Kazakhstan and Israel have had relations since 1992

These guys want to claim an ancient past about which they know next to nothing, assuming that it supports their ideas - which they imagine to be ancient when they are dismally modern - even though Rome was perhaps the greatest example in all history of strength through diversity.

I like her style

you ever think about the works progress administration? I sure do. I wish that was a thing now. I would be so glad to contribute my labor to like. A random ass local bridge

the great thing about Musk's comp package being heavily incentive-gated is that it guarantees a decade of systemic financial fraud at the heart of the market. good job everyone

OK twice today (once here on Bluesky, and once in a nonfiction book) I've seen 'phase' used when CLEARLY the writer meant 'faze' (to perturb, disturb, bother). The error does in fact faze me. Always, this is not just a phase I'm going through.

The raw dynamism just leaps out of that image

Even after Tuesday, there’s a movement afoot in Ohio to encourage a last-minute primary against @amyactonoh.bsky.social — who is tied or ahead of Vivek in the polls and has the highest job approval rating in Ohio — under the whispered notion that a woman can’t win. Read the room. Then read this:

gosh what might one say about a team (Bengals) that have given up 300 points in nine games?

"The jury — which feasted on sandwiches for lunch on Thursday, according to a person familiar with jury lunches — deliberated the charges for several hours on Wednesday and Thursday before delivering the verdict."

Trump taking a victory lap because Walmart made their Thanksgiving meal smaller and crappier (and hence cheaper) is such a perfect encapsulation of his hucksterism

OH-GOV poll: Amy Acton (D): 46% Vivek Ramaswamy (R): 45% www.oft-aft.org/press/oft-po...

When you're a sociopath and get angry that someone else's medical emergency, just four feet away, drew focus from your gloating and you forget which lie you were on.

Rep. Yassamin Ansari has set up a table and this sign outside Speaker Johnson’s office.

New in PN: Dem victories you missed while celebrating Mamdani's win "Guess everyone got tired of waiting for $2 gas & decided to skip right to transgender for everyone! But across the US, there were dozens of significant down-ballot races where Dems cleaned up in ways that bode well for the future"

good stuff

25-year-old Ukrainian powerlifter from Mykolaiv,Dmytro Polovych, who has cerebral palsy,won the WPA Hungary World Championships by lifting 105 kilograms Dmytro was born with level IV cerebral palsy.Doctors warned that he would never be able to take even a single step or hold his head up on his own

From the Guardian. Cartoonist Ella Baron.

The utter stupidity of pursuing a criminal trial against someone for throwing a sandwich that bounced off a bullet proof vest pissing away hundreds of thousands of dollars for this joke is the perfect encapsulation of this Administration.

The biggest thing that Conservatives fear is the loss of privilege. They would rather keep people down than lift people up.

lol the white people who keep complaining about being replaced are voting for their own destruction. In this essay, I will-

Benne and Eggsy when they see the outside cats: can we be fwends 🥺👉👈 Jimmi Pickles when she sees and outside cat: Foul Knave! How darest thou defile this sacred land with thy presence! I shall drive you back to the FIRES of HELL where you BELONG

I was told by the president that the US economy is the best ever

this is not at all embarrassing

if you think that terrorizing children will change MAGA minds, recall that repeated school shootings have not moved the Republican needle an inch on gun control

lol

Ohio food pantries reported a sharp increase in demand Monday as federal food assistance was cut by the Trump administration. One said strained resources might not last and made an appeal for donations ohiocapitaljournal.com/2025/11/05/o...

"Democrats were searching for a leader. They found something better: a coalition."

This video is bonkers, he seems unwell, but just to be clear about the history: The "nuclear option" to blow up the filibuster was a Republican idea. Trent Lott (R-MS) coined the term in 2003, and in 2005 Republicans used the threat of it to confirm several wacky federal court nominees.

mother of god

Gore Vidal said “It’s not enough that I succeed, others must fail.” That’s how I feel about the disgraceful gutter-bigot campaign run against Mamdani and the do-you-need-to-borrow-an-Ativan freakout about him. These people spectacularly undignified.

“You can tell by the love and support he’s getting from the community that he was amazing.” KitKat, known as the "Mayor of 16th Street," was killed by a Waymo cab last week, sparking calls for more regulation of driverless cars.

good, she should

Frank should just announce that only Republicans may vote

that's okay, the junior troops can use their SNAP benefits oh wait oh shit

this is not at all embarrassing

Beshear: Let me be clear. The president has both the funding and the authority to fund snap during a shutdown. In fact, every other president in every other shutdown has done so. People going hungry in this instance is a choice that this president has made.

Discworld QOTD, from Witches Abroad "‘Will she live happily ever after?’ he said. NOT FOREVER. BUT PERHAPS FOR LONG ENOUGH."

Douthat of course derived from the language of the old country, where it meant 'court jester'

The Greene County (Ohio) library tax levy passed. That's why I voted.

can I place a prop bet on NOT ONE OF THESE THINGS HAPPENING?

Despite all his bluster, what Trump fears above all else is being hated & mocked. He's been surrounded by a layer of apparatchiks who tell him he's winning & everyone loves him, but last night's election is an uncomfortable & inalterable fact. His ego will need to compensate. Brace for weirdness!

Percentage of Greenlanders who think becoming American is a good idea

I sincerely do not think people like living in a police state, once they see for themselves what it looks like.

unfortunately Ohio has two loser senators

boom

*whispers* you can continue to read me, the pundit who insisted the other pundits were wrong about these conclusions

Youngkin wins by two points? That’s a model to follow Spanberger and Sherrill win by more than a dozen each? Boooooring