Term-limited #Florida Gov. Ron DeSastrous is creating a police state as his legacy. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026... via @richlusc.bsky.social

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I will settle something right now for anyone with a brain cell who said the lesser of two evils bullshit: I voted for the person who wasn’t in the Epstein files. Now we are at war because the questionably elected pos potus didn’t want to go to jail for being a sex predator.

Here's an excerpt -- please take a moment to read the whole column and tell me what you think

Be a little nicer to regular people. Gotcha-ism isn’t activism. The world is crumbling and no one is doing shit. We all keep hoping, but I just know someone out there must still really want to impress Jodie Foster. My heart tells me it is so.

BREAKING: Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has been killed and his body has been found, reports Reuters, citing Israeli media reports. 🔴 LIVE updates: aje.news/s9152d

The U.S. launched "major combat operations" in Iran, joined by Israel, President Trump said. Iran responded by firing missiles at Israel as well as at U.S. bases across the region. nbcnews.to/4cTxYlQ

Unless you are spared due to “bone spurs”

Only Congress has the constitutional power to authorize war. Yet, the Trump administration is once again taking unilateral and reckless military action against Iran, putting both servicemembers and civilians in danger. This is unconstitutional.

It can never be overstated: one of the biggest things Trump and Bibi have in common is both ran for office so they could stay out of jail. Now that they've both achieved that goal, they'll do anything to stay in power.

My statement on President Trump’s combat operations in Iran⬇️

My statement on President Trump’s strikes on Iran:

If it’s who I think it is, I wish they’d just take a nap, do some yoga and just…go away.

Watching the entire horror journalism community have to deal with the wrath of one (not very good) blog owner because they constantly threaten to sue everyone is a nightmare no one needs in this world right now. Is it activism or a wildly alienating need to feel superior?

it’s so confusing sometimes to be a girl #residentevil #requiem #gamesky

Neighbors accused Margaret Mattson of putting a hex on cattle, which had not been giving milk.

The Flower Show returns to the Convention Center this weekend. Here's everything you need to know to navigate it like a pro.

Community members accused the Quakertown school board Thursday of failing to keep students safe during the walkout against immigration enforcement last week that ended in a clash with police and five teenagers arrested.

R.I.P. humanity Many researchers steeped in AI issues expect the most likely result of building a superhumanly smart AI, under anything remotely like the current circumstances is that everyone on Earth will die. Not “maybe possibly some remote chance,” “that is the obvious thing that would happen.”

#IsmuasMonthOfMusic #MusicChallenge #MusicSky Day 25 - A song you associate with vinyl * Elvis * Indescribably Blue youtu.be/YKG_KWzyM5Y

#IsmuasMonthOfMusic #MusicChallenge #MusicSky 2/26: A song that influenced many artists "Blowin' in the Wind" - Dylan youtu.be/MMFj8uDubsE?...

BREAKING: Rep. Al Green was ejected from President Trump's State of the Union address — the second straight year the Texas Democrat has been removed from the House chamber while the president addressed Congress.

"So here’s a simple rule for Trump and his friends: if you don’t want to be called Nazis, stop hiring Nazis, quoting Nazis and posting Nazi imagery." From my piece from last month.

After months of U.S.-led negotiations, and as Russia's invasion of Ukraine enters its fifth year, there has been little clear progress on key sticking points in peace talks.

Roads are beginning to open and power is returning to hundreds of thousands of residents after Monday’s storm dumped 2 feet of snow in parts of the Northeast, but forecasters warn that another storm could be right around the corner.

The U.S. Women's Hockey Team says it is declining President Trump's invitation to attend his State of the Union address, a day after the president jokingly told the U.S. men's hockey team that he would be impeached if he didn't also invite the women's team.

Lol they're not your friends, Kash. And you can't use federal resources—including the FBI's $62M private jet—to go on a taxpayer-funded Olympic getaway & locker room bender. Adding it to the evidence file for our investigation, @raskin.house.gov.

NEW: The USPS changed its rules on how it postmarks ballots. This may affect elections at every stage at which there's a mail deadline. An underplayed one: VOTER REGISTRATION. Many voters who send in their registration forms by mail could be postmarked late, missing out without realizing it.

Torch it to the ground

At least 40 Congressional Democrats are skipping Trump’s State of the Union tonight The number is rising

The U.S. men's hockey team must apologize to the U.S. women's hockey team and show solidarity by refusing to attend Trump's State of the Union address! sign.moveon.org/petitions/ho...

‘Silent defiance’ or outright opposition? Democrats split over how to confront Trump House Democratic leaders have been clear they prefer the stoic approach at this year's State of the Union.

Fuck BAFTA for not nominating him and fuck BAFTA for this and fuck BBC for censoring “free Palestine” and fuck BBC for not censoring the N word variety.com/2026/film/aw...

Love it! Former NSA Advisor Susan Rice, now on the Netflix BOD, went on Preet Bharara’s podcast & said that all of the corporations who bend a knee to Trump would come to regret it. “If these corps think Dems when they’re back are going to play by the old rules, they’ve got another think coming.”

1. On January 23, Crypto.com donated $5 million to MAGA Inc, Trump's primary Super PAC. (The donation was first disclosed in a FEC filing Friday night.) Less than 1 month later, on February 17, the Trump administration intervened on Crypto.com's behalf in a high-stakes federal lawsuit.

A24 and Kane Parsons' BACKROOMS finally has a release date, with a first trailer for the liminal horror movie right around the corner.

"He's got a can of rattlesnake meat." 7 awesome Old #Florida souvenirs found at Floridania Fest this past weekend. www.tampabay.com/life-culture... via @gabriellecalise.bsky.social

Peace Prez, huh. Tell the Hague to sweep out a nice little cell for this madman.

As you get ready to watch USA-Canada, remember that Russia's not at the Olympics because it invaded Ukraine with zero justification The U.S. is poised to attack Iran with zero justification

For those of us who have had free education and free health all of our lives, America is a joke. Greenlanders have a great lifestyle and good educations and they are not stupid. Almost a year of maternity leave isn’t even a dream in the US.

Our Pulitzer-winning "Friends of the Court" series began with this story that revealed how SCOTUS Justice Clarence Thomas had, for 20+ years, been treated to undisclosed luxury vacations by real estate titan and GOP megadonor Harlan Crow. (Published April 2023)

I hope Ryan or Antoine does this before Jordan Peele sees this story

Wishing a Very Happy 47th Birthday to Horror and Comedy Maestro JORDAN PEELE! #BlackHorrorMonth

Happy birthday to my close personal friend Jordan Peele