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Amazingly enough I have a great Rep here in Texas. @repcasar.bsky.social I dare say a unicorn in this state. Remember that there are still Democrats fighting for us. You many not have seen them because the media would rather talk about tRump and the GOP. www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZRJj...

Kharkiv right now, after the russian drone strike on an apartment building in downtown.

Lucy the snow reporter is now a legend.

NEW: Senator Marshall (R-KS) RUNS AWAY, fleeing his own town hall after being asked about DOGE firing Veterans. MAKE HIM GO VIRAL.

Times Square 🇺🇸🇺🇦✊

“What Ukraine needs now is guns and butter. It doesn’t need people tweeting and virtue signalling.” British official. on.ft.com

Reviving this one

“If Roosevelt had told Churchill to sue for peace on any terms with Adolf Hitler and to fork over Britain’s coal reserves to the United States in exchange for no American security guarantees, it might have approximated what Trump did to Zelensky.” www.nytimes.com/2025/02/28/o...

"It was the latest example that public criticism of the boss was unacceptable in the Musk business empire." Tesla Fires a Manager Who Criticized Elon Musk on Social Media www.nytimes.com/2025/02/27/b...

The derogatory term “rubio” now has three meanings in American slang: 1) A spineless lump of nothing 2) The piece of shit you scrape off the bottom of your shoe 3) A person with no scruples or sense of morality Example: “Don’t be such a fucking rubio — just think of what your mother would say.”

“There seems to be a quietness or denial about what’s going on,” he said. “I feel utter anger. I cannot go on with this feeling inside. I cannot just go and play a tour of beautiful concerts.”

My interview earlier today with NBC's Kristen Welker. www.nbcnews.com/meet-the-pre...

Oxford fog giving Hound of the Baskervilles energy today at Christ Church Meadow and @bodleianlibraries.bsky.social! 😶‍🌫️

Clay Bennett nails it.

The New York Times identified 45 people within the so-called Department of Government Efficiency www.nytimes.com/interactive/...

“European Union foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas said: ‘Today, it became clear that the free world needs a new leader. It’s up to us, Europeans, to take this challenge.’”

Slava Ukraini and make America sane again!

Any psychologist or psychiatrist (or former abused spouse) will tell you that President Zelensky gave a master class today on how to deal with a malignant narcissist. He is an amazing man. We can all learn from him.

Donald Trump has disgraced the United States of America in countless ways since he first entered political life ten years ago. But he had never disgraced the nation as badly as he did today. He has brought shame on this country to an extent I had never thought possible. And he has only just begun.

Я українець.

Elon Musk knew little about the inner workings of the federal government when Donald Trump tapped him last year to lead a commission to overhaul the bureaucracy. The New York Times interviewed more than 60 people familiar with Musk’s effort to piece together new details about the operation.

Across Ukraine, many people were shocked and blindsided at how a deal between the U.S. and the country on critical minerals fell apart and how President Trump treated Ukraine’s president, Volodymyr Zelensky. They also said they wouldn’t stop fighting, even if the U.S. walked away.

Ešte pred pár dňami tu Rusi útočili, dnes sa im nedarí udržať dobyté mesto. Ruské zdroje hovoria o situácii v Torecku veľmi opatrne. Niektoré spomínajú spomalenie ofenzívy, iné pripúšťajú ukrajinské protiútoky so zatiaľ neznámymi výsledkami.

Here's a free link to a piece published today in which I look at Republicans support for/indifference to Trump destroying democracy. wapo.st/4hLudP3

Looks like I’m collecting “____ of ____” books. What should I get next?

A Discovery of Lost Pages Brings to Light a ‘Last Great Yiddish Novel’ Joseph Berger on Chaim Grade's “Sons and Daughters,” translated by Rose Waldman and forthcoming from Knopf www.nytimes.com/2025/02/24/b...

It is not an easy task today to beat the populists in the elections. I know something about it. My sincerest congratulations, dear Friedrich Merz!

Taky si vzpomínáte, jak před třemi lety agresivní ukrajinské obytné domy zničehonic zaútočily na mírumilovné ruské raketové systémy?

Yuliya, WCK’s Ukraine Response Director, finds comfort in cooking for her family. For her, it's like an art—turning simple ingredients into meals that bring people together. As she leads the next phase of #ChefsForUkraine, she stays grounded in the joy of cooking & power of food to unite.

Ahmed put his dream of becoming a chef on hold after being displaced from his Gaza home. WCK recently served the dish that first inspired him to cook—pasta with tomato sauce. Now, he finds inspiration in fellow Palestinians cooking for WCK & prepares meals for his family when he can. #ChefsForGaza

Great reporting. Brave, decent people.

The world’s strongest voice for Democracy

Sharp cuts at the Department of Housing and Urban Development are likely to upend housing markets, make homes less affordable and roil mortgage transactions, according to current and former employees, contractors and housing experts.

Breaking News: President Volodymyr Zelensky of Ukraine said that he would step down if his country could join NATO. His remark came days after President Trump questioned his legitimacy and called him a “dictator,” echoing a Kremlin talking point. nyti.ms/3Qur4ab

Deutschland-Wahl 2025: Sieg für CDU, historischer Verlust für SPD, zweiter Platz für AfD www.diepresse.com/19380075/

The federal agency responsible for traffic safety, which has been investigating self-driving technology in Tesla vehicles, will fire a “modest” number of employees, an agency spokesman said Friday.

These simple post-workout activities can help reduce pain and even improve athletic performance. But many people don't prioritize recovery and self-care after exercise.

ok this wins Best Question of the Week

Chcete pochopiť, čo sa deje v Spojených štátoch aj na Slovensku? Nástup novodobých nacistov. Aliancia autokratov našla ideologické zázemie. Čítajte viac: komentare.sme.sk/c/23453082/n...

DOGE’s Only Public Ledger Is Riddled With Mistakes The figures from Elon Musk’s team of outsiders represent billions in government cuts. They are also full of accounting errors, outdated data and other miscalculations. nyti.ms/4i1ril4