@tonx.coffee is the “Living the Dream” mug, replete with classic “Greek diner placemat” typeface and our dear friend Sisyphus doing yeoman’s work a thing? If so… bravo. That needs to be #yesplz merch!

I missed the memo: when did everyone become an expert on everything? And why I am still dumb-as-a-stump?

@ernie.tedium.co (Side bar: new NIN is solid… but I would love to hear something more low-fi, garage synth like Pretty Hate Machine… or ethereal and experimental like the soundtrack pieces with Atticus. This sounds a touch more polished and “radio-play” ready.)

@ernie.tedium.co Big Ern, what’s the idiom… “If it walks like a duck, swims like a duck and quacks like a duck…” This does not portend well. Not. At. All. feed.tedium.co/link/15204/1...

The Underlying Tension Behind Stephen Colbert’s Exit

The decision to shut down Stephen Colbert’s long-running late-night show suggests it might be time to work around the studios for our comedic commentary.

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@tonx.coffee Friday me would have a nice rye in that glass as I try to shake off the day… but Wednesday me, unwinds with some @yesplzcoffee.bsky.social cold brew and Howlin’ Wolf

The current administration is waging war… against US. The people. All of US (red,blue,left,right…). GOP is scared - won’t help. Dems are incapable - can’t help. It is left to us. Using all levers (recalls, protest, boycott…) A low-grade civil war has been roiling for years. We are ALL in now

@betoorourke.bsky.social Shame on you. Distilling the failure of the media, our elected officials and most importantly “us” the electorate into a “Biden fault” narrative is irresponsible and reprehensible. Part of the problem, yes… a single or even significant explanation: no. You are better.

Quote of the Day

“We might very well lose the greatest country that this world has ever known. And it might be in part because of the decision that Biden and those around him made to run for re-election.”

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Pro-Tip: If you have to hide your face in course of your “duties” - you’re ashamed of what you are doing or clearly know it is wrong. Hey ICE - your collective actions, beyond being morally dubious and shockingly unconstitutional - are making the jobs of everyday LE more dangerous #abolishICE

@profmmurray.bsky.social @leahlitman.bsky.social @kateshaw.bsky.social You all are too hard on one Samuel Anthony Alito Jr. Your expectation of good faith, cogent and consistent constitutional interpretation is both misplaced & ill-conceived. He only wears a black robe to hide his white hood.

A civil war, a class war, a holy war… We are trying to engender all three … at once. No one comes out of this cleanly. I want to believe this country and countrymen care about itself more than this. Right. Right?

@politicalwire.com With all due respect, this is the department of defense. They shouldn’t be focused on the SecDefs best interests… but the nations. This is how international incidents unfold. This has the potential to be an existential crisis. politicalwire.com/2025/04/19/b...

Bonus Quote of the Day

“There is a complete meltdown in the building, and this is really reflecting on the secretary’s leadership. Pete Hegseth has surrounded himself with some people who don’t have his interests at heart.”...

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Well… at least the ole codger is embracing photoshop over just scribbling with a sharpie on the photo. The President is a noodle. Woof. Tucking Frump, amirite? #bringkilmarhome #trump #fakenews

@profgalloway.com @jessicatarlov.bsky.social I would argue that the real problem is that a not insignificant portion of the electorate secretly (or maybe openly) enjoys the cruelty. Our Democracy is collapsing because we aren’t putting enough work to keep it. It is an on-going project. Fight on

@politicalwire.com Wall Street traded a “fistful of Queens” for an inside straight draw. Their collective greed outpaced a clear threat to financial markets worldwide. The worst part: the toothpaste is out of the bottle. The US global advantage is gone. politicalwire.com/2025/04/15/w...

Wall Street Sours on Donald Trump

"Wall Street made a mistake: its titans of finance and business didn’t believe that Donald Trump would really upend U.S. economic policy," the Financial Times reports. "During the campaign and transit...

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L.A. firefighter urges awareness of rare birthing complication that led to his wife's death

L.A. firefighter urges awareness of rare birthing complication that led to his wife's death

Matthew Okula is looking to raise awareness of a rare birthing complication, amniotic fluid embolism, that caused the death of his wife: nursing influencer Hailey Marie Okula.

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@kenwhite.bsky.social The norms have failed, the institutions have failed and now the law is failing (or being outright maliciously interpreted)… what levers are left. The Ballot box? If not that, then what? The corruption and cruelty are infuriating, yet there is no clear means to halt it.

Why does humanity have an incredible penchant for realizing its’ most dystopian fiction? It’s like we have this innate desire to transform Huxley, Bradbury, Orwell, Kafka, Camus, Dostoyevsky, etc into oracles as opposed to authors. We are this masochistic collectively?

A friend from high school recently learned that they are losing easy access to epilepsy medication they need. If you have a moment and feel compelled to speak out in support of epilepsy patients, please check out this link & send a message to your reps. epilepsyallianceamerica.org/take-action-...

@politicalwire.com “…told Politico that Vance would emphasize how the …Danish leaders… ‘spent decades mistreating the Greenlandic people, treating them like second-class citizens and allowing infrastructure on the island to fall into disrepair.’ “ Ask Ohioans how the feel about the US gov’t. Irony

@timothysnyder.bsky.social They all continue to obey in advance. What is the point that we recognize it is not democratic backsliding - and instead an authoritarian ramp-up? What can we do if all institutions begin to fail? Seriously, what should we do? politicalwire.com/2025/03/27/t...

Top Law Firm in Talks to Avert Executive Order

“The elite law firm Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom has had discussions with President Trump’s advisers about a deal to avert the type of executive order that the White House has been imposing on

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There is no canary. There is no coal mine. There is just a smoldering husk of what was once a deeply flawed, but functioning republic. WE ALL NEED TO COME TOGETHER …before it is broken beyond repair #columbia #deportation #1A #habeas #unitaryexecutive #democraxy #future #dobetter #libs #cons #us

“The Republicans’ legislation that a day is not a day seems to prove the truth of Burke’s observation that by trying to force reality to fit their ideology, radical ideologues will end up imposing tyranny in the name of liberty.” open.substack.com/pub/heatherc... WAKE UP Neighbors!

March 12, 2025

A newsletter about the history behind today's politics.

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@gruber.foo It’s a tough position to occupy considering FISA… while not apples to apples, a secret court is a secret court. I do firmly believe, to paraphrase poorly, “those who would sacrifice liberty to purchase safety, deserve neither”. Tough to thread. daringfireball.net/linked/2025/...

U.S. Lawmakers Urge U.K. Secretive Investigatory Powers Tribunal to Hold Public Hearing Regarding Demand for Secret iCloud Backdoor

Link to: https://techcrunch.com/2025/03/14/us-lawmakers-urge-uk-spy-court-to-hold-apple-backdoor-secret-hearing-in-public/

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@gruber.foo I saw the diaeresis and instantly thought it was an umlaut. Clearly, my knowledge of both grammar and phonetics… is lacking. But hey… now I know what a diaeresis is! daringfireball.net/linked/2025/...

The New Yorker Modernizes a Few Words in Its Style Guide

Link to: https://www.newyorker.com/newsletter/the-daily/the-new-yorker-house-style-joins-the-internet-age

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@joshtpm.bsky.social talkingpointsmemo.com/edblog/remem... Beautiful. Justice done. May we all stay as curious… and informed by data on questions both big and small, as KD.

The President (in regards to fomenting a recession): “There is a period of transition, because what we’re doing is very big. We’re bringing wealth back to America. That’s a big thing.” Google: “The United States of America has the highest total GDP in the world” Me:

a man in a leather jacket and tie is saying cool cool cool cool cool cool cool

ALT: a man in a leather jacket and tie is saying cool cool cool cool cool cool cool

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The Democratic Party is not an effective opposition. Full stop. The GOP no longer exists. The reason MAGA (which is effectively a party of Unitary executive theory, ergo Authoritarian) can run rampant - our system simply did not sufficiently provide a bulwark for an attack from within.

@pbones.bsky.social I am ashamed to admit this… but when reading OFT yesterday, my first thought (which should have been the safety of the driver) was “does no one have a decent camera on their phone in the Cape, in this the year of our overlords 2025?” Today, I just nodded (with a smug grin)

@mmasnick.bsky.social “ If you do not recognize that mass destruction of fundamental concepts of democracy and the US Constitution happening right now, you are either willfully ignorant or just plain stupid. I can’t put it any clearer than that.” This. Every day, until it sinks in. #techdirt