Graphic showing what the above article states regarding the number of deaths and injuries in the Iran War so far.

Our story so far:

US-Israel attacks on Iran: Death toll and injuries live tracker Preliminary figures are 3,375 people dead in Iran, 2,294 dead in Lebanon, and 28 killed in Gulf states.

This is all so stupid and tragic. In the annals of dumb things Trump has done to destroy the US and let the world burn, this stands apart in the enormity of its dumbth.
www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/3/...

Meanwhile, on the other side of the world…
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Whenever my cat pushes my envelope I simply remind myself that, well, at least she’s not a ferret. (Pace to all those ferretlovers.)

I’m sorry, Dave. I’m afraid I can’t do that.

Epidemiologists Confirm First Airborne Transmission Of Mar-A-Lago Face YouTube video by The Onion

“…fried beyond a recognizable texture.”
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They have never given up trying to change gold into lead.

Is this one of those “he said, she said” situations, Gonz?

The psych articles I once read claiming that the C-suites are over-represented by sociopaths appear to be vindicated.

Gondorians hearing Isildur’s heir has returned:

Obviously not the remarks of a jurist who reveres the law and justice. But rather the remarks of a shyster and legal McGuyver who jerry-rigs legal opinions to justify the tyrannical actions of his Party.

Imagine going through life without ever worrying about getting enough to eat for yourself and your family.

Yesterday I stood by the deactivated Trimline phone next to the potting bench in the garage, pressed the buttons, & pretended to make a call. The physicality of it, the closeness of it, the way it fit so comfortably against the ear & protected conversation from eavesdropping…sad that it’s gone.

The only reason we still have inherited wealth is the thousands of years of dynastic and aristocratic law that molded our ideas of who is worthy of what. Can’t wait for some genius to try to revive the idea that servant status should also be inherited.

Too busy being docent at the Smithsonian Zoo and cafeteria lady in the Senate lunch room.

But what if I dislike people and like books? Can I be an archivist?

We live in an age of miracles and wonders, and it’s run by fraudsters and witch doctors with bags of bird bones.

Why I will not stand for Israel's Holocaust Remembrance Day siren A state that commits genocide cannot claim to honor the Holocaust. Each ceremony it holds in its name defiles the memory of the victims.

“Never again” is not, and cannot be a unique imperative to Jews. It must be a warning against all forms…To honor the memory of the Holocaust is to resolutely oppose any expression of those forces wherever they appear.” www.972mag.com/stand-israel...

”Many that live deserve death and some that die deserve life. Can you give it to them? Then do not be so eager to deal out death in judgement. For even the wise cannot see all ends.”

Watch for the drama, Gonz. If she sticks around there might be others who come later, and if you know the typical hummingbird temperament, it’ll be Jersey Shore meets Hummers of Okrahamblone.

But Roy, as we’ve learned, the survival of the richest depends on how well they can crawl on their bellies like reptiles. What’s a multi-billion dollar endowment baby to do?

Texas law working as intended.

Well, a few years back his own family was begging us not to elect him, and as the Kennedys demonstrated, we ignore family advice at our peril.

This is the result of over half a century of anti-gov’t propaganda the Right has used to destroy everything good & useful established for the common good. Now let’s also see the trajectory of trust in the punishment bureaucracy (cops, courts, prisons) that has utterly captured our budgets & bodies.

How is building this in the middle of a city, surrounded by civilians, not using the people of DC as human shields?

It is also simply unkind. It blunts and deadens the humanity inside us. It raises walls between those of us who move through life relatively unimpeded compared to the rest of us for whom life is a constant obstacle course. It makes suffering acceptable.

Mark Rylance’s character, a “cutter” who makes suits, explains to his receptionist why Big Ben is just another clock in just another city.

Rylance’s character in the final scene, uses his shears to kill a mobster who shot him and was about to knife him. His face is a pure mask of hate, fear, and sorrow.

Watched The Outfit again. A tight little plot unspools its heartbreaking background so naturally, revealing surprises & delights & a kickass climax along the way, all while keeping you wound up like a spring. Mark Rylance is a marvel. His final scene, full of terror & fury, is utterly Shakespearean.

During Vietnam we understood this bullshit, which is why we made anti-war signs that said, “Fighting for Peace is Like Fucking for Virginity.”

At least one of these guys is careful about speaking on matters in his own lane, but, bad news for Vance: it’s not him.