Howie Tilkin

a man in a furry vest says i 'm just feeling a little bit left out ALT: a man in a furry vest says i 'm just feeling a little bit left out

I feel like I never feel the earthquakes

Trump gutted the weather service. Then Texas flooded. It's a brutal reminder that in disasters, we need the federal government.

"The bottom line is that Trump and DOGE made drastic cuts to the NWS and the NOAA. Retired federal scientists warned the cuts could hamstring forecasts and make extreme weather events less predictable and more dangerous."

Trump refers to bankers as "shylocks"

As @lyndonbajohnson.bsky.social would say: these folks couldn’t pour piss out of a boot with the instructions written on the heel.

Rep. Dean: "The senators voted on this not knowing exactly what was in the bill. I bet they loved the part about no sales tax on silencers. Really, folks? We want to make silencers more plentiful in this country at the behest of the representative who owns gun stores? Conflicts of interest abound."

Congressman Ritchie Torres tells MSNBC he is unlikely to run for New York Governor.

Torres also continues to decline to endorse Zohran Mamdani for New York City Mayor but said that Mamdani is ‘likely to win.’

Reporter: “You once said you would end the Ukraine war in 24 hours… You’ve now been in office for five months and five days. Why have you not been able to end the Ukraine war?”

Trump: “Because it’s more difficult than people would have any idea.”

I remember too keenly the sense of dread I felt in 2003 when a friend elatedly messaged me on AIM that we were at war when Iraq was bombed.
I feel that dread again tonight.
Sometimes military action can be justified. Sometimes it should not be. But it can NEVER be celebrated.

Military action against Iran can be good for Israel but bad for the US.
Israeli military action against Iran can be justified even while prolonged action in Gaza has moral complexities.

Gray is the color of a crappy day when things feel gloomy.
Gray is also the color of the world. Not just because things are gloomy but because the world is not black and white.

The muppet character Swedish Chef

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Much as I would not dare to predict the consequences of this war, I do think we can summarize it thusly so far:

A smart and evil man manipulated a stupid and evil man into a war against a fanatical and evil regime.

Fuck Ted Cruz for making Tucker Carlson seem sane.

NYC Comptroller Brad Lander Detained by Masked Federal Agents While Escorting Immigrant from Court This was the third time Lander had been accompanying people to and from their immigration hearings.

NYC Comptroller Brad Lander was taken into custody by federal agents while attempting to escort a defendant from immigration court on Tuesday afternoon.

This was the third time Lander had been accompanying people to and from their immigration hearings.

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The Tony Award for biggest turnaround of the year goes to Maybe Happy Ending, for a show that allegedly almost couldn’t afford to finish building the set and is now so deservedly winning on the biggest stage!

The Tony Award for prime broadcast spot despite not being nominated for best musical goes to Real Women Have Curves. And I hope that prime placement translates to tickets for a well-deserving show!

The Tony for fastest run to the stage clearly goes to Cole Escola.

The Tony Award for the tearjerker that you’re not entirely sure why but you’re still feeling all the feels goes to the Hamilton 10 year anniversary medley. #TonyAwards

The Tony Award for luckiest person in attendance goes to Keanu Reaves. We should all be so lucky to be that close to Jonathan’s pure talent and infectious love. #TonyAwards

And the Tony Award for award going to the absolute nicest person on Broadway goes to Francis Jue. #TonyAward

The Tony Award for best creative choice and programming decision goes to Brian Stokes Mitchell doing VOG announcements!

Eli Lake & @EliLake If Mahmoud Khalil is charged and convicted of an actual crime he should be deported. If his "crime" is just the expression of support for a terrorist organization, then this pageant is grotesque. And yes I realize that CUAD's harassment of Jews, destruction of property etc.. is not protected speech. But the legal argument thus far amounts to saying permanent legal residents can't say anything that the Secretary of State believes undermines US foreign policy. That's a horrendous violation of free speech. And as much as I despise campus solidarity with baby stranglers, I love American values more.

Truly stunned that Eli Lake, of all people, is making this argument.

Wow.

Here's video of Steve Bannon doing a Sieg Heil today at CPAC. It is what it is and it's what Bannon intended. Don't let yourself be gaslit.

The Trump official currently dismantling USAID was caught in a secret meeting with a group of pro-Russian separatists in the Balkans.

Those he met with are under American sanctions for trying to restart the Bosnian war in the name of Christian nationalism. 1/

She it absolutely right that AI is running deceptive and rampant. But using it for a good cause like trashing a n*zi seems a good exception to the rule.

To remind everyone from the last time he tried this, we already have a Hall of Fame of Great Americans, located on the Bronx campus of @cuny.edu, originally home of NYU. Throw some funding there for refurbishments, sure. But you’re trying to build something that already exists!

Crockett: What we’re not going to do is stand around while they pull this bullshit that they’re trying to pull right now

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Like Putin, Erdoğan, and Orbán, Netanyahu is trying to silence a critical, independent newspaper. Haaretz will not balk and will not morph into a pamphlet that publishes messages approved by the government and its leader.
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DOOCY: Would Palestinians have the right to return to Gaza if they left during the rebuilding?

TRUMP: It would be my hope that we could do something really nice, really good, where they wouldn't want to return

(A reporter can be heard yelling, "It's their home, sir!")