Grrr, Real Men (and women) don't need flu vaccines

The United States is destroying itself | Rebecca Solnit The daily news can’t adequately convey the administration’s sabotaging of our government, economy, alliances and environment

And yeah, it's this piece, out this morning. "The federal government that serves us is being starved while the federal government that serves the Trump agenda and the oligarchy is glutting itself on taxpayer money...."

Wow. "Whites only" is back in style.

How does James Comer have Hillary testify but not Melania?

Kiss ass ..

#NFL Free Agency Moves 2026!
- Titans and Raiders are desperate for upgrades, after bottom-5 finishes in 2025
- Packers had to sit this year out, with the Parsons trade last year
- Great values underrated here; e.g. the Murray signing negates the Vikings losses

Pope Leo XIV rejects claims that God justifies war in Palm Sunday Mass message Pope Leo XIV rejected claims that God justifies war and prayed especially for Christians in the Middle East during a Palm Sunday Mass before tens of thousands of people in St. Peter's Square.

Pope Leo XIV rejected claims that God justifies war and prayed especially for Christians in the Middle East during a Palm Sunday Mass before tens of thousands of people in St. Peter's Square. n.pr/4bVFD10

Yeah, Trump is a big proponent of cruelty

How hard can the TSA job be????

Why are we surprised?

Another sovereign country investigating our president seems equivalent to our DOJ investigating the president of another independent country

When will a country outside the US pursue a criminal investigation of Pres Trump?

This is the problem with paying an average ish QB. 10 QBs have an APY of $50M+ per @overthecap.bsky.social. And you have to have great results in order to make that type of contract worth it. Average QBs need great surroundings, which isn't feasible at that price #NFL

The way to own it.

Starting a war so you could invoke emergency war powers

Would you be surprised to hear that none of the leading American political reporters are talking about this? They are acting like this never happened. Because it reveals the state of mind of our Commander in Chief. And that’s a taboo subject in America.

Man in a blue suit with a striped tie at a lectern with a seal that says: Department of War (which has not been officially changed by Congress as it is still the Department of Defense.) The font below on the screen grab says: Pete Hegseth Defense Secretary C-SPAN

Secy. Pete Hegseth at his first press briefing since U.S. military strikes on Iran began: "Their war on Americans has begun our retribution against their Ayatollah." | C-SPAN live

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In this Pentagon briefing, Hegseth, the civilian at the key node of the chain of command between the president and the combatant commanders, is mocking the press and Joe Biden in this press conference about the largest war the United States has launched in decades.

The Taliban are burning musical instruments in the name of morality. It is an assault on all culture The sounds of Afghan history are being erased to prevent music’s ‘moral corruption’ of the Afghan people. We can help keep Afghanistan’s music alive. Plus, Eliane Radigue’s deep listening, and the brilliance of Sinners’s score

The Taliban are burning musical instruments in the name of morality. It is an assault on all culture

But who's leading DOGE?

What is "a very sad thing" is what happened to the victims of Epstein and his collaborators

Homeland Security Demands Social Media Sites Reveal Names Behind Anti-ICE Posts The department has sent Google, Meta and other companies hundreds of subpoenas for information on accounts that track or comment on Immigration and Customs Enforcement, officials and tech workers said.

Homeland Security is said to have sent Google and Meta hundreds of subpoenas for information on accounts that track or criticize ICE.

The number of children in federal custody has climbed sharply since President Trump revived the practice of detaining immigrant families last year. Hundreds of children have since been held at a detention center in Dilley, Texas, where families describe poor conditions. trib.al/c0Wufj7

I'm a Minnesota Catholic mom. Here's what my neighbors are saying about ICE. The best way to understand what life is like in Minnesota right now is to listen to stories from ordinary residents.

“I’m a Minnesota Catholic mom. Here’s what my neighbors are saying about ICE.”

“It is worse than the national media is showing … I’m terrified for our future as a country and terrified for all of our friends and neighbors and colleagues that aren’t white.”

Immigrants can’t vote unless they have become American citizens.

Wow. Go Rand!!