Brannigan Has Arrived

Science is under siege by the Trump Administration. These are the people standing up across the country #standupforscience

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This is something I suspect most Americans are not aware of but we need to be talking about it now.

I finally heard from my 95 year old grandmother in Iran who spent the entire time cursing out Trump. I love and miss her so so much.

The more things change, the more they stay the same.

Operational Excellence, Strategic Incompetence The president and his advisers are in the grip of “victory disease.”

Americans should have been told “what their sons and and daughters were fighting for and how long they would be at war,” @RadioFreeTom writes. Instead “Trump has retreated behind the skill of the U.S. military rather than answer such questions”: www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/0...

When Hegseth got in I said there are three types who join the Guard: the former active duty who want or need to keep a hand in; the warehouseman and so forth who wants the extra money and education; and people who want to play soldier. The latter group is small, but you should be afraid of them.

I’ve spent years, decades, obsessing over the Bush Administration’s Iraq WMD lies, writing about them, debunking them.

I can think of no lie about Iraq WMDs told by Bush, Cheney, Rumsfeld et al that comes even close to the enormity and absurdity of this lie from Donald Trump.

Hegseth needs to stand trial after this as a war criminal. Between this attack and the girls' school, there's no ambiguity. He is responsible for mass murder and must be held accountable.

$3.7 Billion: Estimated Cost of Epic Fury’s First 100 Hours Operation Epic Fury costs nearly $900 million per day, driven by the large expenditure of munitions. Because most of this is not in the budget, the Pentagon will soon need to ask for more money.

Never forget that the U.S. can always find money for war, but not for education, health care, or to help those in need. This is 100% a choice. And it is 100% the wrong one. www.csis.org/analysis/37-...

My God.

Kennedy Center chaos as National Symphony Orchestra bolts Another top executive is fleeing the chaos at the Kennedy Center, marking yet another blow to the prestigious arts institution now rebranded as the "Trump-Kennedy Center."Jean Davidson, executive director of the National Symphony Orchestra, announced Friday she's jumping ship to head the Wallis Anne...

Another top executive is fleeing the chaos at the Kennedy Center, marking yet another blow to the prestigious arts institution now rebranded as the "Trump-Kennedy Center.

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DOJ releases Epstein files with accusations against Trump Over the course of four interviews in 2019, a woman told the FBI that Epstein and Trump sexually abused her in the 1980s.

“A DOJ source told the Miami Herald that agents found her to be credible—and that they would not have interviewed her four times if they thought she was lying.”

@jkbjournalist.bsky.social bringing it home
www.miamiherald.com/news/politic...

I don't know why you would say that.

Um I don’t think that’s a US clock

One of my old-school conservative views is that the government has no business being involved in college sports or any sports.

That’s out of fashion.

SHOULD THE U.S BLOT OUT THE SUN AND USHER IN AN AGE OF ETERNAL DARKNESS? - Gallup 2/20/26-3/5/26

NO - 41%
YES - 38%
UNSURE - 21%

Dude. It doesn't work this way. Once you start a war you should expect the other side to keep fighting back until there is a peace treaty or other understanding in place. Maybe they won't keep bombing our assets, but honestly, if you were them, would you?

Am I the only one who is 100% sure the administration isn't telling us some very important things about what the US is losing in this war?

Trump loyalist Lindsey Halligan faces ethics probe in Florida Based on the results of the investigation, she could eventually face disbarment.

Florida’s bar association is currently investigating Lindsey Halligan, a loyalist President Donald Trump selected to bring criminal charges against his political opponents, over allegations that her failed prosecutions violated ethics rules governing lawyers. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...

Okay no, I wouldn't actually go that far. But they may actually have learned lessons from their mistakes.....

I'm at the point where I'm thinking about Cheney and Rumsfeld "miss me yet" memes. 😬

Also to be fair, I grew up in a Christian household but converted to Judaism, but still...yeah.

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Agreed. The US military has the ability to park these weapons with ridiculous precision.

If intentional, a monstrous crime.

If unintentional, gross negligence- and still a crime 🤬🤬🤬

BTW, can I have her plane? I mean, just one of them. I don't need them all.

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I just learned something: there is a NASA Space Poop Challenge.