Yes. The ones believing this sh*t will have nothing to lose😬. That’s a bad thing for armed to the teeth soldiers to be believing. If they believe the world is ending, all their dibs forgiven & they’re going home to G-d, it could lead to them allowing their worse impulses to govern their conduct.

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We've renamed the DOD the Department of War. Our troops are Warfighters. No of course we're not "at war" you dumb lib

@hcrichardson.bsky.social I’ve been wanting to ask if you could cover the archivist issue in one of your politics chats but haven’t known where to submit the question. This is a sleeper issue that could have dire consequences for the ‘28 election.

More to come. lastcampaign.substack.com/p/the-us-arc...

Last year I wrote a detailed explainer on why this position cannot be filled by an obvious political partisan (much less one both unqualified and statutorily ineligible). Earlier partisan Archivists have significantly damaged NARA, federal recordkeeping, and, most importantly, agency staff. 🧵

position in an independent federal agency. Crucially, though, Wilson has disqualified—and disgraced—himself by accepting this nomination in spite of the blatantly partisan and wholly inappropriate manner in which the job became vacant last year: when Trump fired, without cause, Archivist Shogan. 🧵

responsibilities of the office of Archivist." (44 USC § 2103(a). So Trump has nominated someone who doesn't meet the statutory requirements, has no relevant experience, skills, or education, and has spent his career in ultra-conservative academia, to lead the National Archives, a nonpartisan 🧵

progressive trends in education, the Association for the Study of Free Institutions. Wilson fails the statutory requirements that "The Archivist shall be appointed without regard to political affiliations and solely on the basis of the professional qualifications required to perform the duties 🧵

According to public information, Wilson has no experience in the federal government or leading any large organizations, nor any relevant executive-administrative experience. But he does have a long record in ultra-conservative academia, including as president of an organization to "counter" 🧵

BREAKING: Trump has nominated Bradford P. Wilson, of the conservative, anti-LGBTQ+ and Opus Dei-tied Witherspoon Institute and the charter school organization Great Hearts Institute (and formerly Exec Director of Princeton's James Madison Program) to be Archivist of the United States. 🧵

Trump and Republicans: Sorry, no money for your grandma’s healthcare.
Also Trump and Republicans: Let’s spend billions blowing up the Middle East. They can always find money for war, just never for you.

Pardoned Jan. 6 rioter Jake Lang has been charged with making threatening statements about one of the officers he faced off with at the U.S. Capitol. He told Metropolitan Police Cmdr. Jason Bagshaw that he should be “put down like a dead dog” and "hung" in front of the Capitol.

DC journalists have a golden opportunity. Just say something like "since they will be honoring an avowed enemy of free speech and a free press, I will not be attending the Correspondents' Association dinner this year." It's telling how many will not, even when handed to them on a silver platter.

BREAKING: SCOTUS blocks New York state court redistricting order, over the strong dissent of the Democratic appointees.

My opinion: Jamelle Bouie is the best national political columnist in America. This doesn’t mean he is always right or you always need to agree with him. But he consistently elevates the form. Conservatives and liberals who make deranged personal attacks on him just make themselves look bad.

Happening now: anti-war protestors are gathereing in Chicago's Congress Plaza for a demonstration against ongoing U.S. and Israeli attacks on Iran. Tonight's rally follows a similar protest in Chicago on Saturday; other anti-war actions are being planned across the city over the week.

Q: "Do you think Trump should be deposed by this committee?" HILLARY: "Absolutely. Trump has been held civilly liable for sexual assault by a jury of his peers. That is behavior that fits a pattern."

White House talking points for congressional Republicans say we're not at war, we're just in "major combat operations against Iran" lol

This bipartisan legislation would strengthen the long-term health of our public lands and forests and improve wildfire resilience.

Our forests are facing unprecedented threats from wildfires, drought, and disease, with millions of acres damaged and in need of restoration. That’s why I introduced the Reforestation, Nurseries, and Genetic Resources (RNGR) Support Act. schrier.house.gov/media/press-...

WSJ: “.. U.S. officials and lawmakers with access to classified information say the Trump administration’s assertions about threats from Iran are incomplete, unsubstantiated, or flat-out wrong.” @wsj.com www.wsj.com/world/middle...

US embassy in Saudia Arabia has been attacked and is on fire. www.binance.com/en/square/po...

Iran fallout thread, PM 3/2/2026 bsky.app/profile/murs...

UPDATE: Significant protest activity in Bahrain 8/

UPDATE: Saudi “Peninsula Shield” military forces are moving over the causeway into Bahrain. These could be defensive in re Iran or meant to quell/prevent domestic disturbance. (The last time I am aware of this happening was in 2011, when they rolled in to put down the Arab Spring uprising.) 7/

Two more things worth mentioning: 1) The Sunni ruling family of Saudi Arabia (Al Saud) and the Sunni ruling family of Bahrain (Al Khalifa) are essentially one large cousin network with intermarriage solidifying bonds. 2) There is a causeway connecting Saudi Arabia and the island of Bahrain. 6/

At any rate, it’s easier to understand a war if you have at least some very basic information about the geography and demographics of the countries affected. I hope this was helpful information. 5/

Bahrain is the home of the US 5th Fleet, whose compound has been heavily bombed by Iran in recent days. Bahrain gets more media attention than Qatif in Saudi because it’s easier to access. Many Westerners do business there. So, despite algorithmic suppression, we know there are protests there. 4/

About 10-15% of the population of Saudi Arabia is Shia. They live mostly in the Eastern Province and are concentrated mainly in Qatif and Al-Ahsa, across the sea from Iran. They face systemic discrimination and mostly live in poverty. The Eastern Province is also where the Saudi oil is refined. 1/

Hypocrisy of Roberts Court is astounding: they’re inventing one set of rules to uphold gerrymandered maps that benefit white voters & Republicans in states like Texas while using a completely different set of rules to strike down maps that benefit racial minorities & Democrats

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You're speaking Putin's language, Marco: "March 22 2024 (Reuters) - The Kremlin said on Friday that what it has described for more than two years as its👉🏼 "special military operation"👈🏼 in Ukraine had "become a war" because of the involvement of the West."

Seems like the Trump administration’s staggering idiocy just got six U.S. service members killed - who never got advance warning from their own leaders to take cover. www.cnn.com/2026/03/02/p...

The New York Times clearly just saying Crockett is a progressive and Talarico is a moderate because Crockett is black and Talarico is white

US leaders have warned about an irrational strongman with atomic weapons for decades. Then he ran for president and we gave him the nuclear codes. www.publicnotice.co/p/trump-iran...

Alex's mom on his 38th birthday.

whenever people start swooning over a progressive "outsider" whose complete lack of previous political experience is what makes them special, i remind them that paul wellstone spent 20 years in DFL and local community activism and running for state-level seats before running for U.S. senate.

video from iceout.org earlier today at the whipple outside minneapolis shows a hennepin county sheriff’s deputy shoving the head of a protestor who was already tackled into the ground we need someone to challenge dawanna witt for sheriff. this brutality happening under her watch is unacceptable

Sarah Huckabee Sanders' plan to build a huge mega-prison in rural Arkansas has drawn major opposition, with some residents saying it's made them think differently about incarceration in the face of organizing. Now that's bleeding into a local election, as candidates vow to fight the governor. NEW:

this local election i posted about here is happening in 48 hours. this one is less interesting for what the outcome will be (it's a Trump +50 district) than the fascinating rhetoric of the campaign (see below), but i'm still very interested in seeing how it ends up.

“Based on their projections, $41.1 million would be needed each year to cover patients’ basic medical needs, including health insurance, & $947 million for public health response efforts such as surveillance & contact tracing. Lost productivity in the workforce… could reach $510.4 million each year”

Data appears to be from a public facing submission system and "contract" is not implied. Entities may have signed up just because they wanted access to view solicitations. That doesn't mean they "did business with ICE."

This is an illegal war that could easily escalate in dangerous and unpredictable ways into a wider regional conflict. Have we learned absolutely nothing from our decades of endless war and reckless attempts at regime change in the Middle East?

If feels like it's been a cold winter where I live. But it's actually not even close - Winters used to be way colder on average locally.

In 2019, federal prosecutors asked NM officials to stop investigating the Epstein ranch, claiming they would share info with local authorities. Local investigators handed all their evidence to the feds, who shared...nothing. www.abqjournal.com/news/feds-as...