Justin Purnell

Much like it’s taken some journalists years to admit that Donald Trump is indeed a fascist, so will others wait until we’re weeks, months or years into a war with Iran—or whichever countries he decides to target next—to say this needs to end. What would happen if, instead of waiting to see how this all plays out, we just say no, here and now. No waiting for the administration to get their story straight, no entertaining a million different justifications for why it’s actually worth all this death and destruction and money (Jesus Christ, the money!) What if those of us with a conscience and a modicum of influence just said no to war, regardless of oil prices, and before there are boots on the ground? If you draw a moral line mere days into this war, you won’t have to do years of soul-searching to figure out what was obvious from the start. You won’t have to conduct a years-long mea culpa campaign explaining how, as a “policy wonk,” you were so sure war was the right choice at the time, but you were indeed wrong. As nice as it is to see someone like Bill Kristol pivot late in life to policies more progressive than most of Congress and vocally opposing war in Iran, he can’t takesies backsies cheerleading a war that destroyed untold lives. Hindsight is not required for 20/20 vision; we need only pay attention to history.

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Wirb @wirbel flak X.com Federal judges can just be ignored. It's amazing what happens when you stop letting people have power over you just because they say they do. 7:18 PM • 3/7/26 • 12K Views 7 27 3 11

Bro is talking about federal judges like I talk about ex-boyfriends

usually if you ask experts why an empire fell they’ll say it’s nuanced and multifaceted, so i think it’s kind of cool that with America future historians will get to just say like “oh they took the idiot train to moronsville”

oh hell yeah

Outdoor fruit stand with huge pyramid of oranges and tall round banana display.

they’re just begging for a car chase

It’s almost like he’s hoping for it so that he can have an excuse to use “emergency powers”

Macbook Neo is what we wanted from the iPad…discuss

Dammit, Maggie…ok, ok

I think they might have better luck spending two thousand dollars holding a press conference where they detail who made the key decisions to collaborate with the Trump administration, how and when they were fired, and explaining what would stop that from happening again.

i’ve had enough, thank you

Albini Sessions (Benefit for Letters Charity), by Fugazi 12 track album

Stop literally everything.

Steve Albini's Fugazi sessions, widely bootlegged and full of lore, now available officially for the first time.

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Over on KEXP, @larrymizelljr.bsky.social did a three-hour retrospective that will blow your mind.

Listen:
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da ‘berg✌🏾

2 Nurem 2 Berg?
2 Nurem II Berg?

goddddddamn it

FUUUUUUUUUUHHH

NOEM: I would disagree with the judge

CROCKETT: I'm sure you would, but can you tell me whether or not you have a law degree?

NOEM: A what?

CROCKETT: A law degree

NOEM: No I do no-

CROCKETT: Okay

fuck, I’m sorry, I can’t compete with this

wow -- Tillis goes ballistic on Noem, telling her "what we've seen is a disaster under your leadership"

CNN: Three US fighter jets accidentally shot down by Kuwaiti air defenses, military says By Haley Britzky , Helen Regan Helen Regan , Eyad Kourdi , Isaac Yee , Teele Rebane , Lucas Lilieholm Updated 13 hr ago

Reuters: Fire at US embassy complex in Riyadh after blast heard, sources say By Reuters March 2, 20266:23 PM CSTUpdated 13 mins ago

New York Times: U.S. military death toll rises to 6

CNN: State Dept urges US citizens to "DEPART NOW" from countries throughout Middle East

Two days into the war:

- three F-15s shot down

- U.S. embassy in Saudi Arabia in flames

- six U.S. service members confirmed dead; more wounded

- State Department tells Americans to flee the entire Middle East

This obviously very stupid but is it also smart? We’ll talk to some liars after this break.

I am not going to defend the entirety of the Nonconformist tradition by any means, but at times you really feel the lack of politicians who can speak like they're the guest preacher at the Sedd Fawr in Bethesda Chapel

All-Timer

The FBI being on high alert for terrorist actions is important right now.

Too bad they fired and gutted their counterterrorism capacity

I saw an incredible one-woman play years ago about a fighter pilot who is grounded while pregnant and becomes one of the early era drone pilots and it was literally about this, her slow shift away from seeing the people she drops bombs on as human from her cushy chair and big screen an ocean away

What Republicans don’t understand is that this guy’s story is the most American possible story. A Vietnamese refugee integrating with Cajun culture, which in turn is the product of 1700s Canadian refugees? This is what makes America great. Diversity is our strength. (Plus, that food looks amazing.)

Big protest at the Lincoln Monument. Seven D.C. high schools walked out to come here.