Mark Armstrong

One of the morals of the Epstein story is that when governments stop funding research, foreign aid, and the arts, the void is filled with billionaires who use nonprofits as vehicles for political intrigue.

N.Y.C. Officials Reinstate Pride Flag at Stonewall After Federal Removal

This is the way. When they come at us, we come back at them twofold. Raise that Pride flag every time they take it down. If they prevent that, surround the park with Pride flags. Ruin their petty little lives until they shit rainbows. Never stop. www.nytimes.com/2026/02/12/n...

I had another dream This one was about the existence of a show on HGTV named Bitch House. The host was a man who appeared to have been a werewolf college student dragged off some Florida beach during spring break, poured into a suit, and shoved in front of a camera. He wore giant sunglasses every episode. There was no explanation. Every episode was the same. He would show up and tour somebody's house while they talked it up: how much they paid for it, square footage, time to the highway, backyard, last renovated in xxxx, bedrooms, bathrooms, home office, new roof, everything. They would be touring the house the whole time, just like any normal HGTV show. Then they would gather back out in front of the house and there was a really tense moment where he would tell you if your house was a bitch house or not. It not, he would just kinda shake their hands and thank them for the tour and walk away. Otherwise, he would turn to the camera and scream "BITCH HOOOOOOOOUSE" at the top of his lung

This is approximately what it Looked Like, in 10-minute photoshop format HGTV courtesy(?) of the party rock anthem guy (plz don't sue me)

DC statehood yesterday

this post has a ton of quote tweets claiming american pop culture was actually never influential. bluesky moment.

people born in america probably don’t realize how cool america used to be. the death of US soft power is going to have long term consequences we are only beginning to see

amusing to compare this lady with self proclaimed political tough guys like Rahm Emanuel and Andrew Cuomo

this is what peak posting looks like. you may not like it etc. but this is the platonic ideal of posting.

Lucas single-handedly destroying Youngkin’s legacy projects (sports teams in NoVa, suburban GOP that can win) was remarkable to watch

we are so back

this could literally not be coming at a better time

Not dunking on this for the concept, because digging into what Kurt Cobain's favorite R.E.M. album is like a parody of a thing I would think about, but more so for the Green slander! bsky.app/profile/evan...

Everyone who listened to The Cure circa 1990 kept buying the records and played them for their children. The much larger group of people who bought the Vanill@ lce record disposed of the evidence long before having any children.

It seems like the complaint against her specifically was investigated (by an Obama appointee who’d previously clashed with her) and not found credible, but there was also a complaint included involving another agency. That part has *not* been adjudicated and that’s what she’s shielding. Bizarre.

Hello, gorgeous

I was a White House ethics lawyer.

I used to advise people not to even accept a free cup of coffee from someone who had interests before them. And staff followed those rules.

I can’t even find the words to describe the scale of Trump’s corruption here.

Former Texas Lege reporter here. A Dem hasn't held this seat since 1990. Tarrant is the safest of red suburban counties. There is no way the TX and national GOP aren't in panic mode right now.

YouTube video by Nate Reiter Bruce Springsteen - Streets of Minneapolis - First Ave 260130

Holy shit. So this just happened at Minneapolis's legendary First Avenue club. That's Tom Morello introducing Springsteen. www.youtube.com/watch?v=_jHe...

Pam Bondi just sent a letter to Minnesota officials saying ICE will leave if the state turns over its voter database to Trump.

Guess what? This has never been about safety or immigration. It’s a pretext for Trump to take over elections in swing states.

One of the best to ever do it, back in the game. Maybe we can still have nice things.

I Have A Great Idea For Retraining ICE Agents | Defector The several thousand federal agents currently running rampant in the Twin Cities have so far achieved little in the way of legitimate law enforcement objectives, but they have been rather more success...

Greg Bovinon is gone and Alex Pareene is back
Not a bad day.

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I would still like the name of the man that shot Pretti.

Two weeks ago this guy announced he was providing legal help to the agent who shot Renee Good. That's how quickly the winds are shifting.

Comics retailing legend Greg Ketter standing up to ICE in Minneapolis. Yes, that's tear gas. He's 70 years old.

“The victim had at least three bullet wounds in his back.”

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JUST IN: Lawyers file declaration in federal court from first-hand witness to immigration agents' shooting of a US citizen onlookers today. Minneapolis Mayor Frey said details would be used to bolster case for ousting ICE from city. Doc: www.documentcloud.org/documents/26...

BREAKING: Trump’s thugs just shot and killed a man in Minneapolis. Eyewitnesses are describing it as an execution.

We cannot keep living like this and people can’t keep dying like this. Stop funding DHS. Impeach Kristi Noem. Hold these agents accountable.

There will now be enormous pressure on Democrats to reject the DHS funding bill next week. Their little plan to act angry and find just enough Senators to vote through ICE funding is doomed at this point

I am trying not to post on these events in this state of mind but: I hope people understand what the observers are doing is brave and dangerous.

So we are just talking about 10 or so Democrat senators to just say no to murdering people on the streets right, this has to be possible.