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Calculus vigilante, union man, proud father. Public education is a pillar of democracy. "We are hope despite the times." -R.E.M.

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Let’s talk about Graham Platner’s Big Lie, finally. In 2009, at the height of the Gulf War, the Marines barred him from active duty. Platner claims it was his forearm tattoos. But his one forbidden tattoo was the Nazi symbol on his chest. He knew - and he left the Marines rather than give it up. 1/

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Russia gave Iran information that can help Tehran hit U.S. military targets, AP sources say Russia has provided Iran with information that could help Tehran strike American warships, aircraft and other assets in the region, according to two officials familiar with U.S. intelligence on the ma...

Conservative Commentator: Thank goodness Trump’s close personal relationship with Putin means that Russia will stay out of this conf…

(Voice whispers into headpiece)

Of course, Russia has no useful intelligence, so whatever they do in the conflict won’t matter…

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Pentagon Refuses to Say If AI Was Used to Select Elementary School as Bombing Target Did the US military use Anthropic's Claude to select targets in its weekend operations in Iran, with devastating results?

There it is. “Pentagon Refuses to Say If AI Was Used to Select Elementary School as Bombing Target” 3/6/26 … 1/

06.03.2026 22:53 👍 269 🔁 150 💬 31 📌 15

Tragedy and farce, at the same time.

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Ships in Gulf declare themselves Chinese to dodge attack At least 10 vessels have changed transponder messages in apparent attempt to avoid becoming targets

"At least 10 ships over the past week have altered their destination signal to read 'Chinese Owner', 'All Chinese Crew' or 'Chinese Crew Onboard', according to data from MarineTraffic analysed by the FT."

06.03.2026 21:49 👍 103 🔁 41 💬 2 📌 11

Lots of cardboard waste. But you do get recipes from Hello Fresh so we subscribed for a year and quit, keeping the recipe cards

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Documents Reveal a Web of Financial Ties Between Trump Officials and the Industries They Help Regulate ProPublica is releasing a trove of disclosure records that detail the finances of more than 1,500 Trump appointees, including former lobbyists, industry executives and at least a dozen officials who d...

Documents reveal a web of financial ties between Trump officials and the industries they help regulate:

ProPublica is releasing a trove of disclosure records that detail the finances of more than 1,500 Trump appointees who declined to identify former clients.

06.03.2026 21:35 👍 480 🔁 259 💬 13 📌 17

Conservative Republicans and Trump are starting WWIII

06.03.2026 22:22 👍 1 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0

*Yes, our expensive-as-hell insurance covers a lot of this, but we still owe thousands on top of the months $2k our health insurance costs between paycheck contributions and employer subsidies.

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Have you ever wondered what an itemized bill looks like for an uneventful birth at an American hospital? Well, here's what we experienced and I find it odd that we have money for ballrooms and forever wars, but the people can't have universal healthcare.

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I’m a hell no on funding for Trump’s illegal, disastrous Iran War.

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This is the thing about bathroom bans targeting trans people - assault is already a crime! Indecent exposure is already a crime! And laws that protect trans people don't suddenly make them legal

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Bill Clinton on how Rev. Jesse Jackson called to talk to his daughter during his impeachment drama:

"He didn't know if I was going to be president in 6 months, he didn't know what was going to happen, but he liked Chelsea. I thought shorty had good taste."

🤣

Such a great story.

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Same age as Trump. Far more eloquent and cognitively superior, which is not the strongest or most important contrast. The starkest contrast is the humanity that Clinton exudes, and the inhumanity displayed every day by Trump..

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I want to be like Green Arrow. I’m going to Seattle.

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Analysis Suggests School Was Hit Amid U.S. Strikes on Iranian Naval Base

www.nytimes.com/2026/03/05/w...

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America's data center growth hot spots, mapped Virginia and Texas lead the way, but they're becoming a major political fight.

www.axios.com/2025/12/18/d...

"Virginia leads the country in data centers, with 663 operational and 595 more either under construction or planned."

So, do we all just die when all the water has been used up?

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A budget is a moral document.

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Whew: "This proved frustrating for Justice Sam Alito, whose commitment to originalism waned when confronted with the prospect of not prosecuting a brown man."

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Image of New Mexico welcome billboard by Jeffrey Keenan via Unsplash

Image of New Mexico welcome billboard by Jeffrey Keenan via Unsplash

#LegalEthics Tidbit: Can a legal malpractice expert opine on the standard of care in a state where he is not licensed?

A plaintiff sued a NM law firm for malpractice after the firm allegedly missed a statute of limitations and failed to detect a ... (cont.)

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#law #lawsky

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I understand. And I think such parents also care about the opinions of others. I don’t think that neighbors can reverse this but pushback can be done. A little discomfort in the right direction.

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Who are their parents? Have the neighbors talked to their parents?

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ICE detains reporter Estefany Rodríguez in Nashville - Nashville Banner Reporter Estefany Rodríguez, detained by ICE with no arrest warrant, may face deportation. Her attorneys seek immediate review of the legality of her case.

ICE has arrested and detained a Nashville journalist who reported stories critical of ICE. She’s married to a U.S. citizen and has been seeking asylum here after fleeing death threats in Colombia because of her journalism there.

They’ve already sent her to Louisiana.

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"The Republican Party of Florida consistently stands against racism, antisemitism, and bigotry in all of its hateful forms of expression," the statement said.

"The Republican Party of Florida consistently stands against racism, antisemitism, and bigotry in all of its hateful forms of expression," the statement said.

this might be the funniest thing I've ever read

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BTW MarkWayne shows you don’t need to finish college to be just as prejudiced as College Republicans.

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NYTimes publisher and editor totally ok with antisemitism from Republicans.

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And prosecute the killers who are still at large.

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Let me be clear: I’m glad Kristi Noem was fired. But we still have to abolish ICE.

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