BRAZIL IS ERUPTING 🔥 Thousands of people chanting, “Lula is a thief his place is prison” @lucaspavanato @nikolas_dm @FlavioBolsonaro

Hasan: "What does it say for your credibility on foreign policy issues if you've got the two biggest foreign policy issues of our lifetime, Iraq and Gaza, both wrong?" Yglesias: "I don't know that those were the two biggest foreign policy issues of our lifetime..."

Posted this in anger and despair at the wanton destruction in our neighbourhood on Sunday morning, but this is not all Paris, all France or all French. This is not the work of high-school protestors; this is the work of a minority of opportunistic thugs.

James Carville says he'd rather have Republicans keep control of the House than Democrats winning the chamber by 5 seats. "I would rather the Republicans keep the House by five than the Democrats win by five, because if that happens, they’re hostage to the DSA. Like, Hakeem cannot move. There’s no place for him to go."

I think people seriously underestimate how much restraint is actually baked into western military doctrine. the US genuinely fight their enemies like they’re spanking kids.

SCOOP: Kalshi gave $2 million to a gambling addiction advocacy nonprofit. It blew up in the nonprofit's face. Senior staff resigned, donors pulled out, and the org's future is in question. Here's the inside story of the National Council on Problem Gambling's implosion. 1/🧵

Paramount has closed its $81 billion merger with Warner Bros. Discovery. Billionaire David Ellison now controls: —CNN —CBS —HBO —Paramount —Warner Bros —Discovery —Skydance —Showtime —DC Studios —Nickelodeon —Cartoon Network —Food Network —MTV —Comedy Central —HGTV —TBS —TLC

While I don't agree with the idea of these sick-outs, I think its important for the state to pay competitive wages to the mariners who are responsible for keeping our ferry system running. $157k base is low in terms of industry average for a chief engineer, especially in the PNW's high inflation economic climate. $350k with overtime sounds attractive until you realize that the overtime feels relentless and results in burnout. From what I understand, the engineers are asking for a 20% pay increase, which from my perspective as a lowly taxpayer, seems reasonable. If you want to attract and *retain* good talent, you need to compensate people appropriately. Thank you and the crew for all that you do!

Throwback to when someone listed this authentic 1970s Grimace suit on eBay for $2,500

You pay taxes to cover welfare for people who just choose not to work. That’s why I launched a welfare-to-work requirement. If you’re young, healthy, and get government assistance, you should work, go to school, or volunteer.