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Another example of why traditional media (which adheres to long-standing journalistic standards) cannot compete w/ the right wing media sphere, which plays by completely different rules. It's a completely asymmetric playing field. The left can't compete by relying on traditional media for messaging.

It’s this sort of criminally negligent behavior by police that greatly increases the chance of a less-lethal round of becoming a lethal round.

Trump announced Alcatraz reopening hours after ‘Escape from Alcatraz’ aired on PBS The 1979 film starring Clint Eastwood about the daring 1962 escape attempt aired on the local PBS channel just six hours before the president made his demand that the prison be reopened

Trump announced Alcatraz reopening just hours after ‘Escape from Alcatraz’ aired on a South Florida PBS station www.independent.co.uk/news/world/a...

May the 4th Be With You. It’s a trap! #StarWars #Connections

Watch: Jonathan Groff and the Cast of Broadway's Just in Time Sing 'Beyond the Sea' on Colbert The Bobby Darin biomusical dropped by the late-night show April 29.

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-Terry Moran's final Q for Trump: "What do you say to people who are concerned you are taking, seizing too much power and becoming an authoritarian president like we haven't had before?" Trump's response:

FULL TRANSCRIPT: Trump's exclusive 100 days broadcast interview with ABC News President Donald Trump sat down with ABC News' Terry Moran on Tuesday for the first broadcast interview marking the 100-day milestone of his second term.

The transcript of Trump's ABC interview is almost impossible to read. It's just nonstop babbling. Like if Jack Kerouac swallowed a field of peyote then started trying to write dialogue.

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“You’ve got highly classified information.”

The cynic's version of the Golden Rule: He who has the gold makes the rules. This is supposed to have come from a 1967 comic strip by Johnny Hart: The Wizard of Id.

Lantern Service The Old North Church is offering a traditional Lantern Service on Friday, April 18, 2025 at 7:00pm in honor of the 250th anniversary of the “two if by sea”…

@hcrichardson.bsky.social’s Old North Church Keynote 4/18/25 in honor of the 250th anniversary of the “two if by sea” signal from the church’s steeple on the eve of the American Revolution. Starts at 1:18.
vimeo.com/1074289056 Brilliant. She brings history alive. Timely.

IMPEACH TRUMP. AGAIN. Impeach Trump. Sign the petition NOW to defend democracy and demand accountability! He is disqualified from office, and has violated the U.S. Constitution.

We need to keep saying this until Members of Congress finally act: there is a precise remedy in the Constitution for confronting a lawless president: impeachment. Any Member of the House can introduce articles of impeachment. The time is now. www.impeachtrumpagain.org @fsfp.bsky.social

UMass faculty calls on land grant universities to join in fight against Trump administration; McGovern, AG also weigh in AMHERST — Faculty at the University of Massachusetts are calling on Chancellor Javier Reyes and President Martin Meehan to form a compact with the 250 land grant and public universities across the cou...

This is how you do it.

The "Mutual Academic Defense Compact".

The moral imperative may be to fight...

but the strategic imperative is to not fight alone:

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AOC: Some of the Republicans whose districts we visited just warned their leadership that they’re not sure they can vote for Medicaid cuts now.

We’ve got them on their back foot. But our job is not done.

We will rally every corner of the U.S.

We will not stop until they actually vote no.

The death toll from the Russian drone attack on Dnipro has risen to three, including a child.

Twenty-eight civilians were injured, among them four children. Residential buildings and civilian infrastructure were heavily damaged.

1/4. On the White House’s theory, if they abduct you, get you on a helicopter, get to international waters, shoot you in the head, and drop your corpse into the ocean, that is legal, because it is the conduct of foreign affairs.

3/4. If we accept the idea that moving a person from one place to another undoes rights and disempowers the judiciary, we are endorsing the basic Nazism practice that enabled the killing of millions.

2/4. The entire practice of the Holocaust of the Jews involved zones of statelessness. It is easier to move people away from law than it is to remove law from people. Almost all of the killing took place in artificially created stateless zones.

“These are red lines for us — recognizing any temporarily occupied territories as Russian. Trump’s representative, Witkoff, is discussing matters beyond his competence” — Zelensky

Just started watching The Residence. It’s so good. The White House cut-away dollhouse shots are amazing. www.netflix.com/tudum/featur...

‘Call it what it is’: Experts warn Trump’s latest moves are ‘full blown fascism’ President Donald Trump’s recent escalating rhetoric and actions across multiple fronts have alarmed political experts, who are now warning that the United States is not just drifting but accelerating ...

“He’s threatening media companies who are critical of him,” warned Republican Sarah Longwell. “He’s talking about sending Americans to foreign prisons. He’s signing executive orders to investigate former staff members who spoke out against him. Don’t you see what’s happening here?”

Great to see Former U.S. Senator Al Franken as a Senator on Netflix’ The Residence.

“Changing your mind isn’t a weakness — it’s a sign you’re growing, learning, and brave enough to evolve.”

YouTube video by Ira Brian Miller Benson Boone performing “Bohemian Rhapsody” with Brian May of QUEEN at Coachella 2025

Benson Boone performing “Bohemian Rhapsody” with Brian May of QUEEN at Coachella 2025 youtu.be/dIAzAnWz9EM?...

YouTube video by Erik De La Garza 'It's AI — and she cannot spell that!' Rachel Maddow speechless at Trump official's flub

'It's AI — and she cannot spell that!' Rachel Maddow speechless at Trump official's flub

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Trump’s budget plan eviscerates weather and climate research, and it could be enacted immediately | CNN The cuts could cripple US industries — including agriculture — that depend on free, accurate weather and climate data and expert analysis. It could also halt research on deadly weather, including seve...

Trump is destroying US weather forecasting and research because he dislikes the word "climate":

"While the phrase 'climate change' refers to manmade influence on climate via planet-warming pollution, 'climate' in NOAA parlance is simply weather observed over time..."

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IMPEACH TRUMP. AGAIN. Impeach Trump. Sign the petition NOW to defend democracy and demand accountability! He is disqualified from office, and has violated the U.S. Constitution.

BREAKING: More than 350,000 people have now joined our campaign calling for impeachment proceedings against this lawless president. The Impeachment Clause must be invoked in the face of the multiple abuses of power committed by Donald Trump. Join us at www.impeachtrumpagain.org. @fsfp.bsky.social

BofA Launches ‘Golf with Us’ to Bring Affordable Rounds to More Than 50,000 Youth Nationwide Bank of America today announced the launch of Golf with Us, a new initiative designed to grow the next generation of golfers. Golf with Us offers youth, ages 6-18, a free one-year membership to Youth ...

BofA Launches ‘Golf with Us’ to Bring Affordable Rounds to More Than 50,000 Youth Nationwide newsroom.bankofamerica.com/content/news...

If You Think Due Process Doesn’t Affect You, Read This How Trump’s War on Due Process Threatens Every American

If You Think Due Process Doesn’t Affect You, Read This.
How Trump’s War on Due Process Threatens Every American.
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I finished! #Severance

Drew Ryn Could Be ‘American Idol’s Next Kelly Clarkson American Idol is filled with exceptional talent this season, but Drew Ryn could find herself in a confetti shower on the finale.

Drew Ryn Could Be ‘American Idol’s Next Kelly Clarkson collider.com/american-ido...