A Texas megachurch pastor and GOP leader has been arrested for crimes against children. Not Robert Morris, a different one. Not Josiah Anthony, a different one. Not Luke Cunningham, a different one. Not Tony Evans, a different one. Not Scott Crenshaw, a different one. Not Steve Lawson, a different o

Melissa Hortman practiced politics the right way.

i do not think it can be overstated at this point that we do not know who killed charlie kirk or why they did it.

There’s a colloquial French way of saying “zero fucks given” that translates to “I’m painting my balls with the brush of indifference.” A Finnish version is “it interests me as much as a kilogram of shit.” But my favourite is from old Greek slang and it goes “flowers on my dick and bees all around.”

I told you we’d be back

A story about why Democrats are losers, in four parts.

🇺🇸 “Rolling Stone reached out to all 53 GOP senators after the president said he didn't know whether he needs to honor the nation's founding document. None replied.”
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Politics is more clear when you remember that the "waste" in "government waste" is the profit that some rich asshole isn't making off labor in the public sector whose only purpose is the common good.

I laughed waaay too hard at this one.

Pretty sure Zach just described the back-end code for Grok

The time for a spine Democrats who censured Rep. Al Green are as clueless as they are feckless.

“Trying to appeal to a voter who will congratulate you for scolding a member of your own party for peacefully protesting fascism is a losing game because that voter does not exist.”

This is why we pick the bear.

Costco and Trader Joes are yin and yang. Together they form a harmonious balance. One sells big piles of normal food, the other sells small piles of weird food. These are the two food piles people need

Were you fired by President Trump? | House Committee on Science, Space and Technology The House Committee on Science, Space and Technology

The Democrats on the House Science Committee have set up a website to collect stories from fired federal employees, anonymously if desired democrats-science.house.gov/sciencefirings

Two black and tan terrier dogs snuggled on a couch

These two for one rescue specials are stuck with me for the duration. Mother and daughter pair that have a real mother daughter relationship.

Subaru had a service called Starlink that is entirely different from the SpaceX Starlink. Like so many things they just stole the name. It's still a different service.

My dog with her face planted firmly in the arm of the couch and paws cutely held in front of her.

Here's a picture of Mark Hamill with his dog Millie. Why? Because we all need this that's why.

This right here sums up a lot of what is currently driving U.S. politics right now.

One of these days we're gonna have to reckon with the fact that "money that I spend which does not directly benefit me is a waste" is a popular sentiment.

I think we should state plainly that this is selfish on its face.

And stupid when you have awareness which extends beyond your nose.

Representation without taxation for a handful of billionaires, taxation without representation for the rest of us.

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Adorable and problematic all at once. That poor kid is in danger the whole time.

Of course it’s a coup Miss the obvious, lose your republic

Of course it’s a coup. Miss the obvious, lose your republic.
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The chance of asteroid 2024 YR4 hitting out planet in 2032 is now 1.5%, or 1 in 67.

The OVERWHELMING likelihood is that the asteroid will miss Earth.

But for the first time ever, we might have to seriously consider a deflection mission soon.

Let me explain. 🧵 (1/x)

Hear me out —

If parents call colleges freaked about their FAFSA data being leaked, schools may have to issue statements — which would reach a whole lot more families about how warped this is.

Organizing isn’t always calling electeds. Sometimes it’s just calling people with a bigger megaphone.

Stromatolites xkcd.com/3046

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Happy Black History Month, and yeah, we're still doing that.