Abrupt Sylvan Halt

I find it so interesting that the largest synagogue in Asia outside of Israel—the Laal Deul—is in Pune, right in the middle of the Southern Command Camp

PARSIPPANY?!?

Is the Stack endorsement less effective in JC because he can’t rev up the Stack Machine in the same way in southern Hudson County?

NJ Gov appoints every single cabinet-level officer, unlike most other states which have some row offices elected iirc.

This is a fantastic book (Just about halfway through); got my local library to stock a copy!

Thank you. I've written to my representative and State senator to ask them to fix the gap.

Absolutely terrible. For Route 50, is the elimination of the Bryant University Segment only on weekends, or is that saying the bus won't go to Bryant on all days?

Given that evangelical Protestants are a much bigger part of the Christian Right, how on Earth would these guys see austrofascism as remotely feasible in the US?

This implies a more charismatic Jay Powell could sweep

Tariff stuff was unfortunately in the House Rule, not Bill, and so it’s a done deal for that.

Live updates: Trump cuts short talks with Ukraine’s Zelenskyy after Oval Office blow up Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy met with President Donald Trump in Washington, seeking backing for Ukraine's security against any future Russian aggression.

President Trump’s simpering fealty to Vladimir Putin and Russia is embarrassing and dangerous.

Illinois stands with Ukraine, and so should the White House.

Donald Trump is embarrassing the United States on the world stage. We are a country that stands up to dictators and fights for democracy.

Minnesota stands firmly with our allies in Ukraine.

there's no room for fucking cowards or quitters in the second reconstruction, you can sit in the back and pipe down. these times call for courage and bravery and you don't have what it takes.

An invitation. talkingpointsmemo.com/edblog/are-y...

The fallout The suspension of billions in US aid has brought the global development sector to its knees. The fight against Aids was hit hardest

The fallout

https://www.ft.com/content/533bc63c-f374-4ea0-a46a-5af76bff849b

Mullin and Pettersen are some hardcore public servants, really setting the bar

After 3 surgeries, a blood clot, infection & being hospitalized for over a week, the moment I was discharged I rushed to the airport so I could get on a plane to DC & vote NO on Republicans’ disastrous budget plan.
Rep. Pettersen traveled from Colorado with her newborn son so she could vote NO. 🧵

the unfailing lens through which we can learn much: republicans are ontologically pro-crime

Dems are doing things!

Opinion | Germany’s Far-Right Comeback (Gift Article) Germany’s attempts to “remember away” its Nazi past has instead paved the way for an extremist resurgence.

www.nytimes.com/2025/02/20/o...

God I love the Four Freedoms flag, we should use it more

a lot america's problems come back to the basic fact that we 1) have barely had united government for the last 30 years and 2) it has been basically impossible to pass normal legislation for the last 20

Adams must be removed. The city cannot sustain being governed for nearly a year by a Mayor who is being coerced by Trump admin in order to escape charges.

This corruption poses a real threat to the people of the city. He should have resigned a while ago, but will not. So it’s time for him to go.

The National Park Service has deleted transgender content from the Stonewall National Monument website.

Marsha

Sylvia

Appalling, soulless erasure that will not stand.

Still up, for now, on the site are pictures of Marsha P. Johnson and Sylvia Rivera, who would have words (or more) with whomever at the NPS did this today.

very explicitly erasing trans people from history

i am going to start demanding that those of you who are certain dems are going to cave on a budget show your work because the vibes based bullshit around this has gotten very out of hand

i don't get why people get mad that democrats are giving UC to get the senate to adjourn, every day the senate isn't sitting is a win because its a day they aren't doing anything

Czech Dam Project Was Stalled by Bureaucracy. Beavers Built Their Own. The dam project, drafted in 2018 and based on a former military training site south of Prague, had been delayed by land negotiations. Local beavers built several dams, saving the government more than ...

For years, officials in the Czech Republic had pushed a dam project to protect a river south of Prague, and the critically endangered species living in it. But the project stalled.

In the meantime, the beavers of Prague simply built dams themselves, saving the government some 1.2 million euros.

Some Migrants Sent by Trump to Guantánamo Are Being Held by Military Guards The Times has obtained a list of 53 Venezuelan men the Trump administration has put in a wartime prison built to hold Al Qaeda suspects.

The Trump admin says ICE has custody of migrants sent to Guantanamo, but it's DOD guards in Camp 6, a war-on-terror prison. It won't say who is being held incommunicado there, but we are publishing a list of 53 men in Camp 6.
w/ @carolrosenbergnyt.bsky.social
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