I can’t believe this has to be said, but: You cannot tell the story of Jackie Robinson—as a ballplayer, serviceman, or human—without discussing our country’s history of racism.

From Around the Horn:

Measles outbreaks are back. Grocery and gas prices are up. Bird flu is spreading. All our allies hate us. Air travel is getting unsafe. The stock market is tanking. The government is about to shut down.

And he’s only been President for six weeks. This is just the beginning.

While watching that horrifying, globe-shifting exchange with Zelenkskyy, I couldn't help but think about what a deliberately staged reality-TV moment it was, with two people ganging up on one and screaming a classic, totally petulant reality-TV accusation: They hadn't been thanked enough.

This is how it’s done.

So they removed the black chairman of the Joint Chiefs in the middle of his 4-year tour, without cause, and they're seeking to replace him with a white **retired** Air Force three-star general who lacks the requisite experience as a service chief or combatant commander? Huh, how about that

On Friday night, HHS ordered CDC to take down all flu vaccine campaign materials from its website. Materials are starting to come down.
For example, a campaign explaining that flu shot can reduce flu severity from "wild to mild" is now offline. Left image is from Friday, right is now

Meanwhile...

seems like it is a big deal that the unifying ideology of the doge team is neo nazism

i think it is important to say that the open and explicit racism of the president and the vice president isn’t just uncouth or “controversial” but a direct attack on tens of millions of americans and a dereliction of their duty to represent the entire country

Stop calling them buyouts...they aren't

Great to see President Trump draining the swamp by finally taking on Big Missing And Exploited Children special interests.

a waving flag with the words viva colombia written below it ALT: a waving flag with the words viva colombia written below it

Dear Columbian Government, Don't give in to him. He will keep bullying you and all the other countries. Stand up to him and fight! We applaud you! Never back down to a bully!

TDE from the tech bros — Bring it on.

Eggs prices up,why?Because chickens are dying? Why are chickens dying?Because bird flu? Why bird flu? I don't know. . . the orange gremlin defunded the ENTIRE system that figures that crap out.
Higher prices, less eggs, more people/chickens dead equals EXACTLY what MAGA voted for. YOU'RE WELCOME

“Ein Hitlergruß ist ein Hitlergruß ist ein Hitlergruß”
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