Why, why do we keep redoing policy decisions that we all ready learned will not work. Also we have zero business getting into a regional war anywhere. We can’t handle the allegedly small one that we’re all ready in! This is how you get to a shooting WW3

Jesse Johnson@jljzen.bsky.social · 5h ago

The Defense Department’s policy chief is drafting a new U.S. nuclear strategy that emphasizes the possible use of shorter-range tactical weapons in case of a regional war with China or Russia, according to five people familiar with the plans. www.nbcnews.com/politics/nat...

Layer this with Cornyn saying yesterday that there was no way to rein in Trump without his family being put in the crosshairs and you’ve got a good idea of why people won’t pushback.

Greg Sargent@gregsargent.bsky.social · 5h ago

It's funny that Jeanine Pirro brought a box of evidence to WH to persuade Trump. He wants her to consciously *throw out* exculpatory facts and *knowingly* prosecute innocent people. So facts can't persuade him by definition. Me and @barbmcquade.bsky.social on this: newrepublic.com/article/2139...

She's also a member of the HWA board of trustees *and* makes an AI "writing coach" app, neither of which are disclosed in the newsletter and about which many HWA members are pretty pissed off.

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Karly Kingsley@karlykingsley.bsky.social · 5h ago

States with the lowest literacy rates shouldn’t be banning books, they should be reading them

Also, Waffles' internal dialogue here is my favorite thing.

Rhino@battlearmorrhino.bsky.social · 2h ago

Uncanny X-Men #33 is out today. Great issue of course. I just have one question-how is Deathdream moving in this panel? @gailsimone.bsky.social

Sleeeepy Fergus

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Edmonds Scanner@edmondsscanner.bsky.social · 2d ago

What's on your mind? 1. cats & books 2. whiskey & trouble 3. ghosts & trees 4. darkness & sleep

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The Liberal BoJack@thelibbojack.bsky.social · yesterday

More cops have been arrested for using flock cameras to stalk women than there are transgender athletes in youth sports.

#FurNoodle Shrimp with Sploot

Abbaetha: a parsnip avoiding Trebizond@abbaetha.bsky.social · 15h ago

Good night from the ferrets, who are doing whatever this is.

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Make Opening Day a National Holiday@chriscardsfan.bsky.social · 15h ago

If there is one thing in politics that I cannot stand it is voters who “threaten” their own party by saying they won’t vote for a primary winner because it wasn’t their guy. This gets even stupider when the difference between candidates is a matter of a few degrees on policy points.

I realize that today’s #YardBug is probably just a stink bug of some sort, but I think it’s cute anyway

Except for religious studies, the graduates of these "loan ineligible" majors are disproportionately women. Fans of this policy have probably never considered that social worker, cosmetician, teachers aide, etc might be low-paying jobs *because* women do them. newrepublic.com/post/213446/...

If there's one thing the country doesn't need, it's more social workers.

Kim Weeden@weedenkim.bsky.social · yesterday

Except for religious studies, the graduates of these "loan ineligible" majors are disproportionately women. Fans of this policy have probably never considered that social worker, cosmetician, teachers aide, etc might be low-paying jobs *because* women do them. newrepublic.com/post/213446/...

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Sarah Day 🖋️🦊@sarahday.org · 16h ago

10. Guilt in art consumption is a useless emotion.

Signing off tonight with some flowing streams of whiskey 🥃 m.youtube.com/watch?v=mPpG...

The Pogues - Streams of Whiskey

YouTube video by ThePoguesOfficial

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Timberdoodle@timberdoodlydoo.bsky.social · 16h ago

Hey folks, any Longleaf specialists out here? I have need of input re: underplanting with mid-story oak in both xeric and mesic sites location is GA upper coastal plain. I got some spp lists from a small lit review, but would love input. (ecologists and foresters, please share)

You know this gives ICE license to hunt black people. SO MANY MORE will die.

Mark T. Sneed@marktsneed.bsky.social · yesterday

If you aren't angry then you aren't paying attention.

Cool cool. But I’d like to see a widget tracking the money and lives saved had sexist and racist white assholes voted for VP Kamala Harris.

Bill Grueskin@bgrueskin.bsky.social · 18h ago

Brown University has a widget that tracks the cost of the Iran war to American consumers (as contrasted to whatever the Pentagon is spending). Per-household cost now exceeds $600. iranwarcost.watson.brown.edu

this sucks! This sucks shit!

852dude@852dude.bsky.social · yesterday

This sucks ass. When I start my car I want to be able to put my foot on the pedal and drive off. I dont want to watch an ad. A distracting ad. Right in the middle of my console. Again. This sucks ass.

Miller's logic of "the evidence that I didn't do anything wrong is that I haven't been punished for my behavior so far" is both backwards and exactly how many people actually operate. Particularly at that level of society.

"writers deserve to get paid, but not cover artists or video editors, and it's fine if instead of writing they use the theft machine because I'm equivocating genAI LLMs with all machine learning."

Holly Lyn Walrath@hollylynwalrath.bsky.social · 18h ago

There is a lengthy pro-AI screed in the latest HWA newsletter and it is . . . a mood.

Music from a country that no longer exists. Well kinda. Renamed now. From Prague and Prague certainly still exists.

MAMA BUBO - Skoncis jako ja

YouTube video by nohynasidory

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www.fbi.gov/investigate/... works better if some people know a thing or two about art.

Art Crime | Federal Bureau of Investigation

Art and cultural property crime—which includes theft, fraud, looting, and trafficking across state and international lines—leads to billions of dollars in losses every year.

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The upside down society. We should pay the student instead, give them grants no loans at all. Here is where capitalism fails miserably, the job market is so inefficient, imperfect, and rewards scarcity not value to society. @profgalloway.com @aoc.bsky.social @pitchforkeconomics.bsky.social

President Trump is banning students majoring in degrees that don’t make enough money from taking out college loans. Degrees for social work, art, religious studies, teaching aides, and music will be hit the hardest. trib.al/aaAEu6v

Trump Moves to Cut Off Student Loans for Tons of Degrees

Under a new rule, if your degree doesn’t make enough money, you won’t be able to get a student loan.

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Oh there's a secret door there somewhere

This is like putting John Yoo in charge of representing Guantanamo detainees

Corey Rayburn Yung@coreyryung.bsky.social · 19h ago

In addition to having no experience in immigration, their website shows Ilya Shapiro (!) and disgraced former law prof Joshua Wright (!) as Senior Counsel. I don't think this massive contract was awarded to give immigrant children effective, zealous advocacy. burkegroup.law/our-team/

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if y'all had more respect for sex workers...but no, we had to get the #EpsteinFiles & normalize powerful men being serviced with trafficking victims instead. Cuz guess what boys? Ya ain't gonna get close this way HELL-FUCKING-O-NO! so much stupid, it's such a waste

Shipwreck@shipwreck75.bsky.social · 18h ago

Armed man with armour-piercing bullets arrested near Trump's California golf course www.bbc.com/news/article...

Not only is his senseless war killing people, destroying the economy and causing untold harm to the stability of the region but now it’s also threatening ocean habitats with invasive species.. apple.news/AjavOSk1zQKK...

Nearly 1,500 Ships Are Stuck in the Strait of Hormuz—And Something Dangerous Is Growing on Them — Popular Mechanics

Scientists say idled tankers are incubating invaders built to survive anywhere on the planet.

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