God, I fucking LOVE South Park.

#southpark #season27

Bill Clinton please endorse my enemies

Five things to remember about war:

Yeh

this is a half formed idea and I’m very tired but: I sort of think a lot of Americans won’t recognise a civil war if it happens. because it’s not gonna look like the 1860’s war. it’s gonna look like late 20th century Ireland

The Troubles was a dark, dark time. Everybody was trapped in a never-ending spiral of violence and death that had no end. It impacted every aspect of life - there was no escape when you went home. You couldn't switch off. It was poison injected into society and it corroded everything part of life.

Donald Trump commandeered 2,000 of our state’s National Guard members to deploy on our streets. 

Illegally, and for no reason.

The Trump Administration is mobilizing an additional 2,000 National Guard troops to inflame tensions in LA, impacting the state’s wildfire prevention & fentanyl task force efforts.

Trump doesn't care about protecting Californians. He’s militarizing our state & provoking chaos.

We Are Winning YouTube video by Flobots - Topic

youtube.com/watch?v=M9gc...

Peace Corps Announces 2025 Top Volunteer-Producing Schools If you're ready for something bigger, we have a place where you belong.

As the parent of a returned Peace Corps volunteer (Republic of Georgia), kudos to these schools who sent the most volunteers this year!
www.peacecorps.gov/about-the-ag...

Do you think the conclave binged The Bear and just said fuck it

Not Catholic but a Midwestern pope who thinks JD Vance sucks shit feels kind of like a wink from the universe.

Defending the Peace Corps When It Needs No Defense In a nation that no longer knows what to do with humility, service itself has become suspect.

“Peace Corps was our softest power. It didn’t surveil. It didn’t sell. It didn’t conquer. It held the crying child. It learned the language. And it stayed.
That mattered. Not just for them. For us.
Because Peace Corps wasn’t just a service program. It was a witness”
open.substack.com/pub/thelastm...

DOGE initially promised to save taxpayers $2 trillion. 

Now it admits it's only delivered $160B in cuts.

And even those minimal savings are nearly wiped out by the cost of implementing DOGE's cuts: $135B.

We're losing vital government services for basically nothing in return.

Big Day of Giving 2025 By Sierra Service Project

Every month I donate to Sierra Service Project (www.sierraserviceproject.org).

I wouldn’t be the man I am today without the influence SSP had on my life as a youth & young adult…

2025 is SSP’s 50th anniversary. For half a century they’ve been a bright spot in dark times:
givebutter.com/SSPBDOG25

In my youth, we were inspired by our govt to serve, to volunteer, to help our fellow man around the world. We were inspired by JFK, the Peace Corps, USAID, then later Americares. To have that instilled in us, then watch it being destroyed by the richest men in the world is a sickening perversion.

As a returned Peace Corps Volunteer, this breaks my heart in so many ways. 💔

You can’t say criminals don’t deserve due process when due process is the thing that decides if they're criminals. Otherwise you're just kidnapping people you don't like.

Thousands gather in New Mexico for the largest powwow in North America Thousands of people are gathering in New Mexico for a celebration showcasing Native American and Indigenous dancers, musicians and artisans from around the world.

apnews.com/article/gath...

Nate Bargatze wide-eyed with his back against a wall. A headline reads: "The Interview: Nate Bargatze Doesn’t Mind if You Think He’s an Idiot" Photo by Devin Oktar Yalkin for The New York Times

“You can laugh with me or at me. You relate to it, or you think I’m an idiot. Either way, I’m here to entertain you.” The comedian Nate Bargatze is known for his self-deprecating sense of humor, but he has big, bold ambitions for the future. Read more on The Interview. nyti.ms/4lBXpdC

someone said the plane pulled a Trump banner, but no one could actually tell cause it was too tiny 🤏

Huge crowds indeed.

Video from Fight The Oligarchy Rally, Folsom California, 4/15/25.

Over 30,000 people (video doesn’t even show everyone inside the rally, let alone the miles-long line outside).

Likely the biggest event in Folsom’s history

Feel the Bern!!!! AOC and Bernie in Folsom! 30k strong and one lonely little plane pulling a Trump banner!
#FightTheOligarchy

I'm so jealous of everyone who gets to go to the Rally in Missoula today 😭😭
#fighttheoligarchy

Over 30,000 people attending Folsom California’s #FightTheOligarchy Rally on Wednesday April 15, 2025.

(video does not even capture full attendance inside the event, or the miles-long line to get inside)

Tonight’s Fight The Oligarchy Rally in Folsom, CA with @aoc.bsky.social and @sanders.senate.gov.
Not sure of official headcount, but I heard 26,000+

A+ to CBS Sports for their coverage of Rory’s victory walk. Perfect execution. Sometimes less is more.

two men are standing next to each other in a garden . ALT: two men are standing next to each other in a garden .

A great perk of listening to The Muckrake Podcast:
Not only do you get top-notch political analysis packed into every eps,

but you also get a lite sprinkling of obscure (aka awesome) Gen X/Xennial pop-culture references throughout.
I’m here for it