Amazing how they want to do that when they don't want to cure trans or cis prisoners of Covid, influenza, diabetes they need their currently-prescribed meds for, heart disease they need their meds for, other health problems they need their meds for, or a lot of other issues covered by the 8th Amdt.

my love to all the archivists at the national archives who'll have anxiety about this tour. i know i would.

I don't think people's problem with, for example, the paper's decade-long crusade putting a big ol' target on trans people's backs can be accurately described as NYT doing "reporting that doesn't always 100% accord with what advocacy groups want."

"When President Trump shakes hands, he shakes hands with his whole body. His entire being vibrates with energy. He rips phone books in half like it's nothing. He sleep one hour a week. And he SHAKES HANDS LIKE A MAN, not like a liberal. No more questions." - Karoline Leavitt tomorrow.

Here's a mini-thread on how Reign of Error episodes can help you understand how different parts of the MAGA Christian nationalist base are driving and understanding Trump's war in Iran: 🧵

5 years ago, there were multiple gender clinics in Texas with large multidisciplinary teams of experts and supportive infrastructure for trans youth to not only survive but thrive. All of that has been completely stripped away in a campaign of hate. They don't want us to exist.

Not only *did* they start this war, they have no idea how to finish it.

The U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops files one (1) amicus brief telling the Supreme Court that the Citizenship Clause means what it says and Trad Cath Republicans start whining about theocracy lol

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In combination w/the three fighter jets we let roll off their carriers and into the sea last year, this is now >$500 million worth of aircraft lost to stupidity. That's 2.5 years of NEH budget or 50k kids/yr of Head Start. We could afford universal healthcare, we'd just rather blow stuff up instead.

It's genuinely insane that many of the newspaper columnists who cheered us into the war in Iraq are still employed at big legacy outlets cheering us into a new war with Iran.

I'm sure witnessing a warmonger's body decaying in real time as he wrecks the lives of so many innocent people, in his country & abroad, has to be a metaphor of some sort

for those of you who werent adults during iraq, its hard to overstate how much the media loves war porn. they salivate over pentagon spin briefings. they love stories about all the bombs and how supposedly infallible they are. they love the notion of the commander in chief, in the situation room etc

How come “How are you going to pay for it?” is never asked about endless war?

A good way to demonstrate your unserious nature is arguing that “Kamala would be doing this too.”

If it's a flesh eating disease I don't think it's enjoying the meal 🤮

I'd bet he gets all his vaccines. Trump himself has never been anti-vax, yea he hated masks because they messed his makeup, and he hired antivax grifters because the rubes that are his voting base wanted it. But I bet he gets every single recommended vax. The vaccine against shingles is not 100%.

“We thought we were living in a politically neutral slave state.”

i dont think pundits and columnists should get a mulligan after being catastrophically wrong on the most important issues of our time

Hoping that this painful but unfortunately survivable diagnosis is correct, unless someone wants to put in a bid for leprosy or the Black Death.

WELLP post just under yours showed me the shongles. Well, is it an assumption of Shingles? Or could it be anything? Anyways if it is Shingles he is in excrutiating pain and I love that for him

This reminded me again how almost none of the rules we have in our country are done purely out of the goodness of our hearts - there are always very practical reasons those rules exist, eg not shooting your own aircraft.

"No stupid rules of engagement" is how you shoot down three of your own F-15s in one day. Just a shocking display of martial ineptitude.

The dying slowly thing is kinda workin for me. But, pick upthe pace bruh

We're building a list of every prominent Republican credibly accused of DUI since 2000 with almost 125 added so far.

🚨 It looks like the UK government is gearing up to upend copyright law in favour of AI companies, legalising the theft of their work. This is despite creatives' huge protests, and despite previous proposals being roundly rejected by the public. Please spread the word. 🧵 1/4

Not so new, and it also includes MbS.

Gallego is a big crypto supporter. If he's endorsing Platner, I have strong doubts about Platner's ultimate commitment to breaking the power of tech billionaires. prospect.org/2025/03/10/2...

a reminder that Graham Platner is the grandson of the designer of the "Windows on the World" restaurant at the WTC, has considerable family money, and his main business is selling oysters to his mom's two restaurants. These people are fucking marks.

Strong case that the U.S. military can be bought with a suitable payment directly to the U.S. President.

Raytheon Executive: I know you’re skeptical about buying American again. But hear me out. The MIM-104 Patriot is the only surface to air missile system with a proven track record of success against the US Air Force. Danish Defense Minister: Continue.

It's utterly infuriating that in the 21st Century political decisions are being made based on a Bronze Age religion.

In case you're wondering how some sectors of the Christian right are seeing Trump's war in Iran, I've just read several articles seeing a prophetic meaning in a coincidence of Trump's strikes, the assassination of Khameni, and a blood moon occurring on Purim (tomorrow).

When someone commits an obvious crime, we don't ask the criminal to explain himself, we ask for justice for the victims and punishment for the criminal.

I don't understand this coordinated response of Dems going, "Trump owes us an explanation for attacking Iran!" Do they expect his failure to provide one will produce a politically advantageous gotcha? Come on. Just say the war is stupid, wasteful and it should cease. Stop being weak and terrible.

I wouldn't get my hopes up but the time is definitely better spent than trying to pressure the roaches. bsky.app/profile/tvsa...

It’s literally children playing COD but in real life

It’s been terrifying to have almost every year in the past 20 years be a lesson in how many people with power make decisions about who lives and dies with little thought or care or even a clear idea as to why they’re doing anything, and it’s terrifying that it seems to be getting worse

3 American soldiers have now been killed because the president wants you to stop thinking about all the children he raped.

we, the Gambling On Everything App, have decided to have Morals conveniently, this means we don’t have to pay you any money

You're paying for this. Your tax money paid to have this printed and hung up. But. Gotta pay fed taxes right? No mechanism not to pay the king. You paid for a Charlie Kirk banner.

Thank you to @erinmaglaque.bsky.social for this spirited piece on Caravaggio's art, street life and clothing drawing on themes from my book "Street Style". #earlymodern #dresshistory 🗃️🪡

Charlie "some people dying violent deaths is a price worth paying for easy access to firearms" Kirk taught many Americans what irony is.

He dropped out of college. Which was, until he decided to target colleges and university, the best thing he could do for those working in higher education or pursuing one.

“Just because you are outside of your home doesn’t mean you have consented to having a random bozo collect your face and your name, the latter of which can enable them to search for your digital presence or even home address. The act of existing in public should not carry those risks.”

really one of the strangest media cycles in history, where mainstream media actively hid the fact that the columbine killers were popular upper class preppy kids with full on neo-nazi ideologies and instead pretended they were victims of bullying

When you're abolishing the Department of Education but making sure to get some sweet banners on the way out

Honoring the legacy of racist podcasters

Right now, the only thing that might get these companies regulated is not paying out a big bet to somebody inside the administration

As always, the bet is not "Will Donald Trump be impeached or otherwise politically turfed out before 2029" but "Will Kalshi be a thing that exists and can be successfully sued for the money you thought you'd get in 2029."