I don't think they're afraid, I truly believe they are getting exactly what they want. He is their ramrod for all the awful things they want to see done.

Ukraine’s military is facing a growing problem of desertion. Soldiers cite fatigue caused by long deployments, anger at orders seen as suicide missions and forced mobilization. https://to.pbs.org/4mo4pvF

Please be careful with reports and quotes from RawStory. Suggest you find a second and third source to confirm the truth. I do that whenever I get a RawStory coming my way.

Remember this? It was a long time ago.

My recent crime reading has involved 2 very different, but equally enjoyable, books by @tombradby.bsky.social & @eajackson.bsky.social One is a gripping thriller with spy elements, the other an absorbing police novel. Both recommended. #BritishCrimeFiction murdermayhemandlongdogs.com/uk-crime-202...

Dictum no. 1: Trump’s underlings must always elevate his personal interests above those of the institutions they run. Dictum no. 2: Underlings will always fall short of honoring the first, incurring his inevitable wrath. trib.al/el4su35

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.

📣 If you want Dems to be active year-round they need to be funded year-round. Become a *RECURRING* supporter of all 7 battleground state parties at once today: #Blue26 secure.actblue.com/donate/battl...

This week in the Canberra Weekly I reviewed 3 new Australian (and NZ) suspense novels by @fionathehardy.bsky.social Fiona Lowe & J. P. Pomare All well worth reading! @hachetteaus.bsky.social murdermayhemandlongdogs.com/canberra-wee...

Ossoff: "The WH put out a video depicting this war as a video game. When service members are returning in flag-draped coffins, & even more have lost limbs or suffered brain injuries or are fighting for their lives, this WH treats war like a game. It's a disgrace. And it speaks to a moral rot."

Happy anniversary @joshtpm.bsky.social @talkingpointsmemo.com. One of the better uses of my money.

After 3 years of being blocked/delayed by creepy insurrectionist Mike Johnson and fascist republicans, this Jan 6 honorary plaque meant to honor hero officers was installed at the US Capitol quietly at 4 am. It was required by law to be installed in March 2023. Shameless.

PBS just ran a long-form interview with @stphnfwlr.com, the NPR reporter who first confirmed my Epstein reporting and found the DOJ is withholding at least 53 pages of FBI records related to the Trump accuser. Informative & clear summary, and worth your time www.youtube.com/watch?v=f2iG...

If you can track it down, there was an excellent obituary by @johnelwilliams.bsky.social of the American novelist & short story writer, Daniel Woodrell, in the Guardian, Feb 21st. Failing that, there's a piece about Dan & our relationship on my blog straight75nochaser.wordpress.com/2025/12/09/d...

Thought this might ring a bell with you John Harvey/Charlie Resnisk fans. From Living Proof. The best crime fiction.

Flew to Aswan this morning and saw the Temple at Philae, moved (95 structures!) from one island to another because of flooding issuing from the Aswan Dam. Do you notice the darker color about halfway down? This marks the depth to which the structure had been submerged.

Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine💙💛 During work in the Eastern direction, he praised the servicemen of the corps, individual assault regiments and battalions, who perform combat missions in the most difficult sections of the front. facebook.com/share/p/1Awxij

A new bill that would give farmers in Iowa the right to repair is a big threat to tractor manufacturer John Deere. www.wired.com/story/latest...

Lacks' cells were taken from her tumor without her knowledge in 1951 and reproduced in labs to enable major medical advancements, including the polio vaccine.

VIDEO: Footage released by Ecuador's environment ministry shows park rangers releasing giant tortoises. More than 150 giant tortoises have been reintroduced to Floreana Island in Ecuador's famed Galapagos archipelago where they disappeared more than a century ago

Here are 3 highly enjoyable novels for fans of modern spy fiction. Very different from each other, but all great! #JasonMHough #PaulWarner #JamesWolff #spyfiction #espionage murdermayhemandlongdogs.com/new-2026-spy...

“The Brits and Americans were saying it was going to happen…But the French and Germans were telling him: ‘Don’t listen to this, it’s all nonsense.’” www.theguardian.com/world/ng-int...

If you can serve as a poll worker, now is the time. The US has numerous, redundant checks to prevent vote-count fraud, but competent, honest poll workers are critical. If you want to make sure your small part of the election is run by the book, learn how to sign up here: www.eac.gov/help-america...

In case you missed this perhaps average—yet remarkable—man speaking truth to power. He is magnificent.

Yeah, lets share this again.

Imagine the anger for crowds like this to come out and protest against the pedophile führer and his fascist authoritarian regime when the temperature in Minneapolis, Minnesota is below ZERO. 😳👇

This writing from our friend @stevesawyer12.bsky.social is about campaigning in poetry, and why having policy plans are unpersuasive. It’s just first rate, and well, read and see for yourselves. @halfmarshall.bsky.social @patsybaloney.bsky.social @kcarpdiem.bsky.social @davidhemond.bsky.social

If you've followed this story, this news will come as both a bit of a shock and also welcome relief. Balko spoke about this at a symposium I put on at Bowen, and not a person there came away thinking anything other than a grave misjustice was being carried out by the State.

This was the only news outlet that covered the Iraq war with appropriate skepticism and journalistic rigor in advance of the invasion.

Gratitude for my sheer good fortune. youtu.be/S4BYOJ1tc-k

It’s Small Business Saturday! Get out there and shop local today! The snow and rain are moving out and there is plenty of time to shop our many local small businesses that need your support! @wellmanformo #TeamWellman #maplewood #Missouri #smallbusinesssaturday

Just released.... #2.

We made progress this week in our effort to ban stock-trading by Members of Congress. Representatives shouldn’t be trading stocks — and neither should the Director of the FBI!

This is such an interesting, moving, inspiring interview with @linwoodbarclay.bsky.social www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...

Today’s oligarchs are often cast as 21st-century Gilded Age robber barons. But when considering temperament and skill set, they also bear a strong similarity to southern slaveowners. That came to me while watching this: youtu.be/lmf4TXeT6qg?...

My action against authoritarianism today was to add a monthly donation to Wikipedia. (I'm making a separate donation to our local food back because of the Trump administration's choosing to end the SNAP program for now.) www.wikipedia.org

Today Chicago is the frontline in the battle for American freedom. Our resistance is peaceful, but it is not weak. We will not stop until Donald Trump gets his masked battle-armed thugs off our streets. My latest: open.substack.com/pub/edwineis...

You first, Sock Boy

Best source out there for tax filings on nonprofits is @propublica.org's Nonprofit Explorer. It tends to have returns that aren't even on the IRS's website. 4/

Proud girls, you gorgons, gorgeous in your gowns, rising back unrepentant out of your loam house, tiptoe fripperies, overlook my misreading. ‘Autumn Cyclamen’, a poem by @aestallings.bsky.social: www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v4...

The return of once-rare birds: when habitat is restored & protected, when people remove harmful substances from the environment & address harms caused by human infrastructure such as lights at night & reflective windows, some species may return to the places we live. No pay wall.

What if one could automatically monitor what politicians promise and enhance the ability to check, at scale, whether they deliver? Pledgetracker, by @fullfact.org and researchers, tries to retrieve relevant evidence and reduce human verification effort. Read their preprint here: lnkd.in/ec5gHYV9

Bravo @willbunch.bsky.social "..the Washington Post has been the newspaper of this career journalist’s dreams... The Washington Post is dead to me."

One good thing about rewatching films you already know quite well, is it encourages you to concentrate on aspects other than the narrative - in this case, Haskell Wexler's cinematography. [and to enjoy, always, the scenes between Steiger & Poitier].

Abundance but for bees

@nancyterhune.bsky.social This made me think of you...and of Harry.

@johnbharveywriter.bsky.social Just read your short entry on Peter Temple's The Broken Shore, for Connolly and Burke's Books to Die For: .."they use it as a tool, a tool with which to open up and expose a small area of society for us to examine and understand." Yes, you, too. Thank you.

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