I Am Cranky

It's five o'clock somewhere.

literally the only counter argument you need is “jeffrey epsteins best friend wants to repeatedly inspect your childs genitals”

Every reputable expert I know considers mRNA vaccine technology to be one of the most revolutionary advances in medicine in our lifetimes. Its inventors won the Nobel Prize in 2023. Shutting it down now is pointless self-harm to humanity.

Today would be a good day to release the Epstein Files.

Unredacted.

In their entirety.

Opinion | How Trump's ‘antisemitism’ deal with Brown University actually endangers Jewish students The agreement, the latest between the Trump White House and major universities, raises pertinent issues about who is protected and who is not.

Good piece by @emilyctamkin.bsky.social on the incoherence of the Trump administration's strategy of effectively requiring DEI for Jews and banning it for other minority groups. www.msnbc.com/opinion/msnb...

UPDATE: @SenatorHagerty and the Republicans just voted to let Trump take the Qatari jet with him when he leaves office.

Insane corruption. There is no bottom.

My God Green Beret Anthony Agular recounts how a 5-year-old Palestinian kissed his hands to thank him for the food Agular gave him Seconds later, Israeli soldiers shot and killed the starving child ISIS prisoners were treated with more dignity than these children, Agular says

It is not possible to find the words for this.

What Netanyahu has done is monstrous.

Read “Paved Paradise: How Parking Explains the World” by Henry Grabar

When do we indict him (again)?

There’s no evidence to support the claim that trans girls, as a group, have an advantage over cis girls. Individuals may, but there’s so much variation in kids’ physical maturity and strength anyway that it’s all a red herring. And nobody cares about trans boys so it’s baked in sexism.

Deranged situation in Gaza:
-Israel banned UN as food aid supplier, replaced w US nonprofit Gaza Humanitarian Foundation (GHF) run by Trump evangelicals
-GHF insufficient supplies, UN has more waiting
-GHF says will deliver food *for* UN, obvi UN doesn't trust
-GHF says *UN* is making this political

Justice Department Told Trump in May That His Name Is Among Many in the Epstein Files Bondi also told president at the meeting that Justice decided to not release more Jeffrey Epstein documents because of the presence of child pornography and the need to protect victims

If you don't have a WSJ subscription, here's a non-paywalled link to the story everyone's talking about:

archive.is/b5Yk3

You don't think its weird that at a time when Trump has caused pretty much EVERY SINGLE CRISIS the Nation is facing...

That a leading Satirist has been fired from his job...

That people are being disappeared off the streets...

That you're being asked to focus your anger...on the Democrats??

A chief executive publicly cheering for the firing of a critical media personality is a common feature of authoritarian states.

I hate to break it to everyone, especially since it’s been evident for a couple of months, but…

America is an authoritarian state.

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"autocarrotted" is good too.

WORD.

The Audacious Roundup For the weeks of June 30th and July 7th

I do so like @roxanegay.bsky.social's occasional round up - especially for things like "Also, he shellacked Cuomo in the primary. He dogwalked that pervert." open.substack.com/pub/audacity...

Newspaper photo of a group of cats huddled together on a satellite dish with the headline, "Outdoor cats are using $500 Starlink satellite dishes as self-heating beds."

Cats are and always have been cyberpunks

Possibly I have been watching The Bear because I read that as "personal ethics chef" and I was confused.

Cats. The witches’ familiars.

“…They’re teaching the public to interpret fascist talking points as conventional policy disagreements rather than fundamental attacks on democratic governance.”

“…normalization masquerading as objectivity. The Times is systematically training readers to view authoritarian rhetoric as routine political communication requiring balanced coverage rather than moral clarity….

I’ve been attacked on Fox News, berated by the VP and others and like many of you, I’ve gotten death threats.

So please believe me when I say this. Things have changed.

ICE is going to be the vehicle for fascism in this country.

The name “Crémieux” that Jordan Lasker uses is a specific, deeply anti-Muslim dog whistle: a reference to the Crémieux Decree — the official anti-Islam policy of colonial France, making Muslims in Algeria second-class citizens. Who the fuck even *knows* that, let alone makes it their _name_? Bigots.

Unplug! Read a book!

A post by Rep. Keith Self which says: The Senate’s version of the BBB is morally and fiscally bankrupt.

He posted this a few hours ago.

Then voted Yes.

I wish my representative would find that kind of spine. Hey, Mr. Lawler - are you afraid of Trump?

Keep reminding folks of this.

I'm an atheist but if you're gonna hide behind the bible and pretend to be religious, maybe you should actually read the bible. "Do not mistreat foreigners...love foreigners as you love yourselves, because you were foreigners one time in Egypt."