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I…..didn’t realize that this was going to be a story about me. I thought it was about the Revolution / 250th! I wanted people to know that everyday people coming together to act can result in momentous change… www.wtnh.com/celebrate-25...

The other comment he makes, which cannot be said often enough, is that the Dems are vulnerable on “the issue of religion.” This is not entirely the party’s fault but there is partly the party’s fault in that the party at large accepts as true the media’s idea of what counts as authentic religion.

Feeling pretttttty mimetic today

In 2000, Jackson went to rally in Wallingford, where he was met by “some 500 supporters and about a dozen members of white supremacist groups, some wearing white sheets and waving large Confederate flags.” A klansman confronted Jackson. And Jackson tried to lift his mask.

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hard to believe that there's not much market for "impractical, barely functional, extremely ugly, prohibitively expensive, and developed by the world's most prominent Nazi."

so we are going to have a snurricane yay

I'm supposed to be editing a storrrryyyyyyyyyyy blah.

Dancing lights against the sky. Well, the ceiling.

Despite being a Mac guy, I don't think it's great that RAMmageddon has gotten so bad that Macs are now significantly cheaper than equivalent PCs. Remind me again why we're letting AI bros wreak havoc on so many other industries that provide tech people actually *want* and find useful?

Hegseth tries so hard to disguise himself as a man that his callsign should be "Mulan"

TIL Ric Ocasek produced Nada Surf’s debut record open.spotify.com/track/48sJGp... angsty bitter sardonic classic here

www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle... I've noticed it’s awfully hard to find left-leaning mom content. For the most, it’s trad-wife garbage or apolitical. Content creators are both white, wealthy (their kitchens!), thin and conventionally pretty. And they outright leave out important context about

Anytime a politician gets asked an actual question or gets faced with a follow-up they just meltdown and show they have no idea what they’re talking about. The veneer of respectability in our politics is a total illusion built on cooperation between the political and media classes.

Passing a bill to censor education to honor “free speech advocate Charlie Kirk? Okay, sure

the important thing is that we're always talking about will stancil

Arbitrary and capricious.

We're still on vacation in THE BACK ROOM but there was critical BREAKING NEWS yesterday so here's my quick thoughts on SCOTUS's devastating blow to Trump on #tariffs, the shitty #GDP numbers, and the latest Epstein news including former Prince Andrew's arrest podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/a...

It is funny that he can say whatever he wants about tariffs now, and the whole world is like "Sure, asshole." And then just go about their business.

I would argue that anyone who has a moral core, or moral foundation, from which to navigate their one life on this earth is actually a religious person whether they claim to be or not.

The extensive coverage of AOC’s “um” answer shows the media word police are on the beat, the beat just doesn’t include the White House.

"I look forward to broadcasters showcasing its inspiring history by taking the Pledge and fulfilling their public interest mandate to serve the needs and interests of their local communities" through Trump-friendly agitprop

I love coffee. Will probably never voluntarily break up with coffee. Sticking with the really good, fair trade (etc.) coffee is *kinda* breaking my food & bev budget. WORTH IT. But. Really.

Trump imposing a 15% tariff SOLELY bc he’s enraged by SCOTUS literally proves why they voted against him… www.cnn.com/us/live-news...

Talarico says love thy neighbor is the second of two commandments Jesus called on Christians to honor, the first being love God. There is nothing about his Christian faith that should be seen as alienating non-Christians. This is important to say because lots of liberals ain't hearing it.

There are a lot of big fish to fry these days. But. There is no excuse for all-pale manels at any conference in tech & business. And if you're out of ideas, feel free to refer to my friend's work on this list for Forbes - the BLK50, Money Masters 2026. www.forbes.com/sites/jabari...

I was hoping Trump’s rants about the Supreme Court’s ruling would give him something that starts with an ‘a’

President Donald Trump on Saturday said he would increase global tariffs to 15% from 10%, one day after the Supreme Court struck down his “reciprocal” tariffs under IEEPA. www.cnbc.com/2026/02/21/t...

A Citation Built On A Physical Impossibility www.carscoops.com/2026/02/flor...

It's an ever-widening temper tantrum and we're all gonna pay for yet another tax increase that's totally illegal. apnews.com/article/trum...

“HCSO said McGee then reached into his waistband, pulled out a firearm and started shooting at the victim. The man was running from the area and McGee continued shooting until he ran out of ammunition.” www.tampabay28.com/news/region-...

Worth your time👇 www.tampabay28.com/news/local-n...

There is a misconception about this discussion. It is that Talarico and Colbert believe we should get religion out of politics. That's not what they said, nor is is what they implied. Their said religion and THE STATE should be kept apart, because the state, among other things, diminishes God.

big kids don’t play - grand puba open.spotify.com/track/0fSMkf...

How much ketchup is on the White House walls right now?

Love this. They actually like to play

Larry Ellison really is trying to create an autocratic-friendly U.S. state media similar to Orban's autocratic state television in Hungary. It's not subtle. If you're going to randomly inject yourself into the Paramount/Netflix/Warner Brothers debate, you should probably mention that:

“I can do anything I want.”

“From questionable life choices to encounters with exotic animals, the headlines cover the full spectrum of weirdness. It’s a reminder that reality can often be stranger than fiction, especially when it comes to the Sunshine State.” www.thedetroitbureau.com/today-report...

My first #Dateline story aired today in 1995, in the pre-crime years.

Trump calling the Justices that ruled against his God powers "RINOS" is pretty much in line with hanging his giant "threat face" on the Department of Justice.

genuinely proud of every writer I see willing to leave substack

Going to build Hegseth a personal luxury destroyer.

The FCC, in effect, banned James Talarico from appearing on Stephen Colbert's show last week to prevent the Senate candidate from Texas from getting attention. It backfired. He got more attention than he normally would. But what did people end up seeing? Two decent, caring men talking about God.

people REALLY need media & general literacy education. i feel like a person with a brain malfunction when my followers seem unable to distinguish between oped & reporting.

yep. Unlike James Cameron's letter to lawmakers this week, which fixated on Netflix without noting a Paramount tie up would arguably be even worse

10% global tariff, line forms over here for exception bribes.

MAGA, we'll ruin everything.

Wow, that's cool! Note that New Horizons flew past Pluto so rapidly it only got really detailed images of one side, hence the fuzzy parts.

Yeah, pissing off your own voters is usually an electorally bad idea.

I still don't understand how this isn't the headline everywhere. If Biden or Obama said the words, "I'm allowed to destroy the country" Fox News would be giving tips on where to buy pitchforks and torches.

its really amazing how many people on tv are simply on tv because theyre on tv

Supreme Court says the biggest tax hike in over three decades was illegal the whole time. At least $290 billion stolen from the American people. The Democrats should promise your money back. A THREAD.

So much fun talking tariffs last night with @skyeperryman.bsky.social! And it was a GULC mini-reunion with @michaelsteele.bsky.social too😀

1. Yesterday, the Supreme Court struck down Donald Trump’s tariff scheme, because the power of taxation goes to the Congress, not the president. “The Framers did not vest any part of the taxing power in the Executive Branch,” Chief Justice John Roberts wrote for the majority.

Retired four-star Gen. Stanley McChrystal calls military's removal of trans troops a costly mistake

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“The architect of the current Court — the Federalist Society’s Leonard Leo — was behind the litigation that undid the tariffs. That tells you all you need to know.”

I'm antiquevideomogging. I'm betamaxxing.

to me there is nothing less traditionally masculine than a masculinity obsessed man complaining that masculine men dont exist anymore

another attenboroughesque “they only do this when they are in extreme distress”

BEGINNERS is, in my opinion, pretty good. letterboxd.com/andrewmoxon/...

more olympic events where you need stop for a sec to put your equipment in your pockets for later

The Washington press corps does not recognize this as Christian persecution because the Christians being persecuted are not considered as authentic, which to say, as legitimate, as Christians who holler and shout about abortion. The Christianity of those actually being persecuted is erased.

Jeffrey Epstein Was Vladimir Putin's Wealth Manager, FBI Source Claimed in Newly Released Epstein Files

Still, White House officials said they expected countries with deals already finalized to honor their pledges while the administration’s new tariff strategy is rolled out in coming weeks. The 10% rate is set to take effect Tuesday.

Another one of these awful stories. If they’ll do this to a retired white woman tourist with a valid visa and zero record, they’ll do it to anyone

The depth of the Supreme Court’s corruption has forced us to find new language to describe its actions. Today’s decision, undoing Trump’s massive array of tariffs that upended the global financial system, is a case in point.

it will then cease to exist

I don’t see, by the way, how such alternatives would obviate the need to refund the tariffs already collected. If you seized money without constitutional authority, finding other revenue sources going forward doesn’t make the original seizure legal. — @pkrugman.bsky.social

Somehow Jeffrey Epstein is at the center of every modern conspiracy board.

Agree—important reporting on the ethical shortcuts to greenlighting this reprehensible study to sicken babies abroad in an effort to weaken trust in vaccines here. Notable to see Bill Ackman’s foundation turn up as another funder

It’s a good thing Lutnick is otherwise clean as a whistle.

The children are still waiting outside to get into Manhattan bars in February

I can't explain it, but the freestyle skiing is the diving for winter Olympics

What people don't realize about the RFK Jr. pics: Those aren't jeans.

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Kind of weird how Kavanaugh repeats himself at the beginning and end of his tariff dissent—these two passages are remarkably similar, almost like AI rewrote one of them with some minimal variation. (Not saying that happened! Just odd.) www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/25p...

So corporations got to pass on the cost to you but also get to seek a refund while ALSO keeping their prices high because why not everyone is doing it. www.marketplace.org/story/2026/0...

Refunds for corporations, but not you. finance.yahoo.com/news/bessent...

Motive unclear julieroys.com/former-worsh...

We are all-new starting next Friday!

The warrants will find a way to game this to their collective advantage. Guaranteed.

he cannot demean himself because he has no affirmative qualities left to degrade See Webster’s:

Sign up for free tonight.

PREDATOR: BADLANDS is a delight.

I am giving up doomscrolling for Lent.

looks like a dentist office

the old sack and pillage trade

i love a “hater’s guide”

insider trading as the base case

Also then he wouldn’t have any money, and I’d pay $2,000 to make that happen

What about when he lied about the woman his administration murdered? That was a pretty not great moment IMO.

Thank god we got to the bottom of that

60 Up

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

I have managed to get through the last two weeks without understanding the word jestergooning

This is basically my pitch for every project

A former compliance officer for the international financial powerhouse Deutsche Bank told the FBI she was fired in 2018 after raising concerns about suspicious banking activity from accounts owned by financier and sex predator Jeffrey Epstein, as well as accounts linked to Jared Kushner …

This is an excellent piece on Trump's reaction to today's Supreme Court ruling, by the always sharp @djrothkopf.bsky.social: