This is going to be hard for some people to accept, but I think the US government is lying to us about the state of negotiations between itself and Iran.

HIV Stigma is Pervasive and Increasing Among US Adults

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Measles outbreaks are costing the U.S. millions of dollars. The true losses can't be counted. As vaccination rates decline, the economic consequences will increase, research suggests.

Measles is costing the U.S. millions of dollars. The true losses can't be counted. www.nbcnews.com/health/kids-...

Nancy Mace planned in advance to fuck over the survivors. She led them to believe she cared, then lied to the world on their behalf in an effort to discredit them.
Yes, she's a crazy cunt who likes the idea of children being raped. She wears a cross? What the fuck for?

Last week the city opened $30/hour snow clearing jobs and they filled fast.

Now what if we had a municipal jobs guarantee? Livable wages. Union benefits. Stronger communities.

Many years from now…

Timmy: Dad, why did we go to war with Iran?

Dad: well, son, people found out the president liked little girls too much…and not in a good way…

The Department of War regretfully informs you your husband has died lethalitymaxxing in Operation Epic Furry

Trump has no plan. This is a damning summary from The Economist’s Middle East Correspondent Gregg Carlstrom.

Trump campaign peace promises loom large over Iran war The "anti-war" candidate has bombed seven countries and launched a new regime-change war in Iran.

The peace president. No president in the modern era has ordered more military strikes against as many different countries as Donald Trump. He's attacked 7 nations, 3 of which had never been targeted by US military strikes. He authorized more individual air strikes in 2025 than Biden did in 4 years.

Pete Hegseth at the Pentagon spewing his typical BS.

“No stupid rules of engagement.”

No, just profoundly stupid and incompetent leaders engaging.

Calculating the Taxpayers' Tab for Ken Paxton's Extensive Travels In his three terms as attorney general, Paxton’s state police security detail has cost nearly $3 million as it accompanied him across Texas, the country, and the world.

Our top story: Since first entering office in January 2015 and up through August 2025, Paxton’s security detail has cost a total of about $2.8 million. The annual cost of his security detail clocked in at an average of $245,000 a year.

pretty confident that if our own government bombed, say, Philadelphia, we'd just kind forget about it after a couple more Rocky movies

1985 MOVE bombing - Wikipedia

For the people who might not be aware this literally happened:

May 13, 1985

Rocky IV: November 21, 1985
Rocky V: November 16, 1990

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How Kansas Republicans weaponized the law to target 300 trans driver's license holders SB 244 was put into effect virtually overnight, causing chaos, panic and fear in the trans community.

New — I spoke to eight trans people in Kansas about the new state law that invalidated their driver’s licenses overnight, what’s it’s like to live there right now, plus details of two DMV emails exclusively obtained by The Handbasket that shed light on the law’s chaotic and cruel rollout:

Basic income and universal healthcare for all. Forgive student loan debt. Take the boot off American necks.

The Masque of the Red Death made real.

I think MAGA take it as a point of pride not to have learned anything from previous generations.

Did We Learn Nothing From 'WarGames'? The 1983 hit about Matthew Broderick and a computer system "playing" Thermonuclear War should be required viewing at the Pentagon right now.

Everyone's asking if Pete Hegseth recalls how letting A.I. control nuclear arsenals turned out in the 'Terminator' movies. We're wondering if he remembers the endgame in a different '80s movie: 'WarGames'

Pointless Forever War, Useless NY Democrats Plus, more news for your Monday.

On Saturday, President Donald Trump kickstarted another hideous and pointless war in the Middle East.

Chuck Schumer and Hakeem Jeffries both stopped short of condemning the bloodshed, harping instead on how Trump had failed to do his homework and inform Congress before dropping bombs on civilians.

Trump said lower prices on day one and no more foreign wars

True...

Cheap rent enables so much creativity, risk-taking, etc.

I’ve sometimes wondered if the relative lack of urbanist YouTube channels based in NYC — given the population and enormous transit ridership — is related to housing being so expensive.

Universal Basic Income would result in an explosion of creative works and enhance culture

I am reminded that a startling number of people believe that if you’re a member of the military and you don’t like something your government did, you can just throw up your hands and quit the next day like any other job.

It Does Not Work That Way

yeah, this is another core reason I find "everyone who joins the military is inherently evil" takes to be deeply stupid and counterproductive

It’s as if he needed something to dominate the news cycle so we weren’t talking about Epstein, ICE murders, or his ham fisted attempts to steal the mid-terms.

Sadly he doesn’t understand there is no statute of limitations on those things, and adding new atrocities doesn’t make the old ones go away

The Historic Case for Birthright Citizenship The Trump administration’s efforts to narrow the scope of the 14th Amendment are based on revisionist history.

My latest on birthright citizenship in The Dispatch @thedispatchmedia.bsky.social
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