Guest Opinion | Careful reading of Jean Bodin’s 1576 work Six Books of the Republic containing the phrase “The sovereign Prince is accountable only to God” shows that historic precedent agrees with Republican presidents doing whatever they want by Samuel Alito

Yup. He’s dying.

STEPHANOPOULOS: I didn't insinuate anything. I asked you whether Tom Homan accepted $50k as was heard on an audio tape recorded by the FBI in September 2024. You did not answer the question. Thank you for your time. VANCE: No, George, I sai-- STEPHANOPOULOS: We'll be right back

Chester never met Louis the Bengal, but they would have been good friends.

"If you want to see a virgin on screen" Dude. I am also 63 years old. Are we watching the same movies?

Chester thinks Charlie Kirk was a dick. I asked him whether being a dick was a capital crime worthy of pew pew, he answered, "is walking across the street a capital crime? I've lost friends that way. Guns are part of the environment, just like cars, coyotes, and winter."

Walked by the "WALZ LIES" booth at the MN state fair today. I shouted over "you spelled TRUMP wrong". It took a few seconds for it to register, but by the time they started shouting I was getting a pronto pup.

Minnesota is actually the birthplace of cheerleading. On November 2, 1898, University of Minnesota student Johnny Campbell led cheers—this was the first organized cheerleading event, and it led to the formation of a “yell leader” squad of six male students.

Bill Nye vs RFK Jr. in an Oxford style debate. Proposition: All scientists are wrong.

There's this new feature on Threads that allows you to hide text unless the reader chooses to read it. It's scrambled unless you tap. I've seen it on movie/comic spoiler posts. Just goes to show that some developers produce actual, useful UX when the managers are screaming for AI. @pfrazee.com

Again, for those in the back

Didja ever notice that nobody uses ringtones on TV anymore? It’s always “buzz buzz buzz”. I wanna hear Chimes.

“Community groups have long tried to address homelessness in the LA park. Workers with a St. John’s Community Health street medicine clinic that was serving homeless people said agents pointed guns at them & instructed them to stop their work & leave.”

Now that Trump has his own Schutzstaffel, I’m sure the US will become a much safer place.

/4 You can’t fix the problem of rich powerful sociopaths by very occasionally prosecuting one of them retrospectively for 20 years or sociopathy. You have to have a system equipped to deal with sex crimes contemporaneously.

NEW: Kilmar Abrego Garcia’s lawyers seek permission to file an amended complaint in his civil case in Maryland. Among other things, the amended complaint “includes Abrego Garcia's first-hand account of torture and mistreatment at CECOT…”

Some creative graffiti seen around town.

It’s hot and wet outside, but at least there’s a stiff breeze that throws more hot and wet at you

There's this scene in Nosferatu where Count Orlock, a repulsive and terrifying undead horror from hell, says menacingly "I AM APPETITE". Anyway, Chester has been saying the same thing repeatedly for the last two hours. Luckily, he's not repulsive.

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I mean, fuck James Comey generally, but, specifically, I'm pretty sure that if he really wanted someone assassinated, he's probably got a few people he could call to do it.

Anyway, I mistakenly took my B supplement instead of my multivitamin right before bed tonight. Seriously considering a trip to White Castle.

You know who could read out the identities of every ICE agent and put that paperwork in the public record? Literally any Congressperson

Chester just said to give Terry Moran his Pulitzer right now.

I am chill with transgender people. No problem with them competing in sports with other people of their gender. However, calling a transgender man who sings as a mezzo a "countertenor" may be a bridge too far for me.

Anyway, this is why I like @stevebenen.com 's style in his blog posts. "Except, of course," ¶ "But wait, there’s more." ¶ "In case that weren’t quite enough," ¶

If members of the press are worried they didn’t give enough coverage to the cognitive decline of a sitting president, they have an amazing opportunity to make up for it right now.

Just saw the headline "Peace Talks at Risk", with pics of Trump, Zelenskyy and Putin. It's amazing that American diplomats with zero diplomatic or even government experience were unable to craft any sort of deal that Zelenskyy would agree to that amounts to total capitulation to the Russians.

Is no one going to mention that Pope Frank died on the anniversary of Prince's death?

Usually, we think of budget cuts as something that happens in the next budget bill. A normal Congress would be screaming bloody murder over its spending authority being completely usurped. But the GOP is just Trump's toilet that loves being pissed on.

If people come here illegally, use drugs, and form gangs that rob from our nation’s coffers, then of course they deserve to be sent to El Salvador by Elon Musk

Wow. How much did Soros pay out today?

We set up two boxes for our cats to watch TV with us. However, they would beat the crap outta each other after a few minutes sitting there. So I brought down my bald eagle plushie (National Eagle Center, Wabasha) and put it in between the battle boxes. They will not fight with the Eagle there.

You said he was in danger, I said, 'Grave danger?' You said, 'Is there any other kind?'

From the newly released JFK docs..

Has anyone else noticed that @rawstory.com has Javascript that runs fake McAfee scan popups? I've cleaned up my browser and they keep showing up. Looking at the page source, there are multiple Mcafee links in JavaScript.

Hey @digby56.bsky.social - your blog is borked. Keeps trying to open YouTube

Things are pretty bad. I’m not in a good place. Made an appointment with a shrink, for late April. Dunno if I can manage until then. So, what do I do? Don’t like asking for help.

What if every time someone uses the word "censered" incorrectly on social media, this guy shows up.

I watched that one video of a hyrax (ancestor of elephants) and now YouTube is ALL HYRAX ALL THE TIME. They're cute, though

Goddammit. @kdrum.bsky.social is gone. I've lost pets and family members over the last few years, and his departure hits almost as hard. What a great blogger, cat-lover, and truth-seeker. It sucks so much.

It's the entire email list for all DOGE employees. Have fun!