Suz Howells

Talking about the one thing he’s supposed to understand —real estate— and he’s wrong.

A Tale of Failure in Four Parts

this is the best movie i've ever seen

Skulked away. Skulking away from that typo….

Chuffed for you! And pffft to those who skilled away. They won’t be missed.

Great story!

Without immediate intervention, the last reporters in Gaza will die July 21, 2025 AFP has been working with 1 writer, 3 photographers and 6 videographers, all freelance, in the Gaza Strip since its staff journalists left in 2024. Along with a few others, they are now the only ones left to report what is happening in the Gaza Strip. The international press has been banned from entering the territory for nearly two years. We refuse to watch them die. One of them, Bashar, has been working with AFP since 2010, first as a fixer, then freelance photographer, and since 2024, as lead photographer. On July 19th he managed to post a message on Facebook: “I no longer have the strength to work for the media. My body is thin and I can’t work anymore.” Bashar, 30, works & lives in the same conditions as all Gazans, moving from one refugee camp to another under Israeli bombings. For > a year he’s lived in utter destitution, working at extreme risk to his life. Hygiene is a major issue for him, with recurring bouts of severe intestinal illness. Since Feb, Bashar’s been living in the ruins of his home in Gaza City with his mother, 4 brothers & sisters and the family of one of his brothers. Their house is devoid of any furnishings, except a few cushions. On Sunday morning, he reported that one of his brothers had “fallen, due to hunger.” Even though these journalists receive a monthly salary from AFP, it’s no longer enough to buy food, or they have to pay completely exorbitant prices. The banking system has collapsed, and those who exchange money via online bank accounts charge a commission of up to 40%. AFP no longer has the ability to provide them with a vehicle and there is not enough fuel to allow these journalists to travel for their reporting. Driving a car means becoming a target for Israeli airstrikes. AFP reporters therefore travel on foot or by donkey cart. (alt txt continued in next post)

A horrifying statement published today by the Editorial Committee of the Agence France-Presse (AFP) news agency.

"Without immediate intervention, the last reporters in Gaza will die"

Translation from French to English by @cnorristrent.bsky.social:

There’s a nonzero chance you will die from a cancer that could have been curable because people who couldn’t pass 7th grade biology and are scared of things like “mRNA” and “riboflavin” and “walkable cities” decided to make their ignorance everybody else’s problem

The Federal Reserve is self funded, right? Why would Vought have any say?

If Scalise wants to protect “better” Medicaid for the disabled, the smart move would be to require employers to provide health insurance to the millions of working people who rely on Medicaid. And, let’s go nuts here — work with insurers to lower the costs to small businesses.

That headline should read “Pardoned Jan. 6 defendant..” Trump pardoned a would be assassin for his role in the insurrection.

"This should be obvious, but let’s be clear: Neither the White House nor the U.S. Department of Justice has the authority to hire or fire university presidents. But if you claim a power and everyone acts like you really have power, you totally have that power."

Really tackling that waste, fraud and abuse, eh?

AOC: “grounds for impeachment”

Jeffries: “Trump needs to explain”

The risk of war? What does actual war look like to you? This statement is a massive, passive disappointment. Do better.

🚨 There’s a lot of horrific news out of Washington right now—but you might have missed this: Senate Republicans just introduced a plan to sell off 120 million acres of our public lands.

Let me break down what’s in the bill and why it’s a full-scale land grab. 🧵

We have entered the "The police is saying that if the police is at your door you are not safe call the police immediately" stage of making America great again

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Two days ago, a sitting US Senator—who is on Immig subcomm (so DHS sec should have recognized him), who called out his name and ID (so thugs should have backed off), who was in his home state & city, who is son of Mex immigs and is MIT grad—was forced to ground by brownshirts and handcuffed.

Sen. Alex Padilla was just removed from Kristi Noem's press conference in Los Angeles (video: Bill Melugin/Fox News)

We feed you.
They hunt us.

Merriam-Webster Tweet: Any dictionary can be a pocket dictionary with big enough pants. Cookie Monster's reply to the tweet: Me no wear pants.

This might be the absolute greatest reply we have ever received.

Thank you, Cookie Monster 📕🍪💙

I can’t believe I’m saying this but I’ve never respected a Harvard student more than right now www.thecrimson.com/article/2025...

Evening Grosbeak, by Veronika Andrews

Happy Female Bird Day!

Female Bird Day is held annually during the last weekend of May and represents a growing movement to elevate awareness of female birds in ornithology, conservation, and birding.

Done.

Medicare is on the Big Beautiful Disaster chopping block

democrats-budget.house.gov/news/press-r...

I don't want this to get lost: after RFK Jr. finished with his tantrum, he ADMITTED he is blocking BILLIONS in federal child care funding.

That needs to change IMMEDIATELY.

Our trade deal so far is no tariffs on Rolls Royces and Bentleys and our refugee policy is white South Africans only.

Masks at a college campus protest are bad, but good for MAGA mercenaries.