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This.

Friends, distrust is a democracy killer. Trust is a "social lubricant," everything works better in a high trust society. Demagogues try to increase distrust and take advantage of a distrusting people to gain control over a population. I cannot stress enough that this is quite bad for us.

Trying desperately to see ANY bright side -- it's never been a better time to be a decent hetero guy who wants a full partner and knows how to do his own laundry and actively likes women as people.

Democrats may not be able to prevent Mullin's confirmation, but they can certainly turn his track record of offense and stupidity into two days of televised humiliation so spectacular that he is wounded in Trump's eyes from day 1. That is the job.

According to Ilhan Oman, Donald Trump’s military strikes in Iran have likely cost American taxpayers over $1 billion using cursory estimates—with hundreds of millions lost on lost aircraft over the weekend—with a price tag that could approach $100 billion. www.forbes.com/sites/alison...

Markwayne Mullin is a knuckleheaded plumber and the only Senator not to have a bachelors degree. Republicans in the Senate confirming the Mullin appointment to run Homeland Security will show their usual disregard for the well-being of the citizens of this country while blindly pleasing Trump.

im kinda cranky about the incredible longtime and ongoing annihilation of public education at the hands of tech companies

I really hope we’re alone in the universe, because quite frankly how embarrassing 🙈

Welcome to Wyoming, the Frontier of America’s New Gilded Age

Since Trump’s tax cuts:

“The county’s top 1 percent of households…now have an estimated average annual income of about $35 million, 221 times what the bottom 99 percent is making, according to a Times analysis of tax data.”

www.nytimes.com/2026/03/02/u...

Phenomenal breakdown from Eliza Orlins about how Texas disenfranchised Black voters last night.

Six data-driven reasons Texas could actually go blue in 2026 Democratic candidate James Talarico might be the best chance in recent history to flip a U.S. Senate seat Republicans have held for 65 years

Six data-driven reasons Texas could actually go blue in 2026
www.gelliottmorris.com/p/six-data-d...

Texas Latinos turned out in massive numbers for Democrats In multiple Latino-majority counties, more people cast Democratic votes on Tuesday than voted for Kamala Harris in 2024.

Texas Latinos turned out in massive numbers for Democrats

They Were Convicted of Killing Their Abusers. A New Law Offered a Second Chance at Freedom. An Oklahoma law was supposed to help reduce the sentences of women who killed their abusers. Why are nearly all of them still in prison?

An Oklahoma law was supposed to help reduce the sentences of women who killed their abusers.

Why are nearly all of them still in prison?

With @nytimes.com

NEW YouGov poll: Abolishing ICE is now at a *record high* level of support in the United States 50% support 39% oppose Independents are now +17 on abolishing ICE Moderates +6 23% of Republicans now support abolishing ICE

NEW YouGov poll:
Abolishing ICE is now at a *record high* level of support in the United States

50% support
39% oppose

Independents are now +17 on abolishing ICE
Moderates +6

23% of Republicans now support abolishing ICE

We’re about to take back Texas.

Join us: jamestalarico.com

Thank you, Texas! I am honored to be your Democratic nominee for Governor of our beautiful state. Together, we’re going to take on corruption and it’s going to be a new day in TX.

You have put your faith in me, and I promise to put my all into fighting for you and your families. On to November!

I've seen enough: Sen. John Cornyn (R) and Ken Paxton (R) advance to a GOP runoff in #TXSEN.

El Paso ICE Camp East Montana under quarantine after measles outbreak Camp East Montana, the ICE immigration detention center in El Paso, is under quarantine following a measles outbreak.

Camp East Montana in El Paso is currently under quarantine following a measles outbreak and cases of tuberculosis.

My breaking story:

Offshore wind farms don’t kill whales

Trump does

The Supreme Court doesn't care if you want to copyright your AI-generated art The highest court in the US declined to review a case about copyrighting artwork created with the help of AI.

And BOOM goes the dynamite. To all the AI Bros who have slid into my mentions to tell me that you CAN in fact copyright AI materials, the Supreme Court has told you to go suck rocks. A prompt is not authorship. And if there is no author, there is no valid copyright.

www.engadget.com/ai/the-supre...

The Texas Senate primary is a battle for the Democratic Party's soul. James Talarico is a "choir boy." Jasmine Crockett is a "street fighter." Their race will set the tone for the midterms clash to come.

James Talarico’s style of politics could change the direction of the Democratic Party. But first, the peacemaker will have to prove that he can throw a punch.

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

Woman sues Kenbridge, police after chief allegedly tipped off shooting suspect The town of Kenbridge and its police department are facing a lawsuit of more than $140 million.

A woman’s ex boyfriend, who is a cop, threatens to shoot her

Women are at the highest risk for being killed when they try to leave a relationship.

She calls 911 for help & the Police Chief WARNS the boyfriend instead.

Boyfriend opened fire on her car

We aren’t angry enough.

Extended follow-up of invasive cervical cancer risk after quadrivalent HPV vaccination: nationwide, register based study Objectives To evaluate the long term risk of invasive cervical cancer after receiving the quadrivalent human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine, how risk varies by time since vaccination, and to assess the ...

The HPV vaccine is durably AMAZING.A massive Swedish registry study w 18 years of follow-up found no waning protection against invasive cervical cancer. If vaccinated before age 17, cancer risk is cut by ~80%. Even those vaccinated later still had substantial protection.
www.bmj.com/content/392/...

Pope Leo criticizes Iran attack and calls for an end to ‘spiral of violence’ Pope Leo XIV has blasted the US and Israel’s joint strikes on Iran, warning that peace is not achieved with weapons and suffering.

“Pope Leo XIV has blasted the US and Israel’s joint strikes on Iran, warning that peace is not achieved with weapons and suffering.” www.independent.co.uk/bulletin/new...

In Texas Cities, Let a Hundred Mamdanis Bloom Our state has long-term lessons to learn from the New York socialist’s rise.

From our magazine: Texas and the State of Texas are not exactly one—this sprawling place we call home contains five of the 15 most-populous cities in the country. All lean to the left, all see their power currently suppressed.

Three dead, including suspect, 14 injured at Austin bar shooting The shooting suspect was killed by police, authorities said.

At least three people — including the suspected gunman — are dead following a shooting early Sunday in downtown Austin, officials said. Fourteen others were injured.

The promise of OpenAI and Grok being used in war is that no human can be held accountable for the war crimes it commits, all the way up to where it sits on the chain of command.

The total abdication of any kind of accountability, any kind of "am I following an unjust order" moral hesitation, etc.