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Who could get tapped to be Walz’s running mate? Lt. Gov. Peggy Flanagan is running for the U.S. Senate next fall, and people are already speculating on who might replace her on the ticket.

I think he should wait until the primaries are over and pick the runner-up for his running mate to ensure most of the party supports the ticket in the general election.

www.startribune.com/who-could-ge...

If you see this quote post with your 4 favorite anime of all time.

Wow was it hard to choose! So I limited myself to ones I've seen more than once and own on DVD.

They're just televising the construction of concentration camps like it's a good thing. This is unimaginably dark.

A photo taken in The Capitol, possibly just off the floor. Tina Smith, wearing black slacks and a maroon jacket, is facing off against Mike Lee, who is leaning towards her.

Photo from The Hill's Al Weaver (from Xitter) catches Tina Smith confronting Mike Lee.

Wouldn't that be even worse if it were true? It would mean our military are mercenaries billionaires can hire for birthday parties.

No no no! You have to stay up as late as possible to hold the night and prevent tomorrow from coming!

Got the digital copy of Volume 1 in a Kodansha giveaway a while back. Really excellent manga!

important context about the concentration camps in el salvador:

Rightwing populists will keep winning until we grasp this truth about human nature | George Monbiot Economic inequality breeds resentment and a desire to get even. That’s what fuels support for even incompetent regimes, says Guardian columnist George Monbiot

Yep. Exactly. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

From: Portable Airport (2004), dir. Yoshiyuki Momose, Studio Kajino/Studio Ghibli

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YouTube video by WIRED History Professor Answers Dictator Questions | Tech Support | WIRED

Watch this. It will make very clear where we are at in America right now.

youtu.be/vK6fALsenmw?...

He also said criticizing right wing judges is "probably illegal."

www.rawstory.com/trump-justic...

I recall doing the same thing before watching Invisible Victory. It had been too long since I'd seen the earlier stuff.

Tim Walz to launch national tour of town halls in Republican House districts | CNN Politics Tim Walz is headed back out on the road – this time, for a tour of House districts represented by Republicans, some of whom have stopped holding town halls amid the raucous receptions their colleagues...

www.cnn.com/2025/03/12/p...

The thing with having trifecta control of the government, GOP, is you own everything that happens. You can't blame anyone else. So if the government shuts down, the stock market crashes, the economy tanks? It's ALL YOU. You own it.

3 things in Minnesota that will be impacted by tariffs on Canada Tariffs from the Trump administration are set to go in effect on Tuesday. Canada and Minnesota do over $21 billion in trade every year.

And yet all those fools in farm-country Minnesota voted for Trump. Canada is Minnesota’s top agricultural export market. The 2 two refineries here rely on Canadian oil. Gas could go up 20 cents/gallon. Price of any food in a can will go up metal tariffs. Most all of our aluminum comes from Canada.

Post by Jason Koebler sharing 404 Media article about Bluesky moderators removing the protest video that was broadcast inside HUD offices.

So when does the exodus from Bluesky start? Apparently you can't criticize or make fun of Trump and Musk here either.

Is it nice? Nicer than mine? *hint*hint* 😁

Robot with 1,000 muscles twitches like human while dangling from ceiling A new humanoid robot prototype uses fluid-filled muscles to kick its legs while hanging.

This is creepy AF! It's something from a horror movie. And then there's the menacing music they put on the video. Something tells me these robots are not being built to wash dishes, fold laundry, or move car parts around in a factory. These are obviously KILLBOTS.

arstechnica.com/gadgets/2025...

So my coffee maker died. Got left on with nothing in it, burned out. But, like an old video game where if you consume enough coffees you get a bonus player, I had an identical backup coffee maker! So the Great Coffee Crisis of 2025 was averted and the villagers are safe.

'This isn't intended as satire': Columnist attacks GOP over latest 'sycophantic' grovel In a new piece about the GOP's latest "sycophantic" push to curry favor with President Donald Trump, MSNBC columnist Steve Benen felt compelled to include a caveat: "In case there are any doubts, this...

GOP Congress grovels so far:
* Make Trump’s Birthday a Federal holiday
* A bill to authorize carving Trump’s face into Mt. Rushmore
* A bill to rename Dulles Airport after Trump
* A bill to “expunge” his two impeachments
* A bill to put Trump’s face on $500 bills

www.rawstory.com/trump-birthd...

I dunno, the way this timeline is going, against all odds he probably *would* turn into an Orange Hulk.

They won’t ever learn will they

Trump Tweet: "He who saves his Country does not violate any Law." Indicating he is going to ignore the law.

It's a quote form a 1970 movie "Waterloo" where Napoleon is justifies his actions ending French democracy. Trump is admitting he's going to ignore the law and do crimes.

'An extreme rupture': Shock over 'radical' Republican legal theory ignites debate President Donald Trump, Vice President JD Vance, Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) head Elon Musk, and White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt are claiming that federal courts have no bu...

Conservatives have moved beyond the "Unitary Executive" theory of Presidential power to total autocracy they're calling "Post-Originalism" - which sounds a lot more like "Pre-Originalism" or in other words the monarchy the United States was founded to escape.

www.rawstory.com/gop-executiv...

The term "reparent" is some real Orwellian Newspeak.

Image of a loaf of bread made by a bread machine.

It came out pretty good. Fairly dense artisanal-style bread. Will make some wonderful smørrebrød (Danish open-faced sandwiches).

RFK Jr. wants to send people addicted to antidepressants to government "wellness farms" The farms will "reparent" them.

He is pitching Re-education Camps for people who are depressed, have ADHD, or are neurodivergent.

www.motherjones.com/politics/202...