Rachel

If you have any old clothes you’re planning to get rid of, tomorrow would be a really funny day to leave piles of them in random places

We’ve bombed Iran. And dismantled our joint terrorism task force. And sent a third of the FBI to help ICE. And gutted the National Security Council. And a drunk guy is in charge at the pentagon. And our intelligence allies probably won’t share intel with us. Because people couldn’t vote for a woman.

That would be a bonus. I hope it solves the problem!

Yuck! I hate those types of purchases. 😔

👀👇. remember

Dismissed by DEI: Trump’s Purge Made Black Women With Stable Federal Jobs an “Easy Target” The president’s attack on diversity efforts has derailed the government careers of highly educated civil servants — even though the jobs some lost were not directly involved with any DEI programs.

Dismissed FAA staffer Ronicsa Chambers said her team members — five Black women and one white man with a disability — were told they would be reassigned but remain without work.

“As far as we know, we’re the only ones still on administrative leave.”

New, @davidmcswane.bsky.social @propublica.org

Was the storm reporting especially chaotic today because of any particular reason?

quote on a dark blue and purple background from Sudip S. Parikh, CEO of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), criticizing proposed cuts to science funding in the FY26 U.S. federal budget. The quote reads: “If enacted, the FY26 budget request would end America’s global scientific leadership. The cuts to science would imperil our nation’s future health, security and prosperity. This budget proposal stands in stark contrast to the President’s call for a renewed commitment to American scientific leadership. Congress has demonstrated a bipartisan commitment to investment in research and must do so again to answer the President’s call.” The quote is attributed to Sudip S. Parikh, CEO of AAAS and Executive Publisher of the Science family of journals. The AAAS logo appears at the bottom right.

I don't think anyone outside of universities, pharma and biotech, independent research institutions have any idea of what is happening right now. If you haven't sounded the alarm among your friends, family and colleagues, now is the time to do it.

Happy day when I'm at The K.

Midwestern Pope: Ope!

A tweet from Robert Prevost, the new pope, from February 3, 2025, saying "JD Vance is wrong: Jesus doesn't ask us to rank our love for others."

Looks like the new Holy Father isn't a fan of JD Vance.

Chicago Fire.
Chicago PD.
Chicago Med.
Chicago Justice.

And now, premiering only on NBC: Chicago Pope.

There’s a 60% chance the new Pope is still pissed the Bears picked Trubisky over Mahomes

So just to recap, the Transportation Secretary is scared shitless of public transport. The Education Secretary is being sued for enabling child sex abuse. The Health Secretary is bringing back measles. And the Defense Secretary is texting classified war plans to the editor in chief of the Atlantic

Despite seeing several people I totally trust say this was real I still felt I had to verify it with my own eyes. And having done so I still can't believe it's real.

So fun to compare. Resort to Murder was my first inclination, too. I'd do either that one or Dead of Night first .

Which one will be first read?

WTAF?!!

Migrant Torture at Guantanamo Authorized by Trump Administration Memo If you haven't been to Gitmo, you might not recognize the implications of a brief reference in a recently revealed Pentagon/Homeland Security document

Make no mistake. That Guantanamo memo CBS recently reported on is a blueprint to torture migrants without ever having to directly, explicitly approve torture. Here’s why.

Giving "I strenuously object" vibes...

This thread is, uh, not great to read

It works. English Ivy and Poison ivy are my foes. English Ivy is a bitch to eradicate...but this stuff is helping me make a dent. Wait until there's no rain in the forecast though.

You did do a good swing Freddy. It was a really good swing.

Yay! But holy shit, do they need to have a big ol come to Jesus...

Okay. Now let's get a run finish this shit.

RFK Jr fired 20,000 staff and now the FDA is going to STOP SAFETY TESTING MILK because they don’t have enough staff to keep it going.

Explain this logic to me.

I cannot. Can.not. This is the stupidest.

This game is... something

Freddy is *the* man!!!

Oh my goodnight. Estevez. WTAF.