Just because a President announces he’s agreed to a two week ceasefire moments before he threatened to commit war crimes, does not mean he is suddenly fit to serve. #25thAmendment

If you're not familiar, the format for a "truth sandwich" is:

* start with a true statement

* introduce the newsworthy lie or distortion

* true statement again

The idea is that the false claim should not be the first or last impression. It's useful when you think a lie should not be ignored.

Pentagon Should Focus on Defense Priorities, not Lavish Dinners, After Historic $93.4B “Use-It-or-Lose-It” September Defense officials typically enter the end of each fiscal year with at least one goal in mind: spend the rest of the military’s budget by any means necessary.

No $$ for scientific research or health care though. 🤬
#peakfrenchrevolution

Novartis settles with Henrietta Lacks' estate over use of her 'stolen' cells to advance medicine Novartis has settled a lawsuit by the estate of Henrietta Lacks that alleged the pharmaceutical giant unjustly profited off her cells, which were taken from her tumor without her knowledge in 1951 and...

Wow.
Novartis settles with Henrietta Lacks' estate over use of her 'stolen' cells to advance medicine
apnews.com/article/henr...

What would Gen X be without Jim Henson?

White House fires entire commission that reviews designs for federal buildings The White House has fired all six members of the U.S. Commission of Fine Arts, the independent federal agency that reviews design plans for monuments, memorials, coins and federal buildings.

What a fucking metaphor for the usa.

Spent the last decade reading conservative blogs use the word "Orwellian" more than they used the word "the" and now they're literally just saying "War is Peace" out loud in front of everybody.

Higher Education: What Trump Hath Wrought The Trump administration’s policies aren’t reforming higher education in any way whatsoever; they’re decimating it.

I put all my hot takes and strong feelings about Trump’s assault on higher education into one convenient essay. Check it out! washingtonmonthly.com/2025/08/24/h...

Exclusive: NSF stops awarding new grants and funding existing ones US science funder also plans to screen grant applications for compliance with ‘agency priorities’.

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what the fuck, Chuck? this weak tea shit from Chuck Schumer isn’t helping

Cuts like a cannoli www.jefftiedrich.com/p/what-the-f...

Schumer says he won't step down as Senate Democratic leader despite government funding uproar Senate Democratic leader Chuck Schumer says he won’t resign his post, despite pressure from some in the party after he voted to move forward with Republican spending legislation.

@democrats.senate.gov Get rid of him! apnews.com/article/schu...

Don’t underestimate the Rogansphere. His mammoth ecosystem is Fox News for young people | Sam Wolfson Podcasts like Joe Rogan’s and Theo Von’s aren’t on the fringes. Their blend of off-the-cuff, Trump-leaning commentary blurs traditional lines between left and right – and offers listeners companionshi...

So much for the future generation/s. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

French scientist denied US entry after phone messages critical of Trump found France’s research minister said the scientist was traveling to Houston for a conference when his phone was searched

This is very bad. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

4 more progressive groups pressure Schumer to 'stand up' or resign as leader An alliance of youth groups demands he use “every tool you have” or step down.

Step aside, old man. www.politico.com/news/2025/03...

Stay Silent and Stay Powerless Against Trump’s Tyranny - Ralph Nader By Ralph Nader March 14, 2025 There are reasons why influential or knowledgeable Americans are staying silent as the worsening fascist dictatorship of the Trumpsters and Musketeers gets more entrenche...

nader.org/2025/03/14/s...

To try and ensure the felon wannabe king with dementia doesn't invoke the 'insurrection act' (which he REALLY wants to do!), we need to keep the civil disobedience peaceful.
Pro Good trouble!!

Columbia is a litmus test.

Remember when they mocked us for saying that democracy is on the ballot?

➡️ January 20: FAA director fired
➡️ January 21: Air Traffic Controller hiring frozen
➡️ January 22: Aviation Safety Advisory Committee disbanded
➡️ January 28: Buyout/retirement demand sent to existing employees
➡️ January 29: First American mid-air collision in 16 years

Making America Great Again!

NIH’s TrialGPT algorithm uses AI to match patients to clinical trials Clinical trials can help inform medical treatments — but only if the right study participants are identified. Helping patients find…

🧪 TrialGPT, an NIH-developed AI, uses ChatGPT to match patients with clinical trials, cutting screening time by 40%. Published in Nature Communications, it achieves 90% accuracy in identifying relevant trials. 🩺💻

Coldest day of the year, so far. (At least my car started)

Not enough people know this word.

Leonard Cohen - Everybody Knows (Audio) YouTube video by LeonardCohenVEVO

Leonard Cohen's "Everybody Knows" needs a plainchant remix as a dirge for our times. www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gxd2...

This was delicious. #mabelgrayburgerweek

Map of the Gulf of Mexico, renamed The Gulf of Cheaper Eggs

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A cover of Herr Dumpidump by Roger Hargreaves that says "Herr Dumpidump by Roger Hargreaves" and with an illustration of Herr Dumpidump looking especially dumpidumpish (forgive me but I can't stop repeating the word dumpidump... DUMPIDUMP!)

My six favourite European Mr Men character names...

6. Mr Muddle in Spain = Don Confuso
5. Mr Topsy-Turvy in Germany = Herr Kuddelmuddel
4. Mr Bounce in France = Monsieur Bing
3. Mr Dizzy in Portugal = Senhor Bobo
2. Mr Greedy in Sweden = Gubben Glufs Glufs
1. Mr Bump in Norway = Herr Dumpidump