I spent 16, SIXTEEN years fighting this crap. I can’t believe it 😭

Cartoon by Gábor Pápai, a well-known Hungarian political cartoonist.

People in the Budapest Metro, Hungary, shouting: “Russians, go home!”

Something is brewing in Hungary. Orban is more unpopular than ever, there is no way he can win the Sunday Election.

The Moon is different now. It looks totally new! And I look at it *a lot* so you can trust me. I am grateful to my editors at @theatlantic.com for letting me say a few things about what Artemis II has meant this week. Gift link: www.theatlantic.com/science/2026...

Prime Minister of Spain Pedro Sánchez: “The Government of Spain will not applaud those who set the world on fire just because they show up with a bucket.” 🍿

Diversity is our strength. Some 10–12 million Roma in Europe, and many face isolation, poverty, and limited access to essentials like housing and education. On #InternationalRomaDay, we stand together to protect the human rights of Roma. 🟢🔴🔵Let’s end antigypsyism now.

There’s a reason people read the classics.

"Easter Sunday 'Very Bad Bunny' Toons" bradblog.com?p=15682 — THIS WEEK: He is Rizz ... Golden vs. Stone ... Bondi Redacted ... Known Your Noems ... with this and much more in our latest toon collection!…

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You can watch this great doc about the fight for trans rights at the Supreme Court this week at home! Pay what you want. kinema.com/films/height...

In news from Spain today:

Heard about this on BBC World Service's The Arts Hour on Sunday morning. A great find!

LOVE THIS!! 😆😂🤣 👇🏻👇🏻👇🏻

They were protesting across the world!

#NoKings from the arctic in Utqiaġvik, Alaska the northernmost city in the entire USA!

Yeah. "Bone Spurs" won't work this time.

Great signs across America for #NoKings. What was your favorite?

#NoKings Los Angeles, March 28, 2026

Awesome, a NO KINGS protest in Basel! Z'Basel am mym Rhy, woni ämol in d Schuel gange bi (where I went to school long time ago). Lots of US expats there of course. It's a wonderfully international city. Eurovision 2025 was held there. Lots of art and culture!

Legislators are following a NAZI playbook, designed to eliminate "undesirables." Using the wrong bathroom in Iowa: A first offense could land someone in prison for a year. This bill is just the latest in a devastating cascade of legal actions stripping away trans rights.

Omg, this sign!

"Sunday 'Stable Genius' Toons" bradblog.com?p=15674 — THIS WEEK: Coverage of the stupidest war (and dumbest Prez) in history continues, with this and more in our latest collection of the week’s smartest toons…

Wow. Just announced-- Bari Weiss and co. are shutting down CBS News Radio. deadline.com/2026/03/cbs-...

In rebuke to Kari Lake, US judge orders 1,000 Voice of America staffers back to work My story for NPR: www.npr.org/2026/03/17/n...

I read the “Save America Act,” so you don’t have to. Most of the media apparently *hasn’t* read it because, if they had, they would be sounding the alarm about the provision in Point 1, below, which almost none of them have even mentioned. I hope this summary helps raise awareness. 1/

Here's a story from my "Broadcast Blues" documentary about an FCC News Distortion case. A FOX owned and operated broadcast reporter challenged WTVT's license in court - and won. Story here: youtu.be/fVqwFsUBGug?... The Appeals Court imterestingly reversed the court ruling: youtu.be/nC3QzjGvCaY?...

www.huffpost.com/entry/latest... #ProudBlue #USDemocracy FCC Goon Brandon Carr did not learn his lesson with the Jimmy Kimmel debacle and cancelling James Talarico on Colbert. Carr will now pull FCC license for negative Iran war coverage. Support Trump’s war 100% or lose their broadcast license.

No skis? Use milk cartons! Sari Vartiainen, a preschool teacher at the Vunukka daycare centre in North Karelia's municipality of Ilomantsi said the kids embraced the idea immediately. "We didn’t need to coax them. Their reaction to milk-carton skiing was instant: wow!" yle.fi/a/74-20214312

Glad to hear Jello is ok. He’s a real one. Will never forget when he gave me a ride across SF in his clunker of a car. The back seat was full of random stuff he had trash picked. I know singers of bands who couldn’t sell out my living room with more hubris. Good dude www.punknews.org/article/8775...

Good news for public media in Switzerland. 62% of voters rejected media license fee cuts. www.swissinfo.ch/eng/swiss-po...

youtu.be/T4Upf_B9RLQ?... Digital products and services keep getting worse. In the new report Breaking Free: Pathways to a fair technological future, the Norwegian Consumer Council has delved into enshittification and how to resist it.

Norway's Consumer Council targets enshittification

Sithamparappillai Jegatheepan, a French Tamil baker based in Paris, has won the 2026 Grand Prix de la baguette de tradition française, securing the title for the best traditional baguette in the French capital, he beat 142 competitors. www.tamilguardian.com/content/fren...

On March 8, the Swiss will vote on an initiative that wants to almost halve the Swiss Broadcasting Corporation's TV and radio license fee for households and exempt companies from paying it. Critics say the cuts would be too drastic, arguing that national cohesion and democracy are at risk.

Only propaganda is free. With the song "Gratis git's nur Propaganda", over 100 Swiss artists make a statement against the so-called halving initiative. Swiss voters will decide by March 8 whether cut the mandatory license fee that would affect public media. www.youtube.com/watch?v=F89k...

www.youtube.com/watch?v=onbe... From Basel Fasnacht, the Basler Bebbi Clique with a dark theme, Don't Repeat The Past.

Basel Fasnacht on Tuesday is a wonderful mixed bag, great for kids, costumed or not, for taking a closer look at all the lanterns, and to listen to more Guggemusig, the brass bands that aren't always perfectly in tune (that's the point) but are super enteraining.

fasnacht.ch/dr-zyschtig-... A few dozen photos of this outdoor exhibit of lanterns from Basel Fasnacht 2026, worth taking a closer look.

www.srf.ch/sendungen/fa... You can watch the whole Cortege (kind of like a procession) of all the Cliques large and small, all the Gugge (brass bands), and the Wäge, trailers with the Waggis throwing out oranges, mimosa flowers (acacia), roses, carrots, onions, and tons of confetti. @fasnacht.ch

Basel Fasnacht starts at 4:00 am on Monday after everyone else's Carnival is over with drums and fifes (piccolo), huge and small lanterns painted with motifs mostly about current events.

Fasnacht (carnival) in Basel Switzerland is a feast of satire, political and cultural commentary, music, incredible creativity, and fun. It starts at 4:00 am on Monday after Mardi Gras and lasts for three days.

www.rtve.es/play/audios/... It's #worldradioday on February 13.