In cases you were wondering . . . this is a photo that annoyed Pete Hegseth so much because he thought it was "unflattering" so he got the photographer barred. I encourage all of you to use it as often as possible.

Mitch McConnell was elected in 1984, almost FOUR YEARS before I was born. Term limits, folx!

WATCH — @jamestalarico.bsky.social : “Every dollar we spend bombing people in the Middle East is one we’re not spending here at home. We’re always told we don’t have enough money for schools or healthcare or for veterans, but there’s always enough to bomb people on the other side of the world.”

This is a two way race.

Spring is springing in the Bluegrass! 🌸🌺🪻

It’s been downhill ever since

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TAPPER: You know that if you vote against an additional $50 billion of funding for operations in Iran, that vote will be cast as you voting against the troops. CHRIS MURPHY: Come on. The American people do not want this war. If you support the troops, you should be voting against this war.

Hello, gorgeous! ☺️

Oklahoma Sen. Markwayne Mullin will replace Kristi Noem as DHS secretary at the end of the month. Mullin has vigorously supported the SAVE America Act, spread misinformation about the 2020 election results and defended the ICE agent who fatally shot a Minneapolis woman in January.

Hey, peeps! I hope you’ll consider pre-ordering the latest from @sarahlongwell25.bsky.social from @thebulwark.com! "The playbook for building a pro-democracy coalition big enough, bold enough, and tough enough to defeat authoritarian populism for good.” My @bookshop.org affiliate link is below.

Happily reminding anyone and everyone 🪧✊🏻🧱

NKU projects $1.9M deficit in 2027 amid enrollment declines, proposed state funding cuts @haleyparnell.bsky.social kentuckylantern.com/2026/03/05/n...

I need WAY more folx to show their work and cite their sources. Critical {media} literacy, it turns out, is important. We’re all responsible for what we create, consume, and share.

The boycott of OpenAI(ChatGPT) has now surpassed 4 million. We’re also seeing many small businesses (and even some mid-sized companies) cancel their subscriptions. One of the most amazing things over the past year has been watching consumers remind big corporations just how much power they have.

So far the war in Iran has cost an estimated $5.5 billion. That's roughly $1 billion per day. $41,666,667 per hour. $11,574 per second. People do not want this. They want a living wage. They want healthcare. They want to be able to afford a home. They want their basic needs met.

The video of a United States Senator joining the violent removal of U.S. marine from a hearing and hideously breaking his arm in a door is an example of what has been unleashed in this country. They’re tapping in to get in on the violence. And then he bragged about it on X later.

Y’all, I’m a pacifist. I respect the sacrifice that many have made and continue making, yet I DO NOT support war and the military industrial complex. Our decision makers have made us all complicit. No one deserves to be treated like this, especially a veteran. 💔 www.tiktok.com/t/ZP8QVUWaB/

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Kentucky gas prices surge as Middle East conflict disrupts oil markets

Here's my first edit on the March 3rd Lunar Eclipse. 15 moon shots, 1 foreground. Taken over a 3 hourish period.

Just a random reminder that over 50 members of Congress collectively own millions of dollars in defense contractor stocks. They stand to personally profit from wars that enrich these contractors. Make no mistake, this is legalized corruption. Watch how they vote this week.

Nine people were injured when a gunman opened fire at a concert venue this weekend in Cincinnati, Ohio. At least one person is still in critical condition. Americans deserve to exist in their communities without constant gun violence.

Maybe Mr. Barr would prefer to lecture his campaign staff and the rest of his party rather than the rest of us. Some of y’all really need to get your own houses in order. @kentucky.com @wkyt.com {links in replies}

For the 2026 primary elections, NPR has collected deadlines and information on how to register to vote — online, in person or by mail — in every U.S. state and territory.

A PSA from Thomas Massie:

How it started How it’s going Fetterman edition

“Iranian state media said one of the airstrikes hit a girls' primary school in southern Iran, killing at least 85 children.” This admin and its sycophantic supporters — supposedly for family values, protecting children, and no new wars — prove that lawlessness and hypocrisy have no bounds. @npr.org

An open letter to my senator on protest, power, and the erosion of democratic encounter. When institutions default to speed and spectacle, we lose ethical time. This letter asks for something harder: accountability without dehumanization.

🚨BREAKING: The DOJ recklessly failed to uphold constitutional rights and liberties by allowing the FBI to seize 2020 election records in Fulton County, Georgia, using a faulty search warrant application, former top department officials alleged Thursday. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...

“I will not voluntarily commit a data breach by providing Kentuckians’ personal data,” GOP Secretary of State Michael Adams said.

Please spend 40 minutes listening to my brilliant friend and immigration rights attorney Jessica Zweng break down how the immigration and criminal justice system worked to kill Nurul Amin Shah Alam, a blind Rohingya refugee who was left to die in the cold. thelefthook.substack.com/p/how-the-sy...

NEW POLL on Dem. structural reforms: U.S. adults support 18-yr term limits for Supreme Court justices by a 50-point margin (GOP is +34 in favor), favor statehood for Puerto Rico and limits on pardons by POTUS, and are split on DC statehood, packing the Court: www.gelliottmorris.com/p/two-thirds...

Here is my opening statement to the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee today.

Let me re-introduce myself. And why our campaign is doing things differently.

A promising update! @kentucky.com

SMH. Where are the (Democratic) governors who have been floating a mutual aid network and directing federal taxes to be paid to the state and subsequently withheld from the federal government? THE TIME IS NOW. @apnews.com

Last night, I streamed the People’s State of the Union and scrolled Bluesky commentary on the main event. After seeing some of the photos, this is all I could think of. Aside: the app I used blurred the swasitkas upon export, which is a whole thing as well.

Health care is a HUMAN RIGHT. Trump and MAGA politicians allowed costs to soar, HIV research to be cut, and are trying to regulate who can access care — and who is forced to suffer.

Rep. Al Green was holding a sign that reads "Black People Aren't Apes" at the #SOTU:

Thank you, Kelly Robinson! 🪧✊🏻🧱🏳️‍🌈 @hrc.org

Henceforth, I will be describing the way that U.S. men’s hockey spectacularly squandered good will, brand recognition, and fan loyalty as “pulled a Target.” They pulled a Target.

love when democrats talk about kitchen table issues as if trans people and immigrants don’t have kitchen tables 🙃

Not today, Satan.

We MUST do better, Kentucky. @kentuckylantern.com

On February 19, 1942, President Franklin D. Roosevelt signed E.O. 9066, authorizing the forced relocation & incarceration of more than 125,000 Japanese Americans, solely because of their heritage.