“The US spent 8 decades building an international system of rules, norms and values that has produced the longest period of great power peace and global prosperity in human history.” Fareed Zakaria on how upending the world order will only weaken America: www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/202...
More of this, please. A LOT more of this, please.
Chatterbox Jazz Club in Indianapolis is the place to be! Be certain you stop by and support them! chatterboxjazz.com
I didn’t leave twitter to avoid being exposed to ideas I don’t like, I left it to avoid the people who have those ideas. They’re all stupid, disgusting hogs!
Here is a nice mushroom
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It’s not a burning Cybertruck. It’s a Roman candle.
It turns out rule of law was on the ballot.
I am tracking 3 separate cases where the government is violating court orders. The question now is whether judges find willfulness and hold officials in contempt. Democracy Docket members will receive my latest on this and more in their inboxes tomorrow. Join now. www.democracydocket.com/member-me/
Hey there @bencollins.bsky.social Stupid question, but has fElon ever tried to buy you guys out like he did Twitter? Or has he tried to run you out by other means? You’re pretty brutal to him and we all know that he can’t take it. Keep it up, please.
NEW: Judge Boasberg calls a 4 p.m. hearing today and directs the government to be ready to answer the following questions posed by petitioners about the Venezuelan deportations www.courtlistener.com/docket/69741...
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I feel like you can support Trump’s wicked immigration policy, OR celebrate St Paddy’s day, but you can’t do both.
Every time I read The Great Gatsby, the final paragraph brings me to tears. Breathtakingly powerful writing:
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People dislike language policing so much, God was like, “do not take my name in vain or you will burn forever!” And we were like “well I wasn’t really planning on it, but since you didn’t want me to…”
film still #64 Tramell and bust of Jame.
"The reason you should care about this is not that it could happen to you but that it is already happening to others. It is happening to people who, we claim, have rights just because we are human. It is happening to me, personally." www.nytimes.com/2025/03/17/o...
In honor of St Patrick’s Day here’s a newly-discovered copy of the 9 December 1817 Baptism record of my great great great grandmother Alice McCarthy in Waterford, Ireland 🇮🇪 🍀
Trump is the same. It’s especially galling when the evil motherfuckers who want to steal your money and ruin countless lives also expect you to like them for it. I know it’s cold comfort but at least they’ll both never be happy.
being the richest person in the world and the president of the united states can’t even stop this guy from continuing to crash out
In today’s episode, how is NOAA faring with large-scale layoffs? Plus, the impact of freezing billions of dollars for sustainable agriculture and conservation. Listen here 🎧: pod.link/73329284/epi...
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just found a copy of Unc's manifesto... Oh UNC!! Come on Unc
Like I consumed this over the weekend, and I highly encourage everyone to read it. The coverage is treating the book as an expose of Meta culture and execs and while it is that, I think the more interesting parts are in between and focus on global power dynamics 1/
What it's like to work a day in Antarctica? Learn more: www.sciencefriday.com/icefossils
We make our own luck around here. ☘️ Happy St. Patrick's Day!
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What's that we spy at GDC 2025 - the VGHF's Game History Gallery space on a cool pixel art map? (Come see us Wed-Fri in San Francisco - more info on our exhibit space and 2x talks here: gamehistory.org/vghf-at-gdc-... .)