I could have sworn "stolen valor" was a thing Turns out it was just something else Republicans never actually gave a shit about Draft-dodging PoS

I could have sworn "stolen valor" was a thing Turns out it was just something else Republicans never actually gave a shit about Draft-dodging PoS

The garbage, utterly f*cked up White House we have because of our garbage, utterly f*cked up president And you're paying for every cent of this nonsensical vanity-project slop White House reporters say Trump spends 70% of his mental energy focusing on this sh*t rather than you

Holy sh*t

www.nbcnews.com/world/africa...

Ebola outbreak in DR Congo accelerates as health officials say Trump and Elon Musk’s aid cuts hamper response

Key supplies, equipment and operational support are no longer reaching responders at the scale needed, they said.

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The rest of your natural life—and then some. That's how long we'll be cleaning up the mess of Trump and MAGAism. The nation as it was before is lost. It won't return. What we seek to save now isn't what used to be. It'll be something else altogether. It'll be what we make it.

The rest of your natural life—and then some. That's how long we'll be cleaning up the mess of Trump and MAGAism. The nation as it was before is lost. It won't return. What we seek to save now isn't what used to be. It'll be something else altogether. It'll be what we make it.

There are many reasons to call Trump a monster, and the one we should cite the most is unfortunately the one cited least: his War on the Poor, which coincides with his unprecedented graft to help himself and his rich friends. This is what evil looks like.

Opinion | Meet the Americans Who Can’t Afford Hair Cuts or Toilet Paper (Gift Article)

Millions of Americans struggle in sometimes unimaginable ways, and Trump’s cuts in food stamps and other benefits are now making life even more precarious.

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Feds dropping charges against David Hearn in reflecting pool case. Pirro said docs show"the damage to the pool “was the result of a flawed installation by the contractor." Now they tell us. Looking forward to discussing, along with Blanche, on @allinwithchris.bsky.social at 8:15 PM ET.

Keep in mind, as you read this take from Tim Robbins about how "cancel culture" is overtaking America and is synonymous with Communism, that THE CURRENT PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES has raped or sexually assaulted at least 60 women and been convicted of 30+ felonies with no consequences whatsoever

Officials within Marco Rubio’s State Department caused major embarrassment after using a map of Africa in a presentation that failed to place a single country in the correct part of the continent.

Little Marco’s Goons Get Every Single Country Wrong in Map Disaster

There were a few glaring errors in a map the State Department used at a global conference.

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CNN: "The president's overall approval rating now stands at just 34%. That matches his career low following the January 6 insurrection."

A new poll shows half of America wants Netanyahu arrested on U.S. soil.

Half of Americans Support Arresting Benjamin Netanyahu: Poll

The International Criminal Court has issued an arrest warrant for Netanyahu for war crimes

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Donald Trump can't clean a pool, what would make anyone think he can win a war or improve a country

The first time I've encountered a quote from a Hounds song in the wild! Very cool! (from "Billionism")

Mike Leech@mandomike.bsky.social · 7d ago

The Billionaire class was born ungrateful. Seth Abramson

The thing that sucks about vertigo is that the phrase "ear crystals" sounds made up so no one quite believes you

Republican members of Congress—all of whom have sworn loyalty to a man, Trump, who scientific journals confirm caused at least 400,000 needless deaths during the pandemic—are today calling for prison for a man who *saved* millions of lives in the same period. A *disgusting* day.

Republican members of Congress—all of whom have sworn loyalty to a man, Trump, who scientific journals confirm caused at least 400,000 needless deaths during the pandemic—are today calling for prison for a man who *saved* millions of lives in the same period. A *disgusting* day.

REMEMBER: The Todd Blanche nomination—including all news reports related to it—is meaningless. Because Blanche was previously confirmed as deputy AG, he can be kept as acting AG for the rest of Trump's term. All of this is empty theater.

This is basically how I felt

Emily Wilson · An Uncomplicated Man

As they say at the awards shows, I was humbled to learn that Christopher Nolan has read at least the first line of my...

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I hereby propose the "No Bailing Out Anyone Who Gave All Their Money to Elon and Lost It" Act, including the mandatory rider "No Seriously, Under No Circumstances Do You Get a Cent of Taxpayer Money Even If You're Living Under a Bridge and Eating Cat Food"

You Can Finally Trust All Your Money to X, the Everything App

X Money has landed.

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I'm trying to remember what form of government exhibits absolutely no respect for private property... can anyone help? The Trump administration consistently exhibits zero interest in acknowledging private property, so I'm just wondering what sort of government that would seem to be. Stumped here...

Forbes@forbes.com · last wk.

The White House used a second song by Katy Perry in a TikTok post after she said she was “appalled and angry” by the use of “Firework” in a video flaunting military strikes.

This *so* tracks

The New York Times@nytimes.com · last wk.

Breaking News: Ross Douthat, The New York Times opinion columnist, is joining CBS News’s “60 Minutes” in one of the first major hires since Bari Weiss’s takeover.

Some folks still do not understand how genuinely evil Elon Musk is. You will. Count on it—you will.

Hey, remember when I said, as an Elon Musk biographer, many many many many months ago, that he was losing his grip on reality? How's my driving?

For any Daniel Abraham fans out there: this is the first near-accurate rendering ever made of the 13 races of his The Dagger and the Coin series—which is, for my money, the best Game of Thrones replacement for anyone waiting in vain for the next ASOIAF book by George R.R. Martin.

Hey, remember when I said, as an Elon Musk biographer, many many many many months ago, that he was losing his grip on reality? How's my driving?

Great, now fireclouds exist

The New York Times@nytimes.com · last wk.

Nearly a week into devastating wildfires in France, officials said that firefighters had encountered a pyrocumulonimbus — a “fire cloud,” or a thundercloud created by intense heat. The phenomenon can spark new blazes and is “unprecedented in France,” officials said. Here's what to know.

I wonder how many Americans truly understand that corporate media is listening to precisely *none* of the criticisms leveled against it. In a decade of the Trump era, they haven't changed their methods a whit and still don't understand why we see the WHCA dinner as contemptible.

I wonder how many Americans truly understand that corporate media is listening to precisely *none* of the criticisms leveled against it. In a decade of the Trump era, they haven't changed their methods a whit and still don't understand why we see the WHCA dinner as contemptible.