Ossoff: "You were talking earlier about Jared Kushner. The guy leading our diplomacy in the Middle East is bringing in billions from Middle Eastern princes and sheiks and going around the region asking for billions more while he conducts nuclear diplomacy on behalf of the country. It's obscene."

I hope you are right!

yiiiikes

For your viewing pleasure. You are welcome in advance.

Trump is within sight of an under 30% overall approval rating.

One of the most important causes right now is to establish a media narrative and popular support behind severe punishments and consequences to our present criminals running things.

She's better regulated than me, then.

My biggest fear is that the republicans will end up laying all this specifically at his feet, and blindly vote GOP the next presidential election, without any realization he's their creature as much as they are his.
I mean, you still have to worry about men in women's sports & bathrooms, don't ya.

Warnoch is great amd principled but he is not especially quick on his feet..that's a talent that not many have, unfortunately.
Which is why he'll likely never be a presidential contender but makes a good senator.

Like, I get the theory that his fans will never abandon him but guys: they've already abandoned him. Still having technical support is not the same as having enough support. Plenty of folks still voted for Orban, it didn't do him a damn bit of good

I thought this point Eric made about how libraries are early introductions to a social contract was really interesting, too:

I live one city over, and the speed at which people went from having no idea this was happening to putting up “no data centers” yard signs on every block was pretty remarkable.

Gil Duran tweet: TLDR: Fascism in response to Palantir's long fascists screed on X.

"Your Account is Suspended" Message on X

The CEO of Palantir posted a fascist manifesto on X.

I pointed out that it was fascist—which resulted in a permanent suspension from X (my second time!).

So, when you hear the tweeters complaining that BlueSky is intolerant, remember why many of us came here in the first place.

Please help if you can. Tine works miracles with The Herd, and she would greatly appreciate any donation.
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impossible to overstate how poisonous this shit is. dudes on the street smiling and waving at your toddler are an indicator of a happy and functional community

Congratulations @robertjbennett.bsky.social !

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It probably doesn't.
I was that weird kid that didn't like hotdogs, either.
Now, I'm glad!

There's so much out there I never got to experience as a child because of living in rural Georgia. I was lucky that my mom used seasoning and spices, though. So many other families ate the most flavorless foods.

I was an adult before I had samosas. But they are fantastic!
You may have been fed that old white bread that was mush, period. 😆

She also was recently lamenting the low birth rates of teens. I'm guessing that's only white teens. And it was ignored by the press.
Absolutely vile person.
Two of the worst people on this planet found their soul mate in each other.

I did not like bologna when I was kid, much less now. Ugh.

Nooo. Pb&j is childhood joy.

prince is sitting on a couch in a black and white photo with his eyes closed and a chain around his neck . Alt: prince is sitting on a couch in a black and white photo with his eyes closed and a chain around his neck . With writing that says this is why the dives cry.

Blasphemy.

Trump Showers Health Care Crooks With Love - The American Prospect His extensive pardons to health care executives convicted of various crimes show that his ‘war on fraud’ in blue states has nothing to do with fraud.

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HAHA he’s the judge who asked the Mueller team if they had investigated Mike Flynn for treason and called Flynn a traitor hahahahaha

Yep

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They are everywhere

Mexico's Sheinbaum demands explanation after U.S. officials die assisting in Chihuahua operation Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum says she was unaware of any collaboration between the U.S. and local authorities in Chihuahua after four officials died in an accident over the weekend.

Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum said Monday she would demand explanations after four U.S. and Mexican officials died in an accident over the weekend, adding she was unaware of collaboration between the U.S. and the local government in northern Chihuahua. https://to.pbs.org/3OiMzO1