Nathaniel Baldwin

They’re all worried they’ll be expatriated if they stop frowning

Amen

I’m wondering this too. Are we to believe it’s just a coincidence retiring senators are mostly leading this charge?

Thought this was excellent. That show was sneaky-good. Finished it last night and this piece was a great chaser.

He should consider putting up one of those Little Free Libraries

I’d just say it’s not at all surprising that the idea of one state shared with their oppressors/genociders has very little support. That doesn’t mean it’s not a viable option though - just one that doesn’t feel realistic while we’re still in the middle of a genocide.

Could we not then apply that 8,900 to the 186,000 the Lancet said (over a year ago) could be the true death toll? Meaning less than 5% of the dead are likely Hamas? Of course that was when there were only 38,000 killed vs 53,000 at the time of this report, so 5% is generous.

Proportional representation, explained Proportional representation is an electoral system that elects multiple representatives in each district in proportion to the number of people who vote for them.

Had to educate myself on what exactly that means, which this site helped with (in case others are in the same boat): protectdemocracy.org/work/proport...

I’m glad Marisa mentioned this. In certain circles there is - correctly! - laser focus on this catastrophe but it can be hard to get the story through to people, in no small part because it’s so upsetting and bleak and enraging that some deep part of people shuts down and rejects it.

I need a ride, not ammo.

‘If I die, I want a loud death’: Gaza photojournalist killed by Israeli airstrike Fatima Hassouna, who had been documenting war in Gaza for 18 months and was subject of new documentary, killed along with 10 members of her family

Unspeakable evil. "Twenty-four hours before she was killed, it was announced that a documentary focusing on Hassouna’s life in Gaza since the Israeli offensive began would be debuted at a French independent film festival that runs parallel to Cannes." www.theguardian.com/world/2025/a...

This is from Veep, right?

It’s their kink

State tells employees to report on one another for ‘anti-Christian bias’ “It’s very ‘Handmaid’s Tale’-esque,” one official said.

“The cable encourages State Department employees to report on one another through a tip form that can be anonymous. ‘Reports should be as detailed as possible, including names, dates, locations (e.g. post or domestic office where the incident occurred),’ the cable reads.”

Israel military razed Gaza perimeter land to create ‘kill zone’, soldiers say Combatants’ testimonies describe how areas were destroyed to create ‘a death zone of enormous proportions’

“[We] set out on this war out of insult, out of pain, out of anger, out of the sense that we had to succeed. This distinction [between civilians and terrorist infrastructure], it didn’t matter. Nobody cared. We decided on a line … past which everyone is a suspect.”

Those trying to understand the tariffs as economic policy are dangerously naive.

No, the tariffs are a tool to collapse our democracy. A means to compel loyalty from every business that will need to petition Trump for relief.

1/ A 🧵 to explain his plan and how we fight back.

Stop citing pretextual motivations as if they are real

Israel killed 15 Palestinian paramedics and rescue workers one by one, says UN Workers on a mission to help colleagues were buried in mass grave in southern Gaza, says humanitarian office

“We’re digging them out in their uniforms, with their gloves on. They were here to save lives. Instead, they ended up in a mass grave. These ambulances have been buried in the sand. There’s a UN vehicle here, buried in the sand. A bulldozer – Israeli forces bulldozer – has buried them.”

In Gaza, almost every IDF platoon keeps a human shield, a sub-army of Palestinian slaves | Opinion ***

"In Gaza, human shields are used by Israeli soldiers at least six times a day...Today, almost every platoon keeps a "shawish," and no infantry force enters a house before a "shawish" clears it. This means there are four "shawishes" in a company, twelve in a battalion, at least 36 in a brigade. 1/4

At least we got something out of this game

This is authoritarianism in operation. Americans don't know what it looks like, but that's it. This is what it looks like.

Netflix founder donates $50 million to Bowdoin to study AI The donation from alumnus Reed Hastings is the largest ever given to the college.

“Hastings Initiative for AI and Humanity” feels like an oxymoron

Live updates: Hundreds killed as Israel launches airstrikes across Gaza Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said he ordered the strikes because of a lack of progress in talks to extend the ceasefire. Officials said the operation was open-ended and was expected to expand.

THEY BROKE THE CEASEFIRE. WHY IS THAT SO FUCKING HARD TO WRITE.

I’m wondering if you or any group are organizing against the dealership coming to Riverside. Not sure if it can be stopped but worth a shot.

@consequence.bsky.social really disappointing to see you guys posting an affiliate article about Amazon music today. I realize you’ve got to make that money but this was tone deaf.

Hello! You've Been Referred Here Because You're Wrong About Section 230 Of The Communications Decency Act Hello! Someone has referred you to this post because you’ve said something quite wrong about Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act. I apologize if it feels a bit cold and rude to resp…

Wouldn’t eliminating 230 just make it impossible for anyone else to try to compete with them?

The war on DEI is a smoke screen MAGA’s attacks on “wokeness” and diversity, equity, and inclusion are a thinly veiled attack on the Civil Rights Movement itself.

“Far from harmless, the crusade against DEI has been a way of laundering racist policies into the mainstream.”

Musk and Trump Are Cutting Popular Programs. That’s Deliberate. This is how you sever the positive relationship between people and government—ensuring there’s nothing left to defend.

“Every clean energy investment in your community, every Social Security check, every child enrolled in Head Start, every improvement in air and water quality, is a threat to right-wing ideological dominance. They know it, and they want to stop Americans from having those positive associations.”