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Murc’s law, everywhere, all the time.

Perfect response from @neguse.house.gov here. Watch this.

Venezuelan fishermen in fear after US strikes on boats in the Caribbean At least 27 people have been killed in US strikes on alleged "narco-boats" in the Caribbean.

Not great that fishermen fear being randomly murdered by the U.S. government.

Or that the U.S. President jokes about it.

www.bbc.com/news/article...

“The boat was suspected of carrying Colombians affiliated w/Colombian terrorist organizations, the sources said, but the Pentagon was unable to determine the individual identities of each person on the boats before they struck them.”
They don’t even know their names, but insist they are terrorists!

Libraries are reeling after a major distributor shutdown. This Thursday brings bad news for book lovers. Baker & Taylor, one of the largest distributors for print library books in America, is closing down—and throwing the distribution pipeline into (a…

'Today, those rumors have been verified. B&T will officially close at the end of 2025, in a move sure to affect readers from Cuyahoga Falls to Jacksonville.'

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"sweeping cuts resulted in the loss of 2 streaming shows, the gutting of the network’s Sat morning news program, & the disbanding of its race and culture unit.
On top of that, 8 on-air correspondents & hosts were given their pink slips – and all of them are women, with half of them people of color."

I'm shaking almost too hard to type. I entered SLC airport and heard screams and cries for help. I could see people gathered around, watching. I sped over to discover this woman face down on the floor, four grown men pushing her down, while she cried "HELP ME" and pled for her child.

one of my favorite things is when the subject of a piece threatens a journalist and the journalist responds by casually printing everything very matter of factly

#BREAKING The 7th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals puts a hold on Judge Sara Ellis’ order requiring U.S. Border Patrol Commander Greg Bovino to appear in court daily.

Greg Bovino has been ordered by Judge Sara Ellis to appear in court daily & explain how agents are adhering to restrictions against using excessive force

He must also wear a body cam at all times

Sara Ellis is a hero

Thank you Judge Ellis for standing up for what’s right and defying the fascists

37K views · 994 reactions | Who's on first? Watch Chris Cornell react to Pierre's infamous "You Know My Name" phone call. | 93.3 WMMR Philadelphia Who's on first? Watch Chris Cornell react to Pierre's infamous "You Know My Name" phone call.

Pierre Robert was a legend. I'd like to pay tribute to his memory by posting the following. I remember exactly where I was when this happened because I was laughing so hard I almost drove off the road.

I just gasped. For many generations of Philadelphians, Pierre Robert has been as much a part of this city as the Phillie Phanatic, the Mummers, and soft pretzels. When music on the radio mattered, Pierre Robert was essential. Damn. RIP.

Donald Trump has intentionally instructed the federal government to withhold emergency funding for SNAP - that is already paid for and set aside for just this purpose - that would cover almost 3 full weeks for all of the 42 million Americans who rely on it. Media is barely covering that fact at all.

Every $1 invested in SNAP generates $1.80 in local economic activity. Without SNAP, that will mean a loss of $15 billion to the US economy just in November alone.

As the Atlantic Ocean warms, climate change is fueling Hurricane Melissa's ferocity Hurricane Melissa has rapidly intensified into a Category 5 storm due to warming oceans linked to climate change.

I am thinking of the people of Jamaica, and the many New Yorkers with loved ones there, as Hurricane Melissa — fueled by a warming ocean — grows into the strongest storm ever to bear down upon the island.

Top media analyst tells Comcast to hire Charlie Kirk’s widow as NBC’s editor-in-chief ‘Sure, at first blush it sounds crazy, but Trump loves a deal, and Brian Roberts needs to think big and differently,’ media analyst Rich Greenfield wrote this week

This is the state of American media right now.

www.independent.co.uk/news/world/a...

Goodness gracious - part 2

The Walton family (who own Walmart) are worth over $400 billion, yet many of their employees are on SNAP.

Bezos is worth over $400 billion, many Amazon employees require SNAP.

The people who need help are not the problem.

It’s corporate greed. It’s an unwillingness to pay a living wage.

A kid in a Halloween costume sitting at a table with Halloween candy and fruit. He has a candy cigarette dangling from his mouth. The text reads, "Nothing like taking a drag from your candy cigarette after a long, hard night of trick-or-treating." Don't smoke, kids. It's bad for you.

Trick-or-treating the Gen X way.

Common Myths About SNAP (SUPPLEMENTAL Nutrition ASSISTANCE Program)

This thread makes a point I find myself coming to often these days.

It's hard to make this point in a way that doesn't sound like a threat, but it's just a fact that for centuries the wealthy in America worried that the mob would come get them and did all they could to avoid that fate.

I did an event with Anne Applebaum last week and asked her about Trump's weaknesses. The first one she cited was the blatant corruption, self-interest and disregard for ordinary people. Smart authoritarians at least pretend otherwise.

The New York Post is owned by Lachlan Murdoch, solely because his daddy bought it and passed it on to him.

And it's backing Andrew Cuomo, a meathead whose whole career in politics stems from his daddy being good at it.

But *Mamdani* is the nepo baby, because his mom was a filmmaker? Sure.

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this is exactly what's happening

[looks around for jake tapper] hey man, do you, uh, want to write about this?

I just went through multiple dementia tests with my parents. Hell, my mom even passed one of them 6 mos ago. Today she’s in memory care facility because she can’t be trusted to take care of herself or to be safe. There’s something seriously wrong with POTUS if he’s bragging about his scores.

I continue to sincerely want the term “Kavanaugh Stop” to be a badge of shame for the rest of Brett Kavanaugh’s days; the only bit of writing he’s known or remembered for; his sole contribution to the Law; for him to perceive, in little stabs of self-awareness, that this will be his rancid legacy.

I really want him to draw a clock.

finally: a comic so niche that only birders will understand