The Grimmest of Potatoes

self portrait of the artist seated at a kitchen table with her head resting on on the table and her arms hanging limp with exhaustion. Two goblins approach her curiously.

Burned out.

Holy shit!!!

House votes to kill funding for public media The U.S. House voted Thursday on a rescission bill to claw back money for foreign aid programs, along with the next two years of funding for the public media system. The measure now goes to the Senate.

The House narrowly approved legislation Thursday to eliminate the next two years of federal funding for public media outlets.

The measure passed 214 to 212, with two Republican lawmakers switching their votes from "no" to "yes" to push it over the finish line.

Noem to ban Harvard international students if Trump's demands not met The DHS secretary says she will revoke visas unless the university complies by April 30.

“International students are being played as poker chips, as negotiating tools…being disrespected and dehumanized.”

Kristi Noem to ban Harvard international students if Trump's demands are not met by April 30.

Federal immigration authorities wrongfully detain U.S. citizens Immigration law in the United States is based on the idea that all people, regardless of how they entered the country, have rights.

1. There has been a lot of attention, rightly, on the Trump administration disappearing immigrants to El Salvador

But something that has gotten much less attention is the Trump administration WRONGFULLY DETAINING US CITIZENS they "suspect" are undocumented immigrants.

The White House has begun process of looking for new secretary of defense The White House has begun the process of looking for a new secretary of defense, according to a U.S. official who was not authorized to speak publicly.

BREAKING NEWS: The White House has begun the process of looking for a new secretary of defense, according to a U.S. official who was not authorized to speak publicly.

YOU CAN DO IT!

Foreign Friends with Travel Plans to the U.S. for Conventions:

A bit back I said you should maybe reconsider those plans.

I would like to amend my prior statement.

Cancel them. Cancel them now. We cannot keep you safe from our own government. Take your holiday in Spain or something.

Some DOS games that are turning 35 this year:🎂

King's Quest 5
LOOM
Prince of Persia
Red Baron
Rise of the Dragon
SimEarth
Railroad Tycoon
Star Control
Monkey Island
Stunts
Ultima 6
Wing Commander
Commander Keen
Crime Wave
Dangerous Dave
Retaliator
Gunboat
Hugo's House of Horrors
King's Bounty
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Spoiler: It is absolutely market manipulation

I'm not going to stop saying this. We need to stop calling it "deporting." It may not always be fair or humane, but deportation has a process. And it means you're sent back to where you came from. These people are being trafficked and sold to slave prisons. Not deported.

This will absolutely kill people. The decimation of USAID, the gutting of CDC, NIH and now he’s about to create drug shortages.

Inside you, there are two wolves:

Court does a coup.

YOU GUYS.

Lotta people who have spent their comfortable, unbothered lives smugly insisting they "Don't do politics" are about to find out politics have no issue doin' them.

The image is a screenshot of a tweet from Neil Stone (@DrNeilStone ). The tweet reads: "RFK Jr has cut Alzheimers research. ALZHEIMERS. One of the most devastating, urgent and increasing health problems we face today. He’s not interested. He’s a nasty piece of work."

Gen Z and Millennials: In ten years when we’re still without a cure and you’re caring for your parents, remember what he did.

the american belief in how free america is relative to other places is so ingrained and so incorrect

it is because they want to impoverish the country! they don’t want high end manufacturing. they want americans working subsistence wages making t shirts and clothes hangers

This is part of what’s so insane. As they talk about re-shoring and manufacturing they are actively trying to destroy an entire us manufacturing industry that already exists.

The image is a screenshot of a tweet from Brandon Bradford (@BrandonLBradfor ). The tweet reads: "Deporting Americans without due process then saying they no longer get due process because they aren’t in America means no one has rights, FYI. Nightmare scenario."

If you think this can’t happen, remember that of the 125,000 Japanese Americans who were interned during WWII for years without charge or trial, two-thirds were U.S. citizens. Including me.

It is not and has never been about wealth or prosperity in an objective sense. It's about control of human beings and the wealthy have more control and power in a desperate, shrinking economy than they do in a prosperous and wealthy one.

Great piece from the Center for Politics arguing that realigmment on race and cultural issues, not economics led to the white-working class moving away from the Democratic Party.
centerforpolitics.org/crystalball/...

Marine Le Pen barred from running for French presidency in 2027 Far-right leader found guilty of embezzlement of European funds and immediately barred from running for office

France’s institutions defended its democracy, upholding the law.

South Korea’s institutions defended its democracy, upholding the law.

Brazil’s institutions defended its democracy, upholding the law.

Only America’s decided a criminal must be allowed to break its laws and destroy its democracy.

God help us.

An effort to block non-citizens from voting could impact married women, too Voting rights groups say the SAVE Act would create a barrier for millions of Americans who have changed their legal name because of marriage or to better align with their gender identity.

The "proof of citizenship" portion will likely follow the provisions of the SAVE act which requires birth certificates or passports. Since most women do not update birth certificates when changing surnames after marriage, it would effectively disenfranchise most women. 19thnews.org/2025/03/save...

Japanese actress Meiko Kaji

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JUST IN: Judge Hollander has issued a *second* letter today warning Social Security acting commissioner Dudek not to shut down all operations over her order barring DOGE's access to sensitive systems. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...