David Kesling

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An exhibit honoring victims of gun violence is taken down at ATF headquarters The Faces of Gun Violence exhibit at the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) headquarters showed the portraits of 120 people killed in gun violence in the U.S.

The Faces of Gun Violence exhibit at the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) headquarters showed the portraits of 120 people killed in gun violence in the U.S.

May 5, 2025 On his social media feed yesterday evening, President Donald J.

May 5, 2025

Neil deGrasse Tyson on who is the greatest scientific mind in history.

I don’t think most people understand that within elite Trump circles a real goal is to put a major university out of business. To show that it can be done. Can it? We don’t know yet. But we should know that’s the ambition.

China Orders Halts to Boeing Jet Deliveries as Trade War Expands China has ordered its airlines not to take any further deliveries of Boeing Co. jets as part of the tit-for-tat trade war that’s seen US President Donald Trump levy tariffs of as high as 145% on Chine...

BREAKING: China orders its airlines to halt any further deliveries of Boeing jets as trade war with the US expands

Trump is halfway to making America a police state The president’s refusal to accept a Supreme Court ruling on illegal deportation is a turning point

“In Russia, dissent can cost critics their business licences, liberty and even their lives. It seems a matter of time before other less besieged western legal systems hear petitions by US citizens for asylum.”

Mister Rogers and Big Bird on the set of Sesame Street. Photo courtesy: Muppet History.

Today is Mister Rogers' birthday.
Today is Big Bird's birthday.
And spring has officially sprung.

A beautiful day in the neighborhood, indeed.

Panel 1 Personal devil: I just had a Zoom with my boss and he said EMPATHY is a sin now. Panel 2 Person: What? Personal devil: Yeah. Panel 3 Personal devil: So I guess I'm supposed to tempt you to... care about others? Panel 4 Person: I'm confused. Personal devil: Me too.

So... yes... empathy is a sin now. It sure feels like it sometimes in some circles.
Thanks @pizzacakecomic.bsky.social, I am now both sad and amused.

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.

Ask yourself:

Why would anyone who wasn’t an asset of the Russian government do this?

Why would any decent human being do this?

Tesla stock price crash continues on BYD battery tech, RBC downgrade — Business Insider Tesla stock is barreling toward a ninth-straight weekly drop, falling another 7% on Tuesday. Shares have now plummeted 53% from record highs reached in mid-December. There are two new factors behind t...

“Tesla investors are having another rocky day, with shares down as much as 7%.

“The stock is headed for a ninth-straight weekly loss, and now sits 53% below the all-time highs reached in mid-December.”

Wired is dropping paywalls for FOIA-based reporting. Others should follow As the administration does its best to hide public records from the public, Wired magazine is stepping up to help stem the secrecy

They're called public records for a reason. Starting today, WIRED will *stop paywalling* articles that are primarily based on public records obtained through the Freedom of Information Act, becoming the first publication to partner with @freedom.press to offer this for our new coverage.

Relevant @realclaudetaylor.bsky.social

Trump Lays Groundwork for Investigating People Pardoned by Biden He questioned the validity of pardons granted by his predecessor, signaling that the administration could move to investigate those given legal immunity.

See, this is the sort of thing that leads me to the conclusion that Trump and company are intending to lock their control in for decades.

Nobody does this if they think it will someday be turned around on them.

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Anecdotal, but I'm definitely noticing an uptick in advocacy for violence here. About which I'll say only this: Promoting violence on social media is the work of trolls and fools, those eager to bait others into implicating themselves in the age of surveillance or fools rushing to the gulag.

This is how you win a Club Championship!

I'm very fond of Hungary.

Okay we need @rickreilly.bsky.social to weigh in on this momentous achievement in the history of golf

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Brown University Surgeon and Professor Are Deported to Lebanon Despite a Judge’s Order Dr. Rasha Alawieh, a kidney transplant specialist and Brown University professor who had a valid visa, was expelled in apparent defiance of a court order.

A kidney transplant specialist and professor at Brown University’s medical school has been deported from the U.S., even though she had a valid visa and a court order temporarily blocking her expulsion, according to her lawyer and court papers.

Test. Cases. Any little infraction. But don't think they can't make up infractions...they already are.

It’s unreal - the DOD deleted its page for Charles Calvin Rodgers, a Medal of Honor recipient who was wounded three times while defending against three assaults on his base in Vietnam. Now the URL includes “DEI Medal of Honor.” There’s something about Rodgers I don’t even have to tell you

What @jimsciutto.bsky.social said 👇🏽 🎯

Call it anecdotal, but my Canadian friends who are cancelling their US travel are not doing it because of tariff worries at all; they’re doing it because the US government is currently actively threatening Canada’s sovereignty and economy and they’re all justifiably furious

Know this rhetoric is a daily occurrence now but christ “incompatible migrants” is phrasing indistinguishable from the most vile neo-nazi screeds & is the type of dehumanizing language that can & will lead to the unthinkable

X post conversation. The top post is from NewsWire (@NewsWire_US ), featuring a logo with the text "NEWSWIRE" and a verification badge. The text reads, "Trump says he will declare violence against Tesla dealerships domestic terrorism." Below this, there is a reply post from Ravi Mangla (@ravi_mangla ), showing a profile picture of a person wearing a cap and speaking into a microphone. The reply text reads, "We're close to Cybertrucks having more rights than women." The posts reflect a critical and satirical tone regarding a statement attributed to Trump and its implications.

I think we’re already there.