These two editorials by the Washington Post expose how the Republican Party and Democratic Party are held to completely different standards by the media.
Texas gerrymander: “Not a threat to democracy.”
Virginia gerrymander: “Power grab by Democrats.”
Seem to remember some anti abortion groups sending people into clinics for photos
Damnatio Memoriae
No to dinner. You are better than this or at least I thought you were. So disappointing.
If you attend the White House Correspondents Dinner this year, you should be legally barred from using the term "journalist" to describe yourself from that point on.
For those attending the White House Correspondents' Dinner this weekend, a small question:
When you're sitting there at your table, do you think it'll cross your mind that the guest of honor is actively covering up his role in a massive child sex trafficking operation?
I think that one isn’t even a person.
Say what you will about the worst members of the Roberts Court, but they all make sure their wives are in on the grift.
Jane Roberts, Martha Alito and Ginni Thomas are equal partners with their husbands in the grand project of destroying the United States and enriching themselves in the process.
Damnatio Memoriae
Dictator Perpetuo That understanding did not originate in Philadelphia in the summer of 1787. It goes all the way back to Rome. Like America, Rome was a people consciously rooted in having overthrown a monarchy. In 44 BC, Julius Caesar had his portrait placed on the coinage of the Republic. It was a shocking statement. Roman coins had never before carried a living man’s portrait at the Rome mint. Much less one bearing his newly claimed, unprecedented title: dictator perpetuo, the dictator for life. To put your face on the money was to claim a status above that of a citizen, to assert that you were not first among equals but something closer to a sovereign. It was emblematic of his concentration of power, consolidating his rule into an open autocracy. Within weeks of issuing the “CAESAR DICT PERPETVO” coin, he was assassinated. Though the Roman Republic fell, the ideal survived. Public institutions exist apart from the men who lead them, and conflating the two is the hallmark of tyranny. That ideal profoundly shaped the generation that designed the American constitutional order. The Founders created a Senate, placed it on a “Capitol Hill,” and embraced neoclassical architecture. They modeled their concept of civic virtue on Cincinnatus, the farmer-general who, having defeated a foreign invader, relinquished his dictatorial powers after just 15 days and went home. The Federalist Papers were published under the pseudonym “Publius,” while others posed as “Cato” or “Brutus.” Washington’s voluntary departure from the presidency after two terms, and his earlier resignation of his military commission, were modeled on that Roman example.
When Congress debated the Coinage Act of 1792, an initial version of the bill called for the president’s portrait to appear on U.S. coins. Washington rejected the idea, and James Madison successfully had it removed, arguing that stamping the president’s head on the money was un-republican.
Is he evil? They are all evil. Nevermind.
Articles about Jared Kushner's diplomatic role with Iran that mention Kushner has received billions from the Saudi government (2/28-4/19):
NYT: 5 of 58
WashPost: 1 of 43
WSJ: 0 of 40
AP: 0 of 26
CNN Wire: 0 of 18
NY Post: 0 of 17
Chicago Tribune: 0 of 4
LA Times: 0 of 4
Boston Globe: 0 of 2
A History of the World in 100 objects worked well for me because it did little bite sized chunks to rewire my social media brain.
A+ Alt Text Game
Kari, I'm too tired right now to try Ulysses again right now. Don't make me feel guilty.
The funniest part about this to me is the kind of people each was. Lots of people should have been throwing Crowley down the stairs in my opinion but he went and pissed off the poetiest poet to ever believe in fairies.
Great post with directions on where to go and what to delete.
Andrew Young on left in tent shade at a broiling hot Agnes Scott Graduation ceremony in Atlanta.
He spoke at my daughter's graduation right after he'd been in accident with a cement truck. What he said wasn't as important as the witness of his determination. He was clearly in a lot of pain and the message was, "You make a commitment. You keep it, even if there's a cement truck." We loved it.
I found letters in the attic from 1880.
Graphite of course.
There must be Kompromat on Graham and maybe Rubio.
It's a pretty good deal for them. Get a couple of kids and if she stops putting out, have her deported and get a new one.
This probably works better for people with good taste. I have a Millie Vanilli album from my 20s. Thank god I never got a tattoo:
They are literally robbing the Treasury.
Agencies in talks with Trump, family to resolve $10B lawsuit over tax leaks www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...
I mean, would it be realistic if he wasn't?
Since Trump returned in Jan 2025, more than a dozen women who were senior generals and admirals have been removed from their posts in the US Military. This includes 1st female leaders of the Navy and Coast Guard, and 1st woman on Joint Chiefs of Staff.
I didn't get better until the antibiotic.
@melodyschreiber.com How are you feeling? I'm finally feeling almost normal.
Still having some frontal lobe amusement. Tried to drive my daughter’s car to get it detailed to celebrate her new job. Got halfway there and realized I was driving my car to get her car detailed which—really doesn't work.
I always thought I was weird because of childhood SA. Now I realize I was easy to victimise because I was autistic and wow that shift never stops messing with my brain.
I’m better at surfing now, but I still fall off the board sometimes.
Cartoon by Martin Rosner https://www.patreon.com/HotPaperComics First panel: man on couch says I suck. Friend is standing behind him Second panel: friend opens man’s head up like it is hinged Third panel: friend removes brain from head of man on couch Fourth panel: friend holds knife to brain and says stop lying to my friend
Would a link on Rejection Sensitive dysphoria be of any use?
I believe I have more power when I can name the Fae.
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How do we stop this? This is so corrupt!!!
It’s funny how much they dress for male gaze while being wildly homophobic.