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Kyle Goon: A fencer turned a personal choice into a political crusade — and endangered transgender people everywhere

Trump does care about the pain, chaos, and turmoil he’s causing—in the following sense: He loves it. It makes him feel powerful.

“I expect you will eventually find someone who is enough of a fool, or enough of a coward, to file your motion. But it was never going to be me.”

Monday's ceremony in Poland is regarded as the likely last major observance of Auschwitz's liberation that any notable number of survivors will be able to attend, due to their advanced ages.

Today, honor a King, not a Felon. #mlkday2025

UPDATE: Romi Gonen, Emily Damari and Doron Steinbrecher crossed into Israel on a military transport after being driven out of Gaza City in a Red Cross vehicle, Israel said.

I usually say "money buys margin," which is to say, if shit happens, you don't have to scramble to deal with it. When my cat had a urinary tract infection two weeks ago that could have killed him, I didn't have to choose between him and an electric bill, or groceries. That's margin.

Tonight there will be a Blue Supermoon at 9:35 ET The moon will appear about 8% larger than a normal full moon and 15% brighter than a normal full moon. The next one won't be until January 2037. Keep any eye out tonight!

A federal program kills hundreds of thousands of wild animals a year. Documents obtained by NPR show that many of those animals were killed in places where no wildlife damage was reported.

idk this feels like a worthy time to remind some folks that Project 2025 calls for the demolition of NOAA and the National Hurricane Center

A great thread about what the science actually says and how it can be twisted. 🧪

Unsurprisingly I wrote a post about this a while back: whatever.scalzi.com/2014/03/19/r...