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A vibrant blue food truck serving "Fish & Chips" glows under warm lights at night, positioned against a backdrop of illuminated city skyscrapers. Two customers in winter coats stand at the counter while staff prepare orders inside the brightly lit mobile kitchen.

Enjoy your evening...

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The free market will not save the Post, because its owner is immune to market signals. Politics will not save the Post, because so long as Republican voters demand authoritarianism, no one can own a media outlet without taking on outsized risk. As sad as it is to admit, the Washington Post is beyond help.

"If a newspaper’s publisher makes a bunch of decisions that lose money, and then the owner keeps the publisher while firing the staff who puts out the paper—none of this is really about the money, is it?"

- @jvl.bsky.social at The Bulwark

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During WWI, the government urged that Americans cut back on meat, fat, sugar and wheat to help feed the troops. This restriction became a kind of patriotic duty for Americans.

An ad that appeared in the Miami Herald on February 4, 1918, encouraged readers to "Help Win The War" by eating fish.

Opinion | This Is the Real Reason Susie Wiles Talked to Me 11 Times

Chris Whipple explains why he thinks Susie Wiles talked his ear off...

"My theory is simple: People want to tell their stories. Every good biographer knows that most people, if you treat them with fairness and respect, will open up to you."

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A 1991 Porsche 911 Carrera 2 finished in Grand Prix White parked in a driveway outside the garages of a modern house.

911 love...

#Porsche

via @bringatrailer.bsky.social bringatrailer.com/listing/1991...

New Orleans police say recruit detained by ICE had been verified through agency's system The New Orleans Police Department denies wrongdoing after U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement detained one of its recruits.

A 46yo New Orleans police recruit who was checked through DHS systems when he was hired was detained by DHS for deportation saying that recruit had committed fraud.

"New Orleans Police Department spokesperson Reese Harper said Tuesday that DHS had made 'misleading' statements about Temah’s case."

Florida restaurant goes viral for making pizza topped with iguana 'UNBELIEVABLE' 🍕🦎 If you think toppings like pineapple or anchovies are unusual to go on a pizza, one Florida restaurant has one that may top them both.

No.

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The Miami Herald explains that the city's intent was to prohibit bar hopping with open containers. I still don't understand how restaurants with outdoor dining areas navigate this ordinance.

And how any of this relates to the shootings that this ordinance was meant to address is anyone's guess.

Fort Lauderdale bans drinking alcohol outdoors in entertainment districts Drinking alcohol outdoors in Fort Lauderdale’s entertainment districts is now against the law.

Because drinking outdoors leads to shootings but drinking indoors does not? What is Fort Lauderdale thinking here and are outdoor patio/sidewalk restaurants (of which there are many) now prohibited from serving those outside customers?

This makes zero sense.

EEOC investigating Nike over alleged discrimination against White workers The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission said Nike may have engaged in "a pattern or practice of disparate treatment against White employees."

So if you're a business that ever maintained a DEI program, it appears as though the Trump administration might consider going after you for discriminating against White workers.

"The agency said it has asked Nike for information dating back to 2018..."

Child hurt after gun accidentally discharged at elementary school in Baltimore: police A child was hurt when a gun accidentally discharged in a classroom at Freetown Elementary School in Baltimore, according to authorities.

Our NRA World: A second grader is shot when they bring a gun to a Maryland elementary school and it unintentionally discharges. It happens.

Mickey Lolich, Detroit Tigers' 1968 World Series hero, dies at 85 Mickey Lolich was a striking figure in Tigers history — a fascinating model of industry, reliance, and, when the moment called for it, grandeur.

“No pitcher in 125 years of Tigers big-league life was so tied to durability, or so paired his seeming indestructibility with such excellence during his time in Detroit.”

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DOT wants to prohibit free buses. That could be a problem for Mamdani in NYC. A proposal from the Trump administration would restrict federal funding for cities that don't charge fares.

“The Trump administration wants to stop large cities that receive federal funds from providing free bus transit…”

The lengths that Republicans go to piss off blue states and cities is sometimes hard to believe.

What Are They Doing When No One is Looking? A quick reminder that it was just two weeks ago that the world was worried that we might invade Greenland.

"A quick reminder that it was just two weeks ago that the world was worried that we might invade Greenland. And somehow it just got crazier."

- @sykescharlie.bsky.social

This political cartoon depicts a figure resembling Donald Trump as a fox wearing a suit and red hat, standing outside a chicken coop labeled "ELECTIONS." The image uses the "fox guarding the hen house" metaphor to suggest that nationalizing elections under his influence would pose a threat to democratic integrity.

via @deadder.bsky.social

DeSantis, citing report with anonymous source, declares victory in Hope Florida scandal

Not So Breaking News...

The same administration that has pardoned J6ers, fraudsters and MAGA loyalists is allegedly not going to pursue charges against James Uthmeier and Ron DeSantis for stealing and laundering millions of taxpayer money.

I'm stunned.

MSN link: www.msn.com/en-us/news/p...

First, did anyone actually think the Bondi DOJ would seriously consider prosecuting this case?

Second, best I can tell, the source for this info is an anonymous DOJ source for a right wing rag called The Floridian.

No paywall: www.msn.com/en-us/news/p...

oof

worth noting that the second rich people stopped being afraid of mobs tearing them limb from limb, they stopped building libraries and opera houses and stuff and started ripping the copper wiring out of the walls of society instead

whoever figures out a way to bundle independent journalism subscriptions will be a hero

Supreme Court allows new California congressional districts that favor Democrats The Supreme Court has allowed California to use a new voter-approved congressional map that is favorable to Democrats in this year’s elections, rejecting a last-ditch plea from state Republicans and t...

"The Supreme Court on Wednesday allowed California to use a new voter-approved congressional map that is favorable to Democrats in this year’s elections, rejecting a last-ditch plea from state Republicans and the Trump administration."

No judges dissented.

61% Of Voters Think The Trump Administration Has Not Given An Honest Account Of The Fatal Shooting Of Alex Pretti, Quinnipiac University National Poll Finds; 58% Of Voters Think DHS Secretary Kris... "We need more facts and an independent investigation is the way to get them, say voters who cast doubt on the honesty of the account of how Alex Pretti ended up dead on a Minneapolis street," said Qui...

New poll from Quinnipiac today shows a solid rejection of this administration's immigration enforcement efforts...

🔸 63% disapprove of the way ICE is enforcing immigration laws

🔸 58% think Kristi Noem should be removed from her job

🔸 59% favor a pathway to legal status for the undocumented

The Murder of The Washington Post Today’s layoffs are the latest attempt to kill what makes the paper special.

The Atlantic's @ashleyrparker.bsky.social reminisces about her time at the Washington Post and what has been lost there over the years.

I can't help but think her story is the story that journalists across the country share as newspapers are strangled and dismantled by their malevolent owners.

Trump's 'flood the zone' strategy creates a week of whiplash The first three weeks of the Trump presidency have delivered dozens of executive orders in an attempted remaking of the federal government.

For example, Bannon's "flood the zone with sh!t" tactic...

“'All we have to do is flood the zone,' he said. 'Every day we hit them with three things. They’ll bite on one, and we’ll get all of our stuff done, bang, bang, bang. These guys will never — will never be able to recover.'"

a man in a white shirt and tie is eating a piece of food ALT: a man in a white shirt and tie is eating a piece of food

11 years, folks.

"Steve Bannon says" means nothing. Just like "Donald Trump says" or "Pam Bondi says" or "JD Vance says" or "Marco Rubio says" or, well, you get it.

I think we've all learned that by now, haven't we?

"We don't know exactly how ICE will use this warehouse, but we know enough."

The big tech founder whose 417-foot, $500 million superyacht needs a 256-foot, $75 million superyacht to "shadow" it -- because the bigger yacht lacks a helipad -- had to cut his paper's newsroom almost in half, for reasons

The hallmark (the “brand”) of the Washington Post has been accountability journalism. Thus, today’s staff decimation is Bezos’s greatest gift to Trump, so much more valuable than the Melania movie, inauguration money, etc. This disaster began, for real, with the Harris endorsement he killed.

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I think one thing people outside Minnesota don't understand is that after Good and Pretti were killed by feds while observing, the most normal people you could imagine have made peace with the fact that they could be next, and they are still out there because they say it's the right thing to do.