Isaac S. Loftus

A Texas megachurch pastor and GOP leader has been arrested for crimes against children. Not Robert Morris, a different one. Not Josiah Anthony, a different one. Not Luke Cunningham, a different one. Not Tony Evans, a different one. Not Scott Crenshaw, a different one. Not Steve Lawson, a different o

The reason we have rules of engagement isn’t to keep warfighters from killing our enemies.

It’s to keep them from killing a farmer with a shovel bc they thought it was a rifle and didn’t bother to wait to check.

Or a family in a car bc the driver looked nervous.

Or a boat full of fishermen.

That’s awesome

Only an administration intent on committing war crimes in the present and future would stoop to calling Wounded Knee a "battle" rather than what it truly was: a massacre of over 250 Lakotas, mainly women, children, and the elderly. 1/

Michael Jackson — specially Bad

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Charlie Kirk’s alleged killer scratched bullets with a Helldivers combo and a furry sex meme The suspected shooter left a hodgepodge of extremely online taunts.

Charlie Kirk’s alleged killer scratched bullets with a Helldivers combo and a furry sex meme

Programs for Students With Hearing and Vision Loss Harmed by Trump’s Anti-Diversity Push Citing concerns about DEI, the U.S. Department of Education has halted funding for programs that support students with combined hearing and vision loss in eight states. “How low can you go?” one advoc...

Citing concerns about DEI, the Department of Education has halted funding for programs that support students with combined hearing and vision loss in eight states.

“How low can you go?” one advocate asked. “How can you do this to children?”

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“But are there not many Fascists in your country?"
"There are many who do not know they are Fascists, but will find it out when the time comes.”

- Hemingway, For Whom the Bell Tolls (1940)

It really is so striking how much The Discourse operates untethered from…what we actually know. The killer is still at large! We have no idea who did it! Seems pretty important to get that sorted.

My coworker and I watched plainclothes people grab two community members and put them into unmarked cars this morning. One was yelling for help. And all we could do was film. They're disappearing people.

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Eels are art

I swear I have never successfully posted from my phone without a typo

Any thread that can work in a Galadriel quote is a good

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This is a Nextdoor post

This is a really great piece

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Hey Chris! Loved the article. I’m excited to dive into the book!

Looking at domestic popular culture and politics during that pre-pearl harbor era is so fascinating. If you’re doing any interviews, we’d love to have you on as a guest on my history podcast

Focus friend by Hank green ranked at number 1 on the Apple Store app top lists

Saw it at number 1 just now!

The Race to Rescue PBS and NPR Stations

Today, Knight Foundation is committing $10M to the Public Media Bridge Fund — part of a nearly $37M effort to support public media. We’re calling on others to join us in ensuring public media remains a pillar of civic life.

Read more in @nytimes.com:

www.nytimes.com/2025/08/19/b...

This sounds going viral here’s the original Sinéad O’Connor performance

I’m so sorry to hear that. Been following the pup dates for the last week and really hoping for good news.

My hear is with you and your family

Im helping sell my grandfathers black 1990 Mercedes 560SEL

If you’re into a car that’s built to chauffeur people around in. It’s also got a “country” horn and a “city” horn for the life of me can’t figure out why

“And that Douglass would have hated Black Lives Matter.”

The man sent his own two sons off to war to fight against slavery and for equal rights.

The United States would not exist if George Washington hadn’t ordered his troops to be vaccinated.

We have spiraled back 250 years.

Why you might not know that 2024 was America's safest year since the 1960s An overwhelming majority of Americans, 64 percent, believe that crime increased across the country in 2024, according to a Gallup survey conducted late last year.

1. This week, the FBI released its comprehensive crime report for 2024, which revealed that both VIOLENT CRIME and PROPERTY CRIME reached their LOWEST LEVELS SINCE THE 1960s

This a massive story. But you might not have heard about it, even if you follow the news closely.

Here's why.

Low key one of the worst anbuses of power ever? www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...