@darthbluesky.bsky.social these two took a plea deal to outside jail after much yelling. They shortly tried to recant, but they're clearly guilty.

Pretty sure you don’t need to quote ethics experts to say the $1.8bn slush fund is corrupt.

Tonight’s dumb napkin cartoon…

Mass protests over Eurovision vote prompt resignation of Moldovan Radio/TV head reut.rs/4nBmXcd

Workers at Los Angeles' SoFi Stadium vow to go on strike if ICE agents are deployed at the venue when it hosts World Cup matches next month u.afp.com/SR2e

Getting a quarterback wristband and putting this in it for when I go to the grocery store

Jews wanted a border and an army and a state in order to protect themselves, which is the same thing that Palestinians want, because like it or not *we live in a world of states.*

Kids, amirite (via @wlos-13.bsky.social on Instagram)

This is one reason why I love living in Belgium. Here, work is only a small portion of a person’s life. People have friends and go to social gatherings. They have hobbies that aren’t meant to be productive. It’s a slower life.

It's always cool to see amazing people get attention for their awesome books (gift link) www.nytimes.com/2026/05/13/s...

OMG. To claim that russians are uniquely/deeply fearful of invasion due to their history is to whitewash russian aggression. When will people realize this? Every old European city has been torched/invaded multiple times. Europe managed to build peace. Ru is attacking its neighbour AS WE SPEAK!

Highly doubt you were meeting Rutte. Rather Jetten. Rutte is the guy presiding over NATO.

@karenattiah.bsky.social latest is so good. If you grew up in church, you didn't think "golden calf", you thought "'Rack, Shack and Benny" 😂 It's a relief to read a journalist who actually understands what's going on in a religious and cultural context. karenattiah.substack.com/p/trump-is-n...

All victims of US strikes in eastern Pacific and the Caribbean identified so far came from extremely poor communities

they’ll never admit it but the transphobic agenda end point is murder of trans people. the transphobe wants society alienated away from us, repulsed by us, so disturbed by us that the only thing that can enter their mind is our literal eradication

Settler colonialism.

this is the last photo on my parents' video birdfeeder before it was mysteriously destroyed we may never know what happened

Many people have a vested interest in pretending otherwise, but the US research university is globally dominant to an almost unbelievable degree. The typical state university is a football team stapled to a R&D lab with a budget bigger than the entire nation of Belgium.

El Faro announces that the Treasury Ministry in El Salvador froze personal assets of partners of the company that founded El Faro three decades ago, as part of a long-running tax crackdown. #FaroAudio 🎙️ beta.elfaro.net/en/elfaro-au...

Libya football riots spread to Tripoli as fans torch government building

Islamic feminism more widespread in Bosnia and Herzegovina

It’s really unfortunate when cars join gangs

Bolivian miners hurled firecrackers and clashed with police in La Paz, as protests demanding President Rodrigo Paz's resignation intensified.

Holy wow: With a week to go, @colbertlateshow.bsky.social is not messing around, taking on the Bari and Tony show directly with tonight’s cold open. This is amazing. youtu.be/jQpqIPBYmDM?...

We all have occassion to say this a lot in this era, but seriously this is the craziest goddamn thing I've read in a very very long time abcnews.com/US/trump-poi...

"Tens of thousands of families have no papers, no childhood photos, no identity papers, no homes, they have nothing" boasted Abraham Zarbib, who led efforts to flatten entire cities in the Gaza Strip. Complete erasure was the goal. That's why saving UNRWA's archives was so important.

so apparently british squirrels have been seen vaping and there is concern that swedish squirrels might also start doing this. anyway here’s pictures of squirrels vaping

Have you considered citing Kerr (2012)?

America Alone movement with merch made in Chinese factories

So: Trump imposed tariffs, then brought CEO’s of companies that struggled bc of his tariffs with him to China to advocate for eliminating tariffs — adding to China’s anti-tariff argument. He closed up the strait by attacking Iran — leading to China using this as leverage over Taiwan. Genius.

Mexican cartels have been using small, cheap drones to terrorize, injure, and kill primarily Indigenous populations in Mexico since at least 2021. Unfortunately, as is the case globally, bad actors are rapidly stepping up their use of these drone tactics. I’ve compiled data on Mexico attacks here:

Really extraordinary reporting by @natashabertrand.bsky.social et al. A few observations. 1. You don't appoint a former CIA Ground Branch bigwig ambassador to Mexico without serious escalatory intent. Likely functioning as on-the-ground covert operations general. www.cnn.com/2026/05/12/p...

“MA! The Americans are starting to post ‘my kid’s last day at school!’ pictures even though there’s six weeks of school left up here! “Then they’ll go back in August, the crazy bastards!”

Little Ada demands to have her hair brushed every day

The Supreme Court’s disdain for lower courts, their findings, and the record amassed in these cases knows no bounds.

hopefully this belated trial will deter other wrongdoers from bombing the U.S.S. Cole

Devastating read about the current state of independent media in #Myanmar. Reporters are working side jobs or running food stalls in order to support the media work they believe in. Funding cuts have dealt a terrible blow to these professionals. reutersinstitute.politics.ox.ac.uk/news/running...

Why are some people mosquito magnets? Clues are emerging that it is mainly due to the smell and heat our bodies give off u.afp.com/SRpg

The opening of Haunting of Hill House is still my favourite opening Just that first sentence: “No live organism can continue for long to exist sanely under conditions of absolute reality” medium.com/@penguinrand...

According to Dutch media the granddaughter "didn't know" the art was looted. Idk man, when you get an original painting *with a Goudstikker label* from your famous nazi granddad, seems more like you didn't WANT to know.

Oh my god. I've just realized that archaeologists are basically dumpster divers. We are the trash pandas of academe, rooting around for treats in piles of ancient garbage. Raccoons.

…defense against Hamas on Oct 7. On Oct 10 the IDF released video that showed the 17th Bn’s commander describing the killing of 4 Hamas fighters—but the IDF’s own video made clear those fighters surrendered and complied with instructions to disrobe before being killed. www.972mag.com/three-hostag...

Pretty incredible Krakauer interview www.nationalgeographic.com/adventure/ar...

Breaking news: Indiana University plant microbiologist Roger Innes has been locked out of his laboratory by the school in response to a request by one of his federal funders. The move comes after Innes complained about the government’s prosecution of Chinese postdocs. https://scim.ag/4tsDqRr

A wonderful sentence from this story, describing the video of the man who threw a rock at a seal for no reason getting beat up by a local: "Meanwhile, an unidentified gentleman begins wailing on him."

Your regular reminder that when David Duke ran for statewide office in the early 1990s, the MAJORITY of white Louisiana voters pulled the lever for him. This was AFTER they’d seen the pictures of Duke in a Klan outfit and a Nazi uniform.

Add shooting at Iraqi soldiers while violating Iraqi sovereignty to the long list of Israeli war crimes bsky.app/profile/dipl...

Just day 5 of the BJP taking over my state. Ethnostates are nazi states.