Anticolonial poet and leader Aimé Césaire: “The hour of the barbarian is at hand,” he wrote in his “Discourse on Colonialism” in 1950. “The modern barbarian. The American hour. Violence, excess, waste, mercantilism, bluff, conformism, stupidity, vulgarity, disorder.”
And probably by lying
Long but agree, critical. Reading so many stories tracing this arc.
it was very revealing when the media and consultant response to republicans basically claiming public schools were running forced feminization dungeons out of their basements during the 2024 election was “theyre really hammering the dems on trans issues” instead of “these people are batshit insane”
As US and Israeli bombs fell on Iran this weekend, bettors on Polymarket — where $529 million was traded on contracts tied to the timing of the strikes — were cashing in
What about the number of people who apparently think it's in the US?!
If you’re an American service member who gets killed in a retaliatory strike, your family can take comfort in the fact that it was done in service of making the host of Celebrity Apprentice feel like a big man for a minute, before he moved on to something else and forgets about this forever
Remember: Donald Trump created this crisis. He walked away from the Iran nuclear deal that was working, promising a "better deal." He didn't deliver. He escalated, abandoned real diplomacy, and has now led us into a conflict that puts us all at risk.
Wisconsin Supreme Court candidate Chris Taylor emphasizes rights and democracy
www.wkow.com/news/wi... #wipolitics
Oh my goodness who could've possibly foreseen this sort of misuse coming
Just finished the Behind the Bastards episodes on the impact of Jeffrey Epstein. And like a takeway is that he started funding anti-trans research because he allegedly SA'd a trans girl (she was 16 at the time) who turned around and sued his ass for it and he was mad that she sued him.
Right?! Giant pile of shrike.
I’m proud to join PPAWI in endorsing Chris Taylor for Wisconsin Supreme Court. Let’s elect a justice committed to fairness, independence, and serving the people of Wisconsin. app.sosha.ai/s/H4M3wLJh
Wisconsinite here, he's fucking awful. I can't honestly tell which way that lands so to me ... doesn't matter ultimately
What a great way to ruin the usps, as is the goal! #sarcasm?
I didn't know "oh shit owwwwfuck me" was a roar. TIL
Anti Trans bills are NOT about protecting girls & women." The Washington bill ....does have a more direct provision towards genital exams." Nothing says project our kids in this Epstein culture like genital exams on demand. open.substack.com/pub/erininth...
The FCC just opened public comments on SpaceX's plan to launch a million satellites to do AI compute in space. Under the current proposal, an environmental review won't be required. Please consider submitting a public comment to oppose this damaging plan.
darksky.org/news/two-sat...
Caption nailed
For comparison see the Salt Box project map of detention centers & utility bills
"https://tinyurl.com/ICEWarehouseTracker In our latest update, we’re looking specifically at the "Federal Premium" — a new metric we developed to show the markup the government pays when acquiring warehouse sites"
I’ve come up with a fancy new name for the MAHA yoga-mom anti-vax homeschooling crafty-ass wing of MAGA: the Zone of Pinterest
That is genius
(g) (1) Any driver's license issued prior to July 1, 2026, that identifies the gender of the individual named on such license in a manner that is contrary to the definition of such term as defined in K.S.A. 2025 Supp. 77-207, and amendments thereto, shall be invalid. (2) The director shall correct any driver's license records that identify the gender of the individual named in such record in a manner that is contrary to the definition of such term as defined in K.S.A. 2025 Supp. 77-207, and amendments thereto. The director shall send written notice to each such individual notifying such individual that such license is invalid and to surrender such license to the division of vehicles. Upon the surrender of any such license, the director shall issue a new driver's license to such individual with the correct gender identification for such individual.
KANSAS JUST ENACTED A BILL THAT INVALIDATES AND REVOKES THE DRIVER'S LICENSES OF TRANS PEOPLE.
www.kslegislature.gov/li/b2025_26/...
On the heels of this post last night, I wrote about using the term "concentration camp" and why it matters.
Kristi Noem: "When it gets to Election Day, we've been proactive to make sure we have the right people voting, electing the right leaders to lead this country."
