Probably the worst thing that ever happens in Iceland.

"Although the new fee is written in neutral language, its impact is not. More than 70% of H-1B visas go to Indian nationals. In health care, Indian physicians make up one of the largest cohorts of international graduates & are disproportionately likely to serve in rural & underserved communities."

Larry Ellison is funding Tony Blair’s Institute. No surprise Blair is President Trump’s choice for the Viceroy of Gaza.

Good. There are too many.

Is the dam breaking?

Yeah. The problem with people driving cybertrucks with bumper stickers that say, "I bought this before I knew Elon was crazy" is that YOU BOUGHT A CYBERTRUCK IN THE FIRST PLACE.

The ideological purges will continue until the fever swamps can unmake 2020 by law or magic apnews.com/article/fbi-...

Yeah; it's not just Trump it's all of the bad people he brought out of the woodwork.

Why does this feel like just the beginning.

Disappointed to learn that it turns out Congress was merely an advisory body all along.

Healthcare should be unconditional and impossible to "lose."

Exactly.

They're really digging through the weeds to find reasons to fire people, aren't they?

Reality is becoming less real.

Kimmel won. Winning matters, wins are how we’re going to prevent this autocratic slide.

We should have carried Reconstruction through to its end instead of aborting it. A massive lost opportunity for which many people are still paying the price.

Fascinating! We need to figure this phenomenon out!

Huge (progress on Huntington's disease treatment).

Happy Friday to those celebrating.

“The actual state of Palestine” — brilliant front page from UK Observer

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I didn't buy the idea that Van Hollen was seriously considering a presidential bid in 2028 until I read this profile of him just released in WaPo

I don’t know who’s had a weirder 48 hours — me or the CEO of Tylenol.” — Jimmy Kimmel

Deeply concerned about reports of drones above the Sumud flotilla and their radios being jammed following escalating threats from Israel. Australia needs to call for the safety of the flotilla and all those on board.

The annual pumpkin display at the entrance of Governor Pritzker’s personal residence on Astor Street. He is the pumpkin king. Illinois produces the most pumpkins, including canned, than any other state in the U.S., twice as many as the next five states combined.

"eat the rich"? what are the appetizers

NJ PBS shutting down next summer. “15yrs ago Gov. Christie ended 4 decades of state funding for public TV, forcing them to find a new funder. The state cut $750k in funding this yr, but that was hardly the fatal blow; that came from the end of federal funds.” newjerseyglobe.com/media/new-je...

CNN: Breaking news tonight, Democrats securing the final push they need to force a vote on the release of the Epstein files as Democrat Adelita Grijalva wins the special election in Arizona's 7th congressional district

We need to rehome my wonderful cat Sheba because Charlemagne is so horrible to her. I’m working on her adoption application, alas.

How does one remain on social media without succumbing to outrage culture?

My butter chicken continues to underwhelm.

I'm sure you'll be delighted to know that mobile home parks across the country are being bought out by private equity (per NPR).

there’s probably already a mastadon server for raptured people

"Ocean potato"! Love it!

I can't believe how big the Kirk-as-martyr complex has gotten.

Maybe the FBI should offer a $100k cash reward for help locating any Charlie Kirk quotes that make him look good.

We might be heading toward our own Middle Ages.

Timeline cleanser: My new kitty Columbo 😻

Happy they're speaking out now. Wish they would have don it 8 months ago. Feels far, far too late.

One hopes.

I don't know why I bothered posting what I thought would be a helpful anecdote about my experience getting the covid vaccine on NextDoor. A civil war has erupted and I'm considering witness protection.

We’ve made the difficult decision to re-home our wonderful cat Sheba. My tiny ten-pound terror Charlemagne is bullying and attacking her (even though she's his mum). We’ll be taking nice of pics of her and then posting about her availability for adoption.

We are out of both wine and chocolate. Can you feel the disturbance in the force?

“…we all know there's something really bad going on, but if we look and we see, then we're going to feel compelled to do everything we can to stop it." Actress Cynthia Nixon tells @premthakker.bsky.social how she was pushed not to talk about Palestine during her 2018 bid for New York governor.

It’s almost as if Charlie Kirk is more powerful in death than in life.

Trump is canceling our court jesters, who are our canary in a coal mine.

My health insurance company has now authorized the incorrect procedure six times.

There’s no day like today to have a dead car battery.

Video: Cats roam American University of Beirut in Lebanon www.npr.org/2025/09/17/g...

Just because I’ve seen All The President’s Men like a hundred times doesn’t mean I won’t watch it again