I was in a 2 hour briefing today on the Iran War. All the briefings are closed, because Trump can't defend this war in public. I obviously can't disclose classified info, but you deserve to know how incoherent and incomplete these war plans are. 1/ Here's what I can share:

Perfect description

Murky days make for good fishing if you’re a predator like this double crested cormorant #doublecrestedcormorant #cormorant #murky #seabirdsofcoralcity #coralcitycamera

Personally, I think this is more about trying to save his job in his newly-drawn district than some sort of moral awakening.

She deserves far worse, but freshly fired Noem did have to attend Trump's dumb "Shield of the Americas" conference at his tacky FL club today. He froze her out of the inner circle, so at least she's humiliated. Justice will have to wait until Piggy is out of power. abcnews.com/Politics/tru...

"The Peace President." [Cartoon by Benjamin Slyngstad]

Seriously, if sane governance ever returns, this shit needs to be shut down and the crooks investigated & prosecuted. Trump Jr. is heavily involved in both Kalshi & Polymarket, and it’s a conduit for corruption that serves no legitimate purpose.

There are a lot of posts out there with the close-up visual of Markwayne Mullin on January 6, but this is a better perspective. He’s not protecting others; he’s protecting himself and hiding. You can see plenty of people at the entry door, ready to take on the insurrectionists, but not Markwayne.

Dogs are great if you have money and want that to no longer be the case.

Super shocking. Given that Russia helped our enemies during Vietnam, Korea, and both gulf wars, who could have guessed this would happen. www.cnn.com/2026/03/06/p...

And they look stunning!

These numbers sound low to me

NEWS! Pete Hegseth apologises for love-bite on Donald Trump’s neck

NEWS! God issues urgent recall on 'humanity' newsthump.com/2026/03/04/g...

"It is fraud" -- Neguse nails Kristi Noem for lying during her testimony yesterday when she told the Senate that DHS's $220m ad campaign starring her "went out to a competitive bid" (it did not), and tells her "I think there's gonna be accountability" (1/2)

Balint to Noem: "You're the secretary of DHS -- for now. And you think you're immune from accountability. But I promise you this: one day he is not gonna be president anymore. And when that day comes, we will still be here. And in hearings like this, we are going to continue to prove your guilt."

LIEU: Did Amalia commit a crime? NOEM: She did not. She's with her family LIEU: The reason she's with her family is because she almost died in ICE detention until folks brought a lawsuit forcing her release

We appear to be trying to brute force a New World War into existence.

What the everloving eff is in those files?!!

The Department of Homeland Security, which oversees ICE and Border Patrol, is using a broad web of surveillance tools to monitor, apprehend and intimidate the people it seeks to deport and the U.S. citizens critical of its policies. n.pr/4sig14N

Bunty is back! ❤️ #PaintedBunting 🪶

We had a large flock of robins pass through up here in North Georgia. There were at least fifty in our yard fueling up for the spring migration. I never trust the signs of spring until late March but the birds are telling us Spring is here.

Total eclipse of the full blood moon is tonight, in case you haven’t checked in on the doom portents lately.

It's a good thing nothing important is going on. www.usatoday.com/picture-gall...

Did you all hear it, too? It was very quiet but several times you could hear her say "YOU STUPID MOTHERFUCKERS." I know I heard it.

Put up the #hummingbird feeders today. Haven’t seen one yet, but they generally start arriving in early March.

Meanwhile, this scandal-ridden creep is partying with billionaire donors, crypto scammers and whoever else can pony up $1M to join his tacky-ass club.

but her emails

If we manage to beat back the current fascist movement, lower level toadies like Patronis have to be driven out of public life and prosecuted for corruption when appropriate too.

Maybe we should bring back public caning www.nytimes.com/2026/02/28/u...

I just love real America so much.

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THIS.

Mothman but make it Eleanor.

tonight's open thread. Always looking for new readers and writers. Pay is nonexistent and the boss is moody and unreliable (but loyal) but you set your own hours and will get free critiques man will you get free critiques balloon-juice.com/2026/02/26/t...

There are nearly 2,000 events on the No Kings Day map in all 50 states (and 10 countries). March 28 will be the largest protest in American history. Find your local event or plan a protest in your area: www.nokings.org?SQF_SOURCE=i...

"It’s hard to know how much Stonepeak makes off this misery..." www.motherjones.com/politics/202...

Gift link. www.miamiherald.com/news/politic...

These dogs are having the time of their lives following this week's historic blizzard in the Northeast. Please enjoy. 14/10 for all

he didn’t write this one

rare footage of a saxocat in the wild

Good morning! 🪶

"The larger significance here is that yet again, there is no meaningful connection between what Trump says he’s going to do and what he actually does..." www.ms.now/rachel-maddo...

some of the olympic women including maddie mastro have been reposting this if you’re curious about the vibe in response to the US men’s little display

Kash Patel in 2023: “I’m just saying Chris Wray doesn’t need a government funded G5 jet to go to vacations. Maybe we ground that plane. $15,000 every time it takes off. Just a thought.”

We found the Trump administration kept about 300 kids at the Dilley detention center for more than a month, despite a long-standing legal settlement that generally limits the time children can be held in detention to 20 days.

This case is insane: ICE shot and killed a citizen last March then *hid it for a year.* The young man they killed had no criminal history. All we know about shooting is from internal ICE docs. We don't know officers' names. We don't have footage. www.nytimes.com/2026/02/20/u...