Trump may be about to strike Iran with almost no public awareness or debate www.nytimes.com/2026/02/18/u...

Who would have thought that despite *47* days of training, ICE fascists would not know basic gun safety? Oh right, everyone. Roses are red, So are some elves,

Especially since the whole point of the Batman film series up to then was to make us forget the Adam West series.

There has seldom been a better time to read my book. (Because you can have it for free, apparently.)

I know things are fucking insane and the world is on fire, but it's Black History Month and I'd like to celebrate Black art that has resonated with me.

Yes, they got away with it in broad daylight.

Did Good or Pretti need ID to be murdered?

We demand this, @captmarkkelly.bsky.social @gallego.senate.gov

Very well put.

‘During a rant about cracking down on crime by sending the military to Democratic cities, he said, "Sometimes we have to force ourselves upon them because they’re so bad." (Yeah. Even if it’s not a confession, it sure reveals his mindset.)’ cwdaily.net

When dictators lose popularity, they kill people and blow up things to change the storyline.

Just heard this one read by the author on @storyhour.bsky.social and I feel hit in the head with a stone. @kashinggiwa.bsky.social, incredible work.

But it was only the last installment of a series beloved by generations, which millions of people were emotionally invested in and had been looking forward to for decades, so really, why sweat it?

That’s a good sign that you must make it exist.

It doesn’t sound like me, does it?

I hate to keep waving this bloody shirt, but you would think somebody somewhere along the line of who knows how many sign off on these things would have looked at how the ending of LOST was received and maybe, I don’t know, learned something?

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I might not have put it quite like Bill Hicks did but you have to admit he had a point (content warning)

I like it, but is there a “——punk” to go with it?

Here’s a candidate for Most 80s Track Ever. m.youtube.com/watch?v=PBLx...

That’s … pretty 80s, all right.

Actually, you should read my sword and sorcery tales instead (most of them are free and they absolutely rip ass) + they have trans heroines luanawrites.carrd.co

They seem to think some referee is going to intervene and declare victory for them. Probably some fusion of Tom Friedman and David Brooks.

Leigh Brackett could have told us all about it.

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For the record, I think of myself as a plotter, but I do occasionally pants myself.

Everything on my desk is squared away at perfect right angles. The slightest deviation ruins everything. This is what scientists call a sensitive dependence on initial conditions.

People really need to start seeing everything through that lens. Everything being done happens because President Epstein and the Epstein class wants it this way.

Who agrees?

Late thought on Colbert & all that. Curious that the lawsters dusted off “equal time” as a lame excuse. Conservatives always hated the fairness doctrine & got rid of it the split second they could. If they had to advocate what they want under truly equal time, they’d never win another election.

The Colbert Talarico interview isn't just about the F.C.C. anntelnaes.substack.com/p/trumps-fear

Not everything our parents & teachers told us turned out to be true, but “PEOPLE JUDGE YOU BY THE COMPANY YOU KEEP” is still a good one.

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Generous

You live long enough and you start to see the pattern.

Here’s a handy vocabulary cheat-sheet for talking about stuff: The Epstein class The Epstein administration President Epstein

Also: we didn’t prosecute Nixon, so Reagan did Iran-contra. We didn’t prosecute that, and George W. Bush did his wars. We didn’t prosecute that, and here we are. If we don’t prosecute this Epstein administration, what will we have to put up with next?

Medicare for All - "That's socialism!" Social Security - "That's socialism!" Debt free education - "That's socialism!" Universal childcare - "That's socialism!" Billions for ICE, refurbishing Trump's Qatar jet, and tax cuts for the rich... "That's just how it is."

Anyone who does not give Greg Pak $1000 could be 'left behind' says Greg Pak.

Aren’t the Republicans in Congress worried that the stench of the Epstein files might cling to them? If I were one of them, I would be.

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Roses are redde Noble are the manatees For a bettir future Teach artes and humanityes

Minneapolis’s message to ICE: DO NOT COME HERE. DO NOT GET OUT OF YOUR CARS. WE DO NOT WANT YOU AND WILL NEVER WANT YOU. THERE ARE SO MANY MORE OF US THAN YOU.

Just responded to a sighting of ICE on foot at nearby apartments. They’re out of the way and there’s a major snowstorm as we speak. Some of the worst road conditions I’ve ever seem; spun out my car trying to get there. When I arrived 5 minutes after the call, at least 30 people were already there.

John Cleese once said that creative problems often yield to gentle pressure. I’ve found this to be true.

Not to mention our self-respect.

This is such a violation of the Minnesota code. Anywhere, but particularly there.

I'd encourage people to not read this cynically as proof that all politicians lie no matter how delightful their media presence & there's no point in joy. The work of holding one's representatives to account is constant & crucial, & the organizing that got Mamdani elected can also keep him honest.

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