Sparkle Pigeon

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I couldn’t imagine appreciating John Turturro more. Then I listened to Terry Gross’ interview today on Fresh Air, and I admire him even more. Intelligence, complexity, depth, not just a great actor, but a wonderful man.

‼️ Quick reminder: If you didn't send your mail-in ballot last week, you must walk in and have it manually postmarked. Trump's new postmark rules will almost certainly result in all mailed ballots being excluded at this point. Using the official ballot drop-off boxes is the best choice now.

NEW: Many were confused why Gov. Greg Abbott hired an inexperienced, Christian nationalist election denier as a top advisor on election security. We obtained audio and records that show Nate Schatzline is using the job to attack Muslims - apparently with the governor's support. (Gift link).

Greg Abbott Hired an Election Denier to Protect Texas Elections. He’s Using the Job to Attack Muslims.

Nate Schatzline, a Christian pastor who left his state House seat to work in the governor’s office, told a GOP group he doesn’t use the term “radical Islam” because “all Islam is radical.”

texasmonthly.com

"Patriotism means to stand by the country. It does not mean to stand by the president or any other public official, save exactly to the degree in which he himself stands by the country." ~Fmr. President Theodore Roosevelt, 1918. Roosevelt was born OTD in 1858. Image: NPS/Sagamore Hill collection.

This black and white photo shows a mustachioed man, Theodore Roosevelt, wearing glasses and a three-piece suit. He sits outside in a chair with the porch of a home visible behind him. He leans and looks slightly off to his left.

I'd like to remind Trump administration that after Iran war started, Ukraine deployed experts and technology to the Middle East to help Gulf states defend themselves against Iranian drones and protect US bases in the region, while Russia provided targeting information to Iran.

Thank you for naming AXON as the culprit…it’s infuriating when headlines fail to name a subject that affects millions Corrected Headline: Flock Cameras Are Coming Down Around The Country Only To Be Replaced By The Same Technology With A Different Name: AXON

🧵🧵🧵 I was going to write a simple sentence about the madness of the moment, but I got distracted by the U.S. president’s complaint that he was screwed out of the Nobel Peace Prize after bombing multiple countries, and then he bolstered his case with a plan to execute a guy in a wheelchair and ...

The billionaire bro in charge of Forest Service, Michael Boren, ordered underlings to deploy a fleet aircraft to put out a tiny fire near his megaranch Acre-size of fire: 7 Number of aircraft sent: 9 “it was easily accessible by ground,” said an official www.washingtonpost.com/weather/2026...

Top Trump official asked for more aircraft to fight a small fire near his Idaho ranch

Michael Boren, who oversees the U.S. Forest Service, asked for more resources to contain a seven-acre blaze last month, officials said.

washingtonpost.com