It became necessary to destroy Western civilization to save it.

man, gallup really knew what they were doing when they decided to get out of the presidential approval game about 3 months ago. admirable foresight. totally shameless. gutless. lowkey corrupt. but admirable foresight.

The Terrifying Convergence of Fetal Personhood Laws and Abortion Bans A Georgia woman was charged with murder for an alleged abortion. “Fetal personhood” laws may be as much to blame as the state’s abortion ban.

"The drive to expand abortion access with pills has also unintentionally exposed some patients to possible criminalization."

Always read @melissagiragrant.com, this time on recent murder and drug charges filed against a Georgia woman who used misoprostol

Prediction Markets: Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (HBO) YouTube video by LastWeekTonight

(a) it would be great if Kalshi and Polymarket established a rule that for any bet on a future event to pay off, it must have been placed a week before the event happens.

(b) excellent segment on prediction markets by John Oliver on Last Week Tonight:

At this point court-packing isn't enough. We need to jail and disbar some SCOTUS justices.

What's worth doing is worth doing badly.

What's worth doing is worth doing badly.

bad at something can be fun

They Say Coronavirus Isn't Airborne—but It's Definitely Borne by Air The word “airborne” means different things to different scientists, and that confusion needs to be addressed.

Le papier qui a tout changé:

They Say Coronavirus Isn't Airborne—but It's Definitely Borne By Air | WIRED share.google/dp1hkivEYRZO...

This Song Shouldn't Work... Here's Why It Does YouTube video by Career Minor Leaguer

Fantastic analysis of Fabienk. #AngineDePoitrine www.youtube.com/watch?v=uKYJ...

Israeli soldiers using sexual assault to force Palestinians out of West Bank, report says Experts say attacks, also carried out by settlers, are leading girls to quit school and enter early marriages

"Palestinian women, men and children have reported attacks, forced nudity, invasive and painful body cavity searches, Israelis exposing their genitals, including to minors, and threats of sexual violence."

www.theguardian.com/world/2026/a...

Picture of street filled with people when cars are prohibited, with a prominent sign saying “road closed.” Via Urban Truth Collecrive (Also, it’s a street, not a road)

How come they keep spelling “open” wrong?

Does that street look closed to you? Only if you’re a car… and presumably that’s the real problem. #UrbanTruth

as a science journalist, lemme say it is utterly astounding to get science *and* journalism this wrong on every level

The DOJ is now 5 month in breach of releasing the Epstein files.

Holding these criminals accountable should be the Nuremberg of our time.

This is what he initially posted on Bluesky. He got considerable pushback to his asinine thesis, amended it quietly, and the Chronicle decides to give him the chance to avoid acknowledging this, pretend he is reasonable and anyone irritated with him unreasonable/hysterical.
bsky.app/profile/disa...

amulets that can't kill are no match for aging and death

Womp. Womp.

Kash Patel is suing the Atlantic for a quarter billion dollars. I am begging people who are not familiar with Oscar Wilde’s downfall to read about his legal case. He filed a similar weak defamation suit, lost, and ended up serving two years of hard labor for the “gross indecency” the trial revealed.

Translation: "Any pushback against Christian nationalism must be put down with a vengeance."

With the right car, even more so with the right truck, you are the master, you are invincible, you are immortal.

Did I just argue with a joke? Part of a Bluesky educational series

Had to read three times because I could not believe this was a literal quote.

not a paraphrase

Remembering the Weight of Life and Death in a Profane Age Donald Trump is unrelenting in his boastful indulgence in the ugliest facets of the human personality. There is another way.

“It suggests that the annihilation of innocent non-combatants is one of the many reasonable options available to a leader if he wishes to bring about strategic results. It implies that all means can be used to achieve an end” www.liberalcurrents.com/remembering-...

Opinion | When Your Child Dies of Measles

"Parents must realize that refusing vaccinations doesn’t just put your own child at risk. It puts other children at risk"

- A mom who lost her kid

www.nytimes.com/2026/04/21/o...

Carr’s Drive-Thru Dinner Donald Trump’s FCC chair Brendan Carr is set to attend the White House Correspondents’ Dinner, Status has learned, where he will mingle with journalists and news executives at an event ostensibly abou...

Scoop: FCC Chair Brendan Carr—who has used his post to chill the speech of Trump's critics—has been invited by a media organization to attend the White House Correspondents' Dinner.

Details in @status.news: www.status.news/p/brendan-ca...

Don Jr advising both Kalshi and Polymarket while his dad is in the WH and clear evidence of insider trading going on. Nothing to see here folks.

Prison stocks jump on expectations of more detentions. GEO Group and CoreCivic shares jump www.marketwatch.com/story/prison... Parasites! Reminds me of 9/11 which also rescued private prison stocks because of the anticipated need for more detention space.

It’s inaccurate to say Mario is brave and Luigi is cowardly

Luigi is afraid of death, so he runs away from danger. Mario is afraid of living, so he runs towards death. Both brothers are cowards in their own way