Heard an interview with him on Pod Save America, and he just strikes me as someone who can say awful things without caring about it, making it easier to write him off.
Did not have the need to invest more time in him.
Tweet by “Secretary of War” Pete Hegseth: “The War Department is once again restoring freedom to our Joint Force. We are discarding the mandatory flu vaccine requirement, effective immediately.” Below there is a video of the announcement for his many, many illiterate fans
Behind Hegseth’s big stupid face, a painting can be seen.
The painting is of George Washington crossing the Delaware. It is by Emanuel Leutze.
An article from the National Parks Service: Smallpox, Inoculation, and the Revolutionary War Boston National Historical Park During the 1700s, smallpox raged through the American colonies and the Continental Army. Smallpox impacted the Continental Army severely during the Revolutionary War, so much so that George Washington mandated inoculation for all Continental soldiers in 1777. Just fifty-six years earlier, in 1721, Bostonian doctors and clergy introduced the procedure to the American colonies. Without the vision and determination of these early Bostonians in normalizing inoculation, Washington may not have made the decision to mandate inoculation for the Continental Army. Though it was a controversial action, many historians credit the medical mandate with the colonists' victory in the Revolutionary War and the creation of the United States of America.
Mollie Hemingway's new Alito book, a gushing hagiography of the Court's most open partisan, reveals the depth of right-wing fantasies about leftist violence. Fascinating look at the threats a movement premised in grievance but in complete control has to invent talkingpointsmemo.com/news/alito-h...
'Because here's the truth: Palantir is now embedded in the Army, the NSA, the FBI, ICE, Border Patrol, the Pentagon, and Britain's National Health Service. Members of Congress and Trump officials are buying Palantir stock while handing it billions in contracts.'
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'Maryland is set to become the first state to ban grocery stores from engaging in dynamic pricing, which involves using people’s personal data to set targeted prices tailored to individual customers. ...Maryland Gov. Wes Moore... said he can’t wait to sign it.'
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BABY ELEPHANT WEDNESDAY!!!
'The National Zoo in Washington, D.C. unveiled its baby Asian elephant, named Linh Mai, to the press. ...born in early Feb, she weighed 308 pounds — and she has already gained 100 pounds since then. Good work, Linh!'
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The 'pro-life' movement had always been about forcing pregnancy on women and people with uteri, against their will and regardless of the consequences to their lives and health.
Stop pretending it is the least bit just or based in kindness.
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I don't think I knew the history of Swalwell's rise.
Good, interesting read. ⤵️
'The world’s oldest gorilla living in captivity celebrated her 69th birthday today. Fatou, who lives at the Berlin Zoo, enjoyed a birthday basket stuffed with beets, cherry tomatoes, leeks and lettuce. Alles Gute zum Geburtstag!'
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I'd believe that. ( looking...)
Quick reminder... the Templars were wiped out in 1312, and any group claiming to be the Templars... aren't.
I don’t even have words for this.
Rendition of Trump's 'Triumphal Arch' looking like something right out of Nazi Germany
Years ago, a cartoonist did an amazing series of Albert Speer... the Nazi's Minister of Armaments & War Production, and Hitler's favorite architect... making monstrosities of things like hamburger shacks,
Trump clearly missed the joke.
This is hideous in all ways.
'Grindr, the gay dating app, is making a splash at the upcoming White House Correspondents Weekend... “This is going to be elevated Grindr,” Joe Hack, head of global government affairs
Bets on Republicans trying to sneak after bashing the event leading up to it?
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‘The Trump administration released Anna Ramos, the newlywed wife of an Army staff sergeant, about a week after ICE had taken her from a military base in Louisiana.’
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'Dhillon, a longtime Trump ally who leads the Civil Rights division, has frequently used social media and interviews to discuss department activity, sometimes offering unusually candid insights into ongoing matters.'
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Yes, Congress is in recess.
Still a good time to raise hell, call for the enactment of the 25th Amendment.
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Also.. you know how we all thought the ballroom was cover for bunker?
It's cover for a bunker.
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Volunteers in Ukraine are saving endangered bats from war-torn areas.
“Life goes on despite the war,” one Kyiv resident said. “The war is the main thing right now, but there has to be something else as well.”
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Not with a bang, but a whimper.
This is not just the Ecological Inference Fallacy
It is worse than the Ecological Inference Fallacy
It is “A stochastic algorithm dreamed up these results”
I couldn't be happier.
Opus Dei is all the worst aspects of thr Catholic Church in one toxic brew, and can be seen inspiring not just broader right wing Catholicism, but the Christian Nationalists attacking America's democratic foundations.
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'NASA is poised to launch astronauts into space tonight for its first trip to the moon since 1972. It’s expected to be a quick 10-day out-&-back to the big rock. I’m planning on checking out former astronaut Sen. Mark Kelly’s (D-AZ) “ask me anything” Reddit forum'
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Headline: NASA astronauts are counting down to the Artemis II moon launch. Displayed over a photo of four people in bright orange space suits.
At bottom, an image of the Artemis II rocket on the launch pad. Text above it reads: NASA is targeting April 1 to launch Artemis II, sending four astronauts on a mission around the moon that will help shape its future lunar exploration plans. If it proceeds, the flight would mark the first time humans travel beyond Earth orbit in more than 50 years, since Apollo 17 in 1972. The mission will use the Space Launch System rocket and Orion crew capsule, though both have faced multiple delays this year due to issues discovered during testing.
Portraits of each of the Artemis II astronauts: NASA's Reid Wiseman, commander; NASA's Victor Glover, pilot; NASA's Christina Koch, mission specialist; and Canada's Jeremy Hansen, mission specialist. Text above reads: Artemis II will carry three NASA astronauts and one Canadian astronaut on a 10-day mission that could take them farther into space than any humans have gone before.
At top, a diagram showing the Artemis II mission's flight path. Text reads: The mission will test critical systems, conduct medical and scientific experiments, and enable observation of the moon's far side. While satellites and some Apollo missions have captured parts of the far side, the crew may see areas of the lunar surface never before viewed by humans. Artemis II will also help validate technology for future missions, including Artemis III and a planned moon landing during Artemis IV, and support NASA's long-term goal of establishing a sustained human presence on the moon.
🚀 🌔 NASA is planning to launch Artemis II to the moon in just seven hours! Here's your quick guide to the mission--read more at www.scientificamerican.com/report/nasa-...
