I think about this a lot with TV/movie ratings for fake violence even. Showing a boob is not allowed, but heroes can punch the shit out of people and that's perfectly fine. I'm not saying that makes people violent necessarily, but perhaps subconsciously number to physical harm against other people

This is a Melissa Hortman appreciation account for the next 24 hours.

being totally comfortable speaking this way to millions of people is one of many signals that we're in an extremely dark place

The Trump administration is quietly dismantling efforts by the IRS to shut down a slew of aggressive tax shelters used by America’s biggest multinational companies and wealthiest people.

Yes, we’re literally about to zero out funding for every Title VI area studies center at every university in the country, along with FLAS fellowship funding. A generation of human capital that feeds into our diplomatic & intelligence corps that will simply not exist. National security madness.

"...Spain, France, Britain, America—burned into the oblivion of the centuries. And again and again and again. Are we doomed to it, Lord, chained to the pendulum of our own mad clockwork, helpless to halt its swing?"

KC and I need a little help while we're looking for work.

"not just legally and morally abhorrent...a logistical nightmare that would, in practice, require grotesque federal intrusion... would put ICE agents in maternity wards and babies on deportation flights...would also trip up millions of American citizens who lack the papers to prove that they belong"

I am grieving the barbarism that is going to unfurl from all this. People are going to die. Livelihoods gone. All to feed a corrupt kleptocracy. I see every day up close how different it is from the first time around. There are no guardrails. A disaster. I’m sorry we have to live through this.

Donald Trump wants to make US shipbuilding great again by imposing levies on Chinese vessels. Critics say the move could devastate the US economy, hit global trade and fuel inflation

Because the Lord is not interested in, has never been interested in, was born, died, and was crucified without any interest in "basic common sense." "Basic common sense" is our fetish, not His. He came to heal the sick and wake up the dead.

$STNG - If LR and Afra rates are the prime beneficiaries of tariff nonsense (and they are likely to be) probably time to swing the bat on Scorpio again soon. Right on the 200 week MA, too.

going to keep posting about this piece because I really think that everyone online should read it: www.wheresyoured.at/never-forgiv...

"This young lady distributed paper scrip, unbacked by specie, to a gaggle of fools who appreciated her quaint accent and love of fellatio, only to abscond with the proceeds? And you are saying I can speak to her via this noise box that transfers sound vibration? Pray, how may I address her?"

Here’s my pitch: the Democrats should take a few million dollars and fund free childcare centers and bowling nights in swing districts resnikoff.beehiiv.com/p/the-party-...

Since 2020 I’ve increasingly felt like we’re in a digital dark ages, where illiteracy is skyrocketing, people believe in magic, disease is rampant, oligarchs rule, and it’s all facilitated by ultra modern technology that has evolved to reinforce it

3. Make an appointment with your primary care doctor right now to review your vaccination records. Get a flu shot and a COVID booster, but also anything else on the CDC schedule you're missing: www.cdc.gov/vaccines/hcp...

Something I learned this week is that once you have booked your Canal passage, you cannot sell it to another party. There are some vessels that are not in a particular hurry, and others that would gladly pay to move up a few days in queue. Would be interesting if canal authority allowed resales...