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apparently microsoft hates, just hates being called #microslop. it’s been a long trip from #windoze, #nitrosoft, #microsloth all the way to here, #microslop.

this.

Andrew Parsons should be forced to resign for this morally obtuse statement. He should probably be investigated for corrupt links to the russian state. The russian team he allowed to compete includes a frigging shooter and someone who served in the division that occupied Kyiv region (i.e. Bucha)!

Lindsey Halligan Is Under Investigation by the Florida Bar

BREAKING NYT:

Lindsey Halligan, the ex-U.S. attorney in the Eastern District of Virginia who brought criminal cases against Trump's enemies over the objections of career prosecutors, is under investigation by Florida's bar association, according to a letter the organization sent last month.

Eskandar Sadeghi-Boroujerdi | The dry and the wet burn together The war launched against Iran by the United States and Israel is a war of choice and of hubris. There is scarcely even...

must-read

The dry and the wet burn together www.lrb.co.uk/blog/2026/ma...

good point. “axis of dumbth” maybe?

the destruction and instability the Israeli-US axis of stupidity brought to this world cannot be overstated.

Due to their hatred of democracy, Republican voter suppression is happening in Dallas County, Texas. 33% of voters are being turned away due to confusion about where to vote. The confusion was done intentionally by Republicans. A judge has ordered polling places are to now stay open until 9pm.

1/2

Holy. Fuck.

Hours later Friedman is on CNN and basically umm and ahhhing his way through a segment as it’s obvious he knows he fucked up publishing this piece and giving this quagmire legitimacy. What a turnaround. Never seen anything like it.

deleted my chatgpt account and installed and subscribed to Claude.

#nowreading #recommended
#booksky

Palantir Sues Swiss Magazine For Accurately Reporting That The Swiss Government Didn’t Want Palantir If you run a company whose entire value proposition is the ability to see patterns, predict outcomes, and connect dots that others miss, you’d think someone in the building might have flagged…

Ha!

Aliya Rahman, woman who was dragged out of car by ICE in Minneapolis: "I've spent the last month learning the names of the tendons in my shoulder, because both of my shoulders are torn -- cartilage and tendons. But what I haven't learned is the names of the people who did this to me."

#nowlistening

With Trump's polling in the toilet, SOTU will be all lies | Opinion I'm excited to watch a president polling worse than anchovies deliver a State of the Union address in which he will tell us he is amazing.

I’m excited to watch a president polling worse than anchovies give a State of the Union address in which he tells us how great he is.

"For Trump, it’s near impossible to put lipstick on this pig without at least acknowledging the presence of … you know … a pig."

www.usatoday.com/story/opinio...

i know this is probably an unpopular opinion but there it is. i never liked his attempts to sing serious arias. he is great for other stuff.

I wish organizations would stop pushing Andrea Bocelli to sing Opera arias like “Nessun Dorma” that are outside his range and pick serious Opera artists instead.

paths and markers

Economist analysis

bsky.app/profile/darr...

‘It’s emptiness’: banned Ukrainian athlete accuses IOC of fuelling Russia’s propaganda The Ukrainian skeleton racer Vladyslav Heraskevych has been kicked out of the Winter Olympics after he refused to back down from wanting to wear a ‘helmet of memory’ in honour of Ukraine’s war dead

‼️Ukrainian Olympian Vladyslav Heraskevych is barred from racing in the 2026 Winter Games because he wanted to wear a “helmet of memory” in honor of Ukraine’s war dead. He calls out the International Olympic Committee for doing Russia’s propaganda for them www.theguardian.com/sport/2026/f...

ICE chief admits there’s no reason for immigration agents to be at voting sites The chief's comments follow threatening statements by Trump and his close allies about the upcoming 2026 midterm elections.

NEW: Todd Lyons, the acting chief of ICE, said federal immigration officers would have “no reason” to be at voting locations this fall.

The statement marks the first time a senior official has rejected extreme calls from prominent MAGA influencers for Trump to use ICE to police the polls.

One cannot help but notice the use of direct threat aimed at Americans --usually involving violence--that is characteristic of both Trump regimes. (And the interim, by MAGA.) It's generally portrayed as 'this makes MAGA happy' but it also transforms Americans to live through it.

this thread!

Understanding society is dangerous to reactionaries selling racial animus & crushing austerity, while enriching the rich

“be kind
bring joy
repeat”
— Al Yankovic

“perfect action-adventure movie, and works in many levels … and it was such a throwback to a time, … a simpler time when it was pretty much universally believed that the Nazis were the bad guys.” — Al Yankovic on “Raiders of the Lost Ark”

FT exclusive:

“The US state department is set to fund Maga-aligned think-tanks and charities across Europe to disseminate Washington’s policy positions and challenge perceived threats to free speech.”

via @annasophiegross.bsky.social and colleagues

Flawed economic models mean climate crisis could crash global economy, experts warn States and financial bodies using modelling that ignores shocks from extreme weather and climate tipping points

Focusing on averages rather than distribution tails also greatly underestimates risk across all sectors. And focusing on climate change rather than overall Earth system stress underestimates risk even more.

www.theguardian.com/environment/...