Clemency is for convicted criminals. Restitution is for the victims of false convictions and imprisonment. Clemency says, yes, they are criminals, but let’s be nice to them. Don’t use my tax dollars to pay Trump’s criminal army.

And that, in a nutshell, is the state of the disunion this president has created.

My parents I mean!

Mine got my kids noisemakers and kits with trillions of tiny pieces

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Israel cuts off Gaza aid to pressure Hamas to accept new ceasefire proposal The prime minister's office did not elaborate on the decision but warned of “additional consequences” if Hamas does not accept what Israel says is a U.S. proposal for an extension of the ceasefire.

It always troubled me--a lot--that Israel has the ability to shut off electricity, food, from Gaza

White House removes Russian state media reporter from Oval Office, official says The White House removed a TASS reporter from the Oval Office on Friday once the issue was flagged to them, saying the Russian state outlet was not on the approved media list for U.S. President Donald Trump's meeting with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy, a White House official said.

White House removes Russian state media reporter from Oval Office, official says - www.reuters.com/world/us/whi...

But not before

FOTUS has an opening since Epstein died

It’s like the guy who tells his wife that he’ll stay with her so long as she allows him to have affairs. She says no, and he tells all his friends (of course without context) that she wanted the divorce, not him

They needled Zelenskyy until he lost his temper, and now they say he doesn’t want peace

Did they buy one of Trump's "gold cards"?

I’m deeply ashamed.

Today's disgusting scene Friends,

I was horrified

Thank you, John Oliver!

johnoliverwantsyourraterotica.com

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Influencer Tate brothers, who face human trafficking charges in Romania, arrive in the US Influencer brothers Andrew and Tristan Tate have arrived in the U.S. from Romania after authorities lifted travel restrictions on the siblings, who have millions of online followers.

I guess they got Trump’s “gold cards”—they provide a service FOTUS has been missing since Jerry went to jail

apnews.com/article/roma... Influencer Tate brothers, who face human trafficking charges in Romania, arrive in the US

Don’t be quick to condemn companies and entities removing DEI information. Check first whether they have standing government/military contracts or funding. Looks to me as though the government has leverage. Now if their brass had seats at the inauguration—valid assessment.

I realized I can’t keep up the righteous anger.

I couldn’t take any more of the news cycle or of Facebook (not a relaxing place to be these days, and I have been part of the problem) so I logged off FB for at least until the first of March, deleted it from my phone, and watched Spirited Away for the first time. Very restorative.

When This Stanford Professor Got Cancer, He Decided to Teach a Class About It Dr. Bryant Lin, who teaches medicine at Stanford University, was given a terminal diagnosis. He wanted his students to understand the humanity at the core of medicine.

Dr. Bryant Lin, who teaches medicine at Stanford University, was given a terminal cancer diagnosis. Instead of pulling back from work, he chose to spend the fall quarter teaching a course about his own illness.

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RNA xkcd.com/3056

“My party, right or wrong”

Unvaccinated Child Dies of Measles in Texas, Officials Say At least 124 cases of measles have been identified in Texas since late January, mostly among children and teenagers who are either unvaccinated or whose vaccination status is unknown, officials say.

Breaking News: An unvaccinated child died of measles in Texas, officials said, the first known death from an outbreak that began in January.

Had a conversation with a non political person whose buddy works for the forest service and was 10 months into his job supplying hard to reach parts of a national forest and was fired. The guy talking to me was like “I don’t really think my buddy’s $50,000 salary is gonna balance the budget.”

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Unfortunately I am not incredibly optimistic. I’m just pretty good at going on.

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I hardly know what to say here. I’m going to lurk for a while until I can familiarize myself with it. 👋