Really doing "I'll attack Persia and a great empire will fall," huh

Hey, man, if you're not up for the job requirements of being a congressman -- if the whole "war powers" part is too much of a hassle for you -- I'm sure the people in your district can find someone else who'll do the actual work for that paycheck.

VA Gov. Spanberger (moderate, was in CIA) and NYC Mayor Mamdani (left, is in DSA) both taking steps to block local law enforcement from helping ICE as it violently violates people's rights is a good example of how the relevant divide in the Dem coalition isn't center-left, it's fight-don't fight.

they should make a movie series about how it’s irresponsible to use technology to mess with the natural order of things for profit

The full spiked 60 Minutes CECOT package, clean & subtitled. 1/5

Archivists have saved and uploaded copies of the 60 Minutes episode new CBS editor-in-chief Bari Weiss ordered be shelved as a torrent and multiple file sharing sites. @evystadium.bsky.social has more.

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Time person of the year cover for 2025

I guess it's fitting that it's a reimagined, worse version of someone else's artwork

Even the senators who are retiring and think they won't have to face the wrath of furious Democratic voters should know that their last name is about to become so toxic that not even a goddamn nonprofit is going to want you on the board.

I’ve seen just one counter-protester at No Kings San Diego. He’s got a Trump 2024 flag and this guy has been following him around for probably an hour playing Benny Hill and circus music.

Search LibGen, the Pirated-Books Database That Meta Used to Train AI Millions of books and scientific papers are captured in the collection’s current iteration.

Just a reminder to check for your name in this list of books that OpenAI trained from. If your name is there, they probably owe you several thousand dollars.

OpenAI cried that if everyone eligible author files, the company will go bankrupt, so I'm alerting every author I have ever spoken to.

Didn’t want to believe this was true. It’s true.

If you’re in LA in a public space this month and someone tries to get you to sign a petition about wages and voting DO NOT SIGN IT.

this is businesses trying to repeal an ordinance that increases wages for workers in hospitality spaces ahead of the Super Bowl, World Cup, & Olympics.

Do not sign!

wow I wonder if the cops who lied about the sitting senator even though everything they did was on tape are also being less than honest about the presence of violent agitators at the protests in los angeles. they might even not have told the entire truth about other protests

Viral posts falsely claim a pallet of bricks was ordered by "Soros-funded organisations" and deliberately placed near ICE sites. But the image is unrelated to the events in LA.

The image of the pallet has been lifted from the website of a Malaysian construction material supplier.

I am in downtown Los Angeles right now and it is completely surreal to hear that Trump is sending Marines here. We are listening to mariachi music. People have dogs. There are teenagers here. It is utterly and completely peaceful. Please tell your friends.

As someone who lives in Los Angeles, don’t let social or mainstream media gaslight you into thinking there’s a violent uprising taking place here. The Trump administration is trying to punish this state and this city. He’s also setting a precedent to unleash troops on Democratic cities.

Everything that’s happened over the past six months has been a response to an imaginary crisis. There is no immigrant invasion. No trade crisis. No scientific or governance crisis. Just people completely high off their own supply trying to fundamentally reorder society. None of this had to happen.

The are line dancing in the middle of the protest while shouting Fuck ICE

clickbait on YouTube that says LA riots live

troops doing absolutely nothing

lmao The Sun has a livestream of the “LA riots” on YouTube and when you click on it it’s a bunch of troops standing around doing nothing

you can literally hear birds singing in the background

what a time to be alive

A receipt for a donation to New American Pathways for $136 (plus fees), $1 for each blocked kick during Frank Beamer's run at Virginia Tech. You should donate too!

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You guys have fucked up so bad you made Quebec patriotic

This is utter falsehood. The agencies listed below signed contracts with the federal government to provide care to 1 in 50 Americans, work that ranges from refugee resettlement to mental health care to transition care for those aging out of foster care. Calling it "money-laundering" is obscene.

This is grossly irresponsible reporting by the AP. What’s being offered is not a buyout. The deal is if you agree to resign in September you can continue working remotely until then. There is no buyout or severance.

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I don't know this guy, but this remains the funniest lede I've ever read in my life. It's been five years and I still think about it.

@horizontaladam.bsky.social hey, I forget if you're in Philly, DC, or Baltimore? I'm in Bethesda for work Tues to Saturday next week.