereâs essentially zero political downsides to blatantly lying anymore
Seems like arguing this is extortion that makes the cease & desist void is plausible.
Tesla just constantly breaking new barriers in being the most chill and normal company in history
