NEW: Sen. Tammy Duckworth is calling for Pete Hegseth to resign. "If this PR stunt proved anything, it's that the best thing Pete Hegseth can do to strengthen our military is resign in disgrace immediately."

Because this certainly won’t backfire and affect how our soldiers and civilians are treated.

He had a Trump-Vance flag in his backyard. When the shoe is on the other foot and they can't demonize the left, they say nothing.

This would be why I am such a strident critic of digitization as a substitute for actual archival preservation. My sixteenth century documents are far sturdier and likely to survive another 500 years than the detritus on the internet. And digitization is not democratization.

And here’s another. I think mockery is an excellent choice for these times. www.meditationsinanemergency.com/letter-from-...

We in Portland have a one-word reply to this tacit request for capitulation: Nuts. #101stAirborne

Amid an ongoing wave of conspiracy theories and bogus claims about Jan 6, I’ll note this from our reporting: Rioters made all kinds of claims and defenses in court … and jurors convicted 100% of the defendants who went to trial 100%

The state’s political leaders took a polite but firm approach Saturday, saying in effect: No thanks, we got this.

That’s my mayor. 👍👍👍

> @governor.ca.gov

This year's World Quaker Day (5 October) is themed 'Love Your Neighbour'. Our QuakerSpeak video on the theme, published in preparation, has been viewed nearly ten thousand times! You can watch it too, here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=ylgi...

One of my favorite verses from the book of Proverbs: “Like a madman, throwing fire brands, arrows, and death, is the man who deceives his neighbor when he says, ‘I was only joking.’”

“We’re not Nazis” says the vice president in response to a shooting at a concentration camp.

“As the wealthiest country in the world, the U.S. should work to ensure that every child has access to the nutritious food they need.” “Without an accurate understanding of the number of people, including children, facing food insecurity, we cannot address food insecurity effectively.”

Tepid Pockets

DISNEY: "OK, we are putting Jimmy Kimmel back on the air. You can resubscribe now." ME: "I unsubscribed because you immorally bowed to fascism. I'm not going to resubscribe because you immorally bowed to finances."

Translation: He hasn't been nearly as successful as he would like in totally controlling media coverage of himself -- a good sign for the rest of us -- and is frustrated and trying to tighten the screws further to get the criticism to STOP!!!!!!!

Donald Trump is way less popular than he wants you to believe. And you are significantly more powerful than he wants you to think.

Remember when Pam Bondi said this

The remarks weren’t “about Charlie Kirk,” they were about how this administration is using Kirk’s death as an excuse to shut down critics … and they responded by proving him completely correct.

“I’m not waving it,” said U.S. Rep. Maxine Dexter, a Democrat from Oregon.

Preach Brother Preach 💙🙏👏🏼👏🏼

I’ve asked for this since the 1st administration! Answers from him or his administration will be outright lies, obfuscation, or nonsense. Reporters ask questions because they want a soundbite, not because they expect a serious answer. Stop asking serious questions of deeply non-serious people.

Yikes

Pay attention. Something dark might be coming. The murder of Charlie Kirk could have united Americans to confront political violence. Instead, Trump and his anti-democratic radicals look to be readying a campaign to destroy dissent. 1/ Here's what's happening.

After every high profile shooting we engage in the televised ritual of speculating whether this shooter belonged to team red or team blue, when the very mediation of real violence through such terms is part of what produces the intense nihilism that actually motivates so many of these shooters.

Tansi ya'll!! I need your help. My Ted Talk is finally live on YouTube, but I really need views & engagement so it can graduate from TedX to the official Ted site. That way it'll help more people discover comics and Indigenous Story Robes!! youtu.be/MNeqk_XehEk?...

"Horrible, vicious, racist men who attack the dignity and humanity of those who aren't like them, who opposed the rights of women, should not be shot and killed despite their cruelty—killing persons is wrong" See, you can just say that. You don't have to whitewash his sins to condemn his murder.

Now THAT is an outcome of warming I had not anticipated.

Some good, maybe even excellent, News.

We have a bit of a natural experiment here. Compare the tone, quantity and duration of Charlie Kirk coverage with that of the two Dem lawmakers gunned down in their homes in Minnesota 6 months ago. May be revealing.

“In particular, animal products and commodities grown in the tropics are generally much more impactful than staple crops and vegetables.”

Hi 🧪 Has there been any media coverage of this letter from almost 5000 scientists calling on Israel to stop its inhumane treatment of Palestinians in Gaza? I haven’t been able to find Anything. sites.google.com/view/stateme...

“About a 1/4 of the Texas profs said they have applied for higher ed jobs in other states in the last 2 years, & more than 25% said they soon intend to start searching for out-of-state positions. Of those who aren’t thinking of leaving, more than 1/5 said they don’t plan to stay in higher ed…”

The whole thread 🧵 but I was pulled up short over the Truth of the last line in this one. I am honestly *tired* of watching good people try to work in good faith with these people who are neither the former nor have the latter.

"Harvard can't use race as a factor in admissions, but ICE can use race as a factor in detentions" is a retrenchment essentially to a pre-Civil War understanding of the Constitution. It's vanishingly few steps removed from "Latinos have no rights which the white man is bound to respect."

If you're a reporter, please stop referring to RFK Jr and his cronies as "vaccine skeptics." They're not skeptical. Skepticism would be fine. Skeptics look at evidence and can be persuaded. These people are extremist anti-vaccine cranks, and that's how news organizations should describe them.

We can set an example for the whole nation in this election.

Alongside Tribal partners, we raised the flags of the 11 sovereign Tribal Nations on the Capitol Mall.   With these flags raised high, we’re honoring our government-to-government partnership and recognizing that our Indigenous neighbors are not in the past.

“Republican legislatures across America have stopped representing [voters]…70% percent support legal marijuana, 65% support higher minimum wages, 66% support expanded Medicaid. The legislatures kill it all anyway…If the Democrats don’t have a chance in your state, wildly popular policies still can.”

That last sentence is going to be VERY important. I was starting to get irritated at docs & pharmacies for making it impossible for me to get a vaccine this week (and maybe not next week), but it’s not their fault. Be kind, friends.

What a history this rural location has.

It’s worse. AFTER 5 days: “At this time, [The Portland Clinic] has not yet made a decision regarding COVID-19 vaccine for the upcoming season. We will share updates as soon as more information becomes available. Please feel free to contact us with any questions or check back in the coming weeks.”

I’m waiting (4 days and counting) for my doc to get a PRESCRIPTION (!!!???) sent to my pharmacist in time for my 3pm appointment…. I don’t blame the doctors’ office nor the pharmacy. This is all on the wackos running the country into the ground.

If anything, the military flyovers during the Epstein survivors’ press conference underscore their claims and highlight what they’re up against

This is really smart and good. And not just for interviewers; I sent the link to my spouse who is preparing a short presentation on his work, because the questions might help him focus on what content is most important/useful/intriguing.

No. Just NO @pbsnews.org Do not lead with the words of a deranged conspiracy theorist as if this is normal.

Wait. Wait just a sec. Why would I.C.E. need snipers?

The call is coming from inside the house…