when, in the last five years or so, it became obvious that our main weapon against climate change did not have to be a reduction in living standards, but in increasingly abundant and cheap solar energy, I was so happy. but even the profit motive is not enough for these people

Donald Trump's war on climate science and renewable energy really make it clear that best case scenario, this is such a profoundly lost decade. So many great opportunities squandered

“What matters to me isn’t how you were born. It’s what you do with the life you’re given.” -Timerra from Fire Emblem Engage.

I still love this line. This is Timerra from Fire Emblem Engage and she is wonderful along with having such a beautiful looking outfit. Her eyes seem to sparkle too.

Why exactly would this be stupid? I assume for some obvious reasons, but anything beyond him just not picking a running mate till the last hour, anything about Schafly?

Email from ThriftBooks, subject line: "Pre-Order the Latest From Franz Kafka"

poor kafka, forced to churn out new books from his extradimensional prison

I think centristy types have more issue with the word "abolish" than they do with the concept of abolishing ICE. I don't think the centrist liberal wishes to abolish

horryifying

On c-span the heritage foundation is currently arguing in favor of legalizing conversion therapy nationwide

One host jokes that he'd like to ban therapists from arguing in favor of accepting your homosexuality or transition

You don't hate these theocrats enough

Great to have someone with such moral clarity as my state senator!

Tis true

Amazing Ed Davey moment!!

Mmm pixels will def fill by marginalized belly

Ross is good, good read

Sexism is wrong

Bad quip from McGovern

Interesting

Okay but is his art good?

ICE is the normal police just more specialized, say like the ATF

The two words are not mutually exclusive

deporting people is not the only thing ICE does, customs patrols are also important. Even so, we do need to deport some people, there are genuine threats to our populace in the form of some, albeit a very very small, amount of illegal immigrants that ICE should deal with.

I dont think we were fine necessarily, and more importantly, its just a different world that were living in post 9/11.

*A version

I version of ICE probably deserves to exist and probably has a function, but in its current form yeah it defiantly deserves to be wiped clean Nuremberg style (along with the rest of this administration), before starting from scratch

Pentagon to resume medical care for transgender troops The move is another setback for Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, who has made culture war issues a major part of his role.

Exclusive: The Pentagon will resume gender-affirming care for transgender service members, according to a memo we obtained.

Yeah I fuck with DEI

The Dreamcast Excellence Initiative

Facts

Bad me like John Bolton