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This left me in stitches.

Prosecutors preparing for Donald Trump’s first criminal trial next month are seeking a partial gag order to prevent the former president and those speaking on his behalf from disparaging witnesses, jurors and others involved in the case.

People who claim private companies are more efficient than the government have never tried to talk to their insurance company

I'm just saying that one of the many ways that you can tell you're getting older, is that you now have the pharmacist on speed dial. Another is that you actually use the term "speed dial" instead of saying "favorites".

one of the biggest problems with having political leadership that is incredibly old has nothing to do with fitness - it’s that their formative political experiences, through which they still see everything, are tremendously mismatched to the world they actually live in

Flying pig weather vane Cincinnati, Ohio

Yesterday morning I brought together all that's currently known about the death of 16-year-old nonbinary high schooler Nex Benedict who died after being beaten in a girls bathroom by three other students. I combined info from videos released by local police with all major reporting thus far.

The words "Don't watch that garbage, you'll rot your brain" just came out of my mouth, congrats to me I just got my final Mom™️ girl scout badge

Imagine if Biden, Harris, Pelosi and other prominent Democrats spoke at a left-wing convention where prominent communists or violent anarchists were in attendance. Fox News would be on it 24/7

My body: OMG I am so exhausted from traveling all day yesterday!! Me: I mean, the plane did most of the work My body: No I’m pretty sure I walked the whole way! 2500 miles! Carrying all that luggage!!! Me: You literally sat in a chair My body: I’m going to be nonfunctional for several days now sorry

it’s Sunday so I’m only having one drink

When we stop buying over inflated products they are forced to lower the price. Now if only we could do this with housing and healthcare.

*sigh* I'm actually going to have to weigh in on this, I guess. I think a lot (a lot, lot, lot, lot) of people are missing the point of this @taylorlorenz.bsky.social piece First off, READ THE PIECE. If you have problems with the piece, then be specific. It's fine. 1/

Sleep until spring

If you think fertilized eggs are people but refugee kids aren’t, stop pretending you believe in hell.

My children and their children will likely grow up in a hellscape of escalating weather-related catastrophes prompting mass migration and endless unrest but what if the robots won't say the n-word? Has anyone thought of that?

So you’re saying, Justice, that as circumstances change, the original meaning of the Constitution and subsequent rulings isn’t sufficient to address them?

"Child labor law violations have been increasing in the U.S. and a Minnesota union local has an innovative solution." 👍 workdaymagazine.org/this-union-w...

The “moderate abortion compromise” was Roe v. Wade.

Happening right in front of us www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news...

how the NYT photo looks when a white man leads a war against trans kids and now one is dead

One of the other very resonant things about listening to the Rest is History podcast series on the rise of the Nazis is how much they were abetted and encouraged by “traditional conservatives” who thought they were of use and that their energy could be directed to policy goals

Alabama Fried Chicken

When not pretending to care about antisemitism in congressional committees, prominent Republicans enjoy hanging out with Nazis who compete to get the n-word in a few dozen times before Trump speaks.

Naval-Gazing: The Ethics Problem Caused by Merrick Garland's Brad Weinsheimer Solution www.emptywheel.net/2024/02/24/n...

I did a dry shave on my neck front and back, and I do now regret it, sincerely. Let my folly serve as a warning to any with wisdom to hear.

Administrative burdens www.theonion.com/new-law-requ...

Did you miss last week’s Big Q&A with independent journalist, Marcy Wheeler? Check it out now for a deep dive into some sketchy things about the drive to smear and impeach Joe Biden.

Whichever ancient Greek originally came up with the story of the priestess Cassandra, doomed to have her predictions of calamity forever ignored, had to have been a parent of teenagers.

May I propose a toast in his honor? www.mlive.com/news/grand-r...

"Please don't make me go back to running the Glenwood Springs McDonald's."

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i’ve had a couple of tesla lyfts recently and i really admire how elon took something as intuitive as a car door handle and made it confusing

Trump’s dogged confusion about how the NATO alliance works has persisted despite repeated attempts to educate him—including by the chairman of the joint chief of staff—over 9 years. This is never reported as ‘raising questions’ about his mental acuity.

“Never before has a president of the United States suggested he would incite an enemy to attack American allies.” Gift link: www.nytimes.com/2024/02/11/u...

It's just 4chan with better infrastructure.

Anyway here's a story about that guy who was sending me death threats last week

Listen to Tracy, and this advice!

Oh, hey! I'm Vanessa, a children's author-illustrator who works entirely traditionally in gouache. Welcome to blueskey, everyone! 💛

America’s ‘do-harm’ Congress https://on.ft.com/4944wVn