this is strong evidence that while kids being hit by their parents or guardians is always bad, some adolescents do need to get socked in the mouth. abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory...

Just re-upping this to note I got a "no comment" from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln chancellor and a "I can't really talk about it" from the university system president and @journalstar.com still ran the story. journalstar.com/news/state-r...

it's a mark of how fucked up the world is that this doesn't even phase me. at least he's paying the people he tortured. could be worse. off to read about conditions in our government's latest concentration camp.

Good for A&M, it was a good match and I'm only mostly bitter about it.

there's no such thing as a "heritage american" and brain-damaged constitutional law professors and members of the vox cinematic universe treating it with respect is bad, and they should be berated borders are fake, and america is what it is in the best sense due to periodically recognizing that

The piss tank on the ISS is now 69% full.

The name "Popular Science" doesn't mean we shift our coverage depending on public opinion. It means we cover relevant subjects that are rigorously researched, reliable, and grounded in reality. And trans lives are grounded in reality. We see y'all. No matter what. www.popsci.com/science/tran...

Maria Shriver, niece of JFK: He was a man interested in the arts, culture, education, language, history... It is beyond comprehension that the president has sought to rename this great memorial. C’mon my fellow Americans! Wake up! This is not dignified. This is not funny... It’s downright weird.

A tow truck driver who towed an ICE SUV that was blocking a driveway while the agents kidnapped Angelanos back in September was just found NOT GUILTY on the only charge against him (theft of government property). THAT'S ANOTHER WIN FOR "FUCK YOU; MAKE ME"

"Shit only sucks because I personally fired a whole lot of people" isn't a terribly great argument, even by his low standards.

Two “the’s,” the font doesn’t match and also it’s now a memorial center to one dead and one living man?

the ADA was probably the last piece of great bipartisan American legislation on civil rights, and it's fiercely under attack from a deeply ableist administration. But it's a great achievement!

Pure coincidence that the investigations into wrongful death at the governor's farm was marked by constant mistakes and ineptitude, I'm sure.

I heard there was a secret meat With paprika, and spicy heat But you don't really care for sausage Nduja ...sorry, I can delete this. I've just seen a few posts in this format and I wanted in.

New Illustration: "We Beat 'Em Before..." Taken from a British WW2 poster, the original features a WW1 German soldier at the top. I just swapped it for the Nazi soldier it had at the bottom.

Faced with a bleak financial situation, lawmakers turned to a little-known fund to help domestic violence survivors and pay for other priorities. But now that fund doesn’t have enough money to cover those commitments. 🔗 buff.ly/AlWr51J

someone really should've caught this

It’s still wild to me the NYT drove out Paul Krugman but keep around guys who appear in the Epstein files

Yet another idiotic own goal by our lovely State government here in Nebraska.

why is there no CBS Town Hall on D&D edition wars? we should teach the controversy.

This has been one of the most frustrating dynamics of the last decade.

I'm not even good at white guy-ing and managed to turn a mite of IT and a couple years of work as a contractor/temp my field into somehow running a department and budget requests and everything.

Across the state and country, it has become increasingly difficult for hospitals like The Pender Community Hospital to keep their doors open. 🔗 buff.ly/0dvxvBV

Just a catastrophic own-goal thanks to ~60% of the voters being rabidly pro-Trump. Omaha will be fine, same for Lincoln. It's *your* hospitals that will be closing, Tiny Town, USA.

McGovern: "The reality is that some people's premiums are going up 100%, and their big grand plan is to give people an 11% coupon. I mean, this is laughable. It is pathetic ... they are unbelievably out of touch. Republicans have spent a year screwing over the people they represent."

New Zealand's libertarian/ populist/ right wing coalition Government is trying to follow Wesley Streeting's lead in banning puberty blockers. This is what the New Zealand High Court has just decided (www.courtsofnz.govt.nz/assets/cases...).

Hurray for us 🫠

Hennepin County dispatch got a panicked call from a Department of Homeland Security supervisor in Minneapolis requesting assistance because “we only have a few officers but we have 60-70 agitators fighting them.” Hennepin deputies didn’t witness any attacks on agents. www.mprnews.org/story/2025/1...

Dear Bluesky hammer&sickle crowd: That new dude in your group? He’s an FBI agent.

Cry me a river, you work for fascist President enforcing his fascist policies. Any time you speak with someone who knows and they don't spit on you should be a blessing.

For anyone who's been waiting patiently for a follow-up to Over the Garden Wall, those words are probably enough to pique your interest.

—I’ve been asked to baptise the King of Spain’s daughter —Infanta? —No, holy water as usual. Weird thing to ask honestly

A great story as Trump and his EPA stop working to address the lead contamination in Omaha. The fact that no one went to jail for ASARCOs crimes should be a national embarrassment. How many kids have lived worse lives because of them?

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

Well that bites. Good match though, can't be mad about that.

the appropriate response to Gaza is South Africa-level BDS and a no-fly zone. the appropriate response to El-Fasher is full-scale UN intervention

NEW: The Trump-Vance White House has falsely accused an ally of Pope Leo — Sr. Norma Pimentel — of illegal activity tied to migrant aid, and cut off all federal funding to Catholic Charities in Texas. Church leaders say it’s a targeted, political reprisal against Pope Leo and the Catholic Church.

Well that was just a massacre, GBR!

This man is gonna crash the economy, I just hope I at least get a brief window of low interest rates so I can refinance before it happens.

Avengers 1, because my brother and I started a tradition of me taking him to the midnight release of Marvel movies that lasted until COVID. Avengers End Game, because it was a decade of catharsis released in a collective cheer. 28 Weeks Later, because my first kiss was during the helicopter scene.

Sens Dorn and Hansen are carrying water for Pillen by saying WEC is no longer a state prison, but a federal jail. To which I say, I don't give a shit. It's located in NE, it's being staffed by state prison staff, and it's supposedly going to revert to being a state prison sometime in the future.

M. Cavanaugh is right when she says the admin is breaking the law by denying her access. Senators have the right at any time, without notice, to enter state prisons. I once met Sen McKinney on a random weekday. Sara Howard was famous for her drop-ins to the juvenile DHHS facilities.

feels weird to post this after a win but if folks are asking youtu.be/Lx_ORMhpmoU?...

Just for praised as being the one department (department of 1, lmao) a guy thinks is doing good work and I think I'll ride that high for the next couple years.

New at Flatwater: After years of resistance, Nebraska tapped into hundreds of millions of federal dollars to support struggling hospitals. Now the future of that funding is in doubt. 🔗 buff.ly/0dvxvBV

OVERSIGHT OR SHOW? Days after a Nebraska lawmaker criticized the Pillen administration for denying her entrance to a state-run ICE detention facility, all 49 state senators received an invite to a group “walkthrough.” From Cindy Gonzalez: buff.ly/kp3JIKi

Not at all the same, but reminds me when the NU system chose to kill UNOs 3-pete national champions wrestling program as they were flying back from the latest championship. We're doing these cuts at the same time we're planning a $500 million on a football stadium renovation.

About damn time the national party notices, it's been a decade long fight against a party that was bought by a "local" billionaire.

started playing cyberpunk 2077 and it's still got some bugs after like five years, but i kinda get it because the open world is so bewilderingly expansive and sophisticated with tons of crazy ideas crammed in there. ea sports has spent decades screwing up a flat rectangle with 22 guys and a ball

Finished Use of Weapons by Iain M. Banks and that ending keeps rattling around in my head. The Culture "series" is wonderful.