Apparently the optimism was in expecting that one person in line ahead of me for the banker meant either of us would see him in the next 45 minutes. Gave up and went home for lunch.
Make sure you read the alt text.
Uniting the world behind a single goal...
While Iran gets info on US targets from Russia, apparently.
I suggested to a couple of people who knew Russian culture better than I do that most Russian international actions since the Kyoto Protocol were about energy markets. They insisted it was all about history.
I'm not feeling correct enough for "smug" but can get as far as "vindicated."
At the bank pondering the optimism of renewing a three-month CD.
For people who blather so much about Western Civilization and how they’re supposedly saving it, it’s like they’ve never heard of the canonical Ancient Greek concept of “hubris.”
Quietly, calmly and forensically, BBC just dismantled the Trump communications shitshow on Iran.
No hyperbole, just laying out an unprecedented military, diplomatic and reputational shambles.
Worth a watch.
(🎥 BBC News/BBC Verify)
As well you should!
Because most BlueSky users agreed it was gross to share those pictures. But this might suit:
www.reuters.com/world/middle...
Oh, we ordinary citizens are bothered. But we have no vote of no confidence; we rely on our representation in DC to impeach and remove Trump and they won't; and we're reluctant to start a civil war.
No. Peter Thiel cannot be allowed to annex the National Science Foundation via this Palantir proxy.
It would be like putting a pyromaniac in charge of the Library of Alexandria: destruction of a global treasure with no "undo" button.
This is a "to the barricades" moment.
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...I gather the repairs ought to keep Arwen’s love for architecture occupied for many years to come.” “It was something to see the Lonely Mountain and Dale all restored and beautiful after the dragon’s destruction. It would be truly remarkable to see such a thing again with Minas Tirith. The pictures always drew me, though those high reaches are no place for hobbits. But neither of us will, will we?” And Bilbo turned a disconcertingly direct gaze on Elrond. “No. I will go south and look upon the ruins of one Age, and breathe the life of my soul into the next, and turn away into the West. It is for others to clear the rubble and rebuild.” “But first you will come back here, I suppose? Unearth me from my books and papers, pour a bit of wine, and tell me what you will of the trip?” “I did plan to return, yes. There are still plans to make and things to put in order before I return to Mithlond and…” It was so very difficult to say. “Which corner of the library do you mean to bury yourself in, so I know what to ask after when I return?” “Songs of the woodland elves, I think. I may change my mind.” Bilbo laughed briefly. “I may forget that was the plan. I keep finding the most extraordinary things I have written down to keep from forgetting."
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Plenty of destruction will happen in a Middle Earth story.
Vince McMahon reaction meme Panel 1 text: Markwayne Mullin Panel 2 text: reportedly fingered Panel 3 text: nostrils of colleagues and their spouses Panel 4 (laser eyes) text: during visit to Israel
oh baby
"Shield of the Americas."
So... cannon fodder?
Okay but I need some.
Trying to imagine Miller's replacement in same general vein.
This is Trump's America, so...
"Useful idiot"
Half right.
Mr. President? I think you just announced the thing you're announcing Saturday.
It's not like he's up to making up new ones.
And called Hegseth President. Twice.
We live in the stupidest of all possible worlds.
www.politico.com/news/2026/03...
If we keep saying this in public, maybe Trump will make Mullin and Hegseth fight.
"Democratic incumbents risk making the same mistake today if they treat the new progressive current as something to *manage* rather than understand. Pretending otherwise will not make it disappear."
Nailed it. The progressive movement is about demonstrably real issues that must be addressed.
I'll take your word for it. We all know Alex Jones can't understand a story with moral characters in it.
