Painted Mithra

Reporting live from Chicago, there’s no “hellscape” I’d rather be in.

Trump Takes Judges for Fools Rejecting unwarranted deference means preserving judicial review

When Trump publicly admits his nefarious motives judges should not ignore his explicit animus. Judges have a choice: Allow Trump to take them as fools, or look at the facts including his own admissions when assessing his power grabs? open.substack.com/pub/contrari...

The following is REAL footage from Portland, 2025. Viewer discretion is advised.

Chiitan has a dream.
I hope that one day the term LGBT will become a thing of the past.
I will continue to spread my message until we live in a world where everyone can love freely and is free from persecution and discrimination.
Until then, let's all support each other🤍

I miss the old division names.

#WarRavagedPortland

"This is supposed to be an oversight hearing" -- Schiff helpfully ticks through all of the incriminating questions -- and there are many of them -- that Bondi refused to answer during today's hearing

These people are evil. Never stop saying so. Don’t be intimidated into shutting up.

Earth at night viewed from space.

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She and the UCP make me so deeply embarrassed to be an Albertan. The good news is the right is weaker than they've ever been here, at least in my lifetime. I'm hopeful we're going to kick her to the curb next election.

Whenever anyone young asks me what they should do with their life:

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“The position of the American Academy of Sleep Medicine is to scrap Daylight Saving Time and permanently stick to Standard Time.” Remind your state and federal lawmakers!

Jen Gerson: Maybe this angry panel will fix it! Alberta tries for Round 3 of the Fair Deal panel.

“you’d have to be wilfully oblivious to buy into the claim that the current provincial government is more trustworthy or capable. From spending, to dysfunction, allegations of corruption & mismanagement, where is Smith’s government coming up green, here?”

www.readtheline.ca/p/jen-gerson...

I'm in the middle of building a 1m long Omega Class Destroyer model! It's going well so far, I can't wait to finish it. The Omegas are one of my favorite Sci Fi ships.

Observations from Montreal An ever-changing collection of commentary and observations by Montrealers or about Montreal politics and culture.

“It’s no secret that Pierre Poilievre hates journalists, particularly anyone who’s going to scrutinize his ‘policies.’ That is, quite frankly, an unforgivable sin for any politician. The fourth estate — an adversarial press — is the bedrock of democracy.” @taylornoakes.com

10 days for Gaming and blockchain? Glad to see our government is focusing on the things that truly matter. /s

Quoted tweet that says “are bad.“ The original tweet says “2025 starts with WTF, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday. The last time this happened was in 2020. We’re probably fine though right?“

You’ve been struck by
You’ve been hit by
A smooth criminal

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Excited to introduce Vibes from Meta. Eat your slop, piggies!

I've proposed it to my table a couple times (well, Delta Green, intending to run Impossible Landscapes), but they're a bit focused on the more traditional games for now.

I will try again next time we're wondering what to play next!