RIP to Ozzy and also RIP Randy Rhoads, absolutely brilliant and superhuman guitar talent, one of the greatest ever.
Yes, I remember, I had lasagna.
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RIP to Ozzy and also RIP Randy Rhoads, absolutely brilliant and superhuman guitar talent, one of the greatest ever.
ICE *already* can't meet their detainment numbers without rounding up children, veterans, people born in the U.S., people with no criminal records, people at immigration hearings, plus academics and visitors with valid visas. So who do they plan to detain with >10x the budget? The answer is: you.
I am serious, and don't call me Shirley.
Systemsbolaget! Except for some limited hours and having to buy beer bottles individually, it's fine.
This is an entire system that can (and will) easily be repurposed to detain anyone in domestic black sites. The current immigrant-detention fever is a pretext to build the American Gulag Archipelago.
“The era of procrastination, of half-measures, of soothing and baffling expedients, of delays is coming to its close. In its place we are entering a period of consequences.” ― Winston Churchill, 1936
TANK vs TESLA "We've crushed fascism before and we'll crush it again" - WW2 veteran Ken, 98, in the tank
Ah, I see you snuck into my room just to read my diary.
Pete Hegseth today
Agree, except that the only ones who can enforce the judges' orders are the US Marshals, and they're controlled by the DOJ/executive branch, so we're pretty fucked.
How do these motherfuckers sleep at night?
Keep sharing this because it is vital to understanding this moment. The timing of his entry into politics after this trip, the one position he’s held firm on (at odds with past presidents of both political parties) and the unraveling of the post-WW II world order. www.politico.com/magazine/sto...
The world has witnessed the most disgraceful political tantrum of all time. Trump is not the leader of the "free world." He is convicted felon who doesn't deserve to be in the same room as President Zelenskyy. There is no going along to get along with this thug. Canada needs to stand with Ukraine.
NEWS: The FDA abruptly canceled its upcoming advisory committee meeting to select the strains for next year's flu shot. by @berkeleyjr.bsky.social
Elon Musk said DOGE made a mistake by cutting USAID’s Ebola prevention but it had been “restored.” That’s not true, current and former officials told me and @johnphudson.bsky.social. “There have been no efforts to ‘turn on’” Ebola prevention, said Nidhi Bouri, who oversaw team until January.
This hits hard… “Then she was fired by a Fox News weekend host.” You know what else hits hard? The fact that voters thought it was a good idea to hire a reality show host/bankrupt businessman as President of the United States.
Never forgive.
Bob Dylan "Blood On The Tracks"
A military coup by current and former generals who haven't been co-opted. Arrests of all the Trump executive branch leadership and going pretty far down into the Republican legislative as well. Arrests of the Doge contingent as well. Failing that, not much. Basically civil war, but hey, you asked.
Zero
There is no common ground, any more than there would have been common ground with those who joined the Nazi Party. They are corrupt and morally, intellectually and ethically deficient, and there will be no forgiveness. I welcome their suffering as their entitlement programs and support disappear.
Termination notices going out this afternoon to more than 300 employees of the National Cancer Institute. Access likely ends today. Four weeks paid leave and that’s it. Strong power move for Team Cancer.
You're the one behind the wheel. I just can't get enough.
...or gain you followers
This is just one of thousands of harrowing stories told about the U.S. Government abandoning Americans abroad in the USAID shutdown. This is Benghazi times a million. 1/
I bring good tidings... uk.news.yahoo.com/asteroid-hit...
And then it looks exactly like the Reds vs. the Whites in the Russian Imperial Army and Navy in 1917. A bloodbath with much nastier weapons.
He is a demented, senile, narcissistic old man who happens to be in a position where his moment-to-moment delusions have global weight. We live in his insane asylum until we decide not to anymore.
open.substack.com/pub/snyder/p...
Incredibly moving Justin Trudeau remarks: "We have fought and died alongside you....During your darkest hours...we were always there. Standing with you, grieving with you, the American people....Canadians are a little perplexed as to why our closest friends and neighbors are choosing to target us."
Trump gutted the TSA and issued a hiring freeze on air traffic controllers. This deadly accident happened on his watch.
The Leader Of The Free World™ has just found the way to avoid not only every plane crash, but also every fender-bender and that one time I walked right into the door frame. "Wait, why didn't you just turn or stop or not hit that thing?"
Posting late today because I felt compelled to make this little graphic just for my own sanity. It’s a bit quick and dirty, but you are welcome to share. I hate now.
PLINY THE ELDER: it says here that roasted millipedes are a cure for asthma RFK Jr: correct PLINY: and boiled frogs fix whooping cough? RFK Jr: also true CATO THE ELDER: and a flock of flying birds… RFK Jr: yes, yes, can predict the shape and size of an infant’s cranium
Because they are evil, we must stand up to them. But because they are also stupid, we needn’t be afraid to.
If you read one thing, make it this. 👇Then send to everyone. "About 40% of US Christians, including Catholics, ... are embracing an alluring, charismatic movement that has little use for religious pluralism, individual rights, or constitutional democracy." www.theatlantic.com/magazine/arc...
“I coached football long enough to know that, when somebody draws up a playbook, they plan on using it.” @governorwalz.mn.gov We told you. We told you. We told you.
(1) Eviscerate the federal government and its benefits for ideological reasons, (2) use the resulting social unrest to justify suspending civil liberties and (3) declare martial law. That's the endgame.
...and the entire Trump Cabinet. And Trump, for that matter.
Like Uday and Qusay Hussein
Luigi was like 7 weeks ago. LA fires began only 2.5 weeks ago.
open.substack.com/pub/heatherc...
ICE-Gestapo agents have been detaining members of the Navajo Nation. This is MAGA white supremacy in full display.
No, that part is played by Stephen Miller.
Nauseating.
protectdemocracy.org/how-to-prote...
I am serious, and stop calling me Shirley.
Definitely the guy you want in charge of split-second nuclear weapons decisions at 3 am. I wouldn't trust him to feed my cat.
Pin this, save it, we’ll need it. “When a prison camp opens in your town…when a DREAMer is disappeared from your classroom…when the President destroys what’s left of the Constitution…They will all say they didn’t know this was coming. And I want the American people to know that they did.” AOC 🔥🎯
Our first "It Can Happen Here" video of the new era. Maybe we should rename it "I Told You So." Please give it a look and repost to share with others. youtube.com/shorts/T4CCV...
You are here:
Make individual choices to better the society at a personal scale. Help someone out with a problem, especially if that person is from a group that will suffer more under this regime. Find an organization that's meaningful to you and contribute real, in-person help to it, even an hour a week.
Trump Attempts to Erase Milley on Day One—From Now On, History Will Be According to Trump! www.reuters.com/world/us/pen...
How the Trump administration celebrates MLK day
On an otherwise pretty dark day, a bright spot: Leonard Peltier is finally going home.
On the bright side, his new look is really working.
Books and angry music.
It's time to delete Meta. They care only about engagement and their ability to monetize attention, so deprive them of it.
High noon. Jan 20th.
People as a whole are stupid and always have been. Before the glorious dawn of social media they just didn't have the ability to spray it everywhere .
I'm a silver fox in 1980, thank you very much.
When I posted that, an FBI agent had said that it wasn't a terrorist act. They've since changed that. I was surprised at the certainty.
Thank you, Broncosaurus!
Interesting take. How does the dictionary definition favor conservatives?
... which was enough to charge him with terrorism. Assuming he has competent attorneys, all those things (including his mental health) will be brought up and contested, and maybe the terrorism charge won't stick.
Look up the definition of terrorism. It's a specific term.
I'd think that was because of his openly stated motivations and the manifesto he wrote.
Terrorism is about the motive, not the act. Someone committing violence politically is different from someone hearing voices telling them to kill, even if the effect is the same. I don't know how they'd know the motive so quickly, however.
Go fuck yourself, clown.
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These people eliminated 190 million dollars in childhood cancer research money to pay for tax cuts for the wealthiest corporations in human history. I’m a no.
Only if it's Bertha Lynn saying it.
Sarcasm-detection ability is like a little bitty intelligence test.
Republicans have launched a propaganda campaign to pretend that Trump was "exonerated" and that the FBI are the bad guys. It's a lie. His record is 34 convictions in one case, 4 guilty pleas from co-defendants in another, two unfinished prosecutions, and zero acquittals. lnk.thebulwark.com/41vcqGn
That holds true if you believe that the basic framework of the system will remain in place, but much of the anxiety comes from the sense that the guardrails and norms are being removed daily. Timothy Snyder and Anne Applebaum aren't exactly hysterics, and there is a good case for concern.
Donald Trump: If you're really rich, you can pollute as much as you feel like, and I'll make sure no average person hurt by it has any recourse. Elon Musk: I am excited to pollute, causing harm to regular people and increasing my wealth. Working class MAGA voters: Thank you, this is what we want.
Only because being minimally competent, somewhat educated and even a bit aware of the world is now the bar for "elite."
For my American brothers and sisters: The Spoonamore letters: substack.com/inbox/post/1... It's being deleted from other social sites (Reddit, for example) so I thought I'd post it here for y'all.