March 1, 2026
02.03.2026 07:30 — 👍 847 🔁 270 💬 33 📌 33
When asked today if he’ll greet the remains at the Dover Air Force Base for the troops that died fighting his illegal war with Iran, he said “maybe.”
Do we think he’ll show or nah?
Today should be your 38th birthday.. When you lose your son you lose more than a child you lose a piece of your heart and your joy. Life is forever altered, and nothing can ever fill that space. Yet in my soul, he remains, my precious boy, forever loved. His laughter, his smile, and his love are woven into who I am. My love for him will never fade. Yor are my pride and my joy - you've made a change that cannot be broken..
Alex's mom on his 38th birthday.
02.03.2026 00:24 — 👍 17512 🔁 4455 💬 388 📌 258I've been there. 🧶
02.03.2026 03:08 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0"Suckers and losers." "What was in it for them?"
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This article should have made the basic point that other countries are governed by the rule of law. It’s not about “eagerness” to prosecute and it’s not a puzzle. It’s a marker of a deep US problem.
www.nytimes.com/2026/03/01/w...
The King is mad
28.02.2026 21:42 — 👍 5282 🔁 1089 💬 77 📌 26
Well, this should be a record-breaking day nokings.org
28.02.2026 23:53 — 👍 9141 🔁 3164 💬 281 📌 135
Dear Humans,
Stop blaming me for all your bullshit. I don’t even exist. Grow up.
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Unbothered.
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A dachshund is standing at a lectern on a stage looking out at a crowd of dogs. Behind him, there's a sign that reads "International Small Dogs Conference." The dachshund is saying, "I'm pleased to introduce our keynote speaker, the author of 'What Are YOU Lookin' At? A Guide for Interacting with Big Dogs." Next to him, sitting at a table, is an angry-looking chihuahua.
Four small dogs are sitting in chairs talking to each other. A Dachshund is saying, "I'm not a 'yappy dog'." A Jack Russell Terrier next to him is saying "We CAN be yappy, but it's not who we are!" A Chihuahua is looking down and is saying "This harness I'm wearing was made for a CAT." A Bichon Frise responds, "I'm so sorry, Spencer." The bottom of the cartoon reads "Small Dog Support Group."
A few dachshunds are hanging out at a bar called Dachshund Tavern. One is saying to the bartender, "Dale's drinks tonight are on me. He made it up on the bed today!" Dale is smiling and looking proud.
Three small dogs and one larger dog are sitting in a booth at a restaurant. One of the smaller dogs is looking off to the side and is saying "That Rottweiler is looking at us funny." Another small dog is waving his paw and yelling, "You got a problem, buddy?!" And the third small dog is saying, "Let's destroy his ankles!" The larger dog, a Golden Retriever, is looking slightly worried and thinking "Hanging out with Jack Russell Terriers was a mistake."
Today is National Small Dog Day. Here are a few comics about small dogs 🐶
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"Mr. Chairman, Ranking Member, Members of the Committee... as a former Senator, I have respect for legislative oversight and I expect its exercise, as do the American people, to be principled and fearless in pursuit of truth and accountability. As we all know, however, too often Congressional investigations are partisan political theater, which is an abdication of duty and an insult to the American people. The Committee justified its subpoena to me based on its assumption that I have information regarding the investigations into the criminal activities of Jeffrey Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell. Let me be as clear as I can. I do not. As I stated in my sworn declaration on January 13, I had no idea about their criminal activities. I do not recall ever encountering Mr. Epstein. I never flew on his plane or visited his island, homes or offices. I have nothing to add to that. Like every decent person, I have been horrified by what we have learned about their crimes. It's unfathomable that Mr. Epstein initially got a slap on the wrist in 2008, which allowed him to continue his predatory practices for another decade. Mr. Chairman, your investigation is supposed to be assessing the federal government's handling of the investigations and prosecutions of Epstein and his crimes. You subpoenaed eight law enforcement officials, all of whom ran the Department of Justice or directed the FBI when Epstein's crimes were investigated and prosecuted. Of those eight, only one appeared before the Committee. Five of the six former attorneys general were allowed to submit brief statements stating they had no information to provide. You have held zero public hearings, refused to allow the media to attend them, including today, despite espousing the need for transparency on dozens of occasions. You have made little effort to call the people who show up most prominently in the Epstein files. And when you did, not a single Republican Member showed up for Les Wexner's deposition. This institutio…
as the public who also want to get to the bottom of this matter. My heart breaks for the survivors. And I am furious on their behalf. I have spent my life advocating for women and girls. I have worked hard to stop the terrible abuses so many women and girls face here and around the world, including human trafficking, forced labor, and sexual slavery. For too long, these have been largely invisible crimes or not treated as crimes at all. But the survivors are real and they are entitled to better. In Southeast Asia, I met girls as young as twelve years old who were forced into prostitution and raped repeatedly. Some were dying of AIDS. In Eastern Europe, I met mothers who told me how they lost daughters to trafficking and did not know where to turn. In settings around the world, I met survivors trying to rebuild their lives and help rescue others - with little support from people in power, who too often turned a blind eye and a cold shoulder. If you are new to this issue, let me tell you: Jeffrey Epstein was a heinous individual, but he's far from alone. This is not a one-off tabloid sensation or a political scandal. It's a global scourge with an unimaginable human toll. My work combatting sex trafficking goes back to my days as First Lady. I worked to pass the first federal legislation against trafficking and was proud that my husband signed the Trafficking Victims Protection Act, which increased support for survivors and gave prosecutors better tools for going after traffickers. As Secretary of State, I appointed a former federal prosecutor, Lou CdeBaca, to ramp up our global antitrafficking efforts. I oversaw nearly 170 anti-trafficking programs in 70 nations and directly pressed foreign leaders to crack down on trafficking networks in their countries. Every year we published a global report to shine a light on abuses. The findings of those reports triggered sanctions on countries failing to make progress, so they became a powerful diplomatic tool to drive concrete…
Infuriatingly, the Trump Administration gutted the Trafficking in Persons Office at the State Department, cutting more than 70 percent of the career civil and foreign service experts who worked so hard to prevent trafficking crimes. The annual trafficking report, required by law, was delayed for months. The message from the Trump Administration to the American people and the world could not be clearer: combatting human trafficking is no longer an American priority under the Trump White House. That is a tragedy. It's a scandal. It deserves vigorous investigation and oversight. A committee endeavoring to stopping human trafficking would seek to understand what specific steps are needed to fix a system that allowed Epstein to get away with his crimes in 2008. A committee run by elected officials with a commitment to transparency would ensure the full release of all the files. It would ensure that the lawful redactions of those files protected the victims and survivors, not powerful men and political allies. It would get to the bottom of reports that DOJ withheld FBI interviews in which a survivor accuses President Trump of heinous crimes. It would subpoena anyone who asked on which night there would be the "wildest party" on Epstein's island. It would demand testimony from prosecutors in Florida and New York about why they gave Epstein a sweetheart deal and chose not to pursue others who may have been implicated. It would demand that Secretary Rubio and Attorney General Bondi testify about why this administration is abandoning survivors and playing into the hands of traffickers. It would seek out officers on the front lines of this fight and ask them what support they need. It would put forth legislation to provide more resources and force this administration to act. But that's not happening.
Instead, you have compelled me to testify, fully aware that I have no knowledge that would assist your investigation, in order to distract attention from President Trump's actions and to cover them up despite legitimate calls for answers. If this Committee is serious about learning the truth about Epstein's trafficking crimes, it would not rely on press gaggles to get answers from our current president on his involvement; it would ask him directly under oath about the tens of thousands of times he shows up in the Epstein files. If the majority was serious, it would not waste time on fishing expeditions. There is too much that needs to be done. What is being held back? Who is being protected? And why the cover-up? My challenge to you, Mr. Chairman, Members of the Committee, is the same challenge I put to myself throughout my long service to this nation. How to be worthy of the trust the American people have given you. They expect statesmanship, not gamesmanship. Leading, not grandstanding. They expect you to use your power to get to the truth and to do more to help survivors of Epstein's crimes as well as the millions more who are victims of sex trafficking."
Here is Hillary Clinton’s opening statement to House Oversight on Epstein.
Clinton says she does not recall ever encountering Epstein and says she knew nothing about his crimes.
She also says that Trump should testify under oath and criticizes the committee for not holding any public hearings.
From ‘Noel’s Notes: For America’ all this talk about Trump and skating sports reminds me of my friend he groomed when she took figure skating lessons at his Central Park Ice rink. She was twelve. Link: open.substack.com/pub/noelcasl...
25.02.2026 00:58 — 👍 368 🔁 168 💬 1 📌 0
Here, thou incestuous, murd’rous, damned Dane,
Drink off this potion! Is thy union here?
Follow my mother!
[King dies.]
A+ State of the Union counterprogramming by TCM.
24.02.2026 16:53 — 👍 17071 🔁 3838 💬 11 📌 1
“We are the only species on the planet, so far as we know, to have invented a communal memory stored neither in our genes nor in our brains. The warehouse of this memory is called the library.”
— Carl Sagan
It’s not just Medicaid funding they’re withholding to MN. It’s food assistance, child care assistance, social services, job training, safety testing, public health, disaster relief. SNAP. Free lunch for kids in school.
They hate us for loving our neighbors, and are collectively punishing us for it.
HAPPY BIRTHDAY GEORGE!
💚🕉️
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In Trump’s America the notion that black people aren’t apes is abhorrent and will get you thrown out of government buildings. Buildings built by slave labor. Buildings black people’s taxes paid to maintain and fund. Shameful. #FDT
25.02.2026 11:10 — 👍 293 🔁 96 💬 6 📌 0
Marco Rubio wanted to use The Beatles as an example of the whiteness that the Trump regime wants to make the basis of the US/Europe relationship. That only makes sense if you know absolutely nothing about The Beatles.
25.02.2026 11:36 — 👍 62 🔁 14 💬 3 📌 1
25 February 1943:
George Harrison is born in Wavertree, Liverpool.
Harold Harrison, George's father: "I remember tiptoeing up the stairs to see him after he was born. All I could think of was that he looked remarkably like me."
Happy birthday, George!
www.beatlesbible.com/1943/02/25/g...
MUST WATCH.
MUST LISTEN.
MUST SHARE.
#RESIST2026
Backyard Snowplow
24.02.2026 17:56 — 👍 307 🔁 45 💬 8 📌 2
Breaking: Democrats announce they will be bringing Jeffrey Epstein survivors to look Donald Trump in the eye during his State of the Union address tonight.
24.02.2026 18:07 — 👍 2975 🔁 611 💬 219 📌 53Oh but he will.
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NEW: A hobbyist has created Nearby Glasses, an app that warns you if someone close by is wearing smart glasses. 404 Media spoke to the creator who said he was inspired by our coverage that uncovers how men are wearing Meta's Ray-Bans to covertly film massage parlor workers.
24.02.2026 15:48 — 👍 11721 🔁 5030 💬 148 📌 274
The victim was interviewed by the FBI four times.
The last time was the day before Jeffrey Epstein died
"The woman who directly named Trump in her abuse allegation claimed that around 1983, when she was around 13 yrs old, Epstein introduced her to Trump who subsequently forced her head down to his exposed penis which she subsequently bit. In response, Trump punched her in the head and kicked her out."
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