Why the F#!@ Are We at War with Iran? with Reza Aslan

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These people are deeply broken, and i don't mean the prisoners.

Start wars, murder civilians, tank the economy, protect pedophiles, pardon insurrections, celebrate sexual predators, assassinate foreign leaders, build concentration camps, disappear U.S. citizens, rant on social...

Republicans and MAGA: That's our ride or die. We pledge fealty to our false idol.

I am appalled by the actions of America toward Iran and the inaction to stop the genocide in Palestine.

All of this is wrong.

The reason I fight so hard for trans kids is because I was a trans kid myself. I knew who I was in the year 2000, 12 years old, behind my computer, using the name Erin. I wanted puberty blockers so badly. My body shifted and changed in horrifying ways that I suffered for 15 years over.

I forgot about time change. This sucks. Every time.

"does this prove that I'm the real Professor Oak?"
I don't know but Tyranitar threw the other one through the ceiling so you're the only one we have now. Can you give a lecture?

This is the second time that James has impersonated Professor Oak. I feel like Professor Oak should remember the first one

And if you were going to pick a Pokemon that needs a water stone to evolve why on Earth would you remind us about Ludicolo's evolutionary line. This is so uncomfortably racist

Politoed clearly didn't tell Lombre what the water stone was going to do. They looked shocked and terrified when they started to evolve. That feels icky.

That's still exciting!

And Brock had a Lombré! At least when Dawn looks up Pokemon from the first three generations it's plausible

Ash, Misty has a Politoed. And Quagsire once stole the GS ball you were carrying. You do not need to look these up in the Pokedex.

It's a sign of the times that AI companies are deciding whether or not to allow the military to engage in mass surveillance of US citizens and this is treated as a legitimate debate of two reasonable positions.

This episode is making me wonder why Americans are so focused on the Holocaust & WWII, not in the same way that Israel is, but for some reason. Historical fiction about that period is so much more common than historical fiction about any other time. There must be reasons.

I also enjoyed it! Do you think there will be a third book?

International Women's Day weekend is HERE.

Our demands are clear:
• End the Wars
• Free the Files
• Abolish ICE

Take action in your community this weekend: bravewomen.us

I think the Kansas City area is starting to feel the cuts to NOAA and the National Weather Service. Whoever heard of a severe thunderstorm warning just tagged with tornado possible? It's usually just tornado watch and severe t-storm or a tornado warning

Prof Oak: sees one Poliwhirl "This marshland is a Pokemon treasure trove!"

"it's rude to address Prof. Oak as"the poetry man""

The idea that Marril would pick the candidate who was "teasing" them is insane.

And if I woke up in the middle of the night knowing that Piplup has a crush on Merrill and saw that both of them were gone, I would just assume that they were off courting and go back to sleep

Brock is perpetuating "he only teases you because he likes you." Brock is never going to shine in any episode in which a Pokemon has a crush but this is abysmal

Ugh

Ash recognizes Elekid well enough to shout their name and then still pulls up his Pokedex

If you have non-native Pokemon working at the orchard in a region, is that like how migrant workers are usually from countries that are not the US? That doesn't seem great.
Please just show us more Gen 4 Pokemon. And what happened to the six Pokemon limit

Ash: "But Pokemon like each other all the time. I don't get it. What's the big deal?"

Dawn and Pikachu think Ash is clueless. Personally I love Ash as our #aceicon

Piplup Daydreams about fighting Raikou to protect Dawn. This is pretty sweet

Opinion | Revoking Transgender People’s IDs Has Consequences Jae A. Puckett, L. Zachary DuBois and Noelle Martin write that revoking transgender people’s identification can invite broader discrimination.

OPINION: "Trans and nonbinary people who need to drive with an invalid license risk fines and jail time, where they would be housed according to their sex assigned at birth," Jae A. Puckett, L. Zachary DuBois and Noelle Martin write.

Realized last night this same pattern applies to the villains in Teen Wolf's first 4 seasons.
Spoilers

Only the female villains are killed/stay dead when defeated. Kate and the druid vs Gerard, Deucalian, and Peter.

I'm glad they finally killed pedo Kate, but why is Gerard still walking around?

A non-binding, but significant resolution sets out to European countries: Trans women are women. The European Parliament has passed a resolution on gender equality, which contains a declaration that trans women are women. The resolution, passed in a vote of 340 to 141, sets out the bloc’s approach to the 70th annual UN Commission on the Status of Women in New York next month - Erin In The Morning

Though not binding, it sends a clear message to countries all over the bloc.