The lessons from Brazil and Serbia?
Don't concede one inch of ground to the far right.
Don't appease.
Don't triangulate.
Don't grovel.
Don't say they have "legitimate concerns".
Mobilise your base, and fight them with all the democratic means at your disposal.
i am inviting anyone from a legacy media organization to explain to me why the house judiciary dems report on trump’s epstein’s ties and multiple allegations of rape isn’t worthy of extensively reporting on. i’m serious. i want to understand.
Van Gogh bent perspective to feeling—floors tilt, walls lean, skies rise and swirl. Space becomes emotion as structure gives way to the pulse of his inner world.
there's a Maine Coon kitten named Erebus Anomaly. he's in Wisconsin. he recently received recognition for having more toes than any other documented living cat. 29 toes. that's an awful lot of toes.
like, wtf. i'm over here expected to make do with 10 toes, like some kind of schmuck.
OBAMA on IRAN WAR: Meanwhile, you've got the defense secretary who's squarely focused on the jawlines and testosterone levels of our troops. How much time do you think this Defense Secretary spends looking at himself in the mirror in the morning?
We acknowledge that no one has the bandwidth for this, but if it helps:
-It’s ‘sleight of hand’
-It’s ‘bated breath’
-It’s ‘lo and behold’
-It's 'buck naked'
-It’s ‘brass tacks’
-It’s ‘free rein’
-It’s ‘toe the line'
Lights are reflected off a bulletproof screen as President Trump speaks during a campaign rally in Greenville, North Carolina. More photos of the week: reut.rs/4yGkBNh 📷 Evan Vucci
I’ve been released from IDF custody with a “warning,” apparently because of my public profile (I told them I wasn’t even a congressmember yet, just a nominee).
But several dozen rabbis & participants harvesting olives with me are still in detention.
Ukraine was winning the war, so Trump kneecapped Ukraine to help Russia.
I wish it weren’t that simple, but it is. Our president is in bed with our enemies.
If you would like to see Academy Award winning director Alex Gibney’s ”Musk,” the movie Elon doesn’t want you to watch, here’s a link to the distributor of the film’s website that lets you know where it will be playing .
this is how oligarchy operates. it’s not just billionaires dictating political choices, bad as that is. it’s his literal exercise of an authority that belongs with government.
this should be his undoing but he exercises unaccountable power and trump allows it.
Some key phrases in Christiane Amanpour's announcement today that she's leaving CNN.
“I’ve decided to separate from CNN”
“I’ve always been fiercely independent”
“unprecedented pressures from all sides, political, financial...”
Pizza enthusiasts have debated the best methods to revive leftover slices, or whether we should just eat them straight from the fridge.
We conducted a blind taste test to assess a reheated cheese pizza. Here are the results: https://wapo.st/4zvyUVF
The diesel deal, the throttling of Ukraine’s Starlink access, and the lifting US sanctions - it’s been quite a good week for Russia. And the White House is behind all of it. Unbelievable.
⚡️ 'Planned operation' — Zelensky confirms Ukraine's Starlink access not fully restored.
Zelensky called the restrictions a "planned operation" targeting Ukraine, noting that Starlink speed limits remain in effect in Ukraine but not in EU countries.
(Reuters) - The order to limit a satellite system used by Ukraine for battlefield communications and drone operations came from inside the White House, according to two US officials and a Western official briefed on the matter.
@reuters.com 🇺🇦
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KITTEN ADOPTION KLAXON
Gravy needs a home in the Baltimore/DC area ASAP, preferably one with other young cats. After the sudden death of her only sister, she really craves playtime with other kittens.
Gravy is fully vaccinated and spayed, cuddly and playful, and learns what is ok and not ok fast.
Trump: "Let them hit a missile into San Diego or Los Angeles on the way. You want to see a horror show? Let them hit San Diego. Let them hit Los Angeles. You want to see some bad things happen?"
ah damn, RIP Margaret Hamilton.
she took safety-critical software engineering seriously, and got people to the moon and back.
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