Is this actually him?!
02.03.2026 01:19 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 1 π 0Is this actually him?!
02.03.2026 01:19 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 1 π 0Fwiw, I'm so old I remember Reza Pahlavi from 1979-80.
02.03.2026 01:19 β π 6 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0Itβs only war if it comes from the war region of France. Otherwise itβs just sparkling conflict
02.03.2026 01:12 β π 246 π 45 π¬ 20 π 2Pope Francis prophetically said that βwe are already fighting a piecemeal third world war.β Tonight, the Middle East is on fire. Francis also warned that βwar is madness.β There is a foreboding sense this time around, with no clear plan for peace in sight. Now is time for intense prayer.
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WEST SIDE STORY (1961) β 8:00 pm ET β 2h 35m
(31 Days of Oscar: Oscar Goes Dancing)
Natalie Wood, Richard Beymer, Russ Tamblyn; directed by Robert Earl Wise, Jerome Robbins
A young couple from dueling street gangs falls in love.
#TCM #TCMParty
An interesting article on interbreeding between ancient humans and Neanderthals. The bottom line is that scientists found that human women and Neanderthal men were particularly likely to mate and the scientists don't think it was due to violence by the Neanderthal men.
02.03.2026 00:33 β π 3 π 1 π¬ 2 π 0We could have had this woman as our President! I'm hopeful we still can. @kamalaharris.com really is this good in person too.
02.03.2026 00:03 β π 7 π 2 π¬ 0 π 0βAs James Madison put it: βIn no part of the constitution is more wisdom to be found than in the clause which confides the question of war or peace to the legislature, and not to the executive department. ... [T]he trust and the temptation would be too great for any one man.ββ
01.03.2026 23:38 β π 340 π 87 π¬ 5 π 2@sanders.senate.gov needs to withdraw his endorsement of Platner. He will not, sadly.
01.03.2026 23:21 β π 12 π 2 π¬ 1 π 0How many nazi oopsies is too many nazi oopsies? We thought the number was 1.
01.03.2026 23:05 β π 69 π 18 π¬ 7 π 6That's a ginormous portrait of John Paul II and an equally ginormous mosaic of John XXIII at the parish where Pope Leo held Mass today. Not as much love being displayed for Paul VI, John Paul I, Benedict, or Francis :)
01.03.2026 23:20 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0Lindsey Graham has been the biggest advocate for Trump's war of choice on Iran. So I'm asking again, has Graham volunteered yet to serve on the front lines in this war? If not, why not?
01.03.2026 23:17 β π 19 π 2 π¬ 2 π 0I'd be more inclined to believe that Graham Platner is merely a dumbass if he was making different kinds of "mistakes" instead of one very specific type of "mistake" over and over
01.03.2026 20:47 β π 3657 π 765 π¬ 69 π 39Emerson consistently understates @kamalaharris.com's support in comparison to other pollsters, I expect because of problems sampling Black voters. If that's a consistent issue with Emerson, this is a very good poll for Jasmine Crockett.
01.03.2026 23:15 β π 5 π 0 π¬ 2 π 0Pope Leo at Roman parish this afternoon: βI'm deeply concerned, and we don't know how many days it will last, about the situation in the Middle East. War again! We must pray much for peace, live in unity, and reject the temptation to harm others; violence is never the right choice.β
01.03.2026 17:15 β π 60 π 22 π¬ 1 π 2It doesn't look like there's an English translation of the Pope's Mass today (unless one scrolls back in the Vatican English's day-long feed). But the Pope celebrated a very Vatican II Mass today. Guitars, people in jeans and tennis shoes, etc. Love it.
01.03.2026 23:01 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 1 π 0My great department colleague Chelsea Estancona is one of the two co-organizers of the Carolinas Conflict Consortium, an annual workshop on peace and conflict. This year's meeting is at the Carter Center in Atlanta on May 14-15th. The deadline is March 9th.
01.03.2026 22:51 β π 4 π 1 π¬ 0 π 0I'm guessing that Reagan in 1984 (maybe Bush in 1988) is the last Republican elected for whom white evangelicals were not the cause of their victory. 2/2
01.03.2026 22:47 β π 4 π 2 π¬ 0 π 0White evangelicals are the biggest Trump supporters. It's correctly noted that no Democrat has won white voters since LBJ. But...in 2024, @kamalaharris.com handily won among the 68% of white voters who aren't born again. Trump's margin with white voters was because of white evangelicals. 1/
01.03.2026 22:45 β π 11 π 4 π¬ 1 π 0Iβm reading Arlie Hochschildβs Strangers in Their Own Land & youβre mentioned in it, @lyndacarter.bsky.social. Or at least your former waterski boat is :)
01.03.2026 19:33 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0Painting at this coffee shop.
01.03.2026 19:29 β π 8 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0All going wellβ¦
01.03.2026 19:05 β π 27 π 6 π¬ 3 π 1As every political scientist who studies public opinion could have told you, Republican support for the US attacking Iran went up after Trump did it.
01.03.2026 19:25 β π 9 π 2 π¬ 1 π 0@jaketapper.bsky.social
01.03.2026 19:23 β π 8 π 2 π¬ 0 π 0I think the Democrats should use Trumpβs war on Iran to discredit him. I mean, totally dismantle the publicβs trust. He was already on thin ice. He said heβd expose the Epstein class. But the Iran attack is a chance to really push people to believe that he does not believe *anything* he says.
01.03.2026 19:21 β π 112 π 30 π¬ 8 π 1Conservative USCCB President Paul Coakley agrees with Pope Leo in opposing Trumpβs strikes on Iran and calling for dialogue & peace.
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The Republican state of Ohio is using the right-wing Salmon P. Chase Center at Ohio State to influence how Ohio schoolchildren are taught the founding documents.
chasecenter.osu.edu/teaching-dec...
No, Trump Didnβt Make Historic Progress on Drug Prices
open.substack.com/pub/thebulwa...
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