Time for yet another monthly "yearly MRI" at Walter Reid?

This is the truest truth of all the truths (and there aren't many).

Google Has a Secret Reference Desk. Here's How to Use It. 40 Google features to find exactly what you need, the alternative search engines that do things Google won't, and the reference desk framework underneath all of it.

I know this has circulated with alacrity recently, so you may have already seen it, but if you haven't... WOW BOY HOWDY it's the most useful thing.

Thank you cardcatalogforlife.substack.com -- this is a very very very helpful public service:

cardcatalogforlife.substack.com/p/google-has...

He is giddy when he talks about the war. Very sick.

“I was only following orders” was rejected as a defense at the Nuremberg Trials.

"I was only following orders" wasn't an acceptable excuse at the Nuremberg trials & won't work now.

#AccountabilityIsComing

Bruce Springsteen - Streets Of Minneapolis (Official Audio) YouTube video by Bruce Springsteen

I wrote this song on Saturday, recorded it yesterday and released it to you today in response to the state terror being visited on the city of Minneapolis. It’s dedicated to the people of Minneapolis, our innocent immigrant neighbors and in memory of Alex Pretti and Renee Good.

Stay free

Kristi Noem, Stephen Miller, Greg Bovino.

They must all resign and be held accountable.

Family of Alex Pretti retains lawyers who helped prosecute the George Floyd case The parents of Alex Pretti have retained a former federal prosecutor who helped Minnesota’s attorney general convict the police officer who kneeled on George Floyd’s neck of murder.

The parents of Alex Pretti have retained a former federal prosecutor who helped Minnesota's attorney general convict the police officer who kneeled on George Floyd's neck of murder. https://to.pbs.org/3ZA2HfU

Tell the TRUTH. Otherwise you are just like "them".

Trump’s reality check on Venezuela oil:

He rolled out the red carpet for Big Oil at the White House, bragged about reviving Venezuela’s oil and pushing for $100 billion in U.S. investment.

Exxon’s chief flat-out called Venezuela “uninvestable” without massive legal and commercial changes.

Let make this face viral, the world needs to see what a killer looks like.

Mayor Jacob Frey: "They are already trying to spin this as an action of self defense. Having seen the video myself, I want to tell everybody directly that is bullshit."

How stupid does he think that the American people are?He was taught how to lie by the best.

The U.S. Is Leaving Boat Strike Survivors to Drown The Coast Guard called off its search for people who jumped into the sea after watching the U.S. military destroy another ship.

EXCLUSIVE: The U.S. Is Leaving Boat Strike Survivors to Drown

The Coast Guard called off its search for people who jumped into the sea after watching the U.S. military destroy another ship.

theintercept.com/2026/01/07/b...

Why Houston Oil Majors Are Hesitant to Go All In on Venezuela Though petro-giants have long sought lost assets in the South American country, they have reasons, for now at least, not to leap at Trump’s invitation to join his war on the climate and the internatio...

New: I spoke to Rice University Latin American Studies Professor Luis Duno-Gottberg and @sdonziger.bsky.social about the history of U.S. oil adventurism in Venezuela and the role Chevron is set to play in Trump's blood-for-oil imperial venture. www.texasobserver.org/houston-oil-...

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“•The shooter is responsible for the bullets.
•The administration is responsible for putting troops in harm’s way.
•Critics are responsible for none of this.”

"The elevation of mediocre minds is one of the most galling aspects of all of this."

The Federalist Society Is Torn Between Its Legal Philosophy and Trump’s Demands

www.nytimes.com/2025/11/22/u...

Autocorrect has become our worst enema.

It's the deadliest year for people in ICE custody in decades; next year could be worse There have been at least 20 deaths in ICE custody in 2025, the deadliest year since 2004. As the agency is ramping up hiring and increasing detentions, concerns remain about how to stop the trend.

At least 20 people have died in ICE custody in 2025, making this year the deadliest in decades. With increases to ICE’s funding, workforce, and detention space, the system riddled with abuse and neglect will undoubtedly be more life-threatening in 2026.

www.npr.org/2025/10/23/n...

Texas Republicans said Democratic legislators wouldn't be allowed to leave the state Capitol unless they agreed to have a police escort with them to make sure they did not flee the state again.

So Rep. Nicole Collier Collier spent the night in the chamber in protest. https://wapo.st/4lAX4GT

Former Jan. 6 defendant gets 17 years for wrong-way crash that killed Skokie woman A jury in April rejected a first-degree murder charge leveled against Shane Jason Woods but found him guilty of aggravated driving under the influence and other crimes.

Former Jan. 6 defendant was sentenced to 17 years in prison on Tuesday for the wrong-way crash that killed a Skokie woman. A jury found him guilty of aggravated driving under the influence and other crimes.

US court skeptical of ruling that reinstated thousands of federal workers Judges on a U.S. appeals court panel on Tuesday said a lower court judge who ordered the administration of President Donald Trump to reinstate 17,000 fired federal workers likely lacked the ability to hear the case at all.

US court skeptical of ruling that reinstated thousands of federal workers reut.rs/4oXX7j4

Texas Democrat forced to sleep in Capitol after refusing 24-hour police escort Rep. Nicole Collier has sued the state legislature for unlawful imprisonment.

On Monday, Republican House Speaker Dustin Burrows ordered that the returning lawmakers could only leave the House floor with written permission and a 24-hour police escort until the House reconvened on Wednesday.

Democratic state Rep. Nicole Collier stood her ground.

Read the full story at bit.ly/4mLO1DT

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Dr. Luis Marquez shares how Baumgartener promised not to cut Medicaid, but now he's voted for the OBB, which passed with one vote. "Baumgartener is fully responsible for what's to come."

It's pretty hard to hear the speakers, but one speaker from WSU med school is listing a bunch of rural WA hospitals that are under threat of shutting down bc of the cuts to healthcare.

One speaker said that Baumgartener knew that voting Yes for the Big BB was a vote against his constituents. There's slips of paper where ppl can write a note to him.