Ben Kittelson

what if the conspiracy theory explaining the reason for the last dumb war was the actual reason for a new dumb war.

You are not wrong, Rogue One just stands out in the disney era because the other movies have been more bad. It's a decent action flick in comparison to the sequels and prequels.. a low bar.

My kid got a Kramer-in-Seinfeld level sitcom greeting at daycare today. A cheer went up when we entered the classroom and they yelled her name.

I assume she must be a toddler physical comedy phenom

do work -> ai feedback to turn it into ai slop -> repeat step one

a new circle of hell is getting feedback at work that is clearly written by AI

Tar Heel also has to be up there

Arguably the reason to focus on "kitchen table issues" during the election was because the fascism stuff was all theoretical at the time

Now? it's not theoretical. POTUS and his war secretary just told the military leadership they plan to use the military on the enemy within...

*as masked officers escort me into an unmarked van*

"The American people expect us to work together in a bipartisan matter. And I thank my republican colleagues for agreeing not to use excessive force in their round up of political opponents."

"Inflation is hurting the American people which is why we need to cast the deciding votes to fund a government that is actively hurting the American people by sending masked thugs and military into cities, upending our public health, and undermining the rule of law."

Boston Mayor Michelle Wu:

“Silence in the face of oppression is not an option. The U.S. Attorney General asked for a response by today. So here it is…Stop attacking our cities to hide your administration's failures.”

Hot take, people who hate cities shouldn’t be in charge of cities

It is called the executive branch because the execute the laws of Congress, not because they get to make up their own laws.

This happens all the time at the local level too, people are surprised when a mayor can't just waive a magic wand and make things happen. Democracy requires building buy-in

*log on*

*uninstall AI add ons in every program I use*

*repeat endlessly until one of us dies*

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illegal war started by a man constitutionally ineligible to be president

There's no declaration of war, and no AUMF that covers this. Entering this war is wrong on the merits; we had a perfectly peaceful way to address Iran's nuclear program. It's also unlawful. A democratic republic should not be able to enter a war of choice on one man's say-so.

COMMENTARY: It takes a great country to admit its mistakes. The Trump administration's new signs at Colorado's National Historic Sites reflect weakness and insecurity.

oh so he's big and energetic/smart as heck.

We had a Pyrenees mix and I think that dog was smarter than most people I've met

NEWSOM: "It's a vulgar display. It's the kind of thing you see with Kim Jong Un, Putin, dictators that are weak… How weak do you have to be to commandeer the military for your birthday?“

W.E.B. Du Bois on Robert E. Lee:

“Either he knew what slavery meant when he helped maim and murder thousands in its defense, or he did not. If he did not he was a fool. If he did, Robert Lee was a traitor and a rebel–not indeed to his country, but to humanity and humanity’s God.”

Trying to reason with hurricane season

I am a street camera extremist. Put a robot on every single intersection; ticket every single driver who speeds or runs a red light, every single time.

Well, my main thought is that it is too mid to be destroying labor and the earth for.

*business cow

True public service journalism:

"In addition to avoiding getting drunk and falling out of a boat on top of an alligator, Mazzotti says if a gator is chasing you, run straight, don't zig-zag.

'The more you zig-zag the more you stay in the gator's territory. They'll give up after about 15 feet.'"

Podcast: Managing Disruption in a Rapidly Changing World with Michael Welker, ncIMPACT - ELGL Michael Welker Director of Policy and Research Partnerships ncIMPACT Initiative LinkedIn Michael Welker, Director of Policy and Research Partnerships for the ncIMPACT Initiative at the UNC School of G...

For the latest GovLove Podcast episode I talked about how local governments can manage disruption in a world that is changing quickly. This topics continues to be timely *gestures at the state of the world* and ncIMPACT has useful tools to help organizations manage change

elgl.org/podcast-mana...

"No time for losers," goes the song playing while JD Vance touches a winners' trophy and it immediately crumbles

Trump seeks to end climate research at premier U.S. climate agency White House aims to end NOAA’s research office; NASA also targeted

The world knows about climate change mostly because of great American researchers, and that work has been largely centered at NOAA.
Trump and Musk are now shutting down that brilliant work. They are contemptible, short-sighted, and sold out
www.science.org/content/arti...

There is no conceivable rational policy justification for this, and no one will bother to even attempt to offer one.

The city said it would take three years to install a speed bump. So I bought my own on the Internet. I tried to get one of the richest and most influential cities on earth to fix a street they already believe to be dangerous.

"There must be a better solution, something in-between an Amazon Prime Bump and a Bureaucratic Bump. People are getting hurt while we’re waiting around for a solution."