We did nothing but create a martyr and kill three service people.

world-altering decisions are being made by a cabal of gambling addicts hell bent on self enrichment no matter the cost to humanity, we should look into that.

My heart breaks for the three service members who have lost their lives, and I am praying for those who were wounded. America’s sons and daughters are being put in harm’s way because of Donald Trump’s illegal war. Congress must act to rein in Donald Trump before more lives are lost.

Such an earnest, warm close — thanking so many people involved, too, I noted. And, of course, with Hudson at his side. 🥹

They are literally killing people. What the US did to people around the world in killing USAID, Florida is doing to Floridians. This is abominable. www.cbsnews.com/miami/news/f...

You know what would transform this country? Massive funding of science. Fund grants at line th 40% level. Innovation explosion. Tech and biotech and healthcare and jobs and education and wages. Let’s get rid of maga and transformer the country for the people. Not the rich.

once again, yay gallows humor. @badtoss.bsky.social

All you had to do was to vote for an accomplished, smart Black Woman. But no.

yay, gallows humor. @badtoss.bsky.social

This week's cover @thelancet.com

once again, i am begging everyone to turn some of their energy towards abolishing the concept of legal gender. there is no reason gender has to be on driver's licenses and passports, and for most of history, it wasn't!

aw buddies

Oh.

When the big breaking news finally comes, before they even have the chance to lower the flags to half-mast, the entire world will be like...

1922.

😕🇺🇸

The antidote to all we Americans are afraid and ashamed of rn: I’ll take Alysa Liu’s MacArthur Park free skate directly in my veins, thanks.

Scare quotes on that "safe" part

plus COVID both in terms of the stress, trauma, and learning loss of the pandemic's acute phase and potential cognitive, neurological, and general health impacts of repeated infections. Or maybe it's gasp, a combo of many factors and over reliance on tech is potentially a small one.

What a beautiful sight.

Snort

I am never going to get over the fact thar so many Americans died that corpses stacked up in nursing homes and hospital morgues, that refrigerator trucks had to be brought in for the overflow, and that the big takeaway from Important Pundits is there should have been *less* mitigation.

I keep this image on my desktop now because of how often I have to use it.

It’s been so long since I’ve seen a branch of government fulfill its constitutional duty I’m not even sure what to do or say

Aide Wearily Begins 5th Explanation Of Why Trump Can’t Pardon Prince Andrew https://theonion.com/aide-wearily-begins-5th-explanation-of-why-trump-cant-pardon-prince-andrew/

Don't congratulate John Roberts or the Supreme Court. Congratulate Rick Woldenberg, the Chicago-area leader of Learning Resources, an educadtional toy company that had the courage to sue the president of the United States to save his family business. As well as everyone else who stepped up.

HELL no. Your own hometown newspaper (which in better times for the paper I used to write for) gets your identity wrong with a racist photoswap in a post about the biggest night of your life? A paper serving a majority Asian American metro population? Apology, retraction, sackcloth and ashes.

When I read coach and counselor I had the same feeling I get when new acquaintance, friend, or random stranger is above and beyond helpful and comfortable with disability stuff and I find out what their disability connection or invisible diagnosis is. like, "ah, there it is." @badtoss.bsky.social

Only once people admit that the entire Ukraine-Russia negotiations process being orchestrated by the USA/Trump is first and last a sham designed to help Putin as much as possible (and provide massive payoffs to the administration), will people be able to discuss it honestly.

I know we're not getting justice right away or probably ever, but at least I hope you-know-who is angry and scared today.

If you’re a white person being messy anyone’s mentions on a post about Jessie Jackson I hope you get scabies and lice simultaneously.

I'll support nearly anyone over Newsom in the primary (he's better than Rahm Emanuel lol), less because he's awful (he is) and more because material conditions will probably propel ANY Dem to a '28 win. That's an opportunity to pick someone who will aggressively push for change. Which is not Newsom.

"A vote for a third party shlub, or sitting out the vote with your nose in the air, is a vote for the man throwing people into Alligator Alcatraz. Whoever the Democrats put up against him and his minions, vote for them. To do anything else is to do EXACTLY what Trump wants you to do."

Things I want on billboards everywhere and also want to add "who did you vote for". I know people want accountability and atonement and rightfully so but demanding it to join the fight now is not helpful. And joining the fight is a good first step anyway. @badtoss.bsky.social @ppmv.bsky.social

"Too late"purists can't recognize a win when it looks them in the face trying not to cry

Yes. The “too late” critics have no idea what it will take to beat fascism. Welcome them all in. Most voters are Independents like this guy probably is. It’s the only way to win, especially if you want to win without bloodshed.

BREAKING: NO SHIT. www.timeslive.co.za/news/world/2...

filled my xanax prescription so now i can watch the pitt

The weirdest thing about this Superbowl is the way the announcers are surprised that a game between the #1 and #8 defenses in the NFL is primarily a defensive game.

Essentially what I am saying is that if we’re thinking about these two performances in conversation, it’s not “Kendrick walked so Bunny could run,” its that they’re both walking similar paths in different contexts but will end up in relatively similar places. How they walk differently MATTERS here.

Keep seeing the misinformation that this was Liam on here--has been reported that it was not

Fearless, but Vonn really screwed the other skiers. 30 min. delay, and none of the skiers after her performed that well. Breezy Johnson had a great day and deserved the Gold but the others didn't have a fair shot. No way Vonn should have been out there at age 41 on one leg.

The Winter Olympics are a lot more about almost dying than the summer ones, tbh

part of me still can't believe the East Wing was completely destroyed and there have been no negative consequences or reports on whether items inside were properly archived or not

This is true!👇

Do you know what seedcorn is? It's the portion of corn, usually of good quality, set aside to use for seeds for the future rather than for food (or animal feed) now. Killing off the Washington Post's books and arts coverage to save money now is very much like eating the cultural seedcorn.

“guys… guys. come on now. just…it’s time sit down and.. hey put that down”

One of my buddies has a husband who travels a lot for work. While he was away she was home w their small kids. On return he bitched about what a mess the place was. She smiled and said, “Now imagine what it'd look like if I wasn’t here!” This post is about electing Democrats.