I hate this concept of growth being some sort of checklist (one that the victims had no say in creating btw). And people using that by saying oh he did xyz so you cant be mad anymore. We have such a perpetrator focused view of accountability instead of being victim centered

to be clear he said he agreed with this post that calls what he did sexual abuse, so if you are defending him or arguing he be let back into spaces I want you to understand you're doing so on behalf of a self confessed sexual abuser.

WASHINGTON (AP) — State Department says it will give US visas to defeated Brazilian presidential candidate Flávio Bolsonaro and his family.

In a new poll, 15% of Americans said they believe between 1 and 5% of NCAA athletes are transgender. 14% think between it's between 6 and 25%. Meanwhile, an NCAA spokesperson confirmed that the current number is "effectively" zero thebulwark.com/p/new-poll-bu…

This is a vote for Trump. As someone who opposed Fetterman in the primary, Turek is absolutely no Fetterman

Our intro video from our appearance at Macklemore's "Free Palestine" gig last night in Dublin. 💚🤍🧡🤝🇵🇸 🎵 Cormac Begley 🔥

再强调一遍，浏览外网或翻墙被派出所传唤，根本不用慌。 首先是网警从流量监控系统中标记了你，然后会通知你当地的派出所片儿警将你传唤问话。 你的不当言论，会被打印出来，放在你面前。 你的手机，会要求解锁，他们会检查你在群里，聊天软件里还说了什么。 民警是很忙，但如果接到系统派发的工单，再忙也要处理，不然就一直挂在系统里，影响KPI了。 处理这种事，民警作为体制内打工人，他的自由裁量权很大的。你其实是增加他们工作量的一个小麻烦。只要好好配合，他们没必要跟你计较太多。 所以只要保证流程合规，上交资料完整，应付检查就行了。但你如果要装逼，摆出不合作的姿态，那不好意思，想整你的途径和方法太多了，哈哈。 去了之后，态度好一点，姿态低一点，开口说：“领导，不好意思，给你添麻烦了。” 然后最重要的是问话环节，他问你答。你不要没事找事，自己多说乱说。不知道、不了解、没做过的，直接就说不知道，别的一概不说。但你确实做过的，而且白纸黑字的放在你面前，那就不要抵赖。 不要说任何对抗性的言论。比如什么什么做的不对，所以我要批判。 如果你是因为不当发言被传唤，就说：“我理解错了意思，以为他在说什么，所以我才说了什么，表达有偏差。其实我不是这个意思。” 如果你是因为浏览了网站被传唤，就说我是不小心点到的，我一点开它就推送了，我也不知道为什么。 只要你态度好，把事情往小了说，一般也就是记录一下。没人愿意增加自己的工作量，对不对？ 笔录确认没问题，签字盖章，这事儿就翻篇儿了。 千万不要装逼硬刚。 还有，虽然翻墙了，但什么该说、什么不该说，作为一个成年人，生在红旗下，长在春风里，接受了国家这么多年的教育，自己心里应该有点逼数。 毕竟你爸不是李刚，就算是，也不行。

On this Israeli election day, I’d recommend reading this extraordinary @haaretzcom interview with billionaire Ronald Lauder, president of the World Jewish Congress and once one of Benjamin Netanyahu’s closest confidants. One of Lauder’s most striking conclusions: “I realized at the end of the day that Israel really didn't want peace, but they wanted dominance.” This is coming from someone who helped launch Netanyahu’s political career, introduced him to powerful figures in American politics and media, and secretly negotiated with Hafez al-Assad and Rafik Hariri on his behalf in the late 1990s. In one of the interview’s biggest revelations, Lauder says Netanyahu agreed to a comprehensive peace deal with Syria and Lebanon, including withdrawal from the Golan Heights, but ultimately refused to sign it for political reasons. “He chose politics over peace. He put his political future before the deal.” Now 82, Lauder describes his profound disillusionment with Israel’s direction. After decades of supporting Israeli and Jewish institutions, he has sold his Tel Aviv apartment, given away his Be’er Sheva property, and says he has no intention of returning to Israel. He warns that Netanyahu’s dependence on figures like Ben-Gvir and Smotrich is damaging Israel, alienating diaspora Jews and eroding support in Washington. The interview is also full of fascinating details about Lauder’s role in Netanyahu’s political rise. The two became close friends in the 1980s, when Netanyahu was Israel’s ambassador to the UN, speaking almost daily at times. Lauder says he introduced Netanyahu to speech coach Lilyan Wilder to improve his public speaking and, crucially, to Republican strategist Arthur Finkelstein, who would become instrumental in Netanyahu’s electoral success. When Netanyahu left New York to pursue a political career in Israel, Lauder threw him a farewell party attended by some of the most influential figures in American media and politics, including Rupert Murdoch and the head of the New York Times. Lauder recalls opening doors for Netanyahu and helping him cultivate the relationships that would underpin his rise to power. What makes this interview so revealing is that Lauder is no longtime critic of Israel. He had been a committed Zionist, a Republican power broker, and a man who spent decades financing Jewish institutions, cultivating relationships with Arab leaders, and pursuing diplomatic openings on Israel’s behalf. A fascinating read 👇 haaretz.com/israel-news/elec…

Lula’s Election Win: How Taylor’s Swift’s Advice to Fandom Helped Him to a Historic Victory and Defeat for Trump variety.com/2026/film/global…

Hozier called on the Irish government to approve visa applications for students in Gaza during a surprise appearance at the first show of Macklemore’s “Free Palestine” tour: “55 students in Gaza who are awaiting for their visas to be approved for scholarship places they earned and are waiting for them here in Ireland. And the government has no approved their visa applications… It’s baffling why it hasn’t been solved yet, but if you want to sign a petition, there it is behind me on the screen.”

This type of fearmongering about Israel is wrong. It is not a winning strategy for any state. It does nothing to help Michigan Democrats win up and down the ballot in eight days. Do we need to lower costs by building more homes, securing people’s health care, and creating a fairer federal tax code? Yes, we do!! How we do so is not by blaming the high costs of our goods on the only Jewish homeland in the world. I want to see Democrats succeed at every level, and that means keeping our focus on lowering costs for Michigan families and reining in this out-of-control President.

Earnest take: I think it’s probably not healthy for the practice of democratic self-government that so many people have developed strong rooting interests in elections in countries they don’t live in.

poki's entitled to her opinion and feelings but what the fuck is atrioc supposed to do? if you can't applaud the atrioc approach to dealing with a sexual controversy then you are encouraging the tectone approach more atriocs; fewer tectones

The primary reason we moved from NJ to NC was to be political refugees. We decided we shall never live in a blue state again. Democrats are communist tyrants. It was disheartening to vote today and see all the local judgeships and county offices had no Republican candidates. The Democrat runs unopposed! NC has three big problems: Raleigh, Asheville, and Charlotte. We are on the edge of Mecklenburg County, which is where Charlotte is. Definitely not safe here.

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