much to think about

"May stop quickly" more like "May not stop at all"!

Rabbi who boasts of bulldozing Palestinian homes will light torch for Israel’s national day Human rights campaigners say honour for Avraham Zarbiv endorses ethnic cleansing and war crimes

Ethnic cleansing used to be Israel's surreptitious policy. Today, it is Israel's in-our-face pride and joy. Time to ban Israel from every international organisation, like we banned Apartheid South Africa. Enough is enough! www.theguardian.com/world/2026/a...

They think you're stupid.

JetBlue deletes tweet after they were accused of surveillance pricing ✈️

A company rep says the post was an 'error'

today's afternoon adventure :)

Birthright Citizenship and Youth Crime - Marginal REVOLUTION This paper studies the impact of birthright citizenship on youth crime. We leverage a German reform which automatically granted birthright citizenship to eligible immigrant children born in Germany af...

Germany began automatically granting birthright citizenship to eligible immigrant children born after 1/1/00. Study finds that "immigrant youth who acquired citizenship at birth are substantially less likely to engage in criminal activity, with estimates indicating a 70% reduction in crime."

What it’s like to be a family caught in the crosshairs of Israel’s ‘de-Palestinization’ of Jerusalem A Palestinian family’s dream home is demolished by Israeli forces as part of settlement expansion and the forced displacement of communities near Jerusalem.

"One thing is sure: if they expect us to leave, they are dreaming. We will remain here, no matter the cost."

fox just had a banner referring to mamdani's planned grocery store as "trader zo's," and one must admit that's a good bit

CTA ends contract with Monterrey Security for unarmed private security guards

CTA ends contract with Monterrey Security for unarmed private security guards

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.

Since @governor.ny.gov won't listen to working class New Yorkers, we found the only people she *does * listen to: The Rich.

So take it from @patrioticmillionaires.org: taxing the rich's second homes is just the start. It's time to Tax The Rich and stop Trump's cuts for good.

Gemini has apparently been using this random Reddit user's actual phone number as a sample phone number quite a bit. I love when my predictive text algorithm doesnt know what 555 numbers are for. @edzitron.com

i see a photo like this and so many feelings begin to stir. it's funny how something can be unsurprising while also shocking the conscience. i'm deeply critical of christianity, but i'm also deeply sorry to christian people hurt by this, and that anyone who shares my faith would act so shamefully.

Tax Day 2026: The Average Taxpayer Paid $4,049 for War and Weapons - Institute for Policy Studies Tax Day 2026: The Average Taxpayer Paid $4,049 for War and Weapons

"The average taxpayer in 2025 paid: $4,049 for weapons and war, vs. $2,492 for Medicaid, which provided health insurance to 68.5 million Americans in 2025 — about one in five Americans."

utterly speechless

A large white waterfowl with orange feet stands in front of a door. On the door is a cardboard sign secured with tape that reads, "DO NOT LET THE DUCK IN." Adding insult to injury, I think the duck might be a goose.

Whatever you do,

It's silly and wrong to act like Trump was gonna be committed to pacifist foreign policy before the Israelis blackmailed him. And, yes, it is in fact anti-Semitic. For one thing, there's evidently a section of the American military establishment who have been gagging for war with Iran for decades.

I'm not joking when I say mRNA technology is more important than "AI" and it's a tragedy we're throwing billions into one while our government is aggressively defunding the other.

We asked our bus operators from the 77th garage which route takes the most skill to drive, and which route is their favorite.
Here’s what they had to say 💬

Child: I know your name. Mamdani.

Obama: What’s his first name?

Child: Mayor.

Israeli Defense Minister Katz said he wants to do in Lebanon what was done in Rafah.

I've seen firsthand how the Netanyahu government razed Rafah to the ground.

No American taxpayer dollars should be used to support this.

"... to understand different points of view, as long as they're rooted in facts..."

This is practically a radical statement for a journalist to say these days. I wish more would openly embrace it.

This is what happens at concentration camps

Discover why VICE News calls the expansion of The 81 Club “a seismic shift that could potentially change the course of thousands of lives” here: chi.gov/vice

@mayorofchicago.bsky.social @chipubschools.bsky.social

Tech CEOs love UBI because it's 20 years away and costs them nothing today.

42 million people on SNAP are being cut right now. Not one "thought leader" thread about that.

ZOHRAN: “TBH, I don’t think too much about how Republicans portray me. The power of an ideology is judged in the worth of its delivery— to be told a city-run grocery store is implausible but $500 MILLION/day to kill ppl in Iran & Lebanon is necessary speaks to a broken politics.”

Family of Chicago Police Officer Krystal Rivera Suing Department, Partner Who Fatally Shot Her The family of Chicago police Officer Krystal Rivera, who was fatally shot in the line of duty this year by a fellow officer, says the shooting came after she broke off a romantic relationship with her...

COPA released BWC video this morning showing CPD PO Carlos Baker kill PO Krystal Rivera.

It looks as bad as Rivera’s family described.

You would have thought Rivera was between Baker and the man they chased to end up in the line of fire.

But video shows Rivera was ~behind~ Baker.

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