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Southern Brazil flooding continues to worsen. The imagery is apocalyptic, I am afraid.
I’ve been reeling over the fact moisture content in the atmosphere is accelerating. If you haven’t yet read it, you can find it here. Southern Brazil has been hit hard by record rainfall for weeks. There has been a pause as the rain bands moved and...
by Pakalolo 64 comments 297 Recs
Breaking News: POTUS Draws Red Line
WAPO has just reported that President Biden has revealed in an interview on CNN to be aired later tonight that “he will cut off offensive weapons if Israel invades Rafah.” POTUS acknowledged that offensive weapons have been used by Israel to kill...
by AvoidAmnesia 104 comments 220 Recs
Russian stuff blowing up: UK expels Russian diplomat
The UK has ordered the expulsion from the country of Russia’s defense attache. Cleverly also announced the U.K. was removing diplomatic status from several Russian-owned properties, "including Seacox Heath house, a Russian-owned property in Sussex, and...
by quaoar 39 comments 308 Recs
RFK, Jr. Assures Voters That Worm Eating His Brain Is Dead
Yes, for those of you who were worried that there was a worm eating RFK, Jr.’s brain, rest assured that is no longer the case. The New York Times has obtained a deposition from RKF, Jr.’s 2012 divorce proceedings where he has stated “I have cognitive...
by Bowmanaman 447 comments 408 Recs
BFSkinner/CameronProf ONIONS
Something I never knew, and when I wondered if it were worth sharing, I thought of Jeremy. Known here by many as BFSkinner, and later as CameronProf. His passing was noted and mourned by many here. I was speechless, something about myself I’ve come to...
by McGovern78 117 comments 148 Recs
Why America Needs to Know about Trump Getting Spanked in Silk Pajamas
The most powerful elected Republican in America declared war on the rule of law yesterday. House Speaker Mike Johnson announced that Congress, on behalf of wannabee “day one” dictator Donald Trump, is going to use every power available to him and his...
by thomhartmann 77 comments 328 Recs
Stormy stormed as the manosphere raged about bear sex and "nice guys!"
I promised myself I’d stay away from politics and all things Trump, but I did manage to get a glimpse or two of a headline here and there: Checking the world writ large and find—yup. Trump is still being a Dictator-Wanna-Be El Douche! Yup—Donnie’s...
by sepiasiren 286 comments 403 Recs
Cartoon: The 24 Types of Libertarian
This cartoon I drew years ago was inspired by some of Matt Groening’s old Life in Hell comics. It’s a fun format to create — I’ve done a few cartoons like this — but it takes forever! Worth it, though. Over the years, at least a half-dozen...
by Barry Deutsch 82 comments 282 Recs
BREAKING: This is a BFD, even if 6 1/2 months late
Although there have been earlier published rumors, the NYT just published this above the fold: Biden Puts Arms Shipment to Israel on Hold Amid Dispute Over Rafah Attack The United States withheld 3,500 bombs last week out of concern that they might be...
by Albanius 280 comments 430 Recs
Guardian survey: 52% of climatologists under age 50 think we're headed for disastrous 3°C (5.4°F)
The Guardian reached out to “every contactable lead author or review editor” of reports of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change since 2018. Of 843 contacted, 380 replied: Almost 80% of the respondents, all from the authoritative...
by Meteor Blades 152 comments 249 Recs
Paul Ryan Says He Won’t Be Voting for TFG
From the @BidensWins Twitter/X feed:
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Texas Pastor sentenced to 84 years in jail for 6 counts of "indecency with a child"
Texas brings a pedophile pastor to justice A Wichita Falls, TX. jury found Pastor Ronnie Allen Killingsworth, 79, guilty of six counts of indecency with a child. He intimately fondled three young girls, now adults, between 2000 and 2011. His lawyer and...
by TheCriticalMind 29 comments 85 Recs

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Countdown With Keith Olbermann, S2E172: Rfk Jr’s Worm; Trump Worms His Way Out Of All But One Trial
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It's a Trump family affair.
latest news on the Florida RNC convention picks. Barron Trump along with siblings Eric, Don, and Tiffany will serve as Florida’s RNC delegates at the national convention. TFG’s favorite Florida ex- AG Pam Bondi will also be a delegate. Where’s Melania...
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Overnight News Digest for May 8 (Worms Ate My Brain edition)
Haaretz — Revealed | Netanyahu Pushed for Rafah Offensive Last Week, Israel's War Cabinet Opposed Several of Prime Minister Netanyahu's actions hint an ulterior motive of delaying a deal. His office denied such allegations, but while Israeli officials...
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Battles to define relationships have waged long before a bear entered the picture
I gotta give a nod to my online bud, Jim Sanders, who sparked my interest in writing about human sexuality, connection, and love on Substack today. As an aside—I got the title Heartsparks Dollarsign from the cute 90s love song by Everclear: Long before...
by sepiasiren 2 comments 5 Recs
DVD review: L’Immensità
Remember when presidential candidate Donald Trump was genuinely sympathetic to trans people? I don’t. Regardless of whatever efforts he made to seem reasonable on this issue as a candidate, once ...
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PWB - Kitties Love Doctor Who
Kitties are not known for their love of traveling, but they are willing to make some exceptions… But first, the rules… You are all welcome to join us! Here are few not-too-onerous PWB ...
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Top Comments: Intuitively
Mike Johnson, Speaker of the House and evil twin of Clark Kent, says that even though there’s no evidence, “We all know intuitively that a lot of illegals are voting in federal elections.” This during a week when Republicans push the HOOHA Act to...
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Trump Trial Ketchup: Stormy Takes the Stand: 'BradCast' 5/8/2024
Guests: Heather Digby Parton of Salon, attorney Keith Barber of Daily Kos Also: 'Warning signs' from IN primary results; Blankenship's run in WV... Once again, on today's BradCast, we've got a mid-week "ketchup" for you, with everything you need to...
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Kitchen Table Kibitzing 5/8/24: Up, Up And Away
44 years ago today was the takeoff of the first non-stop transcontinental balloon flight , a low-emission form of air travel. On 12th May in 1980. Maxie Anderson and his son Kristian, made the ...
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President Biden announces $3.3 Billion Microsoft investment in Wisconsin
President Biden announces $3.3 Billion investment by Microsoft in Wisconsin, apologies if someone else diaries this, didn’t see one In the exact location in Racine where (7 years ago) Dump promised a supposed $10 Billion project by a company called...
by Ozarkblue 7 comments 14 Recs
BFSkinner/CameronProf ONIONS
Something I never knew, and when I wondered if it were worth sharing, I thought of Jeremy. Known here by many as BFSkinner, and later as CameronProf. His passing was noted and mourned by many here. I was speechless, something about myself I’ve come to...
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President Joe Biden---Day 1203---Fourth Year---Day 98---Evening Shade---Wednesday
WELCOME TO THE EVENING SHADE YOU WILL FIND in the DIARIES a LOT of POLITICS AND EVEN MORE CRITTERS THE PERSON who MAKES the FIRST COMMENT WILL GET TWO CRITTERS EVERY PERSON WHO COMMENTS WILL GET A CRITTER RULES IN THE DIARY WHEN YOU FIND SOMETHING in...
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Texas Pastor sentenced to 84 years in jail for 6 counts of "indecency with a child"
Texas brings a pedophile pastor to justice A Wichita Falls, TX. jury found Pastor Ronnie Allen Killingsworth, 79, guilty of six counts of indecency with a child. He intimately fondled three young girls, now adults, between 2000 and 2011. His lawyer and...
by TheCriticalMind 29 comments 85 Recs
Donald's trial day off means he can spend more time being a systemic threat
If/when Trump violates the gag order, just put him in custody every Wednesday during the trial. He’s 'Christian enough'. The systemic-threat problem. A lot of media coverage obscures the purely systemic threat Trump poses. To take just one example,...
by annieli 6 comments 18 Recs
Breaking News: POTUS Draws Red Line
WAPO has just reported that President Biden has revealed in an interview on CNN to be aired later tonight that “he will cut off offensive weapons if Israel invades Rafah.” POTUS acknowledged that offensive weapons have been used by Israel to kill...
by AvoidAmnesia 104 comments 220 Recs
Southern Brazil flooding continues to worsen. The imagery is apocalyptic, I am afraid.
I’ve been reeling over the fact moisture content in the atmosphere is accelerating. If you haven’t yet read it, you can find it here. Southern Brazil has been hit hard by record rainfall for weeks. There has been a pause as the rain bands moved and...
by Pakalolo 64 comments 297 Recs

	The 'High Times' Cannabis Cup winners, including the strains XXX OG, Gorilla Glue #4 and Red Dragon
2%	63 votes
	Missouri All-American and soon-to-be NFL star Michael Sam, who came out as an 'openly, proudly gay man,' and Dallas sportscaster Dale Hanson for delivering the most eloquent commentary on the significance of Sam's announcement
27%	823 votes
	Washington State Governor Jay Inslee, for suspending executions in the state
8%	243 votes
	The team at the new online journalism site The Intercept, including Glenn Greenwald, Jeremy Scahill, Liliana Segura, Marcy Wheeler and Dan Froomkin
2%	71 votes
	The nearly 100,000 people who showed up in Raleigh for the Moral March to protest the billionaire-owned-and-operated Republican Legislature and Governor
21%	633 votes
	President Obama: 3.3 million ACA signups, signs order raising minimum wage for federal contract workers, outsmarts GOP on debt ceiling increase, drives teabaggers nuts by holding state dinner for president of France
20%	614 votes
	The blogs, online retailers and social media sites that banded together for Tuesday's "Day We Fight Back" to protest online government surveillance
1%	35 votes
	Attorney General Eric Holder, who called for repeal of laws that outlaw voting by felons who have served their time, and announced more federal rights for married same-sex couples
3%	114 votes
	The Virginia state senate, for voting to repeal the mandatory transvaginal ultrasound law there and to raise the minimum wage, even in the face of GOP obstruction in the House
4%	119 votes
	U.S. District Judge John G. Heyburn II for ruling that married same-sex couples must be recognized as such by Kentucky, and U.S. District Judge Arenda Wright Allen for ruling that Virginia's ban on same-sex marriage is unconstitutional
5%	164 votes
	Sky, the wire fox terrier that won Best In Show at the Westminster Kennel Club competition
2%	67 votes

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