Anonymous policy lawyer

YouTube video by unvmebad86 George Washington

I don't know why they need to make short AI films about the American Revolution when the perfect one was created 18 years ago www.youtube.com/watch?v=sbRo...

This feels like another cave to me. But am I thinking about it the wrong way?

My 18 month old loves Kpop Demon Hunters so much she taught herself to say “up up up” to request “Golden”

Reminds me of the famous Revolutionary War maxim — “give me liberty or give me two weeks to think about it!!”

Extra Scrutiny of FEMA Aid to States Has Created a $17 Billion Bottleneck

Frankly that’s another reason to ask for Noem to go though. She’s wrecking the agency. www.nytimes.com/2026/01/27/c...

Extra Scrutiny of FEMA Aid to States Has Created a $17 Billion Bottleneck

Frankly that’s another reason to ask for Noem to go though. She’s wrecking the agency. www.nytimes.com/2026/01/27/c...

We’re conquered territories to him, rebellious provinces at best.

jewish law commands prioritizing the life of a pregnant, living body over the potential existence of a fetus. we are born only at our first breath.

abortion bans are against my religion but oh well, what’s the first amendment anymore

Something I learned last night, relatedly: Jewish law traditionally draws no distinction between the civil rights of natives and immigrants, owing to a verse in Exodus. We see religion show up as a reactionary force so often, but it doesn’t have to be that.

Partner once again asking me to cook long, rolled pasta for dinner.

Beginning to think I'm just a trofie husband.

Yes - until you see it firsthand, it’s hard to understand how upsetting and enraging it is to see these guys operate in your community. They are dressed for war, they beat civilians up, they openly antagonize neighbors, they’re masked, they carry people away. Everyone is livid at every scene.

“Ghouls like us,” bless his heart

I Keep Faith

I’ve had Bragg’s “I Keep Faith” ringing in my head for two weeks open.spotify.com/track/75xebI...

To paraphrase Billy: Is it wrong to wish (for this) on space hardware?

My vision of the future is Woody Guthrie’s guitar smashing Stephen Miller in the face forever.

Hey guys I hope you like stalagmites because it’s cave time bsky.app/profile/sahi...

a man in a yellow shirt and suspenders is sharpening a knife and smiling ALT: a man in a yellow shirt and suspenders is sharpening a knife and smiling

Bismarck seeing this

american conservatism is not the preservation of fire but the worship of ashes

Someone have Elon Musk fire up that sub because I think we’re about to explore another Democratic cave

Tone deaf skeet but the underlying podcast episode is great. Listen if you can. Caitlin Dickerson is a rock star.

Republicans first pledged to “repeal and replace” the ACA with their own plan sixteen years ago.

Amazon to Cut 16,000 Jobs in Latest Round of Layoffs

Related www.nytimes.com/2026/01/28/t...

One fight at a time but it’s wild to me that there’s been no sustained political backlash against a technology being designed and marketed as a way to further spike wealth inequality

Noem is a crystal-clear case of the Senate simply failing to perform its advise-and-consent function. They can regret the votes now but all of this was eminently foreseeable. Same as with Kennedy.

Looks to me like a Bethesda/Obsidian RPG character creation screen gone awry. For someone was trying for a low INT Fallout 4 build or something.

Business bet big on oligarchy. They got personalist autocracy.

Sesame Street Instagram: Big Bird snuggling a smaller bird. Offering comfort in Scary Times: After a violent event, children of different ages will have different needs. These age based strategies can help them feel safer and more secure.

Sesame Street is now offering tips for parents on post-trauma comfort because the federal government is physically and mentally abusing our country's children.

Fascists famously aren’t team players. They just temporarily fall in line behind power.

Bingo. I think the hesitation is that people will be hurt along the way. But more people will be HELPED long term with good policy outcomes.

It’s blindingly obvious but nobody is thinking that far ahead it seems!