A direct response from the Catholic Church to Hegseth's attempts to drag God into this as justification: "The abuse and manipulation of God’s name to justify this and any other war is the gravest sin we can commit at this time." www.vaticannews.va/en/church/ne...

For Philadelphia-area immigrants, an arrest by federal agents can take them thousands of miles from home. Some say that’s by design.

It is really unbelievable in the literal sense.

www.liberalcurrents.com/iran-slopuli... " Americans liked Trump’s rhetoric on immigration and felt angry about prices and so took a risk on a man they already knew to be of the most violent and venal impulses. " I've actually had several people tell this to me near-verbatim

To the extent that the electorate paid attention, it convinced itself that it could effectively have a "cheat day" on its commitment to liberal democracy

This country won't stop letting people who gleefully delight in the suffering of others have platforms and power, and that's the rot at our core

In light of Pete Hegseth's abysmal Christian nationalist rhetoric RE: Iran, I'm gonna re-share one of my all-time favorite paragraphs, by the Rhode Island historian Stanley Lemons. Full essay -- "Roger Williams, Champion of Religious Liberty" -- here: livelyexperiment.wordpress.com/2013/01/02/r...

It's actually the job of the press. Especially in war time. And Congress but...

this is why, when I saw medical blood was being staged to the Russian troops in front of Ukraine, I knew general war was about to break out

Both have risen, however. U.S. oil prices have climbed over 40% since the war began, while Brent crude is up 57%,

I found this on the Internet a long time ago during a different war, when the mall was still a thing. Weird that it's relevant again.

President Donald Trump’s claims that he had no prior knowledge of Israeli strikes on Iranian energy infrastructure have been contradicted by sources inside both the U.S. and Israeli governments.

Game respects game.

Brilliant! I’d suspected that stylistic analysis would show up something interesting as On Liberty is written so differently to Utilitarianism. I’m sure many people have thought the same. But I didn’t have the skills to attempt it myself. Delighted it has been done.

And there you have it. WITHOUT HAVING TO THINK. How very... *humanity-enhancing.* 🫤

Umm....

An immigration judge has ended asylum claims for Liam Conejo Ramos and his family and ordered their removal. Their lawyer says an appeal is underway.

the sobering detail here is that the Danes were prepared to fight while knowing exactly how that would likely end for them

The higher ed thinkfluencer-industrial complex churned out thousands of pieces just like this one

Will only be abuse (we know this from history)

This is just delusional and ignorant. Once again, my 2018 piece for the Modern War Institute at West Point.

Democratic consultants: To replicate Mamdani’s success with the young people we must appeal to their short attention spans with memes and TikTok Mamdani (actual quote): In the fifth century in what we now know as Ireland, a British warlord named Coroticus had laid waste to the countryside

I don't have any work lined up, so some #illustration #commissions would help. I can draw other things besides cats-reading-books, too. (DM me for a quote.) That said, cats-reading-books I can turn around in 24 hours. There's a formula and a method.

An endowment to provide free community college tuition for between 700000 and 900000 students annually.

Allegedly the Solemani strike was a “throwaway COA” There is no such thing as a “throwaway COA”

Sharing this again today because yet another woman’s entire fucking life was reshaped because some man was a predator. There are so many reasons why we don’t name our abusers, and if judgement is the only thing you can offer, you can fucking keep it

It was not so long ago that certain people On Here were insisting that the jobs numbers being published were basically fine and as accurate as they have ever been, to the point of saying it was misinformation to suggest otherwise. bsky.app/profile/atru...

53 senators voted to enable more war, more death, and more waste of American resources along with the flouting of the US Constitution. If Americans don’t like higher gas prices and the other adverse domestic consequences of this unnecessary war, they know who to thank.

I hope this is not true.

Stop reporting the proverbial COA 3 as the main COA.

They told themselves a threat of war would make Iran capitulate. They told themselves bombing would make the regime collapse. They told themselves killing Khamenei would let the US pick the next leader. Now they’re telling themselves hindering Iran’s exports will make Iran stop blocking others’.

College of Diva. Free tuition. Leopard dress code.

and another thing i was never mad

For some this may evoke ‘caring’ in the sense of empathic concern, but I don’t think that’s it. I take its primary meaning by Polanski to be ‘people who do the labour of taking care (of other people, things, places, systems, problems etc’). That is a *vast* majority, one that most politics neglects

Perhaps it’s been everywhere, but I had not heard the phrase ‘the caring majority’ used before, and it captures something profoundly important. It is a concept that can ground a genuinely new kind of politics.

ICYMI: During a congressional hearing this week, a Pentagon official called Cuba a "significant threat" but said he was unaware of any plans to strike the country, as lawmakers readied a resolution barring military intervention in Cuba without approval from Congress. (from @svetashko.bsky.social)

Lawrence Welk came on right after Hee Haw in our house. And with just 3 channels, that was all we watched on Sunday nights. ... and we turned out just fine!

Per source, the Rams withdrew their proposals arising from the crazy two-point play in the Week 16 game at Seattle.

Evil is real and it's just a job the feds will pay you to do

BREAKING: House Oversight Dems just walked out during a briefing with Pam Bondi on Epstein — saying she refused to commit to their subpoena to sit for a deposition. Garcia: "We asked her multiple times and she refused to commit. We won't participate in a fake hearing that's not under oath."

By a vote of 47-53, the Senate did not agree to the motion to discharge S.J.Res. 118, re: removal of US Armed Forces from the Islamic Republic of Iran. Senator Fetterman voted no and Senator Paul voted yes.

This is evil

You can do planning and absolutely have a plan, or plans. But there’s a difference between following the plan and just Leeroy Jenkins-ing each day instead.

Good morning! Yes, this is he

I didn't realize there was already a term for this! - re "cogency-washing." I've been thinking about this for a while now, LLMs putting a veneer of authoritative language on nonsense

Nice try cop

With the initial wave of free agency in the rearview mirror, Brock Huard detailed three "clear objectives" the #Seahawks have prioritized this offseason. sports.mynorthwest.com/nfl/seattle-...