If the NY Times were a worthy publication, you'd click on the link and it would just say: No.

They do this to tie the admiral to the administration. Now he has a choice - to back the administration, or to face possible war crimes consequences. This is how authoritarians gain compliance. The longer they're in power, the more entrenched they become.

We'll know that the republic is headed toward restoration because Pete Hegseth is on trial for multiple murders.

The Democrats who are opposed to impeaching Hegseth for cold blooded, premeditated murder should be exposed and primaried. If murder isn't the line in the sand - what is?

I'm really tired of people pretending that this is about whether or not the essay was bad! It's not. It's about trying to purge trans people from society. The student called the TA a fucking demon, man. Do you know what that's like?

This is very good. I like to remind people that headlines in the 80s would (regularly!) talk about people who drank lattes or ate sushi as exotic, self-indulgent yuppies with obscure tastes. Media constantly made fun of “haute cuisine” meals with tiny portions because fine dining was bad.

They are still - still! - trying to triangulate between the votes and the money. All the money is in authoritarianism. The money might be getting jaded on Trump, but it still wants patriarchal, white supremacist christofascism. Those reaching out to the money will never restore the republic.

See "remigration" Think "ethnic cleansing"

Don't really need to ask - there are more than enough dots to connect. They mean ethnic cleansing and they're planning a genocide of the non-white people in the US.

I don't practice federal law or nothing, so don't quote me on this... But I'm pretty sure that there's a federal statute forbidding murder. Applicable where the feds have jurisdiction.

Well, thank you. More than I would have thought - apologies to any gentle souls who read my stuff and have to put up with that.

Whadaya say, @profanity.accountant

At a recent gathering, friend was going to make fries. I had prepared an incredible dip - but friend ate all the dip with crackers before even starting the fries! I said: Hello. My name is Arthur Marx. You killed my dip. Prepare to fry.

The most openly racist, eugenicist monsters are running the U.S. They will use every opportunity to advance their agenda. And as the wheels come off their regime they will only grow more brutal and obscene. These are dangerous days for us all.

This is so far into virulent racism, there can be no normalization of this. For a long time, people have said we're on the road to a new Nazi regime. Well, here we are. If you were ever planning to fight violent fascism, the time is now.

It's crystal clear that the Trump administration wants to do ethnic cleansing, to make a white America. This kind of overt racism and expressed desire to get rid of a class of people ends up with mass murder. Reasonable people should do everything possible to oppose the Trump administration.

Al Gore was an absolute boy scout. Highly qualified, capable and (as far as I know) ethical. The corporate media made him out to be a liar - out of whole cloth. They called him an elitist and foisted on us the son of a president, grandson of an investment banker and Senator...

🧵 Lowe's CEO, one of 8 Black Fortune 500 CEOs, stands firm on DEI. "Championing Diversity Through Action: Ellison’s approach to diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) is rooted in practical change rather than public statements" Home Depot, meanwhile, allows ICE agents to raid its parking lots.

If I talk about "malice", it means one thing to non-lawyers, another thing in first Amendment law and a third, very different thing in criminal law. Context matters. Ya gotta know who you're talking to if you want to communicate.

Friday of a 4 day weekend. I have home-grown apples in the garage, whisky for Christmas and a couple of my kids in the house. I'm in the recliner at almost 10:30 in the morning, and life is alright at the moment. I hope that everyone out there in Bluesky is doing well and has found peace.

The people who are currently most undermining domestic tranquility are the MAGA racists and GOP politicians. And no, even they should not be denaturalized. They're our problem and we should deal with them - not foist them off onto the rest of the world.

He's bringing in racists from South freaking Africa. What he's saying is: "People who aren't white are fundamentally incompatible with white people." And the only reason he believes that is because HE is fundamentally incompatible with people who aren't white.

Every conversation about increasing birthrates has a silent “white”. Every time the article mentions babies or children just put “white” in front of the word

Exactly the kind of trading away strength / acquiring weakness you'd expect from someone who managed to bankrupt a casino.

"The game is to have them all running about with fire extinguishers when there is a flood, and all crowding to that side of the boat which is already nearly gunwale under." ― C.S. Lewis

Something something common welfare something...

Every time I look at his stats I wonder how Kenny Lofton isn't in the Hall of Fame. Did he have some kind of scandal I'm not aware of? Because on the numbers - he should be in Cooperstown.

Our world is so shattered right now... We can't even take in the sheer volume of things scandalous to abhorrent that pervade the elite levels of our society. It's mind boggling. And there will be consequences. Get to know your neighbors, y'all.

Nation of immigrants - and the federal government wants to arrest and deport the immigrants. That doesn't seem like a sustainable position.

If something is unthinkable, there's a pretty good chance that it contains a truth you really need to hear.

And should be remembered by potential jurors *everywhere*.

Do not cite the deep magic to me, Charlie Brown! I was there when it was written.

We are young Heartache to heartache we stand No promises, no demands

If Democrats ever had the backs of those unjustly persecuted by Trump, the world would look a lot different now. Vindman never got his commission back (yes, he's in Congress now - but that was by his own efforts). Sally Yates is in private practice. And don't even get me started on trans folks.

I've been thinking about the Lord of the Rings discussion from a few weeks back. "Big, strong men will win the day" is the lesson some people took from it, and I wonder - did they even read it? The strong have a purpose: to fight against evil. Easy for them, because the evil was apparent.

The ultra wealthy have trained us through propaganda in corporate media to be far more concerned about spending public dollars than white collar theft. It's our habit now to sort recipients of public dollars into the worthy and the unworthy and the fuss over Greene's pension is an aspect of that.

Good and ill have not changed since yesteryear; nor are they one thing among Elves and Dwarves and another among humans. It is a person’s part to discern them, as much in the Golden Wood as in his own house. Wacky times we're in. Wacky things will happen. But kindness is still kindness.

Ooh, almost forgot about this one. Yes, I am still in touch with your presence dear. www.youtube.com/watch?v=JziV...

One down...

In fact, the People should be even more concerned about Nazi tattoos. There are Nazi sympathizers in power now. We'd best be really sure not to empower any more.

Trans Day of Remembrance is a day to honor and pay tribute to the lives that have been lost due to both systemic and bigoted violence. It is a day to reassert our commitments to supporting trans, Two-Spirit, and gender diverse people, young and old.

Seems like a good day to revisit why I chose this screen name a little over seven years ago. A 🧵 It was about a week after Jamal Khashoggi was murdered, and the first time (that I know of) that Trump was asked about it.

Humans would never have survived for literally millions of years if they hadn't learned to cooperate and look after each other. Physical combat wasn't the key. You can ask any leopard.

Lovely nation the US is right now. Two political parties, one has rotten, corrupt principles the other has no principles whatsoever.

CORPORATE MEDIA IS PARTISAN That's the only reasonable conclusion for everything we've seen from Whitewater to the rise of Trump.

No, but it is political malpractice of the highest order for any Democrat at this time to use the word "bipartisan" without a sneer or spitting on the ground.

They'll see a debate - which most voters can easily ignore - while the rest of the horrors that the GOP inflicts or wants to inflict on the nation and the world are buried under massive piles of BS.

The nation is plenty ready. Just some people in the nation aren't ready. And won't be - until it happens. Unfortunately, some of the people who aren't ready are among the most wealthy and powerful. But there are more who are ready to elect the best qualified for the job.

Why can't edgelords ever be from the left? "Yeah, there's someone with some *OPINIONS*, check them out..." - Everyone should have food, housing and reasonable health care - Open the borders, let 'em in, feed 'em and put 'em to work - Unionize everyone

Was listening to Songs in the Key of Life again and it struck me (again) how beautiful this is. A long cry of pure joy with all the complexities of a new life. www.youtube.com/watch?v=oE56...