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I'm about to drop a piece at The Atlantic on this Pentagon purge. As I warned, Trump is capturing Justice, Intelligence, the military. This is praetorianism, pure and simple.

submitted 14 hours ago • 193 comments

So the President not only fired the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs. He also fired the top JAGs at the Army, Navy and Air Force. Those are the lead people who determine what is a legal order and what is not. So if you're planning to do things that are illegal they're the most obvious obstacle.

submitted 15 hours ago • 150 comments

🚨NEW RESULTS (w/ Slattery & @wnober.bsky.social) When gov't engineers retire, projects take longer & costs (& cost overruns) go up. It’s harder to manage projects well w/ reduced staffing. Important to remember as DOGE cuts: reduced staffing can actually hurt efficiency. Paper: tinyurl.com/yvy2jt93

submitted 1 day ago • 13 comments

Congratulations to Canada for their victory in the Four Nations Face Off!

submitted 1 day ago • 0 comments

If you make a single trans friend and listen to them the entire transphobic argument collapses

submitted 1 day ago • 3 comments

This goes for anyone. No one will judge you for growing and changing your stance, however history will judge you for remaining complicit.

submitted 2 days ago • 7 comments

1. Despite Republican attacks in recent years, America is queerer than ever before. LGBTQ+ identification has risen to 9.3% in the last Gallup Poll, a huge jump from 7.6% last year. I cover the latest numbers in my story. Subscribe to support my journalism.

submitted 1 day ago • 45 comments

A critical thing to remember about Jonestown is that many people refused to drink the KoolAid. They were shot by Jim Jones' armed goons anyways

submitted 1 day ago • 2 comments

A man who wrote the blueprint for jailing Trump’s enemies was just confirmed as his personal enforcer. McConnell voted yes. The GOP isn’t asleep—they’re building the gallows. If Americans choose a wait and see approach, they will regret it.

submitted 1 day ago • 9 comments

I posted a copy of the 3 minute version of my speech from yesterday (with citations) if anyone is interested. Feel free to steal from it if you want! (also, this is literally less than half of the Nazi shit they're currently pulling)

submitted 3 days ago • 148 comments

From a DoD statement released yesterday, about the thing the Pentagon has been calling a threat multiplier for like three decades www.defense.gov/News/Release...

submitted 2 days ago • 51 comments

#leonardpeltier Finally free.

submitted 3 days ago • 1 comment

"We save taxpayers billions!" : "I saved the household thousands by not paying the mortgage!" :: "Trump will end the war in Ukraine" : "I ended the mugging by handing over my wallet."

submitted 3 days ago • 13 comments

75 years of diplomacy, hard work and a commitment to liberal democracy has just been flushed down the toilet by Trump, Vance and their MAGA idiots. Here is my final dispatch from the NATO meetings: Where Canada and Europe goes from here. substack.com/home/post/p-...

submitted 3 days ago • 85 comments

Know your STD risk factors

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Don't litter, friends. In 1326 Roger Styford was walking in London, selling eels from a bucket & skinning them on the spot. Tired of carrying the skins, he dropped them in the street, & nearby shopkeepers came out & beat him to death. So: Save your eel skins to save your own. 🗃️🧪

submitted 4 days ago • 8 comments

Judge Reyes, this proves that Musk is in charge. No one else is this stupid.

submitted 3 days ago • 0 comments

One of the most important lessons that my students learn at CMU is this: you are a smart person, but there are a lot of smart people. And even people who aren't as smart as you can teach you important things. This is one of lessons that "geniuses who dropped out of college" often miss

submitted 3 days ago • 7 comments

I got an email this morning from a couple named Eric and Joanna Reuter who found a snake in their basement. They used one of my comics to help determine that it was a North American Racer and not a more common ratsnake. The photos are so, so cute

submitted 3 days ago • 41 comments

Judge Reyes, this proves that Musk is in charge. No one else is this stupid.

submitted 3 days ago • 0 comments

Your outie uses alt text consistently when posting on Bluesky. dame.is/ratingalttext

submitted 3 days ago • 4 comments

It feels great to block a WaPo columnist who puts out consistently stupid takes.

submitted 3 days ago • 0 comments

I have four plane flights coming up. Such a chore. Packing, checking in, scheduling a cab to the airport, and leaving instructions for my funeral.

submitted 4 days ago • 3 comments

koi fish pattern t-shirts and other products: www.redbubble.com/shop/ap/1686...

submitted 3 days ago • 0 comments