The Lost Boys musical at the Palace Theater in NYC.

Saw a new musical there week before last. If you like the original 80s movie with Kiefer Sutherland than I recommend the musical.

You know what would also help her afford her husband's cancer treatments? UNIVERSAL FUCKING HEALTH CARE JESUS FUCKING CHRIST HOW IS THIS GODDAMN COUNTRY STILL LIKE THIS MAYBE GRANDMA SHOULDN"T HAVE TO DELIVER FOOD LIKE A TEENAGER IF WE HAD A DECENT FUCKING SOCIETY!!!!!!!!!!

I’m annoyed that it’s obvious we’re in phase 1 of this 3-step cycle

1. Republican president tanks economy and gets us involved in a forever war.

2. Democratic president fixes the economy.

3. People get impatient about things not being as good as they used to be so they vote Republican.

People genuinely have no idea how much a billion dollars is. Seriously, it's not just "I'm rich."

Let's say you had a rich uncle who gave you a thousand dollars per day.

TWO THOUSAND YEARS LATER YOU STILL WOULDN'T BE A BILLIONAIRE.

Yes, every billionaire is a bad person. Every single one.

I joined @kgosztola.bsky.social for this conversation exploring how financial access can be a tool to punish journalists who challenge powerful interests. Check it out and subscribe to Kevin's newsletter.

Could there be parallels regarding CBS News and the Washington Post?

Nobody told me that World War III would be this stupid.

Iran has found Trump's only weakness.

Want to know why the New Deal was hailed across the country?

Before Social Security was enacted, half of seniors lived in poverty.

Today, fewer than 10% do.

It probably doesn’t take long to rebuild a military designed for asymmetrical warfare with a more powerful opponent.

Pete Hegseth is working hard to make sure the public hears only good news about Iran war Americans have been able to know what troops at war are facing, and make informed decisions about the war’s cost, because a free press has been able to tell the story − good or bad. Can it still?

There's a reason you don't really know how the war in Iran is going. As @kathykiely.bsky.social writes, Pete Hegseth is working hard to make sure the public hears only good news about it.
theconversation.com/pete-hegseth...

Pentagon seeks more than $200 billion in budget request for Iran war That figure would far surpass the costs of the U.S. airstrike campaign to date and aims to boost production of critical weapons depleted in the conflict, people familiar with the matter said.

$200 BILLION for a war of choice that Americans don't want and that isn't making us safer. This should be an absolute nonstarter. 

The best way to end this war, protect our troops, save civilian lives, & rein in a lawless Administration is to cut off funding. I’m a hell no.

Asymmetry between the major parties fries the circuits of the mainstream press. When one party powers itself through a non-stop attack on basic journalism, while the other bids for favorable coverage in a once-normal way, any "both sides" newsroom collapses in its logic.

Are we clear on that? 1/

Border Patrol official Gregory Bovino to retire from federal service, sources say Border Patrol official Gregory Bovino​ was pulled away from a high-profile role leading immigration raids in major U.S. cities, including Minneapolis, earlier this year.

Bring on the prosecutions!

www.cbsnews.com/news/gregory...

If a candidate for office won’t commit to accountability hearings from Day One, don’t vote for them.

Greg Bovino won’t just get to walk away — he will be held accountable and responsible for the damage he's done to our nation.

We won’t forget, and neither should you.

No one is above the law.

Rep. Rashida Tlaib (D-MI) has officially endorsed Kat Abughazaleh for IL' 9th Congressional District, joining Rep. Ro Khanna (D-CA) in supporting the progressive candidate.

Abughazaleh, a 26-year-old Palestinian American & fmr. journalist for Media Matters, is running for the seat being vacated...

evil dimes now !

Here's why Black voters don't trust Buttigieg.

Facebook post by Nekima Levy Armstrong: "Friends, A Breaking News headline just appeared in the Star Tribune, claiming that the national Target boycott ended today. This is false. The writer of the story, Carson Hartzog, is fully aware that the Target boycott was launched in Minneapolis on February 1, 2025. I have spoken to her several times since then, yet she failed to reach out to me, Jaylani Hussein, or Monique Cullars Doty, the three founders of the national Target boycott for the story. Carson even used the photo from our press conference that includes my daughter, Assata Joy and Ms. Rosemary Nevils, an elder in our community, to try to add legitimacy to a bogus story. I am once again disgusted by the Star Tribune and their attempts to minimize and erase the voices of our community. The nationwide Target Boycott is not over, unless and until Target reverses its decision to rollback Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion, as we said from the beginning. “Pastor” Jamal Bryant does not speak for us or our community and has zero authority to end the nationwide boycott of Target, a company that is headquartered in Minneapolis. Please don’t believe the hype and these attempts to rescue Target from the effects of capitulating to the Trump Administration. Target rolled back DEI because of Donald Trump. They donated $1 million to the Trump/Vance inauguration committee. Target also allowed ICE to stage in its parking lots during Operation Metro Surge. The nationwide boycott of Target is successful and it will continue. Please continue to shop elsewhere."

Nekima on the Target boycott.

William Shakespeare (c. 23 April 1564[b] – 23 April 1616)

That said, the arts are better with MORE

a person in a yellow hat is standing in front of a glowing object . Alt: "There is no war in Ba Sing Se" is a phrase from the animated series Avatar: The Last Airbender, used sarcastically to imply that a statement is false or that important issues are being ignored. It originates from a scene where officials brainwash citizens to deny the existence of conflict in the city of Ba Sing Se.

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The Facetower located at The Forbidden Corner.

I had friends who used to live in North Yorkshire, UK. I visited them a couple of times. They drove all over showing me things. We missed this one.

Yet

Stephen Miller’s wife revealed his favorite condiment, leading to a spicy reaction ‘It’s the only thing my husband eats,’ Katie Miller said about her husband’s favorite condiment

His favorite condiment

Trump Attacked Immigrant Food Aid in Minnesota. Locals Fought Back. With locals distributing food aid to immigrants to prevent hunber, fear and uncertainty remain as Trump’s historic occupation dies down.

With locals working to prevent neighbors from going hungry, fear and uncertainty remain as Trump’s historic occupation dies down.

Observing ICE Is Legal. Killing Observers is Not. | ACS

📖 by Scott Skinner-Thompson at the ACS Expert Forum: Observing ICE is Legal. Killing Observers is Not.

Liberals: "What ICE is doing is unconscionable! They must be stopped!"

BIPOC: "ICE is doing what cops do in this country every day."

Liberals: "Abolish ICE! Abolish DHS!"

BIPOC: "What about the police?"

Liberals: "Abolish ICE! Abolish DHS! Train the police!"

Inside TurboTax’s 20-Year Fight to Stop Americans From Filing Their Taxes for Free Using lobbying, the revolving door and “dark pattern” customer tricks, Intuit fended off the government’s attempts to make tax filing free and easy, and created its multi-billion-dollar franchise.

With tax season in full swing, here's our reminder that TurboTax owner Intuit spent two decades fighting to prevent Americans from filing their taxes online for free.

(Published 2019)

The full quote: “Conservatism consists of exactly one proposition, to wit: There must be in-groups whom the law protects but does not bind, alongside out-groups whom the law binds but does not protect.”—Frank Wilhoit