"We’re monitoring what you do online. Disseminating, writing, or publishing inciting content online is considered a terrorist crime in every sense and may lead to arrest or imprisonment. We have warned you." Israel warns Palestinians that posting about their suffering will be considered terrorism.

This is an almost shockingly wise essay. I'm glad I've finally read it.

I mean yeah it’s an authoritarian takeover but can we take some comfort in the fact that the people doing it are INSANELY stupid?

I need to share this with someone

Bari Weiss won't hear your remarks about how disgusted you are with her toadying to the admin but on the other hand yes she will, these people are absolute dogs for attention and would eat their own vomit on live TV if it meant even three people would notice them

The Salina Daily Union Salina Kansas December 20,1917

Just FYI in case anyone's interested, when you put a bunch of emojis after your screen name it makes it unnecessarily challenging for people who use screen readers to read your posts and follow you. The screen reader will read out every single emoji description every time you pop up in their feed.

why did they redact this

Best thread of the holiday season, thus far.

Did you know that the US hasn’t had an ambassador in Moscow in 6 months? Or that our chief envoy to Russia won’t take briefings from the CIA? But wait, there’s more. Much more in this 6-byline WSJ piece on the Witkoff-Putin axis. Free link www.wsj.com/world/putin-...

So last night as I was wondering why Pam Bondi diverted almost 200 National Security attorneys who should be chasing hackers and spies to redact the Epstein files, I remembered that John Eisenberg, who heads it, is the guy who altered the Trump-Zelenskyy transcript.

"This promise of an AI future, is really just a collective anxiety that wealthy people have about how well they're gonna be able to control us in the future." - @tressiemcphd.bsky.social with an absolute mic drop moment about AI bullshit. Incredible words. Listen to all of it!

Every new implementation of this crap creates more labor for those of us with the sense to try to avoid it. In this case, devoting time and attention to avoiding works besmirched by it AND publishers who try to pull it off. It's been a lovely six decades, but buh-bye, @harpercollins.bsky.social!

It gets even more pathetic— x.com/RepBeatty/st...

Almost all of the surgical interventions in gender affirming care are necessary because a trans person was unable to access non-surgical care in adolescence. That’s why banning care for youth is such a particularly cruel punishment - and so counterproductive if you claim to prioritize safety.

The Onion, 23 years ago. theonion.com/no-blood-for...

I hate making non-cat posts. I hate "discourse". But the number of comments I've seen degrading and dehumanizing sex workers because of that Melania trailer is appalling. That ghoulish woman will never see your "whore" jokes but they absolutely contribute to the stigma that gets sex workers killed.

Haven't seen anyone mention it, but some recent update seems to have turned "Require alt text for posts" off again. Check your settings!

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Virginia Heffernan wrote this shortly after the 2016 election and it still holds true

Never forget the time in 2020 Charlie Kirk (dead now) pretended to be a black guy on Twitter but forgot to switch accounts when giving himself a nice compliment.

In the mid 80's I was a sort of a "lifestyle" reporter at KCOP News 13 in Los Angeles. And amazingly they pretty much let me pick my own topics. That is why this report even exists. It's a look at a Christmas sale at Frederick's of Hollywood in (I think) 1986. youtu.be/61oZ4FRzls0?...

It would be a shame if these names were shared far and wide, where they might be seen by potential romantic partners, employers, etc., so please don't share this far and wide: arktimes.com/arkansas-blo...

This NYT story failed the reader by not digging deeper. One subject dropped out of college after one year (five years ago) and lists "Windows" as his skillset. Story should be: young conservatives who blame immigrants for their personal failures and whose lives won't be improved w/ fewer immigrants

this field biologist does a great job highlighting the insidiousness of AI editing these one-click AI edit buttons are incredibly appealing to many photographers, amateurs and professionals alike, and are framed as innocuous this is worth sharing and educating people about

Just so I'm clear on this, computer memory has tripled in price because a bunch of it that hasn't been produced yet has been ordered to populate GPUs that aren't installed in data centers that aren't built yet in order to service a demand that doesn't exist to make profits that don't happen.

Here are my top 10 most unique dog jobs!

Remember when he was shot, his first instinct was to mug for the cameras but, almost immediately, his second instinct was to demand that the Secret Service go back on stage under threat of an active shooter because he wanted them to recover the lifts that fell out of his little shoes.

Everything about this wockaflocka is small. He makes everyone around his ass small. Ask yourself if he's made you smaller too. It ain't too late to stand.

Be advised: in 2026, I am going to bring back "Tell your story walking!" in a big way.

Just saying, I'll do a book cover illustration for $200. www.shaenon.com

This one isn’t downloadable but if you have TikTok go watch it. Well worth your time www.tiktok.com/t/ZTr4gRL7v/

If you’re a Springsteen fan, then you may enjoy this: www.mcsweeneys.net/articles/bru...

"Notably, Trump's threats against Indiana Republicans were immediately exposed as empty. He's said, 'I wasn't really involved, I don't care.' You wish some of these college administrators would've had that in mind." New episode of @davidnir.com & Rupar is live: www.publicnotice.co/p/we-need-to...

i want to be clear about this: worker’s rights also includes the right to be free from racist or sexist or gendered abuse at your job.

Okay, the season can begin now.

We’ll probably never again see such a casual, celebratory, & memorable gathering of Jim Henson’s family of characters as is found in 1987’s A MUPPET FAMILY CHRISTMAS…

They were working on an mRNA application for glioblastoma when Elon/RFK laid wreck to everything. [My father died of glioblastoma.]

the first and only impeachment proceeding against a supreme court justice was over excessive partisanship fyi

Wow -- Russia reportedly plotted last year to plant bombs on US-bound flights (gift link) giftarticle.ft.com/giftarticle/...

pals you gotta quit spotify

A leaked memo by U.S. AG Pam Bondi directs the FBI to compile a list of groups that may be labeled “domestic terrorism” organizations based on political views related to immigration, gender and U.S. policy. Bondi’s effort targets “not just the left,” but “anyone who isn’t a Trump supporter.”

One of the all-time greats - guitarist, songwriter, producer, icon. Rest easy, Steve. variety.com/2025/music/n...

They explain what this is in the beginning of the video. I like this…

No-strings-attached, zero-means-testing, no-questions-asked cash payouts have been proven, over and over again, to be the most effective form of charity/aid going. It gets people in housing, and it saves the state money. We know this. It's fact, not theory.

We didn't know how good we had it:

Ronstadt’s cover of “Willin’” also features in one of my favorite uses of a pop song in film, from the extended cut of THE ABYSS…

If the entire Trump administration doesn't realize that this would guarantee that the Trump pardons they're all banking on will also be declared invalid by a future president, nobody tell them.