Taking us back to a greater era, World War I, when we had a War Department, there were no women in combat, & more soldiers, sailors, & marines died of flu & pneumonia than died in combat.

I had the opportunity to confront Pete Hegseth's bigoted spiritual mentor, Pastor Doug Wilson, and call him out on his history of hate, his misreading of the Bible, his hijacking of Jesus, and his cosplay Crusading.

It was worth it.

GALLEGO: Earlier today, you told Sec. Kennedy that Trump never demanded you to cut interest rates. Is that your sworn testimony?

WARSH: That is, senator.

GALLEGO: Okay. Well someone here is lying then. Because Trump confirmed he pressed you on interest rate cuts.

When he dies of what?

Lancet quantified CC impact in 2021.

5 million dead every year from various outputs of carbon inputs.

Roy is the reason we used to have sterilization laws on the books.

Nothing that stupid should be allowed to breed.

I don't think people from the useful and productive parts of this country want their leaders to be selected by dumb white trash.

Bubba doesn't know what any of those words mean

They're so cute when they try to think

Molotoving intensifies

MAGA attorney general admitted under oath to ethics violation as Senate race heats up: WSJ Newly unsealed deposition transcripts obtained by the Wall Street Journal revealed that Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton admitted under oath to violating attorney-client privilege by handing over data from a former client to a plaintiff suing them.This comes as Paxton fights in a heated runoff for ...

Newly unsealed deposition transcripts obtained by the Wall Street Journal revealed that Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton admitted under oath to violating attorney-client privilege by handing over data from a former client to a plaintiff suing them.

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Imagine if this guy showed up at your front door and said, “I’m here to collect all of your personal information and while I’m doing that I’m going to clear up some misconceptions about the Nazis.”

Gil Duran tweet: TLDR: Fascism in response to Palantir's long fascists screed on X.

"Your Account is Suspended" Message on X

The CEO of Palantir posted a fascist manifesto on X.

I pointed out that it was fascist—which resulted in a permanent suspension from X (my second time!).

So, when you hear the tweeters complaining that BlueSky is intolerant, remember why many of us came here in the first place.

Genuine question: after 6 weeks of bombing Iran, the US has almost run out of Tomahawk missiles, and their Navy is running out of food. Car companies are being asked to make weapons. Other public spending is being slashed to bits. What the hell is their $1 trillion a year military budget spent on?

Think about it. Trump is picking fewer and fewer fights with blue states, universities, law firms, etc. And more with, e.g., the Catholic Church and the business community and the pro-Trump infotainment universe. www.offmessage.net/p/maga-is-ea...

Crazy that Iranian, propaganda, lego movies, are giving us more accurate information than American MSM 🫩

Original publication date December 6, 1987

The Justice Department demanded Wayne County, Michigan turn over every single ballot, receipt, and envelope from the 2024 election. Wayne County is Detroit the largest Democratic county in the state.

strange these op-eds about women being too angry have all come out the last few days when during the same time there's also been a massive investigation published on an online rape academy with millions of viewers a month and none of them have bothered to even cover it, even as news

The United States is destroying itself | Rebecca Solnit The daily news can’t adequately convey the administration’s sabotaging of our government, economy, alliances and environment

“The United States is being murdered, and it’s an inside job. Every department, every branch, every bureau and function of the federal government is being fatally corrupted or altogether dismantled or disabled.”

How the Internet Fringe Infiltrated Republican Politics Inside the battle for the post-MAGA G.O.P.

During a recent focus group of 20 Gen Z Republicans conducted by a conservative think tank, a subset of participants were asked to share their thoughts on Hitler. Only one responded with outright criticism.

“At one point he even mused he should award himself the nation’s highest military honor, the Medal of Honor.” - WSJ

WOW: A stunning new report in the WSJ reveals that military advisers intentionally excluded Donald Trump from the command room during the recent high-stakes operation to extract a downed U.S. airman in Iran, because they feared his erratic behavior could jeopardize the mission. 1/

Yeah, because The Atlantic surely didn't anticipate this and doesn't have the receipts ready.

I would pay $100,000 to be allowed to take the deposition. bsky.app/profile/atru...

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It is a very good thread!
In simple language explains the dangers of AI affirmation and its impact on people's perception and how they relate to one another and the world.

Consecutive nerd popes is one of the best things to have happened in contemporary religion

Very well put.

Why do we call them LLM's when "Paracite" was right there?

What the actual fuck….

Seems like the Strait of Hormuz is only open when the stock market is.