Larry Wolfarth

If the YouGov poll is accurate, a majority of the country will be disappointed in May because this war won't be over by then.

Investigators now say the U.S. likely bombed a girls’ school in Iran, killing over 160 people, mostly children. If confirmed, it would rank among the worst civilian massacres of America’s Middle East wars.

I say again, what the FUCK.

I will also say that it’s a bit wild to me that no press freedom organization or professional journalistic association has tried to contact me or even put out a statement here.

I mean Jesus Christ. A little solidarity from institutions would be nice here!

The real problem with the US auto industry is it keeps trying to sell these tiny little cars when we all know that no Real Man drives a car that can fit on a normal road. What if I want to tow 8 boats or 16 skidoos on my 2mile commute? Or haul lumber to build that barn in my apartment?

This is marvelous. MUST WATCH

Wow!

Fox News poll/Economy

30% Excellent/Good
70% Fair/Poor

At this point, who actually gives a rat’s ass? Yeah, I know the players do but, really, at this point? It’s like a Stephen King novel, while it’s getting weird and some people just don’t notice.

I hate to admit it but actually turning my phone off and doing an hour of yoga a day actually helps my mental health.

In my Immigration Law class, I remember physically recoiling in horror at how little ability there is to appeal the rulings of an IJ.

An IJ who works for the exact same people working against the immigrant in question.

The southern analogies are a bit terrifying. They are giving me flashbacks from my childhood in North Carolina. Old racist people screaming and yaw'ing.

Trust Chicagoans—voted him out for reasons #SayNoToRahm

For most people, stable employment is disappearing and being replaced by precarious, low-paid work. Stability is a thing of the past now. Over 2 billion workers worldwide have no job security or benefits.

Has any Administration official answered a question about how belief in Armageddon and the Rapture has affected conduct of the Iranian war?
Has any Administration official been asked such a question?

These would seem to be an existential question after all.

Instead of spending $50 billion to bankroll Trump’s criminal war on Iran, we could:

-Extend ACA subsidies for one year
-Restore SNAP benefits for 2.4 million people
-And ensure Medicaid coverage for nearly 2 million people

It’s not about what we can afford. It’s about priorities.

DHS nominee Markwayne Mullin is one of the most active stock-traders in the Senate — and violated the STOCK Act against insider trading as recently as last August.

He currently holds stock in L3Harris, which has millions in contracts with ICE and FEMA.

The grift continues.

If there were credible allegations against a Democratic president that he had punched a 13 yr old girl in the face after she bit his penis while he was raping her, Fox would be running that shit on a loop 24/7 and calling for his arrest/execution let alone his impeachment.

People forget that in 2009 gas was $4.11/gal, equivalent to $6.08/gal today.

Fuel-efficient used cars *appreciated* in value.

ALERT: Rep. Joyce Beatty (D-OH) files motion asking court to block Trump's closure and demolition of the Kennedy Center

Beatty is ex-officio member of Kennedy Center Board of Trustees

Beatty: "Emergency relief is necessary to prevent irreparable harm"

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I'd pay to be a fly on the wall when she tells her Kurd friends that this Regime's Republicans are different than the other Republicans they might have met.

She has good contacts with the Kurds...

Condoleezza Rice was just seen walking into the White House, according to reporters on X

Just to be clear: 14th century British monarchs still needed to go to Parliament for them to raise the taxes to pay for war or palace upgrades. Because British monarchs did not have that power since 1215. What Trump wants is pre-Magna Carta British monarch unlimited power.

Pleased to speak with @huffpost.com along with some sharp LOAC experts about the sinking of the Iranian warship.

As I noted, tho I don't have all the relevant info, there's a general cause for concern as this "secretary of defense has a long track record of denigrating the law of war.”

AG Katzenbach testified that it took thousands of hours to argue a single voting rights case --- at which point, vote suppressors, "even after apparent defeat in the courts, to devise whole new methods of discrimination. And often that means beginning the whole weary process all over again."

I don’t remember Trump campaigning on Americans needing to make financial sacrifices for foreign wars. bsky.app/profile/atru...

Pretty sure when they started imposing this idiocy they assured a bunch of judges that they would be able to refund the money with no problem if it ever came to that.

Donald Trump, degrowth king,

Quite literally “we have always been at war with Iran.”