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By Natalie Allison The inyolvement of Vice President JD Vance had raised hopes around the world that the weekend negotiations in Pakistan would solidify the ceasefire with Iran and put an end to the war within reach.

In what universe did this take place

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The triumph of congestion pricing also offers a larger reminder: Government, done right, has immense power to improve people’s lives. Many Americans have grown cynical of government, and they are right to be disappointed about its frequent failure to deliver results in the 21st century. But the answer cannot be allowing the private market and pursuit of profits to dominate American life. Leaders should instead take political risks, as officials in New York did, to create programs that can deliver tangible results.

That congestion pricing is working -- like, really really working! -- is important for the larger effort to restore faith in govt. Take big swings, get big results that people can actually feel. www.nytimes.com/2026/03/27/o...

This is disturbing and entirely predictable.

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Our members are on the picket line today demanding a fair contract now! We want a fair disciplinary process, layoff protections & guardrails on artificial intelligence. Support us by donating to our strike fund: www.gofundme.com/f/support-pr...

spoke to my old stomping ground, the Duke student paper, about Stephen Miller, and this juxtaposition lol.

www.dukechronicle.com/article/duke...

This is the sort of clip you see in the opening minutes of a deeply dystopian film

I Guess We're Just Waiting Around To See If This Demented Psychopath Kills Everyone | Defector There is a particular indignity that comes from living in America, derived from the experience of waking up in the morning to see reports that Donald Trump has said something profoundly evil, and…

"We made one of the dumbest, most evil people this country has ever produced the President—twice!—and this is the consequence." defector.com/i-guess-were...

One year ago

When Satellite Imagery Goes Dark: New Tool Shows Damage in Iran and the Gulf - bellingcat Bellingcat is introducing an updated damage assessment tool — called the Iran Conflict Damage Proxy Map — focused on destruction in Iran and the Gulf .

Just in time for Trump's scheduled war crimes, Bellingcat has updated our tool for identifying damaged buildings and structures in satellite imagery, ideally for investigating atrocities in Iran. Full details here: www.bellingcat.com/resources/20...

(this is a complimentary post)

"it's giving war crime."

yes, ma'am.

One more time, loud as you can, for the people in the back.

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between the Artemis crew venturing farther from Earth than any human before them and Trump ranting about this pointless, cruel war, it's really a day of high highs and low lows for humankind.

The Young Avengers Who Fought the U.S. War Machine in Their Underwear With thousands of soldiers dying in Vietnam, a group of friends in New York devised a plan to save lives.

"Jim is in his eighties now, and he can’t say for certain how many government offices he broke into following his brother’s death. But it all began in Buffalo, New York."

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hearing this live was WILD.

The Young Avengers Who Fought the U.S. War Machine in Their Underwear With thousands of soldiers dying in Vietnam, a group of friends in New York devised a plan to save lives.

How to resist a war-hungry government using fondue forks, knitting needles, and an inflatable kiddie pool.

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The key is Trump and Stephen Miller are attacking 14th Amendment from many angles. Miller is trying to get a red state to end public education for undocumented kids. “That project is about restoring racial hierarchy," Jed Shugerman tells me.

h/t @jamellebouie.net

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The Young Avengers Who Fought the U.S. War Machine in Their Underwear With thousands of soldiers dying in Vietnam, a group of friends in New York devised a plan to save lives.

A plan as outrageous as it was outrageously simple. A conspiracy to save lives. A righteous violation of the law.

Issue no. 173, "The Buffalo Raiders"

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The Young Avengers Who Fought the U.S. War Machine in Their Underwear With thousands of soldiers dying in Vietnam, a group of friends in New York devised a plan to save lives.

@atavist.com's new story reminded me to have a little faith in humanity.

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how are fellow anxious af flyers dealing with flying at this particularly shitty moment in time for air travel? sincerely, person flying tomorrow.

Documents filed this morning by the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of NY exposing how ICE has been lying for a year — not only to the public, but to the courts and to prosecutors — about being authorized to make arrests at 26 Federal Plaza and other immigration courts.

Documents filed this morning by the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of NY exposing how ICE has been lying for a year — not only to the public, but to the courts and to prosecutors — about being authorized to make arrests at 26 Federal Plaza and other immigration courts.

According to documents filed this morning by the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of NY, ICE has been lying for a year — not only to the public, but to the courts and to prosecutors — about being authorized to make arrests at 26 Federal Plaza and other immigration courts. (1/2)

Democrats stop slamming your dicks in car doors difficulty level impossible apparently.

I wonder what it would be like to have a government that functioned.

Outlander FOREVER.

I don't know why I'm still shocked by headlines. Maybe it means I still have a modicum of faith in humanity. Anyway, wtf.

Here is Ethan's obituary, a testament to the truth that struggle is not shame.

www.twincities.com/obituaries/e...

i feeeeeeel like i'm losing my miiiiiiiind

uh huh.