@marijane
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So we are fighting pointless wars, have a cratering economy, bringing back measles on purpose, running an ethnic cleansing operation, and the President has a child rape accuser all at the same time?
And the media covers him like he’s a normal President?
An intricate octopus cut from a single piece of paper
Japanese artist Masayo Fukuda hand-cut this life-sized octopus from one sheet of paper. Known as Kirie in Japanese (translated as “cut picture”), the art form involves cutting intricate forms from a single sheet of white paper and then contrasting it against a black background to reveal the design.
This is so right. Democrats remain on a ludicrously unfair playing field, and it’s getting worse. I think many on the left are afraid to call this out, since the “left-wing media bias” canard has been cast in stone. But highlighting the absurd hypocrisy is crucial.
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)
It's kind of surprising how despite living in a completely different state with different dynamics, James Talarico basically replicated Zohran Mamdani's coalition:
-Latinos
-Young people in the cities
-Asian-Americans
-Upper-class high-educated whites
www.independent.co.uk/news/world/a...
A new Rembrandt discovered! Vision of Zacharias in the Temple (1633) has just been confirmed as an authentic work by the young Rembrandt.
The painting will be on display at the Rijksmuseum from March 4.
👁️ https://www.rijksmuseum.nl/en/stories/themes/rembrandt/story/a-new-rembrandt-discovered
Obama is the only president to date born when there were 50 states
Doomscrolling is the weaponization of literacy
I’m fighting in Congress to pass the War Powers resolution and rein in Trump’s warmongering.
This. For real.
I told everyone it was not a good idea to elect Netanyahu as president of the United States.
they should've said he was radicalized by the death of Charlie Kirk
Fascinating branding decision to rename it the DoW and then start insisting people don't call them wars
cannot stress enough how absurd it is that our government officials are mocking Iranian leadership for being delusional theocrats when they themselves genuinely believe this war is a mission from God to prepare the holy land for the Book of Revelations
No war with Iran.
The resemblance is still uncanny.
not to say that there won’t be chicanery, but the best evidence against the “they’ll just cancel the elections!” folks is that a lotta Republicans in Congress are sure acting like there are gonna be elections
Let's do this here in WA/OR/CA! Permanent DST is the right answer, and it will have more dramatic impacts in BC (as it's further north) than any of the US West Coast states. Yet they're willing to do it, and we should follow suit.
Maybe you're tired of all of those boring lap cats and would prefer a cat that's a bit more like an Infocom game? Spats has at least 5 steps you must perform perfectly before she will give in to the joy of being petted. www.petfinder.com/cat/spats-65...
I’m in DC to vote on a War Powers Resolution to STOP Trump’s march toward another endless war—a war where working families will bear the burden while the Epstein class continues to avoid consequences.
pan-hopticon
Fun discussion about ayahuasca at the Supreme Court today.
Justice Elena Kagan pretty accurately described its effects.
Justice Amy Coney Barrett had never heard of it.
“Is that real?” She asked
Ok it’s a start, we can work with this. Let’s call it Vaxxmaxxing
Broke: humans evolved hands for tool use
Woke: humans evolved hands to pet fuzzy things and turn them into friends
Just so folks know, debunked Team Pahlavi disinfo that Iran bombed its own elementary school is accepted as article of faith currently on the right.
newlinesmag.com/running-note...
Hegseth has an American flag pocket square. Of course there are far more clear and present dangers, but it was once understood that respect for the flag meant not turning it into articles of clothing.
And then there's when you just come out and say it
youtu.be/TpsAg5ypK4Y?...
Speaking of one of the oblique, sardonic, ironically upbeat ones
youtu.be/-OO9LloDSJo?...
What's amazing to me is how many of these are bangers.
Just to state the obvious: one major beneficiary of the Strait of Hormuz being closed (either because Iran takes steps to close it or because oil companies decide not to risk going through it) is Vladimir Vladimirovich Putin.
Donald Trump’s FCC has been coming after the broadcast networks for their so-called political biases. @brookegladstone.bsky.social spoke with the conservative lawyer behind it all.
