Q. H. Stone

Third set grows out of your forehead like a narwhal.

A chart from this week’s newsletter: Guess who’s footing the bill for the tariffs!
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They’re hypocrites about everything. They don’t actually believe in anything except power. Basically nihilists.

This reminds me of Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor’s Nemesis System.

UCLA said no to Trump's abusive demands, went to court, and the govt is backing off.

Harvard said no to Trump's abusive demands, went to court, and the govt is left sputtering.

Columbia, Cornell, and Northwestern giving in was a big mistake. If only there were lessons against appeasing fascists.

Trump administration drops appeal of court order blocking $1.2-billion UCLA settlement The Trump administration dropped its appeal of a major higher education case in which a federal judge blocked its $1.2-billion settlement proposal to UCLA over alleged civil rights violations. It will...

This is a genuinely huge, sweeping victory today for the University of California—or rather, for us, its faculty, acting through our faculty associations, while the UC itself maintained a strict policy of deer-in-headlights silence.

The Trump admin has given up its appeal of a powerful injunction:

Hegseth to US military: if you get into MIT, we won't let you attend because of the risk that you will be exposed to ideas hostile to MAGA when you study there.

Trump Rages at Bad Bunny—and Accidentally Exposes a Big MAGA Weakness MAGA’s hatred of the Super Bowl halftime performer reflects a hubris about what parts of the culture are “theirs.” But those assumptions are proving more wrong every day.

Trump is badly losing the war over ICE, not just on the streets, but also in the culture. As Bad Bunny shows, this has become a culture war unto itself. Trump-MAGA's initial hubris has been utterly deflated.

I've got fresh data illustrating the point. 1/

(new piece)
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White House ‘can’t guarantee’ ICE won’t be at polls The federal government has historically recognized polling places as off-limits for immigration enforcement precisely to avoid deterring lawful voters.

Will ICE be at your polling place? The White House won’t say no.

Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt refused to rule out immigration enforcement at voting locations this fall, admitting she “can’t guarantee” agents won’t be present.

How TrumpRx drug prices compare to generic alternatives Patients could save more buying non-branded copycat drugs, even if they don't have insurance.

More than half the drugs on the TrumpRx site have a cheaper generic version on the market.

Pristiq, an antidepressant, is available with a TrumpRx coupon for ~$200 for a 30-day supply.

A generic version is on GoodRx for less than $30 and Mark Cuban's CostPlusDrugs for $16.65.

Kid Rock’s ‘MAGA fest’ cancelled after nearly all its acts pull out

BREAKING: Kid Rock’s “MAGA Fest” just got CANCELLED after nearly ALL acts bailed 😂🎸

Even the lineup said NOPE to the red-hat vibes.

Shinedown, Ludacris, and more walked — turns out unity > division.

MAGA music scene in shambles! 🔥 #KidRock #MAGAFlop

wait wait wait ...

TUMBLR.

THE PORN BAN GUY FROM TUMBLR IS GOING TO RUN THE WASHINGTON POST.

Look I've been pushing back on the idea that Bezos is intentionally sabotaging the paper but COME ON this is a man who thought he could just take the boobs and dicks off of *Tumblr.*

FAMU can't use the word Black on anything posted around campus related to Black History Month, to stay in compliance with Florida state laws against DEI. Black students can't use the word Black at their Historically Black College during Black History Month.

Bezos has rejected multiple offers to buy the paper, and his CEO ignored an offer to spin off the sports and local news sections.

The Epstein files provided more support for something we’ve known for quite a while:
Rightwing billionaires understand that control of media outlets gives them power.

Bitcoin reaches record high of $75,000 as traders bet on Trump victory Republican candidate is seen as pro-crypto and price of bitcoin has followed his position in the polls

If you bought Bitcoin when Trump was elected and held onto it, congrats, you’ve lost money. But don’t worry, I’m sure the price will go back up. Our President says we have the hottest economy in the world. You can trust him; he’s a convicted frsudster.

Ah! Thanks!

Wait, isn't Beard the lawyer for the plaintiff? How would he be the defense attorney?

#1 in Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension v. Noem (D. Minnesota, 0:26-cv-00628) – CourtListener.com COMPLAINT against All Defendants (filing fee $ 405, receipt number AMNDC-12575332) filed by Hennepin County Attorney's Office, Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension. Filer requests summons issued....

Minnesota's state FBI-like bureau is suing Noem. It says before pre-emptively declaring the killing righteous and abandoning the crime scene, feds took exclusive custody of evidence, including "apparently seized cellphones."

MN asserts a sovereign right to investigate crimes within its borders.

Feds back down from seeking medical records of 3,000+ trans youth After families sued, the Justice Department agreed to withdraw its subpoena for personal and medical information of transgender patients at Children's Hospital Los Angeles. Advocates called it a "fish...

@rikiwilchins.bsky.social 2026 Jan 25 CalMatters:
After the DOJ sent subpoenas to 20+ medical providers offering GAC for minors, calling it “healthcare fraud” families at Children’s Hospital LA sued. The DOJ has now agreed to drop its efforts to obtain patient files on 3,000+ trans kids.

Recently, I got a notice from my new pharmacy provider that they wouldn’t cover my thyroid medication and bizarrely suggested insulin instead! I need my thyroid medication. Then a couple of days ago, they called and told me to disregard the letter they had sent. AI is such a time and labor saver!

Also, may I say that I don’t agree with people saying ICE and CBP need “more training.” They’re doing exactly what this administration has trained them to—impose a reign of fear in blue cities. They don’t need more training. They need to be ripped up root and branch.

True for most of the right.

This is quite a post

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CBS News report on ICE officer’s injuries drew ‘huge internal concern’ Anonymously sourced report that Jonathan Ross ‘suffered internal bleeding’ after killing Renee Good faced skepticism inside CBS newsroom

It rocks that everyone at CBS News is blabbing www.theguardian.com/media/2026/j...

The funny thing is, Venezuela isn't Trump's to give. We only kidnapped their president; we didn't topple their government and take over.

Trump thinks that means we run Venezuela now and everyone in his administration is too cowardly to contradict him.

The funny thing is, Venezuela isn't Trump's to give. We only kidnapped their president; we didn't topple their government and take over.

Trump thinks that means we run Venezuela now and everyone in his administration is too cowardly to contradict him.

this is some bullshit (as in the subject) and I worked hard on it (as in the story) so pls go read it!

Non-protesting dad just trying to hustle his kids, as young as 6mo, out of the neighborhood. ICE threw a flash-bang INTO HIS car, all 6 kids in the hospital now.

If anyone wondered how things turn against occupying armies there's a case study playing out in front of you.

Elon Musk’s alternate Grok reality Amid a scandal over nonconsensual sexual images, Musk says his AI chatbot is a force for "truth and... beauty."

I wrote about Elon Musk's highly specific way of defending Grok amidst the nonconsensual sexual imges scandal, which is to take on a loopy, quasi-religious tone and suggest the chatbot is a force for "truth" and "beauty." www.motherjones.com/politics/202...

I wrote book reviews for a while for the WSJ well over a decade ago, and Bari Weis was my editor. One of her special tricks was to try to insert a sharp rightward slant into my essays *after* it had been copy edited, as a way of slipping her viewpoint in at the last minute.