How many times has Israel screeched about how Iran was about to develop a nuclear weapon? How many times has Israel and/or the US predicted the imminent demise of Iran?

FL gov still trying to be as Trump as he can by attacking the media. Who really expected the regime's Dept of Vengeance, headed by the corrupt former FL Atty Gen'l, to investigate the Hope Fl Foundation charity scandal? Lack of investigation is not vindication floridapolitics.com/archives/778...

A former minister on what it will take to break the MAGA hold over evangelicals.

The DOJ is now the DOV - the Department of Vengeance. It has zero credibility.

Is there a page somewhere that is tracking all of the cases that the DOJ has LOST? All the wrongful arrests, violations of rights, and flouting of court orders? If there isn't, there should be.

The "party of law and order" really doesn't give a shit about actual law and order. Not like this is a major revelation, but still.

"Over the past decade, those of us who cover or monitor Trump and his movement have been disabused – repeatedly, if need be – of the notion that there is a limit to their cruelty, a point at which their appetite for sadism or displays of domination will be satiated."

If we aren’t careful, this will also become our new normal. Much like school shootings, we could adapt to the news that another nurse, mother, brother, pastor, activist, is being gunned down in our neighborhoods. fathernathan.substack.com/p/when-they-...

Persistence and dedication:

Again, in case anyone wonders why people don't bother to vote.

What we are up against

In case you weren't sure about Trimpy's "Board of Peace," @jonathan-cook.bsky.social breaks it down for you here. Read it and weep.

Does Israel emulate the US? Or, does the US emulate Israel? Hard to tell.

As you see, 7 months ago, I thought this cartoon captured reality even more than when it was first published during Trump's first term. And then came Venezuela, and now Greenland.

Make your preparations.

In case anyone was wondering why some people don't bother to vote.

National call:

"The complete abandonment of long-standing international legal safeguards puts everyone in jeopardy – all the more so when technological developments mean states have near-absolute control over their citizens’ lives and super-powers can use ever more sophisticated weapons to wreck countries..."

"...the performances of the women in this administration have undermined the cause of women even more. Chosen for their loyalty to Trump rather than their expertise, their incompetence has been laid out for all to see."

We're ALL going to have to start wearing masks.

You might want to consider putting an ACH debit block on your accounts...

You know how, when you see children out of control in public places, you think, "WHERE are their parents?" Well, we find ourselves in a very similar situation. CONGRESS are the parents. WHERE the fuck are they???

From Reverend Rob Schenck, who knows this crowd pretty well:

Karen Hao: "If the majority of the world is going to feel this loss of agency over self-determining their future, democracy cannot survive. And again, specifically Silicon Valley’s approach, scale-at-all-costs AI development." Great discussion on @democracynow.org

Random music news tells me that Facebook is "testing" charging users without a "verified" check mark if they share more than two news links in a month.

Great piece from @attackerman.bsky.social and is your first Required Reading for 2026.

One is not required to "swear on the bible."

Israel will not stop on its own. Will Western governments finally come to their senses?

Whenever there's a photo of this guy in a news story, his face should be redacted.

Attention all those who have WAY more money than @ricksteves.bsky.social ---

Mr. Hogg has some points

"Unto us a manchild is born"

This exact description of undocumented workers in Korea could have been written about the US.

A nice touch, indeed.

I enjoyed this short video from Corey. Funny how things work out.

Amazing story:

Re the FBI scrubbing the Epstein Files, this is abs true and is a much bigger deal than you might think. Should the dems retake the House and start investigations...

Great & illuminating discussion here with Dr. Rasmussen. Listen and learn! Thank you @jeremyfaust.bsky.social

Lots of concerning things in this analysis, particularly this: "The NYPD responded to an open records request...by claiming that it could not release information about test results or audits from its Palantir-powered predictive policing system because of a nondisclosure agreement with the company."

For your Sunday morning enjoyment:

Those wings

Required reading:

Great discussion here with @heather4dems.bsky.social & @gregsargent.bsky.social. Williams points out that "the idea that all of these gerrymanders are unreachable for Democrats or that there is not a path to the majority is just fundamentally not true.” Dems won in many places Trump carried in '24

Israel just wants to kill Palestinians, no matter where they are.

As @nogorobo.bsky.social says in comments below, this should be made into a PSA.

What this regime apparently wants is for most of our income to be eaten up by housing, healthcare, and food, leaving little $ for much else. But if it were to get to that point & ppl weren't able to afford the "unnecessary" things, you'd see a major disruption to the economy.

And counting:

Real antisemitism is on the rise in the country, and alongside it, self-inflicted antisemitism that endangers the Jewish community. Robert Kuttner reports on the difference: trib.al/23RAmPP

"...the increasingly transparent absurdity of the Republican position..." An apt descriptor of basically the past 9 months. I don't see how these people live with themselves.

UTK violating its own policy on free speech. And so it continues...