Trump just publicly referred to the Strait of Hormuz as the “Strait of Iran.” Not only does this look like total capitulation from his administration but I am trying to imagine the GOP/Fox response if Joe Biden had said this.

Screenshot that reads: One of the reasons I've soured on Star Wars, toxic fandom aside, is that 2 main antagonists, Darth Vader and Kylo Ren have killed hundreds if not thousands/millions and were explicitly doing war crimes on behalf of the Empire/Neo Confederates and all of that gets washed away with one final act of heroism. In Avatar: The Last Airbender, Zukko is expelled from the fire kingdom so is never directly implicated in their crimes and just hunts Aang. However, when he finally catches up with Aang, he repents and goes on a 2 season long arc seeking redemption. In this essay, I will

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Vance has chihuahua energy. He’s got no rizz, weird eyes, and everyone who meets him treats him with a mixture of pity and disgust. And so his response is to try and fight everyone, shitty little attacks that are impotent and mostly just kinda funny. Chihuahua energy.

BALINT: Are you trying to get revenge on states that did not vote for your boss?

VOUGHT: What's interesting about your question is Joe Biden--

BALINT: Oh, for goodness' sake!

“An iceberg? At this time of the year? In this part of the Atlantic? And we’re about to crash into it?”

Illinois Becomes First State To Require Haircut Leave While Bob Grows Out SPRINGFIELD, IL—As the landmark bipartisan legislation passed into law Thursday, Illinois became the first state in the union to mandate paid haircut leave while an employee’s new bob grows out. “Effe...

This is more than legislation. This work is personal to me.
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Damon Lindelof Reveals Why He Signed Anti-Paramount-WBD Merger Letter "Hollywood, believe it or not, is a blue-collar town," Damon Lindelof said Monday on why he signed an anti-Paramount-WBD merger letter.

“Hollywood, believe it or not, is a blue-collar town...“It’s thousands and thousands of Grips and Gaffers. Drivers and Decorators. Builders and Boom operators. Camera teams and Caterers... And they’re all about to get f*cked”

Damon Lindelof Reveals Reason He Signed Anti-Paramount-WBD Merger Missive

one of many reasons i will never accept abandoning my trans siblings or the broader queer community for the purposes of "a bigger tent"

even the most tenacious autocrats have a difficult time denying a landslide result against them

The Joker being evergreen.

this is why there’s been mass revolt and opposition to data centers being built in communities. it is genuinely a health hazard to live this close to something emitting this much sound. these need to stop being built

I'm one of those trans women. I worked ground ops for Artemis I.

I am torn between celebrating the success of my friends and peers and grieving how my dream of working for NASA was shattered by hateful assholes in Tallahassee

A lot of the people who failed this test with Cuomo seem really excited to fail it again with Swalwell.

An mRNA treatment for PANCREATIC CANCER was in trials, among many other uses. Choosing to end this research is choosing to sentence millions to an early, painful death

It's not punishment to say that someone with power who has abused that power doesn't get to get more power. That's a consequence. Some of you are truly ridiculous.

Vance, who wasn’t keen on Iran war, now tasked with trying to end it
The weekend’s peace talks in Islamabad mark Vance’s highest-profile assignment as vice president, with concomitant political risk.
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How Vance Became the Point Man to End a War He Didn’t Want The anti-interventionist vice president is now inextricably linked to the outcome of the war with Iran

JD Vance PR team really getting their moneys worth from American papers. Blatant propaganda.

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The white flag, aka the official flag of the Confederacy

Wishing you and yours a very merry Confederate Surrender Day.

maybe just treat people like they're people. idk

Armageddon is terrible, but our only other option was diversity trainings at work.

The question I want answered by every member of the Senate and the House is "what did you do in the last 8 hours?"

That's it.

I don't need spin, I sure as hell don't need a story. I just want a list.

What the fuck did you do today?

Personally I think when a world leader announces “Tune in tonight at 8pm Eastern to watch the world end” like it’s the fucking season premiere of Roseanne we should have a different leader the next day.

You have more in common with the people of Iran than you do with anyone in this administration, any member of the technocracy, anyone who is profiting from this war, or any billionaire. When you see Iranians forming human chains outside key infrastructure sites, you should feel a sense of kinship.

Mainstream political press horse raced us into hell 😭

Mamdani is not just filling the potholes with the crew. He's creating a visual and personal reminder of the dignity inherent in all of these anonymous government jobs.

Almost Half of US Data Centers That Were Supposed to Open This Year Slated to Be Canceled or Delayed The vast majority of data centers scheduled for completion over the next few years have yet to even break ground.

It's indeed possible to beat bad things backed by big money

Third Way has promoted the idea that Democrats should get cozy with Joe Rogan. Just in the past month, Rogan has said more vile, bigoted stuff than Hasan Piker has said in his entire career. That's just a fact.