Frank Gehry, who stretched architecture’s boundaries, dies at 96

So no terrorism then?

How can you tell if you’re an easy mark? You thought there was a real chance a few days ago that Trump would send Ukraine Tomahawks.
How can you tell if you’re an all time sucker?
You still do.

Here at our local No Kings.

I’d say turnout is perhaps 4X that of June.

Sorry to inform Mike Johnson, I haven’t run into anyone paid to be here, or “antifa,” or anti-American. Many veterans. Lots of attendees thanking the pair of Fairfax Country policeman strolling around keeping an eye on things.

The Ghislaine Maxwell interview with Trump lawyer Todd Blanche is an example of a child molester vouching for Trump's good character.

'How come I can’t breathe?': Musk's data company draws a backlash in Memphis The company’s turbines — enough to power 280,000 homes — run without emission controls in an area that leads Tennessee in asthma hospitalizations.

Poisoning the air of a Black community for a fucking chatbot.

Schumer on the Democratic response to Trump's shakedown of Harvard: "We sent him a very strong letter just the other day asking eight very strong questions."

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The attacks on 338 continue today, this time in Eastern Canada :-(

Use the French version of the site, which is up and running: qc125.com/canada/distr...

L'armée israélienne renvoie près de mille réservistes après une lettre contre la guerre à Gaza Malgré la pression de la hiérarchie militaire, un groupe 970 réservistes de l’armée israélienne dénonce une guerre qui n’en finit pas à Gaza. Ils ont rendu publique une lettre jeudi 10 avril exigeant…

L'armée israélienne renvoie près de mille réservistes après qu’ils aient signé une lettre contre la guerre à Gaza.
Des « extrémistes marginaux » selon le bureau du premier ministre…

Man who wants kids unaware he will be expected to parent them KITCHENER, ON – Sources report that Brody Richards, 33, desires to bring small humans into the world while apparently unaware that he will also be required to parent them.

Man who wants kids unaware he will be expected to parent them

You set the house on fire, watched it burn, and then lost your nerve and put it out. You now have a partially burned house. Great job.

Trump right now is huddled with Howard Nutlick trying to figure out a way to sell spots in the next DOD group text.

Clowns of war…

The Justice Department instructing Judge Boasberg to yield to “the mandate of the electorate” and stop asking questions about defiance of his court order is honestly one of the most demented and disturbing things I’ve ever seen in a legal filing. It comes pretty close to a claim of divine right.

BREAKING: The guy who bankrupted six companies is now tanking the American economy. Who could’ve seen this coming.

thehill.com/business/517...

Firing civil servants and dismantling government departments is how aspiring strongmen consolidate personal power – lessons from around the globe Whether by shuffling agency personnel, creating new agencies, or limiting their capacity for oversight, a common tactic among power-hungry leaders is establishing control over the country’s…

From Turkey to Hungary to Venezuela to Benin, firing civil servants and dismantling government departments is how aspiring strongmen consolidate personal power.

Scholars share lessons learned from around the globe: #CivilService #autocrats #DOGE

@josephfcox New from 404 Media: anyone can push updates to the Doge.gov site. Two sources independently found the issue, one made their own decision to deface the site. "THESE 'EXPERTS' LEFT THEIR DATABASE OPEN." 404media.co/anyone-can-pus….

Absolutely incredible times

🧵 THREAD: In the second Trump administration, we’re devoting a significant part of our staff to detailing dramatic changes in the role of the federal government in the lives of Americans.

Here are some of the issues we’re watching — and how you can inform our work.

As a reminder to the current regime at the head of the U.S., Canada said no the first time 250 years ago this year.

Around 35% of SpaceX’s revenue comes directly from the federal govt.

Less than 1% of NPR’s budget comes from the federal govt.

Trump damaged trust completely. Importers should keep looking elsewhere, even with a reprieve.

Kendrick Lamar wearing jeans and a denim jacket. He's holding up his Grammy award. The text reads: "Kendrick Lamar's 'Not Like Us' Wins Grammy For Record of the Year." Photo by Kevin Winter/Getty Images for The Recording Academy.

"Not Like Us" by Kendrick Lamar took home the Grammy for record of the year. It's the second time a rap song has won the award. The song reached No. 1 on the Billboard singles chart and is currently the subject of a lawsuit by Drake. nyti.ms/3PZT05x

La faim du Canada Face à la crise alimentaire qui sévit au pays, des collectivités entières se mobilisent. Mais sans plus d'effort des gouvernements, cette entraide, bien qu'admirable, reste insuffisante.

Face à la crise alimentaire qui sévit au pays, des collectivités entières se mobilisent. Mais sans plus d’effort des gouvernements, cette entraide, bien qu’admirable, reste insuffisante.
https://lactualite.com/societe/la-faim-du-canada/

Patrick Mahomes and the secrets of the Dad Bod: What we get wrong about athleticism Patrick Mahomes and Nikola Jokić aren't just superstars. They challenge us to better understand the hidden secrets of athleticism.

“I love the idea that if you can do everything pretty well, there’s a place for you at the highest level of sport,” Elliott said.

www.nytimes.com/athletic/609...

Elon Musk: "race mixing is bad. Italy for Italians!"

*woman next to him moves as far away as possible*

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