@scottgottliebmd.bsky.social: "We're going to have to build new pediatric hospitals" if we switch to Danish immunization schedule, because so many more kids will become seriously ill. youtu.be/e8CJr1IgGPw?...

An interesting project that seeks a new set of liberal answers to the social disintegration that MAGA keeps using as their excuse to purge immigrants:

Mamdani already delivering the desired results.

If you are a follower who believes in the Leader Principle, then the only use for reason in public affairs is to deal with opponents and normies, i.e., to ‘talk them down,’ to ‘neutralize opposition.’

"in play"

2026 is the year we level up The Pulaski Institution in our mission to promote democracy in the heartlands. I’m so proud of what we’ve done so far on an almost non-existent budget, and I know we have a unique vision that is more relevant than ever. Won’t you join us? www.zeffy.com/en-US/donati...

A little surprised to hear that CBS News already went ahead with Venezuela coverage given that they can't yet interview all the principals

Overturning Roe v. Wade was this for Trump.

Good God, y'all

Im seeing discussions about consultations with congress, authorizations of force etc. I have to say this transcends any of what I would call sub constitutional technicalities. The president has gone to war with a foreign power and, it seems, kidnapped a foreign head of state on the basis of nothing.

Marco Rubio is reportedly saying Maduro will stand trial in US courts. Which means it’s now the US administration’s position that US courts can hold foreign presidents, but not the US president, accountable for crimes.

Wasted a career game from Micah Potter

Possibly the final boss in the game of 'What If Obama Did It?'

apparently not

A few people nearby celebrating in the traditional way: making bullets fall randomly from the sky

2025 in review youtu.be/4cVeD9oYROk?...

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They want to wipe out almost a third of the country. It’s got nothing to do with illegal immigration. It’s white nationalism pure and simple. They’re fascists, and there’s no reason to doubt it.

The Southwest Airlines check-in terminal said I could check a carry-on bag for free at the desk, then the desk agent told me that was an "automated message" and that they wouldn't live up to it

Arsenal simply aren't scoring enough goals by Arsenal players

Talked to my dad and he thinks Alabama will be a tough game. That tells you where Indiana football fans are right now—they think Alabama will be a tough game

Reading an article from a North Carolina magazine in 1908 about the history of Quakers in Perquimans County, and in its eight pages the author (not a Quaker) somehow manages to work in praises of both "Teutonic blood" and "Teutonic spirit"

What have we done

It was entirely predictable but if Kamala D. Harris randomly conjured up a battleship on a wholly unrealistic timeline with weapons not actually in production with the same cost as a carrier, these guys would be hurling slurs not seen since reconstruction, instead it’s just:

Would have been a good illustration for this piece www.liberalcurrents.com/elections-ar...

Ridiculous half. The Palace right back stopped him approximately once.

Couple days early innit

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you have to pick your spots but rereporting is good, it adds weight to important stories and keeps them in circulation, plus all this. “everybody knows all this already” is an easy trap to fall into if your job is reading the news

This has been made available, so for purposes of commenting on Bari Weiss's decision to spike the story, here's a live-post of that segment. It begins with a "you may recall" summary of the deportation to el Salvador. Describes the admin's claim that it could deport the men without due process

Weiss has only been on the job two months and already has all of Bluesky raptly watching "60 Minutes"

Genuine curiosity

trump is really just running with the idea that as long as you say the words "national security" you can do whatever you want the legacy of the war on terror coming home to roost--we chipped away at the rule of law for years, years, years. now here we are. www.wsj.com/business/ene...

after that piece about george floyd that radley balko tore to shreds she’s just very careful

"Wary" Bari Weiss

Cracker Barrel tools

Top of the league for Christmas 🎄 💫

WATCH: “We got a release—with an enormous asterisk, which is that they are very clearly violating the law,” says Chris Hayes on Trump DOJ’s partial release of the Epstein files.

This is a real dedication from a 1920 book titled 𝘏𝘰𝘳𝘳𝘰𝘳𝘴 𝘰𝘧 𝘝𝘢𝘤𝘤𝘪𝘯𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘌𝘹𝘱𝘰𝘴𝘦𝘥 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘐𝘭𝘭𝘶𝘴𝘵𝘳𝘢𝘵𝘦𝘥.

It's true: A half-million dollars is less than a millionth of Musk's wealth. 500k÷600b = 5÷6m. 'Our ambitious goal, to raise three-quarters of a micromusk...'

Everything going wrong for this Pacers season wouldn't hurt if there weren't so many NBA franchises that are elite at losing. With 55 games to play, you have to think Charlotte and Brooklyn will figure it out

Key to understanding Douthat here is to see that networking isn't part of "the system." Networking is what happens when owners in pursuit of the honest dollar seek out meritorious managers and workers. "The system" sits on top of all that and is supposed to consist of mere paperwork and formalities.

No Money shall be drawn from the Treasury, but in Consequence of Appropriations made by Law.

Iraq II. WMDs were about the tenth rationale they trialed back then, and the first to stick.

Called it again award