i think the "israel has not historically tried to strong-arm the united states into attacking iran" line is pure, unalloyed cope www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7...

This is why I’m very frustrated by the minimization of Israeli responsibility in this war. We know this play, we’ve seen Israel run it before in Gaza. Netanyahu wants to make Iran an incoherent mass of threats that justify ever accelerating cycles of violence for generations.

Throw some gochujang paste in there and you got some Boy Red Kibble.

it’s depressing to think about how every single faction of the Democratic Party fucked up in the Maine senate race -Schumer/DSCC for recruiting an unpopular almost-octogenarian -labor/progressives for getting behind an unqualified failson with a Nazi tattoo

Broke: Trek/Horatio Hornblower in Space or Wars/Samurai Westerns in Space Woke: The Expanse/Three-Body Problem/Dark Forest Bespoke:

Guys, it’s very simple. We just gotta call early elections federally and in all fifty states and win supermajorities in all of them so that we can amend the constitution so that we can call early elections! What’s so hard to understand?

Anyway: "Will leftists vote for Newsom in the general" is a classic have-you-stopped-beating-your-wife-yet question. If you swear to vote for the D nominee they can ignore you because they've got you, and if you won't they can ignore you because you're a wrecker.

The thing about Gavin Newsom is I think he’s a bad candidate and a sleazy, creepy dude. I think he would make a terrible candidate if he won the nomination. I think he would make a terrible President if elected.

@squidgerugby.bsky.social Is Ireland exploiting the kick because they anticipated that France subbing out their veteran wingers for up-and-comers would leave them short experience under the high ball?

My dog is the best. She can tell I’m sick and she’s very concerned. But clearly the cure is to give her pets and she’s very puzzled that that hasn’t sunken in yet.

Apropos of nothing, doesn’t “normie libs need to shut up and listen to anarchist black blocs” strike anybody else as hierarchical thinking?

youtu.be/QOjF6rRRHWQ?... I think about this play like once a week.

you are made witness to a rare Homer of Victory. yell "woo hoo!" before sending this to the ally on your flank most at risk of capitulation to the enemy

Not quite a Human, but almost. More of a Homan.

The thing that you don’t quite get if you didn’t grow up in a red state is that the median Republican absolutely delights in this shit. Trying to appeal to the better angels of their nature is the most Charlie Brown shit imaginable.

Last week in Minnesota, I watched ordinary people risk their lives to protect their neighbors. In the process, they not only won a significant—though not final—victory against authoritarianism, they proved virtually every MAGA social theory wrong. (gift link) www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/0...

Thank you to everyone who has said such lovely things over the last few hours. I'm gonna take time to read and reply properly tomorrow, but know it's much appreciated.

In solidarity with today's ICE OUT OF MINNESOTA blackout, MinnMax is donating $1 to the Immigrant Law Center of Minnesota for every share of this Bluesky post for the next hour.

If you’re going to make my phone worse, please let me know before I approve the update.

Damn, that Figs guy is just a self-righteous prick, huh?

Can’t wait until they make a gay rugby show so I can contribute to the discourse.

This is actually my biggest beef with the “reform not defund” crowd. The thought does not go any deeper than “heated rhetoric makes my tummy hurt.” They’ve completely abandoned any semblance of policy thinking.

This is so much funnier than anything the satanic temple has done in years.

Non-paywalled version: archive.is/Navve

Andor was an instruction manual. youtu.be/3pWxgDqut2E?...

This is why I think it *is* valuable to engage in rigorous analysis of the video. If you can make Trump hedge and cower in defense of his lies, you can do the same to the rank-and-file shitheads in your life.

the insurrection act threats are an abstract threat to us (until they’re not), but they’re a five alarm fire for governors, and governors are going to have different public statements than we do as a result

I think most people should watch the video because the right is going to lie about the contents of the video and most people interact with people who are influenced by right wing media. That may not necessarily be most people on this website.

In competitive authoritarian systems, prominent opposition figures are harassed -- some are forced out, potential ones decide it's not worth even trying. Eventually, when the opposition loses, people blame the fact that they have terrible leaders, but rarely ask why their leaders are so terrible...

So, here’s a hot take: the attack on Venezuela is motivated by a desire for oil regardless of the economics. We know this because the guy who ordered the attacks told us so. And while he is a shameless liar, he is also that fucking stupid.

Can one love a country without pretending it’s exceptional?

I don’t understand what it is about today when the Democratic Party’s mainstream leadership showed every bit of the fawning, cowardly naivete that made Iraq a bipartisan operation that makes defenders of mainstream Dem foreign policy feel so vindicated.

Next time someone tells you there’s more that unites us than divides us, remember that to our countrymen this is the highest expression of virtue.

Someday I’m going to be telling kids about American peacetime the way GenX talks about record stores.

And every single U.S. troop involved in carrying out this lawless bullshit can get fucked. No yellow ribbons or other patriotic drivel with this please.

Remember how appalled we all were in 2022 when Russia completely unprovoked attacked Ukraine? That is what we’re doing tonight with Venezuela. We are the bad guys here. Everyone who supports this is supporting unprovoked murder. Fuck every last one of them

Most midwestern states are getting graded on the college-town-curve.

“Get’s to you doesn’t it? You want it to stop but it just keeps coming. It’s when it stops—that’s when you’ll really want to start to fret.”

www.nbcnews.com/news/amp/rcn... Fuck Merrick Garland.

Marjorie Taylor Greene: The Alex Jones of Sarah Palins, or the Sarah Palin of Alex Joneses? Discuss.

Really the least unsettling mental image of Trump and Clinton doing something together if you think about it.

My friends will be extremely grateful to Adam for conveying in a ten minute article what usually requires hours of rambling from me.

“*Insert conservative Democrat here* voted to kill your healthcare so they could save the filibuster“ should be the theme of at least 8 major primary campaigns next year.

Hope I’m wrong but I suspect 2 years from now we’ll look back on this as the vote that made the ACA a dead letter.

It’s the enshittification of sports. Rugby reimagined not as matches for the masses to watch but as events for the affluent to attend.

Being an American Rugby fan is great because I can watch the replays whenever I like without fear of spoilers. It’s not like the gas station attendant selling me a soda is gonna go “Yo dawg, you see Marcus hit that drop goal against Sarries? Go Quins!”

It’s interesting being attacked by Stancil haters who are openly proud of their refusal to read anything.

I honestly don’t care that much how anyone consistently opposed to Trump forecasted the degree to which Trump’s election would be bad. I’m more annoyed by people who voted for him and want to be patted on the head like a Golden Retriever for changing their mind.