This very innocuous video—where we merely cite a court transcript that highlighted a controversial position taken by the Trump DOJ—was flagged by TikTok for "violating community standards."
A tangent, but this makes me so frustrated at the Princeton professors who once passed this violently narcissistic fool along. Of course there’s room in classrooms for conservative ideas; but the scandal of higher ed isn’t “woke” but its tolerance for falsehoods with murderous implications.
The drones are posing a bigger problem than anticipated, - Pete Hegseth
NO SHIT
“He had a feeling” is a crazy reason to start a war
Ukraine is offering highly successful interceptor drones to Mideast countries in exchange for Patriot missiles.
With one PAC-3 costing $4m, and a Sting interceptor costing $2500, a partnership could solve 2 problems at once.
Mutual defence against a mutual threat helps us all.
So, the president launched this country into a deadly, costly war based on… “a feeling”?
"It is fraud" -- Neguse nails Kristi Noem for lying during her testimony yesterday when she told the Senate that DHS's $220m ad campaign starring her "went out to a competitive bid" (it did not), and tells her "I think there's gonna be accountability" (1/2)
All DOJ lawyers are members of a state or DC bar, and subject to its ethics rules and penalties, up to disbarment. Subverting state bar authorities would give DOJ lawyers carte blanche to violate ethics rules. news.bloomberglaw.com/us-law-week/...
That’s one of its responsibilities.
A Saudi official saying this on Al Jazeera, a Qatari media outlet, is far more telling than any nugget of information carefully leaked to an American media outlet.
This war will permanently alter the relationship of the Gulf states, the US, and Israel.
#closethesky :-)
Tens of thousands of Americans are losing access to treatment for H.I.V. as nearly 20 states impose restrictions on assistance programs and several others weigh such changes.
www.nytimes.com/2026/03/02/h...
“‘This is really an economic disaster, a public health disaster, a moral disaster,’ said Esteban Wood, director of advocacy and legislative affairs at the advocacy group AIDS Healthcare Foundation.”
Reports indicate at least 100 children have already been killed in strikes on schools. That is unconscionable.
Three U.S. service members are dead as a result of this entirely preventable war of choice.
The blood of these service members, these children, and every civilian rests in Trump’s hands.
In Tehran’s Sadeghieh Square in early January, Arman Ketabchi raised a photograph of Reza Pahlavi above his head as gunfire cracked across the crowd.
Pahlavi is an emblem of Iran before the Supreme Leader, when his father, Shah Mohammad Reza Pahlavi, ruled Iran.
You sound like an unhinged person if you in plain words describe what’s happening, but the Trump admin demanded Anthropic’s AI be able to kill things for it w/out human approval and also do mass surveillance.
Anthropic said no, and now the admin is trying to destroy the company in retaliation.
Pete Hegseth is declaring war on higher education. He wants soldiers who will follow illegal orders.
The entire Democratic strategy debate — "moderate" or move left? fight or compromise? — is based on a misreading of data. Voters don't think Dems are too progressive; they think Dems are weak. The actual math on what to do about this isn't even close!
New: www.gelliottmorris.com/p/new-poll-d...
Dean W. Ball & @deanwball X.com Nvidia, Amazon, Google will have to divest from Anthropic if Hegseth gets his way. This is simply attempted corporate murder. I could not possibly recommend investing in American Al to any investor; I could not possibly recommend starting an Al company in the United States. Last edited 4:46 PM • 2/27/26 • 584K Views
Dean W. Ball & @deanwball X.com Think about the power Hegseth is asserting here. He is claiming that the DoD can force all contractors to stop doing business of any kind with arbitrary other companies. In other words, every operating system vendor, every manufacturer of hardware, every hyperscaler, every type of firm the DoD contracts with—all their services and products can be denied to any economic actor at will by the Secretary of War.
This is obviously a psychotic power grab. It is almost surely illegal, but the message it sends is that the United States Government is a completely unreliable partner for any kind of business. The damage done to our business environment is profound. No amount of deregulatory vibes sent by this administration matters compared to this arson. Secretary of War Pete He.. #©•3h This week, Anthropic delivered a master class in arrogance and betrayal as well as a textbook case of how not to do business with the United States Government or the Penta... Show more 5:08 PM • 2/27/26 • 321K Views
Trump’s former AI advisor calls the Trump administration’s treatment of @anthropic.com “attempted corporate murder” and says Hegseth is engaging in “a psychotic power grab.”
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JUST IN: A federal judge says the Trump administration has been “terrorizing” refugees — violating the promise America made to them when they fled persecution at home — by locking them up illegally. He blocked the policy for those in MN storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
some amazing news to start the weekend with!
I'm begging my fellow politicians, Illinoisans, and Americans to realize that right now, we aren't fighting over policy or political party.
We're fighting over whether we're going to be a country rooted in empathy and kindness — or one rooted in cruelty and rage.
Once again, in actual democracies, people do not need to engage in permanent litigation & political mobilization to retain the basic right to vote, because none of the major political parties make restricting suffrage the central pillar of their policy platform. We also don't have to live like this.
SOMEBODY FINALLY SAID THE THING.
I'll even extend it-- when you're 2% of the nat'l population, the temptation to do the "oh you're my aunt's cousin's brother-in-law's rabbi's friend's nephew's friend from camp" thing is strong.
(yes, there was even a game show +
cot'd thread)
(taps the sign 👇)
To do this, anti-trans lawmakers in Kansas moved fast to change the law, overrode the governor’s veto, and pushed for the legal changes to go into effect nearly immediately. That kind of power—to void gender on official documents, to compel gender conformity—is terrifying and it will not stop here.
NEW: We're there. The midterms really are starting.
March has the year's 1st supreme court race. Primaries for Senate, AG, & legislature. Sheriff & DA races rocked by ICE. Special elections that may flip. Even a minimum wage measure!
My guide of the *75* elections to watch in March:
ICE "should be abolished, but also it should be prosecuted" - Democratic Rep. @sethmoulton.bsky.social, from the centrist wing of the party, tells me he wants his party leadership to go further than just reforming ICE. Doing that is "no longer believable."
Full interview: zeteo.com/p/moulton-ic...
U.S. I LAW DOJ to Review Whether Epstein Files About Trump Were Improperly Withheld
This is an all-timer in headlines where the use of the passive voice obscures a VERY SERIOUS PROBLEM with the basic premise of the story
