Of the five GOP reps who got drawn out by Prop 50: Valadao: Staying and fighting Kiley: Moving to another district that he’ll probably still lose (as an independent???) Calvert: Trying to backstab Young Kim Issa: Retiring LaMalfa: Dead

This makes me think of Henry VIII's wives... Valadao: Running Calvert: Backstabbed (his colleague) LaMalfa: Died Kiley: Running Issa: Backstabbed (his electorate) Kim: Survived? #capoli

You know that famous picture from Evita? Where it’s clear Madonna and Banderas want everyone to piss off so they can go and hop on the good foot and do the bad thing?

Oh robots with anxiety now, is it? Where *do* they get their ideas?

so unrefined smh

you're not prepared for where this is going

There is no "political ad ban" on Meta. A ban that isn't enforced isn't a ban. Former AfD leader Frauke Petry and now leader of a splinter party is running several political ads on Meta. One has been active since Oct 23 and reached 171k people across Germany.

Das schlichte Vorstadthaus in der Blumengasse 31 (17. Bezirk) wird bald zum großen Teil einem Neubau weichen. Laut Renderings könnte ein Teil der Fassade stehen bleiben. Fotos: 2025 (privat)

Das große Gebäude in der Mariahilfer Straße 164 an der Ecke zur Karmeliterhofgasse (15. Bezirk) wirkt zumindest teilweise leer. Was ist dort geplant? Kommt eine Sanierung? Weiß jemand etwas? Fotos: Februar 2026 (Peter Schneider)

Die Wohnhausanlage in der Münichreiterstraße 21 (13. Bezirk) fällt durch ihre charakteristischen Details auf (Dachform, Gaupen, Fassadendekor, Geländer, Fenster mit Sprossen). Die Architektur der 1980er ist schon merklich von den 1970ern entfernt. Foto: 2022

Warum heißt es "Südliche Ostdeutsche mit speziellen sexuellen Vorlieben" und nicht "Hauptverkehrsachsen" ?

Democrats, accustomed to scrambling for viable contenders in major races, entered this election cycle with crowded primaries and a deep bench of candidates. The party is feeling the broadest slate of legislative candidates in at least 30 years. #gapol www.ajc.com/politics/202...

Wrote about the past few times US Senators were pulled into party primary runoff elections: news.bgov.com/bloomberg-go...

Coffee, straight out of my nose.

The #BondiTop

United is seeing more Australia/NZ-Europe bookings since the the US attack on Iran closed Gulf hubs. “Each day this week, we have booked over 1,000 people from Australia and New Zealand to Europe. Last year, we booked less than one a day,” CEO Scott Kirby said. via @lesliejosephs.bsky.social

Sorry I know the world is in a terrible fix but I've been laughing at this for ten minutes now

❗️Russia is giving Iran information to attack US forces in the Middle East - Washington Post, citing three officials. Since Saturday, Russia has provided Iran with locations of America's military assets, including warships and aircraft, sources told WP.

Ah yes, radio bulletins, remember those? Probably not, because they haven't existed outside of wartime dramas for about fifty years.

almost certainly an overreaction, but this feels like one of the most important videos of the 21st century, in the sense that it's the actual White House saying the (admittedly barely veiled) subtext of the military-industrial-entertainment complex of the past 60 years out loud

Media literacy has fallen so far that even the propaganda has to be spoon-fed now.

Casting call! Looking for a woman voice actor, 50+ who is versatile and a vocal chameleon / can play many different bit parts in an audio comedy. We’re recording in London on 13th & 14th April. This is a paid opportunity. Actor does not need to be autistic! 1/

this dog sat across from me in the train and the whole ride I tried to get him to look at me. he finally did after 1.5 hr

Satellite images from NASA Worldview on March 5 reveal the extent of the blackout in Cuba. A failure at the most important power plant, combined with the US blockade on fuel shipments in the country has left nearly 70% of the island's inhabitants without power.

Der KI-Exxpress stümpert weiter Artikel zusammen: „Herbert Kickl hat ... die schwarz-grüne Koalition scharf als „Verlierer-Ampel“ attackiert“.

When people see autistic people avoiding things we find uncomfortable, they sometimes think we just need to be pushed. But sometimes, I'm not avoiding an experience - I'm making sure I'm allowed to say no.

Es geht ja gerade mit großem Getöse diese Studie herum, dass Gen Z-Männer so furchtbar und frauenfeindlich sind. Wenn man sich die Detailergebnisse anschaut, dann relativiert sich das doch deutlich. Es gibt eine sehr große Streuung unter den Ländern bei vielen Fragen. Zustimmung zwischen 4 und 66%

Und es gibt noch einen Hinweis, dass Trump intern so viel Druck hat, lauter Dinge tun zu müssen, die er nicht tun will: Heute hat er angekündigt, er werde im texanischen Rennen zwischen zwei Republicans eher den ihm deutlich ferner stehenden Kandidaten unterstützen als seinen Ultraloyalisten.

Noem out Donald Trump hat das Gesicht seiner radikalen Ausländerverfolgungspolitik, den Inbegriff der Erinnerung an die deutschen 1930er-Jahre, rausgekommen. Kristi Noem kriegt irgendein internationales Pöstchen, aber sie musste raus aus der Tagespolitik. Wie passiert so was? Trump ist keinen

Why is this circulating again // this should never stop circulating

From FT comments

It’s so cool how we’re in a large-scale military conflict and the President is spending his time building a ballroom. This rocks. I finally know what being a Roman must have felt like.

I happened to catch a trailer for this yesterday and it was literally these things, in that order, with the last one almost verbatim in voice-over (I think it was, "Meeting an extraordinary people...on the cusp of an extraordinary change.").

Maybe I've just been at home on my own for too long, but I swear my tortoise just pointed to his water bowl after I brought him some food to indicate that it was in fact water he wanted.

Sorry I'm not more open-minded about LLMs, it's just some fucking maniacs shoveled out a bunch of useless bloatware featuring that technology, did not give me any chance to opt out, reorganized the entire economy around it, zeroed out gains made by green energy, and made it impossible to buy RAM

transphobia is comorbid with being a fucking cunt in every other aspect of your life

This feels very much in line with ICE's abuses of the laws of hospitality (eating a meal in a place and then kidnapping the staff) and using children to lure in parents, murdering observers, etc. A real abdication of very basic moral codes.

Hanky code: Yellow: Piss Red: Fisting Purple: Armpits Red then blue then yellow then red then blue then yellow then red then blue then yellow then red then blue then yellow then red then blue then yellow then red then blue then yellow then red then blue then yellow then red then blue: Clown stuff

Creators do not ever want your ideas. If you think you have an idea for blahblah you should do it. Oh, you don't know how to do it. That's cool, I didn't know how to make things until I learned to make things NOW I MAKE A LIVING DOING THAT WORK. WORK. IT IS WORK. WORK.

Ich halte das ja weiterhin für keine sehr gelungene Idee... Weiß man denn schon, wer "jene Stimmen, die damals Kritik an den Maßnahmen übten und vor dem gesellschaftlichen Umgang miteinander, respektive gegeneinander, warnten" – sein werden, denen man nun die Bühne geben will?

The Iran/US/Israel war might have already broken the record for the highest number of AI-generated videos and images that have gone viral during a conflict. Interestingly, I said the exact same thing right after the 12-day war in June. Welcome to our brave new world of AI misinformation.

Nurul Amin Shah Alam, a refugee who was blind, died after Border Patrol abandoned him miles away from his home, the Investigative Post reports.

Ein starkes Bündnis der verschwörungsideologischen Szene und extremen Rechten dominierte die vergangenen Jahre. Unter dem Vorwand, sich "nicht spalten zu lassen" konnten über Differenzen hinweggesehen werden. Mit dem jetzigen Krieg im Iran sieht dieses Bündnis größere Risse. Ein Thread 🧵

Non autistic people: "You don't speak for all autistic people" "My autistic nephew isn't like that" "Autism doesn't define you" Also non autistic people: All autistic people prefer museums to theatres 🧐

ALERT: With 5 Republicans joining Democrats, House Oversight Committee has just voted to subpoena Attorney General Pam Bondi to testify as part of their ongoing Epstein investigation

Random Texas history. The runoff required when no primary candidate gets at least 50% was out in place to stop impeached former governor James Ferguson (who resigned & argued the Senate’s ban on holding office didn’t apply to him) when he ran against multiple progressive candidates in 1918. 🗃️

Ah, yes, the invaluable wisdom of the markets.

reading over Malliotakis v. Williams and lowkey think New York courts/the NY Redistricting Commission should be like...since the Supreme Court clearly lacked jurisdiction to intervene in the case at this time, we are treating it as the nonbinding advisory opinion that it is, thanks for the input tho

It is gross how GOP political consultants make these types of comments about disgustingly large amounts of money without batting an eye. It's even more disturbing how outlets like @politico.com bury such comments in articles & don't treat them like a national scandal. #Texas #TXSen #TXpoli #uspoli

BREAKING on MS NOW: The House Oversight Committee just voted to subpoena Pam Bondi as part of the panel's Epstein investigation. The vote was 24-19. 5 Republicans voted in favor.