Doug Coulson

Next weeks The New Yorker cover is spot on.

Unfortunately, “Yo brother, legal team confirmed we can’t work with minors rn” is an instant classic

This was clear from the jump, but the Venezuela invasion going as smoothly as it did, from a pure operational perspective, is going to prove catastrophic in the long run.

You know how American intelligence was pretty excited to do to the USSR in Afghanistan what Soviet intelligence did to the US in Vietnam?

Ai Du - Ali Farka Touré & Ry Cooder YouTube video by Tommaso Moro

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US companies denied refunds on Trump’s illegal tariffs Customs officials are rejecting attempts to reclaim duties that were struck down by the Supreme Court

US companies denied refunds on Trump’s illegal tariffs ft.trib.al/niHJonr

The Justice Department released FBI interviews with a woman who accused Donald Trump of beating her after he sexually assaulted her when she was a child. trib.al/FRCmhds

Attorney General Pam Bondi has tried to take revenge on some of the president’s adversaries, but none of the attempts have been successful yet. That’s probably because none of them have broken any laws in exposing Trump’s misdeeds. trib.al/XlzEpkh

Google’s sneaky trick to sidestep an Iowa county’s data center zoning rules Just convince a nearby city to annex the land.

Whatever happened to that whole "don't be evil" thing?

Me, dumb and politically correct: Firing on unarmed ships or double-tap military strikes on schools are bad things.

Germany defends refusal to deploy military support to Cyprus

Germany defends refusal to deploy military support to Cyprus

BREAKING: Trump was just asked if Americans should be worried about retaliatory attacks at home: “I guess… Like I said, some people will die.”

It’s the Trump Administration That’s Threatening the World—Not Iran As the White House takes the U.S. to war, here are five reasons to oppose the attacks on Iran.

It’s the Trump Administration That’s Threatening the World—Not Iran inthesetimes.com/article/trum...

US Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth looks on as President Donald Trump hosts a cabinet meeting in the Cabinet Room of the White House in Washington, DC, on January 29, 2026.

Hegseth Is Waging War on University Partnerships. His Targets Are Unclear.

The defense secretary’s memos and X videos have left a muddied picture of which programs are being canceled at which institutions and for what reasons. https://bit.ly/4lg5J2T

#EDUSky #HigherEd #AcademicSky

Meanwhile, here in Tennessee…

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There are just a couple days left to apply to come work with us at the Bookshop.

More details about the position here: www.lrb.co.uk/pages/standa...

When is St. Patrick’s Day 2026? See date, holiday origins, Florida tie Go green for 2026 St. Patrick's Day! Florida hosts the oldest St. Paddy's parade in the US. Here's why it's celebrated and the holiday's history.

The 1st St. Patrick's Day parade happened in #Florida -- in 1601. www.nwfdailynews.com/story/news/2...

Text image with a quote from Karin Deutsch Karlekar, Director, Writers at Risk, expressing concern about writers and dissidents in Iran's prisons. Emphasizes prioritizing civilian lives. Mentions PEN America and directs to pen.org for the full statement.

Amid ongoing military strikes and conflict in Iran, PEN America and @pensydney.bsky.social condemn the escalating and urgent threats to detained writers, including poet and translator Ali Asadollahi, as well as other political prisoners jailed in the country. Full statement: pen.org/press-releas...

Chicago appeals court vacates judge’s use-of-force injunction on immigration agents A Chicago federal appeals court on Thursday vacated a lower court’s injunction placing use-of-force restrictions on immigration agents during Operation Midway Blitz, calling it “constit…

The Seventh Circuit has apparently decided it’s in the business of correcting “injustices” no one asked it to correct.

The one it chose to start with? An already dismissed order restraining violent immigration agents from assaulting journalists.

I heard from a friend at a top school that their law review had received an absurd number of submissions (even more absurd than usual), they think because law profs are now using AI to write articles. :( if that's widespread it certainly could be lessening the likelihood of all articles getting read

The American King Goes to War This is not what the Founders intended.

The constitution's design does not grant the president a kinglike ability to take the country to war by himself, lest he do so for self-serving reasons. That is the entire purpose of dividing that authority between POTUS and Congress. Guess what just happened? www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/0...

NEW: Federal judges have spent months ordering ICE to give detainees a chance for release in bond hearings.

Now, they're worried that the bond hearings themselves — conducted by Executive Branch immigration judges — are a farce.

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A shepherd walks for days with his goats, fleeing Israeli bombardment in southern Lebanon, making his way toward the western Bekaa.

92,000 jobs gone in a single month and the people who spent years screaming about “Biden’s economy” are suddenly very quiet. No pandemic. Just the consequences of reckless leadership.

Russia is providing Iran intelligence to target U.S. forces, officials say The targeting information has included the locations of American warships and aircraft in the Middle East, the officials said.

Pete Hegseth declared “we will hunt down and kill anyone killing” USians.

Now it is revealed Russia is hunting down and helping kill USians.

By the standards set by the current White House the US should be going to war with Russia and striking them, “we r lethal” 🤡.

🇭🇺❗️Hungary is cooperating with Russia, offering freedom to Ukrainian prisoners from Transcarpathia in exchange for participation in propaganda.

This was told to the BreakTheFake project by the released prisoner of war Oleksiy Chorpita.

New data reveals the U.S. lost 92,000 jobs in February as the unemployment rate rose to 4.4%

The private sector lost more jobs than any month since December 2020.

When a reading of text has proceeded by laborious stages within the test-rig of detailed study, pause to allow the overall effect to integrate back into a coherent human reading, and ponder whether your life may even have been changed, just a little, or your beliefs about large questions; whether your habits of feeling have been flattered or boastfully challenged, or whether your relation to the text builds up a kind of trust. This aspect is what you will take away with you when all the study is finished, and it should last you through a lifetime.

J. H. Prynne, on reading

Ok Hungarian govt now says they will deport the Ukrainian hostages. I guess whatever they are up to with the seized cash is up to courts now. Glad people are out of harm's way at least.

But hey, Vlad and his consiglieri say we’re gonna make $16 trillion with them in Russia