Is he saying that Israel does not have rules of engagement, or that Israel does not have "stupid" rules of engagement?

Khamenei’s biggest mistake? Not going on Joe Rogan.

Again, they are antisemites

United States invading Iran to keep it from joining NATO?

I happen to agree, though the Catholic Church does not have the best track record when it comes to scientific and technological breakthroughs.

If Billy Graham can lay in honor at the Capitol Rotunda, so can Jesse Jackson.

“There was zero plan, except causing pain,” said one U.N. official about the Trump administration’s decision to stop funding the group with no notice or communication. “And that is not forgivable.” (Published Dec. 2025)

No state requires "beer registration" in order to purchase beer. Does Rep. Brian Steil believe we similarly shouldn't have voter registration as well? Or does he really believe that purchasing beer and voting are not actually comparable processes?

With Ramadan coming up, makes sense

Drake Maye. At least last night, more Tony Eason than Tom Brady.

Topps 2026 Series 1 comes out on WEDNESDAY

Is Mike Johnson saying that individual believers in Minnesota have a biblical obligation to protect their neighbors from ICE?

Good piece by @amandamarcotte.bsky.social that reminded me how Carlson's origin story parallels Donald Trump's, which was being mocked by Barack Obama at the White House Press Correspondents Dinner.

I wonder why his words on TV were largely taken not as a begging, but as a threat

OMG

It could be that Bill Belichick was not voted into the Hall of Fame because the voters suspect that his NFL coaching career is not actually over

If what Tim Walz said bothers you, say it like this - the people of Minnesota are reacting in the way we wish more people had reacted to the Nazis, going back to 1933.

Headline in today's @nydailynews.com - Wouldn't it be nice to know if ICE is taking any such measures with the officers involved in the shooting deaths of two civilians?

I’ve never been prouder to be a Minnesotan.

It did. We didn't.

If Greenland is admitted as the 51st state, I am assuming that its two new senators would not be Republican

If I were Canadian, I would be so proud that Mark Carney is my Prime Minister

Can we go back to 1992 and try again?

If the ring leader of a massive cheating scandal that stole a World Series is allowed into the Hall of Fame then the steroid guys should be in, too. Let’s be consistent! Put Bonds in!

I mean, yes - you live 10,000 miles away?

We talked politics offstage, but not in front of the audience

Interviewing @mollyjongfast.bsky.social at The Hampton Synagogue such a highlight of last summer for me. She was so much fun to talk to!

You have your basic Jews and then you have your acidic Jews

When ICE leaves Minnesota, that will make 9 wars that Trump has ended

I suspect that many Iranians and Western liberals who supported the Islamic Revolution were thinking along the lines of people who saw Project 2025 and figured Trump didn't really fully mean it, certainly wasn't going to try to pull it off, and in any event wouldn't actually be able to

rn at the fed

It is clear to me that Trump, Vance, Miller, Noem, Bovino, Homan, et al actually despise rank-and-file ICE officers If they cared at all, they would make sure ICE officers had the tools/support to be in position to do their jobs well - not throwing them into incendiary and dangerous situations

Thoughtful interview with the Minneapolis Police Chief. I wonder if it's clear to ICE agents the extent to which their superiors simply don't care about them, their personal safety, or their ability to successfully accomplish their goals. www.nytimes.com/2026/01/12/p...

Of course there is a double standard in terms of the administration's rhetoric, but isn't it incredible, especially in retrospect, just how professional the Capitol Police were on 1-6-2021 in terms of avoiding using deadly force on civilians? Absolute heroes, all of them.

How is X still online? Law enforcement needs to pull the plug.

A side reflection on the horrific synagogue arson in Jackson, Miss.: the hollowing out of local media means that, as best I can tell, the Gannett-owned Clarion-Ledger hasn't even bothered to cover the story.

Horrified and outraged by the attack on the synagogue in Mississippi - as a Christian as an American I condemn this attack on the Jewish community. Everyone must join together to stop the rising tide of antisemitism.

Sad and furious

America is in no condition to host the World Cup or the Olympics

Abhorrent

I don't think I've been this angry at the news since the lead in the water story in Flint, MI broke

This is actually not satire

For Elon, clearly this is a feature, not a bug

Presidential

The words "Christian" and "moral" are doing a LOT of work here

Thoughts on the burial of Jacob in this past Shabbat's Torah reading and the zero sum game around mourning Israelis and Palestinians. open.substack.com/pub/rabbijil...

If the Trumpified SDNY tries to run the prosecution of Maduro as well as the other ginned-up Trump lawfare targets, we can look forward to an almost negligible chance that Maduro is actually convicted of anything.

Somewhere Colin Powell is really upset that it turns out that he never actually had to bother with that UN presentation at all

this is impressively magnanimous

Spotted on my way into Jerusalem, where January 1, 2026, is a workday. Perhaps a sign that, despite our best efforts, the world was not destroyed last year and we will manage to not destroy it this year as well.