@abridgeinbflo
Rust Belt raised queer sewer socialist, evangelist for mutual aid networks. Organizer for Environmental and Climate Justice. Also a huge nerd, and literally blue-haired and non-binary. They/Them.
okay so this seems pretty clear. he knows what it is, he did it on purpose, he chose keeping it over his career with the Marines, if we know this then Susan Collins will also know it, it will 100% come up in the general, let's be done talking about this guy as a real candidate
Of course Platner knew what his Nazi symbol was. It changed his life. His tattoos were reviewed when he asked to return active duty; a trained officer looked for violations. The sleeve tattoos were OK. The Totenkopf was not. Platner chose to keep it. Somewhere in DoD, it’s all written down. 5/
Let’s talk about Graham Platner’s Big Lie, finally. In 2009, at the height of the Gulf War, the Marines barred him from active duty. Platner claims it was his forearm tattoos. But his one forbidden tattoo was the Nazi symbol on his chest. He knew - and he left the Marines rather than give it up. 1/
Tomorrow we will Stand Up for Science in Buffalo! Saturday, 1PM, Niagara Square! I’ll highlight speakers throughout the day, starting with Erie County Executive Mark Poloncarz! Bring your friends! Bonus picture of @markpoloncarz.bsky.social from last year’s rally!
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My university received a few years ago the promise of the largest single gift to a public university in U.S. history. It was equivalent to 12 hours of bombing Iran.
In war game sims AIs choose to launch nukes in 90% of scenarios.
This could be how how AI actually destroys the world. Not because it’s intelligent, but because enough humans in power issued total cognitive surrender to it
www.euronews.com/next/2026/03...
If you have the means, I would also be grateful for a donation to our escape fund. Our finances have been ravaged by a number of things, so we need your help to get somewhere safe.
gofund.me/91c357379
one google data center in virginia
two million gallons of water per day
information only released under court order & risk of contempt
They were going to pass rules to phase out gas stoves, until they received 20,000 public comments against the regulations. Except, oops, it turns out the comments were generated by AI.
If DHS couldn't make soft-sided tents work from a health standpoint, then there is an actual 0% chance they will make unventilated, hastily retrofitted detention warehouses work.
Past fossil-fuel price spikes left import-dependent countries with two options: pay up or cut fuel use. Now there is an alternative in solar and batteries.
I looked at recent examples in Europe, Pakistan, Cuba to glean what might happen with the war on Iran.
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I’ve unmasked a white nationalist fight club in my city: Montreal.
After weeks of work (with help!), I can reveal an Olympian as a member of the Frontenac Active Club — one who, unbeknownst to the owners, brought them to a local gym for training and propaganda photos.
Here’s my investigation:
👀 Solar’s the cheapest form of energy and new batteries are cheaper than new gas plants.
Yet here in NY, corporate dem Hochul is pushing Trump math to pretend that high energy costs due to high gas costs and legacy maintenance issues are the climate law’s doing. 🤬
The legislature must stop her!
Yes, but also, you don't need to *keep* arguing with him after you've made your stance clear and told him off.
For your own sake and the sake of everyone else trying to enjoy dinner, just stop engaging/talk over and around him, and let him/online randos stew in their impotent anger.
WHOA. Camp East Montana in El Paso opened in August and quickly became the deadliest ICE facility, with infamously terrible conditions.
Now ICE is closing it, just as they plan to open up a detention camp nearly three times larger in a converted warehouse just outside El Paso.
Sure seems like it would buy a whole lot of everything without killing a whole bunch of everyone if we defunded the military.
This moron has no idea how much of a third rail this is. If he goes through with a public fight with Dunkin he will never live this down. In the words of my people "fuck ya motha."
Reminds me, whatever happened with that insanely caffinated lemonade?
Ah, yes, the invaluable wisdom of the markets.
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Unfortunately this is always how US hegemony would end
They're calling her the goat, the greatest to ever do it, the genius of the 21st century, the most vindicated bitch who ever lived, her haters in shambles her doubters in tears she's loosed the faithful lightning of her terrible swift sword, HER TRUTH IS MARCHING ON
MOREOVER, ICE MUST BE DESTROYED
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Man, fuck rainbow capitalism and all that, but let's be real, that discount that Lyft is offering is a more meaningful, helpful and concrete response to directly support trans Kansans than anything blue state legislators have put forward.
*to clarify, lots to criticize here re the actions and behavior of former acting CISA Director Madhu Gottumukkala, Noem, DHS, and the irresponsible and dangerous actions of this admin, not Politico's coverage of the story.
I adore Maddow, but she talked about this story in her opening monologue last night and spent way too much time framing polygraph results as something very real and to be taken seriously, which is very disappointing.
Lots to criticize here, but it should be stated clearly that polygraph tests are bullshit bunk science, and the only noteworthy thing about him taking one is that he and the federal intelligence agents who still use them are gullible enough to believe in fairy dust.
www.politico.com/news/2026/02...
Pete Hegseth's crazed rants at reporters reveal that Trump's rationales for attacking Iran are incoherent, confused, and based on lies. Dems don't have to take refuge in criticizing Trump's war on purely procedural grounds. They can go much harder. 1/
(new piece)
newrepublic.com/article/2072...
Media Matters analyzed a year of NYT coverage of anti-trans bills and found that 66% of the time the paper didn't quote a trans person. Further, it found that the paper often quoted right wing sources without mentioning their histories of anti-trans rhetoric.
So "right-wing rag" is pretty accurate.
