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Leopard eats face: The Longshore Union, which had declined 2 endorse Kamala Harris & whose leader sought closer personal ties w/ Trump, issued a statement yesterday blasting Trump’s tariffs as “reckless” & “shortsighted” while warning of “massive job losses” & “higher prices.” Think Trump cares?

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#rabbit 🐰🐰🐰 Lilian Obligado "Little Cottontail," Carl Memling, New York: Simon & Schuster, 1960

#rabbit 🐰🐰🐰 Lilian Obligado "Little Cottontail," Carl Memling, New York: Simon & Schuster, 1960

During the campaign, Trump claimed that he could “end the war in 24 hours.” It was obvious then and it’s even more obvious now that there’s only one way to guarantee a war ends in 24 hours: surrender.

Barry Blitt’s cover for this week’s issue, “The First Hundred Days.” #NewYorkerCovers nyer.cm/ysrCZ47

Planes didn’t fall off aircraft carriers when Biden was Commander-in-Chief Just sayin DEI is looking better every day

People are NOT understanding what empty cargo ships from China means. It means no work for dock workers. No work for truck drivers, no work for retailers, fewer dollars circulating. The cascade effect is just mind boggling.

We are now broadcasting live about the Lapu Lapu Day tragedy. We'll have ongoing coverage for an hour or two, as we talk to members of the Flipino community and wait for an update from police.

#rabbit 🐰🐰🐰 Fang Chuxiong Chinese, b. 1950

Photographic evidence that Zelenskyy does own a black suit, it’s Trump who doesn’t. Question of the Day: Did Trump say, “Thank You”?

"In the wake of what Judge Dugan did (100% legal), now is a good time for everyone to know what she knows: An immigration or administrative warrant is *not* a judicial warrant. You are not obliged to obey it. Indeed, you can let the person out the back door"-Sam Wang docs.google.com/presentation...

The tRump Regime's war on judges now appears to be official policy "Deranged" Milwaukee judge's arrest a warning to others, Bondi says AG Bondi promised prosecution for judiciary members who cross the tRump tRump will target judges who opposing his immigration crackdown www.axios.com/2025/04/25/h...

#rabbit 🐰🐰🐰 Tile by Rookwood

Chief Justice John Roberts warned Trump not to try impeaching judges, So . . . Now he’s arresting them!

🦋 Statement from Senator Tammy Baldwin on the arrest of Judge Hannah Dugan. The junior Senator has represented Wisconsin, including Milwaukee, for 12 years. 🦋

Senator Tammy Baldwin's @baldwin.senate.gov statement on the arrest of Judge Dugan (posted elsewhere):

Protesters gather outside the federal courthouse in Milwaukee following the arrest of Judge Hannah Dugan.

After being advised of the charges, her rights, and possible penalties, Judge Dugan was released on bond. Her Preliminary Hearing/Arraignment and Plea is set for 5/15/2025 at 09:00 AM in federal court.

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Each & every one of those sheep doesn’t believe he will eat them, or deport Their wife, or cut off their parents Medicaid. They WANT him to eat others, deport other folks wives, & kick other old senile “takers” onto the streets. How profoundly selfish.

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#rabbit 🐰🐰🐰 By Lisbet Zwerger

#rabbit 🐰🐰🐰 My grandbunnies are showing you the bunny position known as “the ear.” This is a quizzical stance, lacking alarm, but can imply disapproval.

So, y’all know there’s bird flu, aka H5N1 in our milk supply . . . Right? You Know this is bad. Amirite? Today pasteurization kills it. But are U seriously going to tell me U don’t want to know about tomorrow, & the next day? Bro, it still exists, if we don’t test.

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This sucks, man

Not #rabbit But I fell in ❤️ with this other long eared creature 🥰 photographed by our son who was sent to Mauritania by the USAF (it’s a long story)

People will believe anything to escape knowing that the reason their children are suffering & dying is that they didn’t get them vaccinated against a preventable viral disease. God isn’t afflicting you, evil scientists aren’t targeting you. You’re in a cult. www.wired.com/story/antiva...

#rabbit 🐰🐰🐰 Cinnabun with his Easter treat . . .

A colleague at Stanford’s business school used The Stanford Daily to argue—poorly—against DEI. The piece was riddled with historical errors and left one searching for fact, so I broke my public writing hiatus to respond. I hope you’ll read and share the piece. stanforddaily.com/2025/04/22/w...

Pope Francis knew the enemies within: “In every religion there is always a fundamentalist group that does not want to go ahead and lives on bitter memories, on the struggles of the past, looking for more war and also sowing fear." www.vaticannews.va/en/pope/news...

I love fantasy readers who will casually say things like "I expected that dragon's voice to be so much deeper." Bestie... they're reptiles. The precursor to birds. They'd likely chirp and squeak. Bigger bodies doesn't default to looser vocalchords. That's a weird byproduct of internalized misogyny.

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requiescat in pace, papa Art by Slyngstad Cartoons

As a Jewish person who teaches at a Jesuit university, I mourn Pope Francis and offer condolences to my Catholic friends and colleagues. He seemed like a mensch. May his memory be for a blessing.

I'm Not Catholic. I'm Not Christian. I have issue with the Catholic Church. It supported Fascism, Mussolini, Franco and Hitler, dominates and suppresses women. Inquisitions, torture and burnings at the stake. But I think this Pope Francis was truly decent human being and a wonderful leader. RIP

Pope Francis knew!