Goodness. If it hadn't been for those bone spurs...

Yes. Fun. And also, there should be a writers' salon for our region, once a month at someone's house or a coffee shop where we just write and create community.

Yes.

Also: Don't piss off your servicemembers while killing them in unnecessary, unapproved wars. It's not good for retention/recruiting/morale. And patriotism isn't one-way. We have to keep our promises.

Federal agents detain wife of another US army member: ‘ICE is out of control’ Jose Serrano, a sergeant, said Deisy Rivera Ortega, his wife, was arrested at an immigration appointment

His wife, was detained by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officers under the command of the Trump administration despite receiving legal protection in 2019 that bars her from being deported to El Salvador. Rivera Ortega, who wed Serrano in 2022, has been in the US since 2016, he said.

Mexico's Sheinbaum demands explanation after US officials die after operation in Chihuahua 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 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. Sheinbaum said she plans to demand explanations from both countries to ensure no laws were broken.

Chief Justice’s Wife Made $10M+ as Legal Recruiter: Report At least one of the firms reportedly had a case before Chief Justice Roberts.

The corruption is just stunning.

www.thedailybeast.com/chief-justic...

Maddow: "Do we think our servicemen and women are in good hands? Do we think that there is care being taken in terms of what they're risking their lives for?"

Live updates: Trump says talks will resume as standoff escalates over Strait of Hormuz President Donald Trump said U.S. negotiators will be in Pakistan on Monday for round two of talks with Iran as tensions rise over passage in the Strait of Hormuz.

Everything’s going according to plan, per usual.

“Trump said the US forcibly seized an Iranian-flagged cargo ship Sunday that tried to get around its naval blockade.”

“Aides kept the president out of the room as they got minute-by-minute updates because they believed his impatience wouldn’t be helpful, instead updating him at meaningful moments, a senior administration official said,” the Journal’s report reads.

A flight full of strangers celebrated this 2-year-old’s cancer recovery Nearly every passenger on board wrote Cruz Anguiano a note of support after his successful treatment for Stage 4 cancer.

A flight full of strangers celebrated 2-year-old Cruz Anguiano’s news of being cancer free by writing notes of encouragement on napkins for him and his parents.

Some drew pictures or wrote poems, others wrote about their own experiences with cancer.

French Widow Detained by ICE in Alabama Is Released After 16 Days

Good lord. The man died, his sons hid her mail so she missed her hearing and then reported her to ICE and changed the locks on her house. One son is retired law enforcement.

Yes.

And also the side-eye going on behind him.

Oh my gosh. The faces of the guys sitting behind him.

Yes! This one showed up in the flower bed a couple of years ago, so now we have Alice.

Ha!

That's Fred :)

If he means we're on target to lose our elimination status in November, then sure.

Post the best picture you have ever taken of your pet.

I thought the party had moved on to the Pope?

Asshats.

Australia to offer three hours free solar per day to millions Australia will offer at least three hours of free solar power every day to households including those without solar panels under an energy-saving programme that is expected to go live in 2026, energy ...

As Trump tries to take us back to the 1880s, Australia is starting to provide its citizens with free electricity thanks to its abundant solar power. www.reuters.com/business/ene...

The Trump admin is a well-oiled machine.

"You're just voluntarily complying with this whimsical cosplay" -- holy shit, Tim Kaine is *demolishing* Russ Vought

ICE acting director Todd Lyons will resign at end of May, DHS says U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement acting director Todd Lyons, a key executor of President Donald Trump’s mass deportations agenda, will resign at the end of May, federal officials announced Thu...

Bummer.

ICE acting director Todd Lyons will resign at end of May, DHS says

apnews.com/article/immi...

ICE agent charged with two felonies for pointing his gun at motorists during Operation Metro Surge Hennepin County Attorney Mary Moriarty said a nationwide warrant has been issued in the first criminal charges against an ICE agent for on-duty actions during the surge.

Big News.

www.startribune.com/ice-agent-ch...

GTFO

“The administration says it’s trying to streamline,” said Evans, the coalition’s senior government affairs manager. “But in reality it’s combining deep cuts with risky consolidations and rollbacks.”

"But the Trump administration cut the agency deeply last year through buyouts and by firing probationary workers, leaving some forecasting offices short-staffed and scrambling to fill key roles. As a result, the NWS halted balloon launches at some locations and is delaying them elsewhere."

Oh my god.

"...the WH Office of Science and Technology Policy drew up plans to research lower-emitting energy sources.

...proposed using a small tax to raise revenue for research by electric power companies.

... noted air pollution 'is caused almost entirely by the combustion of fossil fuels.'"

Grrr. I'll check it out. My very first high school editorial, way back in the days of Breakfast Club and Top Gun, was about global warming. It shouldn't be new for any of us.

One time, we pushed a buncha Arabic linguists out of the military under Don’t ask, don’t tell. That was really dumb. But this is maybe worse cuz we were supposed to learn from that not to be asshats to people cuz it can bite you in the, you know, ass. (Besides just not being asshats cuz it’s wrong)