In agency after agency, the U.S. government is losing its capacity to measure how American society is functioning, making it much harder to gauge the nature and scale of the problems we are facing and the effectiveness of policies.
(Published April)
Another CaturDog Day
Let it be
The White House says it’s now limiting how much classified intelligence it shares with Congress, following criticism from lawmakers over the Iran bombing.
A DOGE staffer developed an AI tool that hallucinated the size of Veterans Affairs contracts.
For example, it concluded that more than a thousand deals were each worth $34 million, when in fact some were for as little as $35,000.
When narcissists collide. It's kind of like two T-Rexes going at each other, and it's not pretty. Why do we let them get so rich and powerful to begin with? And why is such a blatantly corrupt man still in the Oval Office?
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We have laws about the treatment of prisoners. We're supposed to be human beings, not monsters. Most of these people shouldn't even be detained. WTF is going on? Demand answers. This is our country, our taxes paying for this abomination of an administration.
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PRO PUBLICA: Of the 238 men sent to an El Salvador mega prison, only 6 had prior violent crime convictions.
0 were on the gang member list.
130 had no criminal history.
32 had minor offenses.
All 238 thought they were being sent back to Venezuela. www.instagram.com/p/DKcjM7FPhz...
Stopping funding for research like this is tantamount to murder.
I mean, if you had a serious, important job and you made a mistake like this, you'd probably get fired...
No excuses! Especially that of not reading the mammoth bill that was rushed through.
Are we great yet?
#cuteCat
He and Vance never did retract all their accusations about Haitian immigrants eating pets. They never retract their BS or apologize. Ever. 😡
The endpaper design for the Ladybird book ‘hedges’ in the Conservation series of the late 1970s. The illustration depicts a rich and varied ecosystem.
Ladybird endpapers
‘Hedgerow’ (1979)
Artist: John Leigh-Pemberton
Kermit the Frog told graduates at the University of Maryland that “dreams are how we figure out where we want to go, and life is how we get there.”
The beloved Muppet and creation of the late Maryland graduate, Jim Henson, delivered the main address at the university’s commencement Thursday.
JUST IN: The NSC has traditionally played a pivotal role in advising the president for his biggest diplomatic and security decisions. But in Trump's second term, it has seen its influence shrink.
The billionaires robbed us blind for 44 years — and we thanked them for it... Will it still work for the GOP?
hartmannreport.com/p/economic-s...
Fraud, waste, abuse.
A new study details the evolutionary change of Anna's Hummingbirds, finding their beaks have grown longer and more tapered to get the most from common feeders.
The cruelty is the point.
EMPEROR KEISARI- KING KUNINGAS- GENTOO VALKOKULMA- CHINSTRAP MYSSY- ADELIE JAA- YELLOW-EYED KELTASILMA- ROYAL SOUTHERN ROCKHOPPER MACQUARIEN- KALLIOTOYHTO- NORTHERN ROCKHOPPER PITKATOYHTO- FIORDLAND CRESTED VUONO- ERECT CRESTED MACARONI SNARES AFRICAN MAGELLANIC GALAPAGOS HUMBOLDT LITTLE BLUE CRESTED SNARESSAARTEN- AFRIKAN- PATAGONIAN- GALAPAGOSIN- PERUN- SINI- KNOW YOUR PENGUINS
Today we honor the flippered citizens of our icy nation.
Whether you celebrate whilst eating a democracy sausage in Oz, doomscrolling in America, pulling maple taps in Canada, or elsewhere, we appreciate the support! #worldpenguinday
