quote this shit and say that you're using the maps anyway

There are still very serious people telling us that Germany and Europe need to ingratiate themselves with this very serious leader of a very serious country bsky.app/profile/noth...

As long as a substantial swathe of the US system on Right and Left is willing to empower figures who are either isolationist or exude contempt for Europe, or both, then Europeans can not treat Americans as a reliable partner. Anything else is just living in strategic la la land

Trump has launched wildly irresponsible wars, threatened several EU states over Greenland and has implmented destabilising domestic policies, yet a certain kind of European Atlanticist still obsesses over what European leaders can do to cater to Trump's whims

I’m here in Ladson, South Carolina covering a May Day picket against an Israeli weapons factory that makes the Howitzers Israel is using in Lebanon. “We want unions, not wars,” protesters chant.

Strong turnout for the first of several May Day events in Charlotte.

Long-shot bets on military action made on Polymarket have a win-rate almost four times higher than the platform average, according to new research, raising fears that wagers placed by insiders could reveal classified information. Read the full story on #FTEdit 👉 ft.trib.al/Zqokt5y

Just wild that the Secret Service shot a Donald Trump supporter dead at Mar-a-Lago two months ago because he had a gun & was trying to kill the president over the Epstein files but—speaking only for myself—I haven’t heard a word about it amid the coverage tonight www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...

CIA pulling off another regime change with the underhanded dirty trick of all living and voting there.

The YES has won in Virginia; voters approved the constitutional amendment to adopt Dems' congressional gerrymander. This is likely to deliver a 10-1 (Dem) congressional delegation in November, compared to 6-5 (Dem) now. The remaining obstacle: State supreme court will be weighing in still.

Rib Wittman, Jen Kiggans, John McGuire and Ben Cline. You deserve this by not serving the interests of your constituents and supporting a sociopath.

NEW: Flight data reveals that the LAPD's "Drone as First Responder" program—sold to the public as a public safety measure—is in fact being used to spy on anti-ICE/anti-Trump protests in Los Angeles. theintercept.com/2026/04/20/l...

Diplomatic cables show Iran war is damaging US on multiple fronts across the world www.politico.com/news/2026/04...

I hope part of this is exposing how the propaganda that targeted various individuals and organisations (including Bellingcat and partners in Hungary) was produced and coordinated www.theguardian.com/world/2026/a...

No no no Catherine this can’t be right Trump said he and Xi had sorted it all out.

In case you’re still trying to decide which age we’re in

Italy suspends defence cooperation deal with Israel - https://www.middleeasteye.net/news/italy-suspends-defence-cooperation-deal-israel

Late last summer, a small group of political appointees began convening at ⁦‪DHS‬⁩ HQ. The group — which once called itself “Team America” — looked for federal levers it could pull to make Trump’s March executive order about elections a reality. @dougbockclark.bsky.social @jenafifield.bsky.social

Watching Budapest fall in 2026 is for national conservatives what watching Budapest fall in 1956 was for reform communists.

Yeah. Time to log off folks.

"The Vatican is out to get me"—Trump, also Lyndon LaRouche

Ciao Budapest, ben tornata :)

Euphoria in Budapest after the opposition’s victory. Tens of thousands of people poured into the streets. Incredible scenes in the metro.💙👏💙👏💙👏💙👏😎

I visited Budapest almost 20 years ago and loved it. Love this even more.

Massive street party in Budapest right now: huge crowds dancing, hugging, crying, and opening bottles. (Reuters)

“look ma, I’m a changemaker!!”—Jethro Dull

We hardly knew ‘ya JD.

more seriously congrats to the hungarian people for kicking that asshole out

Thank God someone mentioned Sylvester. Do You Wanna Funk is amazing. m.youtube.com/watch?v=O5dh...

Vintage hardback copy of Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders "DSM IV." This hardback book is from 1994. busterjustis.etsy.com/listing/1618... #etsy #vintagebook #booktok #dsm #psychology #clinicalpsychology #vintagepsychology #mentalhealth

still available while you can. Thought about it long ago, but figured someone would run me off Rt 29

Grift all the way down

(Military Times) - Automatic registration into the U.S. military draft pool for eligible men is slated to begin in December, following efforts from lawmakers .. to streamline the previous self-registration process. @militarytimes.bsky.social www.militarytimes.com/news/your-mi...

Unprecedented corruption

The US either entered into a negotiation in bad faith or, more embarrassingly, genuinely thought Iran would just abandon the allies it depends on to keep its greatest regional rival at bay.

Sweet Jebus these people are crazy

I guess people just don’t like rolling the dice on a nice stay in a gulag. Quelle surprise.

Our subpoena stands. We will expose this coverup.

over 250 confirmed dead in lebanon today so far. orders of magnitude bigger than anything we have seen in the past 40 days of israel’s war there.

yeah actually: larson.house.gov/media-center...

The famous Andor line is that "tyranny requires constant effort. It breaks, it leaks. Authority is brittle." Here is a perfect example of that through malicious compliance: Idaho forced the city of Boise to remove its Pride flags. So the city painted rainbows everywhere else.

First deep thought after this whole circus. The US is totally unprepared to navigate complex foreign policy decisions involving a head of state who is a sociopath.

Shout out to whichever tankie org said the Iranians would come out stronger after this.

But how do the markets like genocide, right?

Also, why is the Labour government still allowing the US to bomb Iran from UK airbases, and how will it explain its participation in war crimes?

If you’re going to call Congress, be kind to staff. They’re on recess at the worst possible moment. Only the majority can call them back. And that ain’t happening.

"There is a time when the operation of the machine becomes so odious, makes you so sick at heart, you can't take part. You can't even passively take part. And you've got to put your bodies upon the gears and upon the wheels, upon the levers, upon all the apparatus, and you've got to make it stop."

Test balloons for when the bubble pops