Witness the mesmerizing murmuration of starlings in Italy, a stunning display of nature's coordination and beauty as they dance through the sky in unison.

Thank you for your courage to publicly address abusive language.

‘Keep digging’: What happened in the days leading up to the Chronicle’s Eric Swalwell story The woman who answered a reporter’s call last month was hesitant, at first. She withheld the painful account she would later reveal. The next morning, she asked to keep talking.

🎁 The @sfchronicle.com details how it got the Swalwel story, how it worked to get the accuser to come forward, how it raced CNN... Really interesting account of how journalism actually works. Gift link: 🎁

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in persian culture, telling someone "we're going to kill you all" is considered deeply offensive

And she has since been deported.

Link here:

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He spent years investigating Opus Dei, a Catholic group accused of a vast conspiracy of abuse. Then Pope Leo asked to meet Gareth Gore’s 2024 book Opus alleges decades of manipulation, which the group has denied. He believes the pope wanted to send a clear message

Shadowy Opus Dei plays huge role in conservative rise to power; I don't understand why Pope Leo's meeting with investigative reporter @garethgore.bsky.social isn't bigger news
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Essential listening

So, thing that is apparently better understood inside academia than outside of it:

International students pay sticker price. Most domestic students do not. International students are subsidizing the education costs for domestic students, as per student governmental funding drops.

How Democrats Are Embracing Dark Money

Your alleged resistance warriors are being bought up by AI, CRYPTO, and AIPAC money.

Suppose these Democrats win.

What makes you think anything, structurally, will change?

(It won't.)

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#PenisGate

It's specifically for people who belong to Jewish groups or work in the Jewish studies department, so Jews most likely to be Zionists or supporters of Israel. They're essentially trying to dig for "victims" of "antisemitism," to support their crackdown on people protesting the Palestinian genocide.

Rain puddle reflection, Chartres street, New Orleans

Jacob Berger on Instagram: "My first question when i meet fellow Jews in 2026🇵🇸" 1M likes, 6,737 comments - jacobbergeractor on January 10, 2026: "My first question when i meet fellow Jews in 2026🇵🇸".

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Invoking faith in wartime, Pete Hegseth breaks norms and worries critics The defense secretary is upending decades-old norms, current and former leaders say, with some cautioning that his proselytizing violates the Constitution and undermines troop cohesion.

This messianic stuff is scary as heck!

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The Killer You Were Trained to Trust A US Border Patrol agent used his badge to hide that he was a killer

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How This ‘Out and Proud Trans Woman’ Navigates Missouri Men’s Prisons “Although there are still instances of transphobia, I no longer let it break me down,” writes Lexie Handlang. “I feel sorry for those people.”

'Out and proud' as a trans woman in a Missouri men's prison
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Description of a collaborative sperm whale birth and shifts in coda vocal styles during key events - Scientific Reports Scientific Reports - Description of a collaborative sperm whale birth and shifts in coda vocal styles during key events

BBC NewsHour just had a thrilling report on this case of sperm whales collectively assisting a birth — a scene like nothing observed before in species other than human — behavior most nearly described 175 yrs ago by Melville in The Grand Armada chapter of Moby Dick.

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Judge to give Border Patrol agent sweet plea after toddler porn found. CONTENT WARNING: While I will not go into details about this case, child sexual abuse is discussed in this article.

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If @willbunch.bsky.social wrote it, you should read it.©

Gavin Newsom says he regrets using term ‘apartheid’ to describe Israel California governor backtracks and says he meant to apply term to Israel’s future if it continues on present trajectory

Gavin, know where you stand and stand there. You said you what you meant. I don’t know what billionaire got in your ear but it’s not working for you. This is not how you are going to win. It’s Apartheid and it’s a Genocide. Today!

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ICE officers are taking DNA samples from protesters they've arrested People arrested while protesting ICE say federal agents took samples of their DNA. It's legal, but experts say the practice raises questions about what the government is doing with that genetic data.

"NPR found five other people in Illinois, Oregon and Minnesota who...said they were arrested, seemingly without provocation, while protesting ICE and then had officers take or try to take what appeared to be a sample of their DNA." www.npr.org/2026/03/18/n...

Study: 93% Of Baby Boomers Fathered By Single Virile Milkman PASADENA, CA—In what many have hailed as a groundbreaking discovery in the field of genetics, scientists at the California Institute of Technology published a study Thursday revealing that up to 93% o...

“Our extensive DNA analysis shows that one hyper-fertile dairy deliveryman going about his door-to-door rounds inseminated the mothers of nearly all babies born in the United States between 1946 and 1964,” said lead researcher Emily Lentz

California lawmakers say they'll change name of Cesar Chavez Day to Farmworkers Day California legislative leaders announced they are going to rename Cesar Chavez Day as Farmworkers Day in light of sexual abuse allegations.

When something bad leads to something good
#FarmworkersDay
#California
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Victory for Abu Ghraib Torture Survivors: Appeals Court Upholds Historic $42 Million Verdict Against Private Contractor Virginia jury last year held CACI liable for torture and awarded damages to Iraqi plaintiffsMarch 12, 2026, Richmond, VA – The Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals today upheld a historic verdict against a

Huge win for Abu Ghraib torture victims

#BetterLateThanNever

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Utah Mother Found Guilty of Fatally Poisoning Husband

Complex grief www.nytimes.com/2026/03/16/u...

The Iran War Has Clear Objectives. That's Why No One in Washington Will Name Them. How "no clear objectives" became the empire's most useful cover story

Real Dialectical on Substack also has an interesting explanation of why the "endgame" seems so muddled. Like, what are "we" doing, and why?
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US-Israel attacks on Iran: Death toll and injuries live tracker Preliminary figures are 1,444 dead in Iran, at least 15 in Israel, 13 US soldiers and 20 killed in Gulf states.

Al Jazeera has a live tracker. US media seem to mainly only care about "our" 13, half of whom were killed in an accident over Iraq. www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/3/...

Gavin Newsom, Palestine, and the Moral Test of 2028 In my Facebook newsfeed, I noticed Gavin Newsom – the California governor and likely 2028 presidential candidate – was coming to Rock Hill, SC: a popular stop for White House hopefuls just south of my...

Gavin Newsom an the moral test of 2028
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The Iran War Has Clear Objectives. That's Why No One in Washington Will Name Them. How "no clear objectives" became the empire's most useful cover story

Confused about the endgame in Iran? Here's everything you need to know. 👇👇👇
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