I really appreciate that @friendlyatheist.com is bothering to make the distinction between Hegseth's whole Doug Wilson fanboy thing and the dispensationalist camp, because that distinction matters and too many people have been refusing to accept that they're not the same.

💥 No more business as usual in the Senate. We shouldn't be voting to proceed to normal legislation until Republicans schedule a debate and a vote and on a declaration of war against Iran. Let's see if Trump has the votes to authorize war. I bet he doesn't @chrismurphyct.bsky.social

I’ve been notified about another death in ICE custody. This marks a stunning 40 deaths during the second Trump administration. This cannot continue. There must be real accountability for ICE and DHS.

Your periodic reminder that “Israel’s government” and “the Jews” aren’t synonymous.

That's enough for me tonight. All night I've repeated this strange mantra I made up: "There is no fairy tale prince. There is no magic sword. There is no deus ex machina. There's only us. Trying to make the world a better place." Cheers to all of us. And how we refuse to give up the fight. ♥️♥️

once again I reiterate that I have never found a more effective barometer for "is this space safe for my fat cis body" than "show me your specific policies for creating a safe space for trans bodies" it has a 100% success rate everywhere from doctors to waxing to clothing-optional soaking pools

I get asked to show up to book clubs, online and offline. Here is why from now on the answer is always "no." If you think this might have something to do with "AI" ruining yet another thing for everyone, you're absolutely 100% correct. whatever.scalzi.com/2026/03/03/i...

🚨Dallas County Update, Stay in Line! Yes, The Supreme Court has just temporarily blocked the order but you will continue to vote. If you were not in line before 7 p.m. the votes will be separated for now from the rest of the days votes. But STAY & VOTE

When someone says „Scientists do not want you to know“ you can dismiss everything from there on. Scientists want you to know. They are desperate that you know. They can’t shut up about what they found out and want you to know.

For Americans stuck in the Middle East — here are some resources to stay informed and stay safe during this time. Circumstances are changing often, so make sure you keep yourself informed on @TravelGov’s latest guidance.

What it is Like to Accidentally be Trapped in a Country at War By Zack Davisson Hey! You seen on the news of evacuation orders for Americans whose vacation was suddenly disrupted by a little war as a treat? Well, it happened to me too. Gather round for story time! Destination, EGYPT!!! (1)

The same soldiers they want to deport from America, they are now sending them to fight for America. Tonight, a Mexican/American family holds their son a little tighter as they see him off. May God protect every soldier stepping into uncertainty. How many more will die because of Bibi and Trump?

The costs of this Iran war debacle will likely be more than the cost of extending the ACA health insurance subsidies. If you asked Americans, which do you want: another war in the Middle East or lower health care costs at home, is the margin 90 to 10? 95 to 5?

I think about this Tony Benn speech much more than I used to

Socialists are getting a bit sour at being called “unrealistic” by the self-described pragmatists who keep making the same horrifying mistakes and expecting things to work out better *this* time 😡

WAR IS PEACE FREEDOM IS SLAVERY IGNORANCE IS STRENGTH

Okay I feel like this is going to come up a lot in the next 24 hours so let's just clear this up: Ayatollah Khameini, the Iranian supreme leader allegedly killed today, is/was *not* the same person as Ayatollah Khomeini, the supreme leader who came to power in the 1979 revolution.

Remember that it was specifically Anthropic's refusal to provide services relating to mass surveillance of Americans or create autonomous killing machines for the DoD that prompted this crashout. So we can take it as a statement of intent that the DoD has specific plans to do exactly those things

Every anti-vaxxer I encounter seems to love weird unregulated supplements. They hate Big Pharma but they love Little Pharma, Big Pharma’s younger sibling who grew up without any adult supervision.

the party that wants to require ID to vote abruptly invalidating a thousand people’s IDs overnight seems like a pretty giant flashing red light

Hey, so, reminder that Tennessee Republicans are introducing a bill that would kill women who get an abortion. I dug up the MAGAs names, numbers, emails, & a script to use when calling them. Men—we need to step up. Act. Inundate them. Shut this trash down ASAP. www.qasimrashid.com/p/tennessee-...

BAFTAS were pre-recorded. Despite that, BBC chose to: - Leave in the N-word shouted while Black men were on stage - Cut out homophobic slurs shouted by the same person - Cut out "Free Palestine" declared by a Black man on stage This is what white supremacy & genocide approval looks like. Reject it.

BBC muting “Free Palestine” but not the N-word at the BAFTAS is a perfect summation of what offends “moderate” whites and why Dr. King called white moderates worse than the KKK.

FYI, Academia.edu has changed its terms of service to give an irrevocable worldwide license for anything uploaded to its site to be used for generative AI. I do not consent to this and have pulled all my papers.

Gallego: "They're going and racially profiling people and rounding up Americans until they can prove their citizenship. That money came from kicking millions and millions of Americans off Medicaid. It was the same bill. They cut Medicaid to expand ICE."

If retailers raised prices during tariffs, that doesn’t create a liability to each customer—it creates profit (or covers costs). So if or when tariff refunds arrive, the default outcome is: firms recoup, shoppers don’t. Bottom line: You aren't getting a penny back.

We are in the middle of a mass disabling event that no one wants to acknowledge. At the same time, we’re seeing increases in assisted dying legislation. It’s not a coincidence. It’s a cull. This is one of the reasons we say masking is resistance. Wear an N95 and help protect yourself & others!

Messaging lesson here: DO say - "yet again, MAGA wants to keep people from voting to control our elections to seize power" DON'T say - "see!!! they're the ones doing voter fraud!" Bringing up "fraud" merely feeds desire for anti-voter laws. newrepublic.com/post/206857/...

Healthcare in Greenland is publicly funded, free at the point of use, and despite geographical challenges considered very good. Healthcare costs in the USA are extortionate and responsible for 60% of all US bankruptcies. So maybe Denmark should be sending hospital ships the other way.

my favorite part about this weird gay moral panic article is how it sneaks in bits proving the premise of the article is factually inaccurate, but continues on anyway citing rumors from anonymous sources as "proof." the problem with silicon valley isn't the presence of gay men, it's fascism.

A tariff “refund” mostly goes to whoever wrote the tariff check: the importer of record. That’s not the same person who paid more at the register. So refunds -- if they're offered -- might sound like consumer relief, but in reality, they're corporate windfalls.

Just a casual reminder that Mister Rogers NEVER told you to “look for the helpers”. He told BABIES that, so they wouldn’t lose hope in dark times. YOU, ADULT, ARE SUPPOSED TO BE ONE OF THE HELPERS THE BABIES ARE LOOKING FOR. Get your fuckin helmet on and get out there.

This is in large measure why I don’t support Gavin Newsom in a presidential run. He personally helped throw out people last possessions.

She never lived to see this moment, but it’s worth remembering that none of this would have happened without Virginia Giuffre. She had the courage to speak out against power and privilege when it was just her word against Andrew’s. Thanks to her, justice & accountability may finally have its day.

look at my country man, we’re getting out-No Kings’d by the fuckin’ british

Yoon and Prince Andrew wishing they had a friend like John Roberts.

I wonder if this happens because tourists come from places where they don't have spaces where you can't easily walk to human habitation. Anyway in Death Valley, you WILL die. Don't do it. If you go in, carry excessive water. Last time I was there I had a 5 gal tank in the trunk.

DAILY MEMO: Border Patrol Has Left Los Angeles, ICE Carries On Taking Around 25 People This Week @eltragon.bsky.social

If Dems made demand to get all kids & their caretakers out of concentration camps, grinding all Congressional business to halt plus using their massive texting lists to organize caravans to create Occupy Dilly encampment, I would give them every dollar I have. And so would many.

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.

Likely-historic photo by NBC News of all the Epstein victims asked to raise their hands if they've not yet been asked to meet with the DOJ as Bondi testifies in foreground

So the feds ARE NOT considering an mRNA vaccine for the flu, which could save countless lives, but ARE backing research into whether horse dewormer can cure cancer, because the right views vaccines as elite and ivermectin as populist. Cool. kffhealthnews.org/news/article...

It is absolutely outrageous that Moderna’s flu vaccine was met with a “refusal-to-file” even after their approved their protocol with FDA and carried out the trial as agreed. This vaccine works better in older adults than the current flu vaccines. apnews.com/article/mode...

I genuinely cannot believe the degree to which we are pissing away this generational breakthrough, even given the fuckmuppets who are involved www.nbcnews.com/health/healt...

People on Reddit are getting Amazon to refund their Ring products because of their partnership with Flock and that creepy Super Bowl ad www.reddit.com/r/FlockSurve...

I'm uninstalling my RING today. Dystopia notwithstanding, the Ring commercial about their surveillance finding lost pets makes no sense. Of the ~10M pets lost annually, their service finds ~500. They want Americans to commit privacy suicide for a .005% success rate??? Yeah, no thanks. Cancelling.

5/ “I have already spent more than 60 days waking up eating the same repetitive meals…going to the doctor and that the only thing they tell you is to drink more water and the worst thing is that it seems like the water is what makes people sick here…” From 12-year-old Ender, detained 60+ days

Reminder that the "He Gets Us" Jesus ads are connected to anti-LGBTQ+, anti-abortion hate groups decider.com/2023/02/12/h...

The current regime took a week to abolish USAID, which is three times as old and was not in the news every day for brutalizing children