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Previously an award-winning journalist in Oregon and Washington. Golfer. #GoDucks

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Another reason to support court reform is that the Supreme Court, as constituted, is incapable of functionally administering the law. A court that wasn't captured by far right billionaires would've prevented the government from enforcing these at all.

06.03.2026 15:49 πŸ‘ 317 πŸ” 61 πŸ’¬ 4 πŸ“Œ 0

In every Republican presidency of my lifetime there's been a recession and a new war in the Middle East.

06.03.2026 13:53 πŸ‘ 4500 πŸ” 1380 πŸ’¬ 27 πŸ“Œ 69

It's 1992, there's a Republican president with a war in the middle east and a recession.

It's 2008, there's a Republican president with a war in the middle east and a recession.

It's 2026, there's a Republican president with a war in the middle east...

06.03.2026 14:35 πŸ‘ 744 πŸ” 210 πŸ’¬ 15 πŸ“Œ 5

[slaps the roof of this fund] the bad boy can fit so much 2008

06.03.2026 14:42 πŸ‘ 358 πŸ” 61 πŸ’¬ 4 πŸ“Œ 3

The Trump Administration can’t even impose its will on Minneapolis when the full force of the federal government was focused on it, but surely they will be able to pacify and remake Iran, a nation of 90 million people halfway around the world.

06.03.2026 15:05 πŸ‘ 649 πŸ” 151 πŸ’¬ 14 πŸ“Œ 2
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β€œUnconditional surrender” was the Allies’ demand in WWII. They backed it up by occupying Germany, Italy and Japan.

Is Trump prepared to send hundreds of thousands of troops to occupy Iran, a nation of 93 million people, and to risk the resulting casualties? If not, this is simply bluster.

06.03.2026 15:13 πŸ‘ 366 πŸ” 102 πŸ’¬ 57 πŸ“Œ 8
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The Ducks march ON πŸ’₯

See ya tomorrow, Oregon Women's Basketball #GoDucks

Via: @b1gwbb.bsky.social

06.03.2026 04:36 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Exclusive: US investigation points to likely US responsibility in Iran school strike, sources say Military investigators believe it is likely that U.S. forces were responsible for an apparent strike on an Iranian girls' school that killed scores of children on Saturday, two U.S. officials told Reu...

Reuters Exclusive

"U.S. military investigators believe it is likely that U.S. forces were responsible for an apparent strike on an Iranian girls' school."

"The strike would rank among the worst cases of civilian casualties in decades of U.S. conflicts in the ​Middle East."

06.03.2026 02:50 πŸ‘ 9270 πŸ” 4945 πŸ’¬ 578 πŸ“Œ 599
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Aston Martin: Driving Our Car Will Maim You | Defector Three days before the first race of the Formula 1 season, it is impossible to overstate just how badly the Aston Martin team, newly headed by racecar guru Adrian Newey, have managed to botch it. Any a...

This is the biggest story in sports right now. The F1 team that is basically a make-work so a billionaire can let his son play make-believe under the Aston Martin banner has built a new car that is poised to permanently destroy its drivers' nerves if driven too long defector.com/aston-martin...

06.03.2026 02:59 πŸ‘ 104 πŸ” 11 πŸ’¬ 6 πŸ“Œ 2

I'm stealing this.

06.03.2026 04:29 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Slurs Filled a Chat Created by a Republican Party Official in Florida

passive voice final boss grand champion honorable mention award for turning slurs into a sentient thing that can do actions www.nytimes.com/2026/03/05/u...

06.03.2026 03:51 πŸ‘ 1887 πŸ” 425 πŸ’¬ 36 πŸ“Œ 16
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This is honestly one of the most anti-Jewish things I’ve ever seen from the United States government.

05.03.2026 23:19 πŸ‘ 12324 πŸ” 3148 πŸ’¬ 2012 πŸ“Œ 535
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Messi and Inter Miami were wallpaper for Trump’s whims in their White House visit The US president welcomed the 2025 MLS Cup champions in a ceremony beset by tangents and awkward asides

Inter Miami became the latest team to become wallpaper in Trump’s White House. Even by the standards of this administration, and even by the standards of American soccer, it was a truly bizarre thing to watch.

Me, on @us.theguardian.com: www.theguardian.com/football/202...

05.03.2026 23:29 πŸ‘ 92 πŸ” 24 πŸ’¬ 8 πŸ“Œ 4
Tweet by ABC News Chief Washington Correspondent Jonathan Karl
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In a lengthy phone interview, President Trump marveled at the success of the military operation against Iran and expressed no concern about what comes next.

"I hope you are impressed," he said to me. "How do you like the performance? I mean, Venezuela is obvious. This might be even better. How do you like the performance?"

I said _nobody questions the success of the military operation_, the concern is what happens next.

"Forget about next," he answered. "They are decimated for a 10-year period before they could build it back."

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Tweet by ABC News Chief Washington Correspondent Jonathan Karl @jonkarl In a lengthy phone interview, President Trump marveled at the success of the military operation against Iran and expressed no concern about what comes next. "I hope you are impressed," he said to me. "How do you like the performance? I mean, Venezuela is obvious. This might be even better. How do you like the performance?" I said _nobody questions the success of the military operation_, the concern is what happens next. "Forget about next," he answered. "They are decimated for a 10-year period before they could build it back." 3:26 PM Β· Mar 5, 2026 Β· 71.8K Views https://x.com/jonkarl/status/2029654727093325965

US journalism 🀩🫑

05.03.2026 21:50 πŸ‘ 644 πŸ” 128 πŸ’¬ 26 πŸ“Œ 11

Turns out lawlessness is not a winning strategy. See you at Nuremberg 2.0

05.03.2026 19:12 πŸ‘ 13010 πŸ” 2510 πŸ’¬ 499 πŸ“Œ 341
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Also, buy popcorn.

05.03.2026 20:23 πŸ‘ 1280 πŸ” 195 πŸ’¬ 50 πŸ“Œ 16
South Dakota's "Meth. We're on it" campaign

South Dakota's "Meth. We're on it" campaign

I'll always remember Kristi Noem for the "Meth. We're on it." campaign.

05.03.2026 20:32 πŸ‘ 6897 πŸ” 1195 πŸ’¬ 90 πŸ“Œ 90

Markwayne Mullin is the most β€œdefensive coordinator the whole team hates” option we have

05.03.2026 19:01 πŸ‘ 1201 πŸ” 142 πŸ’¬ 43 πŸ“Œ 13
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This ghoul has finally been fired. But make no mistake, Stephen Miller is still in charge of DHS and especially ICE.

05.03.2026 18:52 πŸ‘ 4578 πŸ” 1039 πŸ’¬ 246 πŸ“Œ 53
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EVERYTHING YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT POLITICS YOU ALREADY LEARNED WATCHING SPORTS Sports fans already know how to translate the language of power into the truth. They don’t, most of the time, but they can.

this has been knocking around my head for a while, but for real: Sports get people prepared for the bullshit of politics like few other things can channel-6.ghost.io/everything-y...

05.03.2026 18:00 πŸ‘ 337 πŸ” 68 πŸ’¬ 13 πŸ“Œ 15
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An inside look at NFL scouting reports, and the scouts who create them An NFL scouting report can range from traditional sentences to a series of color-coded messages, shorthand terms and emoji-like tags.

Before a player is an NFL draft pick, he is the subject of a scouting report.

These, and the scouts that build and evolve them, are the DNA of a roster.

I spent the combine talking to scouts about how they write the reports that shape their teams - and the draft: www.nytimes.com/athletic/706...

05.03.2026 13:55 πŸ‘ 76 πŸ” 18 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 5
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Here is a list of everybody Miami (OH) TRIED to schedule in men's basketball this season Don't blame the Redhawks for not having enough big names on their schedule. They tried to add plenty of them...and I've got the proof.

Today’s @mattbrown.bsky.social newsletter might be the clearest, most useful demonstration of the power dynamics in college basketball (and college sports in general) that I’ve ever seen.

Schools in power conferences exclude everybody else, and then blame them for their own exclusion

05.03.2026 13:59 πŸ‘ 273 πŸ” 76 πŸ’¬ 7 πŸ“Œ 17

Yeah, this clip will certainly be shown as evidence at the trials.

05.03.2026 15:13 πŸ‘ 4098 πŸ” 922 πŸ’¬ 62 πŸ“Œ 19

Someone saw some fresh polling this morning

05.03.2026 15:43 πŸ‘ 563 πŸ” 62 πŸ’¬ 13 πŸ“Œ 0
On behalf of Brian’s family, we want to express our deepest gratitude for the overwhelming outpouring of support, messages, and contributions over the last 24 hours.

At this time, our priority is Brian’s wellbeing. We are taking a necessary step back from the public eye to allow him to focus fully on his recovery in private. While he looks forward to engaging with you all again very soon, his health and his family remain the current priorities.

Thank you for your continued patience and for being such an incredible community. Please keep Brian and his family in your prayers.

β€” Team McGinnis

On behalf of Brian’s family, we want to express our deepest gratitude for the overwhelming outpouring of support, messages, and contributions over the last 24 hours. At this time, our priority is Brian’s wellbeing. We are taking a necessary step back from the public eye to allow him to focus fully on his recovery in private. While he looks forward to engaging with you all again very soon, his health and his family remain the current priorities. Thank you for your continued patience and for being such an incredible community. Please keep Brian and his family in your prayers. β€” Team McGinnis

And for the record, I’ve been running long before this, and yes even after breaking my arm standing up for what I believe in. It’s only made me more determined. Anger is real, and so is resolve. Take care.

And for the record, I’ve been running long before this, and yes even after breaking my arm standing up for what I believe in. It’s only made me more determined. Anger is real, and so is resolve. Take care.

A message from Brian McGinnis, the firefighter and Marine veteran who was forcibly removed and injured by officers during his anti-war protest at the Capitol

05.03.2026 15:57 πŸ‘ 3125 πŸ” 885 πŸ’¬ 38 πŸ“Œ 38

among other things, it's very very funny to imagine Trump having granular knowledge and strong opinions about various obscure Iranian regime figures possibly in the running.

05.03.2026 16:32 πŸ‘ 2358 πŸ” 330 πŸ’¬ 254 πŸ“Œ 33

Not great, Bob

05.03.2026 03:21 πŸ‘ 111 πŸ” 15 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

At root this is the most depraved thing about right wing evangelical Christianity: asking god for forgiveness is about meaning it and proving through your actions that you mean it, not β€œGod whispered to me that I’m all good so shut the fuck up about it already lol”

05.03.2026 01:00 πŸ‘ 927 πŸ” 196 πŸ’¬ 43 πŸ“Œ 35

Devin Askew was in Cade Cunningham's recruiting class and is somehow still playing college ball on his fifth team in six seasons. I asked the other almost 40-year-old on press row if his Villanova teammates call him unc and two students next to us looked at me like I was the oldest man in the world

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