Michael Seraphim

With pockets!

Fantastic story, just as a gripping narrative.

But also an illustration of the importance of soft power, at a moment at which we're squandering all of it.

80 years earlier, John Lynch, a Black former congressman, led an all Black Mississippi delegation to the 1884 Republican national convention and was elected temporary chair, nominated by Henry Cabot Lodge and Theodore Roosevelt. He even gave the keynote speech! Things could have been better.

Pale Green Things from Sunset Tree for closing track. Earth Died Screaming from Bone Machine or Alice from the album of the same name by Tom Waits for the opening one.

And that worked mess in Texas looks like it may blow up in the Republican's face too. Talarico is looking like he's going to drive -massive- turnout which is going to make a lot of those new districts very vulnerable.

Fuck off, Darrell Issa.

It depends on when it's supposed to arrive. I would say the day prior to arrival.

Baked ravioli topped with melted cheese in a glass baking dish.

Let's eat! What's everyone else got tonight?

@slotkin.senate.gov As your constituent, absolutely not. Not a dime for this war. Not a single fucking cent. I expect you to vote no on any funding for this whatsoever.

Reminds me a little bit of GW Murray, the last Black Congressman from South Carolina before the modern era. He was railroaded by an all white jury for forgery involving land he was selling to another Black man. He was forced to flee South Carolina in 1905 and spent the rest of his life in Chicago.

I can accept that logic. If the US stays until Iran stops fighting, then yes I think Israel will also stop. I'm just not convinced Trump won't declare victory and go home and leave the gulf states comprehensively screwed. He deeply doesn't understand the mess he's made and refuses to take advice.

They have previously bombed Iran without US involvement, albeit mostly one off strikes. Depending on what the US withdrawal looks like, I wouldn't be shocked if Iran keeps thumping the gulf states and Israel with drones and short range ballistic missiles. I can't imagine Israel just takes that.

Bastards!

I lack the words to capture it, but ... it's just endlessly remarkable to me that so many people in our society have chosen trans kis -- TRANS KIDS, the smallest, least significant, most vulnerable demographic slice you could possibly pick -- as a repository for all their fears & insecurities.

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/

My first BBS was one I connected to on an Apple IIe in 1985/86.

move slow and repair things

God wrecked the whole country for our 250 years of sin against our brother and we deserved it is literally right before malice toward none. Honestly, more people need to read the address. It's short! It's easy to read! Lincoln is closer to Johnatan Edwards than Gandhi here.

Were you at SJ when they hauled away all the servers?

He did but that's more of a local political turf thing. Tester and the Montana Democratic party aren't getting along. Someone like Steve Bullock or Brian Schweitzer might have run though.

Looking snazzy helps in mysterious ways...

One might be forgiven for thinking the American Israel Public Affairs Committee might have some interest in fostering public support for Israel within America, I suppose.

Markwayne Mullen, once he's confirmed, is my understanding.

And Laurence Keitt, who held at gunpoint people attempting to come to Summer's aid, and also attempted to choke Congressman Galusha Grow 2 years later, was killed in 1864 at Cold Harbor. Butler himself died less than a year after the attack. Charles Sumner lived until 1874. Evil has its downsides.

Correct. Senator appointed by the governor to serve until special election, which will probably take place on the day of the primary and serve until January 2027.

And the Meat Puppets and Calexico. It was a fun musical time there

And reports indicate that the Iranian ship also was not carrying ammunition, which was a requirement for participating in the exercise, which the US, which had also been invited to the exercise, assuredly knew. They also did not rescue survivors in the water. So many violations here.