Head N Space

Absolutely a brilliant songwriter and also someone who knew her own worth - she famously turned down Elvis covering one of her songs because Col. Tom Parker (Elvis' manager) insisted she hand over a large chunk of the songwriter royalties for the privilege. Smart, and right, to stand up for herself.

OH GODDAMMIT

Country music legend Dolly Parton dies at 80

Dolly Parton, the country music icon whose soaring vibrato vocals, poignant songwriting and sparkling costumes defined her rise from a log cabin in the Tennessee mountains to the height of stardom and acclaim, has died. She was 80 years old. https://to.pbs.org/4irwxhd

Dolly farewell

I guess what I’m saying is Stacy’s mom has a lot going on at the moment.

Men get emotional about women sports,,, I just try do it in a positive way

Trump’s Plan A was to hit Iran hard, watch the theocrats flee, and then hand power to a government of his own choosing. Should such things not come to pass, Plan B was … well, apparently, there was no Plan B. www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/0...

I can't say that I'll be boycotting Chili's as it has been years since I've been in one, and you can't really boycott a restaurant you already don't go to. That said, I'll be happy not to change my habits, transphobia leaves a bad taste in my mouth.

Philadelphia. Same sign as last year.

Okay, you guys wanted some fun tea on Richard Dawkins? Here you go: one reason he may have gotten super duper angry about me talking about misogyny in atheism skepchick.org/2026/02/epst...

Cartoon by Adam Zyglis

American officers know what Trump is planning, and their minds will rebel at directives to take everything they’ve prepared to do for years and apply it backwards, against the allies they have trained to work with and protect. www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/0...

This is probably approaching "And *now* a warning?" levels, but truly he's gone completely insane.

Might be worth going out tonight if you have clear skies to look for an aurora. The Moon is new so it won't interfere.

‘Look, You Can’t Cancel the Election’ www.theatlantic.com/politics/202...

Danish and Greenland ministers just left the White House. It did not go well. I have a long discussion here of Trump's attempt to get Greenland and why it could lead to World War III. (Gifted.) www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/0...

Fifteen Years xkcd.com/3172/

America is being run by mean girls and shitposters and trolls and the Comic Book Guys. www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...

If you think I'm not alarmed, read this. www.theatlantic.com/newsletters/...

Bad news: wannabe authoritarian wants to use the military against US citizens. Good news: military leaders did not give applause that wannabe authoritarian wants.

1/ The comments directed @radiofreetom.bsky.social over the last few days about whether we are currently living in what can properly be described as a fascist state are completely missing his point.

Some of you asked me what I think it means to be "conservative" now. I wrote about it three years ago here: www.theatlantic.com/newsletters/...

A masterful, definitive brief from @judgeluttig.bsky.social on every illegal & unconstitutional action undertaken by Trump in the first 100 days. And a sober truth about Trump’s intention to defy even SCOTUS. Print this one out. www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...

If the U.S. government is going to take the position that, once removed from the United States, folks can’t be brought back, then it sure seems to me that federal courts should be reflexively and categorically barring *all* removals until they’re 100 percent certain that the removals are lawful.

If you accept that non-citizens have no right to due process, you are accepting that citizens have no right to due process. All the government has to do is claim that you are not a citizen; without due process you have no chance to prove the contrary.

Donald Trump is at war with the rule of law. The center is not holding, and the flanks are collapsing. Congress is fleeing the field. www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...

“Once the executive branch decides it doesn’t have to follow the law for one person, it has established that it doesn’t have to follow the law for anyone,” @dgraham.bsky.social writes in The Atlantic Daily: theatln.tc/A5gl8xWw

The Kremlin and other autocracies have long ached to see Voice of America and Radio Liberty destroyed, but even in their most fevered dreams, they could never have imagined that the Americans would do the dirty work themselves. www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...

People need to be crystal clear about something: The requirement that the government ANSWER to a court on the legal basis for detaining someone is literally the core liberty right (habeas corpus). If the government says they don’t have to do that bc “national security,” YOU can be disappeared.

Happy Pi day!

Today was a grim, terrible day for the United States and the cause of democracy. Putin, along with other dictators around the world, can finally look at Trump with confidence and think: one of us. www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...

five things I've done on the past week: 1- did not break any federal laws 2- did not engage in any corrupt governmental activity 3- listened to family about rights being stripped from women, gays, and trans folks. 4- ridiculed blatant attacks on the constitution 5- treated fellow humans like humans

I wrote this bit that is entirely unrelated to current things

Though the government can make it more difficult for trans people to navigate certain spaces, they cannot decide who you are or how you identify. Here's how trans people can protect themselves now that Trump is in office. ⤵️

My addition to a potluck is not in this article but it’s my lamb recipe that is now legendary: www.theatlantic.com/newsletters/...

Here's the thing: the people pulling the fire alarm on Trump v. US are people like Radley, Legal Eagle and @kenwhite.bsky.social , etc. I've followed these guys for years and they are not prone to panic-mongering. They're usually the ones saying, "Take a deep breath". It really is that bad.