I propose a new law:
Anyone who expresses support for an offensive war shall immediately be drafted to fight in it. No exceptions and no exemptions for any reason, including disability or service as a government official in any office. Presidents and congressmen shall fight in any war they start.
Photo of a few square inches of tree trunk. Growing on the tree trunk are several grey lichens (growing flat on tree), a lichen that looks like a bunch of tiny egg yolks, and a bright red fungus that looks like a half dozen or so round/oval red blobs.
A few square inches of tree trunk. At least 4 species of lichens (Parmelia, two Physcia species and Caloplaca) plus Red Tree Brain Fungus. #lichen #fungi #fungifriends.
A black-and-white photograph of a long arched corridor in Lisbon with repeating stone arches and hanging lanterns forming strong symmetry. A single person walks away through the passage toward a bright opening in the distance.
Some places guide you forward.
#ScapeDay #StreetScape #UrbanScape #Architecture #BlackAndWhite #Monochrome #StreetPhotography #PhotographyOfBlueSky #WhatNext #EastCoastKin
This is not the best part of the firing, but it’s in the Top 10.
Lucifer has a point
#Photography #BNW #NYC #Street #Leica3M #EastCoastKin
Gradually, I’m losing the urge and patience to explain things to people. I just don’t give as much of a shit about whether they get it or not. More often, I just want to say, “Sure, enjoy that,” then turn and continuing playing with my happy cats.
Reverend Jesse Jackson called on each of us to be heralds of change, to be messengers of hope; to step forward and say “Send me” wherever we have a chance to make an impact.
How fortunate we were that Jesse Jackson answered that call. What a great debt we owe to him.
Investigators now say the U.S. likely bombed a girls’ school in Iran, killing over 160 people, mostly children. If confirmed, it would rank among the worst civilian massacres of America’s Middle East wars.
Good luck with the book!
He lies through his teeth. He changes his mind continuously. He acts on whim. He’s driven by vengeance, hate and money. He wants more power for no good but only to feed his insatiable broken ego that never gets enough. Woe to everything you may love. Giving up or giving in are not options.
I am frankly more concerned about the apathy of the American public and even more importantly the lack of leadership in the Democratic Party.
This is not a dress rehearsal. Every single American must speak out against this Facist administration.
Of course Putin did. Trump was too busy looking in the mirror to anticipate this.
Let's hope the ICC acts on this war ...
Porter treated the seizure of her devices, containing terabytes of data, source communications, and works in progress, as a prior restraint — a recognition long overdue, and one that courts have been notably reluctant to make explicit.
We’ve been critical of other aspects of Porter’s order. (5/26)
That's Trump's style: "Fart Of The Deal"
There’s actually an argument that seizures are worse than orders not to publish. Traditional prior restraints are so nakedly unconstitutional that news outlets sometimes opt to just ignore them, dare the court to hold a journalist in contempt of court for reporting the news, (8/26)
Donald Trump is taking a hammer to the job market and making life more expensive for you.
WaPo has turned into a non-credible rag. They're not even as good as the tabloid rags: the tabloids at least admit they're spewing shite.
If you took $1 billion and gave it to the endowment of a different small college each day, they could each provide a free college education to several hundred students per year in perpetuity. Instead we are using that money to bomb schools and kill students in Iran, for no clearly stated purpose.
Get ready for some "warflation": higher prices for oil, gas, food (lots of fertilizer passes through Hormuz), goods made with petrochemicals (umbrellas, shampoo, toys, etc.), and pretty much anything that needs to be transported anywhere.
Affordability! open.substack.com/pub/thebulwa...
Here's what Bellingcat has been up to this week:
Bellingcat analysed imagery and reporting from the first days of the conflict with Iran to identify US, Israeli and Iranian munitions now being deployed.
www.bellingcat.com/news/2026/03...
The US and Israel have bombed at least 13 hospitals and health facilities in Iran and one in Lebanon.
Just announced: Iceland has urgently moved up its referendum to join the European Union - to 29 August.
A reminder: 🇮🇸 is in many ways already a non-voting 🇪🇺 member because of the EEA. This would give them voting power to shape the laws they have to follow.
Pigs are the 5th most intelligent animal, surpassing dogs and matching 3-year-old human children in cognitive tests. They display self-awareness (mirror tests), solve complex problems (joysticks/mazes), possess long-term memory, and show emotions like empathy and joy.
Stoic Kristi Noem Bears Firing With Stiff Upper Lip, Chin, Cheeks, Forehead
Stoic Kristi Noem Bears Firing With Stiff Upper Lip, Chin, Cheeks, Forehead
It's really unfair to compare this to Iraq in 2003, at least then they had the decency to put some effort into their lies and deception.
It's really a reflection of how much the media and government has been captured by MAGA, you don't even have to lie well anymore.
Even if you call out the lies it doesn't matter, because any of the institutions responsible for any sort of accountability are completely worthless, so there's no cost to lying.
I'm working on a book proposal at the moment, the core thesis of which is "Democracy fails not when lies spread, but when verified reality can no longer alter incentive structures." and we're seeing it happen in real time. Which is good for the book, but bad for democracy.
