J. L. Benner

Russia unleashed one of its largest drone and missile barrages of the war on Ukraine overnight, killing at least 12 people and injuring dozens across the country. The strikes underscored how months of diplomatic efforts to broker a cease-fire have failed to yield a breakthrough. nyti.ms/3Fq24PE

I want to say again to academics who are interested in public writing. Look locally. Sure national outlets are good and I do that too, but this kind of visibility in your community can have a real impact.

I don't even care I'm happy to see her here 🥰

Would you look at that.

U.S. intelligence, law enforcement candidates face Trump loyalty test Candidates for top intelligence and law enforcement jobs were asked to give “yes” or “no” responses to questions such as: Was Jan. 6 “an inside job?”

“These people said that two individuals, both former officials who were being considered for positions within the intelligence community, were asked to give ‘yes’ or ‘no’ responses to the questions: Was Jan. 6 ‘an inside job?’ And was the 2020 presidential election ‘stolen’?”

wapo.st/3EF3aWN

Great point.

Does....does this person know who you are....? Like.... so they know you don't need the job lol

Just saw a farmer say, "you don't have to admit you were wrong, you have to admit you were lied to, " and idk that seems like a good framing to call people in

That's what is so sickening, realizing how many people look like me and genuinely don't see this happening around them, or don't care. Hearing people refer to kamala as a "hoe" was extremely angering because wtf about her was "hoe?" A former cop who's never committed a crime and only one spouse?

BTW, they no longer give citizenship to people from other countries who serve in the US military.
Some of the immigrants being deported served in our armed forces, tell me that's "fair???"

The CFO of the Office of Personnel Management was forced to resign; here's her mistake.
She said she would do the right thing, instead of whatever the "loyal" thing was.

I remember once a Sunday school teacher told us about hungry kids in other countries and I cried, and they told me to calm down because "there's really not much you can do about it, so try not to think about it if it upsets you."
Even then, I realized ignoring it helped no one, not even me.

And here it is.
The book burnings have begun.

I feel like THAT is the picture of musk that will go down in the history books; that vacant yet evil expression

Want to make a narcissist angry?

"Don't worry they had 'read only' access everyone!"
Great, I'm sure these magic computers have no copy/ paste function, no printers, no ability to just scan copies into a private database, and I'm sure their phones were taken so they couldn't screenshot anything, yeah.
I'm sure.

Hell yeah. Hold the line. This is what we need people to do.

Slow things down, don’t comply in advance so the courts have time to stop them. It’s starting to work.

I remember in "The Great Escape" one of the imprisoned British officers says something about it being their sworn duty to keep as many n@zi soldiers occupied as possible. Like just keep a bunch of them busy. Just create hassles, slow downs, chaos, confusion.
This is a valid form of resistance.

Oh good, now we have definitely confirmed that the guys invading the government are for sure racist, nice

I'm glad to see @wired.com holding strong!!!

Let's be accurate here.
This is SO MUCH WORSE OMG

They changed it to "Arab Americans for Peace," If only they had wanted that in November

All my life I've felt bad about how forgetful I am.
But now like, no matter what any authority asks me i can be like "I forget" and that will be completely consistent with my history. I'm forgetful. Established fact.

We can all finally be proud of ourselves; can't be a narc if you forget 🥰

Oddly comforted remembering how my favorite Bible stories were like, David and Goliath, when someone faced huge scary odds but succeeded in taking down the monster.
For no reason at all.

A memo listing all of the clubs eliminated by USMA.

The United States Military Academy has just eliminated all Cadet clubs and activities for POC. Most of these have existed for decades like the Society of Black Engineers. They were there when I was a Cadet in 1987. All of the religious ones remain. This isn’t DEI. It’s white Christian Nationalism.

If any higher powers or deities are listening, or anyone at all really... please help us

Happy New Guy Fawkes day!!! (I can dream)

Do I take the excedrin for the migraine or will that make the anxiety overwhelming: daily decisions now lol

Hey, I know it's scary.
If you feel like you're beginning to have a panic attack, cross your arms over your chest and alternate tapping your shoulders firmly.
Left, right. Left, right.
Take deep breaths while you do this.
It's called "a butterfly hug" and it will help you regulate ❤️