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A new ad shared by the DeSantis campaign from the rapid response account, DeSantis War Room, targets gay and trans Republicans. Many expressed disbelief that DeSantis would do this.

There was a time when I didn’t think anything would go wrong with plugins. And I remember the time when I realized how much trouble we were going to be in. This is the memory of that story.

​ There has been a lot of chatter about the decision of some instances on Mastodon to pre-emptively block Meta’s purported new ActivityPub-compatible service: Dare Obasanjo: It’s a weird own …

“You aren’t really a convert, though.”  I have heard these words numerous times. Usually from friends trying to exclude me from whatever comment they are about to make about converts. Instead of making me uncomfortable, these moments remind me of the varied ways there are to be Jewish. My Jew...

Just two main topics this week but one is important and the other is mindboggling.

1. As Trump's Lawbreaking Becomes More Apparent, His Hold on Republican Voters Grows Stronger Three things have been happening at once: Trump's legal peril is increasing. Trump is making things worse for his cases through his public statements. Trump is solidifying his position as the front-runner for the Republican nomination. This week, the recording of,1.  As Trump’s Lawbreaking Becomes More Apparent, His Hold on Republican Voters Grows Stronger Three things have been happening at once: Trump’s legal peril is increasing. Trump is making things worse for his cases through his public statements. Trump is solidifying his position as the front-runner for the Republican nomination. This week, the recording of … What a Former Republican Calls “The Conspiracy to End America” Read More »

Gorsuch’s casual way with inconvenient facts, and vague statements of the law, suggests that we can’t be confident of what just happened.

Trump's documents defense will be the same as his Access Hollywood defense.

Plus: How damning is the new Trump tape?

First Things peddles a cult favorite among white supremacists, comparing it to 1984 and Brave New World

The National Current by The Reframe

The benefit of the doubt, the doubt of the benefit, and presidential precedent in a country allergic to truth and consequences.

This is not how the world is supposed to be.

As Canada Passes Corrupt Link Tax, Meta Says No More News Links In Canada by Mike Masnick

Two weeks ago, Canada’s Heritage Minister, Pablo Rodriguez, who has been the main Canadian government official pushing for C-18, the bullshit link tax bill, that is just a corrupt wealth transfer from one disliked industry to a favored industry, insisted that it was “unacceptable” that Meta might stop allowing links to news if the bill […]

From bearing the burdens of the Roman Empire to enabling trade over long distances, the humble donkey has been surprisingly influential.