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A cop so distracted by watching an anti-trans hate Matt Walsh vidieo, *while* driving, that he mowed down and killed a cyclist pulling a trailer. At which point the cop tried to cover up his viewing history. vtdigger.org/2025/03/07/s...

I'm reminded of Newt Gingrich's CPAC handout "Language: A Key Mechanism of Control". Circa 1990.

The ability to control mass party opinion this directly is unlike anything I’ve really seen in my time covering politics.

WHOA. EVERY SINGLE employee at the Dept of Health and Human Services, received a voluntary resignation letter. To be fair, when you install RFK as the head of HHS, do you really need scientists and researchers? Just replace them with some assistant managers from GNC and a vat of leeches.

Wow, Wall Street has had it with Trump! “Trump’s policies have given a boost to markets outside the U.S., causing some on Wall Street to quip that MAGA has been replaced by MEGA—Make Europe Great Again.”

Just to pile on: Premise of this piece is that an American who is 1) white 2) male 3) Christian 4) married 5) educated 6) economically comfortable 7) etc ... ... should be listened to about feeling put-upon by society Being in those brackets, I say ... X#%& www.nytimes.com/2025/03/06/u...

The man is a primo negotiator.* *No. No, he's not.

just taking tonight to really appreciate all these years of journalistic tut-tut-tutting about how over-the-top it was for anyone to focus on trump's affinity for russia and putin.

This is something I’m struggling with right now. I’m chronically online and am trying to cut back to preserve my mental health. It’s hard though when the news moves so fast. It’s tough to stay informed (which seems vital in such a dangerous time) and also stay sane.

This.

I'm once again pretty worried about whether trans voices will remain visible on social media and other online spaces in the near future. It's intense y'all. On a related note, I have a newsletter where I tackle various topics and I don't usually talk out of my butt. buttondown.com/charliejane/...

They’re not workaholics. They’re occupying these offices like a Bundy militia and are worried that if they leave to do normal things like sleep or eat they will be barred from re-entry.

I often wonder if these projects are funded by anti-wind forces as they are so technically and economically ridiculous. There's a reason utility scale wind turbines look the way they do. Its because the make the cheapest electricity. www.ecoportal.net/en/wind-turb...

Since the IOC has created a rule for trans athletes to compete in 2003, over 81,000 people have become Olympians. Out of those 81,000 Olympians a total of 2 have been trans women & one came dead last the other came 37th out of 42. There isn’t a single woman dominating her sport.

All the pundits spending time on Dems’ message on trans sports could maybe use a little of their power and platform to talk about how vile this is.

The informed view of an elderly statesman from France. youtu.be/jGU2BR1aEdo?...

Of course there's minimal trade between the USA and Russia to slap tariffs on. Matryoshka dolls? "Following the attack, Trump on Friday threatened Russia with sanctions and tariffs until it negotiated a ceasefire and peace deal." abcnews.go.com/Internationa...

Two-thirds of European defense spending went to American defense companies. That's probably not going to be the case going forward. Also all that money spent to support Ukraine, but sent to our defense industry, is now probably a thing of the past too. Be careful what you wish for.

He legit ran on this. But the story was buried under Joe Biden old.

Things are a shitshow right now, so please take a moment to enjoy this recent photo of the destitute outcast Rudy Guiliani on a scooter in Walmart shopping for hair dye. You’re welcome. 🙃 Photo ~ TMZ

“Vaccinating could misfire” idk who needs to hear this but the only birdflu vaxx approved for chickens is killed virus. That means it cannot result in dangerous bird flu mutations. Dangerous birdflu mutations result from unchecked viral spread & replication. It’s a crime media isn’t calling this out

what dumbasses

We spent nearly 8 minutes this morning trying to set the record straight on a number of health matters. I’d expect the Surgeon General or NIH Director to do this, but since they’re not, here it is in 4 clips. #medsky

Trump: “I think Russia has been acting very well.” Russia:

Some of Ukraine’s most resource rich regions are currently under Russian control. Handing them to the US in a ceasefire deal seems wouldn’t be in Putin‘s favour, right?

"Maybe they're just stupid." The view from Canada. youtu.be/aS1T1TX9jSo?...

Q: “The foreign affairs minister called all of this a psychodrama - how do you characterize it?” TRUDEAU: “Thursday.” 🔥

We're becoming more and more like China every day.

FAFO. "In 2023, Kentucky exported $76 million worth of whiskey and other spirits to Canada, according to Canada’s Department of Agriculture and Agri-Food. This week, Kentucky liquor products were among those pulled from Canadian store shelves." www.nbcnews.com/politics/pol...

Spot on.

So much crazy in Nebraska politics. flatwaterfreepress.org/not-normal-d...

Last year, Rep. Michael McCaul (R-TX) — the former GOP chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee — told a reporter that because of right-wing media, Russian propaganda had “infected a good chunk of my party’s base.” Here's how that happened: www.mediamatters.org/trumprussia/...

Well said!

Fun political history. www.cnn.com/style/articl...

What a front cover...

Seems to me that politicians represent their constituents or they get replaced. The decent ones try to educate their voters (and colleagues) to move them in a better direction, as they see it, rather than just checking which way the wind is blowing. www.thenation.com/article/arch...

Crockett: Let me ask each of the mayors… Have any of you been made aware of any immigrant that has had 34 felony convictions that has still been able to roam in your cities? I know that my Republican colleagues would never want anybody with 34 felony convictions roaming around

Looks like not many people in Europe want to buy one of Musk's Nazi cars www.nytimes.com/2025/03/05/b...

Meanwhile, Democrats are considering censuring...Rep. Al Green. www.axios.com/newsletters/...

The Patriot air defense system is the most important component in US military aid to Ukraine. Operaters of the system would like to thank the American people for their support. Thank you🙏🇺🇲🇺🇦

French Senator Claude Malhuret: "Washington has become Nero’s court, with an incendiary emperor, submissive courtiers and a jester high on ketamine... We were at war with a dictator, we are now at war with a dictator backed by a traitor."

Americans kowtowing. Anne Applebaum article. www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...

This is MTG’s boyfriend, Brian Glenn. He’s the chap who said President Zelensky disrespected Trump by not wearing a suit. (Also, it appears MTG might have recently knocked the hell out of him) 🤷🏻‍♂️

We’re at 1,400 in the last two days. Impeach him!

New for me. "A Cornelian dilemma (French: dilemme cornélien), also spelt Corneillian dilemma, is a dilemma in which someone is obliged to choose one option from a range of options, all of which reveal a detrimental effect on themselves or someone near them." en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Corneli...

Crockett: This is not what we should be doing. I don’t even know why we’re fighting with Greenland. We’re fighting with Greenland, Canada, and Mexico—yet we’re in love with Putin?!