Reinstate Target's DEI Programs NOW! When companies invest in DEI, they invest in people. Now's the time for Target to stand firm in its values, not retreat. Will you add your name to call on Target's leadership to reinstate its DEI prog...

When companies invest in DEI, they invest in people. Now's the time for Target to stand firm in its values, not retreat. Will you add your name to call on Target's leadership to reinstate its DEI programs? sign.moveon.org/petitions/ta...

A 4-Year-Old Boy Dies of Ebola in Uganda as U.S. Pulls Back on Help The Trump administration has canceled at least four of the five contracts with organizations that helped manage the outbreak in Uganda.

A 4-year-old boy died from Ebola in Uganda on Monday, according to a State Department cable viewed by The New York Times. His death comes as the Trump administration has canceled at least four of the five contracts with organizations that helped manage the outbreak in the country.

DOGE is the Theranos of Cost-Cutting And other notes from the Chaos

Krugman, "if a publicly held company [released such a sensationally error-laden statement, you'd] suspect that the company’s business is going very badly, but that top executives are trying desperately to hide the bad newshttps://paulkrugman.substack.com/p/doge-is-the-theranos-of-cost-cutting

are anyone else’s kids disturbed by the idea of the tooth fairy? my six year old lost a tooth and requested we place it on the counter downstairs because he doesn’t want the tooth fairy to enter his room, and my three year old outright told us to keep the tooth fairy away from her

Maddow: All of this absolutely historically unprecedented. No president has ever come out of the gate with numbers like this ever before. And it is across the board

THIS IS A COUP! Thank you to Rachel Maddow for sharing our protest at Tesla's showroom in Manhattan on her show tonight. There are protests happening across the country. Don't buy Swasticars! Join a protest! Our next big action is on Presidents Day, Monday Feb 17th at 1pm in Union Square, NYC.

Dear Democratic Leaders: here’s a free idea, send members of congress into the buildings where Elons people are and see what they’re doing. Dare them to stop you.

Do something

A photo of the front cover of issue 1641 of Private Eye magazine with the caption "ON SHELVES NOW!" The headline reads "DONALD TRUMP: AN APOLOGY." The cover features a mock statement claiming that, in contrast to past descriptions of Trump as "a sleazy, deranged, orange-faced man-baby," the magazine now recognises him as "a political colossus, the voice of sanity, a champion of liberty, and the saviour of the Western world." The parody humorously describes him as "slim, handsome, and young," concluding with a note that "this statement has not been fact-checked."

Donald Trump. An Apology.

The new Private Eye is out now

24 Brilliant New Words That Must Be Added To A Dictionary | DeMilked The beautiful thing about language is that it changes to reflect the times. Sometimes we even have to coin our own words and phrases for new things!

Brilliant new words for today's society:

nonversation ‘conversation that’s going nowhere’
textpectation 'the impatient wait for a reply to a text'
nerdjacking 'hijacking a conversation with nerdy stuff no one cares about'

www.demilked.com/new-modern-f...

Banished Words | Lake Superior State University 2025 The wordsmiths at Lake Superior State University have released LSSU's newest annual List of Words Banished from the Queen's English for Mis-use, Over-use and General Uselessness.

Words and phrases so trendy they've begun to annoy people: cringe, game changer, era, dropped, IYKYK, sorry not sorry, skibidi (?), 100%, utlize, period.

Well said. And more than a bit sad.

The Constitution Allows for Term-Limited Supreme Court Justices A former federal judge discusses how term limits for Supreme Court justices would afford them the same status and opportunities that retired justices and federal judges currently enjoy.

As a member along with Judge Gertner of the President’s Commission on the U.S. Supreme Court, I strongly endorse this term limits plan. Nancy Gertner explains and defends the plan better than anyone else who has written on this subject:
www.brennancenter.org/our-work/ana...

Man With Six Bankruptcies Strongly Opposed to Debt

Jeffries: In our nation's history, 25% of our nation's debt was accumulated during the four years of the former president, 25%. How dare you lecture America about fiscal responsibility ever.

Hakeem Jeffries Bucks AIPAC, Endorses Squad Member Summer Lee The House Democratic leaders, normally staunch allies of AIPAC, bucked the Israel lobby in favor of incumbent progressive Summer Lee.

Interesting...first this move denying AIPAC, now this stance against the wealth class buyout of American government. Makes me wonder if this is an articulation point for Dems...seeing what neoliberalism has wrought with people like Elon Musk and Bill Gates

theintercept.com/2024/01/17/h...

My expectations were low, but even I did not have the GOP becoming the pro-childhood cancer party.

Forever Never Trump My Response To Bret Stephens

Earlier this week, Bret Stephens, a house conservative at the New York Times wrote a particularly terrible piece titled “Done With Never Trump.” @therickwilson.bsky.social wrote a reply to Bret. Never Trump means Never Trump. If you agree, please share it widely.
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Brie Encounter   the skies are gruyere since she left me i’ve never felt so danish blue caught between a roquefort and a hard cheese, i stilton’t know what to do   don’t give edam about the future now my babybel’s walked out the door can’t believe i’ve double gloucester i camembert it any more   i’ve ricotta get myself together and build my life back caerphilly cheddar tear for the final time say goodbye to us and halloumi Brian Bilston

Today’s poem is called ‘Brie Encounter’.

Sorry about this one.

An Update to My Privacy Policy   I have updated my Privacy Policy as part of my ongoing commitment to not being found,   using simple-to-understand language, such as “please go away” and “just leave me alone”.   I will not share myself with third parties, dinner parties or fancy dress parties. For offers of free biscuits,   please consult my Cookie Policy. My privacy is important to me as is this duvet.   You are receiving this poem because you have expressed an interest in receiving this poem.   Please know that you can unsubscribe from this poem at any time, by clicking HERE. Brian Bilston

Today’s poem is called ‘An Update to My Privacy Policy’.

Screenshot of an Associated Press post about Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield reversing its decision on time limits for anesthesia. The post includes an image of an Anthem sign in front of an office building.

This happened because of the immediate public outcry. We won’t grow numb to this!

AI could help reduce injury risk in pianists Researchers at Stanford Engineering have developed an AI-trained model to accurately recreate the hand movements of elite-level pianists and the physical stresses they endure while playing.

A worthy-sounding AI project that doesn't threaten people or jobs: compiling masses of 3D data from expert pianists to teach others how to play without injury. news.stanford.edu/stories/2024...

Drawn to this article by my Roomba-level interest in new technologies, I was pleased to learn that a robo massage has certain things going for it. sfstandard.com/2024/11/24/i...

@christcollins.bsky.social Hi Chris, Will Leben here.