According to Rubio's interpretation of Matthew 5:38-39, Jesus said in the Bible:

"If you think anyone will slap you on the right cheek, you need to slap them first, and then slap their other cheek also”

No misrepresentation detected. Rubio is lying.

Rubio screwed up Sunday by saying the quiet part out loud. Then shit hit the fan - especially with MAGA. It caused problems for Netanyahu. Now he’s trying to say that what he said he didn’t really say. It’s on video. He said what he said. Now he’s lying. bsky.app/profile/acyn...

With Iran War, Kalshi and Polymarket Bet That the Depravity Economy Has No Bottom Gambling markets have conveniently found a stance that allows them to continue to profit from death and war.

"This only feels possible because the U.S. government is only interested in regulating its perceived political enemies, and which only feels possible because much of the American economy feels held together by cope and the gobs of money being thrown into AI, data centers, and gambling."

In which Friedman didn’t even bother with the “I don’t agree with Trump’s methods” part.

Virginia redistricting election can move forward, court rules Although Monday’s ruling means the redistricting referendum will take place, it is not the end of the legal saga.

BREAKING: In a win for Virginia voters, a court rules that Democratic lawmakers’ special election, which would allow voters to decide on mid-decade redistricting to counter GOP gerrymandering, can proceed.

Virginians can begin voting on the measure this Friday, March 6.

I just wish it wasn’t so god damned accurate.

Trump Administration Dragged After U.S. Military Shoots Down One Of Our Own Drones Over Texas

The incompetence is staggering.

Clean energy to fully replace gas and fossil fuels in general can’t come fast enough, it would curtail the ability of far right nations like Russia to fuck with other countries.

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Inside the Fight for Safe Military Housing Families battle to hold a Texas housing empire accountable.

"Even the DOD doesn’t appear to know which rules or laws apply in some cases."

A new collaborative investigation into a privatized military housing empire with @ziembavision.bsky.social from @pogo.org:

www.alternet.org Epstein files fiasco creates 'trust gap' that makes prosecuting crimes even harder

Epstein files fiasco creates 'trust gap' that makes prosecuting crimes even harder

I lived a few streets down from the site where the Philadelphia Police Department firebombed an entire city block in 1985, and when I mention it in lecture most of my students seem absolutely incredulous

At some point even American corporate media needs to just bite the bullet and publish an accurate headline noting that this guy absolutely loves war crimes and is looking forward to doing some war crimes in Iran

Because that is exactly the translation of what he's saying here

❌🧊 Community Action at City Hall: No ICE Detention in Surprise! · Mobilize ## Community Action at City Hall: No ICE Detention in Surprise! Over **1000 people** have protested the proposed ICE detention facility in Surprise at previous city council meetings. We MUST do it a...

Surprise AZ still organizing! Tomorrow! @maddow.bsky.social @democratswin.bsky.social

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A page from JAMA, "Insufficient Sleep in Adolescents and the Need for System Changes" by Randi A. Bates, PhD, APRN-CNP; Tracy A. Lieu, MD, MPH. Published online March 2, 2026. Details worsening trends in adolescent sleep duration.

💬 Editor's Note: #Adolescents face increasing rates of insufficient sleep, driven by early school start times and digital media use, undermining cognitive and mental health. ja.ma/4r3E4U2

Trump’s Orwellian Board of Peace Consists Entirely of Human Rights Abusers An Intercept analysis finds that every single Board of Peace member state has been rebuked for human rights violations.

An Intercept analysis finds that every single Board of Peace member state has been rebuked for human rights violations.

Republicans Send Federal “Don’t Say Trans” Act to Committee A new federal education bill could bar schools from offering trans inclusive materials by labeling transgender topics as sexually oriented content.

Republicans Send Federal “Don’t Say Trans” Act to Committee

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#transgender #trans #LGBTQ #LGBTQIA

2024-2025 Literacy Statistics | National Literacy Institute Literacy Statisitics

Fun fact: 54% of US adults read below a 6th grade level.

You have to actively remember literally over half the US adult population is *unable to perceive subtext*

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I mean, who could have predicted that handing over the deadliest military in history to one of the most abusive, corrupt, laziest, incurious, and self-obsessed men in American history during the fall of the empire would be a bad idea

Judge rejects DOJ request to search Washington Post reporter’s electronic devices The court “made the right call — and the constitutionally appropriate one — by taking it upon itself to review the material,” said RCFP’s Gabe Rottman.

ICYMI: A judge blocked the DOJ from searching a Washington Post reporter’s electronic devices, which the FBI seized in a raid on her home.

"[The court] made the right call — and the constitutionally appropriate one," said @rcfp.org's Gabe Rottman.

I’ll always believe in my heart that the orange felon stole both the 2016 and 2024 elections and that every disgusting action he takes is out of revenge.

A gold Trump statue, holding a giant Bitcoin appeared on the Mall last year, backed by an anonymous donor.

I remember walking by it while covering the Epstein survivors in DC and thinking about how surreal it was.

Now that we know of Epstein’s ties to early crypto funding, it lands differently.

No More Reckless Foreign Wars, He Lied As the death toll mounts in Iran and the Middle East region, Donald Trump's indifference to civilian fatalities is only surpassed by his hypocrisy

Massive turnout for the midterms and Trump’s removal from office must be our goal. Trump (2020): “We’ve spent $8 trillion in the Middle East. It’s crazy.” Trump has shown he doesn't care what the public thinks. New Reuters/Ipsos poll: only 27% of Americans approve.
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Lawmakers renewed their push to pass the SAVE Act, which would block millions of Americans from voting. It failed before — and it must fail again. Tell your senators to stop this attack on the freedom to vote: bit.ly/4srDVLB

Global News’ Ben Mulroney Shared a Video of Airstrikes. The Footage is Actually from a Video Game. The host of Global News’ West Block gets lost in a misinformation-driven fog of war as American and Israeli forces strike Iran

Global News’ Ben Mulroney shared a bideo of airstrikes. The footage is actually from a video game.

The host of Global News’ The West Block gets lost in a misinformation-driven fog of war as American and Israeli forces strike Iran

While everyone is watching Iran, the Epstein scandal continues. Thanks to the Republicans, even presidents and former presidents can be forced to testify. So Trump and Melania, along with some members of the regime, will have to recount their perverse acts, before Congress.

#ProudBlue #DV1

I agree. Unfortunately, the conservative supermajority of the Supreme Court doesn’t, or rather has been paid off not to agree. And since Biden refused to even consider expanding the Supreme Court, we are SOL at the moment.

John Mearsheimer, a smart man who consistently gets almost everything wrong.

Another huge area of concern is what they are doing to women.

There have been many allegations of sexual assault, rape & forced pregnancies in ICE detention concentration camps, AND

in Trump's last administration, there was forced sterilization in his Georgia detention facility which has reopened.

Centrist Dems launch '28 mission: Stop AOC It's a reflection of the deep divisions within the party over how to take on Trump's MAGA Republicans.

Centrist Dems launch '28 mission: Stop AOC www.axios.com/2026/03/01/c...