the soft bigotry of low expectations means ignoring the sitting President doing everything he can to draw attention to the reflecting pool while getting loudly bored of respectable media outlets paying attention to what the sitting President is saying and doing
It remains an incredibly grim but admittedly very bleakly funny running bit that we got an administration obsessed with LETHALITY and WARFIGHTERS and then almost immediately had one of the most humiliating defeats in American military history
This is revolting: The Trump administration is preparing to deport brave women fleeing Iranian repression to Central African Republic, an impoverished country in the middle of a civil war. https://t.co/y9pxvK2Odp
Why is it controversial for Zohran to skip a parade bc of his principles but not for Democratic politicians to march with a fascist bigot like Smotrich?
As the US-Iran war dies down, it’s worth checking how U.S. intelligence bodies (CIA and NIC) had predicted the outcome of the war. Below is what they said right before the war began on Feb. 28:
* Intervention was not likely to lead to regime change in the Islamic Republic.
* Even if Iran's Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei was killed in the operation, he could be replaced by hardline figures from the Revolutionary Guard.
* Neither limited airstrikes nor a larger, prolonged military campaign would be likely to result in a new government taking over in Iran.
* Iran’s clerical and military establishment would respond to the killing of Khamenei by following protocols designed to preserve continuity of power.
* The prospect of Iran’s fragmented opposition taking control of the country was “unlikely.”
(sources: WP, AP, Reuters)
Holy shit: two of the idiotic building code regulations that have bedeviled NYC for decades— mandatory metal piping and too-larger elevators— are marked for reform! I can’t believe this might actually happen!
Breaking News: Iran and Oman are in talks over a payment system for ships crossing the Strait of Hormuz, despite warnings from the Trump administration. https://t.co/IuBux7BHnV
@joshzinkin_ Reels = free entertainment. Ppl rly
complain abt the fact that you can make your brain feel good by staring at a screen. that is an objectively good thing