Every government official should affirm this on the record. On video, preferably so it can be easily spread far and wide. Should be an easy one. Every Republican must be forced to answer yes or no: is it illegal to follow illegal orders?

This plaque is posted at West Point. Alcoholic TV talk show chatterbox Pete Hegseth wants to court-martial Arizona Senator Mark Kelly for repeating what is written on it.

It’s time for every government official to affirm on the record that obeying illegal orders is illegal.

Every Democrat in Congress should put out a video saying troops have an obligation to refuse unlawful orders. Make them prosecute all of you. This isn't a close call. I'd add Republicans too if I thought any of them had the courage to actually cross Trump on this.

Correct.

If I’m understanding this correctly, X is owned by a white nationalist who pays poor people of color in developing countries to pretend to be working class white Americans to scare other white Americans into being afraid poor people of color from developing countries are going to ruin America?

really baffled at elon's decision to confirm that most of twitter is just a poorly organized foreign influence operation

Soon I discovered that this rock thing was true Jerry Lee Lewis was the devil Jesus was an architect previous to his career as a prophet All of a sudden, I found myself in love with the world So there was only one thing that I could do Was ding a ding dang my dang a long ling long.

it is interesting, all family trees have that one ancestor they're really ashamed of, and now we're seeing the making of those ancestors in realtime. three, four, five generations down the road these will be the people everyone wishes they didn't have blood-ties to and skims over their lives.

Lumping them together as “AI” gives readers the impression that a single class of tool is discerning novel protein structures, teasing subtle patterns out of mountains of LHC data, writing a student’s History 101 paper, and arguing a ketamine-addled billionaire could post up Shaq in his prime. No.

Now see how many Republicans you can get to support a resolution condemning fascism.

The contrast between Mamdani and the people Trump surrounds himself with everyday must be truly jarring to the addled mind.

Re: The Wicked Press Tour www.huffpost.com/entry/fatpho...

There are people who tragically look like this because they are being starved by oppressive regimes. There are people with eating disorders who tragically can’t get the help they need. For Hollywood to do this is not merely performative, it’s mocking.

Trump frickin' loves this guy lmao

big bugs bunny getting elmer fudd to marry him vibes in the white house currently i see

Of course Trump’s name should be redacted from all of the Epstein Files. After all, he is the victim. by Pam Bondi

The internet allowed every village idiot to find each other online, instead of being siloed into obscurity

Again, to the people who didn’t vote because of laziness or put Harris against an unrealistic purity test. A BIG fuck YOU.

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I won't consider Starlink for the same reason I won't buy a Tesla and why I'm no longer on the former Twitter: I won't willingly give money to (or be an advertising base for) a Nazi salute-throwing fascist who actively tried to destroy our democracy

The Epstein bill is headed to Trump’s desk as we speak. So, what now? Well, a lot of panic, it seems. I have seen every single possible worst case scenario all over social media in the last hour, so let’s go through this step by step. My only request, read the whole thing before commenting. 1/

Trump suggests Khashoggi had it coming: "You're mentioning someone that was extremely controversial. A lot of people didn't like that gentleman that you're talking about. Whether you like him or didn't like him, things happen. But he knew nothing about it. You don't have to embarrass our guest."

Mike Johnson is not the Johnson who spent July 4 in Moscow, that was Senator Ron Johnson. If you're having trouble keeping your Johnsons straight Lauren Boebert will be happy to lend a hand.

First off, my suspension has ended. Got a little harsh with a post a few days ago but I didn’t have my feet on the ground and I’m sorry if I offended anyone. Will try to be more chipper. Knock on wood!

Know who you don't hear spouting Defund? Folks who live in West and East Baltimore, or Pimlico and Cherry Hill. They hate being overpoliced or brutalized by cops, but also want the assholes shooting people locked up and resent when violence is ignored. Defund was for ideologues living elsewhere.

British and Australian chemists have discovered a powerful new antibiotic called pre-methylenomycin C lactone, hiding in a well-known soil bacterium. This molecule kills drug-resistant bacteria without triggering resistance. buff.ly/YlXaONo #ShareGoodNewsToo

My favourite year for oppressed literary masculinity was 2023 when the number of women on the Booker shortlist was smaller than the number of men named Paul

Hard, fast rule from a veteran police reporter: Excepting anyone engaged in infiltrating a criminal conspiracy in an undercover capacity, any law officer who hides his identity from the public is a shitheel is doing vile shit and is, in fact, actively destroying the credibility of law enforcement.

That wasn’t a fart.

If anyone is curious: www.cambridge.org/core/journal...

Dems should say this right now, loudly and clearly: Anyone who is trusting Donald Trump, of all people, when he says what he’s directing you to do is lawful and that you’ll be protected later may be putting themselves in a very precarious position. 6/ newrepublic.com/article/2032...

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What a photograph. “Nearly two dozen arrested as faith leaders protested outside a federal immigration facility near Chicago…” Arrested large amounts of peaceful clergy face first on pavement is a pretty good sign you’re not the good guys in the story. www.reuters.com/legal/govern...

Dog they reenacted Jim Crow and apartheid in front of our faces in less than five years because we just STARTED to hold them accountable Stop asking “How could this happen” Start asking “ How does this never happen again”

They’re calling her Megyn R. Kelly on TikTok

I think "Recognizing Satire" should join Freshman Composition as a universal course requirement for graduation.

Just so. And I think the penalty for failing the course should not be a poor grade, but rather immediate disconnection from the internet. After retaking the course, another failing grade should be punishable by death.

Predictable but still amazing to watch people who spent literally years accusing every librarian, teacher, and trans person they could find of sexually grooming children suddenly throw themselves in with "actually it's ephebophilia"

I listened to the Megyn Kelly clip and my takeaway is that she should change her name to Megyn R Kelly

This is a conversation between a tanning-salon nut who became HHS Secretary, and a shape-shifter who grovels to a man he once called "America's Hitler." 30 years ago, an HHS/VP convo would have meant Donna Shalala and Al Gore.

the key problem here is that the threshold for "publishable info" is a moving target and it moves to Trump's benefit

Hey so “underage girls” are…children. The word you’re looking for is children. They’re not like, women-in-waiting or women-lite or whatever. They’re children. I think some of you are very uncomfortable with what that means for you but it is still true.

National media: “YES, give us every detail from DNC/Hillary emails hacked by opponents trying to destroy her—we will file daily stories!” Also: “Hacked emails about Trump and little girls? Nah…he’s too good for business, let’s move along, shall we?” Conservatives: “The media is biased against us.”

here at the Paper of Record, when an open white supremacist leaks someone's college application in an attempt to imply he got unfair race-based special treatment, even though he was rejected, we know what to do: publish it immediately prospect.org/2025/07/09/2...

I always get a kick out of the NYT Defense Squad trotting out harrumphing takes about how serious journalists don't report on mere speculation, blow things out of proportion, dig into their colleagues' email, etc etc