What the right wing REALLY means:

One I think would be particularly up your alley: Underground Barbie by Maša Kolanović.
Others you've probably already read, but just in case: Remarkably Bright Creatures (Shelby Van Pelt), Homegoing (Yaa Gyasi), Weyward (Emilia Hart), What the Fireflies Knew (Kai Harris), The Wonder (Emma Donoghue)

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Trump’s tariffs are driving up prices for us, while driving down demand for U.S. exports in Canada and Mexico.

This why you don’t trust your country’s economic policies to someone who bankrupted 5 casinos.

In 2019, when Trump wanted John Ratcliffe as his head of National Intelligence, Democrats called him shockingly unqualified, noting his only qualification was loyalty to Trump. Trump had to pull the nomination and do a recess appointment.

Today, only 25 Dems voted against him for head of the CIA.

January 23, 2025 Last night, in an interview with host Sean Hannity on the Fox News Channel, President Donald Trump tried to explain away his blanket pardons for the January 6 rioters, calling the instances of violenc...

January 23, 2025

Wow, this whole thread.

Unexpected consequence of moving into an office that has a window facing into an open area in the building: no more dancing in my chair without being observed by random passers-by.

And namesake of one of Houston's airports! 😀

Hillary’s email server would like a word

And pure quotable gold. There has not been a time in the past 25 years that I have interacted with a remote control and not heard Jeffrey Tambor saying "THE REMOOOTE" in my head.

Josh Charles.
F. Murray Abraham.
Andie MacDowell.
Jeffrey Tambor.
Ray Liotta.
David Arquette.
Kathy Griffin.
Hulk Hogan.
Rob Schneider.
Katie Holmes & Joshua Jackson.
A Muppet that is clearly supposed to be Andy Dick.

Pure 90s royalty.

I don't understand why people sleep on Muppets From Space. I mean, we can even set aside Pepe the King Prawn ("I have some loose jello, okay"), the Door In A Jar ("Great - somebody knock and see if Barbie's home"), and the Gonzo hear made out of mashed potatoes. Just look at the cast list:

I'll never forget World Cup 2010 - I loved it so much, I thought, "I hope I'm alive for the next World Cup in 2014!" Then I thought, "Oh my gosh - I just HOPED TO BE ALIVE!"

A pretty amazing realization to have after a decade of hoping I'd just die.

Life changes, indeed. Hang in there.

Sweet Jesus.

Amanda at the halfway point of the race, smiling big and making a heart with her hands.

A section of Hotel Park with a geometric pattern of greenery, stairs, and water features.

Amanda in a victorious pose at the finish line, with a palm tree behind her.

Amanda ran the Ooredoo half-marathon this morning (with shingles!).

I participated in my own physical challenge being out of bed at 8am on a weekend to go cheer her on.

We're lucky to live in a place where festive events, cool parks, & cherished breakfast spots are all within a few blocks of home.

I mean...California puts $83 billion more *into* the federal budget than it gets out of it, so if red states want to start splitting hairs, they're gonna wind up with egg on their face.

3 stills from the movie Clueless. Cher's dad says he doesn't think the victims of the Pismo Beach Disaster need her skis. Cher says some people lost all their belongings, and that includes athletic equipment.

@meninblazers.bsky.social Sweet angel Stu Holden rn

Duckworth: How many nations are in ASEAN?

Hegseth: We have allies in South Korea, Japan, and Australia.

Duckworth: None of those countries are in ASEAN.
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Threats as politics

As long as people believe the threats MAY come true, those threats have power.

It's how southern congressmen protected slavery in Congress for decades. People were afraid for their lives if they opposed it.

We're watching this in action now.
A politics of threats and violence.

Kristi Noem Sent Troops to Border, but Not to Flood Victims in South Dakota President-elect Donald J. Trump picked the South Dakota governor to head the Homeland Security Department, which includes the Federal Emergency Management Agency.

Gov. Kristi Noem, President-elect Trump's pick to lead the Homeland Security Department, chose not to deploy South Dakota's National Guard after historic flooding there last year. The move shocked residents after her earlier decisions to spend millions to send troops to the U.S.-Mexico border.

Isaac is a member of the California State assembly representing South Central LA 👇🏽

Trump could easily stay quiet on these fires until he is President, but he is so weak he needs a villan and needs to be the victim.

Never have I seen a whinier child in my life.

Five minutes on Bluesky, and I've already got a spam follower. I guess some things never change.