Absolutely heartbreaking letter from the mother of Alex Pretti, six months after his murder by ICE agents. How is it possible that we still haven’t seen even a hint of justice for such a heinous crime?
(((Ron Zucker)))
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Geek, former professional policy wonk, poker player, bridge player, and general lover of humanity in all of its disparate, fascinating forms.
The creator of Roger Rabbit (who is 85 years old by the way) is a good sort Crossposted with @openvibe.social
I ran across this beautiful piece of writing, and wanted to amplify it a little bit. In that vein, I love it when my friends introduce me to new things, whether it's writing, music, art, or ideas. Please keep talking up the things you enjoy. Social media doesn't just have to be an outrage machine.
Tom Cox@dj-acid-reflux.bsky.social · last mo.I've taken the paywall off this piece I wrote about the wonderful art my mum and dad have been making in their 60s and 70s, which is also about the general (underacknowledged) concept of late-blooming creativity. I hope a few of you might find a moment to read it. www.tom-cox.com/the-magic-ro...
Basically the Supreme Court is 5-4 on whether America is white man's country
Huh. Maybe it's not a series until the HOME team wins a game.
The conservative movement explicitly, no-shit, no-other-explanation believes that an educated populace is directly opposed to their vision of a peasant class having 15 kids and building wealth for the Chosen Few Elites forever and want to repeal the 20th and the 19th century to achieve that goal
Debt Collective 🟥@debtcollective.bsky.social · 2mo agoIt's happening 🚨 House GOP representatives are about to introduce a bill that would completely eliminate subsidized student loans. They are trying to make it impossible to go to college unless you can afford to pay for it upfront.
He's a magnificent player, and I'm rooting for the Knicks, but I don't really enjoy watching Jalen Bronson play offense. That said, I like it being tied after 3 quarters!
Giants OLB Abdul Carter on why he responded critically to Jaxson Dart’s decision to introduce Donald Trump: www.usatoday.com/story/sports...
A general, a historian, and an economist are discussing Iran: General: Overwhelming military force is the only way to break the stalemate! Historian: Iran is extremely unlikely to relinquish the leverage which this threat gives them. Economist: Let us assume that the Strait of Hormuz is open...
It's all well and good to disagree about solutions to our problems. I don't think I am, but I've thought that before and been wrong. But if we didn't know what's happening, it's hard to react. This is short-sighted and evil www.nytimes.com/2026/04/27/c...
How the Trump Administration Ended Independent Science at the E.P.A.
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Exactly one year ago today:
News Eye@newseye.bsky.social · 4mo agoNEW: Growing fears of food shortages on USS Tripoli & other US ships in the Middle East. This photo is the kind of meals now being served. It was sent by a sailor to her family. Families are now trying to send food parcels to the ships. Full story 👉 www.usatoday.com/story/news/p...
As if I could even conceivably love @cstross.bsky.social and the Laundry Files novels more, his most recent also manages to call out to the brilliant Mitchell and Webb, and my favorite of their sketches. youtu.be/h242eDB84zY?...
“Are We the Baddies?” — That Mitchell and Webb Look
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Spread this dear ones: "Bernie Sanders is suggesting the Epstein files be read during the filibuster on the SAVE Act this week. Let's get this to TREND! Answered that for you
Sometimes I just run across an article so good that I just want everyone to at least have a link. Want to make Google more useful as a search engine? Here's what you need to know. open.substack.com/pub/cardcata...
Google Has a Secret Reference Desk. Here's How to Use It.
40 Google features to find exactly what you need, the alternative search engines that do things Google won't, and the reference desk framework underneath all of it.
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Ah yes, the "main goal" of this war is to <checks notes> return to the status quo before the war. Great job, everyone.
Aman Batheja@amanbatheja.bsky.social · 5mo agoThe “main goal” of the Iran War may have changed, reports Washington Post: “Israeli officials said securing the [Strait of Hormuz] for energy shipments could become the war’s main goal now that regime change and ending Iran’s ability to obtain a nuclear weapon seem out of reach.”
New bit I've perfected if anyone brings up a problem: I don't really follow politics but it was never like this before Trump. "But the Democrats and the funding and--" Yeah like I said I don't really follow that. There was always politics but before Trump it was never like this. That's all I know
Paul J. Dauenhauer@pauldauenhauer.bsky.social · 5mo agoAtlanta airport
so if i have this correctly: we've substantially increased the value of Iran's primary export we've made it legal to buy that export for the first time in 30 years and we've made it such that only safe way through the strait is to make a deal with iran masterful gambit
George Pearkes@peark.es · 5mo agoLots of Hormuz news while I snoozed.
![Zombie Ship Posing as LNG Carrier
Appears to Transit Hormuz
Summary by Bloomberg Al
• A ship identifying as liquefied natural gas carrier Jamal exited the Strait of Hormuz on Friday, but the same tanker was recorded as having beached at an Indian demolition yard in October last year.
• The ship claiming to be Jamal is likely a zombie vessel that takes on the identity of a scrapped, legitimate ship, marking the first known example of this happening to get through Hormuz since the beginning of the war.
• Traffic through the strait is now at a virtual standstill as Iranian attacks and threats have turned it into a high-risk zone, with only a few legitimate vessels having transited after securing Tehran's approval.
By Weilun Soon
03/21/2026 00:31:20 [BN]
(Bloomberg) -- A ship that appears to be taking on the identity of a scrapped gas carrier exited the Strait of Hormuz on Friday, showing how strategies to get through the waterway are evolving as the Middle East war progresses.
The vessel identifying as liquefied natural gas carrier Jamal left the strait on Friday morning, ship-tracking data show. However, the same tanker was also recorded as having beached at an Indian demolition yard in October last year, where it is being broken up, according to market participants and port agent's reports.](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:pnx2fjuannbdpy3337ggthpp/bafkreibx6qr5ysru2qy5gyosuq5ygoly4wnyynqc6hykz7q5f6vnrsdx3e)
Everyone is wondering what the correct level of contrition is and this seems about right
Mike Sington@mikesington.bsky.social · 5mo ago“Apparently I’m an idiot.” Woman at Pennsylvania gas station who voted for Trump rips into him, calls him “a worthless pile of sh*t”.
This thread -- & the thread it links to, & @jamellebouie.net's original insight -- are super-important to understand. To the average Ivy-educated, DC-centric journalist, the MAGA base is almost entirely theoretical. They don't know any genuine MAGAts, they just construct a Noble Savage imaginary.
Having devoured his Zoey Ashe series compulsively, I'm now hooked on @jasonkpargin.bsky.social 's "I'm Starting to Worry About This Black Box of Doom." It's more fun than the title might suggest, and I thought the title sounded like a ton of fun. He is compulsively readable and fun.
Re supposed end of the Target boycott: it’s 100% bullshit. See statement below from an *actual* leader of the initial DEI boycott. Even if true (to repeat, it’s not!), it’s not up to any small group. Target has fixed nothing + compounded its DEI sins with ICE complicity. People are done with it!
Fred Beukema@beukema.bsky.social · 5mo agoNekima on the Target boycott.
One paragraph in and I’m grinning like a fucking idiot, this is the best thing I’ve ever read. Burneko’s fastball is still unmatched. The Randy Johnson of angry smartasses
I Will Never Forgive Trae Young For Surpassing Kobe Bryant's Career High For Assists In A Game Eight Times | Defector
Kobe Bryant was not just some normal NBA player. No indeed: He was the second-best shooting guard in the history of the Los Angeles Lakers franchise, and something like the 11th-best Laker overall, an...
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every vile idiot out there who attacks Jews for the crimes of Israel: Bibi and the Israeli right call this a benefit to their cause
post malone ergo propter malone@proptermalone.bsky.social · 5mo agowhatever the impact of the Iran War is on the safety of Jews is Israel, it is pretty clearly at least short-term bad news for the safety of diaspora Jewry
the reverse version of those “evolution of man” drawings
I'd be THRILLED if at 3:12 am my brain had to wake me up to punish me. But yeah, this is the most accurate representation of my insomnia I've ever seen.
Brick's House 🍁@brickmahoney.bsky.social · 5mo ago[3:12 am] brain: hey wake up let's think about everything me: what do you mean by everyth- brain: I SAID EVERYTHING
Progressives predicted a lot of this when the DHS was initially created and were told to shut up. When this is pointed out, we’re also told to shut up. Anyway, one of us will be outside protesting tomorrow.