This is a level of absurdity I can only aspire to. Utterly brilliant.

People have been shocked that an AI company is offering chats with an AI Jesus for $1.99/minute but it's important to remember and respect the fact that a core part of American evangelicalism is being financially defrauded by people who claim to speak for god

An mRNA treatment for PANCREATIC CANCER was in trials, among many other uses. Choosing to end this research is choosing to sentence millions to an early, painful death

Huge shift in American views of Israel 2022: 55% view Israel favorably, 42% unfavorably 2026: 37% view Israel favorably, 60% unfavorable Generational divide hits both parties: 57% of *Republicans under 50* are negative on Israel via Pew Research Center poll: www.pewresearch.org/wp-content/u...

"To put it bluntly, an X post today receives less than 3% of the views a single tweet delivered seven years ago." If you think it is necessary to be on Twitter to communicate your fact-based worldview, the reality is that worldview is being smothered.

it is very important to remember that the confederates were both traitors and big stupid losers who got their asses kicked

Change is possible.

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Things that help calm the nervous system, quickly: - Box breathing (in for 4, hold for 4, out for 4, hold for 4, repeat) - Immerse your face in cold water (activates mammalian dive reflex) - Humming (stimulates vagus nerve) - Exercise (anything helps, outside even better) - Impeachment and removal

Gen X collectively reliving Challenger, Columbia and Cold War nuclear holocaust anxiety all in the same week is a fucking lot, y'all.

I interviewed @katmabu.bsky.social for @theintercept.com about her campaign's mutual aid program. She told me that win, or lose, she was hoping this would become something more campaigns would do moving forward. theintercept.com/2025/12/26/k...

It's indeed possible to beat bad things backed by big money

The U.S. Forest Service is closing 57 of its 77 research facilities in 31 states under a reorganization plan announced this week, threatening science that looked at how wildfires, drought, pests and global warming are putting pressure on forests. TAT: [Attacking science | Hollowing state]

From your mouth… 😏

Observers were astounded on Monday after a new golden statue mocking President Donald Trump appeared on the National Mall.

go directly to jail, do not pass go, do not collect two hundred million dollars

This anti-war PSA that aired during the Vietnam War. Its message is sadly still very relevant today.

Asymmetric warfare offers powerful aggressors the privilege of hypocrisy... The U.S. and Israel’s own stated justifications for the Iranian university strikes de facto legitimize strikes against an MIT or a Tel Aviv University... latest @theintercept.com theintercept.com/2026/03/30/i...

I love how "maga" means foolish loser in Nigerian pidgin.

Star Trek: The Next Generation, possibly the best television show ever, is not about spaceships shooting lasers at each other, it is about a man who represents the best of us trying to teach his robot son to be human while debating whether humans even deserve to exist with his best frenemy, God.

For Democrats, fighting Trump isn’t enough anymore

I know I’m a broken record on this but: A handful of law profs are engaging in an effort to convince the Supreme Court to accept a reactionary administration’s effort to redefine American citizenship and render countless children stateless.

Wow, it's almost like he's rebuking... somebody in particular. 😏

Reform insiders fear links to extreme figures such as Andrew Tate will scare off voters

Longtime college friend of mine, Mike Prinke, was among those laid off at Epic Games: he has been fighting terminal brain cancer, and now he, his wife, and kid, have no income or health insurance. Sharing here in hopes it can reach the right people on their behalf. #epicgames

MyPillow CEO Mike Lindell not only just lost his latest motion to overturn a defamation verdict related to the 2020 election — the judge also said lawyers for the media company he founded must explain why they shouldn't be fined and referred to their state bars for disciplinary proceedings.

Don't forget folks, 🕐️ the clocks go forward 1 hour at 1am for the start of British summertime #RememberClocksGoForward

I expect the new NBC News report on how Trump's aides have been curating the Iran War info he gets is not going to get the long-term attention it deserves. But it should, it really really should.

Why is a children's book writer someone a government would have to offer "assurances" to on anything.

Polio virus detected in London days before ministers cut global eradication funding

A war of regression: how Trump bombed the US into a worse position with Iran

Sen. Susan Collins (R-ME) has been caught violating a congressional stock trading disclosure rule that she played a big part in advocating for over a decade ago.

Trump's War: A Hegemonic Tragedy in Five Acts Act I

I wrote about the findings from the inquiry about the impact of the pandemic on the NHS, and the mistakes of the first year. I hope it makes you angry - it should make us all angry. open.substack.com/pub/christin...

lmao

'wait when did chuck tingle get political?'

ending car dealerships would cut the heart out of Republican suburbia a million little fiefdoms for the biggest asshole in town, spreading poison all across the country

There are no words. 😡

The return of ReceptioGate to the news is a useful moment to think about the role AI is having in creating truth for a lot of internet users. I posted this update - the clear plagiarism verdict against Rossi - on another platform… /1

Despite President Donald Trump having persistently placed the blame on Democrats for the ongoing and widespread chaos seen at airports nationwide, Americans "aren't buying" the president's claims, an analysis published Wednesday in Zeteo found.

A viral dog rescue from 2016 is now immortalized with a statue in Kazakhstan. When a dog fell into the Sayran reservoir, bystanders formed a human chain to pull him to safety. The statue is a reminder of the value of unity, solidarity and collective action. 14/10 for all

NEW: With the federal government refusing to identify agents or share evidence relating to the killings of Alex Pretti and Renee Good, the dispute has become a game of constitutional chicken: states’ rights versus federal immunity.

Academics and human rights experts were aghast on Tuesday as President Donald Trump condemned an advocate to what amounts to a "civil death."

Sam Alito shredded by analyst for 'placating man-baby' Trump in major Supreme Court case

No Israel prosecutions for killing Palestinian civilians in occupied West Bank since start of decade